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\ Friday, November 22,1996 Coming sooi MARK PIRAS Staff Writer As the holidays approach, and every storefront becomes overrun with Christmas trees, wreaths and other yuletide adornments, some of the most anticipated movie releases of the year ready themselves to hit the theaters. Studios clamor to get certain movies they feel worthy of Oscar nominations in the theaters before the end of the year. Christmas is also the time the big screen is overloaded with mega-stars, big-budget action films, romantic tearjerkers, farcical satire and fantastical science fiction. Holiday movies will include Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Tom Cruise, Madonna, Woody Harrelson, Courtney Cox and Drew Barrymore; there are films from creative geniuses of past blockbuster films, such as Oliver Stone and Wes Craven. Here's some of what can be seen around Christmas, or shortly thereafter: Daylight?Action/Adventure. Not yet rated. 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Also stars Courtney Love, Crispin Glover, Edward Norton and Brett Harrelson. Produced by Oliver Stone. This film is scheduled for release Dec. 27. Evita? Drama. Not yet rated. Featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and the acting of Madonna, this film tells the story of the life of Argentine icon Eva "Evita" Peron. Filmed mostly in Argentina drawing much criticism from the Argentine government and public, Madonna is thru^ into the spotlight as she depicts Peron's struggle against the odds of poverty and despair SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK the screen version of "The Crucible." iTERTJ id Guild Dealer Guitars, ? f nts New and Used V , \ rds & Tapes Books i session every Friday night ^ 1 every Saturday night CARO\ & FAMO rfc . . Alto Heal Soul Restaurant ***/? HOW IH l od that you have never seen ig to fit your taste. 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Matt Dillon, Gary Sinese and William Fichtner star as a trio of criminals, with the plot thickening after the three take a bar full of patrons hostage. Also starring Faye Dunaway, Viggo Mortensen and Joe Montegna. Jerry MacGuire?Tom Cruise is a sports agent and a man with a mission and an identity crisis. After he is fired for committing the unforgivable sin of caring for clients more than money, he signs with a second-string athlete, putting his future on the athlete's successes, with the help of a single mother. Also stars Cuba Gooding Jr, Renee Zellweger and Kelly Preston. Scheduled for release Dec. 13. Crucible? Drama. Rated PG-13. Based on the Arthur Miller play about the Salem witch hunt of 1692. Winona Ryder is Abigail Williams, a defiant yopng woman whose affair with a married farmer, played by Daniel-Day Lewis, leads to accusations of satanism. Screenplay by Arthur Miller. Also starring Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davidson, Rob Campbell and Jeffrey Jones. Fvervnne ftaus 11 nuo Vnn V./Vibwiw IVH iuuruicigil. iiui yet rated. This musical is the latest film from Woody Allen, shot on location in New York, Venice and Paris. The cast includes Woody Allen, Alan Alda, Drew Barrymore, Lukas Haas, Goldie Hawn, Gabby Hoffman, Natasha Lyonne, Edward Norton, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts and Tim Roth. Citizen Ruth?Art/Foreign. Not yet rated. The town wallflower, Laura Dern as Ruth Stoops, gets pregnant, and the entire community goes crazy. People from all walks of life emerge and, suddenly, want a piece of Ruth Stoops. Also stars Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay Place, ? Kelly Preston and Burt Reynolds. MNME> US CRAB CAKES f POUTS RANSOM 1:10 3:40 7: ~ | HIGH SCHOOL HI 3:40 5:40* JINGLE All THE V Wed-Sat, 1:30 3:30 5:30* '006Senate & Harden252-5252 JINGLE ALL THE V 12:30 2:30 5:30 SSS^Sj^SI *Bargain MB MB M t great Shade EVEN greatc prices ?& tta.vSfigg* <<'.'<? 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