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Reviews
Movie Inspires Passion
by Jean Williams
What a man! What a woman! What a movie! If
you like to see bare chested men on a larger than
life screen, women with good bodies in good clothes
(so you have that goal to set) and an honest to
goodness Cinderella story, then you absolutely
cannot miss "Pretty Woman."
This movie, which stars Richard Gere as a
distinguished millionaire and Julia Roberts as your
average (or not so average, I really don't know)
Hollywood Blvd. hooker, really puts you in a good
mood, especially since you don't have to think. All
you have to do is let your imagination and emotion
take over and you will walk out of the movie
theater with a big screen smile on your face and the
thought of passion milling around in your brain.
Clapton Rocks Dean Dome
by Betsy Saxman
Eric Clapton played in Chapel Hill's Dean Dome to a sold out crowd on
March 31, 1990. Carloads, packed with Salem friends, journeyed to Chapel
Hill on Saturday.
Clapton has been around for a long time, but his music never seems to grow
old. His concert on Saturday proved this fact. It was evident from the crowd
that there were many age groups represented because everyone was there to
hear this legendary artist perform. Upon arrival at the Dean Dome, the
crowd was full of anticipation. It all seemed to be worth the anticipation, for
his show was extraordinary!
He combined music pieces such as "Cocaine," "Layla," "Can't Find My
Home," and the best version I've ever heard of "Wonderful Tonight."
The crowd never died in their enthusiasm. At the end of his set, which
lasted for two and a half hours, the crowd wouldn't let him go, and he
responded by coming back for an encore which lasted for another half an hour.
Clapton is truly an artist who enjoys his music and the people who listen to
it.
Dining Out in the Refectory
Novel Exceeds the Movie
by Karen Lewis
Those of you who have seen Steven Speilberg's movie adaptation of Alice
Walker's superb work The Color Purple have undoubtedly witnessed one of
the 1980s' most impressive theater events. You have not, however, witnessed
the story in all of its intensity, brutality, and love until you have read the
novel.
The novel is different from the movie in one key aspect: whereas Whoopi
Goldberg's Celie is the narrator of her heart-breaking tale, Alice Walker's
Celie doesn't share her plight with anyone but God; her tale emerges through
letters she writes to Him, the only friend she knows. This framing device is
much more effective in that it shows the utter desolation of our heroine as she
searches for dignity.
Celie's life is full of abuse and deprivation: after years of sexual abuse at
the hands of the man she knows as her father, she is married off to a
widower who is unaffectionate and violent. Albert's brutality so intimidates
Celie that, even in her private letters, she refers to him as Mr. . It is
Albert who chases off Celie's beloved sister, Nettie, thereby leaving Celie
completely isolated from love.
It is not until Albert's lover, the beautiful and passionate Shug, arrives
that Celie finally knows the healing power of love and self-respect. Their
gentle friendship helps Celie find confidence in herself. How she becomes
truly independent is somehow ironic and appropriate at the same time. ^
Celie's tale is one of patience and wisdom. We see her life unfold in the
confession-like letters she writes to God, and we admire her endurance
through days of back-breaking labor and mistreatment. The supporting
characters are true-to-life depictions of passion, ambition, stubbornness, and
pride; their successes and failures display the consequences of each quality.
Most important in this novel is the undefeatable beauty they show, even in
the face of ugliness.
Alice Walker considers herself a visionary. The Color Purple bears witness
to her claim. She sees into the hearts and souls of black men and women, into
the battles for respect and happiness, into the ugly face of prejudice and
subjugation, into the glory of love, into life itself. Her work is masterful, her
characters real, her portrait of the black woman's experience insightful and
precise. , . r, i r. i
The Color Purple was published in 1982 and is available in Pocket Books.
by Gaither Smoot
If you're looking for a lively, hip
place to feast, bring some friends to
the Corrin Refectory. The
atmosphere is friendly and
hospitable with a "serve yourself
menu. The decor is pleasing to the
eye, and the sitting chairs are so
comfortable you won't want to
leave.
You may choose from a variety of
entrees including delicious Gourmet
Casserole or Shepherd's Pie. The
most piopular seems to be the deluxe
salad bar and cereal assortment,
though. I highly recommend the
chicken sandwiches with a side
order of tater tots. Also the drinks
are cold when the ice machine is
working.
Prices are reasonable, and it
holds a nice central location on
Salem's campus. (Look next to the
Virgin tree). Lastly, shoes and
shirt are required, but not table
manners. The only thing that this
fine dining establishment lacks is a
drive tluTi pick-up window.
You're invited to
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^Wednesday, Ayrilll
9{pon - 1:00 pm
Corrin ^fectory
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T^picurcj Shi and Tennis, 9daintenance,
and much more!
(Please support the Seniors!