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16 Weekender Friday. December 8. 1978 Studios bring out ones to talk about for holidays second half. By ANTHONY SFJDEMAN You can see signs of it everywhere. The extra-slick ads on Saturday Night Live, the bulging trade newspapers and the brighter covers on the gossip magazines all indicate that the annual Christmas film flood is ready to roll across America. Fourteen full-length feature films will be released this Christmas, and chances are good that you may find one or two to suit your taste. Superman is the most noticeable of the bunch, partly because it is so big. Produced at a cost a deep shade over $35 million, the film is forming the core of a fairly large industry dedicated to the exploitation of the man of steel. In an attempt to add some class to the picture, the producers have latched on to some real name's like Mario Puzo, who worked . on the screenplay, and Marlon Brando, who plays the father of the tot of steel. Also present are Glenn Ford, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane and newcomer Christopher Reeves, as Superman. The publicity barrage for this film is so heavy that if you read anything other than textbooks between now and break, youll hear about it. If you're into hype, youll be tnto Superman, and even if you aren't, with all that talent around there's'a good chance a decent film might result. Youll have to wait until Dec. 15, when the film opens nationwide to find out. No year could possible be complete without a Neil Simon film with a star-studded cast, and this Christmas well have both in coiraeinnia California Suite. The movie features Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Bill Cosby, Alan Alda, Michael Cane, Richard Pryor and Elaine May and is directed by Herbert (Turning Point, Goodbye Girl) Ross. California Suite is a collection of several unconnected stories, except for the fact that they take place in the same hotel suite. Lord of the Rings is a convoluted, complex yet fascinating creation that manages to do a great deal of justice to Tolkien's trilogy. Ralph Bashki directed the film, and his animation goes one step farther than any recent animated film has gone, achieving a realism and intensity unequaled since Disney was at his best. Bashki's film is spectacular and it sticks to Tolkien's story. It sticks so well, in fact, that those who aren't familiar with the text will probably have a little trouble fitting the picture together. Be forewarned that although Lord of the Rings is long about two-and-a-quarter hours its title should be Lord of the Rings Part I. Frodo doesn't even get to the gates of Mordor. They're saving the best stuff for Part II. Let's hope Part I brings in enough money for Bashki to really do his stuff in the John Travolta is coming back, this time with Lfly Tomlin in Moment by Moment, a role-reversal romance. And) Susan Sarandon and Brooke Shields are back together again in King of the Gypsies. As for the rest of the season's crop, it's quite a variety, with Force Ten From Navarohe taking the action-adventure end and Invasion of the Body Snatchers covering sci-fi horror. Romantics won't be disappointed as Ryan O'Neal does a reprise in Oliver's Story, and a new fiction type the "prequel" is fitting into an old genre, the western, in the form of Butch Casidy and the Sundance Kid The Early Days. Other productions include The Brinks Job, with Peter Falk; Ice Castles, with Robbie Bensen; Every Which Way But Lose, starring Clint Eastwood; and Brass Targets, Sophia Loren and John Cassavettes leading. The Deer Hunter will open only in New York and Los Angeles; the producer's must be hoping for some Academy Awards. It should be an interesting Christmas. And I have a feeling that with all these new flicks a lot of people aren't going to be seeing much daylight. Anthony Seideman is film critic for the Daily Tar Heel. - if it I V :.-" V The man of steel The Atlantic Coast Conference .1953-197. - m y& 2" 1 o. - T ' 1 " : ' I i - R - - 1 I - - I - tt m v. . .4 . .. -' ' . v c u. - ; -- , I fZ3S-! !- r' .ilS J- ., " i" . 35 Y-' ' ' iV '""-c W':.,' 1 -Xi&iim--- " -f NOW AVAILABLE AT THE Written by Dr. Bruce A. Corrie, The Atlantic Coast Conference is a fascinating look at one of the nation's greatest athletic conferences. Bruce Corrie traces early intercollegiate sports in the South and sets the stage for the birth of the ACC in 1953. This book is the saga of the athletes and more, for conference history and individual achievement became intertwined. Coaches, officials and athletes combined to bring the ACC to the forefront of the athletic world. This unique book is not only a historical chronicle of collegiate athletics; but also a sports fan's delight!!! Included i a coniprehensive statistical section and more than 130 photographs, spotlighting the achievemehts and personalities of the past 25 years: $12.95. 'nil's Head-Boqlkslibip' THE sroodEOT e
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