European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cut the Hurrah stones latest is simply overkill by Joe pisan1 Greenwich Conn time the critics called it a mesmerizing a a a hallucinatory. A a delirious. A trevo Luzion Aiyu. A a brilliants.  its Oliver stones latest Media event the psycho thriller satire natural bom killers which is sort of a comedy of errors about a fun Loving mass murdering couple played by Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson. A in the movie Industry Stone is worshipped As a Demigod with a body of work that includes controversial films like platoon Wall Street the doors and Juk. He a sort of a combination of Salvador Dali Joe Mcginnis and Jim Morrison. The Hollywood Herd mentality worships him because he exemplifies what they value most a self absorption. Natural born killers is artistic and ingenious the critics gush and it portrays violence like no other film before or after. That a quite an achievement a the ability to make mass murder artistic and socially acceptable. Its amazing the perversions we justify in the name of Art. What makes it All so astounding is that the clique of insiders in the movie Industry especially the critics All March like automatons to the same drummer. This is the same crowd that crowed Over Peter Greenaway s the Cook the thief his wife amp her Lover another a rated film a a a for artistry a a if your stomach could stand the scenes involving excrement and torture. This season psychos Are fashionable. Safura bom killers was released the same time As the latest Bruce Willis Mega Flop color of night another psycho thriller. Even the edited scenes of full frontal nudity  save Willis career. Natural bom killers however is such a crowning achievement that entertainment weekly gave it an a calling it a a ultraviolet and  the critics Are captivated by stones montage of stylistic techniques which include slow motion Strobe motion heavy Metai animation and fluid slow motion. The forms May be stylistic but the substance is the same a blood lust. Add to this technical Genius the higher purpose of natural bom killers which Stone and the critics assure us makes a Strong statement against the Semi Cious evils of. Tabloid journalism a huh yes that most vile of social ills which has debased society since the Era of William Randolph Hearst spreading its corrupting influence on impressionable minds everywhere a but not nearly so much As the entertainment Industry. A Warner Bros. Oliver Stone director of natural bom killers. Warner Bros. Juliette Lewis Woody Harrelson shoot Mem up. In the film Lewis and Harrelson portray Mickey and Mallory Knox a lovers murderers and murder lovers who go on a two week killing spree total body count 52which transforms them into pop icons and the Darlings of the tabloids. Just when you thought the murders of Nic Lebrown Simpson and Ronald Goldman had Given you All the Gore and violence you could handle along comes Oliver Stone of course Stone assures us he a actually following the tradition of Swift and Voltaire and satirizing the a crazy american landscape and our insatiable appetite for violence. But what if natural bom killers is really just another violent film masquerading As an artistic cerebral social commentary what if it s really a capitalist scam what if its comparable to a satire on pornography directed by Russ Meyer one of the most profound revelations to come out of the production of natural born killers is an Epiphany Juliette Lewis had during filming. Juliette observed solemnly in an interview that she now realizes a i have the capacity to kill. Fighting is about the element of Surprise. You could be sitting there and i could just hit you with All of my might. I hit you hit you hit you a and then strangle  Stone assures us that he is merely a a mirroring what exists in society commenting on it deploring it. After All no one in his right mind would glamorize violence a certainly not the script writer of scar face and Midnight express. When it comes to violence the entertainment Industry engages in chronic sophistry. Even though countless studies suggest that violence in to and film Lead to violence in society producers and directors pretend to be socially conscientious. They suggest their work is Only reflecting the pain Amman Guise and degradation in the world a and not a promoting it or capitalizing on it. A study by the Center for Media and Public affairs in Washington indicates that television violence despite All the assurances from the entertainment Industry and the networks has increased 41 percent Over the past two years during that period researchers logged 2,605 scenes of Overall violence and 1,411 scenes of serious violence which were up 67 percent from 1992. At the same time a study by the Justice department shows that from 1988 to 1992 serious crime by juveniles increased almost 70 percent. Assault was up 80 percent robberies were up 52 percent and tape was up 27 percent. Even worse the homicide rate for children 14 to 17 Rose by 124 percent Between 1986 to 1991. I suppose you could Call them a generation of.,. Natural bom killers. Los Angeles times Washington Post news service cafes says natural bom killers will reach its circuit in december or january. ,., Nicole and the relationship within divorce by Clifford May Denver Rocky Mountain news b believe it or not there a still one aspect of the Simpson Saga that has been neglected the relationship Between of j. And Nicole Simpson. In a not talking about their particular relationship. That has been pulled apart thread by thread. In a talking about the tenacious ties that increasingly bind people who on paper have severed their connections in a More puritanical age people did not take divorce lightly. You done to have to be too old to recall when divorce carried such a stigma that a politician with an sex spouse faced limited career prospects. Nelson Rockefeller was just one example in business too having a failed marriage in your past was once a Black Mark. History will record that this stigma faded like Cigar smoke in the final third of the 20th Century a so much so that Ronald Reagan won election As president without his divorce Ever becoming an Issue. Nor did it prevent him from portraying himself As an advocate of a family  but in recent years divorce has become More than merely tolerated and accepted a it has become an institution and in a sense a More enduring institution than marriage. As one Friend put it a husbands and wives come and go. But an sex is  More to the Point exes Are no longer exes. Like a magicians rope trick the idiot remains tied even after it is untied. I saw some statistics on spousal abuse the other Day husbands and sex husbands comprised a single group As though there were no meaningful distinction Between them. The Simpson Story is often described As being about a Domestic  / maybe its a Mark of How unzip i am but i find it unsettling that  Continued to refer to Nicole As his wife Long after the marriage broke up. On at least one occasion he even asserted that to someone she was dating its not Clear that Nicole disputed this View. Was she afraid to do so or did she not want to did she also see him As her husband if there is an sex relationship that must imply that a there Are sex marital rights and obligations. But what Are they is there such a thing As a successful a marriage Are there exes who get together to celebrate the anniversary of their divorce How Long before hallmark makes cards that read a to a wonderful Exon her special Day this altered attitude Joward divorce derives from a changed attitude toward marriage. When people get married they recite a still death do us part because its a quaint and Catchy phrase but Many intend to stay together Only so Long As its comfortable convenient and a feels Good. A the ultimate yardstick of value in a society a a liberated from traditional sources of morality and ancient taboos. For some men divorce is actually a status Symbol a Way to Tell the world a a in a so successful i can afford both an sex and a pretty Young  likewise some women see divorce As a badge of Honor and a rite of passage a a Way to proclaim a a yes i survived a stint in that oppressive patriarchal institution and Strong courageous women that i am i broke free of its chains a for both these types i suspect an sex relationship serves As an Anchor and a reassurance. A if my sex and i still have a relationship a they seem to be whispering in their own ear a it can to be such a big Deal that we no longer have a  More and More people Are wandering into this territory. Since there Are no Road maps rules or models is it any wonder they sometimes get lost Scripps Howard news service Page 20 sunday september 11.1994