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Chronicle Staff Financial problems have caused the demise of Kitchener's first International Summer Fe.» tival. prompting the cancellation of six concerts. including a special Canada Day performance by Count Basie and his orchestra July I. ()ther concerts affected by the announcement are performances by French Horn soloist [for James June 29, two Toronto-based bands The Earlscourt Citadel Band and the Weston Silver Band. July 6 and three cabaret-style concerts at WLU's Theatre Auditorium. The two-week jazz workshop which began last week at WIA; was also cancelled. The new gallery we sun at University of Waterloo opens from Suit, a to Oct. 9 with an Inuit Exhibition femur ing Eskimo art and artifacts. From Itct. 13 to Nov, 13 Eric Gill takes over the gallery with his engravings. drawings. watercolors and books. The decision to cancel the festival was made by Halli Armenian. its director, whose respun sibilities included the festival's financial man agement, explained festival cu-ordinalur Kathryn Thompson. --Bei.au,u, of financial considerations, he (Armenian) decided to cancel the festival Thursday,"shvexplained. - -. FiiiiitrrsVauiiiriidCin spite of this year's failure, Armenian is determined to hold the festival again in 1984. - _ - . "It is unfortunate to cancel the festival after all the preparation and work that had been done but hopefully. it will be advantageous to the welfare of the festival in the future," she said. An unusual exhibi, tion of fiberglass paint- ing and drawing by It was a time for both reminiscence and celebration as the Women's Committee of the K-W Symphony Orchestra marked the organization's 35th anniversary. The committee took time out from its annual meeting last week to honor members of the original 1948 executive. They are (left to right) Connie Hughes, Elizabeth Devitt, Mardi Broome, Ena Honsberger and Mabel Krug (seated). " Alihéugh it will probably take a few years for Retreat and regroup order of the day for International Festival . q p. [r mix I”: ANNIVERSARY HONORS Toronto artist B. Kip- ping opens Nov. 17 to Dec. 13. followed Jan. 13 to Feb. 26 by an exquisite showing of handmade paper by Andrew James Smith. March I marks the opening of a dual exhi- bition in the gallery with Ontario at Work, a photographic exhibi- tion sponsored by the Lynwood Arts Centre, and a presentation by faculty and students of the University of Re, gina. Ttw Show. March I - April I will include sculpture, painting. drawing, prints and ce- ramics. the festival to establish its identity in the community, Thompson feels that changes in the basic organization of the event are needed to ensure its success in future years, The final gallery event opens April 1 gm! Expansion of the board of directors to involve more people in the preparation and planning of the festival, particularly those with expertise in finance and accounting. is essential, in Thomp- son's opinion. One of the board's main duties in preparation for the 1984 season will be to re-evaluate the types of programming to be offered, the number and size of the concerts. she said. "Rather than starting off with having major concerts at the Centre, it would be more advantageous to start with small.concerts and expand from there.“ she said. is entitled " King Street South, Upper. This intriguing show will include the work of artists who have Thompson added that more preparation will be needed for future festivals not only to attract students but also to promote major concerts. Although the response to the brass workshops had been somewhat poor, Thompson added that the teaching aspect of the festival, its prime consideration. had been largely successful, "The students were very enthused," she said, The jam workshop was capped last week by a cabaret show at WLU featuring performances by both students and faculty membery A "The response was so good that we had to set up extra tables and chairs," said Thompson, worked out of studios at 40 King Street South. The exhibition covers to years of work by as many as 20 one time local artists, April I _ June IO, mu. The gallery hours are 9-5 Monday to Friday. 2-5 on Sunday and it is located in the Modern Languages Building at the University of Wa- Pat Armada- photo Man vs. machine a winning theme A pollca hallcoplar. pllolad by Roy Scholdar, beam down on a llaalng criminal In a Loo Angola atraal In “Blue Thundar." A RttstarfGordoet Carrol Production cl John Badham Fllm tor Columbla Pictures, thla aetthtetAttettiqr co-atara Malcolm McDowell, Candy Clark. Warren Gala and Danlal Slam. Directed by Badham. Carroll ”not! " producer along wlth axacutlva producers Phil Faldman and Andraw Focalaon. Scraan play by Dan O‘Bannon and Don Jakoby. Aside from George Lucas, proba- bly the most enviable man in Hollywood this summer is director John Badham. With two movies - Blue Thunder and WarGames - showing concur rently and both winning accolades from critics and scoring more important points with audiences, Badham is undoubtedly the current idol of film-making hacks and imi- tators in search of a formula for instant box-office gold. At first glance. the two pictures might not seem to have anything more in common than Badham‘s name. Blue Thunder is about a specially- designed and equipped helicopter ostensibly intended for police sur- veillance and counter-terrorist ac- tion during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Victor Stanton Chronicle Special WarGames is about a computer whiz kid who almost triggers World War 111 when he taps into a NORAD computer which he thinks holds the secrets of some upcoming new video games. In that they are written, photo- graphed and edited by different people. and feature entirely dif- ferent casts. the fact that Blue Thunder and WarGames do, under closer inspection. indeed resemble one another considerably can only be attributed to the directorial style of Badham. Badham. perhaps subconsciously, seems to be exploring in both films the theme of machines gaining more and more dominance over the lives and destinies of humans. The real danger in this however, as implied in these pictures, comes not from the machines themselves but from the humans who design and operate them. And ultimately, if mankind is to survive, the machines - created. ironically. to ensure the survival of some humans from the machina- Movie review Even if consciously pursuing this thematic thrust - whether out of personal conviction or simply to exploit a growing popular mood - Badham is primarily concerned with making exciting pictures, always keeping in the forefront the kind of action that will ensure audiences are on the edge of their seats and primed to applause a satisfying conclusion. tions of others - must be de- stroyed. _ __ Structurally, both Blue Thunder and WarGames are very much alike in this respect. Both have running times of approximately 110 minutes, with closely paralleling segments of that time being used in a similar manner. In both pictures. as the main crisis would seem to be resolved, the need for a suspenseful climactic confrontation arises. In Blue Thunder. a villainous chopper pilot. played by Malcolm McDowell, takes off to destroy the rebel policeman, which in WarGames. the game- playing computer makes a serious attempt to initiate World War III. An Explosive finale, somewhat over-elaborate but guaranteed to have audiences cheering, follows. Throughout both films, Badham exhibits a brilliant control - both technically and dramatically -- over material that certainly has some serious flaws in logic. But he overwhelms us with exciting action. delights us with good-spirited hu, mour and comforts us with the ultimate triumph of good over evil. Thus, there is the fairly brief but action-filled introduction to the en- vironment which will be the centre for whatever becomes the ultimate crisis, and. indeed. a strong hint as to what that crisis will be. We enjoy these movies. we like them and we feel satisfied by them. And, if we cared to, we might even learn something from them.