18 The Tar Heel Monday, August 18. 1986
Theatres provide broad range
By CATHERINE COWAN
Staff Writer
Whether your cinematic taste leads
you to the decadent entertainment of
"Meatballs IT or the cultural bril
liance of "Ran." there are several
movie theaters in town and out that
can serve you.
The oldest theater in Chapel Hill
is the Carolina Blue and White.
Located on the corner of Franklin
and Columbia next to Top of the
Hill, the Carolina shows first-run
feature films such as "About Last
Night" and "Karate Kid II." Tickets
sell at $4 with a discount price of
$2.75 for the very first showing of
a new movie, said Tim Sherill,
assistant manager.
The Carolina was built in 1944 and
originally had piano players' and
other live entertainment before films.
There was a different movie every
day. and the manager, E.C. Smith,
was a important figure in Chapel
Hill. The theater was split into a two
screen operation in 1976, Sherill said.
Another favorite Chapel Hill
theater is the Varsity, located on
Franklin Street next to the Intimate
Bookshop. Shows are $4.50, with $3
matinees playing before 6 p.m. on
weekdays. Pat Manning, an
employee at the Varsity, said the
theater shows mostly art and foreign
films. The Varsity used to be one
theater until it was bought out by
Janus Co.; which turned it into an
art house and made it a duplex.
One theater no one can forget is
the Union Auditorium. The Union
shows over 200 different movies
during the school year and summer,
most of which are free with a UNC
I.D., said Robin Whiteside, outgoing
film committee chairman. The sche
dule of films includes recent features,
classics and foreign films, with special
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a film. Movies are planned by
students on the Film Committee, one
of the 11 student-run committees
within the Carolina Union, which is
looking for new members for the fall.
Schedules of fall movies will be
available during registration.
Other theaters in Chapel Hill are
the Ram Triple, located on Rosem
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and Plaza Theater on Elliott Road
in Kroger Plaza. Special discounts at
these theaters include a $2 Tuesday
bargain night at the Ram, and $2.50
matinees on weekdays until 6 p.m.
at the Plaza. Both theaters show first
run features.
Two theaters out of town may be
of special interest to students. The
Carolina Theater, located in down
town Durham, is famous for its
showing of current art films. Opened
in 1926 as a public auditorium, the
theater is now a historic landmark,
said manager Stephen Barefoot.
While you are there, you can enjoy
a beer or glass of wine from the
theater's ballroom upstairs.
The Rialto Theater is the oldest
independent single-screen operation
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and no film stays for longer than one
week, said owner Roy Harp. Often
playing is a double feature of movies
by the same director or with the same
themes, and sometimes the theater
plays an entire film festival of one
director's work. The Rialto opened
in 1939, and Harp has owned it since
1980.
Special discounts include $1 off the
normal admission price of $3.50 for
students showing their I.D.'s and a
non-expiring book of ten tickets for
$20. A monthly schedule of movies
is available at the theater, and The
Spectator magazine regularly lists the
Rialto's showings.
Harp said as many students drive
to the theater from Chapel Hill and
Durham as come from N.C. State.
"I like to think of the Rialto as cinema
education," Harp said. "We put
things on that are considered to be
cinema masterpieces and show them
on the big screen in their original state
as they were meant to be."
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general population, many university
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According to a report issued by
UNC's Student Consumer Action
Union, this bias often causes students
to deal with mechanics in a less than
effective way.
But by using a little psychology or
displaying an "understanding,
respect, and interest in the mechanic,
his work," students can often receive
excellent results, according to
SCAU's "Automotive Repair
Guide."
"Most shops try to be fair and
honest," the report said. "Many
repair problems are simply the result
of misunderstandings between the
consumer and the mechanic."
But the report warned, "Some
shops ... do not always have the
best intentions in mind." SCAU
recommends shopping around to
avoid unscrupulous mechanics.
The report provides information
on reputations of local automotive
repair shops. It recommends that
students consider factors like conven
ience, quality of work and mechan
ical specilities when choosing a place
to take your car.
When you find a good mechanic,
whether he works at a small specialty
shop, gas station or new car dealer,
stick, with him.
What you do when dropping your
car off for repairs is often crucial to
the satisfaction you receive after
picking it up, the report said.
SCAU recommends taking the
following actions:
Speak to the individual who is
going to perform the repairs; describe
the problems to that person.
Describe the nature of the
problems specifically.
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