FILMS: Pick a winner BY BOB BUTLER Kansan Arts and Reviews Editor Monday night the men and women of the motion picture industry once again paid homage to the men and women of the motion picture industry. This year, however, things were a bit different. I didn't fall asleep somewhere between the awards for Best Short Subjects (two reels or under) and the Best Animated film. The man responsible for this is Gower Champion, who produced an imaginative, colorful and (yes) even suspenseful program. The program ran a scant two hours (there was time to go out for a beer afterward and gripe about who you thought should have won) and except for the traditionally miserable acceptance speeches the evening moved along with few hitches. And it was actually entertaining. As for the distribution of the Oscars—well, you win some and you lose some. "Oilier" was a natural for best picture: a musical, bright, professional, heart-warming without being sickening and (very importantly) rated "G." "Rachel, Rachel" was my personal choice, but I'm willing to accept "Oliver"—it really was entertaining. Not as serious as "Rachel, Rachel," but still very entertaining. The choice of two Best Actresses, Barbra Streisand for "Funny Girl" and Katherine Hepburn for "The Lion in Winter," struck me as a cowardly way of avoiding making a difficult choice. But then again, if the votes for these two were really tied I guess there was little else that could be done. My personal choice was Joanne Woodward for "Rachel, Rachel." Cliff Robertson probably deserved his Oscar for "Charly," but I regret the way things worked out because now thousands will pay to see one nice thing in an otherwise disastrous motion picture. My choice for Best Actor was Peter O"Toole for almost giving depth to "A Lion in Winter," a film with lots of witty dialogue and a hollow story. As for Ruth Gordon's Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in "Rosemary's Baby" and Jack Albertson's for Best Supporting Actor in "The Subject was Roses"—well, like I said, you can't win them all. Evidently if you're around long enough you'll get an Oscar sooner or later. My biggest disappointment (and I didn't call any of the awards right), is that Stanley Kubrick didn't receive the Best Director Award, Carol Reed, the winner did a fine job with "Oliver," but the musical comedy was neither as challenging nor as imaginative as Kubrick's "2001." Kubrick offered hope to Hollywood directors by howing that a director can, indeed, keep in control of his staff and turn out good pictures despite the unions, guilds and other organizations which try to stifle any directorial achievement. This in itself is almost as important as whether or not you liked or disliked "2001." As for the best song-I left the TV humming a tune I'd heard on the radio at three in the afternoon. RECORDS: Mary Hopkins By WILL HARDESTY Mary Hopkins's record, "Post Card" on APPLE, will be rated as one of the five or ten best albums of 1969. How can it fail? She is a female Donovan. She's young, unspoiled, pure, simple and straightforward. She is the childly beautiful 18-year-old from the valleys of Wales. She's the one who had a marathon run on "Opportunity Knocks" (evidently something like the British equivalent of "The Original Amateur Hour"). She's the one who was spotted by Twiggy, who called Paul McCartney (Beatle Paul) who just called her up on the telly and asked her to drop 'round in London so they could talk business. On "Post Card," Mary sings three of Donovan's songs and the similarity is striking. Her voice and style is much like Donovan—gentle and pure, unelectrified. Mary's songs are about things which Donovan would probably sing about if he were a she—young love, happiness, puppies, lullabyes, games, honeymoons and folk fantasy princes and characters. Mary Hopkin has a beautiful voice which is amply displayed on the album's songs. For several years, around Lawrence, people have been hearing about a group called The Serfs. Everyone said they were good enough to record and probably to make it big. Someone else felt the same way, for the group now has its first album cut and out. It's called "The Early Bird Cafe." All kinds of music is on blues and that special blend of soul, rhythm and blues, and rock which is so big in the Kansas-Missouri area. They are a group which started here where it's played, they helped hatch it, so this album has particular appeal for this area. Apr. 16 1969 KANSAN 5 "Cafe"—folk-rock, rock, jazz. 7 and 9 p.m. - Classical Film - "Seventh Seal" - Dyche Auditorium Kansan Arts Calendar 8 p.m. Senior Recital Charles Lawson, clarinet Swarthout Recital Hall. Thursday Today the only Company selling exclusively to College Men 4:30 p.m. - SUA Poetry - Modern German - Poetry, Heinrich Stammler - Music Room, Union 8 p.m. - Faculty Recital Frank Brown, trombone Swarthout Recital Hall Fridav 2:30 p.m. Opening of Edward Avedisian Exhibit Museum of Art 7:30 p.m. - International film Series - "Luck of Ginger Coffey" - Hoch Auditorium Dwight Boring* says... ON STAGE-IN PERSON 7 and 9:30 p.m. - Popular Film - "The Pawnbroker" - Dyche 7:30 p.m. - Folk Dance Club - 173 Robinson 8 p.m. - Graduate Recital - Irma Isern Vallecillo, pianist and chamber group - Swarthout Recital Hall representing THE COLLEGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA Saturdav 209 Providence Lawrence, Kansas Phone V1 2-0767 8 p.m. - SUA Spring Concert - The Vanilla Fudge - Hoch Auditorium Dwight Boring Sunday Mr. William Bowers, Producer-Writer of "Support Your Local Sheriff" will discuss his picture and answer questions following the second show Wednesday evening. 3:30 p.m. - Chamber Choir Swarthout Recital Hall.