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V\ By DavkJ Baker Gamecocfc FBm Critic Alien: Ridley Scott has directs Alien in a manner so oblivious t the viewer's feelings that the filn often seems downright sinistei Anvthine he nereeives as notpr tially jolting (or revolting) to ai audience he puts on screen, ir eluding several scenes of diserr bowelment. (R) Jefferson Square. The Amityville Horror: Th crummy performances of Jame Brolin, Margot Kidder and Ro Steiger ruin this filmization of Ja; Anson's best-selling book. (R Duicn square. Breaking Away: The best er semble acting of the yea highlights this comedy about a Indiana youth's dream o becoming a champion bicycl racer. Peter Yates (Bullitt and Th Deep) directed with a fine eye fc detail. (PG) Spring Valley. ESB SEP! 21 Dire Straits 21 Ronnie McDowell 22 Doobie Brothers 22 Earth, Wind and Fire 23 Bad Company 23 Doobie Brothers 27 Elvie 28 Dire Straits 29 BeeGees 29 Molly Matcnet 29 AC*DC, Pat Travers Band OC" 2 Outlaws 2 BeeGees 3 BeeGees 5 O'Jays 8 AC*DC, Pat Travers Band 10 AC^C, Pat Travers Band 1 2 Cars 13 Left Band Jazz Ensemble 1 4 Cars 26 Hank Williams Jr 28 Kansas NO> 1 Eagles 2 Kansas 3 Kansas 4 Kansas 5 Billy Joel 1 1 Aerosmith (tentative) 1 3 Harry Chapin Elegai enjoy a delicious Carolina. Our lum Tues.-Fri. & Sun. pm. Friday evenii r ^ /\ from o pm?y pm. join us on thi r*re Lrame Hi 4:30 pm Student Ni$ 5:30 pm Reservati call7 The of Ca 1 / tUtzJKJz^r 11 The Champ: Though no one was crying at the screening I attended, d word has it that, while viewing o Franco Zeffirelli's remake of King n Vidor's 1931 classic, people are virtually awash with tears. I don't i- know why people are acting this n way, but I do have three theories i- about them: 1) they are crying i- because they have wasted two hours; 2) they are crying because e they have wasted three dollars; or s 3) they went into the theatre so d primed to open their tear ducts y that the slightest bit of bad news ) (such as the girl at the concession counter announcing that the i- theatre has sold out its supply of r popcorn) would have been enough n to send them running from the >f theatre in search of Kleenex. (PG) e Bush River Mall. c The Concorde: Airport '79: The >r fun in watching Airport 79 comes from trying to figure out just how KSSBSH9 EMBER Fox Theatre, Atlanta Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte Greensboro Coliseum Carolina Coliseum Carolina Coliseum Omni, Atlanta Township Township Omni, Atlanta Charlotte Coliseum Park Center, Charlotte rOBER Township Greensboro Coliseum Carolina Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum Fox Theatre, Atlanta Carolina Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum Carolina Coliseum Carolina Coliseum Cobb County Civic Center A : ' a ?i ? umni, Miiaiua /EMBER Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson Carolina Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum Carolina Coliseum Fox Theatre, Atlanta nt Mining meal at the Top of zheon buffet is served from 11:45 am?2:00 V I rigs, dinner is served ese special dates iffet ? Sept. 22 ? 7:00 prn rht ? Sept. 26 ? 8:00 pm ons required '77-8198 Top rolina d Movii far into the realm of silliness the movie will go. Past the point of no return is the answer one finally arrives at. (PG) Richland Mall. 9 Escape to Athena: A group of American prisoners decides to break out of a Nazi prison, taking several priceless German art treasures with them. Roger Moore and Telly Savalas co-star. (PG) Spring Valley Hot Stuff: A cops-robbers comedy with some delightfully original twists. Dom DeLuise (who co-stars with Suzanne Pleshette and Jerry Reed) directed in much the same manner as his mentor, Mel Brooks, might have done. (PG) Columbia Mall and Dutch Square. The In-Lawa: Arthur Hiller directed this film, which is the funniest comedy I've seen so far this year. Peter Falk (in a characterization not unlike Columbo gone insane) and Alan Arkin are hilariously effective as a demented G-man and a paranoid dentist who ioin toffpth#?r to mvp the world's monetary system from a Latin American dictator with a penchant for big bosoms. (PG) Spring Valley The Main Event: Heaven knows, I never thought I'd hate a Barbara Streisand movie, but there's simply nothing about this one to like. Streisand chews up almost every scene she appears in, and Howard Zieff's direction is laid-back to the point where it looks like he radioed in his instructions while skiing in Norway. (PG) Columbia East Moonraker: Like the ten James Bond pictures that preceeded it, Moonraker is the kind of film that can get away with anything. The stunts are exciting, the women are beautiful, and Roger Moore is the nixtnra rtf nlnrfnnnn nn fi/V7 piwui v vi as wi. uasuj the best film of the summer ? one of the classiest movies of the year. (PG) Columbia Mall. The Muppet Movie: Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Richard a I FU Thursdi j The first J i 1 1 A IOC I iuui i <e~ \j uai i ii FREE ROLI Stop b 6 t! USC Campus Book | 500 off i | on your next roll I COLOR PRINT 3 developed and prii | U Coupon must be stai ' outside of bag to be | Offer expires Sept, 30 I H wiwMHMiMitCflUDnnM a USC Campus Book! | SPECIAL n..s: virm* fj l Ujl i (JU'at -twv/r i i $1.59 peri S Offer expires 9-3C r- \tm mmm mmm an mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm i 3 Guide Pryor and Madeline Kahn join Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy in their first big-screen extravaganza. (G) Bush River Mall. North Dallas Forty: Biting, perceptive and excruciatingly funny story of Phil Elliot, an aging offensive end for the North Dallas Bulls. As Elliot, Nick Nolte turns in the most riveting performance I've, seen since Robert DeNiro went on a rampage in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. (R) Columbia Mall. Oliver's Story: Terminally boring sequel to the biggest hit of 1970, Love Story. Ryan O'Neal and Candice Bergen are trapped by ridiculous circumstances and sappy dialogue. (PG) Columbia East Richard Pryor Revisited: Prflrtioflllv thp cnmo film that played here in March. Only the stage and Pryor's attire are noticeably different: (No rating) Palmetto. The Seduction of Joe Tynan: An enjoyable motion picture about the STAGE I 634 Harden Stn A Gourmet's De I' Happy Hour 4:30 - 7:00 Mon. Gourmet Sandwiches Served Till 1 Great Drinks ? Nightly Enterti Open Mon. - Fri. 12 - 2 a.m., Sal II o r\m r Umir rPii/\c/la?f 10 O r nappjr iiuui i ucauaj vl.- l.c Open 11 a.m . for Lunch Disco open at 4:30 Dinner served nighfl ?? iMPUS BOOKSTOF ii mi IV/I n U?l I BkiWI Bw*i ay and Friday, Sept. 201 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. sixty (60) people to bring th< sra to us each day, will have L of FUJI COLOR PI y and meet the Fujifilm deal< store I J USC ( of I B The e FILM I | on your ne nted I I | pled to | | Coupo valid. || att th1979. | | Offer exp ?r store I I (JSC? I J < I I kSA | j Kc roll I I m - - - ^ (-79 j Offe wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmtm ?\V?Y?\ V?Vk V* VvV\ \SS y V>\V?,?>: 5 pratfalls encountered by adult men and women in their quest to reach the top. Barbara Harris and Meryl Streep are excellent in supporting roles, but it's Alan Alda's complex portrayal of the title role that holds the film together. (R) Columbia Mall. me aueru farmer: Moaeraieiy involving chiller starring Elliot Gould, Christopher Plummer and Susannah York. The plot, about a bank teller who steals $50,000 for himself during someone else's robbery, is ingenious, but it never lives up to its potential, thanks to an abundance of unnecessary gore. (R) Spring Valley Superman: One of 1978's beat films. A colorful, kaleidoscopic fantasy that features an outstanding lead performance from Christopher Reeve, who will reprise his role as the man of steel in the sequel due out next Easter. Richard Donner directed. (PG) Gamecock ^ | )?cC ! eel "9h' Sept. 21st 2 Midnight & 22nd ainment t.ii -i2 id Pollack i.m. & y 6-12 T'm AUStin 1 IE??| A"Ar AY | and 21 sir empty i it filled with a 3INT FILM to er reps. ?Coupon* ? ? ? ? ?'! [ ? I Campus Bookstore !* 500 off ! jveryday low price | xt purchase of any type | fuji film | n must be redeemed ? | ime of purchase. ;i >ires Sept. 30th 1979. | i ? 'Coupon ? i t r.ampus Bookstore I SPECIAL j >dakTX 135-20 g _ . 19 per roll J g r expires 9-30-79 s it J I hibiiw*! illiiiii iixmiin hi Ill n iw nil IIJ ? ?'4> li M ( ? ?? t ? ? ? s