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CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 3, 1981

Beiween Superman and press

Relations are better

By Michael Lawson

NIAGARA FALLS,
ont. )ep) — The press
corps is no longer quick to
hold Christopher Reeve up
to ridicule. Similarly, the
young, handsome actor is
not so ready to lash back.

It hasn't always been the
case, but Reeve, with two
powerful Superman films
under his belt, currently is
enjoying a mutual respect
with the North American
entertainment media.

He was in Niagara Falls
recently with film-makers
and other cast membera of
the forthcoming Superman
1, as more than 100
Canadian and American
journalists gathered for
a media launch of the
movie, to be released in
both countries on June 19,
It has been playing over-
seas for about five months.

Following a mid-morning
screening of the glossy,
fast-paced adventure, re-
porters met with Reeve,
Gene Hackman, Terence
Stamp and other actors, as
well as the film's pro-
ducers, writers and direc-
tor, in a series of round-
table interviews. .

With just a hint of bitter
recall, Reeve talked of his
initial news conference

called to announce his
signing to the original role.
Thena “skinny” 24, he was
faced with a group of re-
porters who treated the
whole concept of a Super-
man film as a campy joke.
“My God, the whole ap-
proach at. first was ridi-
eulous,” he said, recalling
his mortification at ques-
tions “about my personal
life, about my sexual
prowess or whatever."
‘PRESS IS FAIR
“But once the film came
out people were quick to
point out that we'd sur-
prised them. The press is
very fair, I think, When
they take a wrong slant
they backtrack just as
quickly to correct it.
“Now that we've estab-
lished that we're not a joke
. I'm not so hostile.”
Indeed, despite the
sometimes-slapstick, some-
times-subtle humor thst
threads through the entire
movie — not to mention
the comic-book nature of
the project itself — the
media generally left the
theatre with a feeling that
they had witnessed an im-
portant work. In fact, as
the final credits rolled,
-many reporters broke into
applause when special ef-

fects director Colin Chit.
ver's name appeared. His
work, as with the first
Superman, was masterful,

In the sequel, Superman
takes on truly human di-
mensions, finally succumb-
ing to his love for reporter
Lois Lane (Margot Kidder} .
after she learns that he and
his alter-ego Clark Kent
are one and the same. He is
even prepared to rel
quish his superpowers to
have her, following the
acre ott his native plan-
et Kry;

‘This Tjavelipeaont pro-
vided Reeve with the most
enjoyment he had had in
making either film.

“Who is this guy? He's
had to be this buffoon all
along (as the meek, bumb-
ling Kent) and be a super-
man as well, but he's really
somebody else undernesth.
As I've said before, if he
had grown up on Krypton
(without superpowers) he
might have been a plum-

ber.

“He's just an ordinary
guy who's thrown into this
amazing situation and be-
comes something else. In
this picture we get to find
out a little bit of hw he
feels about it all."

Superman sequel shines

By Michael Lawson

: NIAGARA FALLS, ONT.
4{CP) — Hollywood has a pen-
chant for following good with
bad, responding to the ring of
box-office cash registers with
often-medicre film sequels. In
these cases, the producer
‘does well just to approach
the quality of the original.

i Under such circumstances,
Superman H, the dazzling
‘follow-up to the 1978 comic-
‘book movie adventure, comes

a “super. breath” of fresh
air, blowing away the myth

that excellence defies em

“provement.. wo if

The very nature of the
landmark Superman original
— complete with its Oscar-
winning special effects —
-provided fertile ground for
lacklustre ripoffs. But pro-
ducers Ilya Salkind and-
Pierre Spengler, director
Richard Lester and writers
David and Leslie Newman

Horse

By The Canadian Press

(CP) — A horse used by a
wandering troupe of actors
was stuck for $0 minutes
‘Tuesday on a bridge over the
Welland, Ont., Canal when
its legs got wedged in rail-
way tracks,

The 15-year-old animal,
named Star, is owned by the
Caravan Stage Company of
Armstrong, B.C., which trav-
els by horse and wagon to
perform in small communi-

3.

While travelling between
Niagara-on-the-Lake and
Beamsville in Ontario's Ni-
agara Peninsula, Star was
being led along the track be-
cause the metal surface of the
bridge was too slippery.
That's when the mishap oc-
curred, although no one could
offer any explanation of how
Star managed to get all four
legs stuck.

After a veterinarian tran-

avoided the obvious rework-
ings, providing: instead an
original, amusing and excit-
ing ‘second chapter to the
Superman sa;

In distribution overseas .

since Christmas, Superman
II has its official North Am-
erican reléase on June 19. It
was screened recently in NI-
agara Falls — site of some of
the action — for more than
100 entertainment journal-
ists from Canada and the

‘The original film traced the
history of the’ Man of Steel,
from infancy. on the doomed
planet Krypton. ‘Launched to
a safe new world by his
parents, the boy developes a
set of superpowers in earth's
atmosphere, something he
exploits for the benefit of
mankind.

That film had its share of
thrills, coupled with a
healthy Iscing of humor, but
it nonetheless catered mainly
to the infallibility of the
superhero,

In a series of inventive
twists, the sequel’s plot un-
dermines the infallibility,
sapping the enigma from the
mighty being and showing
him more as man than super-"

man.

His carefully guarded se-
eret identity as meek re-
porter Clark Kent is exposed
to agressive co-worker Lois.
Lane; he falls in love with
her, standing ready -to fore-
sake his powers for a life with
her, and he comes face to face
with — and threatened by —
three malevolent beings with
powers to match his own.
{The battle of powers on,
over and under the streets of
Manhattan is classic.)

REEVE ADDS PATHOS

Christopher Reeve, who
soared. from obscurity to
prominence with the release
of the original film three

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5 p.m. until Midnight

years ago, does an admirable
job of repeating his. role as
Kent-Superman, adding con-
siderable pathos to the fan-
tasy character.

Canadian-born Margot
Kidder is both amusing as
the foolhardy, obnoxious re-
porter, and touching as the
love-pained woman.

Gene Hackman, taking top
Boling provides a laugh a

line with his role as arch-
eriminal Lex Luthor, and
British actor Terence Stamp
delivers a chilling, stone-
faced performance as Gener-

al Zod, leader of the super- .

Without a doubt, however,
the real star of the film is
special effects director Colin
Chilvers, who -plays out the
fantasy with remarkable be-
lievability.

Even now a Superman II
is in the planning stages,
with production tentatively
set to begin next year.

Wildlife

B.C. outdoorsman and con-
servationist Tommy Tomp-
kins, who is sponsored by
B.C. Hydro, has won‘ an
international award for his
film “Valley of the Grizzly.”

The Certificate of Creative
Excellence was presented by
the U.S. Festivals Associ-
ation.

In a letter to Tompkins,

tion chairman J.W.
Anderson said: “With 900 -
entries from 16 nations, you
should be particularly
pleased that your production
was judged outstanding in its
category...”

Anderson added; “This
recognition is even’ more
meaningful since the festival
is the world's largest event

Locals get fundraising advice

About ‘50 people, repre-

senting a variety of local:

organizations, picked up val-

uablo advice on fund-raising.

and mobilizing community
support at a workshop Sat-
urday at Trail Council cham:
bers.

The workshop, led by Joy
Leach, resource development
officer for Malaspina College,

was sponsored by the Trail’ ©

and District Arts’ Centre
Society. The arts centre
project was used as a specific
example for much of Leach’s

advice, but she also made *

points about fund-raising and
community action in general,

She provided advice about

the best ways to approach -.

different government agen-
eles ani foundations. She
listed various national and
B.C. foundations and what
kind of activities they sup-
port, Also, there are impor-
tant foundations in Alberta
that are amenable to the
needs of Eastern B.C. com-
munities, she said.

Leach noted that only |

about one-sixth of the groupa
that received donations and

government grants ever _

bothers to write letters of
appreciation to the funding
source. “If you do that, you're

githt away a step ahead of

many others,” she said,

She described various suc
cessful fund-raising events
with which she had been in-
volved. The workshop partl-
clpants were particularly in-
terested in a Fantasy Island
Auction at Nanaimo, where

ewe,

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film wins award

devoted exclusively to rec-
ognition of outstanding pro-
ductions and only 19 per cent
of the entries ar receiving
such recognition.”
Tompkins spent three
months in the bush last stim-
mer studying and filming
grizzlies and other animals,
including the rare white
Kermode bear, to obtain
footage for the award-win-

ig film,

His film pregentations
have been seen by more than
a ‘million school children
throughout the province. He
has produced films such as

“Nahanni,” which features a

olf. cub ‘Tompkins rescued

and lived with throughout a.

seven-month trek in th
north,

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“Mountain
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of baby animals in provincial
wilderness areas. It has be-
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dren.

; Awarded the Order of
Canada-in 1974-for his con-
tribution to a better appreci-

ation of our wilderness heri-

tage, Tompkins spends sev-
eral months each year living
in the bush and filming the
activities of wild animals.

unique experiences were bid
for, like glider plano rid
and a day on the mayor's
yacht, She emphasized the
importance of keeping the
fund-raising events fun and
not spending money in put-
ting them on.

“NEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

Community TV

Multicultural Society.
Dr. Mark Mealing of
Selkirk College inter-
views those responsi-
ble for displays. Dr.
Nirmala Justus on In-
dia; Peter Kong on
China; Jean Christi-
ansen and Ms. Reis-
bakken on Scandina-
via; Jemma Merlo on
Italy; and Doris Zhu-
kin on Doukhobor ar-
tifacts. Performing
during this program
are the Trail Male
Chorus, Kathie Shaw
Dancers, Roland and
Leonard Perry on
mandolin and guitar,
Erica Wendland Dan-
cers and the Castle-
gar USCC Youth

Choir,

“9:00—Fiesta Days Fashion
Show. The 1981 Miss
Trail Queen Candi-
dates display their
talents and parade fa-
shions sponsored by
local merchants. This
event took place dur-
ing the Trail Fiesta.

11:00—Sign-off,

Badd Manor

She sald the ‘Trail Arts
Centre project is an “oxcel-
Tent package” that has every.

key. will, be getting. broad
community support for ‘the
project — the broader the
better, she said. {

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