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Show yiiyn, 'urn fmw r I0 m wwwmtmm r mm n m ' pip fr' 'rn1'' WW'w 'f f" T p" ' The Park Record D Section B Thursday, August 3, 1995 B Page B3 Clueless: The quintessential high school movie of the '90s In only 6 weeks, you can! Lose 10-20 lbs. of Body FAT.! Increase your energy level 50 Harden your body - Powerize your legs & back! (no machines, creams, diets, drugs, or gimmicks) Just you & one work-out per week!! MTV teen godess, Alicia Silverstone stars in Amy Heckerling's new movie, Clueless. by RICK BROUGII Record guest writer k k Clueless In her lively fantasy-satire Clueless, director Amy Heckerling seems determined to make the quintessential quin-tessential high school movie of the Nineties perhaps because she also directed the high school movie of the Eighties. Fast Tunes at Ridgemont High. Ridgemont. though, had a semblance sem-blance of seriousness, and some of its characters actually had to work at the malls and fast-food joints they frequented. Clueless focuses on a group of upper-class teens in Beverly hills whose conspicuous consumption makes the kids on 90210 look like Quakers. This is a world that lives by the credo, "Whoever dies with the most accessories wins." The major etiquette eti-quette question is whether you bring your cellular phone to the dinner table. Spiritually, these teens are the little brothers and sisters of such Eighties characters as Valley Girl and Spiccoli, the cheerfully woozy character played by Sean Penn in Ridgemonl High. The movie's lead character, Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) takes pride in the fact that she and her best friend Dion (Stacey Dash) are named after "faded teen idols of the Starstream. , . ARIES (March 21 -April 19) You may as well forget about trying to get any work accomplished. You just want to have fun, fun, fun until the sun comes up over Santa Monica oulevard and your daddy lakes the T hird away. Romance and adventure are easy to come by this week. If you're bored and lonely, you're either not paying attention or you've chosen the wrong time to drive solo across Kansas and Nebraska. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) On Thursday and Friday your usual problem with getting Matted on time is magnified by the inertia you experience experi-ence with the Moon in your opposite sign of Scorpio. Dramas on the home scene this week may actually open the door to increased intimacy with your significant other. (When you stop being obstinate long enough to be loved.) If your co-workers start to get on your nerves on Monday or Tuesday, it's because you aren't getting enough exercise and your physical energy is blocked and frustrated. (Nothing like a little New Age mumbo-jumbo to get you back on your bicycle.) GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) You may feel a little vulnerable this weekend when the Moody Moon moves into your opposite sign of tactless tact-less Sagittarius. You are getting high praise for your ideas and communications, communica-tions, but what you really want is a back rub and a sympathetic ear. Tuesday could bring a power struggle with someone who is jealous of your ability to easily interact with any crowd no matter what their beliefs and views. Just remember. In a verbal battle, you've always got the right ammunition, Wit and Words. CANCER (June 21 July 22) Your generosity with your co-workers or employees (Cancers make wonderfully wonder-fully nurturing bosses) is noticed and appreciated. You may also have the . opportunity to increase your own financial worth this week. (Good karma strikes again. 1 told you so.) Energetic Mars is moving through your solar 4th house of home and hearth. Now's the lime to start any new projects to improve your living space. However, please remind your male to move the car before you transform trans-form the garage into a gourmet kitchen extension, LEO (July 23 Aug. 22) You're probably way too busy having ffllimdon-ailvMrlnTOCOK, Linda Ray's Starstream is All mini- Sixties who are now doing infomer-cials." infomer-cials." And while some viewers may be turned off by her spoiled smugness, smug-ness, Cher's silly charm derives from the fact that, on the contrary, she thinks she's entering into an altruistic phase. She pats herself on the back for sharing her wisdom, life experience and fashion sense with the world. Slightly misquoting Dickens, she relates. "It's a far. far better thing to do stuff for other people." Her major project is to re-upholster a dowdy new classmate, Ty (Brittany Murphy) and match her up with the school's leading stud muffin muf-fin (Jeremy Sisto) never mind that Ty is obviously more attracted to a grungy skateboarder (Breckin Meyer). On the side, she thinks she's found her Mr. Right in a new student stu-dent (Justin Walker) but doesn't pick up on .v clues, like the fact he prefers male dance partners and gets a charge out of Tony Curtis movies of the Fifties. When she flashes on whom she really loves (instead of a light bulb, a colored fountain spritzes behind her), it turns out to be her former stepbrother (Paul Rudd). The movie's shrugging attitude atti-tude toward this seems to be that, hey, by Southern California standards, stan-dards, this isn't incest. The movie's theme about a Week of Aug. 2-9 but here it is anyway. Birthday bliss continues con-tinues for the zodiac's favorite royalty. Venus (provider of love and beauty), the Sun (provider of romance and creativity), and Mercury (provider of wit and verbal acumen) are all in your sign and making it easy for you to be the star of the party. Everyone finds you attractive, interesting, and personable. person-able. Don't pass up any invitations to an embassy ball or Madonna's birthday birth-day bash. VIRGO (Aug. 23 Sept. 22) It's hard to wake up when your dreams are so entertaining, isn't it? Your solar 12th house of the unconscious is getting lots of activity. In fact, you're probably accomplishing more in your sleep than you are when you're awake. (Go ahead. Try using that one on your boss.) You may feel like someone is attempting to use or manipulate you on Tuesday. Try to stay out of trouble until Wednesday when your ruler moves into your sign giving you some common sense and a realistic viewpoint. LIBRA (Sept. 23 -Oct. 22) Your friends continue to bring you entertainment and pleasure in spite of (or because of?) your newly acquired assertiveness. You may be running up tremendous long distance charges in your attempt-to stay in touch with those who live far away. (You always were a sucker for those sentimental telephone advertisements.) A family secret or surprise may surface on Monday. As the official peacemaker of the clan, you may be expected to diplomatically handle it even if you live 3,000 miles away from everyone else. Maybe you should buy stock in MCI. ; SCORPIO (Oct. 23 Nov. 21) On Thursday and Friday the Emotive Moon is in your sign. You feel comfortable com-fortable with who you are and are . happy to let everyone else see that you can be deeply sensitive. The weekend brings good luck with money and career. Don't stay home. Use that natural nat-ural charisma to go out and network. On Monday you may have an opportunity opportu-nity to receive a profound insight about the workings of your own per- sonality. For optimum benefits, a psy- ., chotherapy session is recommended. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 -Dec. 21) It's a great lime for a weekend get- sponsored by Park City Draperies and Blinds. 649-3865 vertical blinds, pleated-Duette shades girl who tries to organize everyone's life and doesn't really have a handle on her own is a vintage plot. In fact, some reviewers have suggested that the movie is based loosely very, very loosely on Jane Austen's Emma. And why not? The teen lingo in this movie is one part slang, one part psychobabble ("I'm heading into a shame spiral."), but also one part mock-Victorian formality. Cher could be cousins with Bill and Ted who used phrases like "most heinous," etc. Silverstone's career thus far has been based almost entirely on being an MTV teen goddess. Her major credits consist of playing a nymphette from hell in The Crush and being "the Aerosmith girl" in a trilogy of music videos. Despite that thin resume, Silverstone gives a winning performance. She runs the emotional gamut from, let's say A to J. while never slipping out of Valley Girl mode. Is the world of Clueless real or should we pray it isn't? Maybe so. but there's a charm and energy about the way Heckerling has conjured con-jured up a world with its own special spe-cial slang, clothes, choreography and attitude. It's like she created an alternative universe and probably had more fun doing it than Kevin Costncr did with Waterworld. by Lynda Ray away with friends. You are at your . peakpotential for learning about and exploring your world. Your energy andconfidence levels are high and your financial picture is relatively healthy. Short journeys aren't recommended for Tuesday though, so be sure to get home before then or you could suffer delays and frustrations. (Yes, there was a detour sign about 100 miles back. You missed it. And, by the way, you're holding the map upside down.) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 Jan. 19) You continue to show more interest in the occult world than one would expect from the zodiac's favorite prag-matist. prag-matist. Over the last year you've learned that you can trust your intuition. intu-ition. "Cosmic" and "mystical" are not necessarily completely useless words anymore. Assertive Mars is moving through your career house giving giv-ing you drive and ambition. On Monday and Tuesday the Moon in your practical sign makes it easy for you to get almost anything accomplished. accom-plished. But that's not too surprising, is it? You were born for success. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 Feb. 18) You are realizing that your hopes and dreams are becoming attainable. You may also be realizing that your "insignificant" other is actually quite wonderful. (You Aquarians can be a little detached sometimes and every once in a while you need a little gentle tap on the noggin to wake up and smell the coffee.) If you don't have the time or money to travel this week, then try to get yourself into the library. Mars is making you impatient to expand your knowledge any way you can. If you can't jump on the Concorde, then broaden your horizons by reading. PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) Work, exercise, walking the dog, grooming the cat and other ordinary everyday rituals can really be enjoyable enjoy-able sometimes and this is one of those times. Career opportunities present themselves with little effort from you. Although your career is important, Monday may provide you with some insights into a broader view of success. What are your true dreams for the future? If anyone knows that money can't buy happiness, it's you. (It does, ' however, make it a little easier to buy that luxury sailboat.) ' Starsteam by Lynda Ray 70 off , : ' ATTENTION Minimalists : 4203 South State Salt Unique Turn-Of-The-Century JBS PlfN !.-:.. rTiszPh A III til f Here's dinner. BH I1C II II 111 DUOS. BAGEL BAKERY AWWirtollTFM (801) 262-9658 Lake Crty, Utah 841 07 (800) 309-9658 1 Oak Utah Pine Walnut Furniture jinii mm m |
