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11 CINEMA HI 846-6714 Light of Day: See review page 5. PG-13. The Bedroom Window: Steve Guttenberg and Isabelle Huppert star in a Hitchcockian thriller about a woman who witnesses a murder and her lover who claims that it was he who saw the murder to protect her reputation. Last Day R. Winner Take All: A dumb motocross movie that wasn’t nominated for any Oscars this year. Last day. PG-13. Death Before Dishonor: Starts Friday. R. Native Son: Starts Friday. PG. POST OAK HI 764-0616 The Mission: Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons star as two Jesuit priests trying to save the Indians from the Portugese during the mid- 18th century. A devastating film that shows how terrible man’s inhumanity to man can be. PG. An American Tail: Since Steven Spielberg wants to be the Walt Disney of the ’80s he has made a full-length animated film. “An American Tail” tells the story of Fievel Moskowitz, a Russian immigrant mouse who gets separated from his family when they come to America. The film is pretty good, even though it doesn’t quite capture the innocence of the Disney classics. G. Black Widow: Debra Winger plays a federal agent on the trail pf a woman, Theresa Russell, who has been marrying rich men and killing them for their money. Directed by Bob Rafelson, the man who gave us “Five Easy Pieces” and “The Monkees.” R. Over the Top: Guess what? Sylvester Stallone is back and he’s going to fight somebody. After portraying a boxer, a mercenary, a wrestler, a cop, a labor leader and a thug that beats up on old ladies in subways, this time he’s an arm wrestler. PG-13. PLAZA 3 693-2457 Outrageous Fortune: Bette Midler and Shelley Long are two women from different backgrounds trying to find a man who was their lover. The man is also a terrorist involved with a scheme to destroy the world. George Carlin also stars in this action-packed comedy. R. From the Hip: Judd Neslon stars as a young, brash lawyer who is trying to become a full partner in an old, respected and conservative law firm. He gets his big break when he is hired to defend John Hurt, an eccentric millionaire accused of murder. R. Mannequin: Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall star in this comedy about a dress designer and his dummy who comes alive but only in his eyes and when they are alone. PG-13. MANOR EAST 3 823-8300 n, : ■■■i.i.ini. Platoon: Oliver Stone wrote and directed this film about his experiences in Vietnam. Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger star in this most realistic and intense film ever made about the war. Nominated for eight Oscars. R. Children of a Lesser God: William Hurt, Marlee Martin and Piper Laurie star in this filmed version of Mark Medoff s play. Hurt is a teacher at a school for the deaf. Martin is a deaf woman who works at the school. They fall in love, but have to overcome the barrier of silence between them. Hurt was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in this superb film. R. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: The crew of the Enterprise, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelley and the others, is back in the best film of the series. Our heroes have to go back to the 20th century, capture some whales and take them back to the 23rd century to save the Earth from disaster. This film captures the excitement, humor and spirit of the original television series. Moves to Schulman 6 on Friday. PG. Radio Days: Woody Allen’s newest film starts Friday. PG. SCHULMAN 6 775-2463 Crocodile Dundee: Australian comedian Paul Hogan is the famous trapper Michael J. “Crocodile” Dundee who is brought back to America by a reporter (Linda Kozlowski). A bit predictable, but lots of fun PG-13. Little Shop of Horrors: An incredibly funny musical based on Roger Gorman’s film about a plant that eats people. Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin, Bill Murray and John Candy make up a great cast but Audrey II, the plant, steals the show. PG-13. Heartbreak Ridge: Clint Eastwood directed, produced and starred in this film about a tough, Marine sergeant who leads a group of new recruits into Grenada. Eastwood is a little too tough for his own good and the violence is a bit unnecessary. R. Peggy Sue Got Married: Kathleen Turner and Nicholas Cage star in Francis Coppola’s fantasy about a woman who gets a chance to go back in time to high school. This marvelous film is not a “Back to the Future” rip-off, but an intelligent and touching story of a woman reexamining her life. Last day. PG-13. Top Gun: Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in a long commercial for the U.S. Armed Forces with a love story thrown in for good measure. The cinematography is great, especially during the flying sequences. Believe it or not, this is the last day. R. The Color of Money: Tom Cruise is a cocky kid with a talent for pool. Paul Newman is a former pool hustler who decides he can make a lot of money being Cruise’s manager. Director Martin Scorsese is in good form once again, as are Newman and Cruise, in this realistic portrait of street people. The ending might be too ambiguous for some viewers but life is often like that. Last day. R. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: Starts here Friday. PG. The Morning After: Jane Fonda wakes up one morning in bed with a dead man. Since she had a lot to drink the night before, she doesn’t remember how it happened. Jeff Bridges is the ex-cop who believes she didn’t do it and tries to help her find the real murderer. A good, but certainly not a great, film. Starts Friday. R. The Golden Child: Eddie Murphy goes to Tibet to find the child who is destined to be the savior of the world. Murphy’s humor almost gets lost in the special effects and action- saturated script but he still provides some laughs. Starts Friday. PG-13 MSC Aggie Cinema — Cepheid Variable 845-1515 The Final Countdown: A silly, illogical movie about a 1980’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that is thrown back in time to Dec. 6, 1941, the day before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The time travelling sailors are faced with the decision of watching thousands of Americans die in the air raid, or defending Pearl Harbor and changing the course of history. Kirk Douglas stars in the first film directed by his son Michael. Thursday. G. Top Gun: It has finally happened. Aggie Cinema brings a movie to campus while it’s still playing off campus. Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in... Friday and Saturday. R. Sixteen Candles: Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall star in a hilarious story of a girl whose parents forget her 16th birthday and the geek who becomes her friend. John Hughes, king of the kid movies, made a masterpiece that shows the pains of growing up in a humorous but sympathetic fashion. Friday and Saturday midnight. R. The 19th International Tournee of Animation: Twenty award winning animated short films from nine countries, including “Anna & Bella” and “Charade, ” are featured in this two-hour film festival. Tuesday. PG. On Golden Pond: A beautiful film about an elderly man trying to come to grips with growing old and his relationships with his wife and daughter. Jane Fonda and Katherine Hepburn star along with Henry Fonda in his Oscar-winning final role. Wednesday. PG.