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College students are familiar
with “Blue Suede Shoes” costume
and set designer Bob Mackie be
cause of his perfume, Mackie. Our
parents know him as the guy who
designed outfits for Cher, Diana
Ross and Carol Burnett.
But even those of us who do not
get choked up when we see the live
performance of Sonny and Cher’s “I
Got You Babe” can appreciate the
meticulously designed costumes of
“Blue Suede Shoes.” Down to the
Decade
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“I think the decade was impor
tant enough and interesting
enough for it to have its own show,”
he said. “I think the influence of the
‘80s has been underestimated.
There was a lot of amazing stuff that
hand stitched polka dots on the
poodle skirts, it is evident a lot of
time went into the dancers’ cloth
ing. The colorful array also spiced
up the show.
“I think a lot of people forget that
ballet and opera and things like that
are supposed to be entertainment,”
Mackie said.
Mackie said he is constantly per
fecting the sets and costumes for
“Blue Suede Shoes.”
“It’s the latest one I’ve outdone
myself on,” he said. "I intend to
keep outdoing myself.”
Outdoing himself is an under
statement. Mackie’s costumes
came out in the ‘80s. Any decade
that can produce an artist like
Prince can’t be all bad.”
Fitch said he hopes the show will
attract some older listeners who
might be scared away by words like
“modern rock” and “alternative” that
are used to describe the station’s usu
al format.
“It’s going to be quirky by the very
Friday • August 29,
kept my attention asmuchst
ballet itself. The only thingtli
made the evening incomplete
was my parents could notbe
there to watch it with me.
I never imagined 1 would bel
ting at a ballet thinking “I wist I 11
could be here.” But I know hew
have loved the music, and myiii
er would have loved thedandi|
The spectacular team of Nat
Mackie and Oakland have def
reached their goals with “B
Suede Shoes.”
“We wanted it to beaballet.
could connect to and respondi jsp
Nahat said.
nature of the show,” he said.'
ferent. It’s something fim.”
Even though the 80s are
fading memory now, “Dei ^
brings back to life the days
friendship bracelets were cod
45 s were still around.
“It’s fun,” Rob Clark said. 1i
a fun show. That's what ‘80$s
was all about.”
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Strong acting, suspensi
makes Theory a winnei
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By Travis Irby
Staff writer
I t is more than a theo
ry— it is a fact —
Conspiracy Theory is
an exciting thriller which
differs from what one
would usually find in the
thriller genre.
Mel Gibson offers a
surprising performance
and Julia Roberts follows
My Best Friend's Wedding
with another good role.
The opening credits let
the audience know this is
not your typical Mel Gib
son role. Gibson plays Jer
ry Fletcher, a raving New
York City cabbie, who
gives his fares an earful
when it comes to his the
ories on world monetary
issues, water fluoridiza-
tion and the Vietnam War.
Most of his theories are
contrived after he pieces
them together from news
paper articles.
Imagine Gibson’s
Lethal Weapon character a
hundred times more man
ic, on psychoactive drugs
with an obsessive-com
pulsive disorder and Jerry
Conspiracy Theory
Starring Mel Gibson
and Julia Roberts
Directed by Richard
Conner
Playing at Post Oak
Cinema
*** (out of five)
Fletcher is the result. One
could call Gibson’s style
crystal meth-od acting.
Besides formulating
crazy conspiracy theories,
Fletcher also tends to
space out and stalk come
ly women in his spare
time, especially Justice
Department attorney Al
ice Sutton (Julia Roberts)
in all her lithe-limbed,
doe-eyed glory.
Alice tolerates the
bizarre Jerry because he
once saved her from a
mugging. Therefore, Alice
views him as more of a
misguided little puppy
dog, albeit a psychotic
one. Everyone else thinks
he is the poster child for
restraining orders and
self-defense classes.
Apparently, some peo
ple think Jerry might actu
ally have found the truth.
They are the subscribers
to his newsletter, Conspir
acy Theory, containing—
what else — conspiracies.
A cadre of top-secret gov
ernment goons led by Dr.
Jonas (Patrick Stewart)
have read the newsletter
and they are not happy
with the contents. So they
set out to eliminate Jerry
and everyone who has
connections with him, in
cluding Alice.
The movie surprises
the audience, the plot
throws viewers for a loop
and the characterizations
are excellent. The ro
mance between Jerry and
Alice is muted and rightly
so. If the average male did
what Jerry does he would
be kissing a can of Mace
and not Julia Roberts.
Gibson does a great job of
eliciting sympathy as a
damaged human being.
Roberts makes Alice
Sutton believable. While
she appreciates Jerry’s
concern, she is more than
a little annoyed by his be
havior. Her character is
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Roberts star in the tW
Conspiracy Theory.
likable and graceful,'®
out becoming the stffj
typical muse to them*
lead’s motivations.
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action movies, imprintt
his usual styleandtoi
this film.
All in all, ConspiWf
Theory is a blast and
worth a look. Ofcoifi
this could allbeapatttl
conspiracy to makep«t
pie go see it.
Friday
August 29
Ruthie Foster, a blues musician from
Bryan-College Station, is playing at
Chelsea Street Pub and Grill at 9 p.m.
Miss Molly and the Whips, a rock
band from Austin, is playing at 3rd
Floor Cantina at 9 p.m.
Ian Moore, a rock musician from
Austin, is playing with The Borrowers,
a rock band from Bryan-College Sta
tion, at Dixie Theatre at 9 p.m.
Don Overby, a blues musician from
Bryan-College Station, is playing at
Fitzwilly’s at 9 p.m.
Reckless Panhandlers, a rock band
from Bryan-College Station, is play
ing at Crooked Path Ale House at
9:30 p.m.
Therapy Sisters, a self-described
“funky folk” band, is playing at Sweet
Eugene’s House of Java at 9 p.m.
Saturday
August 30
playing at Sweet Eugene's Hous
Java at 9 p.m.
Wakeland, a rock band from Au®
playing at Dixie Theatre at 9P r
Ruthie Foster, a blues musician
from Bryan-College Station, is play
ing at Chelsea Street Pub and Grill
at 9 p.m.
Hot Chicago, a rock band from Bryan-
College Station, is playing at
Fitzwilly’s at 9 p.m.
Cory Morrow, a country musician from
Austin, is playing at Cow Hop at 9 p.m.
Don Overby, a blues musician from
Bryan-College Station, is playing with
The Turbo Dogs, a rock band from
Bryan-College Station, at Crooked
Path Ale House at 9:30 p.m.
Sheridans, an alternative rock band, is
Wakeland
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