THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, June 8, 1996 TAG: 9606070056
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY MAL VINCENT, MOVIE CRITIC
LENGTH: 53 lines
CINEMA GETS into the act as a whole lot of reel rockin' coincides with the Boardwalk International Arts Festival in the coming week. The Reel Rock Film Festival gets into high gear with everyone from Janis Joplin to John Travolta, ``Tommy'' and ``Hair'' surfacing, via film, at both the Virginia Beach Center for the Arts and at the 17th Street and 24th Street parks at the Oceanfront.
Screenings at the outdoor stage are free. Movies shown in the center are $3.
Programmers have put together a broad range of rock movies, ranging from performance films to biographies and adaptations of stage hits.
``Dylan,'' profiling a legend who survived the pressures of stardom and a near-fatal motorcycle accident in the 1960s, is screened tonight at 8:30 at 17th Street and Sunday at 6 p.m. in the center.
Martin Scorsese takes a look at The Band's final concert appearance in ``The Last Waltz'' Sunday at 9 p.m. at 17th Street and Monday at 6 p.m. in the center.
Janis Joplin takes center screen Sunday at 7 p.m. at the center and Monday at 9 p.m. at 17th Street in a documentary, ``Janis Joplin: The Way She Was.'' (Did Bette Midler take a look at it before playing ``The Rose''? Judge for yourself). Directed by Howard Alk, it is the most comprehensive documentary on the flower child.
John Travolta, in his first stardom, long before the present comeback, dons his white suit for disco with ``Saturday Night Fever,'' the 1977 film that defined the culture. With music by the Bee Gees, it will be shown Monday at 4 p.m. in the center and Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at 17th Street. Travolta received an Oscar nomination for his performance, directed by John Badham.
Long, flowing, down to there, ``Hair,'' the movie version of the hit Broadway musical of the 1960s, will be screened Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the center. Directed by Milos Forman, it is a look at the spirit of ``The Age of Aquarius.'' Treat Williams is among the stars.
``Woodstock,'' the musical happening that was a celebration of the longing for peace, love, and music will receive a single screening - Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the center. The film was released in 1970 and won an Oscar for ``best documentary.''
Ken Russell's outrageous screen version of The Who's rock opera ``Tommy'' will show Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the center and 9 p.m. at 17th Street Park. Ann-Margret received an Oscar nomination for her role as the mother of a boy who goes deaf, mute and blind after witnessing his father's murder. He grows up to be a pinball wizard, and a messiah.
Take a magical mystery tour with ``Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,'' Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the center and Thursday at 9 p.m. at 17th Street. The Bee Gees, George Burns and Steve Martin are among the performers in this big-screen adaptation of the Beatles classic album.
The Virginia Beach Center for the Arts is at 2200 Parks Ave. in Virginia Beach, across from the Pavilion. by CNB