Tuesday, April 25, 1972
University Daily Kansan
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New Heist Movie 'The Hot Rock' Follows A Warmed-Over Theme
By STUART CLELAND Kansan Reviewer
If ever there was a film genre that has worn out its welcome, the "heist" *flick* must surely be the one we know. "The Eleven" *Topkapi*, *Assault on a Queen*, "Gambit," "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Grand Glam," etc., (plus four or five movies) and "The Twelve" which is sort of a weekly mini-caper), we've been deluged over the last 15 or 20 years with so many incredible robberies that he has seemingly gone into overdrive. For lately these supposedly exciting, action-filled suspense-comedy-dramas have changed, in ways imaginaries that if the powers that be were listening closely to the movie-going public, they'd probably be able to hear a faint cry of "Enough, already!"
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WHAT THIS IS all leading up to is "The Hot Rock," now playing at the Varsity, and starring Ben Rohr. He's joined Rob Lehmann and Paul Sand as four semi-competent crooks who are out to steal a fabulous African diamond Written by William James, with his Yates, it's sporadically funny, (for this one runs in the "comic heist" sub-genre) but it never really amounts to anything more a not-quite-boring two hours.
The main problem is that if you're going to make a certain decision, you can't be sure of which have been brilliant, you'd better make sure that yours is going to be able to compare the inevitable comparisons. "The two are the same," he assumption that more is better, it involves not one robbery, but four. But car wrecks, prison breaks or even the death of someone so forth are all odor at his day, and when they're not even terribly well done our attention is drawn to the fact that "Does Robert Redford bleach his hair?" And that's not so good.
A WHILE BACK William
Art Exhibited By Recipients Of Scholarships
"The Scholarship Show," an annual event for college students, mainly by undergraduate students, is now on exhibit in the Union Gallery. The show will run
Scholarships totalling $18,907.50 have been awarded this spring to art students.
Although the scholarships have been awarded for the past few years, this is the first time a show was presented by the winners.
Winners of scholarships in the Lockwood Scholarship Fund, which amounted to $15,000. He served as president Rick Mitchell, Lawrence senior; Mark Royer; James Holmes, Wichita junior; M. Jason Knap, Kansas City, Mo., junior; John Hammond, Junior, Letha Church Letha.
Robert Nitcher, Lawrence
senior, received the $250 Ada
Buchtel Hauser Memorial
Award
Winners of the Walker Art Scholarships, worth a total of $3,500, were Janet Olda, Omaha neb. freshman; Greg Gaylor, Kansas City; Daniel Wessel, Kansas City; Kan. junior; Mary Ann Banning, Bozeman, Mont., junior; Cathy Dillon, Leavenworth善o谬; Jan Morris, Tulsa, OK; juni, Smith, Lawrence Smith
Topeka Senior Receives Grant
Richard S. Brock, Topeka senior in mechanical engineering, is the winner of the 1972 Old Sun Project Grant. The Oli Corporation Charitable Trust (020) 4000 for Brook's research project.
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Goldman really hit the jackpot with his whimsical dialogue for "Butch Cassidy and the Sun," but it doesn't do so pretty much the same thing, only adding a bit of self-porading "tough guy" dialogue now and then. It doesn't work too well for me; it's like the dialogue isn't better, even when Redford says a line like "I'll take the job." (pause) "it's what do I," you hope it is, no, you're serious, but you can't be sure.
Brock's proposed project will survey the needs of sheltered workshops in Kansas and at the University of Crippled Children in Topeka.
Probably the element of the film that works best is the "bite" of the story, Sand and Kon Leibman as Redford's confederates. Seal doesn't have any particular "bit" to describe, but it has character and constantly in-
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Big B Alumnai Directors: 8:30 a.m.
Governors Room, Kansas Union.
Counselor Senate 15.20 a.m. Woodford
Computer Science 15: 8:30 a.m. Woodruff
Auditorium
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Psych 40: 9:30 a.m., Woodruff Auditorium.
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eology Department; noon, Alceve A. Dean's Council; noon, Alceve B. History Department; noon, Alceve C. History Department; noon, Alceve D. History of Art at Harvard University; noon, Alceve
Social Welfare: 6 p.m., Centennial Room.
SIMS: 6 p.m., Council Room.
teresting to watch, especially as a foil for Redford. Sand and heather's chance to let their considerable comic talents run free, but even so they manage some nice stories. The prisoners, feigns insanity by attacking his cellmate's feet (or ears) or the time of his life, sits on the edge of a roof and lobe tears *bombs* into the street, you've got
Synchronize Swim Team: 7 p.m.,
Rodhson Natatorium.
Presidential Forum: 7 p.m., Forum Room.
Room 150
SIMS: 6 p.m., Council Room.
Pen Club: 6:30 p.m., Parkers AR.
International Club: 7 p.m., Jayhawk Room.
Science Fiction Film: 7 p.m., Woodruff
Auditorium.
Blick 3, p. 205.
SUA Board: 7 p.m., Governors Room.
Social Welfare Lecture: 6 p.m., Big $8
Room.
Latin America Area, Collegeville: 8 p.m.
UNFORTUNATELY, there examples are offset by a rather tasteless scene in which Leibman, to distract museum guards, crashes his car and then lies on a sidewalk, or an even more unpleasant one in which Redford threatens to throw Sand down an
The Seventh National Sculpture Garden in 29 in Allen Field House will feature sculptors from across the United States and from several locations.
Delta Sigma Pt: 7 p.m. Pine Room.
SUA Board: 7 p.m. Governors Room.
Latin America Area Collequim: 8 p.m.
Regionalist Room.
Kappa Pst. 8 p.m., Council Room.
Rapital Student Union: 8:30 p.m., International Room.
Robert Redford is generally wasted, since no one seems to have any idea what he's supposed to do. You don't much except look cool and much except look cool and
Stills with Album 'Manassas Is Back on Right Track
elevator shaft. The audience may laugh, but it's a weak, sickly-girl kind of laughter that doesn't necessarily indicate enjoyment.
As many as 50 industrial metal plating, plastics, tools and equipment firms, will be at the field house for a two-way flow of materials.
By JOE ZANATTA
"Manassas" does have its low spots, side two in particular. The listener is treated to 17 golden spots of pure country hoodedown.
By WENDIE ELLIOTT Kansan Staff Writer
After listening to Stephen Stills's first two attempts at a solo album, I doubted if I would even bother listening to a third album by him. But Stills is back with the fight track with "Mansassa."
The new two-record Atlantic
FOR THE C, S, N & FANS,
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Glass Work to Be Featured At Sculpture Conference Here
Eldon C. Tefft, professor of painting and sculpture, who started the conferences 12 years ago, is in charge of preparations.
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handsome. The other actors far better, but one can't help wishing that they'd all signed the dotted line on this list instead of wasting everyone's time and talent on what doesn't amount to more than a rather modest paycheck.
Each morning of the conference, Tefft said, two men gathered in a room of glass blowing at the north end of the field house. Slides and demonstrations by other artists were opposite end of the field house.
Also discuss glass as an art object. **Andre Billec** of Alfred, N.J.; **Andre Billec** of Alfred, N.J.; **Joel Meyers** of Normal, Ill.; and **Marcin Lipovsky** of Berkeley.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE glass blowing must pay a fee of $25, he may participate. The man asked to register at an information booth so that the attending can be ascertained.
The exploratory emphasis of this conference, Tefft said, will be supported by the foremost attraction in this area, according to Tefft, will be Harvey K. Littleton, professor of visual art and University of Wisconsin in Madison.
The discussions would allow sculptors to explain what they need and the suppliers to explain which can be manufactured, Tefft said.
Tefft said that glass art forms would be exhibited in Spooner Art Museum. Other artists in the sculpture exhibited. Other exhibits will be displays of equipment the artists have found most useful to them.
ETIENNE HADIJ and Saint-Maur from France, Manuel Silva Guerrero and Manuel Fleguere Barra of the University of India at New Delhi, secretary of the Nepal Association of Fine Arts.
Although it is still called the
National Sculpture Conference,
the event has become
internationally important.
1960, Tefth said. This year, Mr.
Krishman of Bansuri Hues
and Dr. Mohammed Al-
discus "Gerse Pleure Casting in
India," and Harry Hollander
of Senneville, Quebec, will discuss
New Developments for Senneville.
Kathnandu, Nepal, will attend the conference.
The side is saved by Stills's twangy country guitar work and by the music's overall ridiculousness.
The conference was planned by Tefft on the basis of sculptors' suggestions made in reply to requests for proposals he sent them. The committee also suggested something special to offer repiled and their proposals were screened by a program committee. Invitations to present papers were sent to those offering projects to the theme of the conference.
The men coming who are not backed by any school or organization, Teft said will be assisted with transportation.
release is well worth the money. She was one of the talent that brought Stillia admiration when he was with the Buffalo Springfield and Crosby. She was a great coach.
Skills has learned how to share a spotlight, a noticeable image in his performance and to attempt the result is excellent vocal harmonies and instrumental performances from the tenor saxophone on his guitar on hillman guitar, Paul Harris at piano and organ, Fuzzy Samuels and Dallas Taylor on drums.
"Manaassas" is *Silla*'s long-overdue solo album (ignore the other two attempts). For those Buffalo Springfield and C, S, N & W, the last year or so, it should provide an interesting surprise.
THE HORN SECTION, which so blatantly blasted away on "Stephen Still II" is gone, thank David Wylie for his contribution that he's master of — electric folk rock. The only place of place where the music comes from Moo Synthesizer. Stilus works it into one song but proves nothing other than he can afford the use of synthesizers.
Side one, called "The Raven," is the best offering on the album. It moves from Latin-rock into rock, through a slow blues number and ends with a soft ballad. Some of the songs from this work is contained on this side."
The School of Fine Arts of the University of Kansas will present the 14th annual Symposium of Music, Music, Music, April 30 through May 2.
Symposium to Feature Noted Music Composer
The featured speaker at the symposium will be Gunther Schuler, an American composer and the New England Conservatory.
The events for the symposium
"Bound To Fall," on side three, should please all those who enjoyed the Buffalo Springfield.
include a Chamber Music Recital at 8 p.m. Sunday in Swarthout Recital Hall, a concert by the University Chamber Choir at 8 a.m. Tuesday in Swarthout and a lecture by Schuler at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Swarthout, and an Orchestra Concert at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday in the University
All events are open to the public without charge.
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