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Thursday, September 30,1993 The Battalion
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Around Town
Information is provided by the individual organizations. It is subject to change.
Events
U.T. Winedale Historical Center
Near Round 7 op, TX. For more information call
Gloria faster (409) 278-3530.
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 2-3 - 21st Annual
Winedale Oktoberfest. The Texas
A&M German department will per
form a series of one act German come
dies, a German band will perform, pio
neer demonstrations will be given and
German food will be sold. Admission is
$2 for adults, $.50 for students and free
for children under 6.
MSC NOVA
Memorial Student Center, Texas A&M. For more
information call 845-1514.
Friday-Sunday, Oct. 1-3 - Novacon IX -
A gaming convention featuring roleplay
ing, wargame and boardgame tourna
ments.
Washington-on-the-Brazos
FM 1155, off Huy. 105, between Brenbam and
Navasota. For more information call Mary Breed
(409) 878-2879 or Reba Corley (409) 878-2112.
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 2-3 - 17th Annu
al Octoberfest. German singers, dancers,
food, volleyball tournament, and a Miss
Octoberfest contest. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
each day. Admission is free.
Messina Hof Winery
4545 Old Reliance Rd„ Bryan. For more informa
tion call 778-W1NF.
Saturday-Sunday, Oct.2-3 - Texas Wine
Month Kickoff Weekend. Sample wines
and foods from around the state.
The Griot Society
302 Rudder Theater, Texas A&M campus.
Thursday, Sept. 30 - “Whats going in
the hood? ” - An open forum on what is
affecting the “Urban-African-American-
Communities.” Begins at 8:30 p.m.
Admission is free.
MSC Hospitality
Memorial Student Center, Texas A&M. For more
information call 845-1515.
Saturday, Oct.2 - MSC Hospitality Sec
ond Annual 5K Run. Run begins at 8
a.m. Prices are $10 before day of the
run, and $12 that day. Includes regis
tration and a t-shirt.
MSC Film Society
Rudder 1 beater Complex. For more information,
call 845-1234.
“Like Water for Chocolate”- Film shown
at 7 p.m. Sept.30-Oct. 2.
“Sleepless in Seattle”- Film shown at
9:30 p.m. Sept.30-Oct. 2; and at mid
night Oct. 1-2. Tickets are $2.50 for stu
dents and $3.00 for non-students.
Exhibits:
MSC University Center Galleries
Bold Strokes and Quiet Gestures - 20th
century drawings and watercolors from
the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Shown through October 14. For more
information, call 845-8501.
Kent Ullberg -Wildlife sculptures.
Shown through October 3. For more in
formation, call 845-8501.
The Etchings and Drypoints of James
McNeill Whistler - Shown through Oc
tober 21. For more information, call 845-
8501.
‘Program’
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the burden of high expectations
with a demanding and sometimes
volatile presence.
The team's two main players
are Joe Kane (Craig Sheffer), a
Heisinan trophy candidate as
ESU's quarterback and team
[ leader, and Darnell Jefferson
| (Omar Epps), a highly-recruited
freshman tailback with ghetto
I roots expected to propel ESU into
1 contention for a national chainpi-
(' onship.
Kane turns to an attractive ten
nis player (Kristy Swanson) for
support as the season's pressure
bears down on him, and Jefferson
chases the starting tailback's no-
nonsense, studious girlfriend
(Halle Berry), regardless of the
consequences.
For the players and their coach,
the plot puts them through all-or-
nothing transitions: intensity to
apathy, cynicism to reverence, love
to hate and glory to shame.
"The Program's" promise of ex
amining college football fails as it
indulges the audience with too
much melodrama and knee-jerk
drama. Even the soundtrack
jumps from Guns 'n' Roses to Sim
ply Red in a matter of minutes.
The gridiron action, filmed at
halftime of last year's South Caroli-
na-Tennessee game, comes alive
with authenticity in front of a rag
ing crowd - the audience even gets
to see the token cameraman run
over on the sidelines.
But, of all things, the movie
comes across with a cheesy moral
at the end: players that struggle
and strive are rewarded, wriile
those that take shortcuts are pun
ished. This fast food morality
should only belong on a made-for-
TV movie or soap opera, where
right and wrong is only so far
away and easy to reach as a televi
sion s on/off switch.
"The Program's" ending is nev
er in doubt, and the football pro
gram lands flat on its feet at the fin
ish, as if the entire season's turmoil
had never happened.
So unfortunately, college foot
ball fans will have to continue to
look for a film which brings alive
the essence of the game and its
players. But luckily, that essence is
still found in the stands of any col
lege team, where the real thing is
always there.
‘Good Son’
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and Henry.
At first, cousin Henry Seems
like a normal, charming and
playful twelve-year-old. But
Mark soon finds out Henry is
dangerously evil.
At first, Mark and Henry enjoy
playing simple games like football.
But Henry soon decides to play
new games of his own including
attempting murder and causing
absolute chaos. Against his will,
Mark is forced to play along.
Knowing the truth about
Henry, Mark tries to stop the
terrible events from occurring.
However, he has a hard time
convincing anyone that dear
Henry, the so-called "good son,"
could do anything wrong.
Elijah Wood ("Forever
Young," "The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn") truly proves
himself as an accomplished
young actor. His portrayal of the
concerned Mark steals the show.
Macaulay Culkin ("Home Alone"
and "Home Alone 2: Lost in
New York") departs from his ear
lier roles as the good kid by play
ing naughty boy Henry. It is tru
ly scary to see such a sweet, lov
able face play such an evil part.
The scariest element of "The
Good Son" is the unexplainable^
evil capabilities of Henry. The
film should make many parents
and other adults aware of what
horrible things young minds are
capable of doing.
Many people may argue films
such as "The Good Son" should
never be made. However, the fact
remains that many parents, much
like Henry's, are unaware of what
their children do when they are
not watching. Henry seems to
his family to be the perfect child,
but as the audience soon learns,
Henry is far from perfect.
"The Good Son" leaves the au
dience with a strong message to
think about. . . Do you know
what your children are doing
when they go outside to play? If
you don't, you should.
‘Bronx’
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wants the same thing for his child
as Sonny does - to pass up the
easy life of crime.
Tragically, Calogero is torn
between the power of the streets
he sees and the ideals he hears.
Despite the seriousness, this
feature film is hardly a heavy-
handed two-hour philosophical
drama. De Niro includes a myri
ad of hilarious conversations and
situations of the Bronx popula
tion; but thankfully, he doesn't
offer pure surface humor.
By deeply examining the is
sues that surround a person's
life choices, he has created a
thought-provoking and truly
fine film.
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
A Combination of Musical Brilliance!
Andrew Lloyd Webber, creator of such Broadway blockbusters as “Cats” and
“Phantom of the Opera,” has added his musical genius to the enduring ceremony
of the requiem. Hear Webber's “Requiem” brought to life as national singing
sensations Tracy Dahl and Walter MacNeil join the Brazos Valley Symphony
Orchestra, the Brazos Valley Chorale, Texas A&M's Century Singers and the boys
of the Houston Children's Chorus for this exclusive, unforgettable performance!
October 16,1W3 • 8:00 p.m. • Rudder Auditorium
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