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Page 10 - April 1, 11)85 E ntertainment the gamkcxx:k * Nickelodeon Truffaut, Hit By Andy Duncan April audiences at the Nickelodeon will see films from France, Poland and Turkey, as well as two of (his year's Oscar nominees, three movies by Francois Truffaut and two by Truffaut's inspiration, Alfred Hitchcock. Tonight's show is "Vol," named best film it ih?? i o?"> I.-;! ., I..,.-rw:. ?.?? ? V \ UIIIIV.1 a IIIII I v. r> i I > il I . I I 11 > chronicle of oppression in modern Turkey was the work of dissident turkish filmmaker Yilma/ Ciurney. who smuggled his screenplay and directorial instructions out ol his prison cell. "Small Change." Irulfaut's accalimod !<>"(> vomedy about childhood in a ims I iciii.li limn, will he shown I uosda\ and W 'ednosday \ MORI-', ollbeii I tench film, "I o Hal." condenses 50 uah of I touch history into a ballroom musical with no dialogue. 1 ho soundtiack includes c llcnn Miller, I-dith I'ial and I bis I'roslcN. I Ins 1984 movie, directed by i d ore Scola. will bo shown April 4-6. One of the funniest movies of the 1930s, aiy .mtin viouirey, win oc snown /\prn 7-8. Carole Lombard plays an heiress who acquires a hum (William Powell) on a scavengei hunt and employs him as a butler to her insane family. Eugene Pallette plays the father who mutters to his children, "I've just been going over last month's bills, and 1 find that you people have confused me with the treasury department." w rtter-uirector isarrv l.evmson s "IJincr is a 1982 movie about a group of friends in 1959 Baltimore who discuss life and love over trench fries and milkshakes. Starring Steve (iuttenherg, Daniel Stern and Mickey Rourke, the film is scheduled for April 9-10. "The Pope ol Greenwich Village," Stuart Rosenberg's version ol Yinceni Patrick's Jason and the By Art Boerke Rock musicians have a saying: A band has its first record and a year to follow it up. Small wonder so many bands fail the seco the gate, no matter how auspicious their deb Fortunately, Jason and the Scorchers fall it Their new album, "I.ost and Found," not on called sophomore jinx, but also takes them or ward as the principal performers and son country-rock genre. THIS LP is hot. In fact, it's occasional vocalist Jason Ringenberg, a mad hybrid of and lggy F'op, at the helm. The Scorchers are Warner Hodges on guit; on bass and Perry Baggs on drums. The I; writing talents on this disc. Side one opens with a veritable explosu Around" rocks hard with a mindboggling, h< ty guaranteed to bring the listener back. It's t mouieu to the pens of all tour members. IIHfflpwl I to spotlight nhnnnl/ filmo UIIUUUIl IIIIIIO novel, will be shown April 11-13. Mickey Rourke and lirie Roberts play two smalltimers who get in trouble with the Mafia; the cast includes Geraldinc Page, one of this year's Best Supporting Actress nominees. JOHN FORD'S 1940 version of John Steinbeck's "The Cirapes of Wrath" will be shown April 14-15. |( boasts powerful performances from henry Fonda, Jane Harwell and John C'arradine; Ford and Darwell won ()scars. I ruffaul's 1972 comedy "Day for Night" is about a movie diieetor with a host of problems on his hands. I nilfaul himself nlavs the diicctor, ami Jacquclinc Hisscl is otic of his problems in i his allectionatc satire, scheduled lot April 16 P. Polish directot Aiultc/cj Wajda made the I9S4 film "A I ovc in Germany." to be shown Apiil IS 20. Manna Schyjnilla and Pyotr l.ysak play a (ierman shopkeepet and a Polish prisoner ol war whose romance is complicated by the spectei ol Na/ism. John Steinbeck wrote "Viva Zapata.," but Marlon Brando steals the show as the Mexican revolutionary leader in the l4)S2 movie directed by Hia Ka/un and scheduled for April 21-22. Anthony Quinti, as Zapata's brother, won an Oscar. ONi: OF the more daring movies of the early 70s, "Carnal Knowledge," will be shown April 23-24. Jack Nicholson and Art Oarfunkel play college students who share a room and Candice Hergcn in this 1971 film, directed by Mike Nichols from cartoonist lulcs lei Iter's screenplay. An Allied Hitchcock double feature will be shown April 25 27. "The I rouble with Harry," one ol the master's rare comedies, is Scorchers' secoi I lie single "White 1 ies" li forever to make waiting to happen, and indeed i ..:,i .1:? <..mciiciii \ iucu lil|). n?J lime through ut. THFTI1IRI) track is an exc lto the minority. fun of it. Twang hoogie guita ily eludes the so money talks I wish it'd speak to ic giant leap for- sat ion it's plain to see," make ' igwriters of the destined for repetition. A rnck v/t'rwinn nl th#? mnnfn ly scalding with To Know," a tunc similar to il Hank Williams as a staple of coverability, is tli the LP. The band carries their ir, Jeff Johnson "Blanket of Sorrow" slow itter also shows Jason sings of an unrequited I The song acts as a balance to t The side concludes in a sinuki in. "l.asl I line love song wim a granmng choi 10k-filled honeshe only track at- AT TIIK lop ol the llipside. into another rocker. I'his n wmmur rrBtwBBBwl Wifford Brimley, Sam Shepard, Levi Knebel and J tornado in "Country." a film about a contempora to be shown at the Nickelodeon April zu - 19. a 1955 movie about an annoying corpse that keeps turning up, to the dismay of John l orsylhe ami Shirley Mel aine. "Rope," starring James Stewart, is Hitchcock's 1948 ex l?.i muni wiiii iiimiii}; an cm ire immc in one apparent continuous take; the plot concerns two murderous intellectuals who hold dinnci party in the very room where their vie (mi s IhhI\ is hidden. Jessica I ange won an oscar nomination ihis year loi hei role as .1 tough latin wile in ^a ~ii - iu diuum sizzies elements into il as that same lure. It's a hit moniea solo. i mignt ii m i \ gets hclmut the Steel guitar is "Still Tied." C V 1'iiitai licks brim client example of rock tor the into a state of d rs meeting lyrics such as. "II The next cut. me, because I need theeonver- didaie lor the t 'II Money Talks" another cut jump on this oik bridge highlight Shades of II , classic "1 Really Don't Want mellow Dixie-fr it miiumikii s i.onic i iiuic i.oveiaee s laien ic first i)l" two non-originals on fresh rendition oil well. TIIK Al.Hl'IV s things clown considerably. the I une" pre' ove in his best Alfalfa croon. patented Scorch he more iinheat tr;uks leaw the lisicm ir vein. "Shop It Around" is a record. It mere! us. live. "I ost and I Ringenherg and the hoys kick Nashville-based ime, (hey incorporate blues band (hat lives i nvuni 1 . v USC jamfe , ' % Buddy Parker of , '' mini USC Jazz Fe; A Sfet. Jm A una m mm ^H^HH /UK*.1 > r BsfffiSiSSSteK !:.. essica Lange come togetner after a devastating ry farm family struggling to keep their land. fr Richard I'carcc's "Couniry," to he shown April zn-zv. ?>ain rsneparu co-stars. Truffaut's "The Story of Adele H." rounds out the month on Api il 30-May I It's a dark-humored tale of a woman's obsession with a man who doesn't love her. Isabelle Adjani stars in this 1975 film. It von'd like mote i il t (w m:i I ii m or UiiiiU like to join the Columbia I ilm Societv ? which entitles members to discount Nickelodeon tickets a net otltet perks call the theatei at 254 MU a a with talent icir sound, \vith a blistering but lifilu harthe most noticeable feature in tlie slo\s ballad unbiued \suh an extra warbly vocal track, the s the listener into the song without beating him epression. "Broken Whiskey Cilass," is a prime can ollow-up single. Album rock stations should with its honky-tonk piano and a great choral ing the song. le Band show up on "I ar Behind." It's a ied piece showcasing guest violinist Kenny t tor fiddling around. ? I winds up \miIi still another hopper. "Change vents Jason's vocal call roping with some er guitar ritts. The track's last notes seem to I l<i vtunf mnri1 thun vi lifit k #** x 11 ? * /1 *\t\ ih??ir y quenches a desire (o see this talented band mind" is an excellent record. With it, the quartet proves their I I'was no fluke. I his is a up to its name. ! j3 ' A & M A iSt w USC's keyboard ensemble jams at the 4th an stival Saturday. i m* o * JENNIfFR STIEB I J he Gamecock