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Show CCT12-20- RF.D C0 ated using anything including junk and trash three members of Stomp sit on the stage and simply rummage through a tiash-balooking for beat makers. At the climax of this li ttle scene, one person uses a Slurpee cup with straw attached to create that near- STOMP continued from page RS choice of instruments. g Although they start and finish with brooms, the caste plays with matchbooks, lighters, sticks, barrelsboth of the plastic variety and the steel drum variety and wash basins, among a variety of other toys. At one point, six members clamber their way in the dark, aided only by headlamps, up onto the huge, industrial backdrop that is littered with debris e.g. tire rims, pots and pans, metal floaties and street signs. After strapping themselves in, four of them dangle from the ceiling and swing back and forth while slamming out a rhythm. marching band-typ- e To drive home the point that beats are everywhere, permeating our lives, and that they can be cre straw-squeakin- running high. But, unlike many shows. Stomp closes with a bit of an g and feel which had the audience members tapping toes and snapping fingers as they exited the theatre with the original Stomp caste member slowly sweeping himself off stage. Stomp runs daily through Sunday, Oct isth, at Kingsbury Hall For anti-clim- . tickets, call Artisan Pictures gets ready to release the sequel to the creepy tale, DA Stem has prepared yet another novel intended to draw an audience even further into the world of Burkittsville and the horrors of the Blair Witch. "Blair Witch: The Secret Confession of Rustin Parr " is written with the intention of taking the fake legend one step further. It intends to create confusion as to whether the murders in Burkittsville were the act of the man who was hanged for them, or the act of a ? being with supernatural powers.' As - the is ry , conf essasrt via a journal of a dying man. The dying man is the priest who heard the last confession of Rustin Parr, the man convicted of brutally slaying seven children in the back woods of Maryland. Parr is the perfect scapegoat good one. Ghost stories and legends, while never really thought of as truth per se, generally are founded on some idea of truth or can be traced back to an original true event that spawned the legend. "The Blair Witch Project" and the stories surrounding it were the basis for the legend that is told. A story was created that had the supernatural place, the areepy leg-- " end and even the scary event Blair Witch has all of the elements of a good legend. And even though it has been outed as a fake story, the mock legend has become a legend on its own. DA. Stem's latest is a farther capitalization on all the hype. It professes to be a detailed account : of the truth behind the V Burkittsville murders.which everyone knows never happened. But it could have. And for authors like Stem, that is all that is needed to spur another look into the tale of the Blair Witch. apart. These tales of back-countr- 581-710- 0. witchciaft are fast becoming symbolic of society if you can't come up with something readjust make it up; a good lie is as good as the truth; and as long as the general public is fooled, the story must be a mild-manner- decade. ax open-endin- Although he was generally considered and harmless by the townspeople, he was a recluse in the woods for several years. It was in his basement that the corpses found with strange symbols carved into the disfigured bodies were discovered. But was Pan actually guilty of the crimes for which he was hanged on the gallows? Only one man knows the answer to that, and that man is Dominik Cazale the priest to whom Parr gave his final confession. Unfortunately, in this novel, Cazale is in a coma as a result of a terrible house fire that killed his wife and left him severely burned and incoherent Because of his condition, no one can question him as to the true nature of the crimes. But when Cazales' journal mysteriously surfaces, the real tale of the events leading up to the murders is finally revealed. Writing autobicgraphicaily, Stem takes it upon himself to piece together the facts that surround the mystery of the Rustin Parr killings, as well as the mystery of the fire that ripped Cazales' lif e R8 which he entitled "The Blair Witch Project: A Dossier." in that book, he chronicles the legend of the Blair Witch and the alleged history behind the town and the murders that spawned the movie of the This place. With most shows of this nature, there is a grand climax Toward the end, Stomp brings out a little bit of everything and creates a combination of rhythmic dance and banging beats that leaves the blood g ly annoying, sound, one uses small, plastic grocery bags to create a rustling rhythm, and the third beats on a bag full of air to simulate a driving bass. What is truly amazing and entertaining about Stomp is the group's ability to create extremely complex rhythm patterns using both unconventional toys and the members' own bodies. The difficulty of doing this is delivered to the audience in a small interaction piece that is carried on throughout the entire performance. In a game of mimicry, BLAIR WITCH continued from page the audience stumbles over their own feet and hands trying to simulate even the simplest of rhythms. Anyone thinking to themselves that, "Hey I could do that" was quickly put in their y RIO yet Rohgan's ensemble of actors is the only one in Utah devoted to improvisa-tionathe study of long-for- -- TITANS :;-- continued from page RIO X ' -' dents either on or off the screen it was simple to forget this detail as the relationships between their characters grew. Denzel Washington shines in this type of film. He is an expert at playing the innocent guy who is r forced to endure whatever is thrown at him. .. Granted, the majority of Ms dia-- . logue read like an anthem that you were supposed to chant along ta But no matter how cheesy the words sounded, Washington made them sound like they came from his heart. . Will Patton is better known as a supporting actor than as anything else. But his acting in this film showcased his talent as a convincing, passionate actor. Any slow scenes were offset nicely by the testosterone-riddescenes. The audience was readily welcomed as a part of the film the movie attempts to make the audience feel more like enthusiastic high school football fans than movie-goer. , ' , ' bering a piece of your own past ' hot just watching a movie screen. So get some popcorn. Sit down for a while. Spend a couple of hours making yourself feel better by living vicariously through a football team. if this is your idea of a good time, you won't be disappointed. d the troupe to perform in a audithe genre, allowing ence to yell out fouls on those actors who cross the line. But, for those of you who have a taste for the crass, he does offer a performance on the last Frifamily-oriente- day of October. The Alternative Underground venue offers entertainment that is strictly local. The operation is not yet at its peak, but attending these shows will undoubtedly be inter- nonoperation into a in hopes of profit organization, This will enable obtaining grants. the theater to continue with its local focus. There is no doubt that this man is devoted to the growth of cultural awareness in the arena of local films and music He has also incorporated a "Wall of Fame" which is full-scal- esting. Ifyou are a film student or a member of a local band, John Woodhouse can be reached Alternative Grounds also now has a Web site located afwww.altgrounds.com NEW WORK THAT . THE UNEASY RACIAL LANDSCAPE OF OUR TIME. 3TiCXlic STUDENTS $ One Fridays Sunday Sstartep st Zp1 psaMLa Presents Chicano Poet (QJ 0i. Bfiriv jj n s. if you don't necessarily enjoy football, you will stili find yourself cheering, jeering and cringing with each successive ,Even game. This film was based on a true story, and the audience is intended to feel a sense of reality throughout. The film definitely abused these realities at certain points,- - . almost pushing them past the V point of cliche. ifrv:nEEGnr I'll n ' ftn nniwiimri " t P Atom eaKwtMVfcita &vm j? t 1 at - 9pm ' S98 ' ; . l comedy. The group also performs sketch comedy and competition, like Quick Wits. With a cast acting entirely off the seat of their pants, this show will leave you rolling in the aisle. Rohgan also has geared BRILLIANTLY ARTICULATES But despite a keen awareness that any sense of reality is intend- ed, it is easy to get caught up in all of the excitement of "Remember the Titans." Rarely does a film let you walk away feeling like you were part of the action. "Remember the Titans" lets you feel like you are remem - - Rll shown at the theater. Films and music aside, there is one more perk to this already unique place: the comedy show. If you thought Quick Wits was funny, you haven't seen anything But the films are what you'll want to go for. Most of the films on Friday, Oct 6, were produced at the U by students. Among these were The Last Ice Cream and Destined. Granted, the films are not done with the skill and glamour of Hollywood, but that is the whole point The theater house is dedicated to showing independent films by local artists, most of those being short films. "We feature films that don't have a major label or distribution, that don't have the financial funds that the Sundance films do. And hopefully we're giving those people who are just as good of filmmakers a chance to get their stuff out into the public, and definitely to univer- - ' sity students, Woodhcuse said. "As far as censoring things, the only standard I have is that it is a good movie." Woodhouse plans to nurture the A POWERFUL : SECTION to be signed by all those who have either performed or had their film GROUNDS continued from page - Tin |