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Feb. 8 thru Feb. 22 You’ll enjoy the traditional blending of brandy with superb red wine to create our globally acclaimed Gold Medal winning Papa Paulo Port. The ceremony takes place with each free tour: Weekdays: 1 & 2:30 pm Sat: 11 am, 12:30, 2:30 & 4 pm Sun: 12:30 & 2:30 pm It’s fun. It’s free. And, it’s romantic. You might even shed a happy tear... or watch a barrel blush. (No reservations required.) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Star Wars fought off a challenge from the new Clint Eastwood thriUer Absolute Pow er to retain its first-place grip on the box office with $21.3 million in ticket sales, according to estimates Monday. The 20-year-old space epic dropped only 12 percent in its third weekend while fending off compe tition from the openings of at least five major new films. Absolute Power opened in sec ond place with $16.8 million. It stars Eastwood as a burglar who stumbles onto a murder involving the president. Dante’s Peak dropped to third with $14.3 million following a record February opening last week. The four-day holiday weekend also was good for several critically praised independent features. The English Patient and Shine both reaped the publicity of being nom inated for best-picture Oscars. The weekend take could push the re-release of Star Wars near the $100 million-mark. Last week the souped-up film’s second de but helped it become the first movie to break the $400 million domestic-gross mark. The second part of the George Lucas space trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back, comes out Friday. Chevy Chase’s Vegas Vacation opened in fourth place with $13.1 million in ticket sales, followed by Fools Rush In, another film seeking to capitalize on the popularity of NBC’s Friends. The sitcom’s Matthew Perry co-stars with Salma Hayek in the romantic comedy, which received mixed reviews. That Darn Cat, Disney’s re make of a 1965 comedy, was sixth with $6.5 million. Jerry Maguire, nominated for an Academy Award for best pic ture, was in seventh place with $5.3 million. The English Patient, in eighth place, grossed $5 million. Its per- screen average jumped 123 per cent over the previous week on the strength of its Oscar publicity. Scream was ninth with $3.6 mil lion. Shine, about the turbulent life of Australian pianist David Helfgott, was 10th with $3.5 million. An Os car nod helped boost its per-screen average jump 240 percent. Dangerous Ground, a drama set in South Africa thatstan per Ice Cube and actress Elis 1 lurley, opened outside of 10 with $2.7 million. Wl Were King and Touch opens single theater each and make the top 10. Final weekend boxofficei; were to be released Tuesday. m Attorr r deatl dape G ital m ainst h The top 10 films at the bos: HOUSTT )N from Friday through Mondai 1. Star Wars, $21.3 million 2. Absolute Power, 3. Dante’s Peak, $14.3mi 4. Vegas Vacation, $13.1 mi > n handcuf investigati T see his fa 5. Fools Rush In, $10mi 6. That Darn Cat, $6.5mill! 7. Jerry Maguire, $5.3 ml; nandez, 3C 8. The English Patient, S5mjd 0 Aldape C 9. Scream, $3.6 million, 10. Shine, $3.5 million. ► People in the News DELIGHT YOUR LOVE With The Marriage Of The Port Reception & Dinner 7pm, Saturday February 22, 1997 It’s a candlelight, gourmet, four course medley-of exquisite Mediterranean delicacies including a flaming dessert. Just $65 per couple: $37.50 singles. Reservations by 2/19 Designer Events (409) 778-9463 MAKE MONEY THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY. SEEE SOMETHIIMG. The Battalion Classifieds Call 845-0569 Messina Hof 4545 Old Reliance Road (409) 778-9463 Autographed script swiped from auction BOSTON (AP) — An autographed script of the last episode of “Cheers" was stolen from a charity auction where many of the guests wore party masks. George Wendt, who played Norm on the NBC comedy, donated the script to the Handel & Haydn Society, a classical orchestra and chorus. It had been autographed by the entire “Cheers” cast. The script was stolen Saturday night while a hotel security guard took a telephone call. It had received a high bid of $1,000. “It does appear that an outside person created an elaborate plan to come in and steal it after reading in the newspaper that we had the script,” said Michael Jendrysik, the society’s fund-raising director. Many partygoers at the Four Sea sons Hotel wore masks in keeping with the theme, Carnival in Venice. Se curity videotape is being studied. Proceeds were to benefit 7,000 students in the Boston area. at 90 mph, protected by little more than a metal can, to give Prince Albert a sense of fulfillment. “Bobsledding has been an in credible adventure for me. I’ve learned so much in terms of my per sonal development,” said the 38- year-old heir to the throne of Mona co. “When you are an athlete competing at a high level, you get to know yourself pretty well. In compet ing with others, you get to understand other people well, too.” The prince, who represented his nation on the bobsled team in the 1988 Winter Olympics, on Sunday tested the new bobsled-luge run re cently opened at Utah’s Winter Sports Park. Albert also is an international competitor in sailing and equestrian, but his obligations to his tiny Euro pean principality will keep him from next year’s Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. at the Frederick Police Department’s annual banquet Saturday. Of the 47 movies in which Kotto has appeared, he has played a police officer 20 times, he said. “After awhile, you start to feel like you’re becoming a policeman, and now I believe I am a policeman," Kot to said jokingly. “I suspect everyone I meet of committing a crime. Anyone who talks to me, I think they're lying.” Kotto's son is a San Diego po lice officer, and his uncle died in the line of duty with the New York City Police Department. Records, which he co-foundi start Aftermath Entertainmer He has produced twooftli selling gangsta rap albums his solo album, The Chronic sold 3.8 million copies, and Doggy Dogg's Doggystyle, more than 5 million. d Monday n kill a poli stop in 19 stioning t s face does r \sked by p yshe identi one who rris, Hern; he did.” ise Attorneys f ry Willis develop! more than filmrol Dr. Dre takes gangsta image to suburbs TWIN FALLS, Idaho I Willis is becoming a regular of Commerce type. Willis’ Valley Entertainmentij Cop roles land actor a lifetime of work Prince Albert finds thrill in bobsledding THE PERSONAL ROMANTIC GIFT You can put your personal message on a custom wine label for only $12.99 which includes the Blush wine. Choose from three labels. Labels while you wait - Phone orders OK - We ID PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Nothing like swishing down a narrow, icy track FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — If Yaphet Kotto has trouble believing he’s not a policeman, this surely won’t help. The 59-year-old actor, who plays Lt. Al Giardello on NBC’s Baltimore- based drama, Homicide: Life on the Street, was named honorary captain LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dre — a homeboy from the Valley? The 31-year-old Grammy-winning rapper and record producer bought a house in the San Fernando Valley for $3.25 million, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. The 10-year-old Victorian is in a gated area of Chatsworth and has five bedrooms, a six-car garage, a pool and a tennis court. Don’t like the guest apartment on the 7 1/2- acre property? There’s always the tree house. Last March, Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, left Death Row USTIN (A the second Irwas sente e custody, st year, th d in the c sentenced he convii ned. 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