_ ANNOUNCEMENT _ CHANGING TOMORROW ff? -? TODD RIEDL -VICE PRESIDENT JENNIFER POULTON SECRETARY CLIP THIS OUT AND BRING IT TO THE POLLS WITH YOU ON PAID POLITICAL APRIL 3rd & 4th, 1985! t Bond swung the Aston Martin DB5 around the corner of Water St. A brief glance in his rear view mirror confirm- ed that the last car pursuing him had failed to complete the four wheel drift, by DAVE WATSON and had wrapped itself around the statue of Gassy Jack before exploding into a ball of flame. Bond smiled cruelly under hard grey eyes, and lit another _specially-imported. 3-gold- band Turkish cigarette. Bond parked. The assignment seemed easy. M had told him to infiltrate the Town Pump Tuesday March 19, to obtain information on a band known only as True West. Bond had decided to adopt the guise of Dave Watson, mild mannered entertainment writer for the Other Press. Grabbing a camera he headed into the club. Bond was instantly on his guard. The warm up band was playing the James Bond theme. Were they onto him? Someone must have seen him enter because the. group abruptly shifted into Pipeline by the Chantays. A brief torture session with a bouncer, extracted the information that the band called Los Durangos, and that they were from North Van. The lead singer had a good voice, but she was too short for Bond so he snuck up to the dressing room to meet True West. “Excuse me, are you famous? My name’s Watson, Dave Watson. I’m | looking for someone from True West.’’ Have Your Rights Been Abused? Don’t take it Lying Down. Take it to the Ombudsoffice! Admissions’ | Discrimination | Grade | Appeals Late Course Withdrawal Instructor: Complaints Ombudsperson: Ken Gilbert Library Fines Harassment Bureaucratic Tangles Financial Aid Appeals Advice 522-6038 Rm. 1242 (Next to the Lower Cafeteria) Mon & Thurs Appointment Only Tues 9-12 Wed 3:30-6:30 Fri 11-12 1-2 Maple Ridge Campus Apr.11 10:30-12:30 or by Appointment ea er 007 discovers Tr Bond was suddenly hit from behind with a bass guitar and crumpled to a heap on the ground. When he awoke he was strapped to an enormous mikestand, while the members of the band began teasing him with power tools. “Well Mr. Bond, why don’t we exchange a little information? Why are you here?”’ ‘‘To meet women. Where are you guys from? “California.” ‘“You guys aren’t part of the ‘paisley underground’ are you?’’ ‘‘No, that’s a bunch of other guys. We’re steering away from psychede- lia.. Who sent you here?”’ ‘‘A man in a red hat. What are the names of your bandmembers?’’ ‘Gavin Blair is the singer. Richard McGrath and Russ Tolman play guitar. Steve Packenham is the drummer. I’m Kevin Staydohar, the bass player. What is the nature of your mission?’ ‘If | collect two goosefeathers 1’Il win a treasure hunt. How long have you guys been together?’ “1981. How tall are you?’’ “Tall enough to see the answers. Who does the writing?’’ “Richard, Russ and Gavin. How did U 1¢ West. you get in here?’’ “| paid the cover charge. What is the main theme of your music?’’ “How to find a good burger in Los Angeles, wise guy. We have to go on ‘stage now, but we’ll talk to you after the show.’’ As soon as they left a waitress. silently entered and untied Bond, while revealing that she too was a British agent. Despite the danger of the situation he was in, Bond hung around to take a few pictures of the band. His brief report of their perfor- mance is as follows: “Nery good hard guitar sound. Some influence from CCR, The Yard- birds and Television is apparent. Singer writhes around a lot, possibly ~ possessed by demons. Despite the band’s obvious attempt to distance themselves from the ‘paisley under- ground’ they performed four covers, all of songs dating between 1965 and 1970. Suspicious Minds was well interpreted, and the version of the Velvet Underground’s Beginning To See The Light was very tasty. | suggest you send other agents to check them out in the future. Apparently they have an album and an E.P. worthy of examination as well.’’ Nastassja Kinski sticks her nose in the air [and she’s not | smelling the flow- ers]. John Savage can only hope that she’ll come down to earth. Will they shack up? Will they fall in love? Find out at the R.C. Cineplex. Kinski great 1n so-so flick © Maria’s Lovers (1984) is written and directed by Soviet director Andrei Konchalovsky. by DOUG FINNERTY During the Second World War, American soldier Ivan’ Bibic (John Savage) spent several years inside a Japanese prison camp. The only thing that kept him ‘‘sane’’ throughout this hellish experience were fantasies about his childhood sweetheart, Maria Bosic (Nastassja Kinski). After he is released, Ivan returns to his small home town in Pennsylvania where his Ukranian immigrant father (Robert Michum) tries to prepare him for the shock of change. Maria is now dating Al Griselli (Vincent Spano) an American Air Force Captain and socially inebriated jerk. Also, Clarence Butts (Keith Carradine) a wandering musician and con man extraordinaire, accompanied by his faithful companion “Dave the Wonder Dog’’ (Frankie), has entered town with his eye on Maria. Furthermore, Ivan realizes that his love for Maria is only an illusion that he could never live up to. Guess which one Maria falls for... Natassja Kinski is an excellent actress whose only problem seems to be getting stuck in movies like ‘‘Hotel New Hampshire’’ and getting stuck with people like Dudley Moore. For- tunately, John Savage and supporting actors Robert Michum, Vincent Spano, and Keith Carradine give excellent performances. | also admire the way in which Konchalovsky was able to recreate the atmosphere of small-town America circa 1945. This was done by taking over the small town of Brownsville Pennsylvania (where the last building was built in the mid 1930’s) and shooting the entire film there. So where does the film go wrong? Probably in the way that Konchalovsky mutilates the plot into a text-book case of predictability. The story he tells is a wretchedly sentimental love story that one could set violin music to (in fact there is some violin music in this film). Another thing that Konchalovsky does is to have a rat (which is supposed to symbolize Ivan’s incar- ceration in the prison camp) follow Ivan around wherever he goes. With things like that, it is no wonder that the film’s climactic sequence leaves a lot to be desired. Maria’s Lovers, rated 14 year limit- ed admission, is now playing at the Royal Centre Cineplex.