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m a V By David Baker Gamscock Film Critic Angels' Brigade: T-N-A on wneeis. vtt; uusn mver Man ana Palmetto. i The Amity ville Horror: The crummy performances of James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger ruin this filmization of Jay Anson's best-selling book. (R) n..*?u c UUlU!Ol]U(llC. Breaking Away: The best en- < semble acting of the year i highlights this comedy about an ! Indiana youth's dream of becoming a champion bicycle racer. Peter Yates (BuHitt and The Deep) directed with a fine eye for detail. (PG) Spring Valley. Fast Break: Gabriel Kaplan portrays a befuddled college basketball coach in this amusing film from last spring. The second half of the double feature, Ice Castles, is made watchable by the outstanding debut performance of skater T.vnn-Hnllv Inhncnn Richland Mall. Hot Stuff: A cops-robbers comedy with some delightfully original twists. Dom DeLuise (who co-stars with Suzanne Pleshette and Jerry Heed) directed in much the same manner as his mentor, n/i^.1 n 1? ? -? i*ici diuum, uugui nave aone. (PG) Dutch Square. The Legacy : In several scenes, it's apparent that director Richard Marquand wants to make The Legacy into an American version of Nicholas Roeg's Don't Look Now. He fails, however, to draw the romantic aspects of the film into kilter with the frightening aspects of it, so the movie seems to be two different pictures?one a Irtvo ctnr\r onH tho nthot* i c/>nro ?vr v v gwt j unu VIIV VVttVft U JVUl V show?with the same cast, edited together in an almost random manner. Sam Elliot turns in a wellrounded performance as Katherine Ross' live-in boyfriend. (R) Fox and Spring Valley. A Little Romance: One of the sweetest movies of the year, it follows the burgeoning romance between a 13-year-old American girl and a 13-year-old Parisian boy. I.anrpnr>p Olivier nnrirauc t Vioi r ?%< %? vra* ? tva LA %JiJ U VllVlt chaperone, an aging pickpocket who will do anything to see that. *he young couple aren't disturbed by the girl's tyrannical mother (Sally Kellerman). (PG) Jefferson Qniiapo U'^uut V . The Main Event: Heaven knows, I never thought I'd hate a Barbra Streisand movie, but mere s simpiy nointng about tnis one to like. Streisand chews up almost every scene she appears in, and Howard Zeiff'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 picture of elegance as 007. Easily 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 Pryor and Madeline Kahn join Rermit 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. Phantasm: Grisly little horror item that has been racking up huge grosses around the country. The * gimmick villain in Phantasm is a lethal silver orb that flies around a mausoleum looking for heads to spfflr TO7 C30Wfha BUSh Rrver Mall. Veeker Rich Kids: Similar in tone to A Little Romance, it tells of the effects divorce has on children. Paul Dooley, of Breaking Away, stars in the Robert Altman production. (PG) Columbia Mall. Rocky II: This erratic sequel to the Academy-Award-winning Best Picture of 1976 has all of the original cast members returning under the sovereign rule of Sylvester Stallone, who wrote, Sho V c f^hn f ? m m m mm "Your cnurcn is as much an expression Sf MA If AI vn yuu as yuur college or university." Phillip Brown y \ "When you do, we think you'll have Shandon at the top of your list." Freddie Barnes "Tk? e i lit; IIIsi c in October a new emph our i*onei Career S School C Ed i i mt" I id Mov directed, and stars. His direction is amateurish, and his screenplay is downright childish, but Stallone's portrayal of Rocky is so good that vrnn nan nvorlnrtlf hie fwhnifa 1 shortcomings. (PG) Gamecock. Starting Over: Romantic comedy starring Burt Reynolds as a man who is abandoned by Candice Bergen only to find solace in the arms of Jill Clayburgh. With a cast like that, it has to be one of the year's best. (R) Sneak Preview uldn't \ our Ch :arefull\ ose Yoi $p9|IPI begins jslfjl iasis in jjvjKgi ?unday Kennedy ?MSiiiff|^M.i/ L Shandon li f Corner of Woodrou 11:00 a.m Sunday School 9 4/fa.m. WornMp Sennet* ? # ^ V l * m"}.. i 'ie Guic on Friday only, Gamecock and Spring Valley. 20; Although Julie Andrews is badly miscast in a major supporting role, Blake Edwards' comedy about a man's magnificent obsession with women is one of the year's funniest films. As the hapless hero, Dudley Moore is sheer perfection. The scene where he joins an orgy with a face shot tun oi Novocaine win De remembered as a classic. (R) Richland Mall. friii Ph lurch a f as Yo ur Colli \ \ vm X VXi HBHuGRili -.. ,v.v ^flr TOmaMfflW BBBHHHMMHHHmk^j^ ^Wm "The Fellowship of Expectan apHisf Churei Dr. John R. Lincoln, Paf \) & Preston Streets in beautiful Sham i. Service Broadcast on WQXL 11*70 / ii.ma / iwp.m. ( hurch Training ? 8:00 ie The Villain: Live-action Roadrunner cartoon for the lame of brain. Kirk Douglas and AnnMargret have reached the low points in their respective careers wun mis one. ifui tjoiumoia East. When A Stranger Calls: The plot sounds like a rehash of Halloween and Black Christmas, but it's eliciting screams across the country. Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst and Charles Durning star. (R) Bush River Mall and Onxlnrt 1 7,. 11 . ojji mg v alley. oose s iS 'U ege? i I "Which is why we ! suggest that you choose it with just as much care and | attention." I j Kay Kennedy ? "A sense of pynpH. ancy is felt when you walk in the door .. . either for Sunday School or Worship Services." Polly Haigler director, I re you that i teachers will it you in your ;tian growth. I forward to visit." cy" b ?tor ion \M p.m. . Vnirtf h-Qi. .