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Sinatra in 'Firs By David Baker Fttm Critic After a 10 year absence from the silver screen, 01' Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra, is back. Why he chose a dark. moody, depressing movie like Brian Hutton's "The First Deadly Sin" in which to make his comeback is anyone's guess, but Sinatra's presence goes a long way toward keeping the picture from sinking under the weight of its own melancholia. Sinatra portrays Edward Delaney, an aging New York City detective who must spend his final weeks on the force in pursuit of a psychotic executive who takes to the streets at night, dispatching unsuspecting passersby with an ice hammer to the cranium. Delaney's precinct captain, Branford (Anthony Zerbe, in a wildly overdone charicature), doesn't want to know about the killings. He even goes so far as to tell Delaney to forget about them, rest on his laurels, and retire with the grace and Kn'p r* 1 t*/\nrln ?.-1 > vw^vvi iiv o aucaujf CtJ 11ICU. Thus, Delaney must track down the killer without the _ .?:vx.xsv.;.>:.. . . JB V ~" '" -??T' -r~* ? --'" ?t^oL^iaa?i^?iAMMaJ i lujiii biwb as a detective searching for a movie. i B HBBii i acting < t Deadl direct aid of any fellow of-" firprs Adding to his problems is his wife Barbara (Faye Dunaway), who undergoes emergency surgery in the film's opening scene and whose health goes progressively downhill from there. But then, everything in "The First Deadly Sin" seems to start out bad and get worse. When the film ends the viewer wants to go home, go to sleep and never wake up. It's that dispiriting. Thp nnlv thino fhot Iroonc aaw VI ami ^ VIIMV HW|/0 the viewer from lapsing into a permanent depression is Sinatra. In the scenes where he's called upon to erupt with emotion, there are two of these, he's much too overwrought. But in the remaining portions of the film, his low-keyed, kindhearted portrayal soothes the viewers' nerves and reminds them that there are just as many decent people in the world as there are psycopaths. Even Sinatra's most demanding fans couldn't ask more from him here. ^ * ' * <* KS : * dedicated New York City osychotic killer in his new again y Sin' Dunaway's fans, however, can well forget about seeing nUt.. ? two (/itiui c uiuess nit; mere sight of her checkbones is enough to send them into a state of euphoria. Dunaway is onscreen very little in the picture and is bedridden even then. She does what's required of her well, but we can only assume that a star of her magnitude took such a nothing role either for the money, for the chance to work with Sinatra, or for the chance to prove herself capable of starring in some future production of "Whose Life Is It, Anyway?" un me lecnnical side, "The First Deadly Sin" is exceedingly well done. Jack Priestley's muted cinamatography is effective and Gordon Jenkins' music is a delightful throwback to the music used in the crime melodramas of the 1940s, heaving and overorchestrated in the action sequences, airy and uncertain in thp moments. Hutton's direction is sure, if somewhat heavy-handed? it's hard to believe the same person directed this film as did the hilarious "Kelly's Heroes" 10 years ago. Mann Rubin's screenplay, based on the best-selling novel by Lawrence Sanders, is claustrophobically exceptional. mmSSSm L . L 1*S ri iccall K/m ica ? ( UtftfWII I IV/U0V J pre: Til M Nev nr JL c ! Spo] 9:00-1:30 Doors Opei October 3 ] fl H^KriHHp^M (ElitlliF / j -:1T " -*/~-r?TT*rr" -V--*.? -'^ s ~.~Ti'^r.r}-', "' lira :. S^K 8 - | '?.' '- 'v7-' ^R&: :,;. M^;.;>:-y " ;'; $?|BH ;'.. ? gui rT7?p~-\/^?7riP| ? |? ^T?-? r ;. :1^'Vt2 " ' 8 HiSB;.P -~ ";: ?- i IPS~' HF'^ . p.;-r ~?r. .^.V "I_.. -.--Iga&S:-' Faye Puna way is wife to Frank SinatraJn^TJw_FirstDeadl^Sin^^^^^^^^^ 2??0ff Any I 1 Large Two I I item pizza | we Don't Say we Have The Best 1 Pizza in Town, Our Customers Say it!! 1 Fast, Free Delivery 256-0301 0ne CouPon Per Pizza f* %. 4 m m A. ^ ^ ^ U IcA|jir t?b vi-2-bU We Accept Competitors Pizza Coupons $l??Off Any Small I two item Pizza We Stress Quality Pizza s, we use [j CDCCLJ l\/ll nr- ii i ^ ' I. .M-ji i iviudi ii uunii dnu KtML Kepperoni. Are You Getting Them On Your Pizzas? Ask When You Order. 1 Fast, Free Delivery ii 256-0301 One Coupon Per Pizza j Expires 11-2-80 8 we Accept Competitors Pizza Coupons At the HALLOWEEN BASH '80 I Contemporary Sounds and Special I Programs Committee in Association 1 wl+.li Le Annual | asquerade Ball | 7 Wave Music by If !he Neuz Tlie Fanatics I Jostume Contest - Over $100in prizes | Qsored by Special Programs Committee Admission 1 i at 8:00 $2 Students i L RH Ballroom $3.50 public a