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p18 weekender september 7 1985 weekender rtainmem sejant country dining fuf u vrn jtkxn ptrvc ill 2946468 weekender movie scene the black cauldron confusing by ian bailey the black cauldron it isnt easy to make a feature length animated film as an example consider this walt disney pro duction whose vital statistics are far more impressive than the movie itself the black cauldron an excerpt from lloyd alexanders series the chronicles of prydain was in preparation and produc tion for 12 years it cost 25 million re quired two million drawings 400 gallons of paint 15000 pencils and 34 miles of film for all that material investment one would think its makers could have at least threaded together a story that flowed in stead this bland fantasy epic about a young pigkeeper voice by british actor grant bardsley competing with an evil character named the horned king voice played by john hurt to locate a magical cauldron has a confusing plot even for a cartoon the movie has enough unique characters to amuse young children especially a scruffy dog named gurgi whose voice be longs to john byner the comedian behind the latenight syndicated comedy show bizarre but the problem here is over crowding there are so many and those the creeper one of the black caul drons bad guys always aims to please his master that is the evil horned king that are central to the film are never given the life of character development the black cauldron is often visually attractive though not to the degree you might expect given the work that went into it but its ironic that here special effects are such simple things as a puff of smoke a burst of realistic looking flame or a pool of water that plays with light all merely simulations of everyday elements mark- ville f markville compromising positions good characterizations help this droll mystery about a suburban housewife susan saran- don who tries to find out who murdered her dentist a philandering cad involved in illi- cit pornography the plot offers all the twists of an episode of murder she wrote but the wideeyed sarandon is a beguiling lead and she is helped along by the sharp characterizations of costars raul julia anne desalvo and especially judith ivey as a sarcastic artist nicely directed in closed suburban settings by frank mon- signor perry aa j4 peewees big adventure a pretty dumb movie wherein cult comedy star peewee her man paul reubens sets out on a cross country search for his stolen bicycle fans may enjoy peewees peculiarities but strangers to the character can expect a long dull ordeal where laughter is an embarassed reaction to a movie that sets out to plumb the depths of movie badness and succeeds in sinking lower than any other movie has this summer f year of the dragon a high- powered thriller about a new york police captain who sets out to break a chinese crime gang for reasons that are more ra cist than legal although this violent film is engrossing it lacks a perspective on the bigoted central character played by mick ey rourke imagine archie bunker with out meathead edith gloria or the jeffer- sons to put his opinions in perspective rourkes performance is convincing but the movie never comes together to either explain or condemn him r brutal vio lence coarse language j4 local group organizes professional concerts by wendy priesnitz a group of energetic thornhill and unionville residents have recently formed a nonprofit organization called performing arts york region the groups immediate aim is to organize local concerts of top quality professional musicians on sunday september 22 at 730 pm the groups first concert of the season will be held at st gabriels church in richmond hill northwest cornerof crosby and bayview a trio composed of anthony antonacci and melody lynden trow on flute and nan cy antonacci on piano will perform music by berlioz doppler and bach tickets are 6 and 4 and will be avail able at the door thornhill residents tony and nancy antonacci are worldclass musicians who have taken an interest in the pro ject performing arts york region chairperson lucie trow says that the antonaccis were immediately suppor tive of the organization and ha ve gener ously donated their time to its laun ching tony is a longtime member of the toronto symphony orchestra and nancy is an accomplished accompan ist who also teaches at the parry sound summer school of music they per formed at a benefit concert for the organization last spring and will be participating in upcoming chamber music concerts as well mrs trow says that she will be de pending on nancys continuing and capable guidance in the areas of prog ramming and artistic direction for her fledgling organization a second more longterm objective for the organization is to provide expo- sure and performing experience for young graduate artists who might not otherwise have an opportunity to be seen and heard founder lucie trow cites personal family experience as proof of the need for this aspect of the project the trow family is a musical one with the youngest son playing trombone for the north york symphony orchestra his mother knows firsthand how difficult it can be for a young performer to gain performing experience and launch a career now under the auspices of perform ing arts york region young local artists who have reached a specific level of expertise will have the oppor tunity to perform with experienced musicians in a concert setting those who wish to become members will receive a receipt for income tax purposes various categories of mem bership are available for those who wish to support the groups activities with more than a general 10 mem bership donation meanwhile people in various parts of the community will be able to enjoy high quality chamber music another concert is scheduled for saturday november 16 at the new markham theatre on highway 7 in unionville interested persons may contact mrs lucie trow at 8895666 for concert or membership information dalben left and his young taran pre pare to witness a vision brought forth by their oracular pig hen wen in walt dis- whats on neys fulllength cartoon feature the black cauldron currently playing at markville pop art entertains at the wellington saturday september 7 pop art a top40 band will be playing the wellington in the markham mall there is no cover and showtime starts at 9 pm sunday is movie night at the wellington in the markham mall there is no cover charge and the popcorn is free for further information about the movie call 2943165 cullen country barn cullen barns on steeles ave and ken nedy rd south has opened its theatre again for the fall season small town ontario 85 a lighthearted song and dance review of happenings in small towns in ontario will be running until november 3 showtimes are 130 and 3 pm every day except monday the cost is 2 per person and 150 for seniors footloose roadhouse saturday is beach pack night at foot loose in the mr grocer mall two loaded beach packs will be drawn as door prizes every tuesday night is dance contest nile there will be a 50 first prize reservations are recommended for the weekends the duchess of markham washbrook will be featured for the regu lar sunday jam session at the duchess on main st markham all budding musi cians are welcomed to join showtime starts at 830 pm 39 mainstreet saturday from 3 to 7 pm bernard and the acadians will be entertaining custom ers in the lounge at mainstreet on hwy 48 in the old town of markham with their dixieland music the nags head north saturday september 7 thenags head on woodbine south of hwy 7 is presenting green river a creedence clearwater re vival tribute band showtimes start at 9 pm and there is no cover charge monte cristo steak house zachery polk will be playing the dining room at this main st stouffville res taurant every night this week except mon day from 8 pm until 2 am he will feature a variety of modern and dining room music old village spaghetti house the village pub on main st in mar kham is presenting syd symkins wednes day and friday nights he will be playing guitar and singing from his vast collection of british pub songs show 9 pm to 1 am today at 2 pm there will be a darts tournament entry fee is 2 prizes for the top competitors otooles roadhouse every tuesday night is team nite the largest team that comes into otooles with their sweaters on will win a prize at the end of september one team will win 40 argo tickets wednesday night at otooles on hwy 7 near mccowan rd is girls just wanna have fun nite there will be a draw for the door prize each lady will receive a carna tion with admission kingswood music theatre kingswood theatre at canadas wonderland hwy 400 and major macken zie dr is presenting sting saturday september 14 showtime starts at 7 30 pm tickets are 2250 for reserved seating and 15 for lawns tickets canbe purchased at any eatons ticketron location for further concert in formation call 18328131 fernandos restaurant fernandos has brought back hits of the blitz it is a nostalgic parody of world war ii canadian radio network shows a lot of big band songs will be featured and skits enacted by vic cummings jack duffy peter glen linda comes and carolyn prue the show runs saturday night dinner is from 7 to 9 pm and the showtime begins at 915 pm the price is 20 per person and the restaurant is on markhams main st melbas restaurant dine to the classical guitar sounds of paul brooks saturday nights at this washington st markham restaurant re servations are recommended brodies bar and grill saturday september 7 brodies on hwy 7 in unionville is presenting the country music of michaal kelly there is no cover charge and showtime begins at 9 pm deer park inn theatre in the park deer park inn on hwy 47 north of stouffville is presenting the musical comedy of i do i do every saturday night dinner is at 630 pm and the show follows at 830 pm in the entertainment lounge saturday night the house band will be playing a selection of music from big bands to mod ern the show starts at 845 pm and runs until close