Thursday, November 1, 1990
Rose goes
to jail
Axl
Robb Frederick
The Collegian
Axl Rose was arrested in his West Hollywood home
Tuesday night after police responded to a scuffle between the
singer and one of his neighbors. Rose has been charged with
hitting Gabriela Kantor over the head with a wine bottle
and throwing her keys from the window of a twelfth floor
condominium. Rose, who described Kantor as an unstable,
obsessed fan, was booked and released after his manager
posted $5,000 bail.
• Speaking of Guns N' Roses, the band will cover the
Misfits' "Attitude" on their forthcoming Geffen LP. In the
meantime, frontman Rose has paired up with rapper Ice-T
to record a new version of "Welcome to the Jungle" for the
rapper's next release, Escape From the Killing Fields.
• In a blatant display of commercialism, Rod Stewart
and Tina Turner have agreed to re-record the classic "It
Takes Two," which will be used in commercials touting
Coca-Cola. The two have been guaranteed £1 million each
for the track.
• Videocassette retailers are upset about the set cost for
copies of Hunt for Red October. The tapes. which sell for
$99.95, are the most expensive commercial videotapes ever
retailed. Buyers aren't complaining, however. The film has
already seen $43 million in sales, making it the highest
selling videocassette this year.
• Ike and Tina Turner, the Byrds, John Lee
Hooker and Wilson Pickett will be inducted to the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Jan. 16.
Liner Notes
• Executives at Paramount Pictures have given the
O.K. for a Dec. 25 release of The Godfather 111. Budget
problems and last-minute editing had delayed release of the
film, which is expected to sweep the season's packed film
competition.
• The Go-Go's have reunited for a five-week nationwide
tour which will kick off with a Nov. 9 appearance on "Late
Night With David Letterman."
• Harry Connick, Jr., who crooned his way into a
small role in the film Memphis Belle, has agreed to play a
jazz musician (surprise!) in the Orion picture Little Man
Tate. The fdm, which stars Jodie Foster, has already been
completed, and will be released in early fall of 1990.
• The film Ghost has passed Disney's Pretty Woman to
become the year's biggest box-office draw. The movie has
grossed almost $lBO million since its July opening.
• Rapper Queen Latifah will appear in Spike Lee's
forthcoming film Jungle Fever. Public Enemy members
Chuck D and Flavor Flay also have small roles in the
film.
• Rocker Todd Rundgren has developed a computer
program that will transform the screen of an Apple
Macintosh into a stream of psychedelic graphics. Rundgren
refers to the program as "Anti-productivity software." (After
paying my $35 computer fee, I expect to see copies in the
computer center by my next visit .)
• Comedian George Carlin will release another album
on Nov. 20. The release, appropriately titled Parental
Warning - Explicit Lyrics, contains such controversial tracks
as "Feminist Blowjob," Offensive Language," "Don't Pull
the Plug on Me," and "They're Only Words."
• Medical problems are separating The Judds, the
mother-daughter duo that has won the Country Music
Association's Duo of the Year award for the past three
years. The pair cited mother Naomi's hepatitis as reason for
the split.
• Stop the presses! Boy George's new band Jesus
Loves You will premiere its first single, "One on One,"
Nov. 5. The band's debut 1, hits stores on Dec. 10.
The Collegian
Entertainment
Quigley revives the western
Selleck, San Giacomo perfectly carted
b Christi Luden
The Collegian
From "Magnum P. 1." to the
loving father of an abandoned
baby (Three Men and a Baby), to
a rugged-looking but gentle
cowboy. Tom Selleck continues
his respectable acting career in
the new release Quigley Down
Under.
Directed by Simon Wincer,
this western contains enough
substance, sadness and story to
balance the typical fighting,
shoot 'em up monotony.
In the very first scene, we see
that tough Matthew Quigley is
also a gentleman. From helping
an elderly couple to standing up
for Crazy Cora (Laura San
Giacomo), his goal is to help the
underdog.
Quigley has sailed from
Wyoming to Fremantle,
Australia, on the basis of a job
advertisement. He's picked up in
town by three men and travels to
Marston Waters, a sheep and
cattle ranch. Along the way,
Crazy Cora lives up to her name
by insisting that she knows him
and incessantly calls him Roy.
After the wagon trip through a
beautifully scenic desert, Quigley
meets Mr. Marston (Alan
Rickman), who had run an
advertisement for the finest long
distance marksman in the world.
Quigley proves his
competence, and Marston wines
and dines him while describing
his job.
It seems this rich man-has
been having problems with the
Australian aborigines. They kill
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his sheep and cattle, but stay just
out of rifle range. Marston wants
Quigley to take care of the
thieves.
A fair and kind-hearted man
like Matthew Quigley does not
take this job description too well.
He shows his disapproval by
throwing Marston through a
window.
From this point, the main
part of the movie begins.
Quigley is beat to a pulp by
Marston and his men. He and
Cora are left to die in the middle
of the desert.
The relationship between the
man and woman grows through
each hardship encountered. The
awaited sex scene never evolves,
though. This adds to the
seriousness and delicacy of the
movie. A passionate sex scene
would only have taken away from
the film, not to mention
Quigley's character.
The basis of this movie lies
in the relationship between
Marston and the aborigines.
Although the setting is in
colonial times, the same "rich
oppressing the poor" theme holds
true today.
Marston symbolizes the
proud, untouchable rich beast
who gets what he deserves in the
end
The aborigines are the
exploited lower class being
treated as animals. The many
savage bloody scenes of
Marston's men brought tears to
my eyes as well as Corn's.
Quigley is the underdog's
hero, a superman of his time
whose reputation spreads quickly.
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In the end, when he needs help, a
supposedly stupid people come
out of nowhere to repay their
savior.
Cora is a wild as well as
sweet and delicate woman. She
feels unending compassion for
the aborigines and risks her own
life to try to help them.
Along with the delicate and
symbolic subject matter, a lot of
ironies also exist. Quigley ends
up saving those he came to kill
and killing those he came to
help. Cora relives a tragic past,
but does something right this
time around.
The acting was superbly done.
Selleck, a handsome tough guy
as well as a suave gentleman, is
perfect in his role. San Giacomo
also does a great job combining a
wild woman and a gentle lady
into one character.
I do have one complaint
though. This film was advertised
starring Tom Selleck. Laura San
Giacomo was definitely a co-star
with Selleck. A lot of the film
revolves around her past life as
well as her relationship with
Selleck (Quigley). She was not
given the credit due her as a
spectacular actress.
Quigley Down Under
deserves a top notch rating. When
a movie can satisfy different
types of audiences at the same
time, it's a success. I enjoyed the
themes and relationships
portrayed, but there was also
plenty of Western-style displayed.
A lot of old buildings, guns,
fights, and cowboys could satisfy
the Gunsmoke lovers as wen,.