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MSC Aggie
Cinema
845-1515
MSC Cepheid
Variable
845-1515
An American Werewolf in
London: Two Americans visit Lon
don and are attacked by a were
wolf. One dies, the other goes to
the hospital and finds that he has
also become a werewolf. Great
make-up work in this film. R.
Thursday. 7:30 and 9:45. Rudder
Theatre.
Lassiter: James Bond thought he
had it all until Lassiter. Tom Selleck
plays the romantic rogue who
comes to the aid of his country in
this World War II picture. But for
the risks he takes, he reaps the ben
efits. The benefits? Co-stars Lauren
Hutton and Jane Seymour. R.
The Right Stuff: This is one of
the year's most acclaimed movies.
This film gives an account of the
birth of America's space program.
This film explores the private lives
of our early astronauts. It's funny
as well as inspiring. PG.
Weekend Pass: A movie for all
who would enjoy three men in the
Navy with their first pass since they
enlisted. A low budget film with a
great deal of sex, violence and very
little plot. R.
6 lame it on Rio: Michael Caine
vacations with friend, Joseph Bolo
gna, in Rio de Janeiro. Both bring
their daughters along, but Bolo
gna's daughter makes a play for
Caine. A good comedy, but not a
great movie. R.
Staying Alive: John Travolta re
vives his role as Tony Manero, the
dancing waiter from Saturday
Night Fever. Now Tony waits for
his big break as a professional
dancer while he tries to handle ro
mance with his co-star, Cynthia
Rhodes. PG. Friday and Saturday.
7:30 and 9:45. Rudder Theater.
Saturday Night Fever: For all
you dancing, disco fools, you can
see your favorite Disco King, John
Travolta, in the movie that started it
all. R. Friday and Saturday. Mid
night. Rudder Theater.
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.
Come Back To The 5 & Dime
Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: In
1975 the James Dean Fan Club of a
small West Texas town gathers to
commemorate the anniversary of
their hero's death. Cher, Karen
Black, and Sandy Dennis portray a
group of friends, who after twenty
years, exchange secrets and confi
dences of high school days. PG.
Sunday. 7:30. Rudder Theater.
$3.00
... And Justice For All: A1 Pac
ino is an ambitious lawyer out to
show the corruption and injustice
of the U.S. legal system. In this
movie Pacino is an inspiration for
all liberals to try to change the sys
tem. Jack Warden and John For
sythe support Pacino in this pic
ture. R. Wednesday. 7:30. 701
Rudder.
Footloose: This movie is this
year's answer to Flashdance. Kevin
Bacon, of Diner fame, stars as the
free-style dancer from Chicago who
moves to a small town. Of course,
he is not welcomed with open arms
by the town elders and the town
minister is especially repulsed by
him. But the minister's daughter
has different ideas about the new
kid in town. This film will be re
membered for the dancing and the
music. PG.
Manor East
823-8300
The Big Chill: This film truly
has the stars of the 80s in it. The
plot revolves around college
chums of the sixties getting to
gether for a reunion and won
dering what happened to the
good old days. R.
ucating Rita: Michael Caine
plays a literature professor who
feels his life is going nowhere. He
meets a woman who wants to learn
about literature, and they both
want to learn more about each
other. Humor on a high level. 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
Post Oak
764-0616
Terms of Endearmemt 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. R.
Unfaithfully Yours: Another
Dudley Moore comedy in which
a man spends his time thinking
up different ways to kill his
wife, played by Nastassja
T unski, after she supposedly
has had an affair. R.
wood: Meryl Streep, Kurt
Russell, and Cher star in this fact-
based story of nuclear plant worker
Karen Silkwood. This film is a high
light in movie going. Cher does an
excellent job in her role in this film.
R.
80: A very good film depict
ing the life of Playboy model Doro
thy Stratten and her power-hungry
husband, who eventually killed
her. Mariel Hemingway and Eric
Roberts star in this superb film di
rected by Bob Fosse. R.
At Ease
Editor Shelley Hoekstra
Assistant Editor Angel Stokes
Staff Writers Bonnie Langford,
Laud Reese
Staff Assistants
Laurie Gresham, Louis Hilgartner,
Cary Stegall
Science fiction books big sellers
By Bonnie Langford
Best seller lists help readers
By Sally Schwierzke
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On the cover: James Kneip,
originally from Dallas but
currently working in Bryan,
shops for books at the Wal-
denbook Store in Manor East
Mall. Cover photo by Dean
Saito. Inside photos by Mike
Davis.