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Show 10E The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunda), February Cosby returns 2, IMG Lumets Tower: Slick movie about slick operators elections ore won. It's not the issues that sway voters, its the image. As d Pete St. John, the and filthy rich media consultant played by Richard Gere, says. "My job is to gel you in. Once you're there you can do whatever your conscience tells By Terry Qrme Tribune Staff Writer "You're not getting human on me. are you9" asks one character of another in "Power," Sidney Lumet's new cinematic putdown of the media wizards who groom even create political candidates. "Iower" is a slick movie about - you to do." Covering much the same ground as "The Candidate" and Lumet's own 'Network," "Power" is a taut satire that radiates the high-teclook of the industry it is about. As St. John, Gere is dressed and groomed to perfection. Not a hair is out of place. The actor has the part down pat. St. John intimidates his clients who are paying him millions of dollars to get liiem elected He lets them know immedi Film review operators. It's about people who are cynically calculating, who have nary an ounce of idealism coursing These people through their veins know how politicians are made, how- slick ately that he's in charge. He will tell them how to look, what to say. and how to say it. But he does it all so gracefully, with such civility, that the reality of what he's saying gets lost under all the veneer. "If you want to win the uncommitteds, you have to slay uncommitted," St. John admonishes when a candidate becomes too interested in issues. St. John's expertise is much in demand. Among his clients are a candidate for the presidency in a South American country, the governor of Washington, a candidate for the governorship of New Mexico and a senator from Ohio. His image-makin- g tactics include having the South American candidate wear a shirt bloodied in a terrorist attack during every political speech. He places the candidate in New Mexico on a horse in front of a wagon train. St. John is a hack manipulator, but his techniques work He performs his magic on videotape, all the while with a bemused smirk behind his perfectly trimmed mustache. As he has done so many times, Lumet has assembled a terrific cast. Gene Hackman is Wilfred Buckley, a media consultant himself who has lost the fire for the job. He's taken to drink and being bitter about the fact that St. John left their partnership years ago, struck out on his own and hit it rich. Julie Christie is Ellen Freeman, St. John's former wife who Hall Mark Twain lectures at the trouble began at 8 p.m. when the audience responded enthusiastically to a cloud of cigar smoke that precedinyeMaLks. .Sometimes il has ed the actor onstage. Shortly thereafter. Twain appeared alone except see&fd to nw that I would yire for a deceptively simple set. worlds if I couhl retain my fads, hut U cpnnot be. The mure I chalk No subject escaped, his irreverence up (lie Sources. . .the inure I leak throughout the r monologue, Mark Twain wisdom, as the ' Twain, regaled the ,v bcott Rivers I audience with his dry humor, social By tribune Staff Writer ; satire, philosophical commentary "MsetMark Twain," staged Friday f and vivid storytelling. 1 night at Kingsbury Hall, featured ' Upon his arrival, Twain confessed. "I wanted to come to Salt Lake City F.X.Brqwn in an uncanny portrayal of the legendary author, humorist and in the worst possible way. 1 ifli by J train. Maybe Hell is hot all that bad. lecturer. , Brown, a New York actor, has been Some of Twain's highlights were his stories regarding the. Old West, in which he recalled a hazardous journey to San Francisco via the, Overland Stage. A major difficulty' faded on the trip was his handling of a ' "if it didn't get indulging himself in this delightful (rusty si role for eight years, with hours of what it went after, it would find Twain's finest anecdotes and stories something else. Sometimes all six committed to memory. Forget all barrels would go off at the same comparisons to Hal Holbrook or Fre-dri- c time." March this performance There were many affectionate restands on its own merits. membrances of his days as a river As the program notes promised, boat pilot on the Mississippi River, In all my aiyraraieek on the lecture platform I ymml ayainst including useful information 'in two-hou- : Theater review 1 1 - during which young Samuel Clemens, as he. was then known! assumed his nom de plume of Mark Twain. Delightful stories of Twain's Missouri childhood, which gave rise to the characters of Tom Sawyer and Huek Finn, were referred to on occasion. He alsd explained his penchant for cigar smoking and other bad habits, adding that "a woman with no vices is a sinking ship without any cargo to throw overboard." Following a brief intermission (which Twain deemed necessary, since "It's a horrible death to be talked to death"), the lecture's second half focused on diverse subjects such as insurance companies, war ("Man is the only animal who deals in the atrocity of atrocities"), slavery and ' religion. m F.X. Brown's interpretation .of Twain became more lively and amusat ing as the lecture progressed one point, he lost interest in the conversation, slowly nodding off. . . The climactic tale was a moody ghost story that was finely honed to suspense, with an expected "shock" finish. bone-chillin- g Bidding farewell to his audience. Twain explained the secret behind his longevity: "My habits may work for me, but they might assassinate .1 make it a habit to you. go to bed, and get up. . I've never exercised. Never had to. J see no sense in getting tired. .If you can't make 70 by a comfortable road, dont go." Brown, as Twain, covered considerable material with remarkable subtlety and believability. The actors gestures, expressions and mannerisms were faultless, and there was a pleasant spontaneity throughout' it apthe entire performance peared effortless and natural. "Meet Mark Twain" was an enjoyable, worthwhile experience for all ages. The empty seats within Kingsbury Hall made the presentation more intimate. 485-731- STEREO 964-952- r- (A ui 30Oi) OlEG (MtSGfo SZQil333EI flash zItf 'ivii si o.memade n S z I sm Z VPrTl! Z and H ? m m COM ED Y - NIGH T C L U Per Person 5.99 Single Item Double Size 4.99 PiM PRESENTS 8pm nformotion 'MMl :30 Mon.-Fr- i. All the Pizza, Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Salad Bar, vflSW Chicken, & MOJO rt B Feb.13 :30-- l 1 OBiI1 rjfibo Hr 5m 5 $2.75 J cmirniVy(!iim0i V) Single Item, Family Size If Tint he. H LUNCH BUFFET SPECIAL SPECIAL David Himmelstein's screenplay covers a lot of ground and involves the rpain character Pete St. John in a number of subplots with the various candidates. At times it seems like the story has too many disparate parts. But under the direction of Lumet, it holds together nicely, sustained by a strong satirical drive, QBu) CO - THIN CRUST Ballet Ensemble, University of Utah student dancers. Dance Building Theatre, U. ot U. campus, Fr iday, 5 and 8 p.m., Saturday, 8 p.m. Program: Premiere works by Conrad Ludlow, Tauna Hunter, David Jackson, Raymond Von Mason and Anne Van Gelder, Tickets, $4, general admission; 42, students. Danceworkt, Utoh State University student modern dance group, Frldoy and Sotur-day- , 8 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, USU. Program: works by Mark Lowdermllk, Cathy Black, Loa Mongelson and Mary Ann Lee. Tickets, $4, general admission; S3, students. KLCmiM SHAKEY'S PIZZA USES ONLY QUALITY INGREDIENTS SO'1 calendar s c O.vO .Dance 1- -. Shakey's Pizza Parlor 1 922 W. 5400 S. SLC, UT 84119 3 Bill Cosby will make it to I'tah twice in a mere four months. After appearing in Brigham Young Universitys Marriott Center in November, before a packed house, the comedian and star of television's most popular weekly show will appear at the University of Utah Special Events Center Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Tickets for Cosby's show will go on sale Monday at all Datatix outlets. Prices are $17.50 and $15. This ensemble of actors works well together. There is unspoken tension between Hackman and Gere, the feeling that they want to say something to each other but can't. The scenes Gere and Christie share ring particularly true as their characters come to admit that their jobs mean more to them than their feelings for each other. fi EEEE57CEQIIB 0 PiZZA PARLOR Enjoy These Money Saving Coupons Shakey's Pizza Parlor 1 68 E. 3300 S. 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