age 6 The Other Press Other uA) Oh Gosh! Another Day! I LOVE my alarm clock! Rattle and Hum: the Movie by A Guy Called Phil If you had had the chance to see U2 live at the filming of Rattle and Hum, having only to pay 5 bucks American for seats in the 13th row,centre stage, you would have gone, right? Yes. You would have. I didn’t. I would have had to reschedule my flight from Arizona, re-arranged my ride from Toucson to Tempe. and found a place to sleep for that extra night. O.K., I should have gone. I know now that I should have gone because I just saw the movie, here in Vancouver at the Stanley Theatre. The best part about the film is how well the band’s individual, separate personalities are portrayed. Bono, the Edge, Larry and Adam are just regular guys who just happen to have become mega- stars. An example of this is how surprisingly silent Bono is through-out the interview sequences. You'd think he'd be the one to do all the band’s talking, since this is usually the case with major rock bands: the lead singer is the most visible, so he can do the talking. That isn't the case with U2. Bono asks,"Is film expensive?", and that’s it. The rest of the band gets to have their say. Another bonus: only when the band is onstage does politics enter the picture, otherwise, the film is devoted to showing U2 as they rehearse with B.B.King, or touring Graceland, recording at Sun Studios in Memphis, or just being a bunch o’fun guys. The live sequences are absolutely electric, and it is easy to see why U2 has reached the height they have. Bono reaches into you, pulls you out of yourself with his impassioned singing. U2 may not be one of the best bands in the world, but they inspire something in their audience,in themselves even, that makes up for any lacks they may have. The movie is shot entirely in black and white, transfering to color only during the live performance, which may be a minor comlaint. If you like U2, you will probably love the movie, so go see it and indulge. If you’re one of the doubters, one of the surprising many who think U2 is too big for their breeches, with egos to match, then maybe you should go see this movie too: it'll certainly change your mind. When Broadway musicalKiss Me Kate first opened to packed houses, it took New York by storm. Forty years later, the Cole Porter show has lost none of its appeal. Tunes like "Wunderbar", "It’s Too Darn Hot" and "Another Op’nin, Another Show" are both familiar and fresh; the plot, based on The Taming of the Shrew, is timeless. The Theatre Department of Douglas College is presenting a new production of this classic Broadway show. A cast composed Douglas College theatre students and graduates of the program will feature guest artist Don Nelson in the lead role of Petruchio. The production is directed by Dorothy Jones of the theatre department, with musical direction by Henry Waack of the music faculty. Choreography is by college instructor Kim Stebner, with design for the production executed by visiting artist Nancy Ford. "A highlight of the show," Dorothy Jones points out, "is its exceptionally well-known music and unlike many musicals, it has a good story line as well." The script, by Samuel and Bella Spewack, adds another dimension to the Shakespearian theme by following the tempestuous offstage love affair between the Bq Monday Nov. 14th, 1988 two leads. There are plenty of plot twists to lead the audience on a merry frolic through the play- within-a-play, stopping long enough to enjoy one great music-and- -dance number after another. Kiss Me Kate opened at the Performing Arts Theatre Nov. 12 and nightly performances at 8 pm continue until Nov.19. Please note there will be no performance on Monday evening, Nov. 14 but there will be a matinee on Sunday Nov. 20 at 2 pm. Ticket information is available by calling the box office at 520-5488. Dear Guy Called Phil: Dear Guy Called Phil: I am an Attractive Business Student. I am Male. I am 20 Years Old. I seem to have a problem. I can’t get a date. Women here, at Douglas College, avoid me. Like the plague. I’ve tried everything. I’ve Joined Clubs. I've Participated in Activities. I've been Hanging Out in All the Right Places. I've even Changed My Look. There seems to be No Luck for me. What Am I Doing Wrong? Lost in Chase Dear Lost in Chase: While it is obvious that you have done everything you possibly carrto attract women, there Seems to be "no luck for you". I must therefore conclude that YOU ARE UGLY. You have no hopes of ever "getting the girl.” Go crawl under a rock! If you speak in the manner that you wrote your letter, I also suggest you Ziplock Your Mouth. Before Someone Smacks You. Hard. Dear Guy Called Phil: I’m in big trouble: I’m failing 3 out of 4 courses this semester! Things are so hard now that I’m out of highschool! I'd like to quit, but I know that my chances of getting a good job are zero if I do. What should I do? Do you know any good ways to cheat? Dumb without a Chance of Improvement Dear Dumb: Well. Obviously, you area VERY STUPID PERSON. What's wrong with working at McDonald's, anyway? Being a cashier there, or even a cook, is very good experience, and employers respect people who are willing to tolerate being a slave. Besides, the wages you'd be making would force you to stay on at your parent’s house, and you could HIDE from the REAL WORLD, pretending that life is just like high school, where you can get by. with a dumb grin on your face. Quit. llluminating Memories Sorry, no Sage Page This Week: Please Refer to Last Issue and look Forward to Next Time. Artist Faye Logie is compelled to draw people into her house- or into any house. To the Port Moody artist, the house contains the warmth and security of childhood, the mysteries of past inhabitant’s lives and the keys to the present. In the last two years, Logie, 35, has worked on a series of oil paintings and collages entitled House Works,- a study of both the physical house in which she was raised and the "dream house," a sense of inwardness or self-exploration. Her new series centres solely on two elememts of the home: the fireplace and the lamp. It is this collection, entitled Fire and Light, that Logie is showing at Douglas College throughout November. The exhibit consists of five or six large oil-on-canvas pieces which will inspire viewers to search their own memories. Logie’s fascination with the house and its images wastriggered by the death of her parents. Her personal loss, and her decision to purchaseher parents’ home and live there, sent her on an exploration of her own past as she recalls it as a child and how she sees it now. One of her first reactions to living as an adult in the home where she grew up was a fear and awe of the basement."That was Dad’sspace...you weren’t supposed to go there,” shesays.The awakened ties with the past brought on by exploring thebasement opened her mind and her eyes to the realization of the strength and significance of a house. Her HouseWorks series allows her to do some searching. "It’s almost an exploration of childhood agian," she says. "I’m relating it through the eyes of a child, and come away concluding something." The principle elements in her Douglas College showing, the lamp and the fireplace, have central themes. They represent warmth and comfort for both physical and spiritual needs. These images also give a sense of daydreaming, which in turn ignite imagination and memories. The specific objects she’s chosen for her works have notonly personalmeaningbutalso go beyond her ownexperiences and memories. They are shared objects in the sense they are elements familiar to all who inhabit homes and create their own memories there. "The objects are familiar and done to the point of realism. They are identifiable," she says, adding, however, that with close examination, each viewer’s memories will be stimulated. The exhibit at Douglas College is Logie’s sixth single exhibit. She has held other showings in Vancouver, Richmond, Victoia and at Banff Centre School. It runs to December 5 in the Douglas College Theatre Foyer Gallery and the Library.