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Notre Dame Observer Monday, January21, 1974 the observer 5 heatwave in the city and running into trouble in a desert. On next Sunday channel Little Big Screen 16 at 10:15 airs Two For the Roadas its late movie entree w ith A lbert Finney as an unfaithful husband to Audrey Hepburn in a catchy comedy-drama. strangler For late night viewing the best bets are Christopher George and wife Lynda Day I George’s A Beautiful Killing tomorrow night at ten th irty on ABC and Sitting Target despite pressureWednesday night on CBS at ten thirty, with Oliver Reed and Jill St. John in a somewhat art f errant: violent tale concerning a prison break. As w ith the season in general, crim e The Night They Raided Minskies female leads in dramatic series (the only Martin Luther King is saluted that same movies lead this week’s batch of films and premieres Saturday on 16 at eight. This one to date was “ Honey West” with Ann night over on ABC at ten thirty and Thur­ those that are offered are generally pretty hilarious burlesque comedy was filmed in Francis). For instance, there was once a sday Dick Cavett has Muhammed Ali and good. The lead off film is The Boston only three weeks and just sort of happened. script of the original “ Star Trek” that had Joe Frazier as guests. Strangler to be televised Sunday on ABC at Jason Robards, Jr., Bert Lahr (the famous the female crew members take over the ship seven-thirty. With Tony Curtis as the cowardly lion), and B ritt Ekland star in this because something happened to the men. ***** deranged plumber Albert DeSalvo (recently farce of the twenties and prohibition. It may The NBC censors canned the whole idea. As Sports and Specials: The Notre Dame killed in prison) and a mustachioed Henry bring back memories to some of Nickies last much as TV may voice approval, it will not Basketball Team will travel to a revenge- Fonda as his relentless pursuer, the film March 29. as yet bend to the whims of women’s lib. crazed UCLA and play next Saturday at ten chronicles the mass murders of over a ***** On Wednesday at seven Andy Griffith thirty in the evening. It w ill be telecast live decade ago of thirteen women. On the plays a cruel employer who more or less by TVS on 16. Jacques Cousteau has a whole, an excellent film that fortunately On the other side of the spectrum, the coerces his workers to join him in a special tonight at seven on 28 called “The omits a documentary style, this film does trashy and badly acted Valley of the Dolls motorcycle endurance test in Pray for the Flight of Penguins.” Jack Benny’s special have a few bad moments. It is interesting to makes its third go around Thursday of 22 at Wildcats. William Shatner, Robert Reed, Thursday at seven on 16 has George Burns, note that ABC delayed the showibg of this eight. Despite an excellent cast, this and Marjoe Gortner (in the “ Kojak” movie Redd Foxx, Johnny Carson, and Dinah film from Octomer due to public pressure.. Jacqueline Susann adaptation lacks any too) also star in this Deliverance-esque film . Shore as guests. And Miss Shore’s most A fter Fuzz! was shown, bums and hoboes semblance of intelligence, skill, and art. It An hour later on 16 Robert Foxworth stars celebrated beau Burt Reynolds guests on were torched in Miami, Detroit, Boston, and is a terrible movie. Of course, on TV it gets in another pilot entitled The Questor Tapes the Bob Hope special immediately following New York to name a few the following week. high ratings. A little higher on the bad about an android who searches for his Benny on 16. Dionne Warwicke and Dyan One of the subplots of Fuzz! had been that of movie scale (now having gone from lousy to creator. Created by “ Star Trek” overseer Cannon add the female spice to the show. setting fire to derelicts. Remembering that dull), Burt Reynolds and Susan Clark star in Gene Roddenberry and “ Star Trek” skyjackings followed in whatever city Rod Skullduggerytonight at eight on ABC. Its producer Gene Coon, it may seem like T rivia Questions: I have two questions Serling’s The Doomsday Flight was shown plot concerns the typical anthropological another “ Six M illion D ollar M an” but it does this week. The first was contributed by a years ago and that a few “ Hawaii Five-O” team’s efforts to find the missing link have the different premise that the hero of fellow trivia person in New Orleans who episodes have led to sniping incidents, ABC (typical for movies, that is) and who is the show is completely not human (which wishes to be called Ploz and the second is wisely decided to show another film . So it is attacked by the furry little fellows instead. would lend to irony if this show made its way one of mine. (1) What was the first spoken reasonable to assume that The Boston Skip it in favor of Rabbit,Runairing directly onto the fall schedule and Get Christie Love! line in The Wizard of Oz movie? (2) What Strangler w ill be edited for TV more than is opposite tonight on 16. James Caan stars as did not). were the last two lines in the film King norm al for a film to be. a man having marital problems (a mistress ***** Kong? ***** and at the same time his wife becoming pregnant! and turning to booze. It is not a The final network film of the week is the '8 uoj) s iu j v 1-raqoH Xq uaijods ,,‘iseaq Telly Savalas stars in the pilot for his happy film but it proves that Caan is one of “ ABC Suspense Movie” Heatwave Saturday aifl pamx )eqi Xineaq sew )i iuiq paqsiui) series “ Kojak” Friday on 22 at seven-thirty the better “ new” actors about. Also in the at seven thirty which has Ben Murphy and imp sauejd aip ),u s b m % „ (z ) Xipojoa in Kojak andthe Marcus-Nelson Murders cast are Carrie Snodgress (Diary of a Mad Bonnie Bedelia as a young couple escaping a Xq uanods „<,o)oj, s,ajaqM,, (I) :sjawsuv (originally titled The Marcus-Nelson Housewife), Jack Albertson (The Subject Murders only). Also based on a true story in Was Roses), Arthur Hill (“Owen Mar­ New York of 1963, this made-for-TV film shall” ), and Anjanette Comer as the excels as it engrosses the viewer when a boy mistress. It was filmed totally in Reading, confesses to the murders he did not actually Pa. commit. It enrages the viewer when Kojak ***** is frustrated by the police echelons in his joni mifchell tonight trying to save him. An excellent cast and Now we come to the new made-for-TV the city’s backdrop add force to the script. films. Tomorrow night Gelt Christie Love! It w ill be shown in one two and a half hour premieres with Tereasa Graves in the title a preview by fred graver segment having been edited from its role as a cop after a narcotics ring (yawn). original three hours. It is probably the best She is reared in the m a rtia l arts and beats Joni Mitchell. Ever sensitive to the un­ Joni Mitchell improves in musical and made-for-TV film I have ever seen as fa r as up her share of mobsters. A series pilot, I do derlying currents of life; ever reaching into lyrical sophistication. Her latest, “ Court plot, acting, and drama go. not give it much hope since TV frowns on the soul, a surgeon of the spirit; ever and Spark” has not been released as of yet, plucking with incredible honesty at the and I get this feeling that her record untouched strings; ever accounting for the company is holding out until the price in­ high price one pays in becoming real; crease is in effect (Ah! Capitalism!). linking in one sweeping image the deeper There are two elements in each album what pains and the elusive beauties of life; which consistently show freshness and capturing and exhibiting the new visions, vitality in Joni’s musical directions, her the new realizations. grasp of complex harmonies and her ability I am forever thankful that there are poets to produce beautiful and rich arrangements. and lyricists of Joni Mitchell’s caliber. On For The Roses, the treatments of happened in dallas? There are not many, but then mobs get to be “ Cold Blue Steel and Sweet F ire ” and cumbersome when engaged in delicacies. “ Judgment of The Moon and the Stars” are At the discovery of her songs, one finds not superb. a review by bill murphyonly extraordinary insights and stunning The subjects for her lyrics come from the images, but words which have been given people and scenes which are encountered in Sometimes a movie comes along in which short space of tim e as Oswald was supposed their deserved music. Through her music her life. They range from the sterility of the quality of the acting or costume design to have done. one experiences a reawakening of the record com pany personnel ‘ ‘For the Roses ’ ’ were really never meant to receive rave There are also many other unexplained essence of poetry: the music of the earth. to intensely personal portraits (“ Last Time reviews. Such a movie is Executive Action. facts which many of us were too young to She has authored many lyrics which are I Saw Richard” ) to unique visions of the The movie’s storyline is based on several even be concerned with in 1963.
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