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02 FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 1 1 995 11 People VEILED PROTEST Compiled from wire reports by Rita Rose alism. Like Water Jor Chocolate and Clouds both revel in this sort of dream state, which Arau de- scribes as living in different di- mensions at the same time. Dreamy certainly describes the look cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki has given Clouds. Bur-nished family scenes dissolve into vineyards that look like hand-tinted photographs. And the family! Though her father has trouble expressing his love, the rest of the family and even the workers seem swept up by a sense of belonging.

When a freeze threatens the grapes, a truly magical scene unfolds as everyone dons wing-like fans to push heated air from burners toward the vines. Cynics and those who believe only in gritty realism need not purchase a ticket. Do Paul and Victoria finally have a shot at forever together- ness? I will reveal no ending before its time. father's wrath with him. He reasons that, when she finally tells her family she's pregnant, he'll be long gone.

Why does he do this for a stranger? He's an idealist, a dreamer, an orphan who has more love to give than he's ever been given. And Victoria is a beauty, a charmer, the kind of woman he deserved to marry four years ago. They fall in love: but the screenwriters who've adapted this from the Italian Four Steps in the Clouds don't let them get together right away. If Paul had left as he wanted to. the movie would be over.

Instead, Victoria's wise grandfather, played with comic gusto by Anthony Quinn. steps In each time Sutton tries to make his getaway. There are long chats, as guinn fills him in about the family vineyard, counsels Paul in how to woo his bride and eats the young salesman's chocolates. A Walk in the Clouds blends fantasy and reality into magic re K4m n1 Associated Press Chang Nan-ping, a dancer and women's rights activist, wears a wedding gown as she sits on a chair tied to an overpass in Taiwan Thursday. She was staging a four-hour protest against child prostitution in Taiwan.

THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR No peeking at upcoming Powell book Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell's autobiography. My American Journey, is due out next month from Random House urlth an nH- (Jolin Powell vance build-up that matches that for To Renew America by that other will-he-or-vtfon't-he presidential candidate, Ndtot Gingrich. rJ3ut the two books could not be rfiore dissimilar, said Random House publisher and editor in chief Harold Evans, who personally edited My American Journey. "They're like chalk and cheese," the British-born Evans asserted. The Gingrich book is "didactic, a how-to," while Powell's is "a genuine full-blooded autobiography." The Powell book is being kept under the tightest of wraps until excerpts appear in Time magazine's Sept.

11 issue and $25 copies won't appear in bookstores Until Sept. 16. 'Clueless' teen star is a future producer Clueless star Alicia Sil-verstone is Just 18, but she's far from clueless about Hollywood. The actress and MTV poster girl will become a producer unripr a Alicia three-year deal Silverstone with Columbia Pictures, the studio announced. Her company is called First Kiss Productions.

Her agent. Carolyn Kessler. will be her producing partner and manager. Silverstone will star in at least two films, including Excess Bag- BRASS Geffen Records VIDEO STARS: Weezer (from left): Brian Bell, Matt Sharp, Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson. Continued from Page 1 ters, spilling out his hopes and fears, went unopened because the ditsy redhead couldn't stand reading about the war.

Going back on the road as a chocolate salesman. Sutton has several unlucky encounters with a beautiful young woman named Victoria (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon), the daughter of a prosperous vineyard owner in the Napa Valley. The chemistry between Reeves and Sanchez-Gijon, who can express a thousand sorrows or joys with one look, is bubbly. After saving and taking lives in war, he has a chance to save hers: She fears her father, a proud, stern man, will kill her if she reveals she's pregnant by her college professor and unmarried. Sutton cooks up a plan to keep her out of hot water.

He'll pretend to be her husband and then disappear, taking her shame and her WEEZER Continued from Page 1 bought a couple of minutes of old footage, little scenes here and there, and when you Intersperse them with the filming we did, it's pretty amazing." They hired actor Al Molinaro to reprise his role as the proprietor of the Happy Days hangout, filmed with a special filter to make their newly shot footage match the vintage clips, and came up with a hit video for a relatively paltry $100,000. But as memorable as the video is, it's Weezer's music that keeps people coming back. Appreciates the oldies Weezer's self-titled debut disc shows an affection for '50s-'60s pop music and updates it for the '90s. It's the Beach Boys with X-Fest Main stage: Sugar Ray (2:30 p.m.), Letters to Cleo Material Issue Ned's Atomic Dustbin Quicksand Sponge Weezer Bush Second stage: 15 Minutes (12:30 p.m.), Neena Foundry Johnny Socko That Dog. Birdmen of Alcatraz Fig Dish the Toadies Teenage Fanclub Where: Deer Creek Music Center.

When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $10.30 (lawn only); (317) 239-5151. grungy guitars. Earth Angel crossed with Smefls Like Teen Spirit.

"In the '50s and '60s, there was a lot more emphasis on melody, especially with the Beatles and Beach Boys," Wilson says. "But even cheesy singles from the '50s had something you could remember." Coupled with those melodies are singerguitaristsongwriter Rivers Cuomo's lyrics about love, jealousy and heartbreak. All this has come together in three years since the group formed in Los Angeles. In a little more than a year, Weezer had signed with Geffen Records and recorded its first disc with ex-Cars RIDES Continued from Page 1 Monday's the day main draw play begins at noon. Women can get free on-court instruction from 9 a.m.

to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at a Ladies Day clinic, followed by a women's fitness and exercise clinic from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Senior players can get on-court Instruction at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday.

Championship finals wiU be at 1 p.m. Aug. 20. Tickets range from $8 for qualifications to $10 to $18 for early rounds and $24 to $42 for the finals: call (317) 632-8000. Cycling Watch 300 of the top cyclists in the country sort out their Olympic chances at the National Cycling Championships through Saturday at the Major Taylor Velodrome.

Time trials start at 9 a.m.. and evening sessions will be at 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday. Twenty national titles are up for grabs. Like tennis, the cycling championship event features a merchandise mart with vendors showcasing the newest.

In cycling supplies. Bring your own bicycle and Join a fun ride at 5:30 p.m. each day, beginning at the Velodrome and riding through the area. A bicycle-safety rodeo for kids is taking place from 9 a.m. to noon and 5 p.m.

to 7 p.m. dally in the Velodrome parking lot. Bicycles are provided by the Bicycle Action Project and the Velodrome. Muscle power See new technology at human-powered vehicle races from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Then watch the action both in reality and projected on the giant screen named Big Mo competition finals are at 7 p.m'. Saturday night. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for children 12 and younger at gage, which begins production In November. Dinkins satisfactory after bypass surgery That tennis date with Monica Seles will have to wait. New York's ex-Mayor David Dinkins was in satisfactory condition Thursday after heart bypass surgery in South Carolina.

Dinkins, 68, had three clogged arteries. The problem was discovered after UPCOMING CONCERTS Kris Kristofferson August 21 The Vandells August 28 BerfcBcands DINNERStTHEATRE ft Don't Wart Till r. 1 ft he complained of feeling faint from two hours of tennis in the heat last weekend. A year older Former TV talk show host Mike Douglas is 70. Newspaper columnist Carl Rowan is 70.

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Star The best voices in the city sing and dance songs from Oklahoma, South Pacific, Gigi, The Wizard oOz and many others. Fridays Saturdays at 8 p.m. AMERICAN CABARET THEATRE 401 E. Michigan 631-0334 Phoenix Theatre's New Plays Festival SCOTLAND ROAD Intriguing Mystery of the Titanic August 10 thru 26 The Phoenix Theatre Call 635- PLAY semi-professional; av0cati0nal theatres 12 -Indpls. Star HAIR through September 9 Theatre on the Square 637-8085 1 release Its debut disc on Madonna's Maverick Records label.

"There's Just not enough room in Weezer for four songwriters," Wilson says. "It's not like the Beatles, even though, ideally, it could be like that. But it seems like In today's world, you need a really focused product to give to people so they can grasp it." Wilson will sing and play guitar in his solo band, which-also will include a friend from junior high school on drums. They'll be auditioning bass players. "I would feel stifled if I had to -do this" meaning Weezer "365-24-7," he says.

"But I'm pretty thankful for all the success we've had." I Dial-a-song To hear music by Weezer, call The Star's InfoLine service. On a Dush-button Dhone. call (317) 624-4636 and press 4002. and $22: call Tlcketmaster. (317) 239-5151.

Midnight Madness will scream on the midway from 9 p.m. tonight to 1 a.m. Saturday. Ride the Himalaya, Bee Bop Express, Silver Streak, Pharaoh's Fury, Two Gi- Hear Mark Chesnutt To hear music from Mark Chesnutt, who will be in concert tonight at the Indiana State Fair, call InfoLine at (317) 6244636 and enter category 4701. ant Wheels and Wild River Log vs Flume.

Unlimited rides are fit 9. I during Midnight Madness. I hen the hooves of summer will pound at the State Fair Rodeof at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Great Westernl Boot Co.

Wrangler Grandstand. Nearly 200 professional riders from as far away as Texas and I Oklahoma will compete for a purse totaling more than $7,000: Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 5 and younger, at the i Fairgrounds Ticket Office and Tlcketmaster. Fair admission Itself Is $5 at the gate; children 5 and younger free. There are even more sports events in town this weekend, including the Indian- apolis Indians at Bush Stadium. Turn lo' the Weekend calendar of events on Page 6.

)l Weekend The Features Department produces this section, which in-. i eludes feature stories and enter- tainment reviews. Call with your suggestions, question or story idea between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. 1 Features Editor Dennis Royalty 633-1194 Toll free (800)669-7827 guitarist Ric Ocasek as producer.

"We were really smart to get Ric, because obviously he's made tons of records," Wilson says. "He got us a good engineer and put the mikes up and got some good sounds. We knew how to play the songs, we knew how to arrange songs, but we weren't familiar with a big studio recording experience." They've been on the road since May 1994 promoting the disc, which has sold more than 1 million copies and spent 50 weeks on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. (It was No. 61 and rising again earlier this week.) Time away from each other When the tour finally ends, they'll record the followup to Weezer, then go their separate ways for a while.

Wilson, Cuomo, bassist Matt Sharp and guitarist Brian Bell have, or are putting together, their own groups as outlets for their songwriting. Sharp's band, the Rentals, will the Velodrome or through Ticket-master, (317) 239-5151. Area bicycle shops have discount coupons. For more Information, call (317) 237-5000. Horses at Traders Point Hooves will fly through Sunday at the Traders Point horse show; 350 horses from across the country and Mexico are competing from 8 a.m.

to about 5 p.m. today and Saturday. Sunday is the big day: The $50,000 Budweiser Grand Prix opening ceremonies are at 12:30 p.m. The Grand Prix will be at 1 p.m. Go early to get a seat, especially in one of the tents.

Otherwise, bring blankets and chairs and picnic on fair food. The public can tour the stables, check out the jumps and watch the Budweiser Clydesdales perform before the Grand Prix. Don't miss the small fry class at noon Sunday; these children are so young, they are led around on their mounts. In addition to the competition, there's a Country Fair of fine one-of-a-kind gifts, antiques. Jewelry, apparel and prints from some of the top tack and equine shops In the country.

Tickets are $3 today and Saturday at the gate and $5 Sunday; children 12 and younger are admitted free. Wild Air Farms are about 2 miles west of Zionsville on Ind. 334 (116th Street), then half a mile south on Salem Road to Hunt Club Road. Indiana State Fair Finally, the Fair, where hooves and boots will fly this weekend. The "boots of summer" stomp on stage at with Brooks Dunn performing a country concert at 7:30 p.m.

tonight. Their formidable string of hits, 11 million albums strong, includes Boot Scoo-tin' Boogie and their current single. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone. Tickets are $20 THEATER The Canadian Brass I I Star of Indiana Featured Guest I 3 f'PT 1 NEXUS y5sj Philip BurtorTW 1 VVt 1 jl i Ray Cramer James Mason Saturday August 19, 1995 Assembly Hall Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana 3:30 P.M. Matinee 8:00 P.M.

Evening Show Tickets Now Available! Ticket Info: 1-812-332-5555 or 1 -800-321 -YMCA Ticket Prices: Youth Child (age 5 under)-No Charge BandYouth Groups (12 or more).