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p 6 the tribune thursday october 16 1997 st economist sun arts entertainment rocketman blasts off with childish laughs harland williams probably thought it was gonna be a long long time til hollywood recog nized his loopy talents but the toronto comics time has indeed come thanks to the walt disney company and its new comedy rocketman williams stars as space cadet fred randall a computer pro grammer who somehow man ages to secure a seat aboard the first manned mission to mars but for the accidentprone spacespaz the mission is simply another excuse for him to get in all kinds of trouble it would be easy to dismiss rocketman as mindless slapstick entertainment which of course it is but that doesnt change the fact that it has a fair number of laughs rookie writers craig mazin and greg erbs script gets an overthetop treatment by cana dian director stuart gillard who milks every scene for maximum laughs but its williams that makes it all work comparisons to jim carrey and pee wee herman are in evitable but that doesnt mean his style is derivative hes an original all right and a talent to watch for of course most of the humor is designed to be most appealing to preteens but that doesnt mean you grown ups cant enjoy it as well yes rocketman is childish but its still a blast the sweet hereafter one of years best toronto talent abounds behind the camera as well this week with the commercial release of atom screen scene stuart green egoyans cannes and toronto film festivals favourite the sweet hereafter based on the novel by celebrat ed american writer russell banks the firm follows the trials and tribulations of the residents of a small british columbia town who are united in grief following a tragic school bus accident the arrival of a big city lawyer named mitchell stephens ian holm only serves to stir up feel ings and emotions in the towns folk that have until this incident gone unchecked for the residents the healing process includes coming to terms with personal demons while stephens has his own issues with which he must contend utilizing a tremendous ensem ble cast and a complex and clever series of overlapping flashbacks from three periods in time and numerous points of view egoyan weaves an intricately crafted tapestry of basic human emo tions pushed to limit the film is a brooding engrossing and deliberately paced epic thats as broad as it is deep the sweet hereafter is egoy ans most ambitious and accom plished film to date as well as being one of the best movies of the year images serves as visual voice during the creative process harland williams reaches to the stars as he realizes every kids dream of journeying to mars in rocketman ffl this is the first in a series of articles detail ing the creative process as seen through the eyes of a variety of artists from the three towns in our coverage area markham stouffville and uxbridge j being a visual person i ib p use images to portray my feelings and make statements about my environment these images serve as my visual voice this makes the task of describ ing in words my creative process more of a challenge it took me several years to final ly arrive at my artists statement and hopefully it will serve me well for years to come when seized by an idea is the beginning of my artist state ment and to some degree the beginning of my creative process we are constantly bombarded with images when we stop merely identify ing what we look at and start see ing our world we take the first step in the creative process as we take that long look at the patterns and rhythms colours and textures in our world we respond with new ideas and questions how was that created what if i was to represent what i see or feel how do i portray to others my emotions or my response to this subject if it is important to me how do i make it important to oth ers what medium would i use this desire to externalize an appreciation of a scene or object or share an emotional response to livingston a situation immediately puts the artist in a vulnera ble position the artist is seized by the thrill of a new idea and feels obliged to take action in whatever me dium seems appropriate during this time the artist is engaged in a high level of activity a state of being intensely personal exhilarating and rewarding the evidence or byproduct of this intense activity is the a a art object if- j judy livingston is a markham artist who is holding an exhibit at the kathleen gormley mckay art centre 197 main st unionville oct 18 1922 23 fullertons hosts downchild frontman chuck jackson the town crier restaurant pub tuesdays at 8 pm linda kroon hosts the new pub quiz youll find live entertain ment every friday night party with push at halloween top class food prepared by chefs george and james with daily spe cials beautiful english breakfasts served friday saturday and sunday from 812 6298 main st stouffville 6426937 fullertons tonight downchild frontman chuck jackson dont forget their 250 for domestic 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