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Show Provo, Utah—Page 27 Thursday, Gecember 10, 1981, THE HERALI Film Review Arts croo e ‘Reds’ Earns Superlatives e By MARK BACHAN ! Herald Guest Reviewer Occasionally a film is madethat is so grand, it defies labeling with the tired old superlatives so commontothe language of e evIs! ts OU n cirticism. y For Dicken’s Famous Carol Once again, the season of ghostly visitationis upon the area — visits from the ghosts of Marley, Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future, that is. These well-meaning spectres of Dicken's classic, “A Christmas Carol,” will haunt the Villa Playhouse Theatre in Springville beginning Friday. Michael Flynn, an actor with many profes- sional credits, stars as the miserly, Christmashating Scrooge. Flynn’s faceis a familiar one to regular televisionviewers — he has made numerous commercials and hasalso appeared in various soap operas,including “Days of Our Lives.’’ As Vicepresident of Ensign Productions, he ms MICHAEL FLYNN has directed both ‘‘Saturday's Warrior’ and movies, inciuding North “Star Child,” and he German Television's has recently finished “Paradise Reclaimed,” filming a rolein Schiller and hasalso been cast Productions’film, “Ex- in the world premiere ecutioner’s Song."’ production of Carol The cast includes Lynn Pearson's new Helen Beaman, of musical, ‘The Dance.”” BYU's Motion Picture Last year shestarred in Studio, as Mrs. community theater as Cratchit. She is present- Dolly Levi in ‘Hello, ly seen on television Doily!”” every day as the lady in Alternating with her Deseret Book’s newest in the role of Mrs. commercial. She has Cratchit is Jan Webb. appeared in numerous Ms. Webb,a native of tic Fezziwig dance scene, as part of Scrooge’s sojourn into the past. Bob Cratchit is portrayed by Bruce aman, a veteran actor whose credits include Horacein “Hello, lly!” Marley’s Ghost Mel and smugly however. everything to which she has paid lip service is suddenly challenged to the ley Centre Theatre was in operation. Taylor has been active in community theatre for and one whichis essential to the development of the production — but he is thoughtful(and careful) enoughto reserve several years. center stage for his fellow cast members, screenwriter, director and star, but it is not. Beattyallows himself to play a role (Jack Reed) well withinhis capabilities — This production of “A Christmas Carol’ uses a new adaptation of the particularly Diane Keaton “Reds” is, in part, the storyofthe last few years 1. the life of Jack Reed — a story by Thom Duncan, young American author and marxist with Saturday vance. much of the film despite the zeal with which Reed and his comrades approach their mission much greater emphasis on the atrocities which moverrents, a spur # revolutionary 4 alae thus Bioihg Cralene a me marist es °OUtSeS. Instead, there ite ieee Hf _“sillusionment_ and futility throughou One cautioning note should be masterpiece of character development and weliterally watch the shaping, the evolution, and the self-discovery of a remarkable woman. Keaton's Bryant emergesstrong, devoid of cliche, completely unique. 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Group rates are available and interested groups should contact Thomark Productions at 375-9687. Tickets will also be available at the doorfor any performances that have not sold out in ad- (by whole. molds the scattered elements of discontented labor into a movementthat is Theatre’s production of ‘‘Arsenic and Old Lace.’’ Gelter is a specialist in sound and unusual special effects “A Christmas Carol” opens Friday and will Sundays) through Dec. 23. Curtain time is 8 cinematography Some may wonder whether "Reds". is primarily a political propagandapiece. It is not. Had it been, there would have been around the time of the Bolshevik Revolution. He meets and eventually marries another young author who shares similar ideals Lonise Rrvant. It is she upon whom all the parts. beautiful Storraro) Everythingis carefully planned and blended into a powerful, cohesive utmost Now sheis involved with someone who is not just fashionablycriticalof the status quo. Here is a man whoisa realpolitical activist, who does the legwork and stumping of a committed marxist, whotirelessly who also directs the show. Technical direction, sound, and set design are by Mark Steven Gelter, who most recently designed and built the two-story set for Magic Square p.m. organizations and it is, in a word, excellent. Its scope is play nightly (except Scotland, is an expert on British and Highland dance; those talents have enabled her to choreograph an authen- socialist denouncing capitalism in the correct social circles. When she meets Jack Reed Taylor, known for his productions of ‘tA Christmas Carol” during the years that Val- role, and it displays her immensetalents to full advantage Her Louise Bryant begins as a cocktail party intellectual — attending lectures of “Reds” — written and directed by and starring Warren Beatty — is one such film as broad as the vision of a revolutionary. as high as the idealistic exuberance of youth, and as deep as the love between people who are committed to something beyond the conceptofself This is a film that might have been shamefully self-indulgent for its emergencethat is the life and breath of thefilm And yet there is more from a superlative supporting cast (featuring Jack Nicholson and MaureenStapleton) to the film really focuses. This is the Keaton Harmony ) Regular $79.95 Sale 495° 5 Bells! Single Bal! Plays 24different tunes at the touch of a button. 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