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FILM OPENINGS NIV. 15—FIVES PITH This one Is about the unhappy world of the habitual gambler Ryan O Neal is a sports writer who investigates NIV. 1S-INCE IITTEN A horror spoof about a young man who fals for an older woman and reafees too late that her ponty fangs have nottvng to do with poor orthodontics Lauren Hutton is the vampiress Nil Z7-MCKY IV The odds-on favorite to be the most popu lar movie of the season, this one pits Rocky Balboa against a champion boxer from the Soviet Union. NIV. 27-WIITE NlfilTS An unusual, stylish musical adventure ' about a ballet star (Mfchai Baryshnikov), who has defected from the Sovwt Union, only to have the bad luck to be on an air plane forced to land in Siberia. Gregory Hnes is the co-star IEC. I—fill Fll LIVE Sam Shepard stars in this adaptation of his stageptay. which involves a confronta tion between two old lovers, who happen to be half-brother and sister IEC. I—SUES LIKE IS Only two men can save the world from to tal nuclear destruction: Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd Which means we could be m for some big trouble IEC. 11-ENEMY MINE Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett (under layers of' alien' makeup) as enemy fighter pilots from different worlds who crash land on an uninhabited planet IEC. 12—A CIIIIS LINE The longest-running play in Broadway his tory comes to the screen Michael Douglas heads the cast of this musical comedy-dra ma IEC. 13 Jl JO IANCEI, Ylll LIFE IS CALLING Richard Pryor produced directed, co wrote and stars in this drama about a com ic who nearly loses Ins life m a drug-related accident IEC. IS—YIINC SIEILICI HIMES Steven Spielberg produced, but didn't dt red. this mystery story about the sup posed first meeting of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, when both were just young schoolboys IEC. IS—III MINEY PIT Tom Hanks and Sheley Long n a comedy about a couple who try to restore an old house amrd much bad luck IEC. IS—IEVI1ITIM A big. lush drama about the signing of the Declaration of Independence Al Paano. Nastassja Kinski and Donald Sutherland star IEC. IS—KINS XIUMSN'J MINES A tonguean-cheek version of the old movie classic, featuring Richard Chambertam as an African explorer IEC. 11-TIE JEWEL IF TIE NILE Light-hearted adventure continues as Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito recreate their rotes from Ro mancing the Stone IEC. 21-TIE CILII PUNE Steven Spielberg has decided to get seri ous. directng the film adaptation of Alice Walker s novel, The Color Purple, which chronicles the life of a poor Southern black woman Changes of pace den t come much bigger IEC. 21-111 lALMATlANI So, you think you've outgrown cartoons We*. 101 Dalmatians is one of Disney s best, probably more entertaining than many real movies IEC. 22—III IF AFIICA Robert Redford Meryl Streep How's that for a tug-time star combo? The story is based on a senes of novels about the real exploits of a woman who ran a Kenyan plantation around 1900 IEC. 25-MIIPIY'S IIMANCE A light comedy about the romance be tween a divorced mother (Sally Field) and an older, small town pharmacist (James Gamer) LATE IECEMIEI—CUE The most unusual movie of the season may be this comic-mystery, based on the popular board game erf the same name JAN. t-Tli BUT IF TIMFS Robm Wiliams and Kurt Russel star n this footbal comedy about a group ot adult men who get one more chance to play that "big game they lost n high school TELEVISION EAHY NW.-4I HIM It's sweeps month, so NBC has brought out this 1982 hit movie Eddie Murphy s the convict who must help a cop (Nick Nolle) track down a dangerous killer NN. MI NIMI I Mill (ABC) John Jakes pulpy story about two families on opposite sides of the ON War was made for a mini-senes Mil Nll-IYNASTY II: TIE CILBYS Ybu thought those crazy Carringtons had problems7 Wait unU you meet their Cali fornia n-laws. the Colbys, m this spn-off Mil Nil—AM EARLY FUST This, television s first AIDS movie, fea tores Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowlands as parents whose son, (Aldan Quinn) is dying from the deadly disease (NBC) mii-nii NIC'S IITI ANNIVEBSAIY CELEIIATIIN (NBC) 60 years ago NBC first went on the air as a radio network. and this special will look at the birth and growth of both radio and TV through the past si* decades NIV. 21—C6MIT RALLEV There's a visitor coming This documents ry. examines the history of Halley s Comet (PBS) EARLY IEC. JIIN ANA Ylll: A LIVE STIIY (NBC) A three-hour movie about the mar nage of John Lennon and Tbko Ono. from their meeting in 1966 to Lennon s violent death tn I960 EARLY REC. TRE RETIRN RE PERRY MASRN (NBC) This seems to be the year of returns, including tins tefcjw. the always- victorious attorney Rwry Mason Raymond Burr re turns as Mason lie. 1 — BLEAK HIRST Having trouble reading Dickens? Then why not try watchng Dickens *t this dra mati/atwn. starring Diana Rigg and Den holm Eliott on " Masterpiece Theater." Akstav Cook is even better than Oft Notes (PBS) RFC. I, II—ALICE IN WRNIEILANI Musical adaptation of Lewis Carrol s clas sic fantasy Among the stars popping up as citizens ol Wonderland are Steve Alton (who also wrote the songs). Scott Baio, Saly Struthers. Patrick Duffy. Rtngo Starr and Jonathan Winters (CBS) IEC. II MTV STI ANNUL NEW YEAR'S EVE IICI N' RILL ULL (MTV) Definitely the spot for the rock co gnoscenti-or anyone else-looking for a rockin' good evening REC. II ANTARCTICA: EARTH'S LAST FRONTIER (PBS) Yes, it's DEC 31, and you know what that means That's the night NOVA repeats its famous episode about the pen guins and seals of Antarctica Television worth paying fori MUSIC: TOURING IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER The Four Tops and Temptations (These original sounds from Motown still make good music and a great show), Air Supply (primarily East Coast), Oingo Boingo, Spyro Gyra, The Un touchables (many on-campus stops), R.E.M. (starts Nov. 1), The Truth, Sade (including a Dec. 10 stop at N.Y.’s Radio City Music Hall), Simple Minds, Blasters, Del Fuegos, Rough Cutt, DIO, The Roches.
