Newsday from New York, New York • 62

IM0VIE1REVIEW hot around town Temptation That Still Stuns Visions Aaron Davis Hall hosts a weekend exploring issues from a perspective Tonight at 8 the program offers vocalist Jeanne Lee and dancer-choreographer Malies Yearby Tomorrow at 8 musician Valerie Naranjo collaborates with vocalist Pure Fe and violinist Lesa Terry Sunday has stories and poetry by Jewelle Gomez Dor Green Trade Morris and Malika Lee Whitney at 3 pm All tickets are 312 Aaron Davis Hall is at 135th Street and Convent Avenue Manhattan Call (212) 650-6900 ETNA! FROME (PG-13) John Madden' adaptaten of Vw Edtt Wharton novels about tfw Met romance between a tunvof-thscentuy New Entfand farmer aid hit tick wife's young cousin reminds us of ffw aamuai power of suggested WHi Liam Neeson Patricia Arquette Tala Donovan At Loews 19lh Street East 6 By Jack Mathews STAR WHITISH flTH ALL THE handcuffs hot wax and nipple clamps accompanying foreplay in movies these days refreshing to see a man lose his wits over a woman by the lodt of her in a new dress or by the scent of her hair By simply being in her presence Of course the title character of Edith 1911 novella was having his passion stirred at a time when a glimpse of stocking as Cole Porter would say was looked on as something shocking The question now aa John supremely tasteful adaptation of novel moves to the screen ia whether audiences aocua- tomed to looking up women's skirts will respond to its dolefully reticent sexuality The casting of Liam Neeson aa the sturdy Ethan and Patricia Arquette as his spirited young cousin Mattie Silver aids the cause immensely Nee- son who combines a powerful physical presence with an amazingly gentle manner has more aex appeal wearing a Little Man Big Band The Jimmy Heath Big Band 17 jazs artists under the leadership of saxophonist Jimmy Heath above comes to Queens College Concert Hall tonijht at 8 It is their first New York concert since the release of Man Big The concert hall is next to a new red-brick building next to Colden Center at the comer of Kissena Boulevard and the south service road Tickets are $15 Cafi (718) 793-8080 ViolliM Lata Tuny Disney Does the Seaport Mickey Mouse leada a troupe of Disney cartoon characters into the South Street Seaport for the weekend Toontown conies complete with a city hall a jail and house on Pier 17 There will be live shows interactive exhibits a gag factory a aketch riktist and a chance to meet and greet from 11 am to 6:30 pm (Call 212 732-7678 for the schedule) All Toontown events are free fANGEUKAl57iOPENS Or Bab lb Cridnt FM Bill Daugherty sad RoMs Held at the Algonquin's Oak Room through March 27 Somewhere On 44th Street Daugherty Field sing the songs of Harold Arlen in their cabaret show titled the The duo win be at the Oak Room through March 27 The show goes on at 9:30 pm Tuesdqy through Saturday (Friday and Saturday Bill Daugherty and Robin Field offer a late show of Field Happen to Like New The music charge is $25 $10 minimum (at the 9-30 shows Friday and Saturday the charges may be applied to food and drink) The Algonquin Hotel is at 59 44th St Call (212) 840-6800 Home Is Where The Art Is The Artist Homeless Collaborative is showing works created by homeless women of the Park Avenue Armory Shelter and volunteer artiste Not unexpectedly the works in the Way focus on questions of identity or social relevance The show is at the Henry Street Settlement 466 Grand St Manhattan through April 4 The gallery is open noon to 6 pm Tuesday through Saturday Call (212) 598-0400 Carrying The Art Film Torch Mickey wXcomes visitors to Tooatovm the South Btnal Seaport By Esther Iverem 8TAFTWBITEB EW YORK film lovers who have seen a aeries of independent art cinemas close in the past decade have reason to feel hopeful A new first-run art film house Angelika 57 opens today in Midtown and plana have been wimnncwi to reopen The Thalia on the Upper West Side think we will do said Joseph JAf Saleh president of Angelika Films Inc which also owns the popular multiplex Angelika Film Center on Houston Street target audience la aightwom to forty-five years old This audience has become an important part of the movie-going business so we play Hollywood movies the majority of which are aimed at the under eighteen age Though Saleh is aiming for a aophis-.