/ THIS The Battalion A__ WEEKEND Page 4 jRD AT THE E® Cantina 1125 823-2368 FiDT 201 W. 26th St.., Downtown Bryan Call for Party Rentals Gwen or Jesse • {122-5959 Food and Drink Specials 'Blue Chips' - more than basketball "The Li During Happy Hour 5-8 p.m. with B Federic By Cliff LeBlanc has fallen on bad times. He has leave with the feeling that he was Thursdays: 18 and older just had his first losing season in every scene. And O'Neal 1 Starr in The Battalion and he wants to win again, but should stick to basketball and Kim THURSDAY2/24 he must first get talent. those sneaker commercials. He's Myl Arn "Blue Chips" Nolte tries to find the players no Harrison Ford, or even Tom that will lead him to victory. He Cruise. He's more like Big Bird. Hun Starring Nick Nolte, Mary Directe Tab McDonnell, J.T. Walsh, finds three "blue chip" prospects However, the basketball is 1 Fallout Shaquille O'Neal and played by Shaquille O'Neal, An­ amazing and the sound is won­ Buil Benoit Anfernee Hardaway fernee "Penny" Hardaway and derful because it sounds like you Directed by William Friedkin Matt Nover. He realizes that he are right there for the games. M It's qui Rated PG-13 can get all three of these players Over 50 former college players true roma (Cajun Blues) $8. advance tickets Playing at Hollywood USA for his team, but only if he can have spot parts as players on op­ I Federi* give them something in return. Love of FRIDAY 2/25 posing teams or back-ups to Nolte resorts to using an alum­ Nolte's team. You can really feel Brlisa in Nick Nolte stars in this sea­ nus (J.T. Walsh) to pay the play­ the emotion when Shaq or Hard­ ylouri min son's first big sports film. And ers for him and then does not away dunks the ball. love and 1 want to accept that he is cheating I An arn being a big college basketball fan, "Blue Chips" is not a film I had heard all about the film last in the game that he loves so an older much. about basketball. Instead, it is young, gi summer and I couldn't wait to about the testing of the human see it. Instead of using actors for the plot that i basketball footage, the producers soul set against a basketball back­ is sure to I But this is not a film about the ground. It also makes a point to I The pi tactical skill of coaching or the used real basketball players MUM which gives the effect of a docu­ raise issues like the importance of Don Perli Aftrican Rock and Reggae $5. Cover courage of the star athletes. It a college education and glitches ■uing wi touches on a tender subject in all mentary. Some of the best play­ SATURDAY 2/26 ers in the world are in these in the college recruiting process. (Shannoi college sports, the paying of play­ pjeading ’ ers for their play. scenes; so, what could go wrong? In the end, it's a good film for Unfortunately, it seems they all ages and well worth the mon­ the youn^ Shaquille O'Neal stars as a highly sought-after Nolte plays Pete Bell, a nation­ niter Kina ally known basketball coach who forgot about actors. Nolte domi­ ey if you realize it is not a basket­ college basketball recruit in "Blue Chips." ball film. ■ Belisa nates the film so much that you nuirriage cause the involved. Jazz Fusion $10. Advance .................................. " I Belisa $12. Door 2 Shows: 8 & 10 p.m. __________________ for herse Advance tickets available at Marooned CD’s promiscu and Tip Top Records in Bryan night ale tatWynonna fan;f newlyDespit wee Perlimplii corralled by with Beli YOU sTiUdi^yO*? kOf his bride < Houston Rod s,' tTT confessii security guard! The Associated Pre« Ge HOUSTON - Wynonna beckoned,W§ By responded eagerly. Butins — of getting to dance out; with the country singeti got tackled. It Georg It's Wynonna's trade®:; masterpi invite a cowboy from ib: w'' ^''n! ence to join her on stage*®1 .^uc end of IS'er concefts Shedii* 1 l s that Monday night at fhetEf^tt'1'*, ton I dvestock Show and in the Asttttdome. rww" I off Md krnald, 23,oft 0f pnlyV ton, started sprinting loti Based the stage but he was wre®eyWar( by a security officer. love stc Across the Dome, anotk among a curity officer was wreh fisherm with 25-year-old Michael though I erman, also of Houston,pial "For; also heeded Wynonna'sci ®on wit image of that tussleflaslii that has the concert screen. across Ai "Mr. Security Guarif;<|Nra/ f can let than man go," War Gom trilled in a hurried butsW11 the sical voice. ‘he.conv' I he guards held !M«|£n£r™j| down as the crowd booed Kistler sc released them shortlyf Presei ward. Apparently, rodeo oft; say, the security officer?* hear Wynonna's invita® the audience or herwoii them. Rodeo officials apologb the two and, to makefa amends, offered topav trip to another Wynonne cert. Bill’s 'You can't mafc Sa an omelette without break! a few eggs' The Associated Pres? LOS ANGELES Nicholson is being sued faces possible criminal for using a golf club to W Mercedes-Benz that supp^j cut him off in traffic. A motorist accused endary star of such "The Shining," "One? Over the Cuckoo's Nesf "Batman" of flailing au his car, breaking the wind? and denting tlie roof, said. The city attorney’s a1 may determine this whether to file a misdeff* vandalism charge, spokesman Rick Schmidt In a Superior Courtly SMIHHE People »ou MU filed last week, Robert 38, said he feared for hit during his Feb. 8 confront % with Nicholson. The laws® leges assault and batter)' claims Blank was "severe'! USE IT EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A LONS DISTANCE C0E1ECT CAlt. jured" but does not say in' manner..