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ATLANT4BARBiPage£_ I” Gay-ing To The Movies With S.W. ■ The Year Of The Bisexual; Or Radley Metzger Scores Again Review: “The Great Gatsby” Unless the mereifeight of Rob ert Redford sends you into fits ofnecstasy, robbing you ofyour reason and perspective, you’ll have to admit that he doesn’t add much to “ The Great Gats by . ” Like last m onth’s “Mame,” a lavish, expensive film has to succeed in spite of the star who plays the title role. And “Gatsby” is basically successful, overall, though it would be better if it were about half an bour shorter. It’s a nostalgic romanticdramafrom F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel. Daisy (Mia Farrow) Was a wealthy girl when she had an affair with Jay Gatsby; now, eight years later, she’s a wealthy worna* 1 - But Gatsby has changed from a poor boy into a rich man. They take up where they left off, even though Daisy is now married. Her hus band (Bruce Dern) is involved with a woman (Karen Black) who lives with her husband (Scott Wilson) on the wrong side of the tracks. The point is made that only the poor (and nouveau-riche, like Gatsby) are capable of genuine emotion. The settings are magnificent, and most of the performances very good. But to see rugged Robert in his element, catch the reissue of “Jeremiah John son,” opening May 24. Calvin Culver (1.) And Gerald Grant ln ’'Score' Radley Metzger is one of the men credited (or charged) with legitimizing the “dirty movie.” People like Metzger and Russ Meyer didn’t make “sex” a household word--they took it out of the household and put it on the big screen. Their styles differ widely -• Meyer is more passionate, Metzger more erotic~but both bring artistic skills and profes sionalism to the genre that are lacking even in such highly publicized films as “Deep Throat” Metzger, who is keenly aware of social trends, was in Atlanta last month to promote his lat est picture, “Score,” which deals with bisexuality. Variety called it “a sexploitation mile stone, ” because it’s the first erotic filmforgeneralaudiences to contain scenes ofsex between have a bisexual mar ried couple,” the producer- director of “Score”-explained to the Barb, “that comes upon another couple with a laten bisexual element.” A teasing seduction occupies about 2/3 of the film, and then they get down to it. “Score” was done as play off-Broadway, which is where it caught Metzger’s attention. “To me,” he says, “it was part of the contemporary scene. It’s what’s on people’s minds, what they’re thinking about, talking about. , “This month, I think there are 50 articles on bisexual ity. . .Fortunately, I chose to do the picture before it became this popular. . .1 mean, if we were to start now, I think in another year it would be a very old-fashioned idea.” If he’s right, perhaps we should all be heeding the ad vice of the familiar Gay Pride chant "Hey, hey, whaddaya say, Try it once the other way!” Cocktail Hour 3 To 8 PM. MY HOUSE 774 W. Peachtree St. N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Featuring Atlanta Follies "The Broadway Babies The New "Golden Eye” Upstairs Discotheque-Food—Dancing Open Till 4 AM. 881-6195 In casting a picture like “Score,” does the producer simply issue a casting call for bisexuals?, “I don’t think you have to cast (bisexuals),” Metzger says, “any more than, if you had a religious film,you would advertise for a priest or a rabbi. “The leading lady (Claire Wilbur) was from the original play. . .The other actors were either unsuited or unavailable. I just got lucky. I got two guys that were terrific. One I got through the author of the play who had worked with this kid-Calvin Culver.” Culver has starred in such Gay classics as “Boys in the Sand,...” using the name “Cas ey Donovan.” By the time you read this, “Score” will have completed its first Atlanta run. But it may be back, and it’s sure to be turn ing up in other cities this suim mer. Robert Red ford As "Gatsby’ AISO RECOMMENDED: THE SUGARLAND EX PRESS - Goldie Hawn leads; the Texas Highway Patrol on a merry chase in an incredible- but-true story. THE CONVERSATION - Gene Hackman is an electronic fatal mistake of listening what he overhears, in a dr ma by Francis Ford Coppoi BADLANDS - Martin Sheen goes on a murder spree; Sissy Spacek goes along for the ride. What else was there to do in the50s? Entertainer Of The Month Carmen del Rio has a style all her own. She has a wide eyed Baby D oll approach drip ping with Sexsationalism,.s she captivates her audience* Her wardrobe is beautiful and her performances extraordinary to Say the least An ex* dance in structor for Arthur Murrayts in Chicago, she has 4 years ex perience in the art of Female Impersonation. Carmen is a Gemini, and has enjoyed trav eling. While doing so, she ap peared with Danny Windsor in Boston, Michigan, Pennsyl vania and various other places (too numerous to men tion). She is originally from Chicago, however, her family is 'living in Puerto Rico at pre sent Little Theatre is one of her interests and she has performed on stage in “Bells are Ring ing.” Carmen’s titles, include Miss Chez Paree 1971, and Miss David 1972-1973. Her greatest ambition is “to ehjoy life, make it while you can.” That’s a good philosophy^and Carmen definitely lives by it. Carmen del Rio