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Show Wednesday, August 29,1374 CITY Page DIBL Books By cROoks GOODIES by Barbara Clayton When the Impish Puck of A Midsummer Nights Dream aninnounces a termission, such as the announcement at the Resorts of one of presentation Shakespeares finest comedies, he is carrying on an old theater tradition. This is not true when a slick trailer announces an intermission in the middle of a film, as with the new policy of the Park City Opera House during the Cinema I feature. They are two different medias, one neatly divided into sections that make it a simple matter to announce a short break; the other, a continuous stream of action that (hopefully) has a definite rhythm. Because of their unique characteristics, one media accepts the intermission with charm and grace, while the other is as sundering as a lobotomy. When I first became aware of the intermission being used in the middle of a film that was not meant to have a break, I asked one of the employees of the theater why they had the break. The answer was to the effect that the film was so short that they wanted to lengthen it so it would end closer to when the second feature would begin. Later, another employee said that it was to boost candy sales. Candy rots your teeth! Id rather see a movie that rots my mind. At least if your mind rots, there are places where you can get help for free. This, is not the case with dental care (if anyone does know where you can get free dental care, I have a personal interest in finding out). This is certainly not in the public inten-minu- te terest. And the announcement that proclaims the intermission-n- o class. The least they could do to make you feel that this was a true intermission is to have someone come out holding a sign like the good old vaudeville days. This person should preferably be a cripple, so the audience could not only express their feelings about the break in the film at what is usually an inopportune moment, but also relieve the feeling of impotence that usually accompanies such poor timing. The audience could express themselves with the old tradition of hurling the spoils of their refrigerators at the wicked messenger, thereby venting their frustrations and cleaning their fridges at the same time. This could be a new milestone in community relations providing the community with films and group therapy all at once. Not that I havent seen an intermission used properly in a film. When I vidied Around the World in Eighty Days, the intermission was timed perfectly to allow me to go relieve myself. Add to that the fact that it was a very arty still frame that was a pleasant part of the film, and one realizes that it is not an imto have an intermission a film. Of course, at the Opera House its not possible to still frame a nice shot anytime you want to, since the film quickly destroys itself in a burst of flame. Well, maybe if it was done artfully, with the right filters and such. I wonder at the logic of boosting candy sales at the expense of the film the people are paying good money to see. If all films were made to have a break at a certain point, it would not be as bothersome, but the fact is that there are very few films that dont suffer from the butchery of the candy time intermission. Imagine The Sting, Chinatown, or Sleeper broken up that way. The extra candy sales will more than likely be offset by the ill will that is fostered. Of course, ill will cant be measured as easily as the percentage of candy sold. If you are as angry as I am about this recent development, I hope that you will express your to the theater feelings management. Right now, Park City has only one movie theater, so the people have a disadvantage in that they cant vote with their feet. Perhaps if enough people express their disap- possibility in proval? At this time, the intermission policy is limited to the Cinema I feature. This means that The Sting will not be affected by the new policy. The Sting is a meticulous film that is very carefully constructed to show the planning that was necessary to pull off the sting. The target is a wealthy and ruthless racketeer who murders a small-tim- e street con man for accidentally stealing a bit of the loot. The vengeance is carefully planned to make sure that the gangster does not know gangs that he has been taken, since the obvious end to the picture would be the death of the two stars. The Stingers are played by the d duo of Robert Redford and Paul Newman. The team that worked so well in Butch Cassidy and the. Sundance Kid is once again setting itself apart as one of the best screen combinations around. Redford, as the smalltime con man, is the real star of The Sting. Newman, as Redfords teacher and the big time con artist who plans the sting, is the skeleton of the film but Redford is definitely the man who fleshes out the film. There is little about the film that could not be called excellent. While the direction could not be called inspired. Hill understood that the pace of the film had to parallel the pace of a chess match. (Well, thats not the kind of thing that most people would fair-haire- Having friends over for dinner, again, and your food budget is beginning to feel a little pinched? Then try serving this dish. It's inexpensive, different, delicious, and, if you say it fast enough, it sounds impressive. Its not difficult to prepare. Just take care not to overcook the pasta or it will, fall apart while youre stuffing it. Served with a tossed salad, bread, and fresh fruit and cheese as dessert, its a simple but great meal. ' BK AUNSCI I W EIG Kit STUFFED MANICOTTI lb. braunschweiger 2 liver sausage 1 cup fine dry bread crumbs 1 egg 4 cup minced parsley 2 tbsp. butter 1 env. spaghetti sauce mix 2 cans stewed tomatoes 8 manicotti shells Boiling salted water Parmesan cheese b. Combine liver sausage, bread crumbs, eggs, and parsley. Mix well and set aside. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add spaghetti mix and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour boiling water over manicotti to cover and let stand 5 minutes. Drain shells and stuff each with liver sausage mixture. Arrange stuffed shells side by side in a greased 1 k qt. baking dish. Pour sauce over manicotti and sprinkle with grated Par- overwhelming fear. And this fear is clearly illustrated in the episodic meetings of Woodward and his confidential source who has access to White House information. Their meetings at 2 AM in a cold, underground garage forcefully delineate the pervading fear. Reading the book, the reader relives the past eighteen months, and in reading it in so compressed a form he is surprised at the sudden resurgence of outrage he thinks had been numbed by more recent events. At the final page, McCord, Liddy, Hunt, Stans, Mitchell, Magruder, Dean, Haldeman, Erlichman are indicted, but there is evidence pointing to more criminal activity on the parts of those higher up than the highest aides. Now, with Nixon's resignation behind us, the evidence of involvement is complete. Richard Nixon bugged himself and set the impeachment machinery in motion. The authors, whose reporting won them a Pulitzer Prize, are the heroes; their unspoken fears of the Presidents The Whodunit without an ending ; All the Presidents Men As others have observed, All the President's Men reads like a fast-movin- mystery. g Like all mysteries, it begins with a crime--th- e burglary of the Democratic National Committee Headquarters. In retracing the crime, the authors, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, uncover a massive strategy of spying and espionage-frofive bungling burglars to m all the Presidents men. The reader urges the young detective reporters on, forgetting that the scene is not a Perry Mason courtroom where justice prevails and the detectives are not Travis McGees on white chargers. But while the mystery form gives the reader one sensational event after another, it also provides an effective screen for the authors feelings. The rigorously pared narrative, stripand ped of introspection -- detail, diffuses background themes which are important to the historical events which is the storys subject. All the Presidents Men is truly a remarkable book. The reader cannot help but be impressed by the portrait of the White House staff men who had no goal other than reelecting the President. Fra- - them, there were no values to be weighed; their only value was their goal. It is more terrifying than a suspense story set in a gloomy, gothic castle because the scene is sunny Washington, D.C., a familiar place transformed to the unfamiliar by the presence of TV P mesan cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. Let stand ' 5 4 13 minutes before serving. Makes servings. ww t involvement become Edgar Allen Poe once defined a mysterys solution as the denouement the tying up of loose ends. The culprit is caught and brought to justice. While AU the President's Men has no denouement, it has now been written. This and other selections are available at DOLLY'S. w w have history. v r w rr MAIN ST FEATURING THE ONLY CHINEESE FOOD IN TOWN! open early and we close late. 6:00 a.m. until midnight, Mon. thru Fri. 6:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., Fri. and Sat. We stand in line to see.) Almost every move had to grow from a previous move, except for the real zingers that were moved for no apparent reason. Hill attains the checkmate by laying a subtle, BREAKFAST and FAST, UT Phone 649-99- SERVICE! 34 Jim Goo, Prop. foolproof plot. And, like a grandmaster playing before an audience of amateurs, the end comes as a bit of a surprise. Unlike The Sting, Thieves Like Us is in Cinema I. Robert Altman would probably freak if he found out that his film was being chopped into two pieces. Altman is an unusual director in that he works more on instinct than on technical prowess, yet his in- SSaM In Park City EASONS Restaurant (at the Golf Clubhouse) Featuring Fine American and Continental Cuisine Breakfast Lunch Dinner Open daily 7:30 a.m. 10 p.m. Liquors and wines available after 4 p.m. , Ext. 3934 For reservations call 649-81- stincts usually prove to be correct. Thieves Like Us is a film that is set in the thirties, but unlike some other film directors it is not a nostalgia film, but a period film that will outlive the good showing. TAKE-O- Closed Wednesday at 3:00 p. m. complicated, and practically nostalgia craze and be remembered by film fans years from now. Altman's ability to work with non actors and actors that no one else would cast (Sutherland and Gould) makes his films that little bit more realistic than the common film. Thieves Like Us is the type of poetry that can reach the common man, and as such, deserves a good viewing. And a - LUNCH - DINNER -- 11 Attention Lady Bowlers!! A meeting to organize teams for the Park City Ladies Bowling League will be held at the Summit County Memorial Building August 28y 1974 at 7:00 PM. unable to attend meeting, please contact Shirley Street, Pres, or Thelma Lindsay, Sec. If |