MSC Aggie
Cinema and
Cepheid
Variable
845-1515
Bogart Festival: The best of Bogart
is featured in this two day festival.
Frida)': Casablanca 7:30. The Petrified
Forest 9:45 and The Big Sleep Mid
night. Saturday: Treasure of the Sierra
Madre 7:30. Dark Victoiy 9:45 and
The Caine Mutiny Midnight. All mov
ies will be shown in Rudder Theater.
R.
Jules and Jim: Francios Truffaut’s
study of the friendship between two
students and their complex
relationship with a liberated womon
who loves them both. This film estab
lished Truffaut as the leader of the
French new wave. It illuminates a
modern woman for whom no com
mitment is forever and only death is
final (French with English subtitles.)
Sunday. 7:30 p.m. Rudder Theater.
Unrated.
The Story of Adele H.: Truffaut’s
fascinating complex study of emo
tional obsession and romantic excess
is perfectly communicated through
Isabelle Adjani who brilliantly por
trays Adele Hugo, younger daughter
of Victor Hugo. Sunday. 9:45 Rudder
Theater. PG.
The Exorcist: Based on a 1949 case,
this film shows how a Jesuit priest ex
pelled a demon from a 14-year-old
girl. Filmed on location in George
town. Linda Blair and Ellen Burstyn.
Special effects and terror makes this a
powerful (and goiy) film. Wednes
day. 7:30. Rudder Theater. R.
A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur’s Court: Bing Crosby stars in
this lavish adaption of Mark Twain’s
classic novel. A Connecticut man re
ceives a bump on the head and wakes
up in the Camelot of King Arthur.
Thursday. 7:30 &= 9:45. Rudder The
ater. G.
nine hours with five of your non-clos-
est friends. Funny thing how' easy it is
to find friends where you least expect
them.Eveiy 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
basketcase 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 guys 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 at
Porky’s. Unfortunately, Porky has
other ideas. Graduation has never
been so wild, or 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 wold hair and
decides that he’s had enough of being
buried. Once again, he’s off and kill
ing. Jason tracks down Tommy Jarvis,
a mental ward patient, and follows
him around wagging a butcher knife.
R.
Post Oak
764-0616
The 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 countiy,
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
story of Schanberg and Pran as much
as it does the story of the war. R.
relationship is so powerful that small
errors can be overlooked. Definitely,
one to see. PG-13.
The Slugger’s Wife: Michael
O’Keefe is a major league baseball
player. Rebecca De Mornay (“Risky
Business”) is a country-western
singer. Their friends warned them
about mixing the two careers, but
they didn’t listen. Marriage just
couldn’t wait for either of their jobs.
He doesn’t want her to go on the road
but she doesn’t want to be a baseball
wife. PG-13.
Schulman Six
775-2463
Witness: A-Philadelphia cop, John
Book, must protect a little Amish boy
who is the only witness to a murder.
The catch here is that the guy 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 muc)
money can this movie make? Tha
seems to be the only question left. Ed
die Murphy stars as a Detroit cop whc
follows the trail of a friend’s killer tc
Beverly Hills. This is a comedy-thrillei
with tons of action and Murphy is a‘
great as always. Only Eddie could
wear the same shirt throughout Bev
erly Hills and not look tacky. Par
amount executives are already dis
cussing a sequel. Classic Eddie
Murphy. R.
Amadeus: I am happy to say that
this was my choice for best picture of
1984. The Academy agreed and gave
it the Oscar. Tom (“Animal House”)
Hulce, who was nominated for best
actor, portrays Mozart as a fun-loving
guy with a very distinctive laugh. F.
Murry Abraham, winner of the best
actor award, play Salieri, Mozart’s
nemesis. R.
The Last Dragon: Barry Gordv, of
Motown fame, produces this one
about a young practitioner of martial
arts who reaches the level of “The
Glow.” Along the way, he is sung to
by Vanity, DeBarge and other Motown
stars. Advance critical reaction to this
one is very poor. R.
Nightmare on Elm Street: A high
school girl begins having a recurring
nightmare: some guy 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.
Manor East
823-8300
Baby: To most people, caring for
“Baby” means changing diapers and
spoon-feeding mush. To the lucky few
in “Baby,” 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
w'ho brought you “Splash.” See page
three for complete review. PG.
I" antasia: Walt Disney’s animated
classic and musical extravaganza is
back in Bryan/College Station. If you
saw it as a child, Escape from Ball
Mountain was frightening and Mickey
as the Sorcerer was delightful. When
you see it as an adult — you can ap
preciate the “art” of it all. G.
Plitt Cinema III
846-6714
The Breakfast Club: Five kids are
stuck in detention for nine hours.
Nothing can be more depressing than
-16-
Mask: Cher gives an incredible per
formance as Rusty Dennis, a biker and
an unmarried mother. Her son, Rocky
(Eric Stoltz), has a disease which has
deposited calcium in large amount on
his skull and should kill him. Their
relationship is truly memorable. Di
rector Peter Bogdonavich becomes a
bit heavy-handed with some of the
supporting parts, but the central
Police Academy II: Having out-
grossed almost all other movie come
dies, the recruits of “Police Academy”
have graduated to new highs — evew-
thing from crime to hilarity as
band together once more to protect
and serve a city where no one is safe,
especially from them. R.
i\ing David: David, the shepherd
boy, the first King of Israel. This is the
same David who composed psalms,
slew the mighty Goliath, loved well (if
not alwavs wisely) and married five
difftieiii women, including
Bathsheba. David is portrayed by
Richard Gere and the film is directed
by Bruce Beresford, Australian direc
tor of “Breaker Morant.” PG-13.