A * 7 ENTERTAINMENT : Ny. 6 Castlegar News January 3, 1988 v €Z Maple Leaf Travel TWO WEEKS JANUARY JAMAICA ESCAPE ip 01 ip tights from Van, dept. Jon. 30/88 includes $ hotel in Montego Bay 2 wks. .... PLUS TAXES & SERVICE Call Monica for more into. PEN 365-6616 MONDAY JANUARY SPECIAL “BPM 365-8155 1004 Columbia Ave., Castleger WINTER HOURS: ‘Mon.-Sat. 8 o.m.-8 p.m. Sundey 12 neon-8 p.m. CLOSED MON., DEC. 21 UNTIL AFTER THE NEW YEAR! NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Woods was at the beach with his family when he broke the news to his wife: He had decided they had to flee South Africa so he could publish his clandestinely written book on the death of black activist Steve Biko. “He was very taken up because he was writing a book undercover, so to speak,” reealled Wendy Woods. “He felt terribly threatened. He had sort of decided this all in his own mind and presented it to me as a fait accompli . “I said, ‘What about the rest of us? Why didn’t you discuss it with me?’ her voice rising as she recalled the moment a decade later. “There are other things than this damn bool “She was thoroughly unreasonable,” Woods ob- served dryly Two years ago, script writers sat down with the couple to recreate the beach scene for Richard Atten. borough's new film, Cry Freedom, which tells the story of Woods (Kevin Kline) and his friendship with Biko (Danzel Washington) The 53-year-old Woods is a fifth-generation white South African. He was the editor of a liberal newspaper From the Manag and Staff ot Located | Mile South of Weigh Scales Ootiachenia + 345-3284 and a long foe of apartheid when he was banned by his government in 1977 after leading the fight for an inquest into Biko’s death at the hands of the Security Police. Police were posted outside his home to enforce the ban. 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Woods grew up accepting the prevailing white pre- judice towatds blacks. But while studying law, he began to question his beliefs, One day he came across a quotation from Abraham Lincoln that demolished. any. justification for apartheid: “What is morally wrong éan never be politically right.” During 12 years as editor of the East London Daily Dispatch, he opposed increasingly repressive legislation to maintain apartheid. When the Black Consciousness Movement emerged, he opposed that too, on the ground that it was equally racist and reprehensible. The movement was led by Bantu Stephen Biko and its thesis was that blacks should develop their own! identity and rely on themselves, not the tiny band of white South African liberals, for their future. At the urging of several friends, Woods finally met the charismatic black leader, who was 13 years his junior. “I emerged from that meeting with a fuller per. ception not only of Black Consciousness’ but of blackness in South Africa in all its implications,” Woods wrote later. “Biko had remarkable gifts of communication.” Biko was seized by Security Police on Aug. 1871977, for travelling in violation of his banning order. On Sept. 13, word camé that Biko had died in police custody. He was 30 years old. After their eseape Woods published his book, Biko, and later wrote an autobiography, Asking for Trouble. In 1983, at the suggestion of a mutual friend, he sent copies of the books to Attenborough, the Academy Award-win- ning director of Gandhi, who was looking for a vehicle for an anti-apartheid film. The books became the basis for Cry Freedom. CRY FREEDOM PASSES SOUTH AFRICAN CENSOR By DAVID CRARY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The decision by government censors to allow uncut showings of Cry Freedom, the critically acclaimed Richard Attenborough film about black activist Steve Biko, has provoked outrage among right-wing whites and cynicism among many blacks. There is widespread speculation that the unexpected approval came about because the government feared a ban would increase the overseas box-office appeal of the movie and boost its chances of winning Academy Awards. “Maybe they are getting smart,” said black newspaper editor Percy Goboza. “A ban on the film would have sent its ratings around the world zooming through the roof.” Biko, who died in police custody in 1977, founded the Black Consciousness Movement, which advocated black HAY RIDES #2210 Wagon BOOK g oe Sleigh aliano 4 | Join Us for A New Year's Smorg \ d . Fresh Bread & Pasta Mode Daly 10 GREWMAN ACRES 365-3986 Day * 365-2570 Eve. 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It is expected to open here in February or March DEPICTS FRIENDSHIP The movie, starring Denzel Washington as the charis. matic black leader and Kevin Kline as Donald Woods, depicts Biko's friendship with the newspaper editor and his arrest and death. It also details Wood’s struggle to have an inquest into Biko’s death and his flight from South Africa with his family. Biko was seized by Security Police on Aug. 18, 1977 for traveling in violation of his banning order, which prevented him from travelling or speaking to more than one person at a time outside of family. On Sept. 13, word came that Biko had died in police custody. He was 30 years old. At first police minister James Kruger implied that Biko died of a hunger strike. A magistrate eventually found that Biko died of brain injuries suffered in a scuffle with security police, but no one was held accountable. Far-right white organizations have denounced the censors and said the film should be banned regardless of the consequences abroad. Among blacks, there is a presumption that the film has been moulded to cater to whites, highlighting Woods’ courage and his escape from South Africa while taking a patronizing attitude toward Biko. BROADENS APPEAL Woods said in an interview that giving more of a slant toward his family and his escape helped broaden the movie's appeal and opened it to a wider, white audience. The Azanian People's Organization, an offshoot of the Black Consciousness Movement, decided against boycotting the movie but has contended it is essentially a film about Woods and not an authoritative portrayal of Biko. However, not all South Africans are suspicious of the censors’ decision. Gerry Stone, sales manager for the company that will distribute Cry Freedom in South Africa, described the approval as “the greatest thing the government has ever done.” And The Star, the country’s largest daily newspaper, called the decision “a brave and welcome step” and said South Africans should have a right to know how people abroad perceive them. ; “Biko is, after all, part of this country’s sad history,” The Star said in an editorial. “A genuine ery for freedom — like an inner cry for dignity or self-respect — is a call which every individual will instantly recognize. Let each look upon this film and let each make his or her judgment on its relevance.” COMMUNITY Bulletin Board AQUANAUTS BINGO Saturday, January 9 at the Castlegar Arena Complex Early Bird 6:00 p.m. Regular 7:00 p.m. Same payouts as previous Bingos. Various.packages available at door. 2/1 COMMODORE OWNERS Need help. information, or Public-Domaine Software? Contact Castlegar Commodore Computer Club 3662/365-8100. 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I'm not as funny as everybody, but 1 can be somewhat amusing. “And I know it's something I cannot plan or explain or communicate, it's just that I pea . Sheen takes a crash course NEW YORK (Reuter) — Charlie Sheen todk a crash course on the wheelings and dealings of the stock market for his starring role in Wall Street, Oliver Stone's cine matic treatment of the in sider trading scandals. The 22-year-old actor said in an interview he knew little about shares, futures and commodities when he took on his role as an ambitious young stockbroker in Stone's follow-up to Platoon, last year's Oscar-winner for best picture. “I didn't really care about the stock market,” said Sheen, who also starred in Platoon. “I didn’t think it had any effect on my life.” In Wall Street Sheen plays Bud Foxx, a stockbroker eager to make his first mil. lion during the bull market of 1985-86. Foxx is lured into gather. ing illegal inside information for corporate raider Gordon Gekko, a villainous multi. millionaire portrayed by Michael Douglas. The film's chief technical adviser, New York invest ment banker Kenneth Lipper helped Sheen better under. stand stock market gyrations and insider trading scams. “I had four weeks to go on this crash course,” Sheen said. “I had to learn what those guys did in four years of business school.” Sheen, the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen, realized that it would be impossible to learn everything. So he shot for a general working know ledge of the financial world. “So when I spewed num bers or threw facts around, at least I could lessen my in security,” he said. WORKS WITH BROKERS The actor worked along side the employees at Sal omon Brothers and spent time with-young brokers at after-work arinking estab lishnents in the South Street Seaport area. | He also met David Brown, a former trader with Gold. man Sachs who pleaded guil ty to insider trading charges in 1986. Sheen said he could not re. sist working with Stone again, even though he said the director is hard to please. “He's tough,” he said. “But the most hated coaches of our era have had the best track records.” He said there were some signs of the pressure on Stone as he made his first film since last year’s runaway hit. “He was a little more care. ful with things,” Sheen said of Stone. “He was a little more concerned: with his overall vision. “But that doesn’t mean he wasn't taking risks. He's still as crazy as he was in the jungles (of the Philippines, filming Platoon). He terror izes people, but always in a fun way. He doesn't alienate people, but he lets them know he's a general and it's his movie,” Sheen said he is hoping to work with Stone again, pos- sibly in the Platoon sequel, Second Life, but nothing is set. Wall Street also offered Sheen an opportunity to work with his father. The elder has been portrayed Foxx's hardworking blue col lar father. MAKES DEBUT Sheen made his film debut at age nine alongside his father in the television movie The Execution of Private Slovik. Being raised in a theatrical household made his move into acting inevitable, Sheen said. His 24-year-old brother, actor Emilio Estevez, has starred in Stakeout and St. Elmo's Fire. Acting, Sheen said, was his only alternative to “the headaches of school,” which caused him to reject his dreams of playing college baseball. Wall Street marks Sheen's ninth starring role since landing a part in 1983's Grizzly II. He has also ap- peared in Red Dawn, Lucas, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Sheen wrote and directed his first 35mm short last summer and has written three screenplays in the last two years. Immediately after filming Wall Street for 10 weeks last summer on location in New York City, Sheen jumped into Eight Men Out, the story of the 1919 Black Sox base- ball scandal. The movie, which was filmed on location in Indiana by John Sayles, who also directed Matewan and Brother From Another Planet, will be released next spring. Sheen, who lives in Malibu and describes himself as “very much in love” with British actress Charlotte Lewis, hopes to spend the next few months putting his life into perspective. Coming Soon -. . See the Castlegar News of Sun., Jan. 17 BUSINESS a. January 3, 1988 Castlegar News ar IMITATION FRAGRANCES SELLING BIG By MARK DUNN Press Canadian TORONTO — Like copycat jeans which have the same snug fit as a pair of Calvin Kleins minus the name and price tag, there are knock-off perfumes on the market that could con the sensitive schnozz of a bloodhound. “In some cases we are identical . .. and we are better than designer perfumes,” boasts Mark Laracy, a maverick perfume entrepreneur with 22 years exper- ience in the frangrance industry. So why do consumers pay between $250 and $375 for an ounce of designer perfume or cologne when imposter fragrances cost a fraction of the price? ‘Because a name goes a long way,” says Lynda Lister of Perfume Originals, a Toronto fragrance shop that specializes in fooling the nose, but not the pocket k. « “It’s like designer jeans,” says Lister. “People wear them because of the name.” Lister says the quality of the impostor is so close to the original that one of her clients fills up an empty Oscar de la Renta bottle with her shop's knock-off brand, called Joe's Choice. The imposter sells for $29.50 for a two-ounce bottle compared with $82 for a quarter-ounce bottle — about “three tablespoons” — of Oscar at a major department store. “She doesn't want her friends to know she uses the fake stuff,” she says. MIMICKS SCENTS Laracy is founder of Parfums de Coeur, a U.S. company shooting for $120 million US in sales this year by mimicking designer scents such as Giorgio and Ob- session. Laracy, who plans to open a Montreal operation next year, said in a telephone interview from Stamford, Conn., that it’s not difficult copying the scents of industry giants such as Calvin Klein or Yves Saint Laurent and selling the product at bargain-basement prices. Lister agrees, adding that 90 per-cent of the costs of producing designer perfumes are spent on fancy pack: aging, designer names, department store mark-ups and expensive advertising campaigns. “We spend as much pn juice (perfume) as designer brands and deliver the same quality,” says Laracy, who started his company by copying Opium, one of the products he introduced while he was an executive’ with Charles of the Ritz, the parent of Saint Laurent. A quarter-ounce of Opium costs $85 in Canada. Laracy peddles his Opium equivalent, Ninja, for $7.50 US CALGARY (CP) — Listen as the Olympic torch winds its way towards Calgary and you'll hear more than the runners’ feet pounding the em: ind roadside crowds cheering them on. a There's also the sound of jingling coins. Petro-Canada paid $5.5 million te: sponsor the torch relay. It's rumored the total cost could be $45 million when staging and promotional ce are added in. But the Calgary Herald quotes sources-as saying the 88-day, cross-Canada run — when combined with a year-long Olympic drinking glass campaign that is essentially paying for itself — has handed Petro-Canada an additional two-per-cent share of Canada's retail gasoline market on top of the 20 per cent it already controlled. That two per cent translates to an extra $280 million in annual gross revenues — or more than five times the federal Crown oil company's total estimated investment in the project. Industry analyst Cam Glass said Friday it's rare for an oil company to retain such a large jump in its market share because competing firms eventually lure some customers away with promotional campaigns of their own. But Glass, of the Toronto-based investment firm of Alfred Bunting and Co. Ltd., notes Petro-Canada's glass program runs throughout 1987 and part of 1988, and the torch relay is a three-month event receiving extensive media coverage. 7 PUT UP FIGHT Those factors, he said, should enable the Crown corporation to put up its best possible fight to keep the maret ground it has gained. The bottom line: Petro-Canada has latched on to a major money-maker. Exactly how much money won't be known until at least Feb. 28, when the Winter Olympics end. The numbers may Petro Can profits from torch run never be released, however, because management is already trying to keep them secret. 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Financings and _ trading activity easily surpassed previous highs established in 1986, although the prices index closed the year at 1,150.02 — down 15 per cent from the 1986 close of cluded total financings reaching $1.34 billion, 93 per cent higher than the previous record of $696.2 million last year. Share volume totalled 4.8 billion, up 37 per cent from the previous record of 3.5 billion set in 1986. The value of those shares was $6.65 billion, up 48 per cent from the previous high of $4.5 billion last year. The average price per NEW YORK (AP) — Metal was the magic material for profitable investing in the stock market during 1987. And the surest road to losses was Wall Street itself. Stocks of companies that produce almost any type of metal — steel, copper, alum- inum, gold — weathered the crash in October and posted some of the best gains of the year. 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