0 The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 27, 1980-Page 5 'Jazz'.surprises Oscarwatchers HOLLYWOOD (AP)-All That Jazz, Bob Fosse's controversial musical autobiography, scored a surprising nine nominations in the Oscar *preliminaries Monday, tying Kramer vs. Kramer, the highly-praised story of a child custody battle. The massive Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now, placed third with eight nominations for the 52nd annual Academy Awards. Next came Breaking Away with five, then The China Syndrome, Norma Rae and The Rose, with four apiece. Reviews were decidedly mixed for All That Jazz and it was mostly overlooked in early-season awards. But Academy voters were obviously more impressed with Fosse's mixture of death and entertainment, nominating the film for best picture. Other best-picture nominees were Kramer vs. Kramer, Apocalypse Now, Breaking Away, a modestly budgeted comedy about four youths reaching maturity in Bloomington, Indiana, and Norma Rae, a story of labor organizing at a Southern textile mill. The China Syndrome, which proved an amazing parallel to events at Three Mile Island, was unexpectedly omitted as a best picture contender. But the film brought nominations for stars Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon. They are the only previous winners among those mentioned for the top acting honors. ALSO NAMED for best actress: Jill Clayburgh, Starting Over; Sally Field, Norma Rae; Marsha Mason, Chapter Two, and Bette Midler, The Rose. Besides Lemmon, the best actor nomjnees were: Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer; Al Pacino,. . And Justice for All; Roy Scheider,. All That Jazz; and Peter Sellers, Being There. For supporting actress: Jane Alexander, Kramer vs. Kramer; Barbara Barrie, Breaking Away; Candice Bergen, Starting Over; Mariel Hemingway, Manhattan, and Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer. FOR SUPPORTING actor: Melvyn Douglas, Being There; Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now; Frederic Forrest, The Rose; Justin Henry, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Mickey Rooney, The Black Stallion. Henry, as the pawn in the divorce battle of Kramer vs. Kramer, became at age 8 the youngest candidate for an Oscar. All the best-picture nominees won nominations for their directors except Norma Rae. A surprise nominee was Edouard Molinaro, who directed the French-Italian La Cage Aux Follies. He joined Bob Fosse of All That Jazz; Francis Coppola, Apocalypse Now; Peter Yates, Breaking Away, and Robert Benton, Kramer vs. Kramer. Nominated for best foreign language film: The Maids of Wilco, Poland; Mama Turns a Hundred, Spain; A Simple Story, France; The Tin Drum, West Germany; To Forget Venice, NtC' ~tFE The flying nun and Ratso Rizzo may seem an unusual combination, but both are in contention for the best actor/ actress Academy Award. Dustin Hoff- man may finally receive the Oscar he deserves for "Kramer vs. Kramer," but while Sally Field's performance in "Norma Rae" was surprisingly cred- ible, some critics feel it's hardly Oscar material. But then again, Bette Midler was nominated also ... Director Bob Foose shown here on the set of "All That Jazz." Fosse set the story of his own mental and physical breakdown in a controversial musical comedy which has become the surprise success of the Academy Award nomina- tions. Italy. Finally named in the best song category: "It Goes Like It Goes," from Norma Rae; "The Rainbow Connection," from The Muppet Movie; "It's Easy to Say," from 10; "Through the Eyes of Love," from Ice Castles, and "I'll Never Say Goodbye," from The Promise. The nominations were announced Monday morning with the usual media hoopla. The Academy Award winners will be announced on April 14. Learn how to take control, make the best use get things accomplished, and enjoy life, too. Sponsored by Student Organizations, Activities, and Programs 1310 Michigan Union For information about upcoming workshop please call763-5911 of your time, TIME MANAGEMENT SEMINAR Wednesday, February 27, noon-Ipm Kuenzei Room, Michigan Union The soon-to-be famous hospital bed scene from Bob Fosse's autobiographi- cal musical "All That Jazz." Although panned by many critics, the film garnered more Oscar nominations than any other, including a best actor for Roy Scheider shown here recuperating from a heart attack in well- choreographed fashion. W, y R E C O R D S BY TIMOTHY YAGLE Aerosmith currently is in the midst of a long convalescing period. The four LPs prior to Draw the Line propelled the Boston-based quintet to inter- national fame and they were ranked by many at the "supergroup" level, along with Led Zeppelin and the Stones. But after their fourth LP Rocks, the bottom dropped out from under "the bad boys from Boston" as- they have been dubbed, and Draw the Line (the album with hilarious caricatures of the band members on the front) was a complete flop commercially and ar- tistically. This naturally caused some people in rock music circles to question Aerosmith's legitimacy as a supergroup. So while rock fans were wondering where the hard rocking quintet faltered, the band, its puzzled management and its terrified record company huddled to conjure up a way to revitalize the Aerosmith machine. During this pow-wow, Live Bootleg was released. While that double live set covered some mileage on the pothole- filled road back to success, the old Aerosmith magic on albums such as Rocks and Toys In. The Attic, was still missing. Bootleg, at least gave Aerosmith fans something to listen to. THE BAND recently emerged from isolation with both a new album and a real surprise. The album is called Night In The Ruts and the surprise is the ab- sence of lead guitarist Joe Perry from the established Aerosmith roster. Perry has said that his musical ideas Were different from what Aerosmith wanted to do collectively, so he left the band to form "The Joe Perry Project. But at least Perry was nice enough to finish this eagerly-anticipated album before leaving the band that nurtured his guitar-playing talents and established him as one of rock's premier axe-grinders. Whether new guitarist Jimmy Krespo can fill Perry's big shoes remains to be seen. Billboard magazine reports, though, that Krespo has wasted no time corraling the PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM presents FACETS PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE'S SOLiCE THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 8 PM - POWER CENTER Tickets at PTP in League CALL 764-0450 spotlight for some scorching Joe Perry- like solos on Aerosmith's current U.S. tour. One distinctive characteristic of Night In The Ruts is the attempt at musical diversity - something Aerosmith isn't exactly well-known for. The taste of the nine songs on the LP range from the typic~Aerosmith hard rockers such &s "No srprise," "Three Mile Smile" and "Think About It," to a milky, blues tune called "Reefer Headed Woman" to the '60s hit "Remember (Walkin' In the Sand)" by the Shangri-las., Other songs like "Lucy," "Three Mile Smile" just boun- ce along and become banal and num- bing and begin to sound the same. "No Surprise," one of the three or four songs getting airplay, hauntingly has the same kind of melody line as "Draw the Line" and is equally exhilarating. ASIDE from the comparatively smooth "No Surprise," many of the songs are somewhat choppy and leave a few too many rough edges to resemble the Aerosmith sound at its pinncale during Toys in the Attic and Rocks. However, one tune that gets the adrenalin flowing and is reminiscent of the old Aerosmith is the Yardbirds number "Think About It." Rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford provides a steady and crunching melody line while Perry wails away on his guitar. Ironically, another original yardbirds tune that Aerosmith works, "Train Kept A Rollin", is one of its most recognized songs. One aspect of the Aerosmith sound which noticeably is not lacking is lead vocalist Steven Tyler's incessant screeching vocals. Until Draw The Line, Tyler spared his admirers by screaming into the mike only oc- casionally. Consequently, his ear- piercing voice became one of Aerosmith's trademarks. The trouble now is that Tyler thinks all the time is the right time for torture and so his screeching voice is more than ever evident on Night in the Ruts. NEARING PLATINUM status (one million units sold), Night In The Ruts is a pivotal album for Aerosmith and for hard rock in general. Heavy metal rock was, and still is seen by many as a dying musical genre. It, took a Califor- nia band called Van Halen to revitalize it to some degree and Night In The Ruts is expected to keep the heavy metal steamroller going. It apparently is doing its share of the work because it has been nestled in Billboard's top 15 for more than a month and a half. Tyler said recently, "We've undlergone a change (with the album)." He did not elaborate, but one of the changes must be the departure of the band's musical king pin Joe Perry. Night In The Ruts is by no means an Aerosmith master- piece, but it should be enough to keep the band afloat in the stormy sea of rock and roll for some time. M.m. : w w A w I r5th Aeme tL bijySt.~'76-70 ForedrFtfh ormiTheater '%a WINNER 3 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Better Midler * Alan Bates I- - _ .. ......::.. . CIl[I 1EfiUNH 5 9P H TICKETS are 9.00 and 10,00 and are now on sale at the Michigan Union- Box Office (11:30-5:30). Where House Records. Aura Sounde. Huckleberry Party Store, and all Hudson's. For rnore information call 763-2071. 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