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      Lights
      and
      Illusion(7)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tom
      Zimmerman
     
     
      Raincoast
      books
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      Lights
      and
      Illusion,
     
     
      Tom
      Zimmerman
      presents
     
     
      the
      life
      of
      Ray
      Jones
     
     
      through
      a
      series
      of
      Jones’s
     
     
      best
      known
      work.
      This
     
     
      self-described
      “regular
     
     
      guy”
      rose
      to
      glamorous
     
     
      heights
      and
      won
      several
     
     
      Academy
      Awards
      as
      the
     
     
      head
      of
      Universal
      Studio’s
     
     
      still
      photography
     
     
      department
      during
      the
     
     
      Golden
      Age
      of
      Hollywood
     
     
      from
      the
      1930s
      to
      the
     
     
      1950s.
      This
      book
     
     
      celebrates
      his
      work
      and
     
     
      illustrates
      the
      role
      studio
     
     
      photographers
      played
      in
     
     
      the
      growth
      of
      the
     
     
      Hollywood
      mystique.
     
    

    
     
      Unique
      in
      his
     
     
      longevity
      at
      one
      studio,
     
     
      Ray
      Jones’
      career
      is
      also
     
     
      the
      story
      of
      the
      rise
      and
     
     
      fall
      of
      the
      “studio
      system,”
     
     
      which
      was
      responsible
      for
     
     
      the
      top-down
      creation
      ofa
     
     
      star’s
      image
      largely
     
     
      through
      widely
      published
     
     
      glamour
      portraits.
      His
     
     
      innovative
      poses
      and
      his
     
     
      success
      in
      creating
      stars
     
     
      from
      newcomers
      led
      to
      six
     
     
      Academy
      Awards
      for
      his
     
     
      outstanding
      work.
     
     
      Murphy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      irl,
      Interrupted
      (9
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Directed
      by
      James
     
     
      Mangold
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Inthe
      changing
     
     
      world
      of
      the
      late
      1960s,
     
     
      at
      the
      age
      of
      eighteen,
     
     
      Susanna
      Kaysen
      (Winona
     
     
      Ryder)
      is
      committed
      to
      a
     
     
      renowned
      psychiatric
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hospital
      for
      a
      “short
      rest.”
     
     
      There
      she
      is
      forced
      to
     
     
      choose
      between
      the
     
     
      world
      of
      people
      who
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      belong
      on
      the
      inside-like
     
     
      the
      seductive
      and
     
     
      dangerous
      Lisa
      (Angelina
     
     
      Jolie)
      or
      the
      hardships
      of
     
     
      the
      outside
      world.
     
    

    
     
      Susanna’s
     
     
      prescribed
      “short
      rest”
     
     
      from
      a
      psychiatrist
      she
     
     
      had
      met
      only
      once
     
     
      becomes
      a
     
     
      strange,
      unknown
      journey
     
     
      into
      “Alice’s
     
     
      Wonderland,”
      with
      the
     
     
      help
      and
      support
      of
      nurse
     
     
      Whoopi
      Goldberg.
     
    

    
     
      Girl,
      Interupted,
     
     
      forces
      the
      audience
      into
      a
     
     
      journey
      of
      self-discovery,
     
     
      some
      left
      to
      question
      their
     
     
      own
      sanity
      and
      emotional
     
     
      Murph
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Return
      of
      the
      Little
     
     
      Prince
      (3)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jean-Pierre
      Davidts
     
     
      Raincoast
      Books
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Return
      of
      the
     
     
      Little
      Prince
      is
      a
      perfect
     
     
      example
      of
      a
      sequel
      gone
     
     
      bad.
      Written
      as
      a
      continu-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      adventure
      of
      the
     
     
      timeless
      French
      classic
     
     
      The
      Little
      Prince,
      Jean-
     
     
      Pierre
      Davidts,
      reintro-
     
     
      duces
      the
      little
      prince,
     
     
      robbing
      him
      of
      all
      the
     
     
      charm
      and
      innocence
      of
     
     
      the
      original
      character
      from
     
     
      the
      planet
      B-612
      and
      his
     
     
      beloved
      rose.
     
    

    
     
      Introducing
      televi-
     
     
      sion,
      tigers
      and
      ecologists
     
     
      to
      the
      story,
      Davidts,
     
     
      makes
      the
      reader
      sorry
      for
     
     
      having
      picked
      up
      the
      book
     
     
      in
      the
      first
      place,
      leaving
     
     
      one
      with
      a
      yearning
      to
     
     
      reread
      the
      original
      novella.
     
     
      Davidts
      style
      is
      a
      mediocre
     
     
      copy
      of
      Saint-Exupéry’s.
     
     
      Murphy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      till
      |
      Rise(7
     
     
      2Pac+
      Outlawz
     
     
      Universal
      /
      Interscope
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campared
      to
      Tupac’s
     
     
      other
      albums
      Still
      J
      Rise
      is
     
     
      below
      par,
      however,
      if
     
     
      you’
      re
      judging
      it
      from
      the
     
     
      work
      done
      by
      Tupac
      with
     
     
      the
      Outlawz
      then
      it’s
     
     
      pretty
      good.
      Although
      it
      is
     
     
      hard
      to
      tell
      ifall
      the
      same
     
     
      material
      would
      be
      coming
     
     
      out
      if
      Pac
      was
      still
      here
     
     
      some
      fans
      are
      just
      thankful
     
     
      that
      there
      are
      still
     
     
      Makavelli
      joints
      coming
     
     
      out.
     
    

    
     
      MacDonald
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Live
      Era
      ‘87-’93
      (8)
     
     
      Guns
      N’
      Roses
     
     
      Geffen/Universal
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      pleasant
      treat
      for
      the
     
     
      long
      neglected
      GN’R
      fan,
     
     
      this
      double
      CD
     
    

    
     
      consists
      of
      22
      live
      songs
     
     
      culled
      from
      the
      band’s
     
     
      touring
      days.
      Heavy
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      material
      from
      Appetite
      For
     
     
      Destruction,
      the
      album
     
     
      also
      includes
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      previously
      unreleased
     
     
      cover
      of
      Black
      Sabbath’s
     
     
      “Tt’s
      Alright,”
      performed
     
     
      solely
      by
      Axl
      Rose
      on
     
     
      piano.
      All
      the
      group’s
      hits
     
     
      are
      included,
      as
      are
     
     
      lesser
      known,
      but
     
     
      enjoyable
      tracks
      such
      as
     
     
      “Used
      To
      Love
      Her”
      and
     
     
      “Rocket
      Queen.”
      A
     
     
      definite
      must
      for
      all
      fans.
     
     
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tog
      E
      Go
      Bog
      E
      (7
     
     
      Kila
     
     
      Green
      Linnet
      Records
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      Dublin
      based
      group
      is
     
     
      interesting
      to
      listen
      to,
     
     
      mainly
      because
      they
     
    

    
     
      mix
      traditional
      Irish
      music
     
     
      with
      the
      music
      of
      different
     
     
      cultures.
      This
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CD,
      featuring
      14
      original
     
     
      tracks,
      is
      especially
     
     
      interesting
      on
     
    

    
     
      “Leanfaidh
      Me,”
      ana
     
     
      cappella
      tune
      in
      Gaelic
      that
     
     
      sounds
      very
      similar
      in
     
     
      nature
      to
      the
      music
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ladysmith
      Black
     
     
      Mambazo.
      The
      group’s
     
     
      musicianship
      is
      excellent,
     
     
      and
      this
      bodes
      extremely
     
     
      well
      for
      the
      future
     
    

    
     
      of
      Irish
      traditional
      music.
     
     
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      She
      Talks
      To
     
     
      Rainbows
      (8)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ronnie
      Spector
     
     
      Kill
      Rock
      Stars
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Spector,
      who
      helped
     
     
      define
      rock
      in
      the
      1960s
     
     
      as
      leader
      of
      the
      Ronettes,
     
     
      is
      back
      with
      her
      first
     
     
      recording
      since
      1987.
     
     
      Taking
      a
      departure
      from
     
     
      the
      material
      that
      once
     
     
      topped
      the
      charts,
     
     
      including
      classics
      “Be
      My
     
     
      Baby”
      and
      “Baby
      I
      Love
     
     
      You,”
      this
      EP
      includes
      two
     
     
      songs
      written
      by
      Joey
     
     
      Ramone
      —
      the
      title
      track
     
     
      and
      a
      duet
      with
      Joey
      (who
     
     
      produced
      the
     
    

    
     
      album)and
      Spector
      on
     
     
      “Bye
      Bye
      Baby.”
      Also
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      featured
      is
      the
      Johnny
     
     
      Thunders
      classic
      “You
     
     
      Can’t
      Put
      Your
      Arms
     
     
      Around
      A
      Memory,”
      and
     
     
      “Don’t
     
    

    
     
      Worry
      Baby,”
      a
      Beach
     
     
      Boys
      classic
      that
      Brian
     
     
      Wilson
      wrote
      for
      Spector.
     
     
      Spector’s
      voice
      is
      as
      clear
     
     
      and
      beautiful
      as
      ever
      —
     
     
      hopefully
      she’ll
     
    

    
     
      record
      a
      full
      album
     
     
      sometime
      soon.
     
     
      O’Connor