1995_03 The Daily Collegian March 1995

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Arts & Entertainment
All Around
The Town
By Joe Rosatojr
Neil'still speaking to
It never comes out
like on TV
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Review Guru
By Shelly Silva
At Adjai
Starring Jodie Foster, Liam
Neeson and Natasha   ,
Richardson
Now Playing at Sierra Vista
I'm convinced that somewhere in my life the demons of
laundry have come to perch on my shoulder, peering into my
clothes hamper, cLreaming up new ways of foiling my wash.
Somehow, every time I wash, something gets bleached, some¬
thing turns pink, and then one of my blue-gray wool-blend
socks is sucked into that eternal washing machine black hole; I'm
sure you all know the one. I mean, despite careful measuring of
detergent, determining the optimum washing temperature from
that chart on the back of the detergent box and making sure I
don't overload,' it never comes out like on TV.
This Saturday, instead of toiling with the personal hell that is
my laundry, I'm going to the Laundromat No, not to wash. In
the deep, deep heart of the Tower District across Fulton street
from Soho,_next to Vini Vidi Vici, is a small enclave, a former
Laundromat, now mystically transformed into the Laundromat
Performance Space. There are no washers here.
Where polyester leisure slacks once tumbled dry, punk fans
now slam dance, modern theater is liberated from commercial
halls and the hippest of the hip relive the true days of under¬
ground. The laundromat is being used as a performance space   Jodie Foster, Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson star in Twentieth Cehtun/Fox's 'Neir.
for bands, mainly alternative, and for plays. •"  "• >S
Unfortunately, the Laundromat Performance Space schedule
There are few films out there
that can stay afloat in the sea of
isn't quite as predictable as a rinse cycle. Use of the space is
mtermittent at best. This Saturday will not only find the space in ™J££ "rfcru^ sludgfe'^tnat
use, but thumpin'. If you ever wondered what blistering Oak- abound ^eateIS ^ a weekly
land-brand hardcore sounds like, no need to wonder any longer. basis q^ of etV06e g^ staying
Oakland thrashers "Powerhouse" will play the Laundromat afloat is "NelL" starring Jodie Fos-
Saturday in a benefit to pay the rent of the space. Also on the bill ^
Foster gives a classic perfor¬
mance as Nell, a woman who has
lived in the woods of Norm Caro¬
lina her entire life with no contact
with the outside world.
Foster works her acting bra¬
vado in a way to tantalize and
titillate audiences across the
world. In a time when the silver
are "I Madman" and "The Willys," two of Fresno's upland-
comings. Tickets are $4.
Ready,
ignition
Also off the beaten path, ska band "Checkmate" plays RK's,
formerly Goodbody's Pub on Maroa south of Clinton, this
Friday night Never been there myself but one of my sources
described it to me; "If s a bar." Got it
Speaking of bars, the new owner of the new downtown club,screenis,aden;withairhead6and
The Fulton, Joe Ramirez, described his place as a bar too. It
seems to be going around. This Friday at The Fulton is "Igni¬
tion" and my favorite band, "Waffle." Doesn't a waffle sound
good right about now. Not one of those crappy Eggo things, I
women with big boobs who sexu-
talent beyond what she has al¬
ready achieved, which in itself is
utterly exciting. Not to mention
the fact that she is drop-dead
gorgeous and a Yale graduate
(score one for the womanSmove-
ment!)
The film also stars another
outstanding female, Natasjpa
Richardson ("The Handmaid's
Tale")asPaula01sen,apsycholo-
gist, and her real life husband
LiamNeeson("Schindler'sLisr)
as Jerome LovelL the town doc¬
tor.
Here's the breakdown. The
film begins with Dr. Lovell'dis-
covering Nell who does not seem
• ally harass their co-stars on screen,  #to speak any known language. Il
it is assuring to know that women    is soon discovered that Nell has
like Foster are still in the game'.
This female has the talent that
mean real waffles like you get at the IHOP at 9:0fT5.m. after a b-     ...    .' •    ,,,.    •...,..
,   .. /     o r will catapult her mto the league
ball game.
Out with the old
The new Old Fresno Icehouse, which previously was not a
club, therefore not technically old, but new, is in an old building,
making it the Old Fresno Icehouse, but not the old Old Fresno
Icehouse. Of course, if s their place and they can call it what they
want Sfcto those of you who are as literally impaired as I am, if s
a dubTXnother downtown club. Seeing a pattern This Friday at
the Old Fresno Icehouse is The Icehouse All Star Jazz Band with
Chris Terrence show bandleader Lartjr Gittens, formerly of Kool
and the Gang. Saturday night is 'Tarty Nite," at The Icehouse.
Well, Of course it is. Isn't every night in Fresno? The flier says
"dress code enforced," which I assume means 'wear something
you won't mind getting soiled.' I don't know what "Party Nite"
means to you.-
Not to be left out of the ska thing, Club Fred has ska band
Los Hooligans and Plague Mosaic( not ska) on Friday night ,
Saturday if s-the return of Fresno's most everlasting band, The
Ms Allans. They've survived wave after wave of Fresno groups
m their 10 years in the scene. They're due to release their fifth
album pretty soon so catch them while you can Long may they
wave that Fresno flag. After all, not everyone can be from Fresno.
See ya out
of motion picture goddesses. I
find it a blessing to be-«Uve in a
time when Foster will continue to
make movies and develop her
lived in this remote cabin since
birth, with her mother who suf¬
fers from a speech impediment
due to several strokes. Nell has
never known the outside world
and doesn't seem to mind that
fact one bit. Nell has also devel¬
oped her own language through
sounds and gestures of her own.
LovelL soon after discovering
Nell, asks Paula Olsen to come
checkoutthe situation in the woods.
Olsen realizes that Nell is a tremen¬
dous find and one hell of a research
project. While Olsen and Lovell
study Nell, they end up discover¬
ing more about themselves and
each other instead, eventually fall¬
ing injove. Bom end up trying to
protect Nell from outside forces.
They soon realize that Nell would
have been fine and dandy if every¬
body would have left her alone in
the first place.
The film presents a magical
energy and inspiration that is vir¬
tually indescribable. Foster is able
to^ bring forth a character who is a
mixture of naive purity and inno¬
cence while at the same time being
a woman of the world. A world
that wedon'tseeanymore,a world
See NELL, Page 6
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