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...commercial, Eisner is the perfect successor to Walt," says Dutka. Koepp notes with admiration that Eisner insisted on waiting in line for many of the attractions and mingled freely with the customers. "When I went to Disneyland as a kid, it was like visiting the Wizard of Oz," he says. "This time it was like getting a tour of the Emerald City from the man behind the curtain...
...caused by repetitive hand motions are common. Violinists suffer everything from fiddler's neck rash to complete jaw displacements. Trumpeters get neck hernias and muscle tears around their mouths. Bagpipers are prone to lung infections from fungus that grows inside the bag. Clarinetists develop thumb problems, because the 28-oz. horn is supported only by a hook on the finger. "It's a vicious instrument," declares one physician...
...director, Robert Frank, has said that he intended this film to be a "road movie," and in that he has certainly succeeded. The plot of Candy Mountain unrolls something like The Wizard of Oz on high-octane fuel. It all hinges on a frankly ludicrous rock-'n'-roll quest...
Worst of all, Julius' "voyage of discovery" is tortuously boring. Where Dorothy meets sympathetic souls on her way to Oz and shares adventures with them, Julius just keeps bumping into rock stars who stay on screen long enough to do quick, generally wooden cameos. Thus Julius meets Tom Waits, who plays Elmore's sleazy brother, for about five minutes, or long enough to get ripped off by him. Then Julius meets Dr. John, who plays Elmore's sleazy brother-in-law, for another five minutes and is again ripped off. Leon Redbone gets about six minutes as a silent Canadian...
...Calgary's idea of a real night out. At Hy's the menu lists seven different steak dishes, and near the bottom is a discreet announcement to gluttons pointing out that a 2-lb. sirloin can be custom ordered for king-size appetites. Seven-ounce fillets, however, outsell 20-oz. T-bones by a 10-to-1 ratio these days. "Even here, eating habits have changed," admits Assistant Headwaiter Beau...