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The Battalion
Page 7
Around Town
Live Music
Information is provided by the
individual nightclubs and is sub
ject to change.
DOUBLE DAVE’S
In College Station at 326 S. Jer
sey. All ages admitted. Alcohol
served. For more information,
call 696-3283.
Wednesday — Ashburn. Rock.
Starts at 9 p.m. No cover.
FLYING TOMATO
At Northgate at 303 University
Drive. All ages admitted. For
more information, call 846-1616.
Wednesday — Sneakv Pete.
Sing-along with ’60s and ’70s mu
sic. Starts at 9 p.m. $2 cover.
FRANK’S BAR AND GRILL
In College Station at 503 E. Uni
versity Drive. All ages admitted.
Alcohol served. Call 846-5388 for
more information.
Friday and Saturday — Mayde
Kaye. Jazz vocal. Starts at 9:30
p.m. No cover.
GALLERY BAR
In the College Station Hilton at
801 East University Drive. Ages
21 and older admitted. Call 693-
7500 for more information.
Thursday —Steve Schon. Jazz
pianist. Starts at 6 p.m. No cover.
Friday and Saturday — D.A.
McDowell. Jazz pianist. Starts at
6 p.m. No cover.
Friday — Karen Chavis. Vocal
ist. Starts at 7 p.m. No cover.
KAY’S CABARET
At Post Oak Mall. Ages 18 and
older admitted. Alcohol served.
For more information, call 696-
9191.
Thursday — Hank Townsend.
Easy listening. Starts at 9:30 p.m.
No cover.
Friday — For Cryin’ Out
Loud. Comedy/Rock. Starts at
9:30 p.m. $2 cover.
Saturday — Stonefish Square.
Rock. Starts at 9:30 p.m. $2
cover.
At 504 Harvey Rd. All ages ad
mitted. Alcohol served. For more
information, call 696-8888.
Friday — Mildred. Progressive
dance. Starts at 10:30 p.m. No
cover.
Saturday — Killer Bees. Reg
gae. Starts at 10 p.m. Cover.
At FM 2818 in Bryan. Alcohol
served. For more information,
call 822-2222.
Friday — Special Effects.
Country. Starts at 9 p.m. $5
cover.
Saturday — Bubbas Cox and
the Easy Coin’. Country. Starts at
9 p.m. $4 cover ($2 off with A&M
ID.)
In College Station at 4410 Col
lege Mam. All ages admitted.
BYOB. For more information,
call 846-3497.
Friday — Bobby Mack and
Night Train. Blues/Rock. Starts
at 9 p.m. $5 Cover.
Saturday — Trout Fishing In
America. Comedy/Rock. Starts at
9 p.m. $5 advance and $6 at door.
At Northgate at 103 Boyett. Ages
18 and older admitted. Alcohol
served. For more information,
call 846-8863;
Thursday — Riff-Raff. From
Waco. Classic rock. Starts at 9
p.m. $2 cover.
Friday — The Roadkings.
Rockabilly blues. Starts at 9 p.m.
$3 cover.
Saturday — The Texas Twis
ters. Classic rock. Starts at 9 p.m.
$3 cover.
Tuesday— Dru Wilson and
Had Binion. Acoustic duo. Starts
at 9 p.m. $2 cover.
Wednesday — Lippman Jam.
Starts at 9 p.m. No cover.
TIPPY’S
At 1803 Greenfield Plaza in
Bryan. Ages 23 and older ad
mitted. For more information,
call 846-7203.
Thursday — Living History.
Variety. Starts at 8 p.m. No cover.
Friday — Living History. Va
riety. Starts at 9 p.m. No cover.
Saturday — Sundown, yariety.
Starts at 9 p.m. No cover.
MAMA’S PIZZA
At 1601 S. Texas Ave. in College
Station. All ages admitted. For
more information, call 696-0032.
W’ednesday — Pat Foster.
Rhythm guitar. Starts at 9 p.m.
No cover.
Comedy
Information is subject to
change.
GARFIELD’S
Located at 1503 S. Texas Ave.
Reservations recommended.
Ages 21 and older admitted. Call
693-1736 for more information.
Thursday — Mike Vance,
Headliner; Kerry Awn, middle
man; and Jason Porter opening.
Starts at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
Movies
Information is subject to
change. Admission restrictions
may apply.
AGGIE CINEMA
Tickets sold at Rudder Box Of
fice. Call 847-8478 for more in
formation.
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adven
ture. Rated PC. Showtimes are
Friday and Saturday at 7:30, 9:45
and midnight.
A Boy Named Charlie Brown.
Rated G. Showtime is Saturday at
3.
CINEMA THREE
Located at 315 College Ave. Call
693-2796 for more information
about matinee showtimes.
Rockula. Rated PG-13. Show-
times are 7:30 and 9:30.
Steel Magnolias. Rated PG.
Showtimes are 7 and 9:20.
Hard To Kill. Rated R. Show-
times are 7:15 and 9H5.
POST OAK THREE
Located in Post Oak Mall. Call
693-2796 for more information
about matinee showtimes.
Born On The Fourth Of July.
Rated R. Showtime is 8.
Mad House. Rated PG-13. Show-
times are 7:30 and 9:30.
Nightbreed. Rated R. Showtimes
are 7 and 9:15.
SCHULMAN SIX
In Bryan at 2002 E. 29th Street.
Call 775-2643 for more informa
tion about “dollar movies” and
weekend matinee times.
Courage Mountain. Rated PG.
Showtimes are 7:20 and 9:40.
Always. Rated PG. Showtimes
are 7:10 and 9:55.
Tremors. Rated PG-13. Show-
times are 7:05 and 9:35.
Look Who’s Talking. Rated PG-
13. Showtimes are 7:15 and 9:45.
Back To The Future 2. Rated PG.
Showtimes are 7 and 9:30.
Christmas Vacation. Rated PG-
13. Showtimes are 7:25 and 10.
PLAZA THREE
In College Station at 226 South
west Parkway. Call 693-2457 for
more information^
Glory. Rated R. Showtimes are 7
and 9:45.
Stella. Rated PG-13. Showtimes
are 7:15 and 9:40.
Driving Miss Daisy. Rated R.
Showtimes are 7:05 and 9:35.
MANOR EAST THREE
In Bryan in Manor East Mall. Call
823-8300 for more information.
Men Don’t Leave. Rated PG-13.
Showtime is 7:10 and 9:35.
Revenge. Rated R. Showtimes are
7 and 9:40.
Downtown. Rated R. Showtimes
are 7:20 and 9:45.
TEXAS STAR TAVERN
SNEAKERS
TEXAS HALL OF FAME
WAIVERS
‘Nightbreed’ disappointing even for horror fans
By TODD STONE
01 The Battalion Staff
“Nightbreed” is a blend of horror
and fantasy, but this promising mix
falls short of making'A quality horror
film.
Clive Barker, whose first film was
the highly acclaimed “Hellraiser,”
fails to disturb, scare or even interest
the audience with his second effort,
“Nightbreed.” Even the most die
hard horror fan is likely to admit this
is a stupid movie.
The film starts out gruesome, a
sign of hope for some horror fans, as
a family gets butchered in a style that
even Stephen King would admire.
Still, if you’ve seen one blood and
guts scene...
Boone, played by Craig Sheffer
(“Some Kind Of Wonderful”), be
lieves he is responsible for the fami
ly’s demise, and the police agree.
Boone is forced to run from the
police until he can Figure out what’s
going on. But he isn’t the only one
confused, since most of the audience
spent their time scratching their
Players present premiere
of classic Golden Age play
The Aggie Players bring the
world premiere showing of Vent
Williantsen’s English translation
of the classical Spanish play
"Gambler’s House” to Rudder
Theater tonight at 8.
“Gambler’s House” is a master
piece of the Spanish Renaissance
by famed Golden Age playwt ight
Antonio Mira de Amescua.
Jeffery Dench of the Royal
Shakespeare Company is fea
tured as guest artist. Dench
played the leading role in the Ag
gie Players production of “King
Lear” two years ago.
Political and sexual innuendo
play throughout this Golden Age
comedy, in which an inept card
player gambles all that is near and
dear to him in search of the ulti
mate w in n in g ha nd.
The production, with an origi
nal musical score, is set in 17th
century Spain, complete with pe
riod costumes and an elaborate
stage setting.
All will come together in what
director Roberto Pomo calls “a
very visual experience."
The play will be performed
again Friday and Saturday and
March 7-10.
Tickets are on sale at Rudder
Box Office for $4 for students
and $5 for the general public.
Rush tickets go on sale at 7 p.m.
before each showing.
For more information, call
845-1234.
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504 RUDDER TOWER
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answer your questions about financial aid for
Study Abroad.
heads throughout the film.
A sadistic psychiatrist. Decker,
played by David Cronenberg (direc
tor of “Dead Ringers” and “The
Fly”) fears Boone because he is des
tined to be a “nightbreed.”
The nightbreed are an ancient
race of mythological creatures that
live below a graveyard in a subterra
nean city called Midian. They are
not dead; rather, they are “beyond
dead.”
They have been victimized and
hunted for centuries and just want
to be left alone. While watching this
film, I felt tortured like the night
breed and just wanted to leave the
theater.
Decker is determined to destroy
the nightbreed. Boone is destined to
lead the nightbreed. There’s the
conflict. Boone has a girlfriend,
played by Anne Bobby. There’s the
romance. And as well as these classic
elements, there’s also the obvious.
Barker attempts to distort what is
good and evil by making the night
breed the innocent victims. The evil
comes from people who should be
good. Barker relies on this contra
diction to sustain audience interest
and concern during the film.
This blatant attempt at irony fails
miserably. We’re supposed to be dis
turbed during the film because our
senses 'of good and evil have been
distorted.
But Barker’s obvious efforts never
challenge our perceptions. The dis
torted good/evil premise fails, and
the remaining narrative becomes
worthless.
“Nightbreed” is an adaptation of
Barker’s novel “Cabal.” The plot is
simple enough. Still, Barker spends
NIGHTBREED
Starring David Cronenberg and
Craig Sheffer
Directed by Clive Barker
Rated R
so much time following tangents that
many questions were unanswered,
and motivations were unknown.
In fairness, there may have been
too much detail and narrative to
cram into a couple of hours of
screen time.
Barker emphasizes action during
the climax of “Nightbreed.” The ac
tion isn’t bad, but it certainly isn’t
one of Barker’s strengths. Barker is
more effective when he slowly builds
tension, as he did in “Hellraiser.”
The casting doesn’t help the film
either. Shelter’s performance as
Boone was a cookie-cutter version of
the typical horror hero.
Cronenberg was dull on screen,
when he was supposed to be cerebral
and introspective. Hugh Ross was
the lone performer with flair as
Boone’s nightbreed buddy, Narcisse.
The special effects of the night
breed creatures were first rate, so
the film was sometimes interesting
on a visual level. However, on a level
of quality that requires clear narra
tive and fascinating characters,
“Nightbreed” fails.
Don’t expect to jump from any
scares in this film. Besides being oc
casionally gruesome, “Nightbreed”
fails as a horror movie that promises
to scare.
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The best thing to happen for Mothers 6c
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Sat.. April 7. 1990
C.S. Community Center
776-2870
must have appt./call for reservations
The Stress Control Center
We help you break old habits that
aren’t serving you and develop new
ones to take their place.
Weight Control
Lose unwanted fat the natural way by
changing your eating habits. You’ll
learn what to eat & how much — no di
ets or added expense of buying special
foods. You are motivated by attending
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Super Learning Program
(1 day per week for 6 sessions)
This program is your ticket to becoming
a better & happier student. We work
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centration, self-esteem & stress.
Call Now! Get started on a new you!
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2401 Welsh, C.S. 693-9957
TEXAS HALL OF FAME
Your #1 Live Country Night Spot!
Thursday Night
Special FX - Live
Any Single Shot Bar Drink, ^ ^ 0 0
Longnecks, Margaritas
$1:
60 oz. Pitcher of Beer $2. 00
College & Faculty I.D. Discount
822-2222 2309 FM 2818 South
FEVER STUDY
Do you have a fever of 101°
or greaterl
Earn $200
by participating in an 8 hour at home research
study with an investigational over-the-counter
fever medication. No blood drawn.
Call Pauli Research IntT 776-0400
After 6 & Weekends call 361-1500
JJGs
1600 S. Texas Ave.
College Station
LIVE MUSIC
in
NORTHGATE
Thurs: "Riff-Raff" from Waco
$2.00 cover
Fri: "The Road Kings" featuring Jessie Dayton
$3.00 cover
Sat: "The Texas Twisters"
I $3.00 cover
L
Every Tuesday
$2.50 Pitchers All Night
103 Boyett
846-8863