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Local jazz club plans Sunday fest PAGE 12 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1982 The Golden Triangle Jazz Club will hold a jazz evening this Sunâ€" day, Jan. 24 at Bingeâ€" man Park Lodge. day, Jan. 24 at Bingeâ€" The bar opens at 4 man Park Lodge. p.m., with a buffet Beginning at 4: 30 available at 6 p.m. p.m., the Glen Murch At 7: 3Q@&m m., a jam Some movies entertaining, in volving may simply as bad. Others, which perhaps deserve a little more consideration, might be described more aptly as failures. described more aptly as failures. Certainly, I would place Neigh bors in the latter category. The same satiric intent would seem to have been carried over into the script of Larry Gelbart, but in onâ€"screen execution what was obâ€" viously meant to be biack comedy has been muted to varying shades of grey. as Berger novel on whicn picture has been based, b: reports it‘s a very funny book an underlying serious theme. Perhaps the casting of former Saturday Night Live teamâ€"mates John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as the neighbors in conflict may raise the expectations of some viewers for something in the Blues Brothers vein. Nothing of the sort, however, emerges in this film, which sees Belushi playing pretty much the straight man to Aykroyd‘s exceedâ€" ingly strange antics. Watching this picture, one has great difficulty in finding any kind of identification with either the characters or the situations, alâ€" though probably, more it seems by default than design, the dilemma of the much putâ€"upon Belushi may at times arouse some slight feelings of sympathy . The plot has the bland tranquility of an average middleâ€"class suburâ€" banite suddenly threatened, both psychologically and physically, by the arrival of new neighbors. There are a few laughs at both characters‘ expense, but the biâ€" zarre quality of the entire movie stifles most of the gags in confusion as to what they‘re all about / One gets the distinct feeling that the movie is knocking something, but it never becomes clear just what that something is. The char acters seem more symbolic than real, and consequently aren‘t really very interesting. The oneâ€"dimensional aspects of the two main male characters likewise extend to the principal female characters, the wives,. played by Kathryn Walker and Cathy Moriarty. MOVIE REVIEWS Lacklustre Neighbors a failure Berger By Victor s which are informative well be d Stanton Quintet will perform, featuring Fred Boegli on vibes. re neither e nor inâ€" dismissed Several TV types â€" Mary Kay Place and Dabney Coleman from the old Mary Hartman, Mary Hart man show and Nell Carter from the current Gimme A Break â€" make vain efforts to enliven the proceedâ€" ings. Neighbors throws out hints of being both sinister and comedic but succeeds in being little more than lacklustre. Chase‘s appearance in Modern Problems doesn‘t really qualify as a performance, with everything he does predictable right down to its boredom . " spo P CBae uie eP o .\ : s e *A i: ’.? aomanr e WS :. 2 < + * o | s .â€" . * is ie §an ~Z M w s>_*>~> us ~ol P M 2 f ~ E: A n w ie o l ~iM es © SWd e =.s > is 4 i l * e P Th .o 2ey i..."~ Â¥*.. 4 s A 1 > 2 & u l e < o . > d C s _ J 5 s 4 p l :5 L. is ol udging performances in this s en . 0 oc [ tind movie is another difficult thing to E: a ho B e _ e a do, since it‘s so unclear what really : e f ;?;;;37 ic e was intended. Belushi, for the most 3 * mt ~~ ~ 4 @ part, maintains an understated 6 hoi 2 *é ; x $ “ portrayal while Aykroyd â€" as s . l d e .. > much in costume and makeâ€"up as in h "“’ . + actual "performance"" â€" seems to es " 2e .: d be projecting the extreme in cariâ€" Aaak: *:_‘ s T t . 52 ; cature. Moriarty merely offers an t : l ‘"image‘"‘ of potent sexuality while l .: t s ; 3 Walker, more or less, is her staid Mss .. ‘"C * .3 J 4 opposite. e & ,fi #B7 ,* ‘(i Neighbors throws out hints of P ues * & being both sinister and comedic but k ** C oys se f 8 3 succeeds in being little more than 8 P a lacklustre. 2 ‘, & ; Modern Problems, on the other C E.. 4 x § hand, doesn‘t fail to achieve anyâ€" A*4 EC â€"s 5 i thing, simply because it never tries i wA M# _E * to do anything. From concept to s 5 s 6 _ l\l‘(lifl(‘fifll{ ilgi\ tatallv mi?hnnl John Belushi stars in Nelgthfs The problems with this picture are all old hat, and are to be found in every frame. Attempts to spice up its juvenile content with some sex and a repulsive scene of bloodâ€"letting are only further eviâ€" dence of the lack of imagination of directorâ€"coâ€"writer Ken Shapiro. hand, doesn‘t fail to achieve anyâ€" thing, simply because it never tries to do anything. From concept to projection, it is totally Wwithout merit. You‘d have to be an eternal optimist to expect even mediocre entertainment from a plot that has an obsessively jealous man suddenâ€" ly obtaining the power of telekineâ€" sis after being doused with nuclear waste. With Chevy Chase in the central role, dire results are asâ€" sured. Apart from providing an excuse for some unamazing special efâ€" fects, the plot element of telekineâ€" sis â€" the power of moving objects and people by thought alone â€" contributes nothing to the picture that is either stimulating or starâ€" tling. This is a movie to recommend to only your most hateful of neighâ€" session will begin, folâ€" lowed by door prizes. Admission to the event is $2 for memâ€" bers; $4 for guests, and senior citizens are adâ€" mitted free of charge. t sexuaglity less, is her DANCE REVIEW By Jane Dekeyser Les Ballets Jazz is a company dedicated to commercial as well as artistic success. Thursday night‘s performance at Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo‘s Humanities Theatre proved entertaining but fell short due to the similarities in style and form â€" throughout the program. A little more range in their material as well as a tighter form would have proved more sucâ€" cessful. The first work of the evening, Etudes en Jazz, set the pace in troducing the company with its strengths and weaknesses. This work was not a choreograâ€" phic success due to its looseâ€"knit composition. One movement seâ€" quence had little to do with another, which ended leaving this reâ€" viewer wondering what the point had been. This piece was meant to be lightâ€"hearted but the tompany was strainéd in spots and only came together as the dancers donned whites gloves and bowler hats to perform discoâ€"robot variations. The isolated hip, hand. and head movements were familiar popâ€"culâ€" ture routines and were Group entertaining but boring in spots This proved a fine example of comic timâ€" ing and Les Ballets Jazz more than met the challenge. The dancers in birdâ€" like costumes set to Mechel Seguin‘s score of bongo drums, ticking clocks and primeval screams created surâ€" realistic scenes of manic behavior. This effect was finely balanced by a pair of dancers walking on their knees, solemnly mocking the screaming heebieâ€"jeebies. However, even these combinations suffered from a lack of perfect synchronism. The second work, J‘Freak Assez, proved to be the most extraorâ€" dinary in terms of theme and content. great fun to watch The work titled La Machine proved a per fect model for displayâ€" ing this company‘s technical prowess. Here the movyements of all sorts of mechaniâ€" cal gadgets were exâ€" plored. However, after a while the repetitive acâ€" tivity of cogs, pistons, It is impossible not to marvel at the preciâ€" sion, skill and effiâ€" ciency of machines in action. It is at least as fascinating watehing dancers mimic those mechanical actions. UW‘s Donaldson elected to board Donaldson, the only Canadian member elected to the board, will serve a three year term, during which The final work of the evening, La Perfectly Swell, portrayed a seâ€" lection of big city types out of the fifties era, on the the town dancin‘, The conference is the largest of its kind for people engaged in the presentation of multiâ€" disciplinary performâ€" ing arts programs. wheels and rotor blades becomes a bit boring. Again, the comâ€" pany‘s comic sense saved the day. Picture eight dancers sitting at odd angles, knees up, shimmying on their rumps like motors idling. The effect was hilarious. Daniel Donaldson, manager of the Centre for the Arts at the University of Waterioo, was elected to the Board of Directors of ACUCAA (Association of College, University and Community Arts Administrators) at their 25th annual interâ€" national conference held Dec. 17â€"21 in New York City. Â¥" j ‘.": ; ' o se h I # is the former general manager of the Oak ville Centre for the Performing Arts and former general manag er of the Kelso Music Centre. It was a perfectls swell ending. Jane Dekeyser With the Universits of Waterioo for the past three years, Donaldson He is also a founding member of the board of directors of the Oak ville Arts Council and the Waterloo Regional Arts Council. In addi tion, he is president of Campus and Communi ty Impresarios, a book ing consortium serviny the Ontario Region. time he will attend organization and polics meetings. The cast of charac ters included a bluess singer, an Arabian cou ple, a movie star, teen age fans and finally in an explosion of energy and laughs, a motown quintet. In unison these five dancers sany. leaped and shimmied in an exaggerated ver sion of black singing groups of that era. romancin‘, and having fun.