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THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1976 Page 3 ovie review Oscar winners, classics featured By BILL CURNUTT f w "*rHE STEPFORD WIVES - a Tiica counters and stuffed chair ■Her about a suburban community ■which the menfolk, led by a finer DisneyWorld employe, put olvn incipient feminism in a 'mic in hilroughly unique manner. atherine Ross looks great, Paida cians iifrentiss does a funny turn as a kooky 8 'ropesioisewife who gets hers in the end, Ervintojnd in an inspired bit of easting, Hut six of those obnoxiously per- ect TV commercial actresses as the or Larteif .1 . , i j i ntlip|fuH es w 10 * iave Already been zap- oel. Directed by Bryan Forbes. ' " 1 Depheid Variable, shows at 8 and 10, ‘TolinlB 1 is d a >, m Rudder Theater. Ad- ■ . ijiilsion $1. r ’ HE’VE NEVER BEEN LICKED anc«ilH 1 . ea ] ar tifact, this one A paean to Made in it features Robert Mitchum. If e kmd lidates 1 . i'ow haven’t seen it yet, go! Friday Rupder Auditorium, at 8. Harry LYNDON - A storybook Feredtoflip for adults. Stanley Kubrick has bing, 4 le his most interesting and least icllent film in this tale of Red- lond Barry, nee Barry Lyndon, FRIDAY JCENTENNIAL PROFESSOR lopui Lunsford, Harrington 110, ed in >r which is parti ■ words I ug caDtcl d nothl .1 Conipw I [111 ition wi| laltbeds: irmal situatii p wastepH BETA ALPHA PSI R u dder 301, oneye 8:30 a.m. Rudder 410, 12 noon. PHILOSOPHY CLUB, MSC nthesa 137i 12 noon ■CENTURY SINGERS Banquet, ace of 1 MSC 201, 5 p.m. uentikHbaSEMENT COFFEEHOUSE one in'fTowiu-s \ .m /..mdt. 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Admission $1.00 i3h? HA casino « p m., 2nd Floor 1, beajjf '• toob« SATURDAY ipmentHroWN HALL Journey and Baby, 1 ma b 8]).m., G. Rollie White Coliseum, nb. HSTUDENT SENATE AWARDS Hception, 4 p.m.. Rudder Forum. ■TOWN HALL Journey and Baby, 8 p.m., G. Rollie White Coliseum. ■ STUDENT SENATE Awards Inception, 4 p.m.. Rudder Forum, f A&M MOTHERS Spring Meet- 9:30 a.m., MSC 201. CORPS OF CADETS Open House, 12 noon. | LACROSSE A&M vs Baylor, 1 MSC Drill Field. whose life is a series of sad mistakes. Ryan O’Neal is physically perfect for the role of the 18th century rogue, and is just actor enough to be good without being excessive. Marisa Be- renson, with her aristocratic de meanor and model’s poise, gives a complete and reserved performance as Lyndon’s abused wife. Campus. Call theater for information. NO DEPOSIT, NO RETURN A Disney comedy about the pains suf fered by the kidnapers of bratty children. Stars David Niven and Barbara Feldon. Manor East One, weekends 3:15 5:15, 7:15 and 9:15, weekdays 7:15 and 9:15. Call theater for additional information. CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 - A French nightclub singer kills time and pon ders the direction and purpose of her life while awaiting the results of a biopsy which will tell her whether she has much life left to ponder. A 1961 film, and one of the first in which you can tell that the director (Agnes Varda) is female. Stars Corinne Marchand. English Film Series, Thursday, at 7, in HECC 108. $1 donation requested. AGAINST A CROOKED SKY A 8 ROSS VOLUNTEERS Awards Ceremony, 4:30 p.m. Rudder Forum. MONDAY GREAT ISSUES Dr. Rollo May, “Present Nature of Man,” 8 p.m.. Rudder Auditorium. ARTS SPRING FILM Festival, 8 p.m. Rudder Theater. MICROCOMPUTER Club, Mic roprocessor Short Course, 8 p.m., Zachry 105B. TUESDAY ENGINEERING TECHNOL OGY Society, 7:30 p.m., Fermier Hall 305. A&M SYMPHONIC BAND 8 p.m., Rudder Theater. Doty-Dayton film about the kidnap ing of a young girl by Indians in the pioneer West. Stars Richard Boone and Stewert Petersen. Manor East Two, weekends 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8 and 9:45, weekdays 6:15, 8 and 9:45. Call theater for additional informa tion. DEATH MACHINE - Skyway Twin, first feature on west screen. Starts at dusk. Also showing at Palace. Call theaters for additional information. SUPER CHICK - Rated R. Palace, second feature showing with “Death Machine.” Call theater for additional information. POLICE WOMAN - Skyway Twin, second feature showing with “Death Machine” on west screen. Call theater for additional informa tion. MR. ROBERTS - This story of the feuds, fights, funny moments and small sad incidents that occur among the crew of a supply ship in the Pacific Front of WWII hit a nerve among Americans during that war. The film is as humorous and senti mental as the book. Fine perfor mances by Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, and James Cagney. Aggie Cinema, Wednesday, at 8, in Rud der Theater. MONTY PYTHON’S AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COM PLETELY DIFFERENT - It sure is. Crackpot lunacy from the British comedy ensemble. You’ll bust a gut. Aggie Cinema, Friday midnight, in Rudder Theater. MACKINTOSH AND T. J. - Roy Roger’s first film in twenty years, and an unexpected delight. Also fea tures Joan Hackett, Billy Green Bush, and Clay O’Brian, as a rebelli ous child Rogers seeks to help. Filmed in Texas. Manor East Three, Friday 6:15, 8 and 9:30, Saturday 2:30, 4:05, 6:15, 8 and 9:30. Ends after Saturday. ECHOES OF A SUMMER - A little girl dies. Stars Richard Harris as her father. Manor East Three, weekends 2:30, 4:05, 6:15, 8 and 9:30, weekdays 6:15, 8 and 9:30. Call theater for additional information. 5$ Coffee 9 a.m.-11 a.m. every day Located on S. Texas Ave. between K-Mart & Gibsons ;ic 0 8 s in 3S, N leu in,U- PS nd , tlu ?HUNIVERSITY CENTER Open projeitj advei to TV itronici AGGIE PLAYERS “Celebration” 7 p.m., Rudder Theater. SUNDAY ■ EASTER Service, 11 a.m.. All faiths Chapel. CORPS REVIEW 2 p.m., Kyle Field. PARSONS CAVALRY Final Re view, 3:45 p.m., MSC Drill Field. AGGIE STAGE BAND Concert, 4 p.m., Rudder Auditorium. Study inconclusive TURIN, Italy (AP) — A scientific Commission set up by the Roman itholic archdiocese of Turin to de- frmine the authenticity of the so- illed Holy Shroud of Turin” has le ported that a seven-year study proved inconclusive. 1 The panel of experts said it was Inable to date the 14-foot cloth, be- Northfl Ijeved by some to have been the bu ild are R |ial shroud in which Christ’s body learned 1 ^as wrapped, nor to prove the pres- nce of dried blood in the linen. irougbj choloj? call i 1 ' 11 they] ng odl the are no* : UQIF0 800 VILLA MARIA Across from Manor East Mall pr m farm f TV ocial a d by hi iption f 1 sho«l studied istic sf IMT^R^T^D IN PROMOTING THG4RTC ON CAMPUS ? mm. ' Cl-'** m * ’ v Wk KRK fOMMimr K LOOKING FOR VOL) P- CONTNCT ChMIRMhN K€N DIMMICK OR hDVJISOR KhR£N ZrfNTOW, 845-1515 BILLY JACK - A crude, but effec tive film about a freedom school and its enemies. Stars Tom Laughlin and Delores Taylor. Skyway Twin, east screen, starts at dusk. Second fea ture, “Spike’s Gang.” SPIKE’S GANG - Skyway Twin, east screen, second feature. THE CONFORMIST - Director Bernardo Bertolucci (“Last Tango in Paris”) fashions an atmospheric and sensuous portrait of Europe in the Thirties in this film about yet another triangle, replete with politi cal overtones. Jean-Louis Trintignat stars as a Fascist who strives to leave his simpering wife, played by Stefania Sandrelli, for another woman (Dominique Sanda). Arts Committee Film Series, Monday, at 8, in Rudder Theater. Admission $1. ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN - Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in the big one about the Washington Post’s investigation of the Watergate break-in. Directed by Alan J. Pakula (“Klute”). Cinema Two, shows Friday 7:05 and 9:40, weekends 2, 4:30, 7:05 and 9:40, weekdays 7:45 only. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUC KOO’S NEST - Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher are extraordinary in this quite wonderful film adaption of the Ken Kesey novel. Directed by Milos Forman. Cinema One, weekends 7:30 and 9:40, weekdays 8 only. THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN - A failed spoof by author Terry South ern of our attitudes toward sex and money. So what’s new? Stars Raquel Welch, Ringo Starr, and Peter Sel lers. Cinema One, shows Friday and Saturday at midnight. Admission $1.25. APPLICATIONS FOR MEETING ROOMS IN THE UNIVERSITY CENTER COMPLEX FOR RECOGNIZED STUDENT ORGANI ZATIONS, CLUBS, AND GOVERNING BODIES WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE 1976 FALL SEMESTER (AUG. 30—DEC. 18) IN THE SCHEDULING OFFICE, 2nd FLOOR, RUDDER TOWER BEGINNING AT 8 A.M. MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1976. AP PLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED IN THE SCHEDULING OFFICE. RE QUESTS WILL BE CONFIRMED BEFORE THE END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER. MONDAY, APRIL Hair Shaping Emporium For Men And Women f 846-761* jpstair 8=00 P.m. RUDDER THEATER $100 DISCUSSION afterward lead by Dr. Harriet Andreadis RECOMMENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES presented Arts Committee msc ACTIVITIES COMING UP NEXT WEEK 8:00 P.M. Admission: $1 witli A&M student or faculty/staff I.D. Wed., April 21 Rudder Theatre How can someone up to his elbows in soapsuds and debts find happiness as a Hollywood hairdresser? The answer is simple: find clients like Lee Grant, Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn. Warren Beatty stars in the acclaimed hit film "Shampoo, a sexual farce about the social confusion of the late 1960 s. Aggie Cinema presents this hilarious comedy about the perils of Don Juan-ing. 8:00 & 10:00 P.M. Admission: $1 with A&M student or faculty/staff I.D. Friday & Saturday April 23 & 24 Rudder Theatre Cepheid Variable “Every man dreams of having the perfect wife. The men of Stepford have done something about it.” Two newcomers to the community of Stepford (Katherine Ross & Paula Prentiss) search for the reason the wives of Stepford are mysteriously becoming sexy, robot women. This movie glues you to your seat and makes you ask if this can really happen. The supreme /tep Vito the m/c circle step of male chauvinism? tingling chiller. Cepheid Variable presents this spine- 8:00 & 10:30 P.M. Admission: $1 with A&M student or faculty/staff I.D. Thur: April 22 Rudder Theatre Crafts & Arts Spring is the season for fairs and fun!!!! The Crafts and Arts Com mittee is sponsoring an Arts and Crafts Fair in the Rudder Mall April 22 and 23, from 9:00 A.M. until 5:30 P.M. Artists can now register in the Craft Shop for booth space through April 20. Cost for booths will be $1.50/day for students and $2.50/day for non students. Artists will be selling their own wares, so come pick and choose. Don’t forget April 22 and 23 — be sure to walk over to the Rudder Mall. WANTED: Dead or alive (preferably the latter): Some good of Ag interested in chairing the Crafts and Arts Committee, a part of the MSC Direc torate. HISTORY: This committee has a history of sponsoring such things as low- cost workshops on jewelry-making and chair-caning, and helping with gallery exhibits. Plans for the future include spot programs on things such as glass-blowing and blacksmith ing. This work is often done with the Arts & Crafts Center, which has places for stu dents to work as well as artsy-craftsy materials at only 10% above cost and free use of equipment. REWARD. The experience of working with arts and crafts and of bringing more of these to the A&M campus. You may even get your "sweet young thing” to wear beads. For the reward, call 845-1631 and stake your claim. Aggie Cinema Have you ever thought about joining the navy and seeing the world? See this great comedy-drama of life aboard a World War II cargo ship, and you might change your mind. Henry Fonda stars as “Mr. Roberts”, restless officer wishing for combat duty. James Cag ney is the captain, and he fias an ulterior motive for denying Roberts’ transfer — he wants Roberts to stay and run the ship for him while he attends to “other things ”. The irresponsible ensign is played by Jack Lemon. Come laugh and cry with this classic crew. Arts If you have 108 minutes to spare, come see "The Conformist,” the sixth and final film in a series brought to you by the Arts Com mittee. It is a story of a rising young Fascist assassin in the ’30’s, his various loves, and his desires for normalcy and security. The director Bernardo Bertolucci received best director recognition by the National Society of Film Critics for this film and has since be come well known for his direction of “Last Tango in Paris.” 8:00 P.M. Admission: $1 with A&M student or faculty/staff I.D. Monday, April 19 Rudder Theatre Basement Morning is a folk rock group consisting of two brothers and a friend that have been together for two years. This is by no means their first trip to the Basement and they have played to large crowds each time. They have performed commercials and their original material qualified for the quarterfinals in a national song writing contest. Besides original songs, the group plays Cat Stevens, Brewer and Shipley, Loggins and Messina, and more. Morning has been playing the clubs in Austin and is originally from San Antonio, where the group got its start. Morning will be at the Basement on Friday, April 23, from 8-12 p.m. Come hear some fresh, original music. Great Issues Great Issues presents Dr. Rollo May on Monday, April 19, at 8:00 P.M. in the Rudder Auditorium. This is the third in a series of speakers on "The Nature of Man.” Dr. May will be speaking on the “Present Nature of Man.” He has been a former professor at Harvard, Yale and Princeton, a past president of the American Psychological Association and is presently a full-time psychoanalyst in New York. He has written numerous books, the most recent of which is Power and Innocence. If you attended the past and future of man, get the complete story and come hear about the present nature of man. This is free with an activity card, $1 for non-activity card holders.