The Michigan Daily-Monday, April19, 1993-Page 11 Stood up by Stephen Baldwin Kauffman Signs . Janet Kauffman, an English pro- fessor atEMU and author of the collec- tions of short stories "Places in he World a Woman Could Walk" and "Obscene Gestures for Women," will sign copies of her new novel "'The Body in Four Parts." The signing will take place Thursday from 4 to 6p.m.at Shaman Drum. Call 662-7407. Aspiring De Niros Want to see your names inlights? All you aspiring De Niros take note: former Ann Arborite and University grad Timothy Naylor is filming ahalf- hour long movie here this summer for his NYU Master's Thesis. No, Tim is no amateur with a camcorder. He teaches cinematography at New York Film Academy and has worked as a ematographer, shooting videos for MTV, a documentary and short fea- tires, including "Uncle Robert's Foot- steps," which garnered raves at Sundance. Tim's own films have brought in an array of festival and film school awards as well. With all these sterling achievements, Tuncouldhave chosen any glamorous location for his new film, "Nice Haircut ... Dude." ut, thankfully for Ann Arbor, Tim is going with our own A-Squared, the place ofhis youth and formative years. "Nice Haircut" aspires to be a cross between "Fast Tunes at Ridgemont High" and "River's Edge" and will be in production here this June. Tun is in town this week seeking some of that renowned local talent with which Ann Arbor brims over, so if you have a buming desire to be on film, or arejust curious, stop by 1020 Frieze building this 'Thesday, Wednesday and Thurs- day from 7-9:30 pm and audition. You've got nothing to lose but your pride. Call 995-2371. "Keeper" Documentary Starting this Thursday is the highly- acclaimed "Brother'sKeeper,"the lat- estincredible documentary to be over- looked at the Oscars (which puts it in good company, including "Paris is Burning," "Roger and Me," "Truth or Dare" and "A Brief History of Tune." The haunting film tells the story of the Ward brothers: Delbert, Bill, Lyman and Roscoe, illiterate bachelors who live together on an isolated dairy farm without modem conveniences like in- door plumbing. Their secluded lives end when Bill is found dead and his brother Delbert isaccused ofsmother- ing him with a pillow. The film studies the brothers' lives and the reaction of the community to the murder. The film has won numerous awards including theSundanceFilmFestivalDocumen- tary Audience Award. (You may also' haveseentheuniquetrailerfor the film' featuring Spalding Gray, who was so taken with the film that he could not move from his seat, even though he had to pee). The film plays from April 22-30 at the Michigan Theater. Call 668-8397. by Alison J. Levy THE SITUATION: An interview with the littlest of the Fabulous Baldwin Boys, Stephen, in conjunction with Mario Van Peebles' latest directorial effort, "Posse." THE CATCH: Oh, he was sup- posed to call anywhere between one and five. The following is a re-creation of the events that followed. 1:00 I arrived right on time and spent a while answering phones and making sure the tape recorder worked. 2:15 Foolishly drank a Diet Coke and made bets with my colleagues that I'd have to run to the rest room in the middle of my interview. 3:00 Received a call from Pat Reeves, "Steve's" hardworking and charming agent with a Southern drawl. He informed me that Steve wouldn'tbe calling until between 2:30 and 3:30 on his lunch break. Anyone familiar with the time zones and basic arithmetic can figure out that that's between 5:30 and 6:30 in Ann Arbor. 3:20Tookatrip toBorder'stodomy monthly browsing. 3:45 Receivedafax from good ol' Pat which contained Stephen's bio and a message that suspiciously said, "If it doesn't happen today, It'll happen to- morrow forsure."What did hemean by, "If it doesn't happen today"? 4:00 Sat around thinking of ques- tions,butdecidedtothrow afewout: "Is Billy's talent inversely proportional to his looks?" and "Why do your brothers date such skanks?" 4:15 Passed out from hunger pains and interview anxiety. 4:25 Revived with smelling salts. 4:30 Trekked to Amer's. Ordered a whole #44 and spent approximately half an hour browsing in the retail section until my sandwich was finished. 5:00 Scarfed the sandwich and thought of questions. "Do people ever tell you you look like James Voskuil?" 5:30 The magic hour. For the next 60 minutes I kept everyone away from the phone with a big knife. 5:45 The phone rings. It's my friend Tricia asking if I want to rent a movie. 6:00 An editor reminds me that Iam naive in the ways of Hollywood and that Baldwin will most likely call 45 min- utes late. 6:45I call Pat Reeves who greets me with his syrupy speak. (Hey, why is he answering his own phone?) "Oh, he didn't call you? I'll geton him and make sure he calls you tomorrow. You'll be there all day won't you?" (Sure, like I have absolutely have nothing else to do this time of year.) 7:00 Go to my friends to comfort myself over a good movie, but instead find myself crying in my beer at Rick's and playing quarters with some fools who have decided a good rule is to smack me in the head anytime someone misses.Then I go and sleep atmy friend's because I left my keys at the Daily. THE NEXT DAY 1:00 Showerless, Ireturn to theDaily and begin the waiting game all-over again. 1:30 Talk to music writerAndy Cahn who offersthis thought-provoking ques- tion for Stephen. "How much would you pay your brother Alec to sleep with Kim Basinger and then cut her up and stuff her in a box?" 2:00 Call Pat Reeves who assures me that Steve would've called, but their lunch break was too late, so he'll prob- ably call between 5:30 and 6:30, but if not, he'll let me know. Probably? 2:15 Check Premiere's latest issue containing "The Most Powerful 100 People in Hollywood." Pat Reeves' name is no where to be found. Hmm? 2:30 Go home and take a shower. 4:00 Back attheDaily and mentally re-arranging my sock drawer. 5:00 Once again I start protecting the phone. 5:30-6:30 Spend the hour willing the phone to ring and biting my nails. I even had to move on to my toes. 6:45: Call Pat Reeves and get his machine. In my most professional man- ner I let him know I am a bit annoyed and that he wasn't very professional, especially because they solicited us and at least they could call and let me know and thatI had been waiting fortwodays. 7:15 Pat Reeves calls back: HIM: Hi Alison, how're you? Me: Fine. (Pissed.) HIM: Great. Letmejust tell you that we are not unprofessional at all. It's been just crazy here. Me: I just think ... HIM: There was an accident on the set and Steve pulled a muscle in his neck. They had to take him to the hospi- tal to get heat put on it. (Even my Mom,when I toldher aboutit, said, "Oh poor baby") Me. I think someone could have called and told me what was going on. HIM: I just found out about it my- self. Don't worry about it though. I'm sure he'll be okay. (Oh good, because I was about to run to Normandie's and send a huge bouquet.) The studio's worried about finishing the production though. But, you'll be there tomorrow won't you? Me: No, no I won't. HIM: Well then DARLIN' I don't know what to tell you. Me: Okay fine.("sugar-sweetie- cutie-pie") Bye. Gee, do you think he would call Andrew Sarris "darlin"'? It would be quiteeasytotake this outonMr.Baldwin himself, which I did for quite a while. But then I realized that the sole blames lies with his incompetant agent. The role of the agents as stars in Hollywood,; is one of the bigest crimes of the post- studio society in which we live. Baldwin I - 'Ophelia': 'Hamlet' with a misconceived twist by Kimberly Gaines Last weekend's Basement Arts pro- duction of "Ophelia" was an interest- ing, ifnotintensely entertaining experi- ence. Directed and revised by Jenie L. Ophelia Basement Arts April 15, 1993 Dahlmann, "Ophelia" was William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" with a twist. The show began with the appear- ance of a white-clad, angelic "Feelya" (the program gave slightly different gamesthan the-ones we all know so well), played by Rebecca Winston. She informedus thatthis story wouldbetold from her perspective, and her opening monologue let us know that this play would be from an ultimately feminist view. She told us of the horrors of living in the shadows of men, her father and Hamlet alike, and how she had finally found what she had always searched for:purity,andmoreimportantly, sister- iood. She then announced her play would begin, and theothercharactersappeared one-by-one on the stage, all dressed completely in black. The show was brightened with the opening perfor- mance of Ophelia's brother (Nick D.F. Abruzzo), who made you wish you had a brother as sweet as he was. After Abruzzo's scene, however, the show gradually turned for the worse. Although the actors were all con- vincing and professional, the revised script didnotallow the actors' talents to come through. With theexception of the subtle amusement of Ophelia's father (Gavin Barbour), the lines were either over-dramatic orjust did not fit into this well-known Shakespearean master- piece. Hamlet (Steven O'Berski) is an odd combination of femininity and sexual- ity. Whatever his intention, his letter- writing scene came across as cute - that's really the only word for it. The performance was also sparked with the occasional entertaining scene like the arm-wrestling match between Hamlet and Ophelia which was accompanied by their feigned orgasms. Although at first you felt surprised, confused and kindofoffended,youhadtolaugh atthe end when Ophelia's father burst in and conversed with Ophelia about her past interactions with Hamlet. Her replies deviously covered any sexual feelings she might have had. I didhave to wonder, however, at the direction of the scene when Hamlet threw Ophelia violently to the ground, and beat her over and over again. I was amazed at how real it looked until Ophelia got up and there were red marks all over her arms and blood on her elbow. Reality went a bit too far here. If I had wanted to see some sado-masoch- ism in action, I could have gone else- where. The show virtually ignored every aspect of "Hamlet" except Ophelia and Hamlet's relationship. The fact that Hamlet's father was dead was men- tioned only once and had no effect whatsoever on the play. While this is understandable since the play was from Ophelia's perspective, it seems as if her importance in the life of Hamlet and his family was over-emphasized. Numerous revisions of Shakespeare's works have been writ- ten. Some are beautiful and serve to emphasize Shakespeare's universal themes in amodem fashion. Others just cannot match the acclaimed writer's talent with their own ideas. Unfortu- nately the latter seemed to be the case with "Ophelia." It attempted to com- bine the twisted and exciting story of Hamlet with college feminism. 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