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The Citizen, 1995-05-10, Page 3054TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY John & Reta May 10 Congratulations Jake! Thought we might run away to Norway on Victoria Day. Hope you can be with us. Olga & friend MX: By John Schedler Headlining this week's new releases is yet another version of Frankenstein. Following in the footsteps of Bram Stoker's Dracula, which is a fine and spectacular updating of the popular vampire legend, producer Francis Ford Coppola turns over the directing chores of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein **1/2,(Coluinbia/Tristar) to Kenneth Branagh, who also plays the title role. While this is indeed a good looking film, Branagh's acting here leaves a lot to be desired, but Robert DeNiro's fine performance as the creature is a worthy successor to Boris Karloffs definitive portrayal. (Rated R) Also worth checking out are the wonderful original Karloff versions of Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein as well as the Hammer Studio technicolor remake The Curse of Frankenstein starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee which was produced during the 1950s in England. Dennis Hopper, one of the movies' great scene stealers, stars in Witch Hunt **1/2 (HBO) as a private eye trying to solve a murder in this interesting and bizarre film noir comedy where everyone but him seems to be using magic to get what they want. Not totally successful but still worth a look. (Rated R) Director Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes) returns to the rural American south with The War *** (MCW/Universal), an excellent family drama focusing on two young children, their mother and father, a shattered Vietnam war vet. The performances from Kevin Costner, Mare Winninghan and Lexi Randall are very good, but it's Elijah Wood who really makes this film work. Recommended! (Rated PG-13) Our focus this week in the classic movie department is the films of Cecil B. DeMille, one of Paramount Pictures' founders and their leading director for almost half a century. For the most part DeMille turned out profitable movies year after year which found great favour with audiences while critics cringed at his heavy handed direction. DeMille was in his element directing huge and spectacular sequences, but his work with actors resulted in some of the worst performances in film history. In spite of this his films are seldom boring and retain an enduring charm making them well worth your attention. This latest batch of releases includes Reap the Wild Wind (1942), a drama of piracy and hot-blooded love starring John Wayne, Paulette Goddard and a giant rubber octopus. Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea struggle to build the first transcontinental railroad in Union Pacific (1939) while Unconquered (1947) features Paulette Goddard, as an English convict, along with Gary Cooper in a ludicrous but hugely entertaining settlers vs. Indians saga. DeMille was also famous for his biblical epics like King of Kings, Samson and Delilah and The Ten Commandments but we should not forget these other spectaculars available on video for the first time: the newly restored version of The Sign of the Cross (1932) and Cleopatra (1934), both starring Claudette Colbert, plus The Crusades (1935) with Loretta Young and the heroic Henry Wilcoxon. My only disappointment is that MCA chose not to release my favourite DeMille film Northwest Mounted Police (1940), an epic bit of hokum featuring heroic Mounties, a Texas Ranger by the name of Dusty Rivers, various stereotypical French trappers and Scottish loyalists. Wow, now that's entertainment! O video F.A.X. 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Blyth PS news 7 stations set up to teach environment issues By Ashley Howson and Leanne Haggitt ENVIRONMENT DAY On April 21, Mr. Perrie and Mrs. Little's classes combined to celebrate this event. Seven stations were planned for all-morning rotation of groups to each one. They were assisted by two Grade 8 pupils, Leanne Haggitt and Tammy Walker, who managed the music station. Here's what happened and the results at each station. Music: For music they made up songs about our Earth and recycling. They had a lot of creative ideas. They had a lot of different tunes, some were to The Lion King and nursery rhymes. The songs were excellent! Seed Art: They said it was a lot of fun making seed art. It was a lot of work and they had to clean up all the seeds. Other than that, it was fun. Recycling waste: The children learned about magnetic and non- magnetic metals. They had to be careful about the nails and screws. They had a lot of fun with the magnets. Monster Buildings: In this group they put recyclables on a large net, it had a lot of garbage in it. The kids did a great job! It looked just like a monster. Bags: They had a fun time decorating shopping bags and the next day Scrimgeour's were putting groceries in the bags. Did you get one? Plastic Video: The video was on styrene plastics. It showed how plastics are recycled. It was an impressive video. These were positive comments from the children — "We need to help." "More people should recycle plastic and glass jars." Environment in the News: They clipped some pictures and articles out of the newspaper and glued them on a piece of paper. Then they saw they could make things better. They came up with some great ideas. GRADE 1 On Tuesday, Grades 1 and 2 presented a musical play 'Get Hoppin'!' about a little rabbit who just wouldn't hop. We had fun learning the songs and words, creating costumes and scenery and performing the play for the students and staff, also for families, friends and visitors. On Friday, we went for a walk down the old tracks. We listened to and watched many birds including a cardinal, bluejays and orioles. FRENCH Grade 1 has been learning vocabulary for spring activities and Brussels PS news School plans concert By Matthew Snyder and Kevin Mutter Because of the renovations, the gym is in use as staff room, library, and resource center, therefore the Grades 4-8 have planned an outdoor spring concert, featuring songs, instrumental music, poetry, and dance for June 6. The rain date is set for Thursday, June 8. The main topic of this year's concert is CANADA. A group of Brussels and area people are going in a "Ride and Drive" on Saturday, May 27 at Elmira. This is in support of Diabetic Research. Cathy Nichol, Dale Wanless and Juanita Dale are our pledged representatives to date. We wish them well in their efforts for this very worthwhile cause. There has been a group of students chosen to participate in the Huron County Bordenball Tournament at East Wawanosh on Tuesday, May 9. We wish our teams all the best. As it is becoming warm outside we would like to remind you of the harm of ultraviolet rays. spring flowers in French. They will also be learning about farm animals and their babies in the next few weeks. Grade 2 will be working on musical instruments this term. Grade 3 and 4 are continuing with their study of the environment this week. Grade 6 is studying some sports vocabulary in French, while Grade 5 continues to work on their unit about feelings and expressing yourself. Grade 7 has been working on food words. Grade 8 has just finished a test and are starting a new unit with expressions of quantity. All of the classes have been making very good progress "en francais"!!! N BUCK & DOE for Heather Alce John Steffler Friday, May 12, 1995 Lunch Provided 9 p.m. -1 a.m. $5.00 per person For more Information or Tickets Call: 527-2821 or 527-2438 • Cat's meow A scene from the smash Broadway hit Cats was just one of the entertaining skits performed by the students of F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham on May 5 as part of the talent showcase. Erin Whiteley of Wingham portrays the feline.