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Show DReefl WoirM The Newspaper Thursday, June 10, 1982 Page B3 by Rick Brough The summer brings two fantasy classics A Classic Recommended Good double-feature double-feature material Time-killer For masochists l only E.T. Vz Poltergeist It's rare for a moviemaker movie-maker to produce two film classics in the same year. It is rarer still for the two to complement each other. "E.T." is Steven Spielberg's film of wonder and love. "Poltergeist" explores ex-plores fear and the shattering shat-tering of complacency. And both are set in the same climate. If the southwest desert belongs to John Ford, the American suburb is Spielberg country. The two films move in op-posite op-posite directions emotionally. In the amiable "E,T, (The Extraterrestrial)" Extra-terrestrial)" the humans are at first terrified of the visitor from outer space. When the threatening spooks in "Poltergeist" appear, the family they visit is just blase enough to be intrigued. "Poltergeist" based on studies of psychic phenomena, shows that spooks don't have to come from Victorian houses. They speak from the static of a TV set to a little girl (Heather O'Rourke) in a California tract house. When the spirits Jurying for Art Festival is complete Two hundred and seven artists and craftsmen from 23 states have been accepted to the 1982 Park City Art Festival. A seven-person jury selected selec-ted the exhibitors from a field of over 600 artists. The jury was comprised of prominent Utah artists and art administrators. They met for three nights and reviewed five slides of each artists' work. The applicants were considered solely on the merits of the work pictured pic-tured in the slides; their names remained anonymous. anony-mous. The exhibitors will come to Park City from as far away as Alaska and Florida to display their work. Twelve categories of fine art will be represented in this year's festival, including wood, fiber, jewelry and painting. This year, local artists from Summit and Wasatch Counties will have a consolidated con-solidated booth in the Tim-berhaus Tim-berhaus parking lot. At a special meeting of the Park City Artists Association, 17 local artists were juried into the booth. In addition, eight local artists ar-tists who applied for regular booths have been accepted to this year's festival. They are John Arenskov, Dick Doty, Mary Doughty, David Fernandez, Fer-nandez, Lynn Green, Jay Markel, Jill Snyder and Lew Sadlier. The annual event will also feature performing artists on the festival's two performance perfor-mance stages. Created 13 years ago by Park City artists and businessmen, the festival lures artists and art observers obser-vers from across the country. coun-try. According to Sean Toomey, festival director, "This year we have increased in-creased the number of artists ar-tists by 40 percent. In considering con-sidering the art work reviewed by the jury, the 1982 Park City Art Festival promises to be a very exciting ex-citing visual arts festival." create a psychic zone that moves objects across the kitchen floor, the mother (JoBeth Williams) is delighted. She "rides" through the zone as if she were at an amusement park. Terror only sets in later when the little girl is sucked into a limbo whose entrance is her closet, lit up by a light of solar intensity. She is still within the house sometimes some-times able to speak to her parents yet beyond any earthly habitation. The official director on the film was Tobe Hooper, known for the "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". But the style of the film is clearly from "Close Encounters", which has led to rumours that Spielberg (listed as the producer) really was behind the camera. The script, which he co-authored, has his skill for quickly etching characters that illuminate the emotional sides of the story. A psychic researcher (Beatrice Straight) is frightened by the ghosts yet pities them in their loneliness. The father (Craig T. Nelson) is a thoroughly agreeable guy. But at one point, he's told by the psychics to yell into the void to scold his daughter into contacting them and he shows an instant of resentment. re-sentment. You can tell he's had to play the "heavy" in his family, and doesn't like to do it now. The most memorable character in this, or any film this year, is the psychic trouble-shooter who comes to help the family (Zelda Rubinstein). She's a little woman with a Munchkin voice who turns tough as nails when it is time to face the spooks. The mother however, has to be tougher than anyone to regain her daughter. The lost or imperiled child has appeared in other Spielberg movies like "Close Encounters" and "Jaws". In "The Extraterrestrial", the lost child is an alien, whose people leave him behind after af-ter their landing party on Earth is suddenly accosted by a pack of UFOlogists. The alien manages io escape the scientists, and finds refuge with a young boy (Henry Thomas) in a superb performance, per-formance, who makes friends by, yes, offering a handful of M'nMs. Pretty soon his older brother (John McNaughtor.) and younger sister (Drew Barrymore) are in on the secret. "Make me the most excellent promise you can that you won't tell," he says. In this film, space is seen through a child's eyes. I always resented "Close Encounters" En-counters" because the UFO contact there was dominated by a manipulative clique of brains, who closed off the show for themselves. In "E.T.", the scientists are well-meaning but unsympathetic. unsym-pathetic. You see them mostly from the alien's point of view faceless, big creatures with searchlights, heavy equipment, and big trucks that look as sinister as the most evil flying saucers. The closest contact is between bet-ween boy and alien, and they form a psychic link that is both poignant and comic. When the alien is alone in the boy's home, drinking beer from the refreigerator, we see Thomas at school, falling into a drunken stupor at his desk. The comic adventures of the alien almost become condescending, burlesque, out of Disney. But the film pulls back from that attitude. at-titude. One of the most hilarious episodes is the kids' Halloween. (Their mother tells the older by Rick La n man Wineries where you wouldn't expect them These past few weeks Winepress has sampled the unique offerings of the European wine country, specifically Germany Ger-many and France. Most of us, however, will spend our summer vacations in less exotic locations and are perhaps more interested in domestic wines. While we have covered California thoroughly in past columns, there are other nearby states that produce good wines and have scenic vineyards as well. Our neighbor directly to the north, Idaho, has a number of vineyards located in the southwest portion of the state. Most of these are located in the Clearwater River Valley near Lewiston or the Sunny Slope area near Boise. Best known is St. Chapelle, a winery and vineyard located about one-half hour drive from Boise. Roughly 45,000 cases of wine are produced annually on 150 acres of vineyard located in Idaho and additional acreage in Washington State. The vines were first planted in 1971, and the premier harvest was held in 1976. Wines may be purchased at the winery and both the Chardonnay and Reisling varieties have been of very good quality. Nice views surround the facility and many people find it a good spot for a picnic lunch. The proprietors are Bill Broich, Richard Symms and Jim Mertz. In nearby Washington State most people visit Chateau Ste. Michelle, a winery we have reported on several times. Unfortunately, while the vineyards are in the Yakima Valley (on the eastern side of the state), the winery is located over by Seattle. Therefore, if your trip only takes you through eastern Washington and Yakima, stop at Preston Wine Cellars which occupies a beautiful spot at the junction of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. Look for the town of Pasco and follow the little red lines on your road map to some delightful white wines. The winery is known for its Fume Blanc and Chardonnay. The grapes are harvested on 200 acres across the valley, so a little traveling is required to see both vineyard and winery. West of Pasco, in the town of Prosser, are several wineries that had their first crush in the late '70s. These are very small wineries, and while no organized tours are conducted, the owners are happy to take around visitors if time permits. These are Hinzerling Vineyards, Yakima River Winery and the Rauner Winery. Many of the above wineries fit well into a northeast coast vacation schedule, yet what of those who chose to travel south? Guess which state was the fifth largest producer of wine in 1880? New Mexico! Sporting a varied oenological history, the state produced wine right throuogh Prohibition and production actually peaked in 1945. Although interest was low throughout the fifties and sixties, wine production is now on the increase. La Vina is the state's largest vineyard,at 50 acres. Located in southern New Mexico, near the town of Roswell, the winery produces about 5,000 gallons of wine annually. Next door is Vina Madre, slightly smaller at 40 acres, but offering a large assortment of wine, including Barbera, Napa Gamay, Ruby Cabernet, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon to name a few. All the wineries may be toured if you phone ahead and find the right day (schedules for tours vary). Turning our attention to the east coast we cast a dubious eye on Massachusettes and the Concord grape. In the 1840s a gentleman named Ephraim Bull began a series of horticultural experiments based around a native grape with a sugary body and strong bouquet. Deep purple in color, the Concord grape emerged as a favorite for home wine-makers at the time and eventually a favorite for industrial wine-makers as well. Still, it has been a while since Mogan David Concord Grape wine has appeared on supermarket shelves. Now this New England state is slowly emerging as a producer of premium wines. Located on Martha's Vineyard, Chicama Vineyards qualifies as the state's first bonded winery, producing 5,000 cases each year. While many wealthy Easterners are moving to Napa and developing vineyards, George and Kathy Mathiesen moved to Massachusettes from California to start their vineyard. They grow traditional European varieties on 35 acres and hope to increase their volume steadily. Brochures are available from the Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce on the Chicama Winery and vineyard. In 1870 a teetotaling dentist named Dr. Welch began to sell a certain grape juice and jam bearing his name. Today, the Welch's Grape juice company is producing at full tilt in New Jersey, but that doesn't seem to have stinted the state's wine production. Wines are produced near Atlantic City and on the western side of the state as well. A great deal of the state's annual wine production is actually fermented apple juice. Yet good wines are made, with several coming out of the Renault Winery, the state's oldest. Located in Egg Harbor, Renault made it through Prohibition by selling its product in drug stores as a "wine tonic". The winery's biggest attraction however is its wine glass museum which draws large numbers of tourists from all over. It remains an easy drive from Atlantic City and while many of the wines are produced horn native grapes, a number of the vinifera variety are available. The vineyards cover 1,400 acres and the park-like setting is conducive to picnicking. In the same area is John Schuster and Sons, a winery dating back to 1868. Both are in Egg Harbor and a third, Tomascello Winery is in nearby Hammonton. brother, "You are not going out dressed as a terrorist.") The brothers disguise the alien in a ghost sheet, and take him trick or treating with only a few mishaps. (They have to restrain him from toddling happily after a kid dressed in a Yoda outfit. ) Spielberg (who is billed as director here) builds much out of his movie from the warm atmosphere of an affluent af-fluent suburban home. The alien hides in Thomas's closet, surrounded by oversize over-size dolls, toys, and clowns. It is the homiest possible lair for this lost innocent. The director finds both horror and excitement in the subdivisions. In "Poltergeist" while kids play, pot-bellied husbands watch football or feud, (two neighbors are fighting because their TV channel selectors interfere with each other) no one realizes the secret hidden behind the cookie-cutter rows of houses. The realtors paved over an old cemetery to build the area and the angry spirits of the dead are ready to strike back. There is adventure, too, in "E.T."s suburb, when the platoon of young bikers takes to their Schwinns, and speed the alien away from the clutching NASA types and rush him to a rendezvous rendez-vous with the returning space ship. In his feel for fantasy, Spielberg takes after Walt Disney. But he is also Frank Capra in his evocation of ordinary, everyday American love. After "Poltergeisf's shocks have lost their sting, the film still has a large reserve of poignance and wit. As for "E.T.", its cup runneth over. Even the smallest ads are read! (Cafe iUtj ntljcntic (German (fnieinc New hours: Mon - Fri 5 -11 p.m. Sat & bun 1-11 p.m. 402 Main St., Park City 649-5944 KELLY- LEAVITT INSURANCE AGENCY.INC. SHIRLEYO'KELLY AGENT ALL TYPES OF INSURANCE your independent lnsunmceg agent J If ALPINE LANDSCAPING THESODFATHER GUARANTEES... the best deals to be found in town. An offer like this can't be refused. 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