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      of
      Evidence
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      S.
      Livingstone
     
    

    
     
      adonna’s
      newest
      foray
      into
      the
      acting
     
    

    
     
      Moves
      has
      been
      once
      again
      marred
     
    

    
     
      by
      failure.
      It
      is
      safe
      to
      assume
      that
      the
     
     
      majority
      of
      readers
      hold
      little
      stock
      in
      Madon-
     
     
      na’s
      acting
      capabilities,
      and
      although
      she
      has
     
     
      proven
      to
      be
      a
      shining
      example
      of
      success
      and
     
     
      stability
      in
      the
      frenzied
      entertianment
      industry,
     
     
      she
      has
      yet
      to
      win
      the
      critic’s
      approval
      as
      one
      to
     
     
      holda
      lead
      role.
      She
      should
      be
      commended
      for
     
     
      doing
      better
      than
      expected,
      if
      not
      quite
      well,
      in
     
     
      A
      League
      of
      Their
      Own
      (****),
      but
      that
      can
      be
     
     
      explained
      by
      the
      fact
      that
      there
      were
      many
      other
     
     
      fine
      actresses
      surrounding
      her
      in
      her
      supporting
     
     
      role.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      it
      has
      thus
      been
      established
     
     
      that
      Madonna
      should
      stay
      with
      music
      and
      self-
     
     
      exploitation
      rather
      than
      film,
      the
      failure
      of
      her
     
     
      newest
      Hollywood
      production,
      Body
      of
      Evi-
     
     
      dence
      (*),
      was
      destined
      to
      go
      nowhere
      with
      or
     
     
      without
      her
      presence.
      The
      movie
      is
      poorly
     
     
      written
      and
      directed.
      The
      court
      scenes
      were
     
    

    
     
      '
      well
      lit
      as
      the
      director
      had
      stage
      hands
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Genesis
     
     
      continued
      from
      last
      page...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Surprisingly,
      the
      people
      buying
      the
     
     
      comic
      were
      not
      tourists,
      as
      the
      creators
      of
     
     
      S.B.D.
      had
      expected.
      A
      few
      tourists
      did
      pick
      it
     
     
      up,
      but
      the
      major
      buyers
      were
      local
      people.
      And
     
     
      it
      was
      mainly
      adults
      picking
      it
      up.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Resting
      up
      after
      such
      a
      chaotic
      summer
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      took
      a
      little
      longer
      than
      planned,
      and
      fans
      feared
     
     
      that
      Subterranean
      By
      Design
      had
      been
      buried
      by
     
     
      accident.
      Such
      fears
      proved
      groundless
      when
     
     
      November
      brought
      us
      the
      unprecedented
      third
     
     
      issue.
      This
      time
      around,
      Brett
      Taylor
      had
      the
     
     
      cover
      and
      yes,
      it
      was
      cool
      again.
      Part
      two
      of
      a
     
     
      continuing
      storyline
      by
      the
      Callbecks
      and
      the
     
     
      first
      ever
      letters
      page
      were
      just
      two
      of
      the
     
     
      features
      in
      this
      unsung
      issue.
      Also
      introduced
     
     
      about
      this
      time:
      The
      K’
      Dahver
      sweatshirt
      with
     
     
      striking
      artwork
      by
      local
      artist
      Peter
      Murphy.
     
    

    
     
      Finally,
      the
      holiday
      season
      came,
      bring-
     
     
      ing
      with
      it
      the
      arrival
      of
      Subterranean
      Blue
     
     
      Christmas
      Special.
      At
      40
      pages,
      this
      ambitious
     
     
      issue
      arrived
      only
      a
      month
      after
      issue
      three,as
      if
     
     
      to
      make
      up
      for
      the
      August
      to
      November
      gap.
     
     
      And
      the
      subversion
      could
      continue.
      Details
      are
     
     
      sketchy,
      but
      rumours
      hint
      at
      a
      new
      issue
      some-
     
     
      time
      in
      the
      new
      year.
      This
      agent
      will
      keep
      you
     
     
      informed
      as
      further
      details
      develop.
     
    

    
     
      Over
      and
      out.@
     
    
   
   
    
     
      actors
      alike
      smoking
      cigarettes
      before
      filming
     
     
      just
      so
      as
      to
      achieve
      the
      haze
      he
      desired.
      If
      the
     
     
      entire
      movie
      was
      to
      based
      on
      one
      smoke
      filled
     
     
      court
      room,
      however,
      the
      script
      would
      have
     
     
      been
      rather
      unnecessary.
     
    

    
     
      Madonna
      is
      presented
      as
      a
      sex
      crazed
     
     
      machine
      rather
      than
      a
      wontan.
      She
      coldly
      con-
     
     
      verses
      to
      Willem
      Dafoe
      in
      pathetic
      one
      liners
     
     
      and
      he
      answers
      her
      in
      similar
      fashion.
      The
     
     
      dialogue
      is
      simply
      a
      collection
      of
      clichés
      not
     
     
      worthy
      of
      an
      MITV
      afternoon
      film
      fest.
      Ma-
     
     
      donna,
      although
      a
      reputable
      performer
      in
      the
     
     
      music
      industry
      cannot
      undertake
      a
      movie
      on
      her
     
     
      own
      filmic
      reputation.
      Body
      of
      Evidence
      can-
     
     
      not
      and
      should
      not
      be
      afforded
      the
      luxury
      of
     
     
      rave
      reviews
      becuase
      of
      the
      inclusion
      of
      a
      very
     
     
      powerful
      and
      popular
      performer.
      The
      movie
     
     
      was
      really,
      well,
      horrible
      -
      the
      kind
      one
      might
     
     
      take
      an
      early
      departure
      from.
     
    

    
     
      The
      inclusion
      of
      Anne
      Archer
      in
      this
     
     
      film
      also
      made
      me
      cringe.
      The
      woman
      has
     
     
      typecasted
      herself
      into
      the
      role
      of
      a
      constant
     
     
      whiner,
      and
      the
      part
      would
      have
      been
      played
     
     
      better
      by
      probably
      anyone
      else
      as
      it
      just
      wasn’t
     
     
      believable
      that
      such
      a
      character
      could
      be
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      WHCLE
      TIME
     
     
      WE
      THOUGHT
      THAT[®
     
     
      THINGS
      COULDN'T
      f°
     
     
      GET
      ANY
      WORSE
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AWAIGHT
      you
     
     
      WHINERS--
     
     
      BLK
      10
      WORK"!
      §
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CINEMA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      murder
      suspect.
      Her
      character
      did
      not
      create
      as
     
     
      much
      shock
      as
      it
      did
      stupidity.
      She
      just
      added
     
     
      less
      credibility
      to
      a
      movie
      already
      nearing
      the
     
     
      brink
      of
      failure.
      It
      is
      very
      understandable
      as
      to
     
     
      why
      Archer’s
      publicist
      warned
      her
      against
      pro-
     
     
      moting
      such
      trash.
     
    

    
     
      The
      sex
      must
      be
      mentioned
      as
      it
      was
      not
     
     
      just
      a
      part
      of
      the
      plot,
      but
      it
      was
      the
      plot.
      Billed
     
     
      as
      one
      of
      the
      sexiest
      films
      of
      the
      year,
      it
      may
     
     
      only
      be
      so
      to
      those
      invloved
      in
      the
      world
      of
     
     
      S&M.
      Hot
      wax
      and
      champagne?
      I
      don’t
      think
     
     
      so.
      It
      would
      be
      a
      very
      wise
      decision
      to
      avoid
      the
     
     
      bandwagon
      I
      jumped
      on
      to
      see
      this
      movie
      as
      it
     
     
      is
      a
      regrettable
      and
      “‘fromage’’-infested
      excuse
     
     
      for
      a
      Basic
      Intinct
      wannabe.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dying
      in
      the
      traces:
      The
      staff
      of
      S.B.D.
      Clockwise
      from
      top:
      Jeff
      Smith,
      Gordon
      MacPherson,
      Pel
     
     
      Murphy,
      Steve
      "Taz"
      Callbeck,
      Brett
      Taylor
      and
      John
      MacKenzie