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Portland Observar May 7. 1981 Paga B 02) NOW PLAYING AT A TV NEAR YOU: KPTV-12'S “ GREAT MAY MOVIES" Every month is movie month on The Movie Station, KPTV-Channel 12. And the Great May Movies already underway on 12 are more entertaining than ever. No less than 42 films are being offered, chosen from TV-12’ s impressive cinem atic lib ra ry . Two have never been shown before on KPTV: Rollerball, an unnerving view o f future society reserving all its violence for a single public sport; and The Bridge at Remagen, which chronicles Allied efforts to secure a critical landmark from German control. In addition, one o f the films this month is a first-run OPT (O peration Prime Tim e) p ro je ct, created by several independent stations that have begun banding together to produce special quality features. Am ong the Great May Movies are examples o f comedy and suspense, fantasy and ro nance, spanning the frontier and Fifth Avenue. From the following sam ples there is sure to be a selection that will fit most any taste. must constantly prove himself to brutal overseers and his own fellow prisoners, whose fiercely competitive leader is played by George Kennedy. (His depiction o f the raw gang boss won Kennedy an Oscar). There are many ways Luke meets the pressure to prove his mettle, and one o f the film ’ s most memorable scenes has Luke betting he can eat 50 hard-boiled eggs in an hour. Yet few o f Luke’ s trials are so light, and eventually he has to stake everything he is for the sake o f survival. Delta Dawn. The whole country is about to be cheated out o f its land. The young couple scurry to rescue Seth and Sarah Beaumont and their neighbors from such a swindle, but find even the sheriff is part o f the Ossie Davis. Telly Savalas and Burt Lancaster in "The Scalphunters." Lee Purcell, and Phillip M achale star in "The Girl, The Gold Watch and Dynamite." The Scalphunters d e ftly combines Old West ex citement and satirical humor. Burt Lancaster is a fur trapper ambushed by Indians not long after spending a year in the Rockies. They steal his valuable pelts and in exchange leave him an educated runaway slave, played by Ossie Davis who has a great time with the part. The Lancaster-Davis « nbination is both brilliant and fun ny. Their search fo r the lost furs results in serious misadventures which "w ill have the audience rooting all the way.” CASABLANCA A longtime favorite appears again during TV-12’ s May line-up: Casablanca, the 1942 classic which gar nered an Academy Award as Best Picture o f the Year. Humphrey Bogart brings outstanding talent to the role o f Rick, whose cafe in northern Morocco attracts more than its share o f intrigue along with visitors fleeing war- torn Europe. Rick manfully holds his own in such an environment. But even his resourcefullness is put on the line after the sudden reappearance o f his past’s deepest love, played by beautiful Ingrid Bergman. Hunted by Nazi, she and her idealistic husband turn to an em bittered Rick as th eir last means o f escape. This is romantic drama at its best. And o f course, there’ s no substitute for Dooley Wilson singing, “ As Time Goes By.” the greedy plot. Kirby and Bonnie seek shelter above Mamie’ s Dream Palace, a popular striptease joint. Yet they’ re captured by the criminals who leave them in the country o f a nasty bomb. That uncomfortable position has to be handled before our heroic pair can reckon with a new duty, preventing destruction o f the levee dam. Dozens o f farms would be wiped out in moments. Finally, Delta Dawn herself steps forth in a surprising confrontation. The soundtrack song for The Girl, the Gold Watch and Dynamite is sung by recording star Richie Havens, who also appears in a guest role for this production. Other Great May Movies include Serpico, Thunder bolt and Lightfoot, Reap the Wild Wind, and The Solid G old Cadillac. This is certainly a month well worth remembering - on TV-12. ( Crime buffs w ill relish The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, described by the New York D aily News as a “ hijack thriller, tense, exciting, and laced with natural humor.’ ’ Four ruthless marauders take over a New York subway car, threatening to k ill a hostage every m inute i f a m illion dollars isn’ t delivered in time Irom the mayor’ s office. Walter Mattau portrays a trans t cop determined to bypass city bureaucracy and fo il the scheme on his own. But when the train breaks loose without a conduc to r and catapults fu ll speed to w aid South Ferry, everyone involved is taken o ff guard. THE WHEELERS DEALERS James Garner impersonates Henry Tyroon, one o f The Wheeler Dealers, a Texas m illionaire ready for a bite o f the Big Apple. However, even New York isn’ t quite prepared for him. Impatient for a taxi, he buys it. Snubbed in a restaurant, he’ ll soon own that to. But H enry’ s wheels spin when he meets Lee Remick as M olly Thatcher, a cool stockbroker with definite ideas who shows him how W all Street dealers do it. High Finance gets carried to court when H .T ., strikes oil in Massachusetts - by tapping a pipeline. Then it’s purely a matter for laugh experts to untangle the entire madcap business. THE GIRL. THE GOLD WATCH AND DYNAMITE "Cool Hand Luke" atarring Paul Newman. A different type o f tension runs threugh Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman in the title role. The hero is a loner characterized by his unyielding hunger for freedom and individ ua lity, no matter what the cost. Sentenced to hard labor on a southern chain gang Luke The Girl, the Gold Watch and Dynamite is this year’ s sequel to the OPT hit presentation. “ The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything. ” The watch in question is quite useful: it stops time altogether, allowing Kerby Winter (Phillip McHale) and his lovely companion Bonnie Lee Beaumont (Lee Purcell) to unhitch crime in the making. This time they themselves are about to tie the marriage knot when a crisis interru pts. Bonnie’ s parents are threatened by a bevy o f villians directed by a mysterious M onday Tuesday W ed n esd ay T h u rsd ay F rid a y Barbara Streisand/G eorge Segal in "The Owl and The Pussycat." On a contemporary note, George Segal and Barbara Streisand pair up as The Owl and the Pussycat, one o f the zaniest and most lovable relationships ever launch ed. Though they inhibit the same apartment building, Felix and Doris may as well live in separate worlds. Yet the odds are in their favor throughout ever-closer predicaments, causing mayhem and hilarity each step o f the way. Eventually his books are no match fo r her w ordly maneuverings. Though i t ’ s aflying situation when they’ re caught in the bathtub o f F elix’ s prim financee. 5 The African Queen 8 00 6 The Gambler 8 00 7 Rollerball 730 S unday 1 Paradise. Hawaiian Style 8 00 2 Bad Day at Black Rock 4 00 Battlestar Galattica War of the Gods 6 00 Ride the High Country 8 00 3 Where Eagles Dare 5 00 8 Take the Money and Run 800 9 Battlestar Galattica Space Prison 4 00 War o f the Worlds 6 00 Sasquatch 8 00 10 Margie 5 00 KPTV U2J 4 Funny Girl 7 00 S a tu rd a y 11 The Girl. The Gold Watch & Dynamite 8 00 12 The Killer Elite 730 13 Serpico 7 30 14 The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 8 00 15 The Magnificent 16 High Society Seven Ride 4 00 8 00 The Long. Long Trailer 6 00 The Night that Panicked America 800 17 The Alamo 5 00 18 Casablanca 8 00 19 Dan August Jealousy Factor 8 00 2 0 The O w l and the Pussycat 8 00 21 Thunderbolts Lightfoot 800 2 2 The Way West 8 00 23 Yellowstone Kelly 4 00 Bridges at Toko-Ri 6 00 The Scalphunters 800 2 4 Blood S Sand 5 00 27 The Unforgiven 8 00 2 8 Coolhand Luke 7 30 2 9 Reap the Wild Wind 800 30 Decision at Sundown 4 00 Lords of Flatbush 6 00 Impossible Years 8 00 31 Law and Order 500 25 Wheeler Dealers 2 6 Bridge at 8 00 Remagen 7 30
