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features Battalion/Page 7 June 24, 1982 Firefox’ unexciting; ‘Author, Author’ satisfying : Recent W ca lio is a r® 3re ssionisi. v ith the i life. r • Thursdij beer sters lursdayca to rockan'l > $3 and ii| get in i plays San] is $3. t Break a: t and ne«J week. ) 7 p.m.wj by Eric Truax I Battalion Reviewer I Watching the commercials for Clint Eastwood’s new film firefox, one kind of expects two hours of tense, action-packed adventure. What I got, though, 'ter shelling out three dollars e other night, was a very dull o hours and twenty minutes of movie which was slowly paced, d unconvincing dialogue and ry little excitement. One he lms to sense the movie is over long about halfway through it — when you realize almost nothing s happened and it doesn’t em anything is going to hap- |en anytime soon. For those of you who don’t row, Clint Eastwood’s new ovie (which he produced, dire- led, and starred in) deals with an attempt by the Americans to waltz a pilot into the middle of Russia and have him jump into Russia’s brand new, top secret, super-sophisticated MiG-31 jet fighter and fly it back to the good old USA. Except this isn’t just any old super-sophisticated jet. It has a weapons system which is controlled by thought waves from the pilot. This thought control, plus the ability of the jet to do Mach 5, sup posedly makes it about the nif tiest thing aroupd. The pilot’s helmet has sensors in it to guide the weapons systems by thought commands. Which is why Clint Eastwood is called in. His character is a former pilot, speaks fluent Rus sian and is “the best there is.” Eastwood’s character is a fairly enigmatic person. Eastwood never really gives us a chance to really see who this person is and how he works, which is why I find it difficult to see what the U.S. Air Force sees in him. Why Review they would send in a troubled Vietnam vet who has break downs all the time complete with flashbacks to the Vietnam War simply because he is “the best there is,” is beyond me. Almost all of the sequences which could be called “action” sequences are really devoid of any form of excitement. A per son gets kind of tired of seeing a jet zoom along at Mach 5 after a while. There are a few scenes, however, in which you can satis fy your desire to see the Russians bite the dust (however uncon vincing they may be). Firefox is for Clint Eastwood fanatics only. It’s a movie which makes you wonder why you spent your valuable time and money to see it; especially with the problems the Schulman Six had when it was playing. The projector was having a terrible sound problem. The sound was so awful it was a wonder there wasn’t a horde of angry people demanding their money back. I only hope they repair it before subjecting any more people to it. Author, Author is a movie which merits more favorable attention. It is a movie which is, at times, a very funny look at a person dealing with a situation which is not inherently funny. A1 Pacino portrays a playwright trying to cope with getting his new play produced, an impending di vorce and a horde of kids from previous marriages. As far as I know, this is Paci no’s first role in which he has something of a comedic charac ter to play (at least a serious character in a somewhat com edic situation). Pacino was prob ably the best part of the whole film. Dyan Cannon never really seemed to me to belong any where. Her most memorable scene was where she was sitting in a fashionable restaurant with Pacino and washing pills down with champagne (they were aspirin; champagne gives her a headache). Pacino’s kids are wonderful. They seem to be the only people he can relate to while dealing with his new play’s production and the actions of his wife, which he finally learns to cope with. Although there were a lot of good moments in the film, it still was not totally memorable or very satisfying. If you have a couple of hours though, drop by and see it. It’s worth it just to see A1 Pacino deliver a brilliant per formance in a role in which he appears to be totally at home. r Creek | i $2 covet bins anil Wacowl] :urday is] ladilloEsp t $3. lHank band, wl| o cover tk is frond ^llyle Li . Frida] 1 isten to Da: ;i.50. oya’s etchings to be shown n campus with film, lecture by Susan Dittman Battalion Staff The complete first edition of ■rancisco Goya’s (1746-1828) Idlings entitled “The Disasters War” will be displayed in Sadder Exhibit Hall from June fft through July 30. J The collection is being exhi- | [tilled by the Sarah Campbell [llaffer Foundation of Houston and has been on a three-year, ■state-wide tour. I A special lecture on Goya and “The Disasters” will be given by Terrell Hillebrand, director of the Blaffer Foundation, July 1 in Rudder Forum at 7:30 p.m. “The Disasters” collection consists of 80 historical aquatint etchings which refleqt the Span ish artist’s reactions to the plight of his country’s devastation dur ing the Napoleonic wars of 1808 to 1814. ; . The series of paintings is di vided into three distinct sec tions. The first portrays the mas sacres, stabbings, rapes and bu rials of Spain’s bloody war against France. Next, Goya illus trates the grim famine of 1811 which caused the deaths of 20,000 Spaniards. The third section reveals a world of fantasy in which Goya depicts vicious religious and political satires. The Dutch artist, Rembrandt, was said to have had an influ ence on Goya’s style, and although Goya’s themes dif fered vastly, he studied and be came quite familiar with the master’s work. The “Disasters of War” series is considered to be among the finest of Goya’s graphic crea tions. A 29-minute film entitled “Goya” will also be presented with the exhibition. The film will be shown at noon Monday through Friday and 12:30 p.m. on Sundays. Ken’s Automotive 421 S. Main — Bryan 822-2823 "A Complete Automotive Service Center" ■ Tune-Ups • Brakes ' Clutches • McPherson Struts i Front End Parts Replacement > Air Conditioning Service All American Cars Datsun-Honda Toyota (Master Card & VISA Accepted) THE BODY WORKS “AT THE BODY WORKS, THE BODY WORKSr Now hiring instructors & signing up members Located behind McDonald’s at the intersection of Texas Ave. & SW Pkwy. For more information contact Pam Ross at 775- 6669 or 696-3555. Entertainment odeo to support scholarship: emorial to former student Lyle Lovett Thur., June 24 $1.50 Cover Darden Smith Fri. & Sat., June 25 & 26 $1.50 Cover ) by Terry Duran Battalion Staff The second annual rodeo to support a memorial scholarship for a former Texas A&NJ stu dent will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in, He Brazos County Rodeo Arena. I Tommy Castenson was a senior at Sam Houston State University in March 1981 when he died after being thrown from ahull at a Fort Worth rodeo. In the summer of 1981, Casten- son’s friends and family held a j rodeo in Bryan to support an j endowed scholarship at Sam Houston in Castenson’s name. Four Sam Houston students |Wereawarded $500 scholarships for the spring 1982 semester; more will be awarded on a semester-by-semester basis. I Betty Castenson, Tommy’s mother, said Wednesday there are no set requirements for the scholarships. I “We’re just looking for some one with the kind of character Tommy stood for,” she said. Seven of 10 Castenson family members have graduated or will graduate from Texas A&M, and Tommy went to school here one summer, she said. “We consider him an Aggie, too.” This year’s rodeo will consist of five events: bareback riding, calf roping, team roping, barrel racing and bull riding. Entries will open Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at (713) 826-2112. Admission is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children under 12. Beer and barbecue will also be available. Dana Cooper Band — live radio broadcast — July 17 Backstage 319 University Dr. (horthgate) 846-1861 ch COME GROW WITH US ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH "The Church With A Heart-Warming Touch' \ ’ TEMPORARILY MEETING AT A&M CONSOLIDATED MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM JERSEY ST. AT HOLIK ST.,-COLLEGE STATION SUNDAY SERVICES: SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP 8:30 A.M., 11:00 A.M. EVENING WORSHIP 6:30 P.M. CHURCH OFFICE 2114 SOUTHWOOD 696-1376 PASTOR: TERRY TEYKL Now Better Than Ever. 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