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Whitby Free Press, 21 Oct 1981, p. 30

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P)AGLE 20,W[ýI)Nl 'SI) Ut ,O(TOBI R 21, IQS],WlllTBY FIREE, PRESS Whitby Free Pres s..,, ENTERTAIN.MENT ...with Barry Murkar "atto o"- -Bruce Demn stars in unus suai love story Bruce Demn and Maud Adams star in "Tattoo," an erotic suspense drama of a man's desire to possess -a woman - and how lie marks her as lis own. The Josephi E. Levine' Presenta- tion for 2tli Century- Fox opens soon at a theatre near you. In the daring and provocative film, direc- ted by Bob Brooks and written by Joyce Bunuel from Brooks' original story, Demn plays Karl Kinskyv, a tormented tattoo artist, and Maud Adams is Maddy, the beautiful fashion model whom lie idolizes. Kinsky dreams of bestowing on her an in- delible mark of love, both as metaplior and as reality. Finally, to act out, his fantasies, he takeslier off to aremote hideaway. There, she awakens to discover that her entire body is becoming -a canvas for Kinsky's art form: slie is lis masterpiece. Bruce Demn and tlie filmmakers traveled to Japan for lis opening scenes as an American serviceman wlio dis- covers the ancient classie art of body tat- tooing and is mesmerized by the sen- suous, intricate designs that completely cover the bodies of the Japan- ese cultists. "Lt was chilling," Demn recaîls. "They were walking museums. In tie.film, I acquire thie same kind of ali-over tattoos. And then P'm dedicated - as a tattoo artist and as a living exhibit of the art." For Dern and Adams, their roles in "Tattoo" were unusually demanding. Both stars became living can- vasses for elaborate tat- toos unveiled in thie f ilm's torrid, controver- sial love scenes. "Lt was a sliock for me to go througli the tattoo- ing process," says Adams, wlio before tur- ning to acting was lier- self a world-famous model. "I knew tlie tat- toos would come off -thie makeup men developed special temporary paint-and-dye tattoos for the film. But my reaction to belleving the tattoos couid last a life- time didn't require any acting. I would panic inside every time I looked at what was hap- pening to my body." "Tattoo" is the 495th film on which Joseph E. Levine has been asso- ciated. The legendary showman produced "Tattoo" with his son Richard P. Levine. The music 'for the film was written by Barry DeVorzon. Robert Colesberry is associate producer and Arthur Ornitz is director of photography. Reunion planned SA two-day reunion is being planned by tlie Oshawa Festival Singers to lielp comm- emmorate tlieir loth annuversary. On Friday evening, October 23, a dinner, cabaret, and dance is being held at the Polish Veterans' Centre, Oshawa. Tlie cabaret will fei.ture the present choir and several guest soloista will entertain - ail of tliem being former choir members. The Musikatz will provide tlie dance music. Tickets for Friday niglit are $20 a person and are available to anyone wishing to attend by cailing Marlene Flett at *CINEMASHOWASE DANCING WED. THROUGH SAT. EVENINGS IN A UNIQUE RELAXING ATMOSPHERE 121 GR-MEN ST., WHITBY 668-1121

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