October 1998 Volume 79 Number 10 "serving the protectors"
Movies & Music
By Mike Horsfall (mich@picknowl.com.au)

ON VIDEO
Classics from the Master of Suspense

Lovers of the great British thriller are in for a real treat this month. Four classic movies from the master himself, Alfred Hitchcock, have been released in Roadshow’s Great British Film Collection. They are:

• The 39 Steps (G) - 1935.
• Secret Agent (G) - 1936.
• Sabotage (PG) - 1936.
• The Lady Vanishes (PG) - 1938.

This collection of British thrillers includes the movies that helped to establish Hitchcock’s reputation, and earn him a Hollywood contract.

They feature such artists as Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud and Peter Lorre and are available now at a RRP of $19.95 each. A boxed set is also available for $59.95. For the opportunity to win a boxed set of Hitchcock Classics put your details on the back of a used envelope and address it to Mike Horsfall, Sturt Police Station (12) Hitchcock.

Harry Connick, Jr. sweeps Sandra Bullock off her feet in Hope Floats.

Sandra Bullock comforts daughter Mae Whitman in Hope Floats.

(Above) Ted (Ben Stiller, right) and best friend Dom (Chris Elliott) prepare to get in even more trouble in There’s something about Mary.

Ben Stiller is the hapless Ted Stroehmann in There's something about Mary.

AT THE CINEMA

Hope Floats

Birdee Pruitt (Sandra Bullock) seems to have it all. She’s been married for years to her high school sweetheart, and has a brilliant and sensitive child. But when her picture-perfect life comes crashing down on her, Birdie must start over.

With no place to turn, she heads home to Texas. There, life becomes even more complicated as she tries to deal with a mother (Gena Rowlands) she must get to really know for the first time, a daughter who desperately misses her father, and the prospect of a new romance with Justin (Harry Connick, JR).

Hope Floats is rated M and opens in Adelaide on October 8. For the opportunity to win a double pass to Hope Floats put your details on the back of a used envelope and address it to Mike Horsfall, Sturt Police Station (12) Hope.

There’s Something About Mary

High on the list of movies screening around Adelaide must be There’s Something About Mary. If you don’t mind viewing a few risque episodes, this great comedy romp will be a movie not to be missed.

There’s Something About Mary stars Cameron Diaz - she’s the centre of attraction and proves some men will go to great extremes to wed the woman of their dreams. This film is guaranteed to put you into fits of laughter, and make you gasp with surprise. You need to see it to believe it.

If you miss it at the cinema, get it on video. Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon and Chris Elliott are also in the cast.

For the opportunity to win a double pass to Mary put your details on the back of a used envelope and address it to Mike Horsfall, Sturt Police Station (12) Mary.

ON CD

THE INFINITE BLUE - Rani

After the success of her single, Always on my Mind, in 1997, Rani’s debut album should bring the success she hopes for. There’s a remix of her 1993 hit I Have a Dream, as well as Always on my Mind. But don’t be misled, this album is certainly not a best-of.

The Infinite Blue is a collection of fresh new music and vocals, with a variety of styles that should suit many tastes. Be prepared to sit back and absorb the music or get out on the dance floor as Rani covers a wide range of styles from dance music, rhythm and blues, hip hop, to drums and bass and jazz. Released by Virgin Records The Infinite Blue is in stores now.