'4 ARTS p The Michigan Daily Monday, April 3, 1989 Page 8 4 Wenders premieres Turkish Earth BYMARK SHAIMAN Thnight is the American premiere of a Turkish film which was pro- dued by a German (Wim Wenders) and named outstanding film of the year at the 1987 London Film Festival. Iron Earth, Copper Sky will how take Ann Arbor by storm. this film is more of an event than just a showing with all that is surrounding :the~ premiere at 8 p.m. in e Michigan Theater. Director Zulki Livaneli will be present at the screning to field questions about Iro, Earth; Copper Sky. And tomorrow at .,4:15 p.m. in the Michigan Union Ballroom will be a par1 discussion about the film, confisting of Livaneli, Professor Janes Stewart-Robinson of the De- partnent of Near Eastern Studies, Prossor Hugh Cohen of the Resi- denkial, College, and moderated by Pro ssor Ira Konigsberg, director of the Program in Film and Video Studies. ue.See Earth, Page 9 Exile's return Yuji Onikiback from overseas BY ROBERT FLAGGERT THE mustached marvel we affectionately refer to as Martin is doing right' by Ann Arbor tonight. The Beat's owner/manager has hooked ex-Ann Ar- borite Yuji Oniki by the gills for a single show in the cramped quarters of his music bar, a treat for the crowd and the clincher of a possible record con- tract for Oniki. Leaving Ann Arbor in 1987 to move to Scotland, Oniki left behind not only the maize and blue cultural mecca he had called home, but a fairly pop- ular pop/rock band - Dreaming in Color. "Dreaming in Color became the typical pop trio," he explained, something he wanted to get away from. "The. priorities for songs became 'Does it rock?' The year in Scotland became a time to get away from all that... it was more for solo work." And work he. did, returning to the States to record his debut album, Shonen Blue. The album is more of a solo project than Dreaming ever was, he claimed, but there is definitely a great deal of input on it from the other musicians,4 especially guitarist Matt Smith (It's Raining). The band also includes Brian Oaks on bass and Robert Wannacott on drums. "There was just a need to get away from that whole band thing - the 'let's have a rock 'n' roll night,' Oniki said. According to Oniki he and Smith are almost polar opposites when it comes to musical taste, but a broad mind, a monster talent, and an understanding of Oniki have given them what seems to be an almost ideal music relationship. A pleasant blend of poesy and pastorale, the songs dance exquisite on' vinyl but often seem written for the stage. "They sound differently with: drums,"(the album was recorded without them) Oniki explained, "It gives them a stronger sound." While admitting that comparisons of Dreaming in Color to REM were justified, he sees any likeness of the current music to be only in the vocals. While he does at times sound like a Michael Stipe, the only accurate comparisons can be those to Big Star. A performer by nature, his folksy-type guitar playing and purely poetic verses are enhanced by the amplification of his "soft-spoken" voice leaning away from "rock" to a See Oniki, Page 9 It's (Ozone) House music night C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Lousiana Band, along with local bands Tracy Lee and the Leonards and the Iodine Raincoats, will play a benefit concert at the Nectarine Ballroom tonight for Ozone House, a shelter for runaway and homeless youth. Tickets are $10, and all proceeds go to Ozone House. , '4 SPEND YOUR SUMMER IN MAINE! CAMPTAKAW A BOYS' CAMP ON LONG LAKE NAPLES, MAINE June 19th thru August 19th COUNSELOR POSITIONS AVAILABLE Peron and the Enigmas of Argentina by Robert D. Crassweller Norton (1987) $12.95/paper Don't cry for me Argentina The truth is I shall not leave you Though it may get harder For you to see me I'm Argentina And always will be. -Evita, in Evita Oh what a circus, what a show... -Qhe, Evita Man of the people, and quasi-fas- cist authoritarian. Champion of the working class, and virulent anti- communist. Fiercely patriotic, anti- imperialist nationalist, and the man who passed the infamous Investment Law of 1953, reopening Argentina to massive foreign penetration. Cre- ator of Argentina's Golden Age, and the man whose name and legend precipitated - and scaled - its demise. Sixteen years after his fantastic, improbable return to Argentina fol- lowing 18 years of ignominious ex- ile, and 15 years after his death, Juan Domingo Peron continues to cast his long shadow over Argentina. He ' Baseball Basketball Soccer Tennis Street Hockey Lacrosse Archery Riflery General Secretory Swimming Sailing SCUBA Canoeing Waterskiin Fine Arts Ceramics Crafts Journalism Woodworki (WSI) Backpacking Rockclimbing Bicycling Wh. Water Canoeing g Ropes Course Instr. Nature Study Head Dramatics Piano Accompanist Instrumentalist ing Radio & Electronics Weight Training ALL 996-4035 is loved and hated, claimed by both left and right, by both the unions and the military. The Peronists' Presidential candidate in this May's elections, demonstrating his mastery of Peron's style, argues passionately for democracy while cultivating a friendship with deposed Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner, and promises to repudiate Argentina's whopping foreign debt even as he insists that the debt must be paid. Robert Crassweller's aptly titled book struggles to assess the mean- ing of Peron, as well as what about him and his movement continues to appeal to a working class for whom both long ago ceased to deliver. Masterfully written and broadly con- ceived - he covers Argentine his- tory from its colonization in 1516 through the present - Crassweller nonetheless falls short of his goal, becoming prey, as so many accounts of Peronism have, to the very phe- nomenon he began by assessing. What purports to be an objective ac- count of Peronism, and its effects on a country where the per capita in- come has gone from eighth to 45th highest in the world since 1929, rapidly degenerates into the very kind of personalist account that consis- I - 2{ s CAMPUS INTERVIEW: C OR WRITE OR CALL: CAMP TAKAJO 496 LaGuardia Place Suite 381 New York, NY 10012 212-979-0606 The University of Michigan SCHOOL OF MUSIC Monday Campus Orchestra- April 3 Robert Debbaut, conductor. Bernstein, "Overture" to Candide, Johann Strauss, Wiener Blut, Brahms, Symphony No. 1 Hill, 8 p.m. FREE For up-to-date information on School of Music Events, call the 24-Hour Music Hotline: 763-4726 Juan Domingo Peron continues on as a mythical, misunderstood figure in Argentine history. tently helped (and helps) Peron elude the judgement of History. Peron and the Enigmas of Ar- gentina has been well-received, clearly demonstrating that its re- viewers have about as much under- standing of Argentina as Crassweller does. He substitutes style for sub- stance, both in his own writing and in what he writes about. Long on details of Peron's love life, Evita's background, and the psychology of them as well as many other Argen- tines, Crassweller's book is remark- ably 'short on rudimentary eco- See Books, Page 9 Ci' 4 Discover Canada by train with VIA's Youth Canrailpass. All you can see, for one great price. Up close. That's the unforgettable adventure of Canada by train. VIA Rail, Canada's passenger rail network, is now offering for coast-to-coast travel, the West, the East, the Maritimes, or the area between Quebec City and Windsor, Ontario. And, there's Youth canralipass (Valid for ages 12 to 24 from June 15 to September 15. 1988 8 days 15 days 22 days 30 days t t t 1 . '