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p12 weekender february 8 1986 weekender entertainment vr elegant country dining oqj plcw tall 2w 6168 youngblood hockey was never like this by ian bailey youngblood the point of this film about the world of junior a hockey is likely to be quite painful for fans of the sport who believe in fair play on the ice director and cowriter peter markle a former member of the team usa hockey squad mark le offers the unpleasant sugges tion that success at hockey doesnt just depend on how a player plays the game but how he uses his fists to handle the vio lence that is as much a part of the game as cold rinks the national hockey league seemed to get this message from the movie and they allegedly urged their members to con demn the film because the orga nization believed that it would promote violence youngblood doesnt really have the power to promote any- thing but it does have a simplis- tic approach to hockey violence the depiction of violence here t seems to be used more to rev up the audience than to depict any truth the violence of the sport is shown here by the way it changes one player rob lowe st elmos fire plays dean youngblood a 17yearold player from a small town in upstate new york he moves into the junior leagues as a member of a canadian team the hamilton mustangs although youngblood is fast on the ice he realizes that his skill is no defense against racki george finn a player on an opposing team who victimizes youngbloods fellow players eventually racki takes care of his best friend patrick swayze this leads to a rather striking turn in the plot that has young blood return to his fathers farm where his brother teaches him how to fight on the ice the script suggests that youngbloods training as a player has been in complete because of his lack of skills as a gladiator the target of all this effort is racki whom youngblood bat tles in a slugfest on the ice even though the climactic game is over if it had the ring of truth mark- les suggestion would be disturb ing but youngbloods climactic sequences seem more like a de sperate attempt to give the film an ending thats satisfying for audiences whose perceptions of sports films are conditioned by rocky epics its as though markle decided that having a simple hockey game end the film just wasnt enough however beyond this weird little twist youngblood has attractions that add a bit of slick- ness to its sickness director markle working with cinematographer mark irwin and visual consultant vincent cresciman squeeze some beauty of canadas sport by exploiting all of hockeys cinematic possibi lities the games themselves are gracefully staged and there are some beautiful moments with youngblood alone mulling over his sport on a misty rink the film also features some good performances from a sub dued lowe as the taciturn but de termined player as well as from patrick swayze as his teammate and ed lauter as their tough coach aa markville markville the jewel of the nile a flat and tedious sequel to the perky 1984 adventure romancing the stone that has lit tle going for it except the charis ma of stars kathleen turner and michael douglas pgswear- ing 101 dalmatians a rerelease of walt disneys 1961 animated film about two dalmatians who try to save their pups from cer tain death weekend afternoon matinees only f power richard gere turns in one of the best performances of his career as a public relations whiz who packages political candidates for the voters geres character pete stjohn is like a senator keith davey for hire too bad the rest of the film is an erratic mess that flips from coast to coast to depict a tangled plot the work of a terrific cast including gene hackman julie christie kate capshaw and de- nzel washington as well as the point of this film gets lost in the puzzling shuffle aa course language witness one of the best films of 1985 returns just in time for the academy award nomina tions in which it will no doubt be noted harrison ford stars as a philadelphia cop who tries to elude some of his corrupt col leagues by hiding out in an am- ish community aa thornhill square fix a specialeffects techni cian is cajoled into using his ta lents to stage an assassination and then declared expendable by the government agents who put him up to the deed starring au stralian actor bryan brown aa coarse language vio lence murphys romance a subdued comedic drama thats as soft sweet and unfulfilling as a mouthful of marshmallows the fact that its watchable com es from the serviceable perform ances of stars sally field as a plucky divorcee lance kerwin as her shiftless husband and especially james garner as a smalltown eccentric who falls in love with field the problem is that the filmmakers have smoothed out the rough edges on all the characters at least the worldweary easygoing garner adds a welcome touch of cynic ism to this gooey brew aa out of africa robert redford plays denys finch hat- ton a british hunter in kenya in 1914 who fell in love with karen blixen meryl streep a danish woman who managed a coffee plantation for 20 years and later wrote about africa under the pseudonym of isak dinesen this majestic epic from director syd ney tootsie pollack moves slowly at times but its an intri guing drama where length depth instead of tedium pg youngblood rob lowe far left and coach chad- wick ed lauter second from right rush to aid derek patrick swayze after he is viciously attack ed by racki a henchman from an opposing team the film is currently playing at markville marc barrie wildlife prints offered in groups draw two framed limited edition marc barrie wildlife prints are up for grabs in a fundraising draw sponsored by thicksons woods heritage foundation thicksons woods located in whitby near the corbett creek water pollution control plant is the last of a thick forest of white pine that used to blanket southern ontario i 1 8 i ji i i f m era bisssl- dlh ffln wk mjml liz wyatt directing play meet mlts cast on opening night rehearsals arc progressing well for markham little theatres production the dining room directed by liz wyatt opening night wednesday feb 26 will feature a wine and cheese meet the cast reception after the performance on thursday feb 27 admission for seniors and students will be half price because the dining room is an entry in the 198586 drama festival of the association of community theatres friday will be adjudication night paul eck official adjudicator for act will be present on friday evening to judge this entry and present public remarks following the performance the dining room will run feb 26 27 28 and mar 1 at markham theatre at hwy 7 and warden ave curtain time is 8 pm tickets are 8 and are available at the box office 4790201 visa master card and american express accepted but when the properly was to be logged by its owner in 1984 a group of concerned naturalists banned together and purchased a 16acre parcel they established a heritage foundation to manage the woodlots plant and animal life mr barrie donated the two re cent releases out for the afternoon red fox and on the tamarack redbreasted nuthatch to help the group pay off a 55000 mortgage on thick- sons woods tickets at 2 each or three for 5 arc available at the goodwood- raised artists gallery brougham or from members of the pickering naturalists for more informa tion contact thicksons woods heritage foundation at 7252116 the draw will be held saturday march 22 at gallery brougham located on hwy 7 west of brock road the 24ycarold barrie who be gan painting while a student at uxbridge secondary school is fe atured in the spring issue of art impressions magazine on the cover is the artists painting royal visit mute swans some of his work can also be seen in the next edition of wildlife art news the largest us pub lication dedicated to nature art square dancers ready for valentines party treat your sweetheart to an old- fashioned good time the canadian okie tyme square dance callers association is holding its fifth danceof the sea son in honor of st valentines day the dance takes place satur day feb 15 at the buttonville womens institute hall at 830 pm live music a variety of cal lers and a good time will be pro vided at 4 per person it would be appreciated if each couple would bring a refreshment like sandwiches cookies cake or pickles so all can enjoy a potluck snack at the dance tea will be provided for more information call 219- 0147 or 2259606