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MSC Aggie
Cinema
845-1515
V acation: In National Lam-
poon's latest movie we find Chevy
Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogen
Coca and Christy Brinkley trying to
survive a summer cross-country
road trip. R. Saturday. 7:30 and
9:45. Rudder Theater.
Speaker Presentation: Gene
Roddenberry: The mastermind of
Star Trek will talk about the concep
tion and creation of the famous
television series, preview some un
released Star Trek footage and dis
cuss his upcoming book 'Report
From Earth.' Student tickets are $2,
$3 and $4 (only one ticket per stu
dent ID). Non-student tickets are
$3, $4 and $5. Saturday.
1 he Omen: When the real son of
a typical American family dies at
birth, the father slips in a new
baby. Five years later, a trail of
deaths follow the youngster. Spe
cial presentation: Bambi Meets
Godzilla (bet on the lizard). R.
Thursday. 701 Rudder. 7:30 and
9:45.
The Big Chill: This film truly
has the stars of the 80s in it. The
plot revolves around college chums
of the sixties getting together for a
reunion and wondering what hap
pened to the good old days. A won
derful film. R.
Uncommon Valor: A father
(Gene Hackman) cannot accept the
fact that his son is listed as a Viet
nam MIA. Gene Hackman goes
back to Vietnam to find his son and
the other soldiers he is sure are still
alive in POW camps. R.
Sleep Away Camp: The most I
can tell you about this movie is that
it's a recently released horror flick.
Strange Behavior: When bodies
start turning up, a small town po
lice chief puts two and two togetner
and discovers the trouble is coming
from a psychology prof at the local
college. R. Saturday. Midnight.
Rudder Theater.
Metrop olis: This silent movie
directed oy Fritz Lang depicts life in
a futuristic society. All civil rights
have been usurped by the state.
Doesn't sound like a day at Astro-
world, does it? Unrated. Sunday.
7:30. Rudder Theater.
Summer of '42: Gary Grimes
stars in this classic movie of a
young boy learning the facts of life
from an older woman. Jennifer O'
Neill stars as the seductress. R.
Sunday. 7:30. Rudder Theater.
MSC Cepheid
Variable
845-1515
Schulman Six
775-2468
Reckless: A film that is nothing
more than a cheap rip-off of the
movie Breathless. If Richard Gere
couldn't draw a crowd into see
him, how are two newcomers
going to do any better? See at your
own risk. R.
Risky Business: Tom Cruise
stars in this story of the model teen
age son, Joel. Joel learns the power
he has when his parents go out of
town, and in the process of all of
the misadventure he somehow gets
himself into Princeton. R.
Surf II: Another teenage party
film. As usual this film has a very
bad plot and very little acting in it.
The only thing that saves this film
is that it doesn't try to take itself too
seriously. Another film to watch at
your own risk. R.
Manor East
823-8300
Lonely Guy: Steve Martin
stars in this movie about a man
who just can't seem to score
with the ladies — until he
writes a book telling about it. R.
Angel:
l: Here is the melodramatic
story of Angel — by day she is a
high school student and by night
she is a prostitute. Bad plot and bad
acting fill this movie. R.
Never Cry Wolf: Walt Disney
studios spent two years shooting
this film on location in Alaska. It is
the story of a man who gives up
civilization and moves to the wil
derness to study a pack of wolves
and to survive in the wild. PG.
Plitt Cinema III
846-6714
Terms of Endearment: Shirley
Maclaine and Debra Winger star in
this picture. It is a bittersweet, co
medic story of the relationship be
tween a mother and her daughter
as they both grow up. This film is
expected to garner several Aca
demy Awards this year. R.
Silk wood: Meryl Streep, Kurt
Russell, and Cher star in tnis fact-
based story of nuclear plant worker
Karen Silk wood. This film is a high
light in movie going. Cher does an
excellent job in her role in this film.
R.
Daniel: A drama concerning the
reactions of two children when
their parents are executed for trea
son. Starring Timothy Hutton,
Amanda Plummer and Ed Asner.
Post Oak
764-0616
Unfaithfully Yours: Another
Dudley Moore comedy in which
a man spends his time thinking
up different ways to kill his
wife, played by Nastassja
Kinski, after she supposedly
has had an affair. R.
Star 80: A very good film depict
ing the life of Playboy model Doro
thy Stratten and ner power-hungry
husband, who eventually killed
her. Mariel Hemingway and Eric
Roberts star in this superb film di
rected by Bob Fosse. R.
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At Ease
Editor Shelley Hoekstra
Assistant Editor Angel Stokes
Staff Writers Bonnie Langford,
’’ Lauri Reese
Staff Assistants .... Louis Hilgartner,
Cary Stegall
The history of Leap Year
By Lauri Reese
Texas has no groundhog
By Kari Weeks
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On the cover: February tra
ditionally is the time when
one thinks- about Leap Year
and Leap' Day. Controversy
and conflict surround our
present calendar, and dis
cussions have been held to
come up with a better, more
accurate way to keep up with
Father Time. See pages 4 and
5 for a look at Leap Year, and
pages 8 and 9 for a look at the
origins of some common,
and uncommon, holidays.