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Campus Extras SWF finds ADM (A decent movie) September 16,1992 page eight What’s the worst thing you can imagine your roommate doing to you? Borrowing your things without ask ing? Not taking out the trash or doing the dishes for a week? Sounds pretty tame, doesn’t it? It does when you compare it to director Barbet Schroeder’s (Reversal of Fortune) latest film, Single White Female. Single White Female is a sus pense/ thriller flick that centers around the evolving relationship be tween Ally Jones (Bridget Fonda, Shag) and Heddy Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rush). Heddy moves in with Ally, a woman who has just broken up with her fiance, when she (Heddy) answers her ad for a room mate in the paper. Upon her moving in, they begin to do the usual girl friend things together like shopping, discussing their problems, and watch- Meredith professor joins local troupe The Plaid Theatre Company presents The Sea Horse by Edward J. Moore, with Nan L. Stephenson and John Murphy. Performances will be on Thursday, Sept. 17, Sun day, Sept. 20, Thurs., Sept. 24, and Sun., Sept. 27, at 8 p.m., atUnder the Street, 1104 Broad St., Durham. Tickets are $5 for individuals and $3 for students/seniors/and groups of five or more. An additional $1 will be discounted for diners with re ceipts from that evening at Seventh Street Restaurant. For reservations, call 286-2647 or 286-1019. For further information, call 829-8586. ing weepy old movies. After a while, though, Heddy begins to develop a fixation on Ally, and when Ally de cides to get back with her fiance, things take an ugly little turn. I’m obviously not going to tell you all the juicy details, but I will tell you that Heddy uses her basic black pump for more that pulling her outfit together. The plot is not hard to grasp, and though it has the elements of many suspense films (bad guy, good guy, big weapon), it also intertwines the excitement of a psychological thriller. Also, tiny sub-plots, such as the one dealing with the fact that Heddy is one half of a set of twins - the surviving half - gives the story some depth. These twists and turns also make it easier for the viewer to keep up with what is going on. This fact, surprisingly, doesn’t make the action predictable either. In fact, one of the two beefs I have with Schroeder Security promotes safety through student awareness of call boxes Last semester at the request of Student Life Committee, call boxes for student safety were placed at 10 locations on campus. The call boxes are on the new road (1), near the health center (1), near Wade Ave. (1), in the Green Parking Lot (3), at the Music Library (1), at the Mae Grimmer Alumnae House (1), at Cate Center (1), at Weatherspoon Gym (1). Blue lights are attached to the call boxes to make them easy to see. is dragging the suspense out for too long at times. As far as the technical aspects go, everything from the lighting, ed iting, and scenery was right on the money. The editing done by Lee Percy in the final action shots was quick and clean and showed the des peration of Ally’s actions. I also have kudos for Schroeder for having Ally’s friend and neigh bor, Graham (Peter Friedman), who is gay, portrayed as a strong person. Any of the typical stereotypes found in films dealing with gay men are not to be found, and that is refreshing. Graham is also the source of my second gripe with Schroeder. After we see Heddy bash Graham in the head with a crowbar, he miracu lously, two days later, ressurrects himself just in time to help Ally. This is just not believable. Other than this last minor flaw, the rest of the film seemed to be up to par. So, the next time your room mate borrows your bestearrings with out asking, or she leaves her trash in a pile for three weeks, ask her po litely to fix things up. If things don’t get any better, go see Single White Female together and casually men tion you don’t blame Ally at all for what she does to Heddy, because you’d do the same thing too. Nan Stephenson and fellow actor prepare for upcoming play, The Sea Horse file photo LIVE af College.... ^epfeifinber 20, ^ HlirSf! 3^ 2-O0-(5=OOy.m ovi4iftisW Com % brim ' mMit Sponsoreil H
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