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McMillan's message reaches more than feminists
8yAmy Uptmor
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TT Tith the success of her book and
Wl/ subsequent movie, “Waiting to
V » Exhale,” Terry McMillan has
proven to be one of the most successful
and prominent authors of her time. And
Texas A&M students have the rare op
portunity to hear her speak tonight at 7
p.m. in Rudder Auditorium.
Numerous committees have worked
together since the beginning of the se
mester to bring Terry McMillan to
A&M. The MSC Black Awareness Com
mittee initiated the program and called
Waiting to Exhale
in various related groups to help out.
Tina Harrison, chairwoman of BAG
and junior finance major, said MSC Lit
erary Arts, MSC Great Issues, the De
partment of Women’s Studies, Women’s
Week, the Texas A&M Bookstore, the
Pan-Hellenic Council, Delta Sigma
Theta and Alpha Kappa Alpha have all
helped bring Terry McMillan to A&M.
Harrison said McMillan seemed to
be the perfect person for BAG to bring
for Women’s Week.
‘We wanted to bring a woman writer
to kick off Women’s Week, and one of
the hot women writers right now is Ter
ry McMillan,” Harrison said.
Harrison said she hopes a diverse
crowd will turn out to see McMillan so
some of the stereotypes associated
with her writing can be dispelled.
“We’re expecting a diverse crowd,
both racially and male/female,” she
said, “since there are stereotypes that
she’s a male basher. And her books
are not about male-bashing. She’s
writing about experience.”
Carolyn Beardsley, chair of MSC Lit
erary Arts and junior elementary edu
cation major, also said McMillan’s fame
should attract quite a diverse audience.
“Since she’s such a big author, and
with the success of the film Waiting to
Exhale, she should be able to bring a
whole new perspective,” Beardsley
said. “She has touched literature and
entertainment and has made some
thing quite big.”
McMillan published the novels
“Mama” and “Disappearing Acts” and
an anthology of contemporary African-
American literature titled “Breaking
Ice,” in addition to “Waiting to Ex
hale,” which was No. 3 on the New
York Times best seller list.
She will autograph copies of ‘Wait
ing to Exhale” at 5:30 p.m. in the
Texas A&M Bookstore in the MSC
and will lecture at 7 p.m. in Rudder
Auditorium, with a viewing of Waiting
to Exhale following at 9 p.m.
With the combined success of the
book and movie version of ‘Waiting to
Exhale,” McMillan has become a highly
sought-after guest speaker and main
tains a rigorous touring schedule. Har
rison said that although booking
McMillan was tough, it was worthwhile
because of the perspective on female life
she can give all people who attend.
“After the success of Waiting to Ex
hale, she’s doing a lot of tours,” she
said, “so it was difficult to get her.
“But the fact that she can speak
about how hard it is for women, espe
cially black women, is what makes her
so powerful.”
Sean Williams, vice chair of opera
tions for BAG and junior political sci
ence major, agreed that one of McMil
lan’s strengths is her perspective on be
ing an African-American woman.
“Hopefully, she’ll be able to shed
light on issues from an African-Ameri
can, female perspective,” he said. “So
many African-American females look
up to her because she’s a self-made
success, and the power of her work is
in her realness.”
Since well-known speakers in the
past, such as Oliver Stone, have been
met with mediocre attendance, the
question of whether Terry McMillan
will pack Rudder Auditorium arises.
Those involved, however, are confi
dant that McMillan will attract a
large audience.
Beardsley said publicity for the
event has been tremendous.
“BAG has been doing such a great
job of getting the word out,” she said.
Eric Curley, director of community
affairs for BAG and sophomore chem
istry major, said the star power that
accompanies the film should be
enough to attract a crowd.
“I certainly hope there will be a good
turnout, especially with the movie com
ing out recently with Whitney Houston
and Angela Bassett,” he said.
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Diabolique's strength lies in strong performances, clever visual sequences
fyJames Francis
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Clever visual film sequences, a solid plot and
good character portrayal allows Diabolique to live
up to its name.
The film stars Sharon Stone and Isabelle Adjani
as Nicole Horner and Mia Baran, mistress and
wife of Guy Baran (Chazz Palminteri).
Guy is the strict headmaster of a boy’s school;
liiswife is the principal, and Nicole is a fashion-
parade of a teacher. Mia has a friendship with
Nicole because of Guy, but she knows Nicole is
ileeping with her husband.
Every time the two women become tired of
Guy’s disrespectful attitude toward them, they are
drawn back again and again by sexual desires.
In an attempt to rid themselves of Guy, Nicole
and Mia plan a diabolical murder.
Nicole and Mia partake in a tense whirlwind
sequence where they drug and drown Guy, throw
liisbody into the school pool, which is too filthy
see into, and wait for the body to surface the
next morning.
Unfortunately, the body never surfaces. In fact,
it disappears, and then the games begin.
The movie begins to revolve around the ques
tion of whether Guy is dead or not. Then, in comes
Kathy Bates as Shirley Vogel, a detective interest
ed in his disappearance.
From here, Diabolique keeps the audience
guessing at every corner.
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Movie Review
Diabolique . ^
Starring Sharon Stone, ChazJrC
h,,, Palminteri and Isabella Adjanf
Pirected by lereitllah Chechik
Academy Award Best Actress nominee Stone
falls back into her witty, sarcastic lines from Basic
Instinct, but she is really good at them.
Her performance as a fashionable teacher who
is mistress to the headmaster is believable in re
gard to the film content.
Adjani, with credits of her own including four
Cesar Awards and being a two-time Academy
Award nominee for Best Actress, wins over audi
ences with her haunting, doll-like face.
Palminteri, another Academy Award nominee,
is solid in his portrayal of a cold and controlling
headmaster, husband and lover. His on-screen re
lations with Stone and Adjani are well connected,
allowing the love triangle to appear believable to
the audience.
Bates, who garnered an Academy Award for her
performance in Misery, leaves out no punches in
her character. She embodies the detective, and her
final scenes in the movie will leave no doubt about
her acting ability.
Everything seems to work well with this film,
partly because of the actors and partly due to
the direction.
Director Jeremiah Chechik, whose feature film
debut was the comedy National Lampoon’s Christ
mas Vacation, keeps all the scenes flowing with
creative cinematography, well-placed action and
Chazz Palminteri and Sharon Stone star in Dia-
bolique.
savvy acting performances.
Those looking for a first-rate, start-to-finish sol
id film filled with established actors should take
interest in Diabolique.
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