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Fall movie preview Midler. A Ht By David Baker vehicle; FHm Critic psychologi After a summer in which three out of Glaser top every four films were truly dreadful, the Gabe Kaj major mm d'siriDutors are gearing up to God We T send out almost 70 new releases between take-off; j now and Christmas. And, unlike the sum- film about mer, the fall season will have something for October everyone - a new Woody Allen comedy, a movu concert film starring Bette Midler, a multi- the firs, million dollar re-make of The Jazz Singer Time, in and the most expensive Western ever made. back in tin First out of the starting gate, on Sep- Jane Seyr tember 12, are two comedies from United Artists: Those Lips, Those Eyes. starring Frank Langella, Glynnis O'Connor and Thomas Hulce; and Happy Birthday, *BT Gemini, the film version of the Broadway . L.:a ? a. m m l_i? w r t i *-v a mi, starring iviauenne Jtvann ana ima Moreno. |WBL<. A week later, on the 19th, comes One Trick Pony. Paul Simon directed the musical drama, in which he co-stars with lovely newcomer Blair Brown (who'll also be appearing in Ken Russell's Altered States in January), un the 26th, three films are set to | pfg open: Hopscotch, the comedy-thriller I starring Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, I Ned Beatty and Sam Waterston; Paul I Mazursky's Willie and Phil, a romantic comedy with Michael Ontkean, Margot Wa/te Kidder and Ray Sharkey; and Borderline, film basec starring Charles Bronson. Seven Stc Othpr Spnfpmhpr rplpacpc innlnrJo- 1Qnconnoh v ll*V*MVI\y . A V4V4V UUiJUlIAIUII to Black, in which Dennis Christopher stars George Bi as a murderous movie buff; Lovers and Coast, wh Liars, the long-delayed Goldie Hawn Robert Bl; GoMie Hmwrt goes from bride to sotdie Easy-care hair ft X ;V\ 'V . ** a ^ v ? " .? - vmtAuu ? af j?raM the return of classics such * .^^hipns show so the bo? Mm** havatnSre inlW^iteAv^yk^, because, as Jei % in dwding tod^^ Gordbp says in Chica f^^Swtfettids. 'Wf^ > 'P^otat. just aren't in I' :> '?$. f he ba'alfe 1 f a stkfofr mood<dr change right nov ' tmtwtogeforfaftisthatifyou The great debate for 1 % aboiltH, wear it," centers on hair leng As*y*?;' Mlcm0- SwJger, which, like skirt tocftth, ri n?Sk AWjiirrtM#'^. on* ?*&& *: the . Helene ^ C&HJs taate. Sayy pet> Hakola, Portland, Ore. / Swinger adds, "Women, / working women especially, _ J&W ^ want neat, well-care<Mor, <m^gA3r @hB pr^<^ion?l ^ loc^s^ ^ several different daytime *> ApPo?n,m.M. and evening looks." io93omf ?P There is a conservative 9 30 9 30sat mood to fall hairstyles, with znjeati Phobia, John Huston's :al thriller with Paul Michael rast; Tulips, a comedy featuring 1 an and Bernadette Peters; In s ust, Marty Feldman's religious nd Breaking Glass, an English i punk rockers. looks to be the biggest month for : years, with five biggies opening 'keiid. They are: Somewhere in dch Christopher Reeve travels ip tn fall in InvA with thp pynuisite tore; The Awakening, an occult ^ r rntmmmm ssssbpvbhmhhh w ^ s - Matthau in 'Hopscotch.' on Bram Stoker's Jewel of the ; rs, with Charlton Heston and ] fork; Oh God, Book II, starring i rns as you-know-who; Coast to < ich teams Dyan Cannon and < ke; and It's My Turn, Claudia ] ' r In 'Private Benjamin.' >r fall m> stylist OortiM Hay net, mraw&'sxs* wk lines and the spotter,, i; ry chttdktor looks with lota ol [ to, hair around the face and [ a neckline." k >9 all "We'll see very short, ^ tailored, 'cut and comb' ' looks, because women today don/fc want to- fuss with their ?Cgoback / to school (without a great looking haircut!) Go back to claf with a head fuM of clas*...from Great 'X', of couru. It's smart becausa, after a long. I hot. dusty, tahy, damp/dry summw you* hair naads al the hatp H can ga< to rastora it to tta naturalMaMiy )a?lt. W3S5"- ' ^--' ; u >";.-oatafa ? t^cMflr iciiTiiimJ' PRECISION HAIRCUTTERS I # urea in n Weill's examination of a love affair between Jill Clayburgh and Michael Douglas. The last mentioned movie will have a theme song sung by Diana Ross. For Halloween, we'll be presented with reicciioc r>f hnth (InllAiii/inn ntlf) 1I7U? iuumw v* wvii iiutivy VYCCH ailU TV U Stranger Calls, plus the following new horror films: The Wolf en, Motel Hell, The Howling, He Knows You're Alone, and Terror Train. The as-yet-untitled Woody Allen film will be released in October, as will Filmways' The First Deadly Sin. The former stars Allpn rhnrtnttp Ramnlino IWorio RarponH . *?) vaavi* ?wvv M. IfAUA iV .L/U> i UU1V and the wonderful Jessica Harper (who hasn't made a film in quite some time), while the latter has Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway and David Dukes in the leading roles. Robert Stigwood's production of Times Square will open nationally on October 17. Purportedly, it's to new wave music what Saturday Night Fever was to disco. Tim Curry of The Rocky Horror Picture Show tame stars, along with Trini Alvarado of Rich Kids. The remaining October releases include: John Cassavetes' Gloria, with Gena Rowlands; Why Would I Lie , co-starring rreat Williams and Yanks' Lisa Eichhorn; The Elephant Man, produced by Mel Brooks and bearing few similarities to the Broadway hit of the same name; Divine Madness, the Bette Midler concert film; Ordinary People, Robert Redford's directorial debut, starring Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Sutherland; Family 0ream, with Richard Pryor and Cicely ryson; Melvin and Howard, starring Jason Robards and Paul LeMat; and Euan Lloyd's rhe Sea Wolves, an action yard featuring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and ^avid Wven. Naturally, with 22 movies premiering in October, we'll have a dull, dull November, rhe only picture scheduled to open is The Private Eyes, on the seventh. Eyes is the rim Conway-Don Knotts comedy that was Filmed this summer at Asheville's Biltmore HouSe. The Christmas season will be a killer for eooatBSs feiiiitmj Bush River MaH 1 a Beach Music > BeacivBe; ->vfiOci#>*. - ;w??4'V'--- >. ; v ; - ,; "w. :v. . New Waves CataJinas Tymes Fantastic Shakers ' A o ?? _//>_ - uariu ctr v/ | Columbia's F of Beach & Jerry Butter Marvr Gene, Ch&rtctter tnwm /??Smg?' "V,'.y 'cwif ffl . _ ewjums most critics - 17 movies are set to open in a two-week period. Included in the deluge are: Popeye, Robert Altman's film version of the popular comic strip, with Robin Williams in the title role; The Legend of the Lone Ranger, ace cinematographer William Fraker's debut as a director; Nine to Five, a secretarial comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton; and Michael Cimino's $40 million Western epic, Heaven's Gate, featuring Kris Kristofferson, Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, John Hurt and Christopher Walken. ^ j^p j^H &j^v jSgsff * mm * Thfi tA/ftnifiact rnHir\ ??#o#/rt? 'y./IOn ' . . . IHMIV tflUill/ll/ n UVUl Also competing with trees and holly for our attentions will be The Formula, John Avildsen's filmization of Steve Shagan's novel, with George C. Scott, Marlon Brando and Marte Keller; First Family, a political comedy starring Bob Newhart as the President and Gilda Radner as his nymphomaniacal daughter; and Change of Seasons, which has Anthony Hopkins, Shirley McLaine and luscious Bo Derek topcast. me re-niane oi i ne jazz Singer, starring Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz will be released in a few major cities for Christmas, as will Raging Bull, with Robert DeNiro, and The Fan, with Lauren Bacall. It's probable, however, that these See Movies page 19 ^ tapes ^records i Landmark Square Original Artists it Classics . -V ? Old Waves / i'f ' .t%* Showmen * j Willie Tee I Billy Stewart ? I Garnett Mims I 9 LenaY O 'Henry \ | Th* prophets ' Doe ?, fi^v. icfcaAt? :inest Selection Oldie Singles n Gaye Billy Stewart tsioiM ', "L' A.iV Supremes , tiWd&ftel Tnmcr ' Willie Tee ^S&^4:r. Temptations Ijl !ffll|^:|5f?!- Jackie Wilson ?g| fjf Stevie Wonder " tiVfh it* ' >x*; *'? Brenton Wood iW ;: ix' A'