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Show 4 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Fourteen Friday, February 15, 1991 member flying solo as brilliant director Ex-Pyth- on By Jeffrey D. Jonsson Chronicle Video Critic Perhaps the most enigmatic and unsung member of the Monty Python troupe is Terry Gilliam. Python's only American member, he was also responsible for the fantastic and sometimes absurd animation sequences which made Monty Python so unique. Terry Gilliam, since leaving the Python, has directed three movies, which at times are visionary, and at times absurd. All three are yours to take home for an evening or two of fun. Time Bandits Directed by Terry Gilliam Produced by Terry Gilliam Written by Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam Starring Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Jack Purvis, Sean Connery, Ralph Richardson, David Warner, John Cleese, Michael Palin Warner Home Video boy living in a quiet British suburb who witnesses a knight galloping through his room late one night He lays a trap the next night and into his room pops a gang of noisy little men. The little men led by Randall (Rappaport) capture Kevin, and flee his room through a magic portal when a huge apparition begins to chase them. What begins is Kevin's journey through time with the gang of Bandits who have stolen a map of time doors from the Supreme Being. Different vignettes highlight Gilliam's bizarre directing style. Perhaps the most interesting is when Kevin and the gang fall through a time door into a floating derelict occupied by an ogre and his wife who capture them and intend to eat them. Other places the gang end up are the Titanic, the kingdom of Agamemnon, Napoleon's court, Sherwood Forest and a giant void in which they meet up with ultimate Evil. You'll have to watch it to find out what happens next. Bandits was Gilliam's first solo work, and also the viewing public's first taste of his peculiar style. Gilliam's films are typically dark and dense, and Time Bandits is Time no different. Time Bandits begins with Kevin, a Brazil Directed by Terry Gilliam Produced by Arnon Milchan Written by Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown, Tom Stoppard Starring Jonathan Pryce, Kathrine Helmond, Kim Greist, Robert DeNiro, Michael Palin, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, David Warner Warner Home Video Brazil is the film that put the name Terry Gilliam on the tongue of movie critics and film connoisseurs worldwide. This movie is a very intense and, at times, harrowing experience. Jonathan Pryce plays Sam Lowry, civil servant who has no a low-level aspirations of upward movement, straight from the pages of Jules Verne, only in Brazil, it is crowded, dark and dirty. Brazil owes a lot to George Orwell's 1984, but it is also very original in many aspects. Terrorism plays a major role in Brazil's society, Robert DeNiro plays Henry Buttle, a rogue, heating engineer labeled a terrorist by the government. The Bureau of Central Services plays a large role in the world of Brazil as does the Bureau of Information Retrieval. What begins as a comic twist soon becomes theatre of the absurd when two Central Services workers, played by his contributions and fund mi 7 Access Convenient locations Open late and on Saturdays DRIVE UPl the University Credit Union we understand the need for convenience and accessibility. That's why we offer a full line of financial services featuring federally insured deposits and same day loan approval. Stop by and join today. We 're looking forward to serving you! At DebitVisa Credit Worldwide account access Munchausen telling a tale of the war, ends with another ambiguous Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed, Charles McKeown, Jonathan Pryce, Uma Thurman, Jack ending. In the yarn the Baron was spinning, he saved the town from a siege by the Turkish army, but when he is finished, the townspeople throw open the gates, and find that the siege has been broken. Gilliam Purvis, Sting RCAColumbia Home Video Baron Munchausen is a legendary shifts back and forth from what European hero whose exploits were much exaggerated, by himself and others. Terry Gilliam has crafted a very intriguing film around the story of a fictitious city besieged by the Turks in the eighteenth century. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a children's story, and this film has a child-lik- e feel. However, this movie also has many adult sensibilities and is a good movie for both groups. Munchausen is a 'loony' picture. e It takes a character seems to be real to what seems to be story so often, that when it ends, it's not clear what has just happened. Despite ambiguity, Gilliam's films work well in their own milieu. There is an undeniable attraction to the kind of kinetic energy they exhibit. Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen are children's stories with an adult twist, and Brazil is a mature, somber interpretation of a repressive society. All are well worth your time. Enjoy. larger-than-lif- by Haskell was eager to contribute. Faculty members from the music department including David Power, JoAnn Ottey, as well as Evan Call and Mary Ann Dresher, will sing Walzer" "Liebesieder accompanied by performances of faculty from the departments of both modern dance and ballet: Mark Vorcheit, Ford Evans, Abby Fiat, .Attila FiczeTe, Phyllis Haskell and Sharee Lane. Ballei department students Jennie Creer and Joseph Woefe have offered their performance of Balanchine's "Syvia Pas de Deux." From the modern dance department, Abby Fiat and Phyllis Haskel have provided Carl Wolz's "Blue-GreenThese performances precede a musical presentation by Xan ." Johnson's Theatre School for Youth. Appropriately, the music department's piano faculty will close the concert with a nine-pian- o arrangement of "Danse Macabre." The benefit will be a treat within itself, bringing together all five departments of the College of Fine Arts. The performances have an extended layer of emotion as all of the artists take the opportunity to return some of the support that has generously been given to them. at the Alice Sheets Marriott Tickets may he purchased Center for Dance, room 110 ($20 general admission, $10 U. Faculty, $5 U, students). The ticket office is open from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to S p.m. For further information, call the modern dance department at 581-732- 7. American Express Offers You Great Savings On Travel to the Orient yYou Bangkok..... .............$ 956.00 Beijing. ................... .....959.00 Hong Hong.... ......... .....756.00 Kuala Lumpur .............996.00 Shanghai ...................1 256.00 Singapore ...................996.00 Low season faresrestrictions may apply. Fares do not include tax or security charges. Call Kathryn for further details. can . I M i ZS CREDIT UNION 24 hour Telephone Teller base. But it is the charismatic performance of John Neville as Baron Munchausen which carries this movie along at a rapid clip. as Baron What begins Salt Lake City to: 24 hour loan application express Visa raising at the U. The benefit seems to be the obvious way to help the Daynes family. Phyllis Haskell, chair of the U.s department of modem dance, describes Skip Daynes with vigor: "Skip is generous, supportive and positive. He has advised and done great services for the arts; He's a giving man and this benefit seems like the best way we can really show appreciation for what he has TOTAL CHECKING Free of monthly service charge, earns interest based on your balance 24 hour ATM Access of Baron done here." Every department contacted been given here to New York or elsewhere." Thus came all of and solid performances by Jonathan Pryce, as the obnoxious city leader, and Oliver Reed, as the bombastic god Vulcan, give this film a strong sense of closure, yet Gilliam makes it work. Brazil is no exception. Directed by Terry Gilliam Produced by Thomas Schuhly Written by Charles McKeown, Terry Gilliam Starring John Neville, Eric Idle, of the dance companies in town. The graduates contribute locally or take what they've AS uire Soi very unusual, unconventional film which has an ambiguous ending, which Gilliam seems to work to perfection. His films don't seem to have much of a resists, until he runs across, literally, the girl of his dreams. The visuals of Brazil model what was presented as "The World of the Future" at the 1930 World's Fair in New York; i.e. computers are made with manual typewriter keyboards and small black and white picture tubes. Everything looks as if it came from page one U. is the source of talent for the Utah Symphony and all which will be performed at Lowry's apartment. Brazil is a The Adventures Munchausen The A scene from Karl Woltz's the Tim Daynes benefit. attempt to fix the duct work in but whose mother wants him to advance. Sam sees no need and Daynes 21 and creates for him a fanciful world of gods, moon men and giant whales. 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