Page 12 -The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, April 19, 1989 Elvis Continued from Page 9 Spike opens brand new worlds to "The Beloved Entertainer" - that's the inscription under his harlequin grin on the album cover. A collec- tion of new songs that touch all the bases of human passion, it is or nearly is his best work to date. Bran- Elvis Costello writes his songs the way John Donne wrote poems 350 years ago.... Like Donne, he's got a huge ego. Like Donne's, it is counterbal- anced by an equally size- able sense of humor. dishing a new Righteous Brother- deep singing voice, he delivers 14 (15 on CD and cassette) hate- and love- letters with refreshing di- rectness. Whereas his earlier master- pieces, particularly Imperial Bedroom and This Year's Model, could only soar as high as his mediocre backup band The Attractions would allow, he surrounds himself with the best and the brightest for this project. Paul McCartney, (who co-wrote "Veronica" and the rockabilly shuffle "Pads, Paws and Claws") Nawlins ivory tickler Allan Toussaint, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and mem- bers of Tom Waits' band all turn in superb performances. Probably aware of the impossibility of assembling a tour- ing band to duplicate these awesome studio sounds, Elvis plays Hill Fri- day night in the raw. A chance to catch the mercurial Liverpudlian in a solo performance could be as bracing an experience as witnessing Doctor Donne whip up a sermon at St. Paul's Cathedral. If you're lucky enough to hold tickets for the show, expect the best and you won't be disappointed. Remember who we're talking about... ELVIS COSTELLO, with special guest Nick Lowe appears at Hill Auditorium Friday night at 8 pm. The concert is sold out. Winter BY DAVID LUBLINER Try to imagine what it might be like if the Waltons and Swiss Family Robinson were pitted against each other in a tale of violent family n- valry. It is insanity of this sort which abounds in Winter People, the latest effort from director Ted Kotch- eff (Rambo-First Blood, Switching Channels). The film, set against the Blue Ridge Mountains, tells the story of Collie Wright, an unwed mother living in isolation with her baby boy, and her controversial rela- tionship with Wayland Jackson, a stranger in this "not-so-friendly" community. It is obvious from the early going that these people aren't too receptive to newcomers. After Wayland Jack- son, played by Kurt Russell (The Mean Season, Tequila Sunrise), and his ten-year-old daughter Paula are forced to leave their broken-down car behind in a stream, a gang of thieves who look like they haven't bathed for weeks vandalize the automobile and take off with whatever is left of their People belongings. Kelly McGillis (Witness, The Accused) plays Collie Wright, the woman who allows Wayland to seek shelter in her remote cabin. McGillis' mysterious character is in- teresting at first, as we are provided with only bits and pieces from her past. However, she soon falls into the trap of overacting. This perfor- mance doesn't have the same intricate subtleties which made her portrayal of an Amish woman in Witness so appealing. The film remains intriguing while the romance between Russell and McGillis develops. Russell is rather convincing as a sensitive clockmaker who merely wishes to bring happi- ness and peace to Collie's life. Ulti- mately, the father of Collie's baby, Cole, returns and finds this stranger living with her. It is at this point in the film that the story unfortunately shifts direction and centers on the ridiculous competition between Col- lie's family and Cole's family, t Campbells. comes up This laughable rivalry is ex- and His D tremely unbelievable and contrived. Unlike th The Campbells are presented as a cast, he b barbaric group of murderers while the Bridges a Wrights appear to be civilized, yet sophistica seriously concerned, about the intra- perately ne family squabble. These characters are In the en poorly developed and purely one-di- a mocker mensional. The story is based on the doesn't d John Ehle novel of the same name talent whi which received wide acclaim when it and McGi was published in 1982. Something talented p must have been lost in its translation ingly putt into film. they too be The only bright spot amidst this rest in ove motley crew is Lloyd Bridges, who implausibl plays Collie's father William, the WINTER wise leader of the Wright clan. Ann Arbor Bridges (Cousins, Tucker: The Man Cinemas. cold ream) is excellent as usual. e rest of the supporting rings his character alive. dds a bit of experience and tion which this film des- eds. nd, Winter People becomes ry of itself. 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