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Check theatres for specific times
and prices. Movies subject to
change without notice. All list
ings are current through press
time.
Campus Theater
846-6512
Looker: Starring James
Coburn, Albert Finney, and
Susan Dey. This “looker" is a
science-fiction horror story ab
out television, beautiful models
and fashion. Written by Michael
Crighton. Rated R.
wait till you see this one. Bo De
rek move over (or roll over?).
Oh, in case you're wondering —
in order to compete with “10”
they had to rate it X. Brook West
stars. Midnight Friday and
Saturday.
Manor East
823-8300
Raiders of the Lost Ark: It's
probably time to go see “Raid
ers" again. Do you remember
anything about it? Summer was
a long time ago, you know. It
still stars Harrison Ford as In
diana Jones and Karen Allen as
his fiesty female companion.
Rated PG.
Time Bandits: A fictional-kid
movie for adults about a little
boy who gets mixed up with six
dwarfs who have a map which
shows holes in time, where one
can step into the Middle Ages or
onto the deck of the Titanic.
Strange but interesting. Starring
a zany cast of characters includ
ing Shelly Duvall, Sean Con
nery, Ian Holm and directed by
Terry Gilliam. (Monty Python
fans rejoice!) George Harrison
provides the musical score.
Buddy Buddy: Billy Wilder di
rects Jack Lemmon and Walter
Matthau in a black comedy ab
out a Mafia hit man and a suicid
al television executive. Sounds
like a cross between two box-
office favorites: “The God
father" and “Network." Rated
R.
Stripes: Bill Murray stars in
this cross between "Private Ben
jamin" and "Animal House."
He plays a cabbie who enlists
while in a rut over his going-
nowhere life and ends up form
ing his own brigade and
teaching his troops everything
he knows. Midnight Friday and
Saturday. Rated R.
MSC Cepheid
Variable
845-1515
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken:
Don Knotts stars as a typesetter
who wants to be a reporter and
consequently stumbles into a
murder ease. Knotts is hilarious
in his attempts to swallow his
fear. Rated G. Thursday at 7:30
and 9:45 p.m. in room 601
Rudder.
MSC Aggie Cinema
845-2916
The Jazz Singer: Neil
Diamond stars as a young Jew
ish songwriter who, over the ob
jections of his father, played by
Laurence Olivier, leaves his wife
to go to Hollywood. There he is
thrust into stardom by rock
promoter Lucie Arnaz. The
soundtrack to this musical is the
best part about it. Friday at 8:00
p.m. in Rudder Auditorium.
Rated PG.
Plitt Cinema I&II:
846-6714
Rollover: Kris Kristofferson
and Jane Fonda are two wheel
er-dealers in the world of high
conspiracy of international con
sequence. But the previews look
like all sex and no conspiracy.
Maybe that's what the consequ
ence is all about. Directed by
Alan J. Pakula. Rated R.
An American Werewolf in
London: Expect to alternately
laugh and be sick. Writer-
director John Landis created this
weird story of a werewolf, com
plete with full moons and man-
in to-fur transformations. David
Naughton plays the werewolf.
Jenny Agutter stars as the were
wolf's — friend? Rated R.
IVlonty Python and the Holy
Grail: The Monty Python troupe
has cut loose on the knights of
the round table in this comdey
farce. It offers an interesting
twist to the old story of The
Quest for the Holy Grail. Rated
R. Midnight Friday and
Saturday.
izards: The time is ten mil
lion years in the future and two
brothers, one good and one bad,
both possesing magical powers,
fight a battle of good and evil in
this Ralph Bakshi animation.
With voices of Mark Hamill, Bob
Holt and Jesse Wells. Midnight
Friday and Saturday. Rated PG.
Backstage: No bands are sche
duled for this week, but enjoy
the 4-7 happy hour with 35<t
draft beer, $2 pitcher beer and
half-price drinks and food. The
kitchen stays open till 10:30.
Grins: The Micheal Mar-
coulier Band performs tonight
and Friday. Cover is $3. No en
tertainment is scheduled for
Saturday. Take advantage of re
duced-price drinks weekdays
from 4-7 p.m.
Lakeview: Tonight it's nickel
beer night — Lone Star draught
a cup, and $2 a pitcher. And
enjoy music by the Dennis Ivey
Band; $2 cover. Saturday kick
your heels to the "Amarillo Ex
press;" $3 cover. Tickets for the
New Year's Eve dance go on sale
Wednesday.
Rebels: This week's band is
Your Move; no cover charge.
Happy hour features half-price
drinks and appetizers 4-7 week
days and 11-7 on Saturday.
Kitchen closes at 11:30.
Rosewood Junction: Rock
and roll at Rosewood. Happy
hour has half-price drinks 11:30
to 7 Wednesday through Satur
day, and 11:30 till close Monday.
Texas Hall of Fame: Tonight
it's the Debonaires; $2 cover
charge. Friday's band is Johnny
Lions and the Country Nu-
Notes from San Atonio; cover's
$3. Saturday dance to the music
of Nashville country recording
star John Wesley Riles. Cover is
$4, no one under 19 will be
allowed unless accompanied by
a parent. Pitcher beer $2.50
Surf Club: The Texas A&M
Surf Club movie which was
scheduled for last week has
been re-scheduled for tonight at
7:30 in 107 Heldenfels. "Free
Ride, a surfing film, features
surfers Shaun Tomson, Rabbit
Bartholemew and Mark
Richards, with music by Pablo
Cruise. Jan Michael-Vincent na
rrates. Admission is $3, $2 for
surf club members.
FOCUS
Get treed at Christmas
By Shelley Emshoff...
3
Editor Cathy Saathoff
Assistant Editor Nancy Floeck
Reporter Colette Hutchings
Men shake their booties
By Anne Oliver
3
Focus will accept any items submitted
for publication, although the decision
to publish lies solely with the editor.
Deadline is 5 p.m. the Thursday before
publication.
High-protein bugs
ByTimFoarde ...
4
On the cover: Is this you?
Not now, you say, but wait
till next week. Pages 8 and
9 conttain a finals schedule
that's just a little different
from the one you'll find on
the University calendar.
It's got the times right, but
we've added some extra
information. Cover art by
Richard DeLeon, Jr.