THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, August 19, 1994 TAG: 9408180648
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E3 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 79 lines
TONIGHT
When ``Free Willy'' took in over $70 million, it was a sure bet that Hollywood producers would look toward the deep again. It's shallow water, though, for ``Andre,'' this week's entry in the family summer movie festival. Andre actually lived, and swam, off the coast of Maine. Tina Majorino is the little girl about whom he most often flips his flippers. Based on the book ``A Seal Called Andre,'' the plot wavers but all goes well when Andre merely sticks out his tongue and makes funny noises.
- Mal Vincent
SATURDAY
Lt. Commander Data, the android played by Brent Spiner on TV's ``Star Trek: The Next Generation,'' is beaming into Virginia Beach for Saturday's Star Trek Festival. On board at the Radisson Hotel (1900 Pavilion Drive) you'll find dealers offering Trek collectibles, contests and continuous video presentations. Spiner answers questions from the audience at 3:30 p.m. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $19; $10 for ages 3-10. 422-8900.
- Roy Bahls
WEEKEND
Slip on your cowboy boots and hat, since Western-style folk art is the emphasis at this weekend's American Craft and Folk Art Show. More than 100 folk artists display their wares from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Virginia Beach Pavilion. Weekend admission is $5 (children 12 and under free). 428-8000.
For art with a scenic backdrop, check the Chesapeake Bay Art Show at Norfolk's Ocean View Park. Paintings, sculpture, photography and jewelry highlight the event, along with a local celebrity art auction, dance and music entertainment and food. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free admission. 627-7809.
- Roy Bahls
SATURDAY
The sound and feel of Traffic's ``Far From Home'' owe less to the vinyl-era warmth of ``The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys'' than to co-founder Steve Winwood's '80s solo albums. But his reunion with drummer Jim Capaldi has yielded music that doesn't succumb to the beer-ad blandout of ``Roll With It,'' either. When their tour stops at Richmond's Classic Amphitheatre at 8 p.m. Saturday, expect a set list that draws from both old and new. The Subdudes open.
Tickets: $16.50-$35; to order, call 671-8100. For more information, call 463-7625.
- Rickey Wright
WEDNESDAY
IF YOU'RE the flexible type, Wednesday could pay dividends at the video store. That's because shelves will be sagging with loads of new titles for renters of all tastes. If your first choice isn't in, chances are No. 2 or No. 3 will be.
Dream Team II is history, but Shaq suits up in ``Blue Chips.'' Love stories? There's ``Like Water for Chocolate,'' taken from the Laura Esquivel novel, and Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell in ``Four Weddings and a Funeral.'' From France come ``A Man Escaped,'' a 1956 gem about a Resistance fighter trying to bust out of a Nazi prison, and ``Blue,'' the mystery starring Juliette Binoche.
``Cheyenne Warrior'' is a low-rent take on ``Dances With Wolves.'' Hugh O'Brian rides tall again in ``Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone.'' ``Night of the Demons 2'' offers more scary stuff and ``Raw Justice'' and ``Animal Instincts 2'' promise thrills of the erotic kind.
Finally, if you can wait two days until next Friday, hockey's overachievers hit the ice again in ``D2: The Mighty Ducks.''
- Craig Shapiro ILLUSTRATION: Color photos by CNB