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It is not un til the second half of the movie that Warren Beatty demons trates he is quite capable of creating a serious movie. “Reds" was written, directed and produced by Beatty. He also stars in the film with Diane Keaton, Maureen Stapleton and Jack Nicholson. The movie is based on the life of John Reed, an American jour nalist who, in the early 1900s, attempted to create an interna tional workers union, founded the American Communist Party and was a war correspondent during the Russian Revolution. Beatty plays Reed and Keaton plays Louise Bryant, Reed's wayward wife. She also was a journalist, feminist and painter. The core of the movie is their love story — a love which car ried them from Oregon to New York to Russia to the United States and back again. In the first half of the film, before the intermission, it's as if Director Beatty stood over each scene with a stopwatch. Every- time a scene reached IVi mi nutes, Beatty would call: "Cut, next scene." As a result of this editing, the first half of "Reds" resembles a collage or a fast-paced slide pre sentation. Although this effect is sometimes annoying, Beatty seemed to have a purpose: the fast-paced, choppy editing mir rored the fast-paced, reckless lifestyle of John Reed. Not only did this editing have a purpose, but without this bombardment of scenes and characters, the second half of the movie would have been less meaningful. In the second half writer- director Beatty wonderfully por trays the drama of lovers sepa rated by uncontrollable events that leave them stranded on opposite sides of the world. Although "Reds" does not have the same flowing, majestic style of "Doctor Zhivago," Beatty cre ated the same feeling of hope Ned Beatty, left, plays a television evangelist and John Kitter plays a seminary graduate on "Pray TV," Monday night on ABC. y less, undying love that made that movie a masterpiece. Beatty-the-writer-director- producer has come a long way since his earlier films. "Heaven Can Wait" was cute mish-mash compared to this. But Beatty- the-actor is still the same. His own personality leaks into his character, but that's OK, he's still good. Keaton, Nicholson and Sta pleton are the Oscar-contenders in this movie. Nicholson is su perb in his role as the cynical playwright Eugene O'Neill, with whom Bryant had an affair. Beatty's script is engrossing and rich in details. He slides too quickly through a few events, especially the Russian Revolu tion, but we are forced to forgive him. One of his best ideas in the film was his use of interviews with several dozen elderly per sons who actually knew Reed and Bryant. The short inter views not only added realism to the film, but were some of the most entertaining segments qf the movie. Even if you don't agree with his political beliefs, you'll find yourself cheering for Reed. Sure, he was a pacificist and a socialist, but he realized the shortcomings of his ideas. In the end he discovers that his dreams haven't come true and he gives the film its message: Fight for what you believe in and cling to those you love. Just in Time For Valentine’s Day Gold Add-a-Beads 30% off Sale ends February 13 Look for our Advertisement in The People Book The Diarr\pr\d Qallery 404 University Center College Station, Texas