Page 10 DTH Omnibus
Thursday November 30, 1989
C II INI IMA
Carolina Blue and White, East
Franklin Street 942-3061
Plaza Mil, Elliott Road
Extension 9674737
Ram Triple, NCNB Plaza
967-8284
Varsity Theatres, East Franklin
Street . 967-8665
South Square Mall Cinemas,
South Square Mall 493-3502
. Willowdaile Cinemas,
Willowdaile Shopping Center
477-4681
Yorktowne Twin, Durham
Chapel Hill Blvd. 489-2327
Openings
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S
CHRISTMAS VACATION
Chevy Chase returns in a John
Hughes written comedy about the
Griswold holiday festivities. Ram
Triple, Willowdaile
TEN LITTLE INDIANS
Another remake of the Agatha
Christie murder mystery. Plaza
Current Runs
STEEL MAGNOLIAS in 12
' Starring Shkley MacLaine, Daryl
Hannah, Sally Field, Olympia
Dukakis, Dolly Parton and Julia
rRoberts. See the Three Martini
Movie" review on page 8. Varsity,
Willowdaile
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This week at the movies
BACK TO THE FUTURE,
PART II 12
Cast and crew of the original re
turn to do it all again one more time.
See review on page 9. Carolina Blue
and White, Willowdaile
ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN
12
Don Bluth Studios' newest crea
tion features the voices of Burt Rey
nolds and Dom DeLuise. See review
on pages 6 and 7. Plaza, Willowdaile
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Disney's 28th animated feature. See
review on pages 6 and 7. South Square
PRANCER not yet reviewed
The story of a young girl who thinks
she has found Prancer, one of Santa's
famous reindeer team. Carolina Blue
and White, Willowdaile
HARLEM NIGHTS 12
Eddie Murphy stars in, writes and
directs this story of a nightclub owner
(Richard Pryor) and his son (Murphy)
in 1930s Harlem. See review on page
9. Ram Triple, Willowdaile
OLD GRINGO not yet reviewed
The long-overdue epic set against
the backdrop of the Mexican Revo
lution starring Jane Fonda, Jimmy
Smits and Gregory Peck. Based on
the novel by Carlos Fuentes. Directed
by Luis Puenzo. Plaa
CRIMES AND
MISDEMEANORS
A startling blend of comedy and
drama makes this 23 rd Woody Allen
venture a rich and ultimately dis
turbing film. Martin Landau stars as
an opthalmologist who contemplates
murdering his mistress (Angelica
Huston). In a comic subplot, Allen
stars as a documentarian forced to
make a profile of his hated brother-in-law
(Alan Alda). Also starring
Claire Bloom, Mia Farrow, and Sam
YULE
CRACK
UP!
Christmas
Vacation
"""SJOHN HUGHESTOM JACOBSON
S.CHECHIK
Waterston. Varsity
LOOK WHO'S TALKING
This runaway hit of the season is
the story of a single parent (Kirstie
Alley) and her search for the perfect
husband (eventually John Travolta)
for her son Mikey (the voice of Bruce
Willis). It's an original approach to
the by-now tired baby movie genre,
and while it is pure TV sitcom, the
laughs come thick and fast. With
Olympia Dukakis. Directed by Amy
Heckerling. Ram Triple, South Square
DAD
The story of a man coming to terms
with his father's old age and accept
ing his own responsibilities as a fa
ther. The movie brings tears to your
eyes with its sensitivity and its hu
mor. Ted Danson and Ethan Hawke
give strong performances as father
and son respectively, but it's Jack
Lemmon as Dad who makes the
movie. With Olympia Dukakis. Di
rected by Gary Goldberg. South Square
THE FABULOUS BAKER
BOYS 12
The stunning debut of writer-director
Steve Kloves is the story of
two piano-playing brothers (played
by real-life siblings Jeff and Beau
Bridges) who get the we'll-call-you
treatment and so decide to hire a
singer (Michelle Pfeiffer) to spruce
up their lounge bar act. Needless to
say, she does more than that, forcing
the brothers to examine their direc
tionless lives. Watch for the scintil
lating sequence when Pfeiffer slinks
on top of the grand piano to sing
"Makin' Whoopee." Yorktowne
SHOCKER 12
The new, far-from-original horror
film from Wes Craven is the fast
paced story of Horace Pinker, a mass
murderer who becomes more
dangerous after he's been executed.
The bizarre visuals save the film, but
it's not Craven at his best. Starring
Mitch Pileggi. Willowdaile
THE BEAR
The story of a hunt from the point
of view of the hunted, or more spe
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Harlem Nights
Nightly 7:309:40 (R)
Sat & Sun Matinee 2:304:40
DAD
Nightly 7:00 9:10 (PG)
Sat & Sun Matinee 2:004:10 A
look wno s laiiung
Nightly 7:009:10 (PG-13)
Sat & Sun Matinee 2:004:10
N.C.
CRAFTS
Gallery
212W.MainSt.
Carrboro, NC 27510
(919) 942-4048
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Jane Fonda and Gregory
cifically of an orphaned bearcub who
befriends a kodiak bear on the run
from hunters, this extraordinary Jean
Jacques Annaud film ventures into
areas few nature movies ever have:
Annaud goes so far as to speculate
what a bear would dream, or how it
would feel after eating magic mush
rooms! Inevitably, and to good in
tent, the film focusses on man's in
humanity to nature. Featuring the
excellent cinematography of Philippe
Rousselot (Hope and Glory). Willow'
daile
SEA OF LOVE 0
Director Harold Becker brilliantly
captures the paradoxes of New York
City: its vibrant culture and its mis
erable loneliness. Al Pacino is the
loner, a New York cop who's assigned
to catch a kinky killer who murders
people at the peak of their sexual
excitement while playing an old 45
of "Sea of Love." Even though the
film does not deliver all the thrills
and excitement it promises, Pacino
is excellent as the mournful cop. Also
starring a gutsy Ellen Barkin and a
vibrant John Goodman. South Square
DEAD TOETS SOCIETY
The wonderful story of an unor
thodox schoolteacher who inspires
his young students with the passion
and spirit of poetry is one of the year's
finest films. It is joyful, tragic and
totally inspiring. Robin Williams gives
his finest, most controlled perform
ance to date. Directed by Peter Weir
(Witness). Yorktowne
At The Union
ADAM'S RIB
Katherine Hepburn and Spencer
Tracy really go for it in this screw
ball comedy that has them playing
husband and wife lawyers on oppo-
The Ratings
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OOOOO unmissable
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Peck star in 'Old Gringo'
site sides of the same case. Thursday
7 and 9:30 p.m.
BATMAN
Rumor had it in London this sum
mer that Dustin Hoffman has been
approached to play the Penguin in
Batman 2. Stranger things have hap
pened in Gotham City. Friday 7, 9:30
and midnight Admission $1,50.
GONE WITH THE WIND
The chance of a lifetime to see
this collosus of a movie where it be
longs on the big screen. It's fifty
years since the Margaret Mitchell civil
war saga was first released. With Clark
and Vivien, Leslie and Olivia. Vic
tor directed. Admission, 50 cents.
Saturday 8 p.m.
SECONDS
Rock Hudson stars in a fascinat
ing thriller about a businessman given
a new identity only to find his old
and new lives impossibly conflict.
Directed by John Frankenheimer (The
Manchurian Candidate). Sunday 7 and
9:30 p.m.
LES DIABOLIQUES
This delicious chiller tells the story
of a schoolteacher whose wife and
mistress join forces to murder him.
Wednesday 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Top Ten Films
Figures indicate total gross
1. Back to the Future Part 2
. $43 million
2. Harlem Nights
$34.9 million
3. The Little Mermaid
$16.8 million
4. Look Who's Talking
$96.6 million
5. Steel Magnolias
$15.6 million
6. All Dogs Go to Heaven
$11.2 million
7. Prancer
$7.8 million
8. Dad
$15.1 million
9. The Bear
$23.5 million
10. Crimes and Misdemeanors
$13.2 million