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Movies
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times and prices. Movies sub
ject to change without notice.
All listings are current
through press time.
Campus Theater
846-6512
„aligula: Penthouse Maga-
zme's Bob Guccione backed
this elaborate and expensive
epic about the corrupt Roman
emperor, starring Malcolm
McDowell and Peter O'Toole.
R.
>weet Surrender: It may not
be as sweet as the title sug
gests, but iPs surrendered. X.
Midnight Friday and
Saturday.
Manor East
823-8300
loggy Bottom USA: With a
title like this how can you not
see it? Set in the Depression in
Louisiana, Ben Johnson is a
sheriff involved with moon
shiners, revenuers and a coon
dog race. PG.
J ust Before Dawn: Most of us
are not awake at this hour so it
must be someting ghastly,
whatever it is. R.
The Border: Jack Nicholson
portrays an El Paso Border
Patrol officer who must keep
his eyes open for illegal aliens
and closed to co-workers' cor
ruption. R.
r\n American Werewolf in
London: A fantastic combina
tion of genuine werewolf
shocker, nightmare nostalgia
and hilarious comedy. You
will believe a man can bark. R.
Midnight Friday and
Saturday.
Heavy Metal: An animated
feature with a rock score
featuring Black Sabbath, Devo
and Cheap Trick. R. Midnight
Friday and Saturday.
MSC Aggie
Cinema
845-2916
Only When I Laugh: Neil
Simon pairs Marsha Mason
Backstage: Tonight and
Saturday it's David Buckland
and Black Jack Davie, a jazzy
blues band from Colorado.
Cover is $2.50. Also enjoy the
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. happy hour
with 45^ draft beer and $1 bar
drinks.
L/akeview: Saturday dance
to the music of Fiddlin' Fren-
chie Burke; cover is $4. Start
ing in March, Lakeview also
will be open for dancing and
drinking on Friday nights.
Rebels: Fast Break, a rock 'n'
roll band, plays tonight and
Saturday night; no cover
charge. Happy hour features
two-for-one drinks and half-
price appetizers from 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. weekdays and 11
a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday.
and Kristy McNichol in this
comedy about a mother and
daughter who struggle to
mend their relationship. R.
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
in Rudder Theater.
Cheech & Chong's Nice
Dreams: In their most uproa
rious outing yet, Cheech and
Chong play ice cream vendors
spreading "good humor" all
over Los Angeles. R. Mid
night Friday and Saturday in
Rudder Theater.
Psycho: You may never
shower again. Alfred Hitch
cock's Academy Award
winning shock epic starring
Janed Leigh and Vera Miles in
the terror-filled classic about a
mother-obsessed son and his
fateful encounters whith a
woman embezzler and a pri
vate detective. PG. Sunday at
7:30 p.m. in Rudder Theater.
Bedtime for Bonzo: Ronald
Reagan co-stars with Bonzo
the Chimp as a young college
professor trying to raise a five-
year-old chimpanzee like a
child in order to prove that
enviomment determines a
youngster's future. Did this
film say anything about
Reagan's future? See it and
decide for yourself. G. Tues
day at 7:30 p.m. in 206 MSC.
Lili Marlene: The story of a
songstress in Germany dur
ing the doomed, apocalyptic
years of World War II, this
provocative film was inspired
as much by recent German
history as by the war.
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in
Rudder Theater.
MSC Cepheid
Variable
845- 1515
Escape From New York:
New York has progressed to
its logical end as a city of cri
minals. No one can get out,
but Kurt Russell is going to
try. 7:30 and 9:45 Thursday
night in Rudder Theater.
Plitt Cinema I&II:
846- 6714
Vice Squad: A member of
the Hollywood vice squad
trys to rid the city of a vicious
pimp, with the help of a
young prostitute, played by
Season Hubley. R.
Chariots of Fire: Two British
runners are in training for the
1924 Olympics, one Jewish,
the other devoutly Christian.
PG.
Horror: Rocky and
company ham it up Friday
and Saturday at midnight. It's
almost time for a new cult film
to come along—we nominate
Raiders of the Lost Ark. R.
Caddyshack: Bill Murray
and Chevy Chase are definite
ly all right in this country club
version of "Animal House."
R. Midnight Friday and
Saturday.
Texas Hall of Fame: Tonight
dance to the sounds of Roy
Robbins and the Availables;
cover is $3. With a ticket stub
from the Oak Ridge Boys con
cert, cover is $1. Two-Way
Street from San Atonio is
Saturday's band. Cover is $3.
Pitcher beer is $3 on all these
nights. Thursday night is the
Debonnaires, of course.
IVlickey's: Tonight and
Saturday night Mickey's of
College Station presents Roly
Carroll; cover is $3.
Clarence Tally Exhibit:
MSC Black Awareness Com
mittee presents acrylic paint
ings with the theme "Family
and Spirit." In the MSC Gal
lery through Sunday.
The Glass Menagerie: The
Schulman Six:
775-2468 or 775-
2463
Raiders of The Lost Ark:
We've decided that Rocky
Horror should leave town and
Raiders should be moved to
Friday and Saturday at mid
night. Bring snakes, spiders
and poison darts. PG.
Reds: This film explores the
emergence of the American
Communist Party by examin
ing the life of American jour
nalist John Reed and his love,
Louise Bryant.
Cannery Row: Nick Nolte
and Debra Winger ("Urban
Cowboy") are among the resi
dents of the Salinas skid row
in this adaption by writer-
director David S. Ward of the
John Steinbeck novel. R.
.Alice and Wonderland: The
first half of a Walt Disney dou
ble feature. This is complete
with the Madhatter, Cheshire
Cat and tea and crumpets.
The second half is The Devil
and Max Devlin starring Bill
Cosby. G.
Barbarosa: Willie Nelson
stars as an old drifter — Gary
Busey stars as a young one.
Together they join in a border
feud in the 1800's. PG.
Arthur: Dudley Moore stars
as the drunken man-child
who falls in love with a no
thing (Liza Minnelli). R.
Theater Arts Department pre
sents Tennessee Williams'
classic drama Friday and
Saturday and March 4,5 and 6
at 8 p.m. in Rudder Forum.
See related story on page 4.
IVIiss Texas A&M Pageant:
Twenty women will compete
for the Miss Texas A&M
crown Saturday night at 7
p.m. in Rudder Auditorium.
See related story on page 3.
FOCUS
Ronnie and Bonzo coming to town
By Bill Robinson
3
Editor Cathy Saathoff
Assistant Editor Nancy Floeck
Reporter Colette Hutchings
FOCUS will consider any items sub
mitted for publication, although the de
cision to publish lies solely with the edi
tor. Deadline in 5 p.m. the Friday before
publication.
Glassblower making menagerie
By Colette Hutchings
4
Sew easy to sew
By Colette Hutchings
5
On the cover: That's about
$75 worth of lobster staring
at you. Richard Pratt, a
senior engineering tech
nology major from Pasade
na, displays one of his
charges in the College Sta
tion Kroger seafood de
partment. What would
you do with a monster like
that? See pages 8 and 9 to
find out. Cover photo by
Diana Sultenfuss.