Tuesday, October 31, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three + Use Daily Classifieds + H' I sa ffdIdl Structure of horror afilm special for Halloween By LARRY LEMPERT Waking up in the middle of the night, the first fact is dark- ness. Then there's the tightness in my lower stomach, the grad- ual translation into an aware- ness of a need to urinate. Then! fear. Feeling my way out of bed, around chairs, through the door, down the hall. Ready for hands to reach out, for faces to appear, jumping at the sudden shift of a shadow, the creaking of the floor. Frankenstein, coffin lids, grop- ing hands, bats, blood, castles and crypts - in a rapid mon- tage, my mind flashes images and scenes from every horror movie I've seen. And a child raises a trowel high above her head, a shot rings out, I see the slow, relentless approach of the living dead .. . Many of us perceive the world in terms of dualities, good and evil, love and hate, true a n d false, life and death. Dichotomiz- ed thinking helps simplify a com- plex, chaotic world., Horror movies take this ten- dency to heart, sucking us into the immediate, visual portrayal of a struggle we can identify with emotionally, if not intellectually. The most effective horror movies actually make us experience the fear inspired by the triumph of evil. In this genre of film, there is a world of good, peopled by heroes and heroines, championed by the forces of love, reconciliation, re- lief, consolation; it is a realm of light and life. There is also a universe of evil, haunted by the unknown and its companion, fear; a milieu of hos- tility, hate and disintegration, a kingdom of darkness and death. * * * The young girl dives gracefully into the warm water of the la- goon and begins to swim with long, graceful strokes. From be- low, we see her arms cut through the waeter; her body moves along steadily. mood - r. U I i I I When was the last time you saw a good old-fashioned MUCKRAKER? ARTS Suddenly, the scaly creature appears far below, spots the figure and follows along beneath her, underwater. The creature rises, approaches the legs of the unsuspecting swimmer. For some reason, it sinks back down, but rises again, then falls, rises, al- ways threatening to break through to the surface .. . The tendency to dualize lends itself to a structure in horror films capable of attracting us to that which also repels us. "A," the primary force, is established; but "not-A," a se- condary element at first, rises to the surface to challenge A. Throughout the film, the two ele- ments come closer and closer, in- teract more and more, moving toward the inevitable confronta- tion that climaxes the movie. In Creature from the Black Lagoon, the surfacing of not-A is often a literal movement - the creature breaks through the water to terrorize human beings. Indeed, as the monster trails underwater below the young girl, approaching her then falling away, the image registers like a graph on our minds, charting the proximity of not-A to A. Roger Corman's Tomb of Ligeia shows more subtle surfacing tech- niques. Here, not-A is nothing as solid or well-defined as an ac- tual creature. Rather, it is a mood, a sense of ill-being that mars the more carefree world of A. The film is a structural mas- terpiece. There are flashes of un- easiness at the beginning, but the predominant mood is light. Very gradually, the darker mood emerges, rises, becomes more and more prominent, stedily mounts and threatens to over- whelm A. Finally, a terrible nightmare becomes a more ter- rible reality and, in a prolong- ed, tense, final half-hour, not-A and A meet face to face. Deep, rich colors wash t h e screen. A castle looms high on a cliff, its towers jutting into a dark sky, defying wind and rain and jagged thrusts of lightning. Inside, plush rooms, long cor- ridors and a secret passageway leading down to a dungeon, spec- ially furnished for torture. The master of the castle - a nobleman, obsessed by one gnawing doubt. His wife is bur- ied, he buried her himself. But was she dead at the time? (Pit and the Pendulum) Horror directors may draw on any number of methods to estab- lish the world of evil and the unknown. They begin with basic fears, fears of childhood that nev- er go away. Darkness pervades the horror film; dark skies for- bode trouble, danger lurks in dark corners, the worst things happen at night. Here the cinema has incredi- ble power, compared to other art forms in the genre of horror - while the images on the screen are vivid illusions, f i 1 m can produce more than an illusion of darkness. It can produce the real thing, and real darkness can in- spire real fear. Furthermore, darkness dances with death, hand in hand. Grave- See MORE, Page 7 , Inspired soul of yesterday, today Daily Photo by KAREN KASMAUSKI Stevie Wonder rY i g SEE i Jack Anderson Pulitzer Prize winning columnist FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 at 8:00 p.m. UNION-LEAGUE HILL AUDITORIUM Tickets $1.25: on sale at the Michigan Union or at the door UNION-LEAGUE CULTrURkE rALELr UPCOMING CONCERT TIP-James Taylor comes to town Nov. 17 in Chrisler!!! Reserved seat coupons will go on sale tomorrow in the Michigan Union at 11 (coupon with receipt can later be exchanged for actual tickets) $3.50, $4.50, $5.50. FILMS-AA Film Co-op shows Fellini's Spirits of the Dead, tonight, Aud. A, 7,9. Couzen's Film Co-op shows The Pit and the Peudulum, 7, 11, and The Raven, 9 in Couzen's cafeteria. RC Astronomical Film Festival presents Man in Space, The Legacy of Gemini and The Active Sun, RC Aud., at 9. Women's Studies Film Series shows The Abor- tion Question, UGLI multi-purpose Rm. at 7. Faulkner's Mississippi, a commentary by Lyall H. Powers, UGLI multi-purpose Rm., 3:30-5:30. Fellini's Juliet of the Spirits tonight, Aud. A, Angell, 7, 8:45. About this film Daily reviewer Terry Martin says: Fellini's first film done in color is a gaudy thing very different from the subtle shading of "LaStrada" and the complex maneuverings of "81/2." A wealthy house- wife suspects her husband is cheating on her, and lets her troubled imagination run wild, ranging into memo- ries and fantasies that are bazarre takeoffs on Freudian concepts. It's sort of like a soap opera set in a psychic wonderland, but much more enjoyable than such a de- scription would suggest. MUSIC-Symphony Orchestra conducted by Theo Alcan- tara, Hill Aud., at 8. Program includes Stravinski's Mo- mentum pro Gesualdo, Haydn's Farewell Symphony, and Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra. ART-Ann Arbor Women Painters, 21st Annual Exhibition, Rackham Gallery, Oct. 31-Nov. 18. ! I 1 m II The film "Dracula" didn't By KENNETH ALTSHULER Little Stevie Wonder h a s grown up. And as the versatile professional proved at Hill Audi- torium Saturday night, it became torium Saturday night, the yes- ter-year creator of "Fingertips" and "I Call It Pretty Music" has matured his compositions, per- formance, and musicianship. The night began with Deliver- ance (formerly Eighth Day)*do- ing little to warm up the audi- ence. Presenting such R & B standards as "Midnight Rider" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Go- ing On," the disorganization of the group plus the general poor musicianship failed to sup- port the audience's anticipation of the headliner. Drew Abbott of Third Power fame provided interesting guitar lines but seemed out of place with his "unsoulful" musical style. The percussion was pro- vided by Jerry Paul with Tad Smith on drums, and though a good pace was provided, profes- sionalism was lacking. Vic Johnson on organ was good when heard, but bad mu- sical balance drowned him out. The background vocals provided by Brenda McIntire and Merlene Karriel were excellent, though destroyed by the performance of l-ad vocalist Tom Brzezina. Tom o rstilland performed in the old crooner style of closed eyes; he would have added to the per- formance if his mouth had acted likewise. Tony Newton, leader and bas- sist was less than adequate in both categories. His poor musi- cianship and disorganized lead- ership summarized the failure of Deliverance to provide pre- concert excitement. But then there was Stevie Wonder. This versatile man can play anything and everything well. In addition, the key to a great concert is the mood creat- ed on stage and in the audience. Wonder rose to the occasion with moanful expressions and ample audience participation. The Wonderlove band, con- sisting of an assortment of brass, strings, and percussion, initiated the Wonder set with an introduc- tory instrumental. Wonder be- gan on the keyboards, then transferred to drums while his crew took care of equipment trouble; and the audience re- ceived the jumping beat which continued for the rest of the evening. The best element in the Won- derlove band was the brass sec- tion (composed primarily of ex- Butterfield Blue members), and ; alto saxist Dave Sanborn began his evening with an incredibly driving solo. Wonder used a jazz improvisation to lead into his latest hit, "Superwoman. With excellent vocal support by Shirley Brewer, Lonnie Groves, and Lois Harvin, Wonder firmed his grip on the audience's atten- tion. Wonder nullified his establish- ed high-intensic mood with ex- perimentation on the moog syn- thesizer. He disappointingly ' failed to provide the variety he sought, and the short usage of its sound simply distracted the audience. See STEVIE, Page 7 Due to space limitations, reviews of Chuck Berry and Guarneri' Quar- tet performances this past weekend will appear on tomorrow's Arts page. smatsmiies nimanisissimm I come in- 0o Power Center double bill S is cancelled- I TONITE ON THE DIAG: "KING KONG" will be shown FRIDAY and SATU RDAY- MLB No. 4-7:30 & 10 p.m. SPOOKY STORIES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES Shows at 8:00 and 10:00 Admission Price: Witches, Madmen, & Goblins FREE Others: YOUR MIND I I The Stage skit will go on- REFUNDS at NEW MORNING DON'T MISS IT! equipment donated by Audio Unlimited 124 E. 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TWIIRS The Queen's Favorite OFFICE OF STUDENT SERVICES -UNIT POLICY COMMITTEES Student and faculty interested in serving on a unit policy committee Honored to have as its patron, Her Majesty, the Queen Mother Elizabeth, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London pays its third visit to Ann Arbor under the direc- tion of its Conductor for Life,' Rudolf Kempe. On the program is Samuel Barber's Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17; the Violin' Concerto in D minor by Sibelius, featuring the young Japanese violinist, Teiko Maehashi; and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B minor, the "Pathetique." Performance in Hill Auditorium, Saturday evening, November 4, at 8:30. Tickets from $3.50 to $8.50. I' IVIER; ITY- within the Office of Student Services should contact Molly Parsons (4-7421) by Thursday, November 2, to arrange for an interview. Units within the OSS are: . CAREER PLANNING AND PLACEMENT 9 COUNSELING . HEALTH SERVICE i I .