That’s Entertainment
British Invasion
Comes to GWC
25 Years Later
Webb Jam II
Beatlemania Hits
Campus
By Noel T. Manning, I!
Entertainment Editor
The impact of the Beatles upon the
world is a matter of public record, but the
feelings of the Beatles instilled in anyone
who witnessed their infrequent live perfor
mances are as hard to convey as to forget.
Unfortunately, very few people have shared
that rare experience. But, on April 20th, at
8:00 PM, in the Dover Theatre, the magic
of the Beatles, live on stage, will be stun
ningly recreated by "The Cast of Beat
lemania."
"The Cast of Beatlemania" begin their
show with many songs that first caused the
world to stop and take notice of four mop-
topped lads from Liverpool. The Beatles
are not only a musical force but a sociologi
cal entity as well. Their hair, clothes, and
humor all contribute to their impact.
Scenes of uncontrolled hysteria follow
them wherever they go.
'The Cast of Beatlemania" recreates
the sights and sounds of the Beatles so faith
fully that you will recall when the world was
engulfed in the most pleasant fever of all:
Beatlemania.
"The Cast of Beatlemania" continue in
their show as the Beatles changed in their
careers. Three different costume changes
coincide with the Beatles changing music.
They sweep the panorama of those changes
before you in headlines, newsreel clips,
photos and films presented on a series of
scrims and screens orchestrated to the hits
that marked the milestones of the world
supergroup’s varied career. This is a
phenomenal group of performers with
more than spectacular audio and visual ef
fects.
The members of "The Cast of Beat
lemania" were selected from thousands of
musicians who auditioned from all parts of
the U.S. for the Broadway show, Beat
lemania.
This show features former members
who starred in the Broadway production of
the show and have performed in all fifty
states and sixteen foreign countries, includ
ing Canada, Brazil, England, Japan, and
now Boiling Springs. They now bring their
stage show to you...LIVE!! courtesy of the
Student Entertainment Association.
So, be prepared...to catch the fever!
Movie Reviews
By Casper Jetson
"Driving Miss Daisy" (PG) A +
This movie is an exquisite master
piece! Director Bruce Beresford’s adapta
tion retains all the impact of its Pulitzer
Prize-winning stage original. Academy
Award nominated Jessica Tandy and Mor
gan Freeman give more than exceptional
performances. Tandy as the tight-lipped
aging widow, Daisy Werthan, and Freeman
as the extremely patient black chauffeur,
Hoke, who enlightens her in the segregated
South.
Journeying with these characters, we
travel to places one doesn’t expect to go as
we watch them change over 25 years,
befriending and respecting each other.
Anyone that has ever met an elderly
Southerner will know these charac
ters...and love them.
The theme of racial respect runs
strong. Also we are confronted face to face
with the fear of senility.
This is a powerful picture that will
effect each and everyone that views it in a
different and unique way!
This picture has been nominated for 9
Academy Awards...and justly so!
Grading
A = Phenomenal, A Must See
B = Exceptional Picture
C = Average, Mediocre
D = Weak, Poor Effort
F = Totally Unacceptable
"Madhouse" (PG-13) F-
Angry! Disappointed! Bored! Wish I’d
stayed home! (All of these are how I felt
after viewing "Madhouse")
Kirstie Alley (Cheers" and John Lar-
roquette (Night Court) portray a TV
reporter and a stockbroker who have just
moved into a new home in Los Angeles.
After moving in, they become victims to
John’s housewrecking cousin and wife who
pay an unexpected visit...but they are not
alone...they also bring with them a vomiting
cat (Fun, huh?). The madness is just begin
ning as Kirstie’s gold-digging sister comes
to stay, claiming that her monthly allowance
of $9,000 is hardly enough to live on...and,
no, Kirstie’s sister is not alone either (We
couldn’t be that lucky). She brings with her
a drug-addicted son, a next door neighbor,
and two bratty kids! To make the movie
even more unfuimy, the ungrateful guests
all hate each other and...they hate John and
Kirstie. Things never go right for the hosts
of this Madhouse or for those of us sitting
in the theatre watching it!
If you wish to see John Larroquette or
Kirstie Alley...watch Night Court or
Cheers!
Take some advice, if you want to watch
a housewrecking party...go to a family
reunion!
"Joe Versus The Volcano" (PG) B
Joe...has a miserable job. Joe...has a
home that only the dead could enjoy.
Joe...has the love life of a garbage can. Basi
cally, Joe’s entire existence is nothing more
than a nuclear waste dump!
Joe (Tom Hanks) only learns to live
when his doctor (Robert Stack) diagnosis a
terminal "Brain Cloud," and gives him just
six months to live.
Joe quickly decides he no longer needs
his job and dispenses of it in a most unusual
and visual way!
Joe’s life is then thrown into a chaotic
chain of events when a wacky millionaire
industrialist (Lloyd Bridges) offers Joe the
deal of a lifetime (or six months, whichever
comes first); an unlimited shopping spree
in New York, a first class flight to L.A., and
an ocean adventure cruise on a schooner to
the far off island of "Waponi Woo" (small
island, big volcano)...So, what’s the catch?
Well, to appease the gods on the island of
"Waponi Woo"...Joe...must jump into the
volcano!
Joe takes the offer, and makes every
moment, and encounters a series of altering
changes and a series of Meg Ryans (Top
Gun, When Harry Met Sally). Ryan plays
three roles in this picture and does a fan-
tabulous job in each role.
The film is definitely a comedy, but
there are serious situations that will make
you think! Hanks and Ryan allow you to feel
what they feel as they face each of their
"walls!"
Don’t miss this movie! It’s a fun one!
It’s a unique one! And, that uniqueness is
what makes the film!