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The Dally Collegian
Friday, Oct. 5, 1990
Scorcese scopes big Hit
with GOODFEIjLAS
ByJr^uaSheppajd
STAWWICTTBR
It is possible to imagine that someone could rave* problem with a
Martin Scorcese film.
Taxi Drivermay be too dark »nd disturbing, or Raging Bull too
brutal.'Xing of Comedy could be too cheesy or Color of Money too
ccarrmerx-lal,butifyouctontia«trii»rurrv,mere
with your personality.
Goodfetlas is Scorcese's finest achievement by far. After several great
and some not-so- great films, he has reached the peak of inabilities as
an artist.
I personally have no problem with any film Scorcese has ever made.
Taxi Driver, The Last Temptation of Christ and Raging Bull are three of
my five favorite films of all time.but I have lo say I like Good fellas .
better than any of those.
I've seen Taxi Driver 14 times and I still like this film more. If Scorc-
esc doesn't win Best Picture this year, someone in the Academy is
rjayir£ for It wift their life. *
Goodfellas stars Ray Uorta, Lorraine Bracco,Robert DeNrro^nd Joe
Pesd and is based on the book WJaBggy.by hJlchcOasPileggk
The film follows 30 years in the lives of a small airnetarnily around
New York City. Thisis not an epic sagailike TteGod*atr*w,rerherltls
more of a persona] documentary.
Scorcese has said that he wan ted to show something more like what
you would see if you had a 16mm camera and about 25 years with
these people. (
The story goes from the ideal 50s,through the dangerous suxiproflt-
able"60s, and full blast into the out of control drug frenzied 70s. The
story ends in me 80a,really solidifying Ihe sense of reality.These people
could be yon naghbors,and what they want is psttty much what
everyone wantsjwt to be... one of those poor 9 to 5 slobs thaltakesthe
subway to a boring job every day.
Don't go to this film expectmg Scarface or The Unrxmchabks.this is
realism, this is what the " American Dream" is made of.
We follow Henry Hill (played by Uorta,) fro* hi j adolescence as he
runs errands for the tocal mobsters he has grown to idolize, even fatto
adulthood. He becomes InOeasmgry irrrrnersed in crgijuxed crixrir*and
the subsequent dangen^nd all the while we witness the decadent and
flashy lifestyle hels working so hard to maintain.
The idealism of the gangster life graiiualiydisirdegratesintheTrjs.
Even the legendary mob family bonds are dying by the time Henry is
sent to prison for four years.
After his internrnent.Henry and his pals find drugs to be extremely
profitable. He slips more and more out of control, trying to delicately
balance bussi ness,fa mily^ind old mob friends.
Old friendships start to rum sour and Henry is left alone, racing
completely off the rails. • ^ *
The sense of urgency is absolutely thrilling, and caps the story off
beautifully.
Of course this film won't win any Academy Awa*rd,there are not.
enough explosk>ns,sexvor cool young stars, but it stands on its own as
what firm making could be.
MEMORANDUM from front page
x The set consists ol^srieric corporation layout. teamnng tlu-ee offices -
Cross' office, the translation center and a third office for a ptydepe classroom.
TTBesetl Is a bit crowded, but the advantage is that the acting is right In
front of the audience," said Miller, who has had his performers working on this
play every weeknfght since Sept. 4.
"Because of the earthshaking events In Eastern Europe in the past year,'
Miller said his choice for The Memorandum" wu an easy one Hels rather
partial to Vaclav Havel's work. ,
"He went from political prisoner to president of the country. Wouldn't it be
great to get inside this man's head? The bottom line is that he can write plays.
He's excellent.
T like his writing, particulary The Memorandum,' which is very powerful
and wildly funny at the same time," he said.
Added Miller "Havel to Interested In what our massive institutions do to
individuals and how they seem to separate us from the work wcdo...weend up
feeling detached from the work and the social stn-cturc. I think Havel would
feel this is true in western countries, too. This is one of the most important
problem s that confron U all of us."
I think in The Memorandum'Havel draws this problem very clearly. But he
docs it in a way that's really fun to watch."
There are some parts where the play 1» very funny. It deals With issues of
socialism very humorously," said Matthew Elkins, 18, who plays the rote of
I-ordinnand Pilar in the performance.
j Elkins listed one such humorous scene: Deputy Director Jan Ballas, played
by Robert Ma us, to questioning three subordinate workers. He asks the same
.questions to all three, but gets no answers. Round and round the conversation
"goes with Ballas getting no response.
Pillar's character has very few lines in the play, which Elkins said was
challenging for him as an actor.
"I have to answer without using any verbal devices whatsoever,' said Dkins.
"It's kind of frustrating sometimes. There's only so many ways you can shake
your head." "
CSUF Political Science Chairman Dr. Philip Beach hopes for a good turnout
for the play.
"1 would certainly hope people would have an interest in the subject mattrr.
I dId mention the play to a couple of my Masses,' said Beach, who added that
he already has his ticket for the Oct. 12 performance.
"I'm certainly going to see it and I'm anxious to see it,' Beach said. "I '
u nderstand the play is a very Interesting, political satire."
"I've seen a lot of plays on campus in my years Sere. They've done a good
job," said Beach, currently in his 27th year as an instructor at CSUF.
The two-act, 12-scenc production, under Terry Miller's direction, nins Oct. 5-
6,10-13 for 8 p.m. performances and on the seventh and 14th for 2 pjm. shows.
As of late Thursday afternoon, 50 tickets remained for tonight's opening
r>erfornj^inthal9&^A»tpai-heati«. Only 30 tickets were left for
Saturday's show.
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| Title | October 5, 1990, Page 6 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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| Full-Text-Search | Page6 The Dally Collegian Friday, Oct. 5, 1990 Scorcese scopes big Hit with GOODFEIjLAS ByJr^uaSheppajd STAWWICTTBR It is possible to imagine that someone could rave* problem with a Martin Scorcese film. Taxi Drivermay be too dark »nd disturbing, or Raging Bull too brutal.'Xing of Comedy could be too cheesy or Color of Money too ccarrmerx-lal,butifyouctontia«trii»rurrv,mere with your personality. Goodfetlas is Scorcese's finest achievement by far. After several great and some not-so- great films, he has reached the peak of inabilities as an artist. I personally have no problem with any film Scorcese has ever made. Taxi Driver, The Last Temptation of Christ and Raging Bull are three of my five favorite films of all time.but I have lo say I like Good fellas . better than any of those. I've seen Taxi Driver 14 times and I still like this film more. If Scorc- esc doesn't win Best Picture this year, someone in the Academy is rjayir£ for It wift their life. * Goodfellas stars Ray Uorta, Lorraine Bracco,Robert DeNrro^nd Joe Pesd and is based on the book WJaBggy.by hJlchcOasPileggk The film follows 30 years in the lives of a small airnetarnily around New York City. Thisis not an epic sagailike TteGod*atr*w,rerherltls more of a persona] documentary. Scorcese has said that he wan ted to show something more like what you would see if you had a 16mm camera and about 25 years with these people. ( The story goes from the ideal 50s,through the dangerous suxiproflt- able"60s, and full blast into the out of control drug frenzied 70s. The story ends in me 80a,really solidifying Ihe sense of reality.These people could be yon naghbors,and what they want is psttty much what everyone wantsjwt to be... one of those poor 9 to 5 slobs thaltakesthe subway to a boring job every day. Don't go to this film expectmg Scarface or The Unrxmchabks.this is realism, this is what the " American Dream" is made of. We follow Henry Hill (played by Uorta,) fro* hi j adolescence as he runs errands for the tocal mobsters he has grown to idolize, even fatto adulthood. He becomes InOeasmgry irrrrnersed in crgijuxed crixrir*and the subsequent dangen^nd all the while we witness the decadent and flashy lifestyle hels working so hard to maintain. The idealism of the gangster life graiiualiydisirdegratesintheTrjs. Even the legendary mob family bonds are dying by the time Henry is sent to prison for four years. After his internrnent.Henry and his pals find drugs to be extremely profitable. He slips more and more out of control, trying to delicately balance bussi ness,fa mily^ind old mob friends. Old friendships start to rum sour and Henry is left alone, racing completely off the rails. • ^ * The sense of urgency is absolutely thrilling, and caps the story off beautifully. Of course this film won't win any Academy Awa*rd,there are not. enough explosk>ns,sexvor cool young stars, but it stands on its own as what firm making could be. MEMORANDUM from front page x The set consists ol^srieric corporation layout. teamnng tlu-ee offices - Cross' office, the translation center and a third office for a ptydepe classroom. TTBesetl Is a bit crowded, but the advantage is that the acting is right In front of the audience," said Miller, who has had his performers working on this play every weeknfght since Sept. 4. "Because of the earthshaking events In Eastern Europe in the past year,' Miller said his choice for The Memorandum" wu an easy one Hels rather partial to Vaclav Havel's work. , "He went from political prisoner to president of the country. Wouldn't it be great to get inside this man's head? The bottom line is that he can write plays. He's excellent. T like his writing, particulary The Memorandum,' which is very powerful and wildly funny at the same time," he said. Added Miller "Havel to Interested In what our massive institutions do to individuals and how they seem to separate us from the work wcdo...weend up feeling detached from the work and the social stn-cturc. I think Havel would feel this is true in western countries, too. This is one of the most important problem s that confron U all of us." I think in The Memorandum'Havel draws this problem very clearly. But he docs it in a way that's really fun to watch." There are some parts where the play 1» very funny. It deals With issues of socialism very humorously," said Matthew Elkins, 18, who plays the rote of I-ordinnand Pilar in the performance. j Elkins listed one such humorous scene: Deputy Director Jan Ballas, played by Robert Ma us, to questioning three subordinate workers. He asks the same .questions to all three, but gets no answers. Round and round the conversation "goes with Ballas getting no response. Pillar's character has very few lines in the play, which Elkins said was challenging for him as an actor. "I have to answer without using any verbal devices whatsoever,' said Dkins. "It's kind of frustrating sometimes. There's only so many ways you can shake your head." " CSUF Political Science Chairman Dr. Philip Beach hopes for a good turnout for the play. "1 would certainly hope people would have an interest in the subject mattrr. I dId mention the play to a couple of my Masses,' said Beach, who added that he already has his ticket for the Oct. 12 performance. "I'm certainly going to see it and I'm anxious to see it,' Beach said. "I ' u nderstand the play is a very Interesting, political satire." "I've seen a lot of plays on campus in my years Sere. They've done a good job," said Beach, currently in his 27th year as an instructor at CSUF. The two-act, 12-scenc production, under Terry Miller's direction, nins Oct. 5- 6,10-13 for 8 p.m. performances and on the seventh and 14th for 2 pjm. shows. As of late Thursday afternoon, 50 tickets remained for tonight's opening r>erfornj^inthal9&^A»tpai-heati«. Only 30 tickets were left for Saturday's show. ZOO SIAB TXAIS TOS ** 4 CHAO Mt/NG n» B«c mmoc Qsssstinaa » .j-ilinijamcOmrtraj* ' *naim and ■amtriai.at tm Sourh»oji A4on ocnvmr *y k\ Sonotty toumarhant CuBuv* "MSCMora of *nrSsoncs SJtMs, StorytoSna Food bptraion. SSMsflaMiQ. SKOMandlwarar V*x»op.. Conpui loon, a >-»• °> MoMc ond Dare -SISSBSGpxM from toon culura. rr» sSSMeS Man curwot B«*s*>n *M k* MOfeHs lor Ms**? |
