IMN’s
      New
      Music
     
     
      arathon
      Features
     
     
      oodstock-ish
     
     
      tmosphere
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
          
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      26th
      CIMN
      held
      its
      new
      music
      festival
      as
      part
     
     
      their
      Atlantic
      university
      radio
      conference.
      Featuring
     
    

    
     
      ost
      every
      genre
      of
      music
      imaginable,
      the
      event
      was
      an
     
     
      ven
      act
      marathon
      that
      attracted
      a
      moderate
      sized
      crowd
     
     
      mostly
      alternative
      types,
      including
      a
      lot
      of
      teens
      looking
     
     
      escape
      that
      eleventh
      grade
      grind.
      The
      big
      hit
      of
      the
      night
     
     
      pre
      the
      Sons
      of
      the
      Mourning
      from
      Charlottetown,
      a
      grunge
     
     
      nd
      that
      lured
      a
      loyal
      crowd
      of
      slam-dancers
      as
      well
      as
      the
     
     
      "s,
      who
      formed
      a
      barricade
      in
      front
      of
      the
      band
      and
      gently
     
     
      oved
      back
      flying
      bodies.
      Other
      acts
      included
      Hemlock,
      a
     
     
      iously
      virtuostic
      prog-metal
      group,
      complete
      with
      candles
     
     
      da
      monk
      for
      that
      gothic
      feel;
      the
      hammy
      hard
      rock
      of
     
     
      rfew;
      the
      Irish
      folk
      of
      ghost
      aficionado,
      Teresa
      Doyle;
      and
     
     
      ot
      of
      other
      bands
      I
      can’t
      remember
      or
      didn’t
      actually
      see.
     
     
      erall,
      the
      night
      was
      the
      grooviest
      the
      Barn
      has
      ever
      seen.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      neakers
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rring
      Robert
      Redford,
      Dan
      Aykroyd,
      Sidney
      Poitier,
     
     
      er
      Phoenix,
      Mary
      McDonnell
     
     
      David
      Ramsay
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bert
      Redford
      is
      back
      starring
      in
      his
      first
      film
      since
      Havana
     
     
      90).
      Sneakers
      is
      a
      comic
      thriller
      directed
      by
      Phil
      Alden
     
     
      binson
      (director
      of
      Field
      of
      Dreams).
      The
      film
      involves
     
     
      h-tech
      gizmos
      and
      gadgets
      that
      look
      like
      something
     
    

    
     
      ight
      out
      of
      Mission
      Impossible.
      According
      to
      Entertain-
     
     
      nt
      Weekly,
      the
      technology
      is
      so
      accurate
      that
      it
      glitches
     
     
      to
      be
      built
      into
      the
      film
      in
      order
      to
      ensure
      that
      the
      movie
     
     
      not
      become
      a
      training
      video
      for
      criminals.
      Don’t
      let
      all
     
     
      complicated
      electronics
      scare
      you
      off
      though,
      because
     
    
   
   
    
     
      don’t
      have
      to
      understand
      everything
      in
      order
      to
      enjoy
     
     
      akers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nheaker
      there
      is
      a
      team
      of
      techno-wizards
      that
      are
      led
      by
     
     
      ford’s
      character
      (Martin
      Bishop).
      The
      team
      has
      a
      busi-
     
    

    
     
      8
      that
      involves
      breaking
      into
      client’s
      buildings
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      if
      their
      security
      systems
      are
      suitable.
      However,
      the
     
    

    
     
      ©
      gets
      dangerous
      when
      the
      team
      is
      hired
      by
      the
      govern-
     
     
      ‘to
      retrieve
      a
      mysterious
      black
      box
      that
      is
      capable
      of
     
     
      ‘rambling
      impenetrable
      computer
      codes.
      This
      leads
      the
     
     
      ‘ence
      downa
      road
      of
      government
      secrets
      and
      by
      the
      time
     
     
      ‘tip
      is
      finished
      you
      end
      up
      trusting
      no
      one.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      must
      admit
      that
      the
      idea
      of
      a
      black
      box
      is
      somewhat
      of
      a
     
     
      cliche,
      but
      the
      superior
      acting
      makes
      up
      for
      the
      almost
     
     
      routine
      plot.
      Dan
      Aykroyd
      is
      especially
      hilarious
      as
      Mother,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      the
      team
      member
      who
      has
      aconspiracy
      theory
      for
      every
     
    
   
   
    
     
      event
      in
      history.
      Strong
      performances
      by
      River
      Phoenix,
     
     
      Sidney
      Poitier
      and
      David
      Strathain
      as
      Whistler,
      a
      blind
     
     
      member
      who
      has
      ears
      like
      a
      radar
      and
      gets
      his
      first
      driving
     
     
      lesson
      in
      the
      course
      of
      the
      film.
      Redford
      gives
      a
      great
     
     
      performance
      as
      the
      team
      leader
      and
      is
      quite
      funny.
      (Look
     
     
      forward
      to
      the
      scene
      where
      he
      poses
      as
      a
      private
      investiga-
     
     
      tor.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Go
      see
      Sneakers;
      it’s
      an
      excellent
      film
      and
      well
      worth
      the
     
     
      price
      of
      admission.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bt
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      X-P
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      October
      1,
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
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