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Show Wednesday, October 2, fflcom 1974 GOODIES DIDL by Barbara Clayton As summer turns to fall and schools again open their doors, film buffs can often find cinema classics in the classroom or on the campus. Because of the greater concentration of film lovers who have, by formal or informal means, studied film, it is possible to see films that are commercially unavailable in all but the most cosmopolitan cities. It seems that as there are more people getting into film there are many more people who will never be satisfied by the standard commercial fare. Many campuses and universities are now providing the films that the film fans are seeking out. The University of Utah is one of the campuses that is offering an alternative to the commercial movie market. Last years films included such memorable names as Stanley Kubrick, Louis Bunuel, and Francois Truffuat, (And some of ' their earlier films that are practically impossible to see in Utah.) As an added plus, the theaters showed short subjects before the feature, a practice that has become all but extinct in commercial theaters. The shorts are a bit different from the travelogs that theater owners sometimes put before their featured movie. While some theater owners (read most theater owners) give little thought to what the short will be (almost anything that will stretch out a short program), the University tries to match the 2 films to bring the audience a total program. Another practice of the U is to use student made films in their shorts offering. This often allows a young student filmmaker a chance to get Books B(y CROoks- - of the Uruguayan Air a Fairchild Force, chartered by an amateur rugby team, set off from On October 12, 1972, valuable feedback about the success of his efforts. There are very few places that an independent filmmaker can display his work, although a number of festivals are now accepting independent films in the smaller mediums that most independents work in. Independent film artists, unlike free lance writers, rarely can submit their work to major studios for widespread distribution. There is nothing comparable to magazines for an independent to gain recognition. This makes the shorts doubly nice. Nice for the film artist and nice for the film buff who can see new and different talent. 16mm projecAlthough the University uses tion, the picture and sound quality is high, and the atmosphere is relaxed and informal. There is an admission charge to help underwrite the cost of the films, but it is very reasonable and is often given to the student filmmakers that were exhibited that evening. With all the other theaters in Salt Lake City competing for the mass audiences, the Blue Mouse, concerned mainly with the American films of the thirties, and the Tower Theater, showing second run American films, the U does not have any competition as far as most of the film classics are concerned. Since there are 2 theaters involved in the program, it is possible for a hard core Park City film freak to see 2 great flicks a weekend. This column will keep you informed of the films that will be showing at the University. Theres a good chance Ill see you there. F-2- Montevideo in Uruguay for Santiago in Chile. Reports of bad weather in the Andes brought the plane down in Mendoza, a small town on the Argentinian side of the range. The next day the weather had improved. The Fairchild set off again, flying south to the Planchon Pass. At 3:21 P.M. the pilot reported to the Air Traffic Control in Santiago that he was over the Pass of Planchon, and at 3: 24 that he was over the town of Curico in Chile. He was authorized to turn north and begin his descent to the airport of Pudahuel. At 3:30 he reported his height as 15,000 feet, but when the Santiago control tower spoke to the Fair- child a minute later there was no reply Ten weeks later aChilean peasant ... saw, on the far side of a mountain torrent, the figures of two men. They made wild gestures and fell to their knees... but the peasantthinking that they might be terrorists, went away. When he returned to the same spot then ext day the twafigureswere still there, and once again they, made signs tohira to approach . e weot to the-- , bank of the river and threw a piece of paper and a pen wrapped ' in the handkerchief to the other side. The bearded, bedraggled figure who received it wrote on the paper and threw it back to the peasant. It read: I come from the plane that fell in the mountains. I am Uruguayan There were sixteen survivors . This is the story of what they suffered and of how they stayed alive." ( Introduction to ALIVE by Piers Paul Read ) . There is simply no other way to describe ALIVE. It is a classic human adventure. And in this century, it is perhaps the most gripping survival story yet told. With its sensational wake of the escape, however, even he changes. What is especially intriging is that the warriors were held in check by three administrators, cousins who made up for inferior strength by what amounted to coherence of purpose. The others, the drones, survived by attaching themselves to a member of either the warrior group or the administrative group. And, of course, the reason that this social structure is interesting is that with one exception, all came from nearly identical backgrounds. The criteria for grouping, status or extherefore, did not involve pre-craperience. The sensationalism of ALIVE stems from the fact that the rations were human flesh, and ALIVE gets pretty guresome. It isnt dainty, nourishment. At first, the reaction, is revulsion. Then the survivors accept the fare. Finally, they come to enjoy it. As soon as rescue, comes, the group immediately is once again revulsed by the thought of i t. There were rules. Dead relatives were not touched, but had the experience lasted much longer, that probably would have been amended. Corpses became what the whale used to be for the Eskimo : they supplied everything. The expeditionary force took pieces 'of arms to replace worn out socks-he- els fitted in elbow skin. And so sh im-'perso- terror, courage, and cannibalism, it ranks as the on. counterpart of William Goldings novel of a decade ago, Lord of the Flies. Like Goldings novel, Reads realistic narrative permits the reader to inspect an extraordinary social subgroup. One is constantly forced to remind himself that the difference is that Reads account is TRUE. For 70 days or so, the rug by team made up a 19 non-ficti- on civilization. In time-a- nd by consent- -a warrior class evolved. Four of the team became the expeditionary force and trained for an escape try. They were exempt from household chores; their food was not rationed. Two of these four, Roberto Canes sa and Nando Parrado, eventually became the pair who made the ten day trek to Chile through the deep snows of a 16,000 foot mountain. Canessa, the medical student, comes off as a tough customer: authoritarian, strong, cranky, and vicious. Read reveals that four years before the crash, Canessa underwent a series of psychological tests which revealed violent in- (later er -- stincts. These instincts were channeled by sending him to medical school. Conversely, Nando Parrado emerges as the First class hero: kind, unselfish, and indomitable. After goo-nature- d, Read quotes the New Testament t John 15:13) to iresumably defend the cannibalism on the grounds that the dead were giving up their lives for the salvation of the others. All the group prayed; they wore out a rosary. One or two had moments of apparent spiritual ecstasy. Yet the survivors statements (too often repeated) seem a bit retroactive. Up on the mountain, Gods goodness must have seemed a heck of a lot more problematical. When the religious-romanti- c fellowship is pitted who the fact those that against championed can nibalism took command, one gets the uneasy sensation that the fellowship romance is more of a ieterrent to dangerous memories than anything else. How does one account for the fact that parts of the corpses like intestine, brain, and lungs, were at first discarded-b- ut not as appetites were more finicky. New tastes were craved. Even rottenness became an exciting sensation. Granted, that after the group was rescued, they became but one still wonders what quite dreams are like. All that aside, ALIVE is highly readable, even fascinating. It should be read. Maybe someone should send a copy to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. There are many delicious ways to prepare spareribs. The next time you are making your favorite recipe, try parboiling the ribs for 3 or 4 minutes. This will remove some of the fat. Remember, also, to allow at least 1 lb. of ribs per V. person. The following recipe adapts well to grilling over low coals after the preliminary baking. Either way, ribs are best served with a generous helping of napkins and finger bowls. HONEY spareribs Salt &pepper to taste VS cup catsup Vi cup water Vt cup honey 2 Tbs. wine vinegar 2 Tbs. minced onion 1 clove garlic, minced Vi tsp. Worcestershire m Sof. 7:30 8 9:15 OCTOBER a r SE&2T R. fat. 0X?0-.H.S- Combine catsup, water, sherry, honey, vinegar, asrrui ccitthjlctoh For Nccdi Colli onion, garlic. and Worchester. Pour over spareribs. Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake 1 hour or until tender. Serves 2. 80 DEDICATION All Your ConutriKtioN r 649-88- 'SI f 58 -- CONT. The history of Parleys Canyon road construction .goes way tack to 1848, when L.D.S. Church leader Parley P. Pratt was granted the toll road franchise through the canyon. Through Pratts efforts, the road was established and eventually upgraded sufficiently to allow wagon passage. By 1869, it became so important to commerce that the Territorial Assembly cancelled Pratts franchise and ordered the territorial road commissioner to build a new road down the canyon. In 1866, the road was placed under a superintendent who devoted his full time to the maintenance and improvement of the road. From 1860 to 1870 the territorial legislature spent 50 thousand dollars on road improvements in Parleys Canyon. However, with the coming of the railroad in 1869, interest in the route dropped off. Not much further was done with the road until 1926, when the Utah Highway Department widened the road to 18 feet, enough for 2 lanes of traffic, and paved it with a gravel and oil mix. In 1952, the road was widened to 4 lanes and paved with asphalt from the summit to the Emigration Canyon connection near Mountain Dell Reservoir. In 1956, the widening and repaving project was contined continued down to the mouth of the canyon. The interstate construction through the canyon began in 1966 when workers for the W.W. Clyde Construction Company built the first 2 miles of the freeway at the mouth of the canyon. In 1970, the son IHMi If you htnn't noticed, of two location. . . FALL HOURS: 11 am-- 6 pm i IjLAJJSJ MXHIQUE 588 MAIN 649-806- 2 t .r.f. '.i r iiw. j Gibbons & Reed Construction Company pushed the treeway up another five miles from the mouth of the canyon to the Mountain Dell Reservoir. The Morrison & Knudsen Construction company took n n MUCITT ART mm mm fOT BF RECYZLf . T?fN IBAVB Ytu fourth HORSES FOR RENT trr... HourRidM Dav Long Rides Hay Wagon Ridas Cook-ou- ts Overnight Camp-Out- s Pony Ridas Childrens luiyift DELICATESSEN and LIQUOR STORE SPECIALIZING IN ilniported & American Delicacies, HOURS 12:00 am to 10:00pm 7 days a week PHONE 436 MAIN STREET 8:00 - 'szfT Sprinkle the spareribs with salt and pepper and place in a shallow pan. Bake in a hot oven (400 degrees) for 40 minutes. Drain off the SHOWTIME Fri. tion to be completed by 1976. n, ADMISSION Adult A SfutfftH Cnutfren ccccmpanm 1-- 80 now travel uninterruped SPARERIBS motorists may interstate from Redwood Road in Salt Lake City to the Wyoming border. Highway planners have sheduled the Emory to Castle Rock sec- SHERRIED 2 lbs. quasi-mystic- al guilt-ridde- over from there in 1971 and added nearly 4 and a half more miles from the Mountain Dell Reservoir to almost the summit. Finally, in 1974, the W.W. Clyde Construction Company, the company which began the series, finished the canyon freeway by construction the last 6 miles from Lambs Canyon near the summit to Kimballs Junction. The last project cost 87,345,161 and took over 2 million cubic yards of excavation, a million tons of granular barrow, 240,00 tons of gravel and 170,000 tons of asphalt. While the ceremonies were being held, workers from the Peter Kiewit and Sons Construction Company were striping and putting the finishing touches to a resurfacing from Silver Creek Junction to Kimproject on balls Junction. 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