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February 7,1992
ArtSpeak
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G ott im H i m me I!- Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith probe Nazi Germany in "Shining Through"
Cinema Review s ••,. fj [ *
6Shining Through9 obscured by silliness
By Suzanne Kayian
ArtSpeak Staff
There is a fine line
between light-hearted and
brain-dead. Shining
Through, David Seltzer's
film adaptation of Susan
Isaac's best-selling 1988
novel, walks that line.
Shining Through, a spy
movie set in the 1940s, is as
predictable as an episode of
Logan's Heros, and occa¬
sionally as entertaining. The
audiences laugh in all the
right places, but it doesn't do
what a good "thriller**
MET- Q)NTINUED FROM PAGE 1
should do, engage one's
brain. .
Melanie Griffith plays
Linda Voss, a German Jewish
secretary from Queens, New
York. Voss lands a job with a
Manhattan lawyer, who is
actually Office of Strategic
Services (OSS) Colonel
Edward Leland (Michael
Douglas). When World War fa
breaks out, the OSS sends
Voss to Berlin as an under¬
cover agent.
A primary weakness in
the movie is that the Holo¬
caust is very compel li ng, yet
the film has a difficult time
getting past its silliness. The
best example of this is when
Voss bakes strudel to con-,
vince Leland to send her to
Berlin.
The strength of the
movielies in the dialogue
between Voss and Leland.
When Griffith delivers the -
strong sarcastic lines Seltzer
wrote, the movie is at its
best •
Douglas' portrayal of an
OSS colonel is authentic, but
not very interesting. Griffith
steals this'movie, yet
Douglas gets top billing.
Shining Through' is a
nice movie to look at, Nazi -
4 porn at its best. The set
decorator and costume
designer deserve an honor¬
able mention. The scenes in
Berlin are very authentic as is*
the portrayal of the period, i
The soundtrack would make
a nice gift for someone's
grandparents.
Michael Douglas has his
redeeming points also, he
looks nice in dress blues.
When it comes to escap¬
ism, brain-dead isn't all bad.'
Whatever hits the fan will not be
evenly distributed. /
ACTF-
Continued from page 2,
CSUF has hosted the
ACTF twice since the
festival's inception.
According to Pamela
Dyer, Business and Promo¬
tions manager for the theatre
arts progrdrm; "Fresno State
has been deeply involved in
ACTF since the beginning".
fThe school] has a good * .
reputation. Not all schools
have the facilities."
"Our big hope is that the
festival pays for itself," Dyer
said. Profits made from the
festival will be split 80-20
between the ACTF and the
llriivPr^irry nrrnrHino- rr»
Dy£r. ^
• Registration for the
festival is $35 and covers
tickets to all productions per¬
formed in the competition,
admittance to workshops
and social events. In addi¬
tion, tickets, if available, will
be sold one hour before the
curtain of each performance
for $8 general, $4 forshi-
dents.
Monday, Feb. 10, stu¬
dents and the public will
ha ve another opportunity to
t see "Championship Theatre"
before its performance in the
ACTF. Admission is $8
general, $4 for students, with
curtain at 8 p.m.
depict rural early 20th
.century America, with
historical accuracy.-
"My applique tapestries
are executed only after
careful historical research,"
said Gosieski.
"I try to achieve realism
and authentic detailing in
period costumes, furnishings
and architecture by visiting
museums and historical sites,
interviewing the elderly and,
researching early photo¬
graphs and books from
hi storical society collections,"
Gosieski said.
Memories In Applique is
on display through the end
of May 1992.
Art work by local school
children, grades K -12, is on
display in the Martin Luther
King, Jr. Celebration exhibit
at the Met
The exhibit reflects the'
theme "Let Freedom Ring for
Children."
The Martin Luther King,
Jr. Celebration will be on
exhibit through February 23,
1992. *
Pieces In Time: The 200
Year History of the Jigsaw
Puzzle is the second major
puzzle exhibition to ever be
mounted in the United
States.
The exhibition, drawn
primarily from the private
collection of Fresnan Charles J
Small, shows the puzzle's
inter-connection with
history, economics and
education.
One of the most interest-
ing pu_-z.es is "Where is the
~ Wolfbane
girl with a watering can?" by
Parker Brothers, printed
1910-1915.
"Where is the girl with a
watering can?" is a 5000
piece puzzle with pieces in
the shape of stars, swans,
cats, arrows, moons and
• many more, including a
) piece shaped like a girl with
a watering can.
__J^ieces in Time: The 200
Year History of the Jigsaw
Puzzle is on display through
the end of November 1992.
Five Centuries of Italian
Painting is a collection of
over 40 works of art from
some of the world's finest
Italian painters.
The collection represents
examples of old master
paintings produced in Italy
from the 14th to the 18th
centuries.
The collection focus on
the Sweeping historic and
religious transformations
which took place during that
period of time. ^^.
The paintings include
pieces from the Renaissance,
Mannerist, Baroque and
Rococo periods, including
The Adoration of the Christ
Child, by Renaissance master
Sand ro Botticelli.
Five Centuries of Italian
Paintingyuns through April
12,1992.
The Fresno Metropolitan
Museum is located at 1515
Van Ness Avenue, in down¬
town Fresno.
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Object Description
| Title | 1992_02 The Daily Collegian February 1992 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | February 7, 1992, Artspeak Page 3 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | February 7,1992 ArtSpeak PageS G ott im H i m me I!- Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith probe Nazi Germany in "Shining Through" Cinema Review s ••,. fj [ * 6Shining Through9 obscured by silliness By Suzanne Kayian ArtSpeak Staff There is a fine line between light-hearted and brain-dead. Shining Through, David Seltzer's film adaptation of Susan Isaac's best-selling 1988 novel, walks that line. Shining Through, a spy movie set in the 1940s, is as predictable as an episode of Logan's Heros, and occa¬ sionally as entertaining. The audiences laugh in all the right places, but it doesn't do what a good "thriller** MET- Q)NTINUED FROM PAGE 1 should do, engage one's brain. . Melanie Griffith plays Linda Voss, a German Jewish secretary from Queens, New York. Voss lands a job with a Manhattan lawyer, who is actually Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Colonel Edward Leland (Michael Douglas). When World War fa breaks out, the OSS sends Voss to Berlin as an under¬ cover agent. A primary weakness in the movie is that the Holo¬ caust is very compel li ng, yet the film has a difficult time getting past its silliness. The best example of this is when Voss bakes strudel to con-, vince Leland to send her to Berlin. The strength of the movielies in the dialogue between Voss and Leland. When Griffith delivers the - strong sarcastic lines Seltzer wrote, the movie is at its best • Douglas' portrayal of an OSS colonel is authentic, but not very interesting. Griffith steals this'movie, yet Douglas gets top billing. Shining Through' is a nice movie to look at, Nazi - 4 porn at its best. The set decorator and costume designer deserve an honor¬ able mention. The scenes in Berlin are very authentic as is* the portrayal of the period, i The soundtrack would make a nice gift for someone's grandparents. Michael Douglas has his redeeming points also, he looks nice in dress blues. When it comes to escap¬ ism, brain-dead isn't all bad.' Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed. / ACTF- Continued from page 2, CSUF has hosted the ACTF twice since the festival's inception. According to Pamela Dyer, Business and Promo¬ tions manager for the theatre arts progrdrm; "Fresno State has been deeply involved in ACTF since the beginning". fThe school] has a good * . reputation. Not all schools have the facilities." "Our big hope is that the festival pays for itself," Dyer said. Profits made from the festival will be split 80-20 between the ACTF and the llriivPr^irry nrrnrHino- rr» Dy£r. ^ • Registration for the festival is $35 and covers tickets to all productions per¬ formed in the competition, admittance to workshops and social events. In addi¬ tion, tickets, if available, will be sold one hour before the curtain of each performance for $8 general, $4 forshi- dents. Monday, Feb. 10, stu¬ dents and the public will ha ve another opportunity to t see "Championship Theatre" before its performance in the ACTF. Admission is $8 general, $4 for students, with curtain at 8 p.m. depict rural early 20th .century America, with historical accuracy.- "My applique tapestries are executed only after careful historical research," said Gosieski. "I try to achieve realism and authentic detailing in period costumes, furnishings and architecture by visiting museums and historical sites, interviewing the elderly and, researching early photo¬ graphs and books from hi storical society collections," Gosieski said. Memories In Applique is on display through the end of May 1992. Art work by local school children, grades K -12, is on display in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration exhibit at the Met The exhibit reflects the' theme "Let Freedom Ring for Children." The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration will be on exhibit through February 23, 1992. * Pieces In Time: The 200 Year History of the Jigsaw Puzzle is the second major puzzle exhibition to ever be mounted in the United States. The exhibition, drawn primarily from the private collection of Fresnan Charles J Small, shows the puzzle's inter-connection with history, economics and education. One of the most interest- ing pu_-z.es is "Where is the ~ Wolfbane girl with a watering can?" by Parker Brothers, printed 1910-1915. "Where is the girl with a watering can?" is a 5000 piece puzzle with pieces in the shape of stars, swans, cats, arrows, moons and • many more, including a ) piece shaped like a girl with a watering can. __J^ieces in Time: The 200 Year History of the Jigsaw Puzzle is on display through the end of November 1992. Five Centuries of Italian Painting is a collection of over 40 works of art from some of the world's finest Italian painters. The collection represents examples of old master paintings produced in Italy from the 14th to the 18th centuries. The collection focus on the Sweeping historic and religious transformations which took place during that period of time. ^^. The paintings include pieces from the Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque and Rococo periods, including The Adoration of the Christ Child, by Renaissance master Sand ro Botticelli. Five Centuries of Italian Paintingyuns through April 12,1992. The Fresno Metropolitan Museum is located at 1515 Van Ness Avenue, in down¬ town Fresno. tHt$ TJtmSwTJ X7^ g«wt>u y |
