B10 Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 22, 199!

On the Small Screen —

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Texasville
Starring Jeff Bridges, Cybil
Shepherd, Annie Potts. Pro-
duced by Barry Spikings and
- Peter Bogdanovich. Directed by

Peter Bogdanovich. Rating: R.
Running time: 126 minutes,

- Thirty years ago Texasville

- was a Sleepy little nowhere
town, and Duanne and Jacy
(Bridges and Shepherd) were
just a couple of carefree kids
who had a thing for one
another. The road ahead was
filled with adventures just
waiting to happen. Then Jacy .
went off to Europe to become
an actress, and Duanne got
bogged down in the oil business
(and became a millionnaire in
the process).

Now it’s 1984, the year
Texasville celebrates its Centen-
nial, such as it is. Duanne’s life
_ has spiralled from the top of
the heap all the way down to
the bottom. He’s deeply in
debt, his marriage to Karla
(Potts) is something less than
perfection, his son has seduced
half the town’s married
women, his daughter spends
most of her time bawling over
some man, the twins are
downright vicious, and worst
of all, his dog deserts him.

Into this seething cauldron of neighbourhood and re-opens «June 8, 1 and 3 p.m. — Mr. Dress Up - i
misadventure sails Jacy (Shep- the gym. Life isn’t great, McColl Playh i
herd) in all her glory. Prac- especially for his son who now. clo ayhouse ay
tically the whole town, in- _ must learn how to survive in «May 24 and,25 — A Chip in the Sugar, Terrace Little. Theatre’ s award winnin
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that Duanne will fall madly in the city. The Terrace Inn ue
love with her all over again. Then along comes Tommy a : : i ‘
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an in falling into Duanne’s itious dreams in his heart. _ a
arms. Things get pretty uncom- With Rocky as his manager he George’ s Pub Harvest Moon, until June 1st
fortable for Duanne, particu- might make it to the top, he Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 13 i 4 .
larly when he discovers his wife just mie be the next Rocky *May 24 and 25, 8 p.m. — 1 a.m. — Spring Round—up, continuous , music a

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This movie is the sequel to and Rocky. or just pop down for a listen!

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available at Video Stop), and had a kind of magic, but this “Until June 16 — Behind the Ballot Box — a populist look at . if
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Rocky V

Starring Sylvester Stallone,
Talia Shire, Tommy Morrison.
Produced by Irwin Winkler and
Robert Chartoff. Directed by
John G, Avildsen. Rating:
PG-I3. Running times 105 min-
ules;

Rocky Balboa (Stallone) has

reached the end of his career as _

a boxer. Years of taking hard
punches in the ring have taken
their toll — he’s suffering a

_ brain trauma, and one more

fight could leave him per-
manently disabled.

But this is the least of
Rocky’s problems. His ac-
countant has embezzled his en-
tire hard-earned fortune, leav-
ing the Balboa family bank-
Tupt. Worse yet, it seems the
accountant also forgot to pay a
few bills along the way, like the
$400,000 mortgage on Rocky’s
house.

To get them out of debt
Rocky wants to go back in the

ring, but his wife (Shire) won’t .

let him. She’s terrified of losing

him. So nearly everything they —

own has to go on the auction
block to pay off the mountain
of debts. All that’s left of the
vast estate is an old run-down
gym.

Rocky moves his family into
a cheap tenament in the old

look for the magic.

"Dance students hit the boards
for Child Development Centre

Contributed by the Vicki
Parviainen Dance School

Dance Revue ’91 takes place on
Saturday, May 25 at the R.E.M.
Lee Theatre, sponsored by Theatre
Alive. This will be the 16th annual
event by Vicki Parviainen and her
81 dance students.

This year’s performance will
provide a full evening of fast mov-
ing, colourful entertainment with
something for all ages. The pro-
gram, which spans almost two
hours, includes upbeat tap routines
like Puttin’.on the Ritz and But-
tons and Bows, movie music such
as the Baby Elephant Walk from
Hatari, and Alex F from Beverly
Hills Cop. There is jazz —
Charleston, swing, the theme from

Swat and Pop Goes the World by

- Men Without Hats. In a variety of
ethnic. dances, the audience will

travel fo Scotland, Ireland,

- Sweden, Italy and Israel.

The music of Frank Mills, Cana-
dian composer, brings new ideas
each year. Other composers fea-

tured are Vangelis and Moe Kauf-

man. The show ends with a duet
from Phantom of the Opera.

As in previous years, proceeds
from the Dance Revue will 80 to

the Theatre Alive Society to pro-
vide funding for new equipment
for the R.E.M. Lee Theatre.
Enjoy this colourful and enter-
taining evening provided by a large
group of talented and enthusiastic
dancers ranging in age from pre-

- school to teens. Tickets are avail-

able from Sight & Sound, dance
students, or by calling 635-7455 or

. ° 635-3207. Prices are $6 for adults,

$4 for seniors and children under

‘12.

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- news story?

The Terrace Public Library is one
place to start.

R.E.M. Lee Theatre

Zimbabwe

Theatre
*May 30, 8 p.m.
Kitimat’s ambassador

Northwest Arts and
Entertainment Calendar

*May 25, 8 p.m. — Dance Hevue ‘91, Vicki Parviainen and her students,
presented by Theatre Alive
*May 29, 7:30 p.m. — Caledonia Band.and Choir in concert

eJune 1, 8:00 p.m. — Suka Sihambe, a 12-man a cappella group from

«June 7, 8:00 p.m. — Three Men and a Mike comedy show with lan Bagg

*May 29 — Romeo and Juliet, presented for Grade 8-12 students by Carousel
— "Ambassador", an evening of talent and crowning of

«June 2, 7 p.m. — Suka Sihambe, a 12-man a cappella group from Zimbabwe,
presented by the Kitimat Multicultural Society

Prince Rupert Performing Arts Centre 8p ice
«May 23, 7:30 p.m. — Parenting lecture featuring Stephen Glenn.
*May 25, 8:00 a.m. — Student-teen driving rodeo ae:
“May 25, 7:30 p.m. — Miss Prince Rupert Pageant
“May 26, 2:00 p.m, — Student music recital

*May 30, 7:30 p.m. — Dance recital by students of All That Jazz | noes a at
«June 6, 5 and 7 p.m. — Mr. Dressup, with Casey and Finnigan oo | 1

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