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Mingles nightclub, $26 "P”
St, will elicits doors effective
Ai»g. 1,1989. Following in the
schedule for the club’s final
week of events:
Thursday, July %% Friday,
Jul£2$ and Sattiday, July 29:
Auditions for the Lincoln
Community Piayhouae’s hew
musical, "Til* Fantastic**,”
are scheduled for Friday, Aug. 4
at 7:00 to 10:<X> p.m. and Satiir*
day, Aug. S from noon to 5:00
p.m. Auctions will he held at the
playhouse, 2500 $. 56 St
Call 489-7529 for more infor
mation.
Following is the entertain
ment tine-up for the 1989 Ne
braska State Fair, which begins
Sept. I at State Fair Park in Lin
coln.
Friday, Sept. 1 : ANNE
MURRAY.
Saturday, Sept. 2: TIFFANY
and NEW KIDS ON THE
BLOCK.
Sunday, Sept. 3: THE
STATLER BROTHERS.
Monday, Sept. 4: CONWAY
TWITTY, GEORGE JONES
and T.G. SHEPPARD.
Thursday, Sept 7: EARL
THOMASr CONLEY and
CLINT BLACK.
Friday, Sept $: REBA
MC ENTIRE and SKIP EW
ING.
Saturday, Sept. 9: K.T. OS
UN mid RICKY VAN SHEL
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‘Shag’
bashing
“shag: the movie.” .Reviews Jjrjt
(Hemdale Studios. Rated PG-13):
If the late Southern playwright
Tennessee Williams had written a
bad, sophomoric beach movie about
the hopes, dreams and potential new
boyfriends of four Dixie belles, the
resuU migto resemble something like
In fact, “Shag” is not unlike an
amateurish high school production of
Williams’ “A Streetcare Named
Desire” - you know, the ones that
always have some 16-year-old failing
miserably at playing Blanche
DuBois? “Shag,’ like a poor attempt
at doing a Williams work, features
actresses with phony Southern com
pone accents in a misdirected, mis
cast mess.
“Shag” opens as four belles leave
their small South Carolina town a
weekend shortly after high school
graduation. They head for the tacky
tourist mecca of Myrtle Beach to “go
to parties and meet boys.” Phoebe
(“Lace”) Cates stars as a goody
goody coquette intent on marrying
the respectable gentleman her planta
tion parents approve of. Bridget
(“Scandal”) Fonda plays a wild,
uninhibited blonde who wants to be a
Hollywood star. They stay at one of
their friends’ parents’ beach house -
where they gossip, do their hair and
prepare for their weekend of hedon
ism.
What follows is a slow, pointless
foray through their shenanigans.
They meet boys, but they don’t want
to lose their virginity. Fonda enters a
beauty pageant judged by fictitious
teen idol Jimmy Valentine, but her
--
pals won’t let her wear a bikini. The
poor girl has to parade through the
cheesecake extravaganza in a frumpy
swimsuit, doing a tepid “dramatic
interpretation’’ of a “Gone With the
Wind’’ piece for the talent category.
She hopes winning the title will be
her ticket to Hollywood stardom -
and the arms of Jimmy Valentine.
Cates, in numerous ridiculous
’60s hairdos, whines in an ersatz
Southern drawl at the boy she meets
because she wants to stay true to her
honey back home. The hunk takes her
on an amusement park ride and she
vomits -- can YOU say “Hairspray”
rip-off again, Phoebe? Lots of early
’60s tunes are played, parties ensue
and everyone gears up for the
“Shag’’dance contest.
“The Shag’’ turns out to be a for
gettable, lame dance step that’s not at
all interesting to watch - just like the
film itself. “Shag: The Movie’’ is
little more than a cheap attempt at
cashing in on the current nostalgia
craze, but it has none of the charm or
wit of its retro-loving, Kcnnedy-cra
counterparts. Bridget Fonda is the
film’s only bright spot. Fonda’s sar
castic, bitchy screen persona rivals
comedienne Sandra Bernhard’s, as
those who saw her excellent perform
ance in “Scandal’’ can attest. Her
stomach may not be as taut as her
aerobicizing Aunt Jane’s, but she
could easily become the most appeal
ing Fonda yet. (State Theater)
- Review by SCOTT HARRAH
“WHEN HARRY MET
SALLY.** (Columbia Pictures.
Rated R):
Director Rob Reiner has done it
again. His satiric, Midas-like touch
has been money in the bank for his
past two films, “Stand By Me” and
*‘The Princess Bride.” This time out
Reiner’s adroit direction has taken a
more personal turn. Although the
premise of “When Harry Met Sally”
is tired, the punch lines are refresh
ing.
The plot centers on the basic boy
meets girl, girl hates boy, boy and girl
become intimate platonic friends,
then boy finally gets girl story-. Inter
spersed throughout this choppy story
line are Woody Allenesque vignettes
featuring older couples recounting
how they first met. Not completely
original, but funny.
In fact, this entire film seems to
owe a great debt of gratitude to
Woody Allen. Everything, from the
eclectic pre-1950s soundtrack to the
pretentious yet understated sets to
quirky New York scenery simply
scream Allen’s name.
The only unique features of this
film are Harry and Sally themselves.
Harry is played with peerless pa
nache by Billy Crystal, who bristles
first with obnoxious machismo, then
with charming yuppie smarm. Sally
is portrayed whimsically by Meg
Ryan. The tiny supporting cast in
cludes Carrie Fisher as one of Sally’s
modern-day yenta friends. “ When
Harry Met Sally” is both trite and
imaginative simultaneously. (Stuart
Theater)
-- Review by
MICHAEL MOEGUN
“UHF.** (Orion Pictures. Rated
PG-13):
If you’ve been waiting for the
hands-down worst film of the decade
— the envelope, please -- the winner is
“UHF”. This film is reminiscent of
the classic drive-in schlockfest “The
Groove Tube,” in form, but without
the funny stuff. Fans of the accor
dion-toting, pop parodist-actor
“Weird Al” Yankovic will like this
movie. Those who hate Yankovic
will like it even more. The script, co
authored by debut movie mogul
Yankovic himself, is a dismal foray
into the cliche- ridden world of low
budget comedies.
Wrhat“UHF” lacks in ingenuity it
makes up in desperation. It tries. Boy,
is it try ing. It is trying to be something
that it is not - a funny movie. In its
unimaginative squalor, “UHF”
lacks even the possibility of becom
ing a cult film. Weird Al, who pre
dictably demonstrates his penchant
for song dismemberment with Dire
Suaits’ “Money For Nothing” in a
daydream sequence, should slick to
vinyl.
But “UHF” has its moments.
Some mock commercials and pro
grams on the fictitious channel U62
are hilarious in the most ludicrous,
lowbrow sort of way. Surreal come
dian Emo Phillips makes a fun cameo
appearance. And movie buffs will
enjoy the consistent lampooning of
real films and TV shows sprinkled
liberally throughout. (Cinema Twin
Theaters and 84th and O Drive-In)
- Review by
MICHAEL MOEGUN
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