Halton Hills This Week, Wednesday, March:3, 1993:— Page.11 Dracula tempts the senses By Lawson Oates and Dawn Wood In making Dracula, Francis Ford Coppola has been successful in capturing the sensual and passion- ate side of Bram Stoker’s late Victorian novel. This is without a doubt a com- plex film not only in its plot, but also in its mix of the supernatural and the Victorian scientific ratio- nale The movie begins in the middle ages with Dracula’s (Gary Oldman) rejection of Christianity following his defeat of the invading Turks in his homeland Transylvania. In the hour of victory his beloved princess is deceived by the Turks into believing that her prince was killed. She throws herself off the castle battlements into the icy river below. Adding to this personal loss, the church pronounces: her damned for her suicide. Unable to accept Hacrisoa Pub School enjoyed a visit by Theatr "ABMNAtDG a group ‘hursday morning. The children were 5 exichnnted by the Toronto peas of Jacky and the Beanstalk. TAX RETURNS SAME DAY ELECTRONICALLY FILED Associate Tax Consultants 101 Guelph St. Georgetown 877-2217 GEORGETOWN = CINEMAS 235 Guelph Street Used book sale April 24 — Annual C.F.U.W. Used Book Sale goes bananas! Not content to just recycle thousands of previously read books each April, the local University women are adding “previously played with” toys to their annual sale. If you have good books or toys in good 873-1999 ieee & HOMEWARD MIGHTLY 700 4 9:00 Pas. "SATURDAY & SUNDAY HALTON HILLS FIRE DEPARTMENT working condition to donate, please drop them off at McDonalds or either Halton Hills library after March 8th, or call 877-5806 for pick-up. All proceeds go towards scholarships. for local students. No textbooks or magazines, please. Sale date is April 24. EMERGENCY “4 9-1-1 SOMMERSBY wecnT.Y 70 4207 satunoav esinonvzoorae [AA] =a Movie Review the church’s edict, Dracula renouncés the religion he had served so valiantly in combat. By renouncing his religion, Dracula joins in league with the sinister forces of darkness. We are then fast-forwarded four centuries in time to late Victorian London. Count Dracula is in the process of moving to London and a solicitor (Keanu Reeves) is dispatched from a London law firm to Dracula’s Transylvania castle to complete the paperwork. Here the battle between good and evil begins, as Dracula first makes a prisoner of the solicitor then seeks out Mina (Winona Ryder), the solicitor’s fiancee. Passion, sexuality and immorali- ty become the sub-themes. For example, the reserved and modest Mina is contrasted with her flirta- te) a Televis Community Cable 4 Weekly ca cares Schedule for the week of March 1 to March 5 Monday Thursday 5:30 TV Story Time 5:30 li 6:00 Hatton's Health Community Calendar 6:30 TBA ‘Change on Life 7:30 Hockey - NHL Oldiimers vs. Legiskaters eee ae ‘ocus on Europe 5:30 6:00 Ape et TV Bing S 7:00 Halton Hits Counel (Mar. 1/82) comeeny Caen, Wednesday Region Couneil (Mar. 3/93) TV Story éa0 Coy Clear Check Schedule daily 7:00 Haton Seniors' TV on 4 8:00 usiness 23 ed peed A TBA = To Be Announced 9:00 Sociology 323- 853- 1 270 (recently recorded programming) tious and spoiled friend Lucy (introducing Sadie Frost), for whom punishment is imminent. A most welcome addition to the cast is Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Van Helsing. Hopkins provides the comic relief in an otherwise ten- sion-packed plot. A leading med- ical theorist, Van Helsing is the first to identify Dracula’s presence and leads the Christian-based coun- terattack. The difference in the centuries and culturally diverse locations are linked together through the literary imagery used in the novel. In the film, we see the recurring images of water and blood. Fans of Dracula movies will not be disappointed in the Coppola ver- sion of the classic as there is a req- uisite amount of neck champing (good sound effects) and flashing canine incisors. (Formerly at Cedarvale gym) New Telephone # 877-9009 yen EXPANDED & In an increasingly violent society peoviE *. you will learn practical self COME sc » defense. To help you cope with \ stress and peer pressure our teaching emphasizes our Principles of Black Belt: Modesty, Courtesy, Integrity, Self- Control, Perserverance & Indomitable spirit. We teach with pagers praise and foam positive reinforcement. Se Se Your Black-Belt Instructors: D.L. Crispin, 2nd Dan Mark Yates, 3rd Dan Danny McNeil, ist Dan . © BIRTHDAY PARTIES March 15-19 (Jam- 4pm) 318 Guelph St. Unit #3 Eeginners| Welcome! combined roup leader to ever cstomielr Georgetown {espace Ts experience) 877-9009 free brochure) 318 Guelph St. Unit #3 (Highway #7) Georgetown * Since 1979 * = Opening Special = 2 semi-private lessons only *9.30! (reg. *19,935) ‘Call now to book your Martial Arts introductory lesson. qj