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Men's movement divided by branches
By Brian James Kansan staff writer
As an outgrowth of the women's movement, the modern men's movement has moved apart in three different branches, said Robert Minor, chairman of KU's department of religious studies.
Minor said the three different branches of the men's movement, begun in 1970, each has different views on defining the identity of males and their role in society.
In a speech yesterday, Minor expressed his views on each branch of the movement and explained their relationship to gender issues in the United States today, such as sexism.
The speech, titled "The Men's Movement: Can Real Men Really Identify Themselves?" was the first in a series of University Forums to be held weekly at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. About 40 people attended the forum.
Minor said the first branch, the mytho-poetic branch, had received national publicity and some ridicule
"They've been associated in the media with the beating of drums and wild men retreats," he said. "The main goal of this group is for men to get back in touch with their real emotions."
The second branch of the movement, the Evangelical Christian Response branch, recognizes the
need for men's revival of leadership in conservative churches across the United States. At the forefront of this movement is a national group called Promise Keepers, led by Colorado head football coach Bill McCartney
The third branch of the modern men's movement is the Liberation branch.
"There's a strong emphasis in this movement on being 'manly', in terms of 20th century American, conservatism, vast images of maleness," Minor said.
"That is to say, men would not be, for example, sexist if given the choice." Minorsaid.
system in a society that has forced them to have an unnatural role as a male, often as an oppressor.
This branch emphasizes that men should be free to define their role as men in society, he said. But the branch recognizes that in the past men have been "conditioned" by a
The branch thinks men also have been conditioned to respond in different ways when expressing their feelings to other men or even to wives.
"When women express themselves, they're allowed to be emotional about it and tell all the details," he said. "Men will do the Archie Bunker thing and say, 'Get to the point.'
"Well, one of the ways you get in touch with your feelings is to go through the details, and men often don't."
CALENDAR: A listing of goings on this weekend
Continued from Page 1.
Hillcrest Theater
Ninth and Iowa streets
Heart and Souls (PG-13), 5, 7:15
and 9:30 p.m., with a 2:15 on
Saturday, Sunday.
Son of the Pink Panther (PG),
5:15, 7:30 and 9:40 p.m., with a
2:15 on Saturday, Sunday.
In the Line of Fire (R), 5, 7:20 and
9:40, with a 2 p.m. on Saturday,
Sunday.
Sleepless in Seattle (PG), 5:15,
7:15 and 9:45 p.m., with a 2:15
on Saturday, Sunday.
7:20 and 9:45 p.m., with a 2 p.m.
on Saturday, Sunday.
A Thing Called Love (PG-13), 5.
Varsity Theatre
Needful Things (R), 5, 7:20 and
9:45 p.m., with a 2:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Sunday.
1015 Massachusetts St.
Dickinson Theaters
2339 Iowa St.
Rising Sun (R), 4:15, 7:10 and
9:50 p.m., with a 1:20 p.m. on
Saturday. Sunday.
Hard Target (R), 4:30, 7:20 and
9:45 p.m., with a 2 p.m. on Saturday,
Sunday.
Jurassic Park (PG-13), 4:20, 7:15 and 10 p.m., with a 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday.
The Fugitive (PG-13), 4:10, 7:05 and 9:55 p.m., with a 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday.
Man Without a Face (PG-13), 4:20, 7 and 9:30 p.m., time for Saturday, Sunday show unavailable.
Liberty Hall Cinema
642 Massachusetts St.
Much Ado About Nothing (PG-13),
4:45, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m., with
shows at 2:15, 4:45 and 7:15
p.m. on Saturday, Sunday.
Hard Boiled (R), no show Thursday,
4:30, 7:20, 9:45 p.m., with a
4:55 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday.
Student Union Activities movies
Student Union Activities movies
All the movies will be in the
Woodruff Auditorium of the
Kansas Union.
Kansas Union.
"The Unbelievable Truth" 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover " 7 p.m. Thursday.
Malcolm X" 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
"Blade Runner" midnight Friday
"Blade Runner" midnight Friday and Saturday.
Pink Panther's 'Son' is welcome summer sequel
By BOB THOMAS
Associated Press Writer
Aside from record-setting grosses, the remarkable thing about the 1993 movie summer is the absence of blockbuster sequels. Follow-ups to "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones," "Batman" and others always had their premiers in hot weather months.
This year "Hot Shots Part Deux" had a fair run ($38 million), but "Weekend at Bernie's II" died. "Another Stakeout" and the umpletht "Friday the 13th" appear destined for a brief shelf life.
Now comes "Son of the Pink Panther."
And there may be life in the old franchise yet.
Following the 1960s hits "The Pink Panther" and "A Shot in the Dark," Blake Edwards directed and cowrote sequels in 1975, 1976 and 1978. Peter Sellers, the series' chief asset as the clumsy, odd-talk Inspector Clouseau, died in 1980.
Edwards' subsequent efforts were released in 1982 and '83 to unanimous boredom.
In his latest sequel, "Son of the Pink Panther" (actually Pink Panther was the name of a jewel in the first film), Italian comic Roberto Benigni stars
as Jacques Clouseau's illegitimate son, who is as accident-prone and almost as funny as his predecessor.
The new Clousseau resulted from his father's dalliance with an Italian beauty. He pursues his career as a French policeman on the Riviera at a time when an Arab princess is kid-aped by terrorists.
"Pink Panther" veterans make welcome returns: Claudia Cardinale, who was the princess in the original,
The long-suffering Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) is dispatched from Paris to take over the case. To his horror, he is subjected to the blunders of the second-generation Clouseau.
"Son of the Pink Panther" suffers from overplotting. Edwards and co-writers Madeline and Steve Sunshine try to cover too much territory, and the comedy suffers.
as Jacques' mother; Burt Kwouk as the athletic manservant Cato, and Lom, his old twitchy self. Robert Davi the former James Bond nemesis, provides excellent menace.
Still, Benign is a wise choice to carry on the Clouseau banner, and his return (next summer?) would be welcome.
The MGM-United Artists release was produced by Tony Adams. Rated PG for suggestiveness.
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