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By David Baker
Film Critic
"Allegro Non Troppo."
Variation on Walt Disney's
"Fantasia," directed by
Bruno Bozzetto. Among the
classical works you'll hear is
Ravel's "Bolero," but don't
look for Bo Derek while it's
playing. PG. Nickelodeon.
"Any Which Way You
Can." Not nearly as bad as
one might think, given that
its predecessor, "Every
Which Way But Loose," is
one of the most revolting
movies ever released. Clint
Eastwood and Clyde the
orangutan provide the bright
spots, Ruth Gordon and
Sondra Locke the dull ones.
PG. Columbia Mall and
Gamecock.
"The Aristocats." Reissue
of Disney's animated
classic. G. Dutch Square.
"The Boo gey man." Old
teed Horns is back, this time
in the form of a mirror.
When it shatters, the pieces
bring bad luck to all that
come into contact with them.
Definitely not to be confused
with "The Mirror Crack'd,"
which is enjoyable. H.
Columbia East and
Gamecock.
"Cabo Blanco." Charles
Bronson, Dominique Sanda,
Jason Kobards and Fernando
Key star in this pic
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ture, which will attempt to
tell us everything we've
always wanted to know
about the place "where
legends are born." PG. Bush
River Mall.
"A Change of Seasons."
After the 20th Century-Fox
logo disappears from the
screen, we're treated to a
five-minute scene in which
the luscious Bo Derek bobs
up and down, nude, in a hot
tub. Unfortunately, then the
movie beeins. R. Columbia
East.
"Goodbye Emanuelle."
The third, and presumably
last, installment of the erotic
adventures of Hong Kong's
hottest citizen. Saucy Sylvia
Kristel reprises her role as
Emanuelle in this 1977 film,
which somehow escaped an
"X" rating. R. Spring
Valley.
"The Incredible Shrinking
Woman." I haven't seen it
yet, but if the previews are
any indication, it's going to
be hilarious. Lily Tomlin,
Charles Grodin and Ned
Beatty star in this remake of
one o! tne 1950s better
science fiction films, 'The
Incredible Shrinking Man."
PG. Bush River Mall and
Spring Valley.
"The Jazz Singer."
Despite a dynamic supporting
performance from
dRol
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'.wed in
Friday
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Lucie Arnaz, this remake of
the first talkie is simply
preposterous, not to mention
boring. In his movie debut,
singer Neil Diamond soends
most of his screen time
muttering into men's ties
and women's cleavage. He
never looks another actor in
the face, so he becomes a
distraction, both to those
who must play off him and to
those who must sit in the
theater and watch him make
a fool of himself. And the
majority of Diamond's songs
are no better than his "acting."
PG. Richland Mall.
"Kramer vs. Kramer."
One of the last movies
rolpaspd in 1Q7Q it'u nlcn nnn
of that year's best. Dustin
Hoffman won an Oscar for
his portrayal of a workaholic
and executive who must
learn to take care of his
seven-year-old son when
Mom walks out. In addition
to Hoffman's statuette, the
movie won Oscars for Best
Picture, Best Supporting
Actress (Meryl Streep), Best
Director (Robert Benton)
and Best Screenplay
(Benton, adapted from the
novel by Avery Gorman).
PG. Russell House.
"Last Tango in Paris.'*
Bernardo Bertolucci's
outstanding study of
isolation features a sterling
performance from Marlon
Brando, who has since given
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ye tour. (Photo by
up acting in favor of making
divine visitations (to the
tune of $4 million a shot) to
the sets of such movies as
"Superman," "Apocalypse
Now" and "The f ormula."
X. Jefferson Squave.
"The Mirror Crack'd."
Every bit as elegant and
considerably less stodgy
than the recent Agatha
Christie films, "Murder on
the Orient Express" and
"Death on the Nile."
Elizabeth Taylor and Kim
Novack are delightful,
especially when verbally
ripping the other to shreds.
Hock Hudson, Tony Curtis
and Geraldine Chaplin fill
the remaining supporting
slots, while Angela Lansbury
heads the cast as the aging
lady detective, Miss Jane
Marple. PG. Columbia Mall
and Dutch Square.
"9 To 5." To call Colin
Higgin's latest laugh-fest the
best movie of the Christmas
season would be an insult,
considering it's the only one
of what, in future years, will
be considered "The Dirty
Dozen" worth seeing. Lily
Tomlin, Dolly Parton and
Jane Fonda are all adorable
and the movie itself, while
not as biting as it could have
been, gets off enough shots to
make every boss in America
sit up and take notice each
time his secretary saunters
into the office. PG. Bush
River Mall and Richland
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man.
"Popeyes Unrelievedly
boring screen version of the
old E.C. Seegar comic strip,
starring Robin Williams and
Shelley Duvall. Who could
have thought Robert Altman
would sink so low? PG.
Spring Valley.
"Seems Like Old Times."
The inept writing of Neil
Dune
By David V
Staff Wi
If talent and hard work have ;
fame and fortune in music, th<
well on its way to a place along
today.
In a special one-night engage
night, the Richmond-based (
thusinstic alcohol-consuming g
original material that just may \
ACCORDING TO the lead
Robbin Thompson, the group h
the last six months. "Most of t
traction at colleges and night c
"the other night though, we pla
Tucker Band at Duke."
A long-time friend of the legei
Boston-born Thompson empha
oerformer or group has had ai
i and. "We do all ol our own m
could call it a fusion of rock,
Thompson style."
The present five-member groi
two years but Thompson's roots
first release was simply entitled
"I did it with some West Coas
label about five years ago." Afte
Bassitt, the Kobbin Thompson
Music from the band's debut
dominated their Tuesday perfor
TIIE TALENTED group las!
set as well as one encore be
Highlights of the evening incl
dedicated to truckers and their
tune that is destined to be a hit,
longest song of the performan
guitar rifts and a keyboard so
"Brite Eyes", the band's m
currently receiving generous ail
In addition to the group's fou
Thompson Band consists of Mi(
Robertson on lead guitar, Eric
drummer Rico Antinelli. The
aiviaualislic, memorable and \
spot they played at Tuesday nig
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Lily Tomlin stars in "1
Woman," a remake of thi
film, opening this weekend
Spring Valley theaters.
Simon makes this Goldie
Hawn-Chevy Chase vehicle
into tl\e cinematic Comet
Kahoutec of 1980. Every joke
in this movie has been
cracked before in at least
three of Simon's previous
works and not one of them is
given a new lease on life by
the listless cast. PG. Bush
River Mall and Spring
Valley.
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thing about this Sidney
Poitier-directed comedy is
that Gene Wilder and
Richard Fryor each seem to
be playing the role intended
for the other. The usually
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anything to do with attaining
? Kobbin Thompson Band is
side the rock-n roll greats ol
ement at Dundee's Tuesday
juintet entertained an en
athering with some quality.
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vocalist, rhythm guitarist,
as been touring non-stop (or
he time, we're the main at
lub gigs," Thompson added,
yed back-up to The Marshall
idary Bruce Springsteen, the
ticallv denies that any one
ly significant impact on his
aterial, he said. I guess you
jazz, and country. Kobbm
jp has been together for only
i go back much further "Ms
'Robbin Thompson', he said.
,t musicians on the Atlantic
r his second effort with Ste\
band of today was tormed.
album. "Two B's Please"
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led out an energetic Hi song
fore bowing one last time
uded "Coffee," a slow M>ng
toil, "Spirit." an unrelea>ed
"Another Day," perhaps the
ce that featured some crisp
lo alter a mellow start, and
ost popular song which is
rplav along the East Coast,
inder and leader, the Kobbin
:hael Lanning on bass. Velpo
: Heiberg on keyboards, and
sound they produce is infery
catching. Like the night
ht. they know how to keep the
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reserved Wilder is wilder
than he's ever been before
and the usually manic Pryor
is laid-back to the point
where he appears rather
apathetic. Poitier apparently
lost control early,
but the result is consistently
funny and that's no small
accomplishment. R.
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"Windwalker." Wilderness
movie in which the only
languages spoken are
Cherokee and Crow. Trevor
Howard plays the title role i
and he's the only non-Indian
in the cast. PG. Columbia
Mall