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Page 3D 27 ,19$ Monday, August 27,1990 The Battalion ‘Red October,’ international film series ^highlight movie lineup for Aggie Cinema ies File PhoK it’ is the e for the lemy. is today ito :r25 By Don Atkinson Jr. “The Hunt For Red October,” the suspense-filled techno-thriller star ring Sean Connery and Alec Bald win, will be the first fall semester film shown by Aggie Cinema. “Red October” will be shown this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. at Rudder Theater. Penny Ditton, program advisor for Aggie Cinema, said this semester will see the implementation of seve ral new ideas for the organization. Among them, a greater emphasis on bringing in film directors and screenwriters to lecture at A&M. Ditton said Aggie Cinema will also be involved in co-sponsorships with campus organizations, such as pre senting the film “Glory” with the Black Awareness Committee. “Glo ry” is a film about a black battalion trying to earn respect during the Civil War. She said Aggie Cinema also plans to expand its showing of interna tional films. Aggie Cinema’s Spring International movie series featured films from Japan, France and Mex ico. The organization will continue matinee showings of family movies — an idea introduced last semester which turned out to be very popular. Among the matinee films sched uled are “Sleeping Beauty,” “Char lotte’s Web” and “The Sound Of Music.” On October 18-21, Aggie Cinema • P 1 tional Tourney of Animation,” fea turing two academy award nomi nees, “Balance” from West Germany and “The Cow” from the U.S.S.R. Other films that will be shown this semester include “The Princess Bri de,” a romantic fairy-tale directed by Rob Reiner (“When Harry Met Sal ly,” “Sure Thing”) and “The War Of The Roses,” a vicious black comedy starring Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito. “Driving Miss Daisy,” the 1990 Academy Award winner for best pic ture also will play. Jessica Tandy won an Oscar for best actress for her performance as Miss Daisy. Aggie Cinema is a student-run or ganization made up entirely of vol unteers. Current membership is close to 135. Ditton describes the members as dedicated and close to each other. “They’re really neat,” she said. “I want to work with them for a long time.” Admission to all Aggie Cinema features is $2, except for interna tional films, which is $2.50. For more information concerning film dates and showings, call the MSC Box Office at 845-1234 or the Aggie Cinema Movie Information Hotline at 847-8478. For membership information, contact MSC Aggie Cinema at the Student Programs Office, MSC Room 216, or call 845-1515. Battalion file photo “War Of The Roses,” a dark comedy starring Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito and Michael Douglas, is one of Aggie Cinema’s feature films. Cable company adds Fox affiliate on channel seven By Don Atkinson Jr. Aggies returning from the sum mer break will find a new television station and network. Channel seven on the TCA Cable system is now a Fox affiliate, KWKT in Waco. For the first time since the Fox Network was founded two and a half years ago, viewers in Bryan/Col lege Station will be able to receive its programming. Fox currently has three shows in the top 10: “The Simpsons,” “Mar ried...With Children” and “In Living Color.” Mark McKay, director of pro gramming and marketing for KWKT, said that Texas A&M stu dents especially should enjoy Fox’s programming since the network tar gets a youth audience between 18 and 34 years old. “They have really taken a bold, step in programming to that audien ce,” he said. “Fox is defining the cut ting edge of television.” McKay added that Fox will soon be expanding their programming to five nights a week instead of the cur rent three nights. “The Simpsons” moves to Thurs day nights at 7 p.m. opposite “The Cosby Show” on NBC, and it is fol lowed by “Babes” — a new comedy show about three overweight sisters who live in a cramped New York apartment. McKay said that of all the new shows being introduced by Fox this season, “Babes” is probably the best. Concluding the Thursday night programming is “Class of Beverly Hills” — another comedy about three teenagers whose family has just moved to Beverly Hills, and the problems they face coping with the new lifestyle. On Friday nights, “America’s Most Wanted” expands to an hour- long format between 7 and 8 p.m., and is followed by “D.E.A.,” a semi- fictional show about officers for the Drug Enforcement Agency. The show uses actual footage of drug ar rests and interweaves a fictional- story with it. Saturday nights will see the ex pansion of “Totally Hidden Video” to an hour-long format from 7 to 8 p.m. The show, a precursor to “A- merica’s Funniest Home Videos,” is followed by “Cops” and “American Chronicles,” a new show from David Lynch, director of “Twin Peaks.” “True Colors,” a new comedy about an interracial marriage, starts off the new Sunday night program ming at 6 p.m., followed by “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose,” a Ferris Bueller- style comedy about a crafty high- school student. McKay said that KWKT also gears its programmingtowards a younger audience. For example, “The Arse- nio Hall Show” is a nightly feature. KWKT has been broadcasting since March of 1988, and services Waco, Temple, Killeen and Bryan- College Station. S.A.: .merica ceand g to n , afew vas iced of same iyce, i.D.H. 2rew rk ,nd ) hat the et us aat nas Option 23 "Two thumbs up!" MEMORIES i n ; MOTION [; 19901S91 Aggie Vision : Fee Option 23 > don't let your business bomb. Call 845-0569 to advertise Spend a year on the phone... on us. Enter the /17a7 Student Saver Plus Sweepstakes and win a year of FREE AT&T Long Distance calls. 10 Grand prizes: one year of FREE AT&T Long Distance 100 1st prizes: $100 worth oi AT&T Long Distance 200 2nd prizes: $50 worth olAT&TLong Distance Instant prizes everyone wins: T-shirts, memo boards, highlighters, notepads. Enter today at the AI&l booth on campus!* AT&T, helping make college life a little easier AT&T The right choice. 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