Coronado High School - Legend Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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AT THE MOVIES This year’s movie scene was hounded by a barrage of excel- lent films. The competition was tough for directors and produc- ers, and an extremely high qual- ity of movies resulted. These movies changed from past, low budget teen films to more serious and complicated adult themes. One sue h f i I m was W a 11 Street. It was primarily based on the upris- ing problem of insider trading provoked by the conviction of Ivan Bocsky (sec News). In this film, a stock broker (Charlie Sheen) makes millions of dollars by trading illegally for a power- ful but corrupt. New York tycoon (Michael Douglas). Another such film was The Last Emperor. With as many Academy Award nominations as this movie re- ceived, it can't be bad! Set mostly in China, the movie covered the life of Hsuan-t’ung, China’s last emperor,from the time he be- came emperor (about age two), until his death. It was an incred- ible movie to watch including some beautiful cinematography, and it’s easy to see why it was up for best picture. Another movie up for best picture, but on a lighter note, was the film Broad- cast News. This picture was up for 5 awards including best direc- tor for James L. Brooks. A love story that was comic and compel- ling, it depicted the relationships between three news broadcasters and made for an excellent film. Thus, overall, it was a tremendous year for moviegoers. It will be interesting to see if this quality will hold through the next year, and what will happen in the box offices! : kuMsiA rWlNVlf VMCfHTuft ■ AN ABSOLUTELY ISCREDIBLE STORY-SCENE AFTER SCENE SIMPL TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY. A TRUE EPIC, AN INCREDIBLE FILS A MOVIE YOU JUST HAVE TO SEE: A True Story. INATIONS EM jEK@R m Iu«»nn BEST PICTURE !Fl: BEST DIRECTOR lames L. Brooks Every dream has a price. WALL 4 STREET Broadcast News It’s the story of their lives. MICHAEL DOUGLAS CHARLIE SHEEN DARYL HANNAH TBT«0 WttASMiIlC« iAIIELiKIKu MINI id LEfOX 031113 Michael Glenn Douglas Close A terrifying love story. BOOH MOIliXliXO VIETNAM MOON5TRUO ROBIN WILLIAMS FATAI. ATTRACTION EDDIE MURPHY THE HEAT’S BACK ON! MOVIES

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Without Boundaries Range, Ski Apache, Butte the site of the 1988 Teen USA, and Miss e a n t s and Elephant Miss USA, Miss Teen Texas Pag- Oppositc page top left: El Paso bridges dividing the two. Left: town. s Westsidc. Bottom: El Paso El Paso and Juarez and the A view of El Paso’s down- EL Paso

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PLAYING IT BY EAR EM MUSIC FOR THE MASSES DEPECHEMODE Ever noiice you have ihc best tasie in music of anyone you know? The al- ways opinionated Coronado Students made their musical tastes known. From new wave to heavy metal, the sounds around the campus parking lot spanned the gamut of listening choices. Favorites like INXS, U2, and the Cure only had their popu- larity increase going into 1988. The new wave beat of Dcpcchc Mode and New Order also gained more listeners among Coronadoans. New acts were also welcomed, es- pecially the debuts of Ter- ence Trent D’Arby and Swing Out Sister. Heavy metal was revi- talized with the popular and critical success of the speed metal groups Metallica and Mcgadcath. On the other end of the stick, Whitesnakc and a number of other groups con- tinued to pay homage to Led Zcpplin as best they could. Coming back from long ab- sences were Dcf Leppard and Acrosmith with long awaited albums. The concert stage was not abandoned in the El Paso area this past year either. Sting led the list of the big- gest concerts to hit the area. Heart, Whitney Houston, The Alarm and numerous metal shows also made an appear- ance. One noticeable absence was Dcf Leppard who cancelled their performance fearing reprisal for the com- ment singer Joe Eliot made of El Paso in 1982. MUSIC