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MSC Aggie Cinema and Cepheid Variable 845-1515 1 he Terminator: Arnold Schwarze negger stars as the halt-man, halt-an- droid who comes from the future. He is also invincible. This causes prob lems tor the man sent to kill him Lots of'exciting chases and great special ef fects. Friday. 7 p.m. Rudder Audito rium. R. Buckaroo Banzai: Buckaroo Ban zai (Peter Weller), world famous neu rosurgeon, nuclear physicist, lead singer of the Hong Kong Cavaliers and all-around good guy, ventures into the eighth dimension one day The next day he’s saving the world from Dr. Lizardo (John Lithgow), an evil per son. Such is the life of a cqmic-book hero. And Buckaroo. Oh yeah. Just re member, no matter- where you go — there you arc. Friday 10 p.m. Rudder Auditorium. PG. _ Phantasm: A boy witnesses a bloodv murder. His search for the rea sons behind this grisly violence leads him to a mortuary peopled by gro tesque half-humans and ghastly me chanical devices. Friday. Midnight. Rudder Auditorium. R. Star Wars: Luke Skywalker dreams of leaving Tatooine and becoming a rebel fighter. Come on. The guy can hit a wamp rat from the air with no problems. Who better to destroy Darth Vader and the Death Star than Luke? Saturday. 7:30 p.m. Rudder Au ditorium. PG. The Empire Strikes Back: So, Darth got away in Star Wars. No problem. With the Death Star gone and the M illinium Falcon in fairly de cent shape, our heroes haven’t a care in the world. Until Cloud City and who should appear but. you guessed it, Darth Vader. Saturday. 10 p.m. Rudder Auditorium. PG. Laserblast: A boy stumbles upon an alien artifact and uses it to tear up the landscape and wreak havoc on his enemies. One problem — the aliens remembered where they left the thing and want their toy back. Saturday. Midnight. Rudder Auditorium. PG. Educating Rita: Michael Caine is a disillusioned, alcoholic professor who undertakes the education of a brassy hairdresser, played by Julie Walters. A pretty good film that reveals acute perceptions about the British working class and academic worlds. Wednes day. 7:30 p.m. Rudder Theater. PG. Murder By Decree: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson stalk Jack the Ripper through the streets of White Chapel. This facmating horror/mys- terv perfectly recreates the tone and mood of Victorian London. Stars Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Donald Sutherland and John Gielgud. Thursday. 7:30 6= 10 p.m Rudder Theater. PG Ghoulies: Somehow this movie’s ad (where a nasty, creepy “ghouly” type creature is emerging from a corn- mode) creates an atmosphere incon- ducive to viewing. Obviously, the pub lic relations person assigned to this job didn’t do his p.r. homework while in college. How dare he desecrate such an important facet of American lifestyle? First “Psycho,” now this! Let’s keep the horror flicks out of the pottv! R. Schulman Six 775-2463 VI itness: A Philadelphia cop, John Book, must protect a little Amish bov who is the onlv witness to a murder The catch here is that the guv who was murdered was an undercover cop and the murderer is also a cop. Since Book knows the truth, he flees Phila delphia and moves in with the Amish. Completely out of place, he begins his attempt to blend into the back ground. A romance blossoms be tween Book and Rachel, the kid’s mom. But can romance span cultures so intensely different? Harrison Ford plays Book along the lines of Hans Solo. Really, a neat and different movie. R. Beverly Hills Cop: How much money can this movie make? That seems to be the only question left. Ed die Murphv stars as a Detroit cop who follows the trail of a friend's killer to Beverly Hills. This is a comedy-thriller with tons of action and Murphv is as great as always. Only Eddie could wear the same shirt throughout Bev erly Hills and not look tackv. Par amount executives are already dis cussing a sequel. Classic Eddie Murphv. R. Th e Sure Thing: This is the storv of two college freshmen who travel from upstate New York to California to gether in a car-pool type deal. The guy, Gib, is the typical college fresh man — always pre-occupied with junk food and sex. The girl, Alison, is the type we females love to hate — well-organized and planned out. The title comes from the date Gib travels to California for — the infamous “sure thing.” PG. Aviator: Christopher Reeve, a for mer World War I flight instructor, has deep secrets to hide. After the war, he becomes a hauntingly quiet mail pi lot. It takes a plane crash and a saucy teenager, Roseanna Arquette, to un cover Reeve’s fear of passengers. The scenery in this movie is surpassed onlv bv “The Man from Snowv River” but that’s all right since George Williams produced them both. Fine perfor mances form both Reeve and Ar quette. R. ightmare on Elm Street: A high school girl begins ha rang a recurring nightmare: some guv with knives for fingers is chasing her around the neighborhood. To make matters worse , several of her friends have be-’ gun to have the same nightmare. One night though, the girl awakens to find a hat under the pillow — the hat of her stalker. Even though the movie starts out slow, the action picks up. R. Plitt Cinema III 846-6714 The Breakfast Chib: Five kids are stuck in detention for nine hours. Nothing can be more depressing than nine hours with five of vour non-clos- est friends. Funny thing how easy it is to find friends where you least expect it. Every character will remind you of someone you knew in high school — perhaps even yourself. Let’s see, there is a jock, a princess, a brain, a basket- case and a criminal. This is perhaps the first movie I’ve ever seen where kids are acting like kids. R. Porky’s Revenge: The gang is back! Peewee, Meat and the rest are all se niors now. If you thought college se- nioritis is bad, wait until you see the cases these guvs have. The old adage of "there’s just enough time for once more” has popped into their ever- scheming minds. Just enough time for one more prank ... One more time ai Porky’s. Unfortunately, Porky has other ideas. Graduation has never been so wild, of risque. PG-13. Friday the 13th — A New Begin ning: How many times can one being die? Nothing could have survived so many knife stabs. Nothing — that is — but Jason. When two young men attempt to dig up the grave of “the Main Man,” Jason gets a wild hair and decides that he’s had enough of being buried. Once again, he’s off and kill ing. Jason tracks down Tonn©v Jarvis, a mental ward patient, and follows him around wagging a butcher knife. R. Manor East 823-8300 Baby. To most people, caring for "Babv” means changing diapers and spoon-feeding mush. To the lucky few' in “Babv." the newest Walt Disney re lease, caring for Baby means protect ing him for harm. You see. Baby is a dinosaur lost in the 20th century. Starring William (“Greatest American Hero”) Katt and Sean (“Dune,” “Bla- derunner”) Young. From the people who brought vou “Splash.” PG. Fantasia: Walt Disney’s animated classic and musical extravaganza is coming back to Brvan/College Station. If you saw it as a child. Escape from Ball Mountain w'as frightening and Mickev as the Sorcerer was delightful. When you see it as an adult —you can appreciate the “art" of it all. G. IVIissing in Action II: As everyone knows by now', there is a guy named Chuck Norris who makes his living kicking people in the gut w'hile tear ing up movie sets. His last movie, “Missing in Action” actually made a tidy sum of money. Because of this, a sequal has emerged which, I’m sure the producers hope, will make lots of money,'too, I regret to inform the pro ducers that the revenues will not in clude mv $4.50. PG. Post Oak 764-0616 Th e Killing Fields: Columnist Syd ney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) went to Cambodia in 1977 as a New' York Time’s correspondent. His assistant. Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor) was Cam bodian born. When all Cambodians were ordered out of the country, Schanberg watches Pran enter what was to be known as the ‘‘killing fields,” the interior Cambodia. This is a very emotional film that tells the storv of Schanberg and Pran as much as it does the story of the w'ar. R. M^ask: Cher gives an incredible per formance as Rush' Dennis, a biker and an unmarried mother. Her son. Rocky (Eric Stoltz), has a disease which has depositedcalcium in large amount on his skull and should kill him. Their relationship is truly memorable. Di rector Peter Bogdonavich becomes a bit heaw-handed with some of the supporting parts, but the central relationship is so powerful that small errors can be overlooked. Definitely, one tosee.PG-13. Into the Night: Ed Okin (Jeff Goldb lum) has a severe problem. He’s stuck in a rather goiy comedy and can’t seem to get out. It all started vvhen he just couldn’t fall asleep on a June night. Well now' it’s wintertime and he hasn't slept yet. (Egads! An eternal all-nighter!) One night, while en grossed in a plan to go to Las Vegas, he discovers Michelle Pfeiffer on the hood of his car. (Supposedly, this is where the fun starts.) Lots of action for old Ed from then on. R.