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4E ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH THURSDAY, JULY 19, 199(5 COMING ATTRACTIONS VIDEO REVIEWS i 1 Reviews of recently released videocassettes: "ENEMIES, A LOVE STORY" ,1,. i Media Home Entertainment, $89.98. "Enemies, a Love Story," Paul Mazursky's soulful' adaptation pf the Isaac Bashevls Singer novel, has a spirit that's nearly impossible to describe a kind of robust, almost lusty fatalism. The movie, which is set in New York in 1949, is a dark comedy about ghosts, specifically Jewish refugees who have escaped the camps and come to a booming postwar America but are still half -enslaved by Mazursky's hero is Herman (Ron Silver), a Polish refugee who was hidden from the Nazis in a hayloft during the war.

His protector was his servant, Yadwiga (Margaret Sophie Stein), who took care of him and eventually came with him to America to become his wife. As the movie progresses, Herman weaves a hopelessly, hilariously intricate web of falsehoods and half-truths, telling his naive wife that he is a traveling bookseller while he works as a ghostwriter for a swindling rabbi (Alan King) and visits his mistress, Masha (Lena Olin), in the Bronx. Herman's life becomes even more complicated with the reappearance of his first wife, Tamara (Anjelica Huston), who he had believed died in the camps. The story Mazursky tells' is richly eccentric, jubilant and skeptical a deeply, fully human work. Hal Hinson, Washington Post 'fe turn 'nu "MEN DON'T LEAVE" Warner Home Video.

$89.95. The following vldeocassettes are scheduled for national release next week. Local release dates and prices may vary. Drama "Courage 1990. Directed by Christopher Leitch.

Starring Juliette Caton, Charlie Sheen, Leslie Caron, Yorgo Voyagis. Just before World War Heidi and her friends at an Italian boarding scnool end up at a rat-infested orphanage. RCA-Columbia Pictures Home Video, $89.95. "Everybody 1990. Directed by Karel Reisz.

Starring Nick Nolte, Debra Winger. A murder investigator becomes obsessed with his client. Orion Home Video, $89.98. 1989. Directed by Istvan Szabo.

Starring Klaus Maria Brandauer, Peter Dobai. A clairvoyant entertainer in Berlin in the '20s foresees the destruction of the Nazis and tries to prevent it. RCAColumbia Pictures Home Video, $79.95. 1966. Directed by George Roy Hill.

Starring Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman. Restored "director's cut" of the James Michener epic. MGMUA Home Video, $29 98. "My Girl 1948. Directed by Elliott Nugent.

Lili Palmer, Sam Wanamaker. An immigrant girl tries to bring her father to this country. Republic Pictures Home Video, $19.95. "The Sun Shines 1953. Directed by John Ford.

Starring Charles Winninger, Arleen Whelan, John Russell, Stepin Fetchit. A Kentucky judge runs for re-election. Republic Pictures Home Video, $19.98 1989. Directed by Milos Forman. Starring Colin Firth, Meg Tilly, Annette Bening, Henry Thomas.

Oscar-winner Forman's version of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses." Orion Home Video, $89.98. Action "Blood 1955. Directed by William Well-man. Starring John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Anita Ekberg. A Merchant Marine captain transports Chinese villagers from communist China to freedom in Hong Kong.

Warner Home Video, $59.95. "Chinatown 1990. Directed by Jean-Paul Ouellette. Starring Bruce Ly, Lee Majors II, Pat McCormick. Renegade cops find the man who is selling poisoned coke on the streets.

South-gate Entertainment, $79.95. "The 1990. Directed by Tristan de Vere Cole. Starring Bjorn Sundquist, Frank Grimes, Ein-dride Eidsvold, Michael Kitchen. A veteran deep- Saddled with one of the worst titles of the year (even after you see the; mm, you ii sun wonaer wnat it means), as well as with the usual "slice-of life" plot problems all it's about, really, is a family struggling to be 3 nappy tnis mm nevertheless offers fine performances, eood writing and low-key charm.

Jessica Lange plays a woman whose husband dies Paul Newman as Gov. Earl Long and Lolita Davidovich as Blaze Starr in "Blaze." suddenly, leaving her with bills and two growing sons. Lange's as good at It playing an American Everywoman as she is with the more flamboyant 1 cnaraciers snes piayea in mms sucn as "Frances" and VSweet Dreams. This is director Paul Brickman's first film since "Risky Business," with i) Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Robert Wuhl. A Louisiana governor falls for a stripper.

Based on fact. Touchstone Home Video, $89.95. "Girlfriend From 1 989. The devil takes over the body of a shy young girl. IVE, $89.95.

"Guest 1945. Directed by Sam Wood. Starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Richard wnicn nas noining in common save nis genuine skui witn actors, Beth Macauley leads a comfortable middle-class existence until the death of her husband. Having no "marketable" skills, she's forced to te "The Sea 1955. Directed by John Farrow.

Starring John Wayne, Lana Turner, Tab Hunter, James Arness. A renegade German freighter captain is pursued by both the Germans and British navies across the Pacific. Warner Home Video, $59.95. "Vietnam, 1990. Directed by Robert Ginty.

Starring Robert Ginty, Tim Thomerson, Tam-lyn Tomita, Haing S. Ngor. A Vietnam vet rescues his war buddy's daughter from a gangster who runs Houston's "Little Saigon." RCAColumbia Pictures Home Video, $89.95. Comedy 1989. Directed by Ron Shelton.

Starring move with sons Chris and Matt (talented young actors Chris O'Donnell and Charlie Korsmo, the Kid in "Dick to1 Baltimore to take whatever work she can geL Getting used to demeaning work and life in the big city is further complicated by her son's seduction at the hands of a likable but extremely wacky "older woman" played by Joan Cusackvwith her trademark off-the-wall humor. Beth thinks Charles (Arliss Howard) Is swell, but dating isn't high on A her list of priorities. Charles, an avant-garde musician, is actually a cynical wise-cracker in a relentless but amiable sort of way. And when betn loses her job, she has nowhere else to turn. The story builds to a jI forced scenario about a missing kid, but the film compensates for an I uneventful story with the kind of quirky, realistic dialogue that's increas- a ingly rare (the script was written by Barbara Benedek, who co-wrote, THE HIT LIST ine cig uini i ana empameuc cnaraciers.

Josh Mooney, Entertainment News Service i The week's most popular videocassettes in St. Louis-area stores. Figures provided by Sight and Sound Distributors. Foran. A man asks his best friend wife to pose as his wife in order to impress his boss.

Republic Home Video, $19.95. "Lobster Man From 1990. Starring Tony Curtis, Deborah Foreman, Patrick Macnee, Dr. De-mento. A movie mogul is in desperate need of a tax loss and tries to find a "loser" motion picture for his company to release.

IVE, $89.95. Thriller "Little Sweetheart." Directed by Anthony Simmons. Starring John Hurt, Karen Young, Cassie Barasch, Barbara Bosson. A young girl's obsession with TV leads to murder, blackmail and spying. Nelson Entertainment, $79.98.

"The Outer Limits." Thirteen episodes of the classic '60s TV series; each video contains a one-hour episode. MGMUA Home Video, $12.98 each. "The Red Raven 1989. Directed by Christopher Lewis. Starring Marc Singer, Tracy Scoggins.

The adventures of the '30s Hollywood gumshoe, Dan Turner. Fries Home Video, $89.95. Kids "Big Top 1989. Animated adventure of the hip dinosaur and his teen-age pals. Fries Home Video, $9.95.

"Care Bears Way Out 1 989. The bears foil villains while searching for gold. Fries Home Video, $9.95. "Computer Warriors." Partialy computer-animated story of battling viruses and antidotes. Fries Home Video, $9.95.

"The Further Adventures of Super Ted: Leave It to Space Beavers." The cuddly crime fighter takes to the skies to fight injustice in outer space. Hanna-Barbera Home Video, $29.95. "Jonny Quest: Pirates From Below." ($29.95, Hanna-Barbera Home Video) A young boy and his father combat evil SCUBA divers. Hanna-Barbera Home Video, $29.95. sea diver and his assistant get trapped underwater.

M.C.E.G. Virgin, $89.95. "Double 1990. Directed by Armand Mastroianni. Starring Leigh McCloskey, Joe Dalle-sandro, Nancy Everhard, Theresa Saldana.

Two men take the law into their own hands. Republic Pictures Home Video, $89.98. "Hard To 1990. Directed by Bruce Malmuth. Starring Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, Frederick Coffin, Bill Sadler.

An LA cop seeks revenge upon the bad guys who murdered his family and left him for dead. Warner Home Video, $92.95. "Mission in Starring Lex Barker, Juli Reding. An oil executive and his girlfriend go to Morocco to solve a murder. Republic Pictures Home Video, $19.95.

"Night of the 1990. Directed by Charles Jarrott. Starring George Peppard, Deborah Raffin, Michael York. A man rescues an American colonel held captive by the Nazis who knows the plans for D-Day. Vidmark Entertainment, $89.95.

1990. Directed by Kevin S. Ten-ney. Starring Robert Forster, Lance Edwards, Hilary Shepard. An alien cop is sent down to Earth to find a psychotic killer from his planet.

Fries Home Video, $89 95 1990. Starring Kathy Shower. A beautiful woman becomes the ultimate computerized crime fighter. Southgate Entertainment, $89.95. RENTALS SALES 1.

Back to the 1. The Little Mermaid Future II 2. The War of the 2. New Kids on the Roses Block: Step by Step 3. Steel Magnolias 3.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rock Steady 4. Tremors 4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredhead 5. Tango Cash 5. Back to the Future 6.

She-Devil 6. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 7. Look Who's Talking 7. Batman 8. Family Business 8.

Wizard of Oz: 50th Anniversary 9. Always 9. Harvey Kii i Li 0 10. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 10. New Kids: Hanging Tough Jessica Lange (left) and Joan Cusack in "Men Don't Leave." Win i null UliW if The transition from reporting the weather to the news was not difficult, Buck said.

"The weather was Buck all ad-libbing. Now I ra behind a desk with a script that I ve written. I spend a lot of time checking and rechecking my facts, but I am confident about my writing skills. Fortunate Crnm nariA Ana ly, I also remember what I've written, which is helpful when the teleprompter eats the last few lines. "Once we're past the first part of the broadcast, then it's "just starting to get recognition.

I was lucky enough to get on the air with some of my stories before I really had very much experience. less structured, and that where the ad-libbing comes in. I'm comfortable with that, and I really enjoy the people I work with. And I'm looking forward to doing some more stories on my own, although I wouldn't want to go back to being the night beat reporter." "One night, they asked me to do the weather report. At that time this was in 1980 the weather was not as high- tech as it is today, though you do have to be able to walk 4 and talk at the same time.

I had the sense not to be a clown or to try to make it complicated, and it worked. I had a mentor at the National Weather Service who helped me, and that job became a vehicle for me In her spare time, Buck does a lot of public speaking. Her favorite audiences are high school students. "They have so many illusions of what television news is all about. They've all seen that movie!" she said, laughing.

"0. ne night, they to project my personality. Buck won three consecutive Em-J mys and was nominated for a fourth during her term as a weathercaster. Just three months ago, the station named her a co-anchor for "News at I Nine." About the same time, Buck's father, longtime sports announcer Jack Buck, also made a career move, i Jack Buck was named principle play-J by-play announcer for CBS network I coverage of major-league baseball games, in addition to his job as the Cardinals' nlav-bv-play man and asked me to do the weather report. I had the sense not to be a clown or to try to make it complicated, and it worked, ff CHRISTINE BUCK "On those days when I don't have to go anywhere or do anything, I feel liberated.

Sometimes my husband and I will take the boys to the Zoo or we'll go to a movie together. I would like to have more time to go to the theater or to spend with friends." As for the future, Buck has no delusions about older women as anchors. "There aren't any," she said with a wry grin. "That's why it is important for me to diversify over the next few I sports director for KMOX radio. "Not surprisingly, several members of my family are in the communications busi- ness," Christine Buck said.

"Growing up, we were subjected to what seemed like a 24-hour barrage of news, sports and weather on KMOX radio. Still, in college, I was particularly years, and learn other aspects of the business. For instance, I wouldn't be opposed to producing. "But someday, at some point, I want the luxury of part-time work, or even free-lance work. It has always been my passion to have children.

I have them, and a wonderful husband, too, and that means a lot to me. Just knowing that my family provides the balance I need in my life allows me to make my career decisions without anguish." lmeresicu in psyciiuiugy aim uiuugm ai unc nine mm i 3 might be a social worker or in some other line of work 1 helping people. I also was interested in acting." She paused and laughed. "In some ways, I'm not far from either of those careers." Aquarium From page one j. biologically correct," said Bill Bernard, who helped collect the coral and fish.

"We know what the environments are what animals and what corals grow at a certain depth 4 and how to re-create them. "A lot of aquariums go for the spectacular and don't have the right coral with the right fish. You end up with a effect -that most people don't notice. But it It's time you faced the source doesn't cost any more to make an aquarium biologically accurate." or your neaaacnes. "They say, 'Why have an aquarium when much of the island doesn't even have Bill Bernard said.

Kathy Bernard, the economist of the team, said the aquarium not only will help educate the Dominican people about the richness of the seas but also will "help preserve the environment and attract tourists and dollars to the island." Bill Bernard said the Dominican's aquarium is one of the nearly 200 under construction throughout the world, proof of man's intrigue with the sea. "It's the frontier where people can go you can put on a snorkel and see it," he said. "How many people can go to outer space?" During their recent visit to St. Louis, the Bernards met with Leonard Sonnenschein, whose Aquacenter group recently won a $325,000 appropriation from the Illinois General Assembly for a feasibility and engineering study on building a public aquarium at Pontoon Beach. In addition to their Dominican company, the Bernards also have set up a Missouri corporation CKC which designed the preliminary exhibits for the proposed MidA-merica Aquacenter.

"Being St Louisans, we would love to see an aquarium in this area," said Kathy Bernard. Added her husband: "We'd like to be a part of it, so we're putting our time and effort up front "It's something that the greater St Louis area needs. We have so many people today interested in marine biology, but there's no place in St. Louis where you can go and see the wonders of the ocean." Such accuracy was important to me aesign group as wen thA nnuarnmont homiic thp main nhiprHvp nf Ihp OO Ul tWYtllllllVUl v. aquarium is to educate Dominicans about the sea around them, "Most of the Dominicans can't swim, even the fishermen," Bill Bernard said.

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