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.