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He stands perfectly still in the middle of his cell floor, arms at his sides, and we sense instantly that he is not standing at attention; he is standing at rest â€" like a savage animal confident of the brutality coiled up inside him. His speaking voice has the precision of a man so arrogant he can barely be bothered to address the sloppy intelligence of the ordinary person. The effect of this scene is so powerful that it underlies all the rest of the movie, lending terror to scenes that do not even involve him. It has been a good long while since | have felt the presence of Evil so manifestly demonstrated as in the first appearance of Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs. Hopkins defines horror i Silence of the Lambs By Roger Ebert A funny man by na'tu}eâ€",'but an entrepreneyrial man by instinct, Breslin "‘In this country, if you‘re surviving at all, it‘s a successful business," Breslin says. ‘"Every Canad{“ businessman should have a Wttoo tha says ‘Born to break even‘." Like all great entrances in the Only after many years of survival (eight, actually), did Breslin realize that his ‘‘Komedy Kaberet" had the makings of a successful business venture. o o ced se e ie nm ie Ni Uea Ne s doubt, usedtobethestagebaokdrops of any comedy club that ever was). Now that you‘ve made it Mark, tell us. What was the plan? What did you want to accomplish? What did you want to do? ‘‘Meet chicks." _ No, seriously. "I never had a master plan, and never in a million years did | dream it would turn out to be this," says Breslin, momentarily lapsing into the persona one can get a straight answer from. ‘"‘When I first started, it was just something 1 wanted to do because | loved doing it. "I also wanted a hangout that | wouldn‘t get thrown out of â€" I wanted an alternative that / could go to, because I‘m very picky about what | do with my time in night life. I‘m not a guy who goes to bars. And it also, at the time, was very much a Toronto experience, and | wanted to, let‘s just say, challenge the Victorian mores of the city | grew up in." that , his is Among the comics who have launched their careers on a Yuk Yuk‘s stage are Howie Mandel. Jim Carey, Perhaps it‘s because Breslin is so discriminating when selecting comedians to perform in his clubs that he has achieved such success. The comics have to be original, have good timing and character, and their material has to contain a certain quality of content. ‘‘The comic who cares about what he talking about is almost always better than the comic who really doesn‘t," Breslin says, serious again. ‘‘Things that come from the heart usually work best. A lot of comics don‘t know how to do that, and so they‘re always limited in how they‘re going to connect with their audience." began opening more clubs, and now he boasts 1_9 c[ubs across the country The notion of the beauty and the beast is of course central to horor stories, but watching The (Continued on EZ8) °2 UUMC Mande!, JIm Carey, were the wrong people to come to Yuk reservations .R s horror in E_ carefully prepared. We learn that his character, Dr. 4 Hannibal Lecter, is both a brilliant psychiatrist and a & mass murderer, known as ‘‘Hannibal the Cannibal ® because he eats his victims. He is already behind > (and unbreakable Plexiglas) when the movie opens, and indeed The Silence of the Lambs is about the search for another mass murderer, named ‘‘Buffalo Bill,‘‘ who skins his victims. Operating on the theory that it takes one to know !=‘ one, the FBI agent in charge of the case (Scott \ Glenn) thinks Lecter might be able to provide useful 4 clues in the search for Buffalo Bill. But Lecter toys 8 with most of his inquisitors, or dismisses them, and "* e so the agent hits on the idea of sending in an untried .. 3 â€"® young female trainee (Jodie Foster). Perhaps she : y \ will appeal to the monster. k The notion of the beauty and the beast is of .. ... .«@@e® course central to horor stories, but watching The |. dadi@ Foster, Anthony Hopkins and Scott Glenn "‘In the first couple of years, | got into conflicts with people who didn‘t understand what | was doing â€" they were the wrong people to come to Yu But people want his abrasive humor â€" expect it. Though it took some time for that to happen. "I don‘t insult people," Breslin insists. "‘I just expose contradiction to show the emptiness of people‘s lives There‘s a big difference." (What? Okay Mark, now you‘re being silly again. Right?) Perhaps the clubs are such a success because audiences hope they might, on any given night at any given location, catch a few laughs and an insult or two from the big man himself, who is known for tackling : ‘‘unspeakable‘‘ topics, often, using audience members as examples. Ho_wap'd Busgang and Rick Moranis FREE TABLE DANCING Tuesday & Wednesday Nights â€" 9â€"11 p.m Battle o;‘ the Sesxes Sat., Ma Recession Special â€" at . March Free Pool 1 â€" 5 p.m. Starting at 9 p.m s # featuring Regular Buffet.$3.25 Sat. noon till 1 p.m. Mr. Magic Phee Fatal Attraction Showtimes are Thursday at 9 p m Friday at 8:30 and 11 p.m . and Saturday at 8 and 11 pm Tickets are $11 for the opeming weekend Starting next week, tickets will be $7 on Thursdays, $9 on Fridays and $11 on Saturdays. Call 747â€"9857 for Breslin visits Waterioo this week to launch his new club, and will be appearing there Thursday, Friday and Saturday, along with comedians Pau! Wildbaum and Ronnie Edwards The new location, at 140 University Ave. W. (in the same plaza with HMV and Don Cherry‘s Grapevine), is safer has easier access, and plenty of parking â€" all good for business, Breslin says. The fact that the club is sandwiched between two universities won‘t hurt, either Open Daily Noonâ€" 1 a.m. Waterloo‘s NETWORK 579 King St. N., Waterloo 746â€"5209