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Movie Review The Fabulous Baker Boys charming comedy By NADBAU Herald Special The Fabulous Baker Boys The Baker boys are the true life brothrs Jeff and Beau Bridges In this charming comedy they play a cou pie of lounge pianists an unusual dual piano act that has seen better days Prompted by small au diences and cancelled dates Frank Beau the business head decides to hire a female singer Jack Jeff reluctantly agrees and after a painful but very funny search for a singer they find Suzie Diamond Michelle Diamond is a true cynic as cynical as Jack and the two pro ceed to circle around each other for most of the film while Frank looks on anxiously Given the act dramatic nse in popularity with Suzie he is unwilling to have anything jeopardize her commit The interaction between the three characters is the meat of the movie and we re never quite sure what will happen The Fabulous Baker Boys garnered a lot of critical kudos on its theatrical release and while it deserved most of the praise there is a small sense of disappointment it doesn t quite live up to the hype although it is quite good The Bridges are both excellent and Michelle Pfeiffer an Oscar nominated performance is superb and very sexy However she doesn t really have enough screen time and her incendiary singing on the piano scene stems too short Watch for the delightful Jen niter in the role of aspiring singer Monica Moran she one of the best things in the movie Sex Lies and Videotape This is one of the most fascinating movies made recent years Done on a shoestring budget by Hollywood outsider Steven Soderbergh Sex Lies and Videotape is an utterly engrossing study of sex and adultery and the power of the camera Andie plays Ann a fngid beauty in an unsatisfying marriage to John Peter Gallagher She in therapy he s having an affair with her glorious ly sexy sister Laura San Giacomo Suddenly old college buddy Graham James Spader arrives on the scene and upsets the apple cart Both sisters are at tracted to him although he con openly to impotence and they are curious about his videotapes Seems old Graham has been tnvelling living out of his car and videotaping women talk ing very openly and intimately aboutg their sex lives He is ir resistible he must know something about women with ail that talk Smug Peter s life begins to fall apart as wife and mistress rebel and Graham becomes the focus of all his trouble Ann awakens to all sorts of things through Graham presence and Graham soon finds life as a voyeur less than perfect By the end of the movie everyone has gone through a catharsis of sorts leaving the audience satisfied that something has been achieved Writer director Soderbergh has coaxed some terrific per from his actors most notably MacDowell and San Giacomo who is wonderfully animalistic Sex Lies and Videotape is a small movie but a hypnotising one shows great promise and one can only hope that success doesn t spoil that original mind A new spirit of giving NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK YOU COULD WIN TICKETS TO THE SHOW FRIDAY AUGUST 390 Yes tickets to the show on August 3rd90 at the CNE Grandstand plus the entire collection of New Kids on the Block casset tes and limited poster puzzle Also you your guest pacent or guardian will be chauffered to and from the show courtesy of Star Limousine QUESTION Who Was The First New Kid To Join The Group ANSWER NAME ADDRESS PHONE NO AGE Just answer the skilltesting question and submit it in one of the participating advertisers ballot boxes at their location Winner will be notified by tele phone on Monday July 30th PRIZES COURTESY OF GTR TAPES CDS 8736011 and the HERALD Home Ha on 8772201 VIDEO PLUS Take Home A Star Tonight Choose from over Hits We Offer Phone Reservations Movie Purchases Machine Rentals 8774260 1 34 Guelph Street Unit 8 Georgetown Ontario 1 PET CENTRES MOORE PARK PLAZA AT1 PET CENTRES AU OUR PUPPIES AND KITTENS ARE KEPT HAPPY AND HEALTHY ON NUTR1ENCE 300 OFF NUTRIENCE ENTER OUR LUCKY DRAW BALLOTS AWILABLE AT ALL I PET CE NTRES LOCATIONS 1 PET CENTRES BRINGING PETS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER AND COMPLETE CAR CLEANING NEED AN OIL CHANGE ONLY 10 MINUTES CALL US 8779394 MOUNTAINVIEW N ARMSTRONG AVE Corporate Affairs Weddings Sporting Events Airport Service Formal Functions Tours STAR LIMOUSINE SERVICE We Treat You Like A Star Call Nancy