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! I , ! 3ge 10/The Battalion/Friday, March 25, 1983 S Science Ficti« eCon Fiction Convei ood MARCH 21 xv<;>:w:A:;.x N vx'\^sw>x^<rXu-v».^Vs'Avw:iVv,v.v/.\< FRIDAY, MARCH 25 (A NIGHT OF KING ARTHUR) THE DAY AFTER THE END OFTHE WORLD The world premiere performance of Harry Harrison’s first venture into drama. 6:00 p.m. in Rudder Forum. EXCALIBUR Travel back into the time of King Arthur, when the Knights of the Round Table rallied around the sword Excalibur and battled to preserve truth. This movie brings all the legends to life, tracing Arthur’s rise to power and his fall with his kingdom as evil invades the soul of Camelot. Nicol Williamson. Nigel Terry. Helen Mirren. 8:00 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Rated R. with Harry Harrison Michael Whelan Stephen R. Donaldson Chad Oliver CAMELOT The adventures of Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot and the knights of the Round Table come alive in this musical extravaganza. Directed by Joshua Logan. Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero. 10:30 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Rated G. and Neal Barrett, Jr. Roger Beaumont Ed Bryant George Alec Effinger Steven Gould Rory Harper Al Jackson Leigh Kennedy Becky Matthews Ardath Mayhar Real Musgrave Warren Norwood Doug Potter George Proctor Don Ivan Punchatz Lewis Shiner Bob Vardeman Howard Waldrop MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL And now for something completely different. Join the Monty Python gang in a romp through medieval Britain and encounter the feared Knights of Nich, the vicious killer rabbit, and the lovely ladies of the Castle Anthrax. 12:45 a.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Rated PG. AggieCon is Cepheid Variable’s annual science fiction convention and is the largest sf convention in the southwest. AggieCon presents authors, artists, panels, contests, art shows, dealers, slide shows, and, of course, movies. Admittance to the convention, including films, is $3.00 for one day and $5.50 for all four days. For more information call 845-1515. SATURDAY, MARCH 26 SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES A special slide show preview to the Disney film due out in May. From Ray Bradbury’s book of the same title. 7:00 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. THE SECRET OF NIMH Animated fantasy frofri the Newberry award winning book, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Mrs. Frisby. a mouse in distress, seeks the aid of the rats that the National Institute of Mental Health could not hold. Her story is brought to you by the animators that Disney could not hold. 8:00 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium Rated G. STAR TREK II- THE WRATH OF KHAN Does Spock really die? Join the crew of the Enterprise as they journey beyond the final frontier to an explosive confrontation with Kirk’s old enemy Khan. This should have been the first movie. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy. DeForesI Kelly. 9:45 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Rated PG. FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS Join this cheerful family of vampires as they attempt to elude the angry citizens of Transylvania who are out to destroy their way of ’life.’ The gay exploits of this inhumanly amorous group proves that they hold their traditions, and the townsfolk, close to their hearts. Sharon Tate, Jack MacGowvan, Roman Polanski. Midnight in Rudder Auditorium. Rated R. United 1 qSHII' ted last n sliding p> ins. The I al ednesdav ip|)i?d 0. Ttrgeh icliiles in ^■and lad\ Preside |w (nllalii United /ashi it that pie mit lyment i end Tl ssional avid mg jai e un Be i iproval. lAVliite lagan’s ; ■ut ol 1.4 ■rel exp nds by i j Pn I qua kb bs and i Tries wi ietnplo\ The 1 Irrel" a disti ii _Jnea> |.9 pillio ftsimos Jiigh aiding jlities f The bi anev, $ jfconn ants, n ties to agrams •T publi amen si instruct: [it spend