The Circuit from Atchison, Kansas (2024)

February 25, 1977 THE CIRCUIT 7 ENTERTAINMENT editors Mike Mansur, Linda KomorCIRCUIT Mueller were among the Benenik and Sheri students attending the KCRCHE Job dictine seminar Feb. 17 at UMKC. The search employment John Masterman and Laurel Defoe editors met Public TV station KCPT Chanof Kansas City special journalism careers booth. nel 19 at a 'Wizards' Myriad of monsters By PAUL DALY Circuit Contributing Writer Wizards is a new cartoon film from animator Ralph Bakshi. Howit is much more than a ever, simple cartoon.

Bakshi has produced the first genuine fantasy film and it is really a marvel. Wizards takes place ten million in the future where man has years disappeared in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. The earth is now populated by fairies, elves, demons and all manner of magic in the style of J.R.R. Tolkien. The story concerns an evil sornamed Blackwolf who disceror covers the ruins of an ancient city.

Buried in the rubble he finds a mo- Absurd satire rings a bell the public. Faculty will be admitted free. lar for By CAROL BEIER Circuit Staff Writer the British play wright N.F. Simpson, will set A Resounding Tinkle, by recitals on the evenings of March 10 and 11 the stage for two senior drama in the North Campus Experimental Theater. B.A.

Thompson, seniors, will display their as talents Patricia Owens and director and actress, respectively. Tinkle is a full-length, one-act drama, as well as an exerA Resounding revolves around the purchase of an annual cise in the absurd. Its comedy and Bro (Tom Craner). Rather than elephant full-size elephant arrives along with by Middie (B.A. Thompson) who has had a "chic" sex change out of borereceiving their usual dwarf elephant, a Uncle Ted (Susan Whalen) dom.

attempt to trade the elephant for a is thwarted by the impossibility of Among the other misadventures, an boa constrictor getneighbor's pygmie out of the backyard because of its size. ting "The play is a very modern satire, fastthe former As described by Miss Owens, moving, be basically the same as that used by Dr. fast and completely enjoyable." The set for the production will in The Real Inspector Hound McKenzie, head of the Drama department, of Tinkle will require brighter colors and more except that the nature light. students will be 50 cents and one dolAdmission price for Benedictine invade silver screen that provides the basic story line. Comic book artist Mike Ploog completes the animation with beautiful drawings that describe the "Histories" and the narration of the Scenic artist Ian Ogilvey has story.

provided incredibly intricate and bizarre backdrops of castles and machinery. Intermixed with the drawings and cartoons are live-action footage of war movies and spectacles over-worked with animation techniques. In effect, the viewer sees a charging army taken from the movie Spartacus. The Roman soldiers now have horns, wings and glowing eyes. It looks truly bizarre.

There are many beautiful scenes and interesting touches. A massive elfin fleet appears out of the mist to tion picture projector and a library propaganda films. After his of Nazi of goblins, wraiths and ragtag army various creatures of the night respond excitedly to the archaic words of the Fuehrer, Blackwolf magically creates a terrifying army of Naziindoctrinated soldiers equipped with German weapons and armor. As long as he retains control of the projector, Blackwolf's army is invincible. On the other side of the world, in the peaceful spendor of Montaga, the evil sorceror's brother, begins a quest to destroy the Avatar, of Blackwolf's power.

He is source accompanied by the fairy Lady Elanor, an elf and a former Blackwolf assassin named Peace. It is their jourto the desolate land of Scorch ney startle a goblin guard. A night chase takes us through a tangled forest. Avatar, the good wizard, smokes cigars with his toes, drinks Scotch and sounds like Humphrey Bogart. The crowning achievement, however, comes when Blackwolf summons his Dark Host.

It is a scene that rivals the "Night on Bald Mountain" sequence from Disney's Fantasia. Perhaps the film's only bad point is its excessive bloodshed. It is a bit disconcerting to see a Disneyish fairy blasted by a machine gun. The best thing about this film is that it is only a prelude. There is more to come.

Bakshi's next project is J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy masterpiece The Lord of the Rings. Halls alive with sound of music 24 Benedictine-Atchison Symphony The Music Department will 14 Monday Noon Concert April Father Blaine Schultz, a variety of events with- Rm. 137, S-Admin. 13-14 KRCHE Philharmonic Sr.

Joachim Holthaus, present Workshop in K.C. in the upcoming school months. 1 p.m. Soloists. Dr.

Russell Waite, 15 National Folk Ballet of 13 St. Joseph Symphony Cond. 7:30 p.m. Yugoslavia S-Aud. Missouri Theater 25 Monday Noon Concert February 7:30 p.m.

8:15 p.m. Rm. 137, 1 p.m. 26 Mary Kay Carey 26 Scholarship Auditions 16 Pam McQueen 28 St. Joseph Symphony Senior Piano Recital Sigma Alpha Auditions Senior Organ Recital Children's Concert 7:30 p.m.

(all day) LLH Aud. S.C. Chapel, 7:30 p.m. St. Joseph 27 Concert Chorale 17 Chamber Singers May March Don Canady, Concert Chorale Mass Cond.

Don Canady, Cond. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Don Canaday, Cond. Debbie Frakes Recital 20 Feeney Recital Senior Voice Recital 30 Feeney 8 S.C.

Chapel, 4 p.m. LLH, 8 p.m. LLH, p.m. 7:30 p.m. Fr ALISM bit.

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