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Show iou don't nave to like pop musu; By Jack Mathews Knight Ridder W Simon's presence dominates the film hut his feature d hut ha gix and had moments Ironical'y he sec iih most ill at ease m the conversational scenes with other musicians, especially when he s on camera hut not talkuig On the other hand, the films best scenes are those sei tunental moments between him and Brown and between him and his young son (Michael Pearlman) ' One Tru k Pony' is a storv about a 71 ye ir old xip star who 10 years after hitting his ptak us a protest singer during the Vietn im w,(r, is struggling to keep his career and lus band afloat while bookings dwindle and his band members grow more restless Simon plays Jonah Ijevin, a singer songwriter working just as hard to remain an adolescent as he is to find a new audiente for his music His time has dearly passed him by and, although he had some success, he never caught the big wave never made the big money riter If I were kidnapped HOLLYWOOD by a terrorist gang of pop music fans and forced to listen to an entire Paul Simon album, chances are Id fall asleep before we got to Side 2 That may sound like more of an inconvenience than torture but with me and pop music, its a thin line And so it was with great fear and trepidation of having a really boring time that I went to see One-Trk Pony," a motion picture that has Simon s diminutive finger prints all over it He wrote the u 1 He is at the crossroads His wifeiRlair Brown'has forced a separation, refusing to forge on tow aid middle age with a hov husband alwavs on the road and his record company is piessunng him to alter his music to make it more commercial Simon has drawn richly on his own experiences as the a musician on the road and his script couldn't feel more characters and the dialogue Not Dazzled The truth is I wasn't dazzled, but I w as surprised What I expected was a film about all those people I didnt care about when they were hot the rock stars of the late '60s and early 7ns, stones atxiut whom I used to hurriedly flip past in Rolling Stone magazine on my way to Hunter Thompson What I saw was a harmless, laid back little movie written by someone who not only understands and cares about his subject, but was wise enough not to make it totally an insiders film U.lllUfJjCfj milvih Simon pmucnos RICHARD RUSH PETER 0 TOOLE . STEVE RAILSBACK HIR BARBARA , HEY THE STUNT MAN AlLEN GOORWTZ Al!XRiC0 ATAMHUAHM DONUWIRONIIRI 1. LOS ANGELES (AP) Jefferson Starship lead guitarist Paul Kantner, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, wont need surgery and could be on the road to complete recovery, doctors said Tuesday. Kantner, 39, who suffered a stroke Sunday, reported to be in stable condition at Cedars-Sina- i Medical Center. Kantners surgeon, Dr. Elliott Bhnderman, said chances of suffering a brain hemorrhage that doesnt require surgery were one in 10,000, according to Nadine Condon, spokeswoman for the rock group. Hospital spokeswoman Tess Gnffin said Kantner, although still in intensive care, was conscious and had been talking. She said he would remain in intensive care for a day or two and would be hospitalized for a couple of weeks. He seems to be improving, she said The musician has had only a few visitors, including his manager Bill Thompson, Mrs Gnffin said But if he continues to do this well, Ms, Condon added, he may be able to see band members and family later on natural love. , MRS.TARXStRRIDAVOT Guitarist Paul Kantner improving after stroke Aston of "A VIGOROUS, SPELLBINDING AND PROVOCATIVE NEW FILM. YOU'RE LEFT GASPING." As for the music itself, what can I say Its Simon pure and theres plenty of it Simon wrote 11 songs for the movie and some of them spin around more than once In addition, there are songs by the Lovin' Spcxmful, Sam and Dave and the B 52 And the music didnt put me to sleep authentic Dick Bush's marvelous photography captures the concert mood and director Robert Young has gotten generally sound performances from the novices, as well as the pros d "BREATHTAKINGIY NEW IT LITERALLY DEFIES DESCRIPTION A TRIUMPH CONJURED BY AN ALCHEMIST" - The rest of the cast is fine Rip Toni, as the tiearded record impressarto with one eye on the Top 4i c hail and the other on his promiscuous wife (Joan Hacketii who beds Sinvn and helps him get a icc oi ding session, Allen Goorwitz. the unctuous record promoter with the "AM ears", and one time underground rck ctar, Lou Reed, as the producer intent on commercializing Simon's music with gimmicky overlaid orchestration Forced Separation screenplay, composed and performed most of the music, and stars as its leading man I tried to tell myself that it could have Ut n woise, that it could have been a film by Wayne Newton or but the Paul Anka, truth is I'd rather have taken my chances with some real terrorists I say all that up front so those of you who feel differently about (A) Paul Simon, or (B) life behind roll scenes can discount the rock-ananything negative I have to say from here on lo on joy roity MELV'N SIMON LAURENCE NORMAN B MARCUS RAUlTMS RICHARD Oh'lhhAil PhijPR'HNA iiHARON fARRELL GIMBL I MAHlOtl-JAs- u RUSH RICHARD RUSH : r-- STARTS TOPIORROW o f TROLLEY CORNERS ii o 'V' EXCLUSIVE irordlim f4 2924M9 Y TROLLEY , NORTH J BOUNTifut IN Woods C'os tl I II 7.00, 9 00 n" the I ROllt V , 4100 S Redwood ALONE" BOOGIE" Rd m I SEATS I ROSE" BRUBAKER -- 4BS 848 Tom O SCIENCE Alien V'LlAGE VOCE FICTION AWARDS 4:20, 9:15 And Horn m, nl S. iync, Fh tmn BFST HORROR FUM BEST SCREENPt GRAND PRIZE WINNER A, a(U A RARE FILM THE ROSE F Imy AY HILARIOUS!" - Bemord BETTE HIDLEfi NE APAPI?S Cl GOSEEITI" - Brendan THE Gill NEW YORKER NiNOMANFREDI A 183 rpjae V trolley CORNERS fcsjitg Drew GANNETT "EXTRAORDINARY. 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