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Exoi By CHUCK CROMEI Entertainment Edito o The Passenger (l1 portrait of an exasp an identity exchange wrote, "Antonioni J work of art. The las) one of the greatest c me nisiory 01 tne r Schneider star. Thu Tender Scoundrel Jean-Paul Belmondo playing a gigolo tri escape from extren sexual appetites ar gambling setbacks. I English. Sunday. Scarlet Street (194 emotional drama th; oiernoerg s ine di trays a quiet, sexual] femme fatale Joan E Dan Duryea, dupe h result leaves Robini guilt ridden and use STAR peace and respect o and now "Star Wars 'confidence in our bas institutions. DIRECTED AND Lucas, "Star Wars" exotic environment f run free. Playing i Quadraplex, the filn fantasy that transp< than the speed of ligh outer limits of the u The plot of "Star \ T liLro Slrvufallrar IIV ^njnumvi \ If J exotic, extravagant small arid planet of ' plunged into an extrj search for the kidnap (Carrie Fisher) fron Accompanying Skyw (Alec Guiness), the 1 who were the guardia in the old days bef came to the galaxy Ford), teh reckless, Millenium Falcon, spaceship; Chewbac< Eagle electi By BARRY J. GL1 Gamecock Staff W The Eagles' < Carolina Coliseui night was a t musical event. Th Crnnn frntn o' wv,r ?* delighted the crow two hours, perforn their songs to perl It was a triump for the Eagles who two years ago whe just rising to sup< Since then they h; the most popular ? country. They si before a pack Tuesday. When the lights the screams went the opening sor California" was d 5 rcist sec r omput Rims :? 975) Michelanffflln Antnninni's mnnHu erated journalist whose deJiverence is with a dead man. Critic Andrew Sarris rns fashioned a hauntingly beautiful : seven spectacular minutes represent onjunctions of cinema as narrative in nedium." Jack Nicholson and Maria rsday. $1. (1966) ? This French comic farce has i (in a role he patented in the mid Ws), ivelling around the world seeking to nely wealthy women with insatiable lfi thp Hphtc annnmiilotaH fmm .? w.v V.V.MVW MWVUIIUIOV^U 11 Ulll II to directed by Jean Becker and dubbed in 6) ? The late Fritz Lang directed this at has many parallels with Josef Von ue Angel." Edward G. Robinson pory repressed clerk who falls in love with Jennett, who, along with her boyfriend im for everything he's worth. The end son prideless, emotionally deranged, iless. Monday. TV a race of ai From page 9 faces; and f aliens' rights to life; 3PO) and Ar " in the 70s, to restore Together t sic civilized values and Moff Tarkir Governor of written by George and Darth gives us a faraway, malevolent 1 or our imaginations to employs his at the Spring Valley Governor Ta 1 becomes a $3 space rebellion ag? irts the viewer faster the battle of it from Columbia to the engage in a tc niverse. over the hug< Vars" follows a youth, Death Star, (ark Hamill), through worlds. Leaving the THERE I! Tatooine, Skywalker is Wars" as it h lordinary intergalactic and ideas o: ped rebel princess Leia Bounty hunte i the planet Alderaan. draw are taV ralker are Ben Kenobi fighting, a < ast of the Jedi Knights sacrifice of or ins of peace and justice the samurai 1 ore the "dark times" over Death ; Han Solo (Harrison films; the su cynical captain of the the recklessn a Corellian pirate ship's captair :a, a 7 foot tall Wookie, dictatorial a s give aud rifying 2-h ENN by cheers. As on riter songs, the guitar outstanding. Don 1 concert at Joe Walsh made th m TllPSfiaV luViino "?"1: j tf uiiib uuu ilic dUUI remendous with tremendous le five-man tunes like "Victim California and "One of These ci for almost ling each of It wasn't just anc ection. playing on that sta hant return crowd' this was lt] played here fou"d to thei,r ears-' n thev were took on an almost g' er stardom. "P on the stage. Th ave become need ?? announce It >roup in the ?on8 After a few < .owed why been struck cveryoi, ;cd house nam0 <>f lhe tun('The group never went down, (ire. Don Henley c< up Hart of kept porfcot brat ig, "Hotel while singing most Irowned out vocals a font in |uel op< Le Corbeau (The Raven) (1942 Georges Clouzot, this suspense d] search for the author of poise provoking tensions and suicide! inhabitants of a small French tow include a doctor (Pierre Fresnay) morals (Ginette Leclerc), and Manson). Critic George Sadoul wi true story, Le Corbeau is to suspenseful thriller with the Audi that each character in turn is the the psychological motivation." T Downtown Exorcist II ? The Heritic ? The has met both with mixed reactior unintended laughter from audienc example, is hilarious as the "c "Dossessed" sindprs sound lilro "Batman" TV theme. Linda Blair i who four years later at 17, faces having troubled dreams and must face with the demonic spirit one exorcised from her. John Boorman also stars Richard Burton, Lou Sydow, James Earl Jones, and eve Dutch Square. A Bridge Too Far ? Joseph E. ithropoids with quasi-monkey spa two robots, See-Threepio (C- lift too-Detoo (R2-D2). ter hese adventures battle Grand fan i (Peter Cushing), .the evil I the Imperial Outland regions, tra Vader (David Prowse), the "SI Dark Lord of the Sith, who ev< extrasensory powers to aid use rkin in the destruction of the "SI tinst the Galactic Empire. In gei Yavin, the main characters pai rrifying climactic space battle cos e man-made planet destroyer, sop Thi me 5 little originality in "Star " eavily borrows characteristics rea f the other escapist genres, spc rs, saloon brawls and the quick anc len from the western; sword- anc :ode of honor and the self- Ii ie's life for a cause comes from cha films; the final aerial dogfight our Star is borrowed from war ver /ashbuckler genre contributes cor ess and confidence of a pirate R2i eluding the imperial fleet of a Hai nH AntM*Aop??f/v - 1 "V4 vppivooivc power; wnne nui lience Aiir cnAiAi VWI ?MVVV the other voice was especial work was on "Life In The I Welder and which almost stirrer eir guitars to a frenzy. Henley ence cheer pleasing vers leads on "Desperado" with 1 of Love" accompanying c Nights." Probably the most numuer was "tse ither group Love" in which He ge. To the guitar and joined tl le greatest center stage to sinj The Eagles the girls scream w odlike aura ere was no Glenn Frey uphel le title of a half of the Eagl jhords had crooning out songs le knew the Kid In Town" a Eyes." And then Handy Meisner seemed to pounding away on mtinuously singing /'Take ( on drums Limit." of the lead itself His The denui ens J) ? Directed by Henrirama centers around the >n pen letters that are } in its recipients; the n. Several of the suspects , a crippled girl with loose a sick woman (Helena rote, "Based on a prewar isically an ingeniously ence being led to believe /' guilty one on the basis of i - ucauit)r. sequel to' 'The Exorcist'' is from critics and some es. The theme music, for |g?ft/ hilling" ravines of the a bad rendition of the Linda Bla repeats her role of Regan experiment] the grim fact she is still rpmpmhprs once again come face to rememoers :e thought to have been spectacular tha i directed this horror that airborne assaul ise Fletcher, Max Von Arnhem Bridge n very old Paul Herireid. 1944. Directed b Dirk RnonrHo 1 ? ? w Lord Laurence Levine's $27 million war and Robert Rec ice travel, ray guns and extraordinary I forms from other planets are characistic of Flash Gordon and the space 1 tasy genre. I n addition, the reaffirmation of < ditional human values, the basic plot of | ar Wars," the simple charactesr, and s ;n the appearance of robots have all been >d in other escapist genres. Yet while j :ar Wars" borrows generously from other \ ires, its production commodities ? i rticularly the special effects, sets, i tumes, soundtrack ? are quite 4 ihisticated and sometimes innovative. b result is a very entertaining and morable film. STAR WARS" succeeds for many sons, but primarily because of the tcial effects produced by John Dykstra 1 John Stears and the incredibly lavish 1 complicated sets of John Barry, n addition, the plot and one-dimensional iracters cause us to relive our childhoods, age of innocence where dreams of aditure and fame filled our minHc Aicr? nic relief and charm of the two robots, D2 and C3PO, like a futuristic Laurel and r rdy team who sometimes express more j nan emotions than their human coun- i JPh^P Uy torceful r / i ^ast Lane" , d the crowd q 1 also gave a ^ ? Glenn Frey ? sst of My nley took a le others at The Eagles were flj 1 and make Tuesday night, 'ith Hplitfht Id the other encores of the Eagles, ai les' sound, group seemed happy to ( like "New At the end of each e ind "Lyin* people were on their there was chanting for more. The I quietly certainly gave all they I i bass and t To The The evening certain]; one to remember. The 1 are riding high and it fided three wonder with their perfon < % <mmm * ?* jBllSpl H - -&M ilr as Regan undergoefi i to determine how 1 of her demonic past. t centers on the greatest tr t ever assembled aimed at in Nazi occupied Holland ii y Richard Attenborough, the ames uaan, 5>ean connery, Ge Olivier, Liv Ullman, Maxim Iford. Mixed reviews. Palmel terparts, add to viewer enjoy Other reasons for the suc< Wars" are the universal curi< travel and the exploration of enhanced by a stimUlatinj played over a penetrating system. Philosophically, the qualitie icross the social conscious iniverse serve as insnirnti Wars" ? the reaffirmation of n the principle that if one li 'force," Jesus, God, will guid< ind the reassuring concept of >f a prophet for the salv; relievers. AS LONG as there are ad1 ike "Star Wars" that allow * ilay with and express their jroject nightmares and drear iulge their whimsies and secre hat encourage us to continw seemingly insurmountable itruggle of day to day livini >verwhelming. We then realize that fantasie nore than extensions nf rooltf ^?UI 1 VAIIIll 'ou believe in yourself, you jusl t. I V ?' H ;' h K^l ing high at the Carolim nd the here. Their music iblige. from country rocl nyui? iasiei feet music. The chanj Ragles provement for the liad. shows just what talents they hav< y was quickly becoming Ragles rock music To l is no crowd, the Kaglc nance tainlv a living le[.j i hypnosis much she oop carrying securing the i September, cast includes ne Hackman, Lillian Schell, :to. ment. :ess of "Star )sity of space U1C lUlIUIUWII \ soundtrack Dolby sound s that stretch mess of the on in "Star religion, faith ves right the i your destiny seif-sacrifice ation of the venture films jrown men to fantasies, to us and to int desires, and e to compete odds, the J, seems less Q H ro nftnn nn " M? V VilrVII 11 \J y, and that if t might make wmmmm a Coliseum has changed i to a more r brand of ;e is an im5 Eagles and far ranging 2. They are immortals in he coliseum s were cer ;end