U xw~ V V Wi AIV w . Record Reviews Effe en you wishupon a star... Artists payy tribute to 'the magic of b Disney INTERVIEW Corttinued from Page 11 put it, the incident concerns "an auto worker, who was out of work, beat up a Chinese guy who he thought was Japanese." What are your concerns about the implica- tions of such a case, specifically as an Asian American? C: These are broader issues. Amer- icans have very little understanding of the Asian race. When you talk about Asian Americans, they are all lumped under one single name. Asian Americans is a very, very complex group of nationalities. Almost as complex as the Hispan- ics. We have Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Thai, Cambo- dian, Vietnamese to name a few. And each one of these particular groups has a very, very different cultural background. We got here and we were told that we were Asian Americans as a whole. And in this particular film, it points out there are differences between Chi- nese and Japanese. I do not blame the particular killer, Ron Ebens. I blame moreso how our society functions. . W: What kind of changes do you see are needed for the future? C: I think the Vincent Chin case has really taught us a lot of lessons. Number one, that there is a judicial system and you cannot fight it in a one-way tract. You can go by the legal system step by step, but since the legal system was never designed for you, if you fol- low its routine, you're bound to fail. That's my message to you. Now the positive elements of the Chin case, it brought a lot, a lot of people together - white, Black, Asian, and Hispanic - to reexam- ine America's justice system, espe- cially in the local level. We've be- come aware that the country has been increasing and increasing in the number of cases like this and that there is not enough funds, fed- eral as well as state, to finance proper investigations. So this kind of racial tension I think is ulti- mately caused by a lack of under- standing within the entire judicial system. Lastly, I think through the case, the people really understood and learned that you can no longer stand on the side observing. This particular story, it did not happen in the ghetto, it did not happen in the projects; it happened among one of the American middle groupings - both the killer and the victim. So it teaches us a lesson. That kind of a miseducation, that kind of racism, it does not only apply to the tradi- tional roles of the Klu Klux Klan anymore. It's no longer so simplistic. That kind of mentality, that kind of lack of education is be- ing perpetuated throughout our in- stitutional structure. The only way to change it is through education. There's no other way. W:What films are you planning for the future? C: I'm making several films now, One is about America's problems and America's underclass, And, also I'm working on a project that fo- cuses on Chinese American culture, dealing with the ancient form's ability to survive in the electronic world. Another piece I'd like to do is basically about women. Women who have children, a career, and not al bu go are I c T Various Artists Stay Awake: various interpretations of songs from vintage Disney Films A & M Records Hal Willner, who produced com- pilations of Thelonius Monk and Kurt Weill covers, has now brought in a host of talents from across the musical spectrum to record some of the most popular songs of the century. The power of Stay Awake has much to do with our collective memory. I, for one, remember vividly the times my parents treated me to a night at the movies to catch the latest Disney film. These were big events back then. Of course, in my cynical old age, I've reassessed much of the Disney oeuvre, but on hearing these tunes I got caught in the sticky web of remembrance. Stay Awake pulls so powerfully be- cause of a desire for pleasure in all of us; a desire for a truly sensual pleasure stripped of all aggressive- ness or what Eisenstein called a "fetal happiness." In that case, this Both the Replacements (left) and Tom Waits (above) lent their hands to this monument to childhood. SAM4AANS HAIR AND NAIL SALON LIBERTY SQUARE 515 EAST LIBERTY ANN ARBOR MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-9PM SATURDAY 9AM-6PM 747.7710 For Exam Preparation, Choose to EXCEL! " Learn to Anticipate the Exam " Improve Your Test-Taking Skills . Use Your Study Time More Effectively " Achieve Your Maximum Potential Score EXrE iTestPreparation 996-1500 1100 South University album is a welcome regression to the womb for many of us. The best performances here are those wherein the songs undergo a certain slippage, when its ambience or message is transformed by a new singer. On the other hand, some of these songs are just plain odd, whatever the singer may have done to them. Unfortunately Natalie Merchant and Michael Stipe's ren- dition of "Little April Shower" disappoints, and Los Lobos merely shuffle, though competently, through "I Wanna Be Like You;" it would be hard to surpass the bril- liant Louis Prima original from The Jungle Book. Where the album really begins to glow is on Bonnie Raitt's version of "Baby Mine" (from Dumbo). Backed by Was (Not Was), Raitt transforms a mother's song to her child into an exquisite torch song reminiscent of Rodgers' and Hart's "My Funny Valentine." Tom Waits' reading of "Heigh Ho" (The Dwarfs Marching Song) is inspir- ing! He brings in mining sound, ef- fects and changes the whole tone of the song. What was a jaunty num- ber in the movie becomes a de- pressing tale of little men alienated from their labor. Waits, here the ghost of Howlin' Wolf, groans "We'll dig dig dig" repeatedly while the band chugs away behind him. It's as good as anything on his Swordfishtrombones album. See RECORDS, Page 7 N.- ME" I I Hill Street Players JULES FEIFFER HOLD ME! Directed by Cci roln E. Caldwell Performances At Performance Network, 408 W. Washington November 10 , 8:00 pm, November 12, 8:00 & Midnight November 13, 2:00 pm Jules Feiffer, famous for his work as a cartoonist, has converted h s cartoons into short scenes and monologues for Hold Me. The play is a fast-paced, funny and insightful look MICHIGAN THEATER * NOVEMBER 19 ANN ARBOR 7:30 PM into contemporary life and interpersonal relationships. While the play is primarihy a MICHGAN HEA ER "NOVE BER19 AN AROR 7:3 PMcomedy, Feiffer writes wit such compassion and understanding that Hold Me reaches TICKETS AT Al - n.".OUTLETS INCLUDING AAA AND HUDSONS audiences on a deep, personal level.. AND AT THEDOOR .FORINFO CALL569-3500" TO CHARGE BY PHONE CALL 423-6666 Tickets are available at Hillel, and can be purchased at the door: 6Visa' Cad $6.00, $5.00 for students SHind fea fresr Colun DROP IN and see us! COMEDY' COM PANY PRESENTS THE 3tui-ing: h muffinst & nbo yogurt at. 747-7009 1220 S. University UNIVERSITY TOWERS The best of Campus Life! Furnished Apartments Great Location Corner of S. University & S. Forest 536 S. Forest Ave. 761.2680 I PAGE 4 W EEKEND/NOVEMBER 11, 1988 WEEKEND/NOVEMBER 11, 1988 I -