The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 09, 1983, Image 16

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Check theaters for specific times
and prices. Movies subject to
change without notice. All list
ings are current through press
time.
Campus Theater
vJctopussy: This is the James
Bond movie with Roger Moore play
ing the immortal spy himself. Maud
Adams makes a return appearance
and plays the leader of a band of
Amazons who help James Bond in
his exploits to save the world. Rated
R.
MSC Aggie
Cinema
845-1515
1 ootsie: Dustin Hoffman stars in
this award winning comedy about
an actor who finds it difficult to find
work so he plays his greatest role—
an actress. Rated PG. Friday and
Saturday. 7:30 and 9:45.Rudder
Theatre.
movies on tap
ommy: The Who wrote this rock
musical which promises to be a
visual experience to be remem
bered. Roger Daltry plays the lead.
Rated R. Friday and Saturday. Mid
night. Rudder Theatre.
IVlodern Times: This Charlie
Chaplin classic is a satire on the be
ginning of industrialization. This is
also the very first time that the Little
Tramp's voice is heard. Unrated.
Sunday. 7:30 pm. Rudder Theatre.
To Kill a Mockingbird: Gregory
Peck stars in this, the film version of
Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning
novel on prejudice in the South. Un
rated. Wednesday. 7:30 pm. Rudder
Theatre.
Plitt Cinema
I&II&III
846-6714
Nightmares: The latest of the
horror movies. Tins one is concep
tually different than most however.
The horror of this one is that it plays
with scaring you with your own
fears. Rated R.
Hercules: Muscles make money?
That's what the producers must be
counting on because that is about all
this movie has. Rated PG.
acation: National Lampoon's
latest comedy effort starring Chevy
Chase. The story is about a typical
American family on vacation and
their adventures in travelling across
the United States. Rated R.
Rocky Horror Picture Show:
What happens when the all-
American couple meets a transsex
ual and his trusty servants? They
find out how much fun life can real
ly be. This is a classic cult film and is
bound to be around for a very long
time. Midnight. Rated R.
Let's Spend the Night
Together: This is a film of clips
from the Rolling Stones 1981 U.S.
tour. Midnight. Rated R.
Manor East
823-8300
The Man From Snowy River:
Kirk Douglas stars in this western
about a boy suddenly alone in the
world who helps a girl struggling
with life. This film is a test to see
how long a theater can get away
with showing the same movie. In
Dolby stereo. Rated PG.
Return of the Jedi: The third
piece to the exciting Star Wars trilo
gy. I doubt seriosly if there is any
where out there who doesn't know
what this film is about. If you don't,
well then, it's time to wake up and
smell the coffee. Rated PG.
IVIetalstorm: Another silly bor
ing and trivial science fiction adven
ture story. Rated G.
MSC Cepheid
Variable:
845-1515
/V Clockwork Orange: A
classic science fantasy movie based
on the novel of the same name. A
sure to be unusual film. Rated R.
Thursday. 7:30 and 10:00 pm. Rud
der Theatre.
Post Oak:
764-0616
Staying Alive: The sequel to
Saturday Night Fever. John Travolta
stars as a dancer who wins the lead
in a broadway musical, the only
problem is that John Travolta really
can't dance that well so the fog
machine is turned on to hide his
legs. The music is still by the Bee
Gee's. Oh Gee. Rated R.
R isky Business: A delightful
change of pace as far as teen-age
adventures. This particular film has
wit and charm despite a few prob
lems. Rated R.
Schulman Six
775-2468
War Games: What happens
when a computer fails to make the
distinction of a real war and and a
war game to a 14-year-old boy? See
what happens as a young computer
genius taps into the Pentagon's de
fense computers and plays war with
the Rusians for real. Rated PG.
IVlr. Mom: A new movie with no
new ideas. It is the idea of what
happens when daddy stays at home
and mommy goes to work. Rated R.
asy Money: Rodney Danger-
field stars in this comedy about a
party-going individual who will in
herit a fortune if he can make it
straight. Rated R.
Trading Places: Eddie Murphy
and Dan Akroyd star in this humor
ous Prince and the Pauper type
story. These two talents come
together to make one of the funniest
comedies released this summer. For
good entertainment come see this
one. Rated R.
P orky'
y's 2: A sad sequel to an
almost original film. This film takes
the exploits of our high school
friends and shows us how far juve-
nille humor can go before we go
mad. Rated R.
Flashdance: This film has helped
create a craze in New Music. This
film has little plot and little acting
out is nevertheless entertaining and
worth seeing. Rated R.
Skyway Twin
Drive-In
822-3300
^uper Flirts: A mindless adven
ture in the drive-in experience. This
time you can actually not watch the
movie and still not miss anything.
Rated R.
Sweet Temptations: How's this
movie? See above entry. Rated R.
Wavelength: The aliens are com
ing, no they are already here. Too
bad this movie is. Rated R.
Battlestar : I think that is the
name for this movie, after all how
can you remember the name when
you can't even remember the
movie. See above entries. Rated R.
Flashdance : A film with little plot
and little acting talent but it has
some of the most electrifying danc
ing and music that has come out of a
movie in a long time. This film does
for New Music what Saturday Night
Fever did for Disco. Rated R.
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At Ease
Editor Rebeca Zimmermann
Assistant Editor.. Shelley Hoekstra
Staff Writers.... AnnRamsbottom,
Cary Stegall, Angel Stokes
Staff Assistant PatZinn
Rockin’, kickin’ in CS
by Angel Stokes and Ann Ramsbottom 3
Home recreates Old South style
by Ann Ramsbottom 4
Six new albums reviewed
by Cary Stegall 15
On the cover: College just
wouldn't be college without
road trips, especially when
you go to school in a relative
ly small town. To combat
boredom, we're offering
places to go — in another city
— on pages 8 and 9.
J