The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 16, 1996, Image 4

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    (
*19$
1 month, new members only.
Oiler expires 1/30/96
•NO CONTRACTS
•SEMESTER SPECIAL
•NO MEMBERSHIP FEE
•17 YEARS IN THE B/CS AREA
•Jr. Jaraemsc Classes for Kids
•Morning, Afternoon, Evening Classes
•Child Care Available
Jazzercise Fitness Center
Wellborn at Grove, College Station (1 block south of George Bush Drive)
764-1183 or 776-6696
Take Kaplan and get
a higher score...
LSAT
MCAT
(331
...or your money back!
We have the great teachers and powerful
test-taking strategies you need.
get a higher score
1 - 8 0 0 -KAP-TEST
KAPLAN
E-mail: info@kaplan.com America Online: keyword “Kaplan”
Internet home page: http:/ /www.kaplan.com
IL
’Offer limited to selected locations and test
dates. Restrictions apply. Call for details.
What are the Most
Powerful Wfords
In Ifour
1 Vrmanent Record?
(check one)
□ Transcript
□ Resume
i Diploma
^ The Wall Street Journal
For special student rates send in
coupon below or for faster service
call 1-800-2BU Y-W S J
Tam-lOpm Eastern Time Mon.-Fri.
■ □ Send me a one-year subscription for $87.00
| □ I’d prefer a 15-week subscription for $33.00
- Name
I Address
I City
| School name.
State
Zip
Graduation date
- □ Check enclosed □ Bill me later □ Charge to my: □ AMEX □ VISA
I □ MasterCard □ Diners Club
| Card no. .
Signature
.Expiration date
I
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
Mail coupon to: The Wall Street journal 200 Bumetr Road, Chicopee, MA 01020 j
31995 l> -w Jones & Company. Inc. AH Rights Reserved. Offer good for a limited time and only in the continental U.S. K
I —"Sl
Page 4 • The Battalion
Aggie life
Tuesday • January 16,1996
OVIE KETAK
Moviegoers in 1995 were treated to a year of
substance. Cash-cow superstars like Sylvester
Stallone and Demi Moore fell flat on their cash-
padded rears, and high-budget films broke the
bank rather than box office records.
— By Wes Swift —
The Battalion
T he top films of 1995 featured top-
notch performances backed by solid
plots and writing. Flash and sleaze
left the big screen, and wit, intrigue and
emotion took their place as audiences
across the country flocked to more intense,
thoughtful films.
The Best of 1995 —
Presidents, Toys, Crooks
and Astronauts
The past year was also a time to rediscover
the lost sides of humanity. Disney brought us
back to our childhood with the dazzling Toy
Story, and Winona Ryder and Maya Angelou
made How to Make an American Quilt more
than just the average “chick flick.”
In December, James Earl Jones and
Richard Harris portrayed the pain of racism
in Cry the Beloved Country with brilliant
portrayals of both sides of the color line.
The Oscar frenzy started in July when Ron
Howard and Tom Hanks went flying high
with Apollo 13. Easily the original front-run
ner in the “Best Picture” race, the true-life
drama of the jinxed space flight faced some
stiffer competition later in the year.
Oliver Stone threw his hat in the race with
Nixon, but Stone may have to be happy with a
“Best Actor” award for Anthony Hopkins.
Nicole Kidman put on a Oscar-worthy per
formance in To Die For as an overly ambitious
weather girl, and Emma Thompson wowed
critics with her role in Sense and Sensibility.
Criminals made out like bandits in the
box office this year as well. John Travolta so
lidified his comeback as Chili Palmer in Get
Shorty, and Kevin Spacey’s wonderfully de
ceitful Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects
has him in Oscar contention for “Best Sup
porting Actor.”
The Best Film of 1995 —
Leaving Las Vegas
Nicholas Cage and Elizabeth Shue scored
Golden Globe nominations for their portray
al of the doomed alcoholic and prostitute
couple in this Mike Figgis-directed film. Fig
gis also scored a best director nomination for
Leaving Las Vegas, which was nominated for
“Best Drama of the Year.”
Cage as Ben, the drunk who comes to Las
Vegas to literally drink himself to death, and
Shue as Sera, the prostitute who falls in love
with him, are uncanny. The story is brutal
and real. There are no rabbit punches here
— just body blows that knock viewers flat on
their backs.
Cage makes hairpin turns between comic
clumsiness and drunken rage, and he turns
in the best performance of the year. Shue is
superb as a street-savvy hooker who faces
losing love as quickly as she finds it.
Looking Into the Future
— More of the Same
Apollo 13's true life drama competed for "Best Picture."
Best and worst movies of 1995
Best
Worst f
1. Leaving Las Vegas
2. Apollo 13
3. Nixon
4. Cry the Beloved Country
5. How to Make an American Quilt
6. Toy Story
7. Get Shorty
B. To Die For
9. Sense and Sensibility
10. The Usual Suspects
1. Showgirls
2. Fair Game
3. Jade
4. Waterworld
5. The Scarlet Letter
6. Mad Love
7. Copycat . ..
8. The American President
9. Sabrina
10. Waiting to Fxhale
:
IMPROVE YOUR WEALTH
BY SHARING YOUR HEALTH
Here are 81 good reasons to become a plasma Donor at
Westgate Plasma Center: $80 dollars in your first two
weeks, and you save lives. If you have any questions
about donating Plasma or wish to set up an appointment
please call us at 846-8855.
•“VALUABLE COUPONS***
NEW DONORS:
Receive an extra
S5 on your first
donation.
CURRENT DONORS
Receive an extra $10
when you brink in
a friend and they
donate four times in
their first 2 weeks.
OLD DONORS: [
J Receive an extra $5 on I
i your next donation if I
I you haven’t donated in I
1 2 or more months.
J
FREE LUNCH
with
VICE PRESIDENT
FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
Dr. Malon Southerland, Vice President for Student Affairs, will be
having luncheons this year for freshmen and new transfer students at
Texas A&M. The program is designed to welcome new students
and have interaction on their experiences at A&M. The luncheon
will be at the Memorial Student Center and will include an open-end
ed discussion and questions and answers. If you would like
to attend, complete this form and return it to:
Dr. Southerland
Vice President for Student Affairs
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-1256
(or Tenth Floor, Rudder Tower)
You will be contacted as space is available.
Name
Address,
Phone
,Freshman/Transfer Student (circle one)
2 Day Video’s
1800Texas Ave. S. #B
College Station, Tx. 77840
693-6677
Back To School Specials
Rent 3 movies & get the 4th one
Sun - Wed
Net cost $1.50 per movie
Rent 3 movies & get the 4th one
Thurs - Sat
Net cost $2.25 per movie
Limited time offers. No coupon needed. Free rental must be of equal or lesser value.
Not valid with any other offer, promotion or coupon.
fiiesday • )a nua
Nicholas Cage and Elizabeth Shue starred in
Leaving Las Vegas.
Unfortunately, Leaving Las Vegas has
been limited to only small engagements,
which may hurt it when the Academy
Awards rolls around.
The trend toward more steak and less siz
zle looks like it will continue into the new
year. Films like Georgia and Mr. Holland’s
Opus have been marked for Oscar greatness,
and the good films do not seem to be stop
ping there. The buzz is already strong on
Tim Robbins’ Dead Man Walking and the
new version of Shakespeare’s Othello.
Nevertheless, 1996 will have to be in tip
top shape to come close to its predecessor. .
3 Hillary C
ides misinl
ier remark:
WASHING!
Jlary Rodha
Jlonday that h
ith president
orted financial
jtthe White H
could have i
ompted the m
While conti
tain that she
travel office ]
said that
Study:
] Scientist!
whether th
biological (
NEW YORI
mother has pro
tat the next sc
The reason
immune syste:
male fetus, res:
said, it could t
boy of growing 1
Several ear
men tended to
siblings than hi
study says this
era, not sisters.
MOR
USE I
BOOK
D