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POT A Space Odyssey" has visual appeal and mythological implications by Terry Dupuis 'Ihave some good news for science fiction fans and for moviegoers who appreciate high-quality films. For three evenings next week, beginning Thursday, April 10th, the Pen Theatre in Penetangyshene will be screenin} g°w001: A Space Odyssey". For the in- formation of those people who perhaps journeyed to Mars in the late '60's and therefore didn't hear about _ this movie, "'2001" is director Stanley Kubrick's brilliant 1968 science-fiction epic. It was a film which was four years in the making and cost well over $10,000,000 to produce. However, unlike many other high-budget blockbuster, this one paid back in spades at the box- office. It is very likely the most popular, the most controversial, and the most discussed movie that emerged in the late '60's. It ran for two solid years at Toronto's Glendale Theatre, and the theatre's management reported being astounded (but delighted, I'm sure), that many patrons were coming back to see it not only a second time, but a third and fourth time! 2001 Kubrick's film, was based on a short story called "The Sentinel" by science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, later expanded his idea into a novel when he was sought by Kubrick to co- author the screenplay for the movie. Briefly, the film is about man's future ex- ploration of the solar system and his discovery of extra- terrestrial intelligence. That's pretty well the plot of the movie and the main reason it was disparaged by a number of critics, since "2001" hardly has what could even be called a plot in the accustomed sense. Why, then, were so many critics, and moviegoers so enthusiastic about sitting through a two-and-a-half hour film which was nearly plotless? I think that the main appeal of '2001: A Space Odyssey" is its visual quality. When I first saw it nearly seven years ago, I was struck by its lack of dialogue; on the whole, I would say that only about one-quarter of the film has dialogue. It occurred to me that films are mainly a visual experience. Certainly this was obviously the case "during the days of silent movies. But after decades of sound in movies, we've grown a little lazy; we tend to watch a movie with one eye closed and one ear opened, expecting the sound to carry us along and clue us in. Many people aren't so much watching a film as they are listening to it. And they won't get much from listening to Kubrick's film, because it's essentially a non-verbal experience. As well as its visual ap- peal, "2001"' is fascinating in its mythological im- plications. Arthur C. Clarke has said: '2001: A Space Odyssey'? is about man's past and future life in space. It's about concern with The wa by Shirley Whittington This is the month when a lot of people are apt to get a bit wild-eyed about budgetting. Here are two books that will help you to pinch the pennies that- the government leaves you with after April 30. Tp | For $2.95, the price of a respectable bottle of er you can own The Pi Pincher's Wine Guide, ad together by a pair of Toronto gourmets -- Gail Donner and Pon Lucy Waverman. They,Saysx. , quite rightly, that this is not a book for the wine snob. "'It Book buying while is a book for the person who enjoys wine with his meals and wants the best ual for his money." The price of fer taneant meals has climbed, and the writers suggest that dining at home is an attractive alternative. "If you're prepared to spend $8 for a bottle of wine in a restaurant, why not spend it at home and have a really great bottle?"' To. assist you. your. choice, there are 44 'pages of: 'wine reviews't, ¢omplet with | LCBO mumberyi name,)' taste characteristics and suggested food ac- companiments,. Our favourite house wine, fore instance, (Bright's Cresta in making ....unpleasant, Air Fare Celsius is here Commercialfree radio is here at last. As of April 1, the CBC will no longer carry commercials, except ad- vertisements for itself. More music will be programmed, so you'll have a little more time to figure out those Celsius readings on the weather report. Mathematical conversion is pointless, if we are to think metric, but if you insist, you can change Celsius readings to Fahrenheit by multiplying by 1.8 and adding 32. It's much edsier to remember that zero Celsius is freezing, at 10 degrees Celsius, you'll need a coat, and at 20 degrees Celsius, yo'fcan send 'the kids off to school without sweaters. If it gets up to 30 degrees Celsius, you might consider taking them for a swim after school and if it zooms to 35 degrees Celsius, reach for the lemonade and the electric fan. We're into a heat wave. , Leacock returns Leacock's returning to the CBC on Sunday night as part of the Performance series at 9 p.m. Donald Harron (whose alter ego, Charlie Farqueson appeared in our Huronia Mall last winter) adapted Leacock's "'The Yahi Bahi Society of Mrs. Rasselyer Brown" for television. Norman Campbell has directed it and the result is a delightful spoof of the mores and foibles of the idle rich in a small Ontario town during the carefree era just prior to the Great War. If that small town bears any resemblance to Orillia, we may be on the brink of another great war. Anyway, it all sounds like good fun and an absolute must for Leacock lovers - and lovers of small Ontario towns. Over CTV at 10, right after the Yahi Bahi nonsense, you can watch a television producer get punched in the nose by George Chuvalo, if that's your bag. "The program is The Human Journey - The Middle Years. | Along with Chuvalo there'll be others commenting on the middle years, when divorce, depression and suicide reach their peak - Lois Smith of the national Ballet,a business-man turned taxi-driver, a New York psychologist and others. | During the show, Chuvalo makes particular reference to his Toronto loss to Ernie Toral. "The judges in Toronto," he says, "bend over backwards to favour the guy from out of town. It 's the only place in North América where this hap- pens."' | Cher Bono shares her show next_Tuesday with her beau - rock organist Greg Allman. Redd.Foxx.is the other special guest. Cher's singing has always sounded a little woeful to me, but it's worth watching her show just to see her fantastic' costumes. She owns over a thousand gowns, they say, and 500 pairs of shoes. And Greg Allman, too, it appears. 12th ANNUAL MAPLE SYRUP BALL - WYEVALE COUNTRY ORCHESTRA | APRIL 5, 1975 Elmvale Community Hall Lunch Included 9.00 p.m. = 1.00 a:m. Admission $7.00 per couple - Cash Bar PURCHASE TICKETS FROM ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER DANCE CANADIAN LEGION HALL WSATURDAY. APRIL 5th 9p.m.to12p.m. . FOLLOWED BY BUFFET LUNCH _. | Sponsored by Seniors of Penetanguishene 4 * TICKETS $2.50 each Can be obtainedat' _- ; Websters Furniture,. |. Bryants Jewellers, The Co-op Store. OPEN TO ALL COMERS Roja) is characterised as a medium sweet wine with a grapey flavour, sweet in the mouth, but dry going down. Other wines are noted as having a "foxy" taste. The writers explain that this means a particular pungency found in Eastern Canadian wines, so there's a word to throw around at your next dinner party. Beware Jordan Valley red medium dry. fruity, harsh, 'Harbour club holds dance on March 29 The Harbour Lights Snowmobile Club held its annual dinner and dance Saturday, March 29, at the - Royal Canadian Legion, Victoria Harbour. The Club was served a delicious roast beef dinner by the legion auxiliary. A few words were given by Mrs. Pearl Bressette and president Larry Bourgeois, and a toast was given to the executive and particularly to Pearl Bressette and family who worked so hard to organize two very successful outings by the snowmobile club. Correction Some confusion has arisen over the picture of the Penetanguishene Town Hall in last week's historical feature entitled, "The Birth of a Municipality." The picture of the municipal office was of the one on Robert Street West before a fire in the mid-50's forced renovations. The original town office, as mentioned in the feature story, was located on Simcoe Street. Also in last week's article we have learned that the correct spelling of the name of the first Reeve of Penetanguishene is Dr. Phillip Spohn, not Dr. Phillip Spohon. PEN THEATRE Thurs.Fri. Sat. April3-4-5 THE BRUCE LEE STORY THE DRAGON DIES HARD} KAROTO THE HAND OF DEATH Saturday Matinee at 2p.m. DRAGON DIES HARD Sun. Mon. Tues. April 6-7-8 FLESH GORDON also MRS. BARRINGTON Restricted It is "foxy, - pinching undistinguished and has a raw aftertaste." Included in the Penny Pincher's wine guide are a number of excellent recipes and menues for insecure hostesses. You can find out how to construct a "Relatively Easy Brunch", ae oshe Picnics Ola " Super Stew." It's a pleasant and easily portable book and it would make a nice hostess gift, providing you don't read it at the table. The Super Shopper, a guide to the best shopping in Toronto, was compiled by Toronto Life columnist Anne Apor. It could make your next trip to the city less harrowing. Shops are listed according to their specialties -- cheese, re- cycled clothing, pin ball machines or whatever -- and each establishment rates a paragraph or two about its atmosphere and exactly what one can expect to find there. Phone numbers, addresses and hours of business are also included. There's an index at the front, laid out alphabetically in print about half the size of what you'll find in the phone book, so wear your glasses. pennies A set of maps in the back of the book will show you how to enjoy a series of walking tours in various colourful sections of the city. For $2.95, this handy little book will pay for itself in one city weekend, I should think. And now, the bad news. Max Braithwaite's A Privilege and A Pleasure has been out in hard cover for some time. It's a pleasant novel about life in a small Ontario town. There are fine moments of satire as the-new preacher brings the spirit of the seventies into the community, and shakes people out of their hypocrisy and smugness. Paperjacks has brought out a paperback edition of the book, and has Seen fit to deface the cover with the most. tasteless _ nude photograph since last summer's streaker shots. The paperback edition is an insult to Max Braithwaite and an affront to readers. If you like Braithwaite, buy the hard cover or get the book out of the library. Don't buy the paperback. Publishers should be told that good writers don't need a display of pubic hair to sell their books. How he LIVED! How he LOVED! How he FOUGHT! How he DIED! PEN Theatre Karate The Hand of Death The tallest building in the world is on fire. You are there, with 294 other guests... IRWIN ALLENS KING ST. 2 DAYS ONLY ONE TINY SPARK BECOMES A NIGHT. OF BLAZING SUSPENSE Recommended as ADULT ENTERTAINMENT Towehinc INFERNO ODEON THEATRE MIDLAND 526-5791 ...There's no way down. There's no way out. The Architect WILLIAM HOLDEN FAYE DUNAWAY ~ , PMICL Canada & Tour <e-E SPRQALSTS 8 "0108 COACH Rave. 527 Bay Midland 12 Day 3 Day day TLANTIC | OTTAWA TULIP ) 9] FESTIVAL PADRE Fa Departure ISLAND <i May 17,21,24,27 i =] TWOSHARING Departures: g $69.00EACH | Mar. 9th Mar. 18th! and Mini Cruise. Fd D 7 eb. 28th Mar. 27th - aDay Features: INDY 500 3 Nts. New Orleans Departs May 24 = [9 nis. Padre Island includes: _ Transportation 4SHARING $79.00 2SHARING $89.00 _ Georgian Bay © Travel 549-8505 134 Main, Penetang Day visit to Mexico j Boat Cruise -- Two SHARING | Johnson Travel 526-4201 man's hierarchy in the universe, which is probably pretty low. It's about the reactions of humanity to the discovery of higher in- telligence in the universe. We set out with the deliberate intention of creating a myth. The Odyssean parallel was in our minds from the beginning, long before the film's title was chosen."' Stanley Kubrick's films are few'and far between, but they are always worth seeing. He has directed 'an anti-war film ("Paths of Glory"); a spectacle ("Spartacus"); a sex comedy ('Lolita'); and a black Cold War comedy ("Doctor Strangelove"). Since "2001: A Space Odyssey" he has directed only one film, '"'A Clockwork Orange', which was another highly controversial futuristic tale. It should be most interesting to see where Kubrick goes from here. (Footnote: I think the Pen Theatre should be com- mended for its recent policy of screening some of the oldies but biggies of the past such as 'Doctor Zhivago"' and "2001". Perhaps if enough local residents ex- pressed an interest in seeing such films, the Pen Theatre would screen them. Wouldn't it be great to see movies like "Gone With the Wind", "Ben-Hur", 'My Fair Lady', "The Sound of Music", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "El Cid"? Maybe some of them have been on T.V. already, but there's no comparison between watching a good film sandwiched between commercial interruptions on a 21-inch screen and seeing it theatrically, without breaks, on a large movie screen.) Buy a Snak Pak get one WFee. ylonel Sanders and his b First and Pine St. 315 Bayfield St. Collingwood Barrie Mosley St. 45 Essa Rd. 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Business Men's Luncheon ° Monday-Friday 12:00-2:30 p.m. Weekend Entertainment Reservations Main St. Waterfront call 549-8677 THE Penetanguishene DINING ROOM TAVERN "QUIET RELAXED ATMOSPHERE OVERLOOKING MIDLAND HARBOUR" TAKE-OUT SERVICE 12 Noon te 1 AM Licensed Under LLBO "FAST EFFICIENT SERVICE" TOWN DOCK MIDLAND Gat. 5526-6622 526-9221 322-2795 LAKEFERN MOTOR HOTEL eLicensed Dining Room eCatering to Banquets, Parties, etc. eAir Conditioned 4 mi. West of Elmvale On Hwy. 92 VA SANDY BAY ' | HOTEL Penetang Saturday DANCE Vern Quesnelle Trio $4.00 per couple includes midnight lunch SATURDAY & SUNDAY SMORGASBORD: e Hams os THE LAKEFERN MOTOR HOTEL The dining room of the Lakefern Motor Hotel serve excellent food from a complete menu and is licensed by the LLBO. It is located 4 mi. west of Elmvale on Hwy 92. e Turkey e Roast Beef, Pineapple e Chicken from 5 p.m. to7 p.m. Should your advertisement be here? Call 526-9369 BAVARIAN HOUSE OF MIDLAND ENJOY OUR SPECIALITY OF GERMAN CUISINE WITH A CANADIAN TASTE EXCELLENT DINING FACILITIES AND A MAGNIFICENT VIEW OVERLOOKING GEORGIAN BAY OPEN YEAR ROUND ~ AIR CONDITIONED RELAX IN OUR INDOOR-OUTDOOR BEER GARDEN Fri & Set Dencing 9 PM-1 AM Open Daily 12 Noon To 1 AM FOR RESERVATIONS CALL ptmenicor 534-3202 -FULLY LICENSED BY LLBO LOCATED 2 MILES PAST MARTYR'S SHRINE tT MIDLAND) OFF HWY 12- CONCESSION RD #4 RR 1 MIDLAND Business men's served Free parking THE ARCH STEAK HOUSE AND TAVERN Fully licenced Formerly Pappas Restaurant SPECIALIZING IN STEAKS - SALADS - SEA FOOD For reservations Call luncheon Menu daily 526-7313 771 Yonge St. Pnisied Gun Where the people are friendly -- the at- mosphere relaxed and comfortable. Come in soonand have a good time. Fully licensed Business men's luncheon 2 specials daily HOT & COLD BUFFET Every Friday Between 12:00-2:00 p.m. Sunday Brunch 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Hwy. 27 and Balm Beach Rd. MIDLAND 526-8483 Open 7:00 a.m. to 1:00a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 1975, Page 21 ) q :