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February 1,1990 • Southern Voice /II
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FILM
Ratings:
★★★★ - Excellent
★★★ - Good
★★ - Fair
★ - Poor
Enemies, a ★★★★ Love Story
by Terry Francis
Driving Miss Daisy ★★ 1/2 - A very
slight, but beautifully crafted piece of
work. Set in Atlanta in 1948, Alfred Uhry's
skillful adaptation of his own play chroni
cles the friendship, from initial mistrust to
plucky alliance, between Jessica Tandy, as
a rich, aging Jewish widow, and her digni
fied, patient chauffeur, Morgan Freeman.
Directed by the gifted Australian Bruce
Beresford, who manages to tone down the
creaking obviousness of Uhry's planted
insights. Good supporting work from Dan
Aykroyd as Miss Daisy's son, Esther Rolle
as her independent-spirited maid and Patti
LuPone as her just barely tolerated daugh
ter-in-law.
Enemies, A Love Story ★★★★ - In this
adaptation of Isaac Bashivis Singer's novel,
Ron Silver plays a guilt-stricken Polish-
Jewish intellectual who survived the Nazis
by hiding in a hayloft where he was looked
after by a Gentile servant (Margaret Sophie
Stein) who risked her life to save him. The
film is set in 1949 in New York City, where
Silver, believing his wife (Anjelica Huston)
was killed by Nazis, is now married to
Stein and enjoys the occasional afternoon
with his mistress (Lena Olin). When
Huston turns up, all hell breaks loose. The
film is a treasure: a dazzlingly acted sex
farce with a complex and grave subtext. It
has a shimmer all its own, like the shots at
night of the Coney Island amusement park
in full, candy-color swing.
Music Box ★★★ - Costa-Gavras's finest
work since State of Siege (1972). Jessica
Lange plays a Chicago attorney who must
defend her retired steelworker father
against charges that he committed war
crimes in his native Hungary during the
Nazi occupation. Thematically, the film
lacks the absolute concentration on charac
ter necessitated by such grave material. But
many, many things here are wonderful.
Shining among them is Jessica Lange's
performance as a daughter who increasing
ly doubts her father's veracity in the face of
the unspeakable. There's a primal scene in
which Lange must maintain her profession
al demeanor while another woman
recounts being gang-raped as a virgin -
Lange's father allegedly the most sadistic
of her attackers. (One wishes the film had
recounted an instance of a war crime
against a gay or lesbian.) The provocative
film is sharply cast and acted, but Lange's
is the central performance among many
piercing ones in the film. In her final
scenes, Lange embodies a metaphoric
image of the past calling to the present, and
lacerating it with truths about the extant
capabilities of the human spirit.
National Gay Tennis Tourney to be in Atlanta
Atlanta's gay tennis organization, the
Atlanta Team Tennis Association (ATTA),
is sponsoring the Third Annual Atlanta
National Clay Court Invitational tennis
tournament March 10 and 11, 1990. More
than 150 tennis players from around the
country are expected to compete. The
tournament will feature both singles and
doubles tennis competition at various lev
els of play.
The United States Tennis Association
(USTA) ranking system, NTRP, will be
used for the tournament to determine
appropriate seedings and levels.
Tournament officials are predicting six
levels of singles competition and four lev
els of doubles competition.
The tournament host hotel, The Colony
Square Hotel, will provide accommoda
tions for tournament participants at a
reduced cost. Tournament headquarters,
banquet and draw party will all be located
at Colony Square Hotel. Hosted housing
will be available on a first come basis.
Deadline for tournament entries is
March 1, 1990. For applications or more
information about the tournament, call
either Eric Keyes at (404) 350-9952 or
Keith Childers at (404) 892-8335. Or
write to: ATTA, RO. Box 52639, Atlanta,
GA 30355-0693.
A Mardi Gras Ball to Benefit Project Open Hand/Atlanta
Saturday, February 24 at Fox Theatre's Egyptian Ballroom
Dancing, Costumes, Food, Cash Bar, Baubles, Bangles and Better!
$40 per Person, $75 per Couple Goes Directly to Feed Persons With AIDS
TICKET COSTS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. CALL 522-0172 AND CHARGE TO VISA OR MASTERCARD.
ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE BOY NEXT DOOR, CHARIS AND COSTUME ARCHITECTS.
THE FUTURE IS OURS !
Business Expo
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Cooperatively sponsored in support of
the Gay and Lesbian Community
Saturday, April 7, 1990
Colony Square Hotel Grand Ballroom
During the 1980's, Atlanta gay and lesbian owned businesses grew in numbers,
diversity, visibility and credibility. Economically, we attained a tremendous
amount of stability - not only for our individual businesses but also for our
community as a whole.
In the 90's we must reaffirm our committment to excellence and professionalism.
We must do this by educating and informing our community about who we are,
what we do, and why we're important to the quality of gay life in Atlanta.
Ninety-eight businesses will have this opportunity to introduce their products and
services to Atlanta's gay and lesbian community. Insure that your business profits
from this day-long activity. Let your community know you believe in the future
by being an exhibitor at our 1990 Business Expo.
Booths with
prepaid
registration
by 2/28/90
Call Our 24 Hour
Hot Line 662-6877
to receive your
application and
detail of information.
Booths with
paid
registration
after 2/28/90