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Back to the Egg 11 jtlSj \\ #%] ihcom r pgltij / Towers' ; to Billboard Magazine are: Donna Summer Chic Anith Ward Barbra Streisand John Stewart The Knack David Naughton Dr. Hook Donna Summer Cheap Trick to Billboard Magazine are: Donna Summer superiramp The Knack Cheap Trick The Cars Teddy Fendergrass Earth, Wind & Fire Electric Light Orchestra Kiss Paul McCartney & Wings ledy ret By Mark Chevalier Qamacock Staff Writer For those of us who have suffered tir?fK/4t?ntirol nninc cin/>A CAtl C1I1C wiuiui avyai panto oui^v the completion of the BBC series, Monty Python's Flying Circus, rejoice, the laughs are back! Beginning last Sunday, and for the next five Sundays at 11 p.m. on ETV channel 35, John Cleese of Monty Python fame, brings to the iru/auPQ hie npwpct farrp Fawltv Towers. Written by Cleese and his wife, Connie Booth, the comedy revolves around a slightly posh hotel, frantically run by eccentric Basil Fawlty, played by Cleese. Prunella Scales portrays Basil's wife, Sybil, whose main function seems to be ordering Basil around. As Basil attempts to do everything (at once, of course), he is constantly confronted by the totally inept waitress, Polly, played by Booth, Weeke By David Baker Entenainmont Editor Alien: Ridley Scott has directed so oblivious to the viewer's feelings seems downright sinister. Anythir potentially jolting (or revolting) t puts onscreen, including several bowelment. (R) JeffersonSquare Americathon: Set in the 1990's, v of buttressing the American econo telethon. The political satire television's hottest properties, Harvpv Knrman ( PfJ 1 nntr>h The Amityville Horror: James Kidder and Hod Steiger star in this Anson's best-selling book. The storj couple's dream house turns into , Dutch Square mL ^ A * * rv " i iie /tppie ljuuipiing uang Hide uninspired sequel to The Apple II stars Don Knotts and Tim Conway robbers. (G) Dutch Square Beneath the Valley of the Ultrav soft-core pornography, Russ Me; dozens of top-heavy actresses (?, the American countryside. (X) Fox The Brood: Tacky little mish-mc bird-beaked children. Oliver Reed and Art Hindle fill the leading roles Dracula: John Badham directe witty film version of the hit Broa Langella is a most handsome movements seem a bit stiff at tirr contributes another excellent srnt Hamilton Deane, are outstanding. Escape From Alcatraz: After a c comedy in Every Which Way Eastwood is back where he belt prison tale. The old pod-mater hi directed. (PG) Richland Mall The Frisco Kid: The rabbi go Aldrich's new period comedy, stai Wilder's sidekick here is an u Harrison Ford. (PG) Plaza Game of Death: Bruce Lee pt middle of filming, so the producen wild extremes to make a whole mo only an nour's worth of footage definitely Lee's last film and his miss it. (PG) Carolina, Columbia F ^ X ? urns 10 and the hotel's Spanish-speaking porter, Manuel. The scenes between Basil and the porter, impeccably portrayed by Andrew Sachs, were some of the most hilarious comical exchanges I've seen in years. The problem is, of course, one of language. Basil seems totally convinced of his ability to communicate in Spanish, yet it obviously all sounds Greek to Manuel, who for all of his apparent attentiveness and head nodding, leaves the request unfulfilled. The twist comes when the customer, who has been patiently standing by during the entire scenario, suddenly blurts out one or two Spanish words, which sends Manuel scurrying off with the luggage or to some other respective task. 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(R) Palmetto Columbia Mall , it . The Muppet >d this stylish and Richard Pryor dway play Frank Frog and Miss Dracula, but his travaganza. (G) les. John Williams e and the sets, by Rocky II* Tl (R) Spring Valley Award winning \n l^mai cusi rnt Ireadful attempt at rule of SylvesU But Loose, Clint stars. His direci )ngs in this tense is downright c mself, Don Siegel, Rocky is so goo shortcomings. ( es west in Robert Unidentified 1 rring Gene Wilder. Two Disney filr nusually effective and Jim Dale; i U ~ ?/ r* v n nwK. aprin issed away in the The Villain: 3 had to go to some Needham's nc vie out of what was Roadrunner ca At any rate, it's Roadrunner. Co fans won't want to most integral p; Sast River Mall. Gar ETV words, but who ends up wasting all of his time explaining why he gets nothing done. A paradox, to be sure, yet a very believable one, one in fact that most of us experience at one time or another. Cleese says he strives to maintain a certain amount of relevancy and credibility in the situations he creates. "I dislike humor I can't believe in," he says. "No matter how daft something becomes, it's got to be credible at the level it's offered and real to the characters involved in it." "If Fawlty Towers continues to be only half as funny as last sunaay s snow, we are in for a rollicking good close to a comically parched summer. Go ahead, laugh, and book a room for Sunday nights at Fawlty Towers. You'll checkout with a grin. 3 Guide rnest, offbeat, but ultimately boring itmen, Burt Reynolds and Sally Field >rice of admission. (PG) Columbia jnce: George Roy Hill's latest gem ly and tempestuous love affair beear olds, engagingly portrayed by QnH Tnhnlrvnilir Dnrnnx/4 / O/"1 \ m*?v4 a viiv^iwuiuo uciuaiu. vi vj; ?nt: Heaven knows, I never thought Dara Streisand movie, but there's; ibout this one to like. Streisand chews / scene she appears in and Howard i is laid-back to the point where it ioed in his instructions while skiing in ush River Mall, Spring Valley low-budget, Canadian-made comedy an extended cartoon sketch from rday Night Live. As with most of that [etches, it is very funny as a whole, veral instances, more than a bit est remembered after you have time hing it tries to convey. Bill Murray lecock, Spring Valley -ike the 10 James Bond pictures that uiraker is the kind of film that can get thing. The stunts are exciting, the itiful and Roger Moore is the picture )7. 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