THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, June 21, 1996 TAG: 9606210740
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E3 EDITION: FINAL
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IT'S ANIMATION VS. armageddon this weekend on the movie screens, as the newest Disney kid flick faces Arnold Schwarzenegger's mayhem.
``The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' is Disney's treatment of the French classic about the tragic misfit bellringer, complete with songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz and the voices of Demi Moore, Tom Hulce and Kevin Kline. It's a Broadway-style musical with adult overtones and a villain who is sexually repressed. Disney animators still think children will be enthralled.
Ah-nuld is back and this time he's erasing, not eradicating. In his first action flick since ``True Lives,'' Schwarzenegger plays a U.S. marshall assigned to protect former Miss America Vanessa Williams when she becomes part of the witness protection program. It's called ``Eraser'' and it involves disappearing (amidst lots of explosions).
- Mal Vincent WEEKEND
KILTS, CLANS and pipe bands highlight Saturday's 18th annual Tidewater Scottish Festival at Chesapeake City Park. The festival, which honors the early Scottish settlers who came to this country, includes such dances as the Highland Fling and the Gillie Callum; piping and drumming, and border collie demonstrations and terrier trials. For the athletically inclined, there's the hammer throw, weight toss and wrestling. Plan on plenty of food and goods, too. Yes, you can buy a kilt. What you wear under it is up to you. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: $8 and $5. There's even a party, ``Ceilidh `96,'' later on at the Holiday Inn on Woodlake Drive. $5; 587-4126.
Roy Bahls
HERE'S A HOT AND SPICY festival packed with performers and stuffed with mouth-watering Louisiana favorites. It's the 7th annual Bayou Boogaloo & Cajun Food Festival at Norfolk's Town Point Park. Firing up the tunes will be headliners Terrance Simien (8:30 tonight), The Radiators (8:30 p.m. Saturday), Marcia Ball (4 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 and 5 p.m. Sunday) and The Neville Brothers (6:30 p.m. Sunday). The Cajun cuisine includes crawfish monica, shrimp creole, grilled catfish, crab fritters and fried alligator. Go ahead and turn up the heat a little more and sign up for the hot pepper eating contest. What else? Turtle racing, fire-eating, reptile exhibits and craft activities for the little peppers. Hours: 5 to 10 tonight, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. 441-2345.
Roy Bahls
THE HAMPTON Jazz Festival enters night No. 2 with the belated arrival of Barry White. The Icon of Love, whose deep-soul classics have set more than a few hearts afire, was due last year, but had to cancel because of exhaustion. (Story, Page 11E.) Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea headline Saturday night. Silky Luther Vandross and the distinguished pianist Ahmad Jamal play Sunday. 7:30 tonight and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $33.50 for each performance, plus service charge; order at 671-8100. Information: 838-4203.
- Craig Shapiro by CNB