Thursday, December 2, 1993
"Saturday
Night Live:"
continuing to
make us laugh
by Scott Moore
Cdkg iag Staff
When "Saturday Night Live"
began on NBC in the 70's, it
was about the only TV show of
its kind: a comedy showcase
that featured a variety of skits
performed by a recurring cast of
players and a different musical
guest each week.
Some said that it wouldn't
last, but with a cast including
Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, and
Gilda Radner, SNL quickly won
the collective hearts of the
nation.
SNL has weathered some low
points, like the horrendous mid
80's, but the current crop of
talent on the show is one of the
best yet. This season is no
exception.
Although I was dismayed at
Chris Rock's senseless defection
to Fox's "In Living Color," the
'93-'94 season has brought
What's coming to the b
by ism Tosbakaris
Calk:ion Stqr
The months of December and
January promise to be filled with
a variety of films and are jam
packed with excellent actors.
Here is a preview of the movies
to see while at home for break.
WAYNE'S WORLD H
Staffing: Mike Myers, Dana
airvesf
Story: Get ready for the rock
concert extravaganza as Wayne
and Garth headline with none
other than Aerosmith! Romance
is also in bloom for Garth with
beautiful and sultry... Kim
Basinger'!!!
OUT ON VIDEO: "HOFFA"
by Vince Smith
Colkgian Staff
Forget anything you may have
heard about any of Danny
Devito's other films being his
crowning achievement-- "Hoffa"
blows it away.
Devito directed, co-produced,
and co-stars in this film about
the legendary union leader
Jimmy Hoffa. Hoffa helped
found and eventually became
president of the International
Brotherhood of teamsters. This
trucker's union is even today one
nothing but laughs.
Sure, I miss Dana Carvey, but
his departure is a blessing in
disguise for other cast members
like Tim Meadows and David
Spade who have been allowed to
shine like never before. Out
with the old and in with the
new, they always say.
I've enjoyed most of the guest
hosts' performances, especially
Charles Barkley and Nicole
Kidman.
The musical acts have been
superb. Personal favorites have
been Nirvana and Smashing
Pumpkins.
SNL still has not become part
of the establishment. It remains
fresh and subversive when others
would've gone stale and
ammo.
The cast isn't afraid to take
chances or rub some the wrong
way. But most importantly,
they continue to make me laugh
hysterically week after week.
screen
PHILADELPHIA
Starring: Tom Hanks, Denzel
Washington
Story: Hanks plays a gay
lawyer who's fired when his firm
discovers that he has AIDS.
Washington plays his extremely
homophobic attorney.
GERONIMO
Starring: Jason Patric, Gene
Hackman, Wes Studi
Story: Studi ("The Last of the
Mohicans") portrays Apache
leader Geronimo as he battles the
US Calvary for the rights to his
tribe's lands.
WHAT'S EATING
GILBERT GRAPE
Starring: Johnny Depp,
of the most powerful unions in
the world.
Starring as Hoffa is Jack
Nicholson and (as usual) he's
great. He affects a perfect old
Brooklynese accent and adds to it
an extremely cocky demeanor.
He brings the long-dead Hoffa to
life again.
Devito is equally stunning as
Bobby Ciaro, Hoffa's sidekick
and partner in crime (pardon the
pun). The two of them confront
many truck company bosses, the
mob, and eventually Robert
Kennedy (marvelously played by
EN T BR TA INNEN T
Soap Scraps
by Sally Stone
Michael Damian says that being a
Broadway star has a lot of ad
vantages. (Of course,it helps if
you're in a hit vehicle, such w
"Joseph and the Amazing Tech
nicolor Dreamcoat.") One of those
percs is becoming part of the Broad
way and New York show business
community and all the good things
they do for all the right reasons.
That's why he joined other Great
White Way luminaries such as Chita
Rivera of "Kiss of the Spider
Woman," and David and Shaun
Cassidy of "Blood Brothers," as
well as several soap stars including
"As the World Turns' " Martha
Byrne (Lily) in a fund raiser for the
American Foundation for Children
and Youth. This group believes that
preventing problems that can lead to
drug addiction, teenage pregnancy,
violence, and dropping out of school
is the best way to cope with the
country's severe social crisis among
its young.
"Soap Parents" is the theme of the
December 8 airing of "Vicki!".
Vicki Lawrence has assembled a
group of soap actors who are parents
in real life to talk about their ex
periences as moms and dads. The
actors are, from "The Bold & the
Beautiful," Scott Thompson
Baker; from "The Young and the
Restless," J. Eddie Peck, Tracey
Bregman Recht, and Scott Reeves;
from "General Hospital," Jacklyn
Zeman, and from "Days of Our
Lives," Melissa Reeves.
Juliette Lewis
Story: Depp plays a small
town grocery clerk who takes
care of his six hundred pound
mother and retarded brother. Just
when he thinks he can't take
anymore Lewis steps in.
THE PELICAN BRIEF
Starring: Julia Roberts,
Denzel Washington
Story: Based on the best
selling novel by John Grisham,
Roberts plays the young law
student whose theory on how
two Supreme Court Justices
were murdered is a little too
close to the truth. Washington,
a newspaper reporter, is the only
one Roberts has to turn to as she
runs for her life.
Robert Prosky) in their quest to
make the teamsters a name to be
reckoned with.
Another great thing about
"Hoff's" is its believability.
Devito has successfully managed
to depict over four decades of
time in this film.
In summary, "Hoffa" is
great. Nicholson and Devito
have teamed up for easily "one
of the year's ten best" on video.
Still, one question comes to
my mind after seeing this film,
and it's an al one. What really
happened to Hoffa anyway?
The Cranberries: don't skip out
on the new album
by J
Coen Tonbakaris
llegian Staff
Everybody else is doing it, so
why can't we? is The
Cranberries' new album. But I
think this statement is incorrect,
at least in regards to their group.
The Cranberries AREN'T
doing what everybody else does;
they're following their own
unique style.
Lead singer, Dolores
O'Riordan, has a breathy and
expressive voice. She jumps
forward and then pulls back, but
the intensity is always there.
In today's musical world,
most female singers sound like a
copy of Madonna, but
"THE THREE
MUSKETEERS:"
true love, bravery, and
swashbuckling action
by Jen Dugan
Collegian Step
Walt Disney has once again
produced a fun-loving family
film. It is the tale of "The Three
Musketeers" and what a lineup
of actors they've chosen!
Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie
Sheen, and Chris O'Donnell
play the three rebelling
musketeers. Tim Curry plays
the evil cardinal and Oliver Platt,
a new face to the movie screen,
plays the young d'artagnan.
The film follows the
traditional story line. The
deceiving cardinal is plotting
against the king. He has broken
up the king's army, the
musketeers, to form an alliance
with France and to take over.
The three musketeers, who
believe in protecting the king,
refuse this and will continue to
proudly wear the musketeer
O'Riordan's voice stands out
an individual.
The lyrics are sometimes
powerful, as in "How" anti
"Waltzing Back." In "Dreams"
and "Linger" we see the lighter
side of the group.
In one song O'Riordan
exclaims, "You've got me
wrapped around your finger."
Correction: the audience is
wrapped wound her finger.
If you're looking for a break
from the ordinary, don't skip out
on The Cranberries' new album.
Listen to the whole CD; none
of the songs will disappoint
you. You'll want the group and
their style to "linger" for years
to come.
amblem. This disturbs the
cardinal. "I want them dead or
alive. Dead preferred!" he
proclaims.
d'artagnan, a young
swordsman, has come to
England to join the musketeers.
He meets up with the three
famous misfits. Together the
outlaws bravely defeat the "bad
guys." They manage to save the
king, the country, and the
musketeers.
d'artagnan finds love and
fulfills his dream of becoming
an honored musketeer.
Yes, it's a fairy tale, and
everything you'd expect from
Walt Disney. There's true love,
bravery, and lots of
swashbuckling action! The
actors all do a great job.
For those of us who are good
at and enjoy the idea of
"suspension of disbelief," it is a
wonderful film.
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