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Carrie: A Thriller
By Rita Twinkle Campbell
“Carrie,” starring Sissy
Spacek, is a newly-releasec
Brian DePalma’s horror film.
Ms. Spacek plays Carrie who
soon discovers she has
telekinetic powers—the ability
to make things occur and objects
move with her mind.
Carrie lived a reclusive life
with her (religious) mother.
Against her mother’s will,
Carrie decided to accept an
invitation to her high school
prom, the biggest event of the
year in her hometown. At the
prom, however, some
schoolmates played a prank on
Carrie to avenge disciplinary
action against them by one of
the school’s teacher’s for a
previous joke the students
played on the shy introverted •
little Carrie.
But this time the tides were
turned. Carried used her powers
against those who have wronged
her, resulting in ruination for all
concerned. If you’ve got taste
for terror....Take Carrie to the
prom. Rated R.
Kong Is Still Great
By Ronald Cain
Although “King Kong”
may not be the box-office smash
that the movie “Jaws” was does
not mean that it is not one of the
great movies of our time. Kong
has had its share of popularity
for a movie of its quality, but
there were certain factors that
worked against the movie. One
factor was the fact that it was a
revision of the earlier movie
“King Kong” made in 1933.
The familiarity of the new
version cost it some-what in the
box-office receipt section.
Another factor that is a
problem to the new version of
Kong is the acceptance of such
an event happening, and the
fear of that event happening.
Contrast the circumstances of
“Jaws” to those of “King
Kong.” Jaws was a highly
believeable movie, that played
on people’s natural fear of
sharks, whether they are large
or small. While on the other
hand, that believeabititv of a 30
foot leaves much to be desired.
The trend of today's movies is to
the factor of feasibility. The
greater the feasibility factor the
greater the capacity fo that
event actually happening.
Even with these things
against it Kong not only sur
vived but will probably be one of
the world box office champions.
Although it may not take the
naumber one' spot, it will
probably be fourth or fifth in the
running.
The quality of the Kong
movie can in some part be at
tributed to the expenses of the
film. The cost of the film was
over $20 million. And with this
type of financing the result is a
fantastic showing of the art of
special effects. These effects are
used smoothly throughout the
movie and add greatly to the
quality of the film.
In the earlier version of the
Kong movie many times the
great ape was not shown in his
true proportion to his
surroundings. This was done for
added emphasis and shock
effect. In today’s Kong great
care was taken to keep Kong in
proportions to his environment.
Although Kong is large, he is
still small enough to fit into an
oil super tanker.
Also in the modern version
of Kong greater emphasis is
placed on his sympathetic
nature. The treatment of the
beast has the audience thinking
of him, at times, as, almost
human. And, in some instances
he shows more humanity than
the humans themselves. As In
one scene where the girl, named
Dwan, falls into a mud puddle
and Kong hold her under a
water fall so that she can bathe.
Even taken this a step
further, the closing scene of the
movie involved more of what
can simply be termed as a
slaughter, rather than the
killing of a beast. The “Great
Ape” had become endeared to
the audience throughout the
film, and his death was viewed
as a tragedy.
All in all the movie ‘King
Kong’ is a masterpiece of
filmmaking art, and well worth
seeing.
High Museum Displays Black
People look at you with
eyes that say welcome.
Some reach out, as if to
touch you with arms that are
tired and weary. Others merely
sit stoic and lifeless. Some are
so abstract in appearance they
make you feel as though you are
in a dream.
One woman sits very
upright, her face wrinkled with
age lines. Her large, silent eyes
gleem at you. She is dressed
neatly in a white blouse with
brooch that had a red spot in
the middle of it. The
background of the brooch was
black and looks as though it may
be a valuable jewel. She is a
very distinguished woman. .
Who is this woman?
Archibald Motley Jr.’s,
“Portrait of My Grandmother. ’ ’
Motley is one of the black
artists whose works are on
exhibit at the High Museum of
Art. The exhibit was organized
by the Lost Angeles County
Museum of Art and is sponsored
by Phillip Morris Incorporated.
The exhibit is phenomenal.
The paintings and portraits are
from the 20th century and many
of the earlier works were greatly
influenced by the Harlem
Renaissance period.
When you walk through the
exhibit hall, you can visualize
the 200 year old black ex
perience. The struggles,
depression and pride of blacks
have been authentically put on
canvas.
Take my mother home, by
Charles White (1950), is a
drawing of a man reaching out
for you to take his mother home.
She sits there with eye that are
pleading take me home. She
looks very tired and both look as
though they are coming out of
the picture. It makes you want
to take the picture home with
you even if you can’t take his
mother home, wherever home
is.
Another drawing by White
is entitled “Seed of Love”
(1969). A tall black woman who
not only showed strength and
courage, displayed her
pregnancy in a way that let you
know it was a seed of love. She
had bold, distinct features and
wore a white gown. The drawing
was done in Chinese ink. Black
and white were the only colors,
which made the observer feel
the sentiment of mixed
emotions.
John Biggers’ sketch
entitled “The Cradle” (1950),
Shows a mother with three
children snuggled on her lap
and by her side. With her head
down, caressing the sleeping
children, the woman sheds tears
of sorrow at their destitute
plight.
In contrast, William E.
Scott takes you to the “Haitian
Market” (950) where there are
people singing, laughing and
trading goods. A very colorful
painting, the picture puts you on
the island of Haiti with blue
skies and colorful costumes.
People are dancing with baskets
By Deborah C. Lipscomb
on their heads and women
picking from the products at the
market. It takes little
imagination to put yourself
there with the people because of
the extraordinary care to detail.
Have you ever been to the
“Blue Nile” (1964)? When you
look at this watercolor painting
by Palmer Hayden, you’ll wish
you were there. The woman,
black and beautiful, is lying
majestically laying on the bank
of the Nile with her child. Who
could this woman be?
Cleopatra! radiates the essence
of proud people.
TIiis colossal exhibit will be
at the High Museum until Feb.
20, 1977. So go to the High
Museum and find out what the
cultural black experience is all
about.
THE ANCIENT HERITAGE
Teach a sacred past, (Survival of the Ancient Heritage).
For I am the origin of my people.
Remember, life did not begin on ships of middle
passage, nor fields picking cotton.
On the soils of Africa stained red with blood,
By the shores of East Lake Randolph,
I was the birth of Man!
And man begat sons, who were kings and conquerors,
And man begat daughters, temptors of the Roman heart.
And the sons of man ruled great empires!
(Kumbi and Sonhay)
And daughters of man ruled great empires!
(Egypt and Ethiopia)
And the lands of his children overflowed at its bowels
with diamond and ore
And the lands of his children overflowed at its bowels
with gold and silver
And Timbucktu was the center of man’s knowledge,
Prosituted throughout the world.
And industry flourished, because of merchants and
artisans.
. (And beauty was unsurpassed)
The rivers flowed, (Nile and Amazon), while;
Musa marched with staffs emblazed with gold.
While the sphinz was built in homage to one,
The Bantu seemed but swift gazelles.
While Mandling walked with head held high,
Mohammed speak his word.
As Islam was the faith embranced; I was forevermore.
But few remembered this (Ancient Heritage)..
And my tears have parted the Euphrates.
As empires fell my death was foretold
With the onslaught of each mighty blow.
By Lenora Clayton
Junior
Sociology & Political Science Major