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Page 14 — Pittsburgh Catholic. Prtday. February 14, 1986 Entertainment Movie review Movie ratings The classifications for the C h ris tin e , moral suitability of fUms are Dreamscabe, A-III determined by the United The Dresser. A-II ’F/X’ is not that special States Catholic Conference's The Evil Ih at Men Do, O Department of Com Fandango A-II munications. Flashpoin . A-ID Greystoke: The Legend of Movies at area theaters: Tarzan. Lo ri of the Apes. A-III Harry and Son, O A Dodt Fayed-Jack Weiner pro are convinced that he is dead, And the conspirators. The Jux of the cast includes Jerry Orbach duction of a Robert Monde I film, what better protection could they taposition of these two different Back to the Future. A-III The Hotel New Hampshire. O as DeFranco, C liff DeYoung as a The Beat of Tim es, O Iceman, A-II "F/X". o ffe r? characters is a good idea, but It Justice Department agent and Bryan Brown................. Rollle Tyler In order to make the staged never amounts to much in the A Chorus Line, A-IV The King of Comedy. A-II Diane Verena as Ellen, Rollie's The Color Purple. O The Mean Season. A-III Diane Verena............................. Ellen murder as convincing as possible, hands of director Robert Mandel. girlfriend. Brian Dennehy Del McCarthy the government turns to Mandel allows the special ef Down and Chit in Beverly M ischief. <> Cliff DeYoung.......................... lUpton Hollywood, the land of special ef fects to be the center of the film The music by Bill Conti Is H ills . O Modem Romance. A-III Jerry Orbach ................... DeFranco fects and to one of its finest and rightly so since the effects by superb and often more exciting FIX. A -IV Mrs. Soffel. A-IV Music by Bill Conti. Written by creative minds. Rollle Tyler. expert John Stears are superb than the events portrayed on the The Gods Must Be Crazy. A-II A Passage to India. A-II Robert Megglnson and Gregory Rollle, who has worked his way and chilling. The effects are so screen, a perfect complement to Iron Eagle, O Reuben, Reuben. A-III Freeman. Produced by Dodl up through the schlock film s to good that everyone and the real star of "FIX", the effects Jagged Edge. O Splash. A-II! Fayed and Jack Weiner. Ex the great film s, is the recognized everything else is overwhelmed, themselves. In the hands of a Jew el of the Nile, A-III Starm an, A-II ecutive producer Michael Peyser. e x p e rt in "FIX", that is, special ef unable to stand up against the more competent director or w ith a The Kiss of the Spider That's Dancing, A-I Directed by Robert Mandel. An fects. He Is an independent genius energy created by the intriguing more concise, sim ple screenplay, Woman, A-IV Turk 182, O Orion Pictures release rated RJA- with his own studio who readily use of the special effects. A major the film could have been a great M urphy's Romance, A-Ill Vldeodrome. O IV. adults with reservations. accepts the government Job. part of the problem is the thriller instead of Just another ac The O fficial Story. A-II When he flawlessly and expertly lackluster screenplay which tion film . The photography tn the Out of Africa. A-IV A -I. G e ineral Patronage. By Pr. PETER HORTON carries out his task of illusion, he never gathers steam until too late. film la often blurred, probably for Prlzzl's Honor, A-IV A-I A d u l t s a n d suddenly discovers that he must When the action picks up the sake of mood, but it only adds Rocky IV , A-IH adolescents. As usual In the case of a former use his own creative techniques momentum. It is far too much too to the feeling that the film is Spies Like Us. O A-m. Adults crim inal turning government in to save his own life. Rollle the late. The concluding moments Incomplete. Twice In a Lifetim e. O A-IV, Adults with reserva formant, the Justice Department genius becomes Rollle the hunted are stunning, but the plot Is so W itness. A-IV tions. An A-IV classification Because of the excessive Young Sherlock Holmes. A-II designates certain film s that, offers protection and relocation, a as both the good and the bad are stifled that the impact is much violence and gore, even though chance to begin a new life for the desperately seeking to silence less than expected. (Recommended) while not morally offensive in most of It Is presented as the illu them selves, require caution testimony that w ill keep the bad h im . Bryan Brown offers an adequate sion of the effects, the film is rated guys In prison for years. When a Movies on Home Box O ffice: and some an alysis and explana- “F/X", a new film starring performance/always looking ap R and A-IV for adults. Definitely ranking member of a crim inal tio n a s a protection against Australian actor Bryan Brown, la propriately apprehensive, but geared to an adult audience. fam ily Is ready to become the In The Adventures of Buckaroo wrong Interpretations and false a suspense thriller in which never really brings Rollle to life In "F/X" Is a film that has all the former, the Justice Department, Banzai: Across the Eighth conclusions. everything becomes secondary to such a way that there Is any emo great promise of an Imaginative under the regulations of Its the effects. A film with a unique Dimension, A-II O, Morally offensive. tional Involvement or attach premise, but It unravels into the The Brother From Another The word "Recommended' W itness Relocation Program, has and exciting premise Is weighed ment. The best performance In category of the strictly average. to take special precautions. In Planet. A ID appears behind the titles of down by convoluted plot twists the film actually belongs to Brian This Is a case in which the in stead of relocating the witness, The Cannonball Run II. A-III those film s that merit such and long expositions. As Rollle Dennehy as M cCarthy, a dividual parts stand on their own who has become the object of Choose Me, O designation. uses everything at his command delightfully interesting perfor in a better light than the whole many contracts against his life, to fool his pursuers. Detective Mc mance that Is easy to watch. Den it s e lf. "FIX" means special ef the department decides to fake Carthy, a "by-the-book" cop, uses nehy steals every scene in which fects, but as a film , it Isn't all that his assassination. If his enemies good solid police investigation to his character has a part. The rest special or extraordinary. Local TV, radio TELEVISION PROGRAMS S U N D A Y Tuned in Channel 11 Maas for ahut-lna m Channel 4 Directions 10 a.m. Channel 2 Insight Channel 3 Maas .m. (daily, 8 a.m.) (Armstrong Cable) Channel 23 Maas 10 Lyricist puts Pope’s poetry to music (Pittsburgh cable) Channel 9 To Teach As Jesus Dally, 9:30 a.m.. (Pittsburgh cable) (Aux. Bp. Boaco) 1:30, 5:30, 9.30 p.m. Channel 9 "Glory of God" 11 a.m. (also Tuesday. 6 p.m., Channel 40) SATURDAY Channel 40 Ft. Manning 10 p.m. By JAM ES BREIO the English words would fit the find myself solidly on his side, children, Jews and "people year Channel 40 Ft. Bob MacDougail ,m. (also Thursday, You've heard of the great pre-existing notes. On top of that, even though I disagree with him ning for peace" as well as from 6 p.m.) songwrltlng teams of Rodgers and he was working with free verse, on some Issues. But, overall, I C a th o lic s . RADIO PROGRAMS Hammerstein, and Lemer and poetry which has no recurring support him for what he Is trying And how about his w riting part S U N D A Y Loewe. But have you heard of the meter, a usual feature of songs. to accomplish. He's a unifying ner? What does he think of the WEDO 810 Paullst News 7:45 a.m. new combo In town: Lees and Spending a year on the project force on the planet, the first sign results? Mr. Lees has not had any WEDO810 To Teach as Jesus 8 John Paul II? led Mr. Lees to take "moderate of hope In my lifetim e." direct contact with the Pope, but WEDO 810 Pro-Life Perspective 8:1)5 a.m. liberties" with the poems, under Dr. John WUllde You heard right. That's Pope Mr. Lees, who calls him self “a he has heard — "third-hand" — John Paul II and lyricist Gene Vatican approval, hnd to "fiddle a that John Paul Is very pleased WEDO 810 Byzantine Mass 9 «9- lapsed Protestant," also found WAVL 910 Sacred Heart Program 9: 30 a.m. Lees, a Canadian-born Jazz-o- little with the m usic." The record him self for the first time in hts life with the songs. WJLY 1050 BlacK Catholic Chapel 10 contains six of the songs, along phtle who has translated some of having lengthy conversations If you would like to hear them, of the Air the pontiffs poetry into English with two original lyrics he wrote with Catholics "on a wide range of the m usic (record or tape) can be WARO 540 Maas from St.

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