Philadelphia Daily News from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Page 24

THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1913 PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS 24 Wattstax: A Musical Leap Forward xp Invaders Disrupt Film Showing The evening showing of "Wattstax" was called off at 9:25 last night after five youths opened a side exit door and invaded the Cinema 19 theater at 19th and Chestnut StS. Police said some 900 veiw-ers ran for the exits when the youths entered. The invaders were followed by some 100 persons who were outside waiting in line to purchase tickets for the show. The theater's lights were turned on and the show canceled, but a crowd gathered at the front office ticket booth and shattered its window when the management refused to honor all the $2.75 stubs. Police said some of the stubs were picked up during the confusion by persons who weren't in the movie.

By JONATHAN TARIFF The "musical documentary" style of film making takes an expressive leap forward with the presentation of "Wattstax The Living Word" fat Cinema 19). Judging from print and broadcast advertisements, touting only the musical stars of last August's Seventh Annual Watts Summer Festival (featuring Stax Records artists Isaac Hayes, Staple Singers, Bar-Kays, Albert King, etc.) one would expect just another celluloid concert presentation jn "Wattstax." THE USUAL "greatest hits" number, peppered perhaps with a few backstage "candids" of the stars, scenes of carousing crowds at the L.A. Coliseum site, and perhaps a comment or four on the "cultural import" of the event? The "music is the message" film almost inadvertantly successful with "Monterey Pop" and "Woodstock" had in fact degenerated to a cliche in recent years with "Mad Dogs and Englishman," "Soul to Soul" and "Fillmore," "Wattstax," the product of refined documentarians David Wolper and AI Bell, does contain the usual elements, but also much more. BY MOVING camera crews away from the concert, and into the streets and gathering spots of Watts, "Wattstax" fans the flames of black consciousness, the expressions of black experience which heated the riots of 1965. The stage music, t'nemed as a parallel to candid (often salty) conversations, travelogue footage and a stirring montage of black history stills, takes on the ring of folk art.

What you see IS what you get, as the Dramatics sing. Offering the best compromise between black expressiveness and sheer entertainment are the running commentaries of comedian Richard Pryor pointed, but also hilarious. SOME OF THE STAGE appearances (and crowd reactions) are almost as energizing from Reverand Jesse Jackson's moving spoken liturgy, "I Am Somebody," to the delightfully, uninhibited antics of "Funky Chicken" man Rufus Thomas. Something of a letdown is the appearance by super-stud Isaac Hayes. As originally planned, Hayes' ''grand finale" number was to be his hit "Shaft," but legal complications caused that episode to be scrubbed from the film.

Hayes was forced to "fake" another Watts concert number Is on Our before studio cameras and a small audience. The fake is frigid. RICHARD PRYOR pointed, hilarious TONIGHT IS THE PERFECT NIGHT TO GO CUT TO A MOVIE SS Fields Plaza Dim R.riqe leverinoton IV 3-2700 ERIC CHESTNUT HILL ERIC-STRATFORD Diona Ross IR 7 9:55 LADY SINGS THE BLUES AA8DE CINEMA 202c -1? 8 CASTCR MAYFAIR-- MA 4-3222 Eve. from 6:45 nun 1 Jack temmon. SAVE THF TIGf ifit ee W.H.

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fr. 1 PM HO 3-3383 152: COLONIAL ART HOLIDAY Feat. Pi 3-0S50 4200 Frankford Ave. 647-4343 Pork Free (AMPLE PARKING733 tr. CHELTEN AVE.) XXX RATED FtLMS XXX MATINEE TODAY, 1 P.M.

LAST DAY The aang's all here! And the results ore wild -in this ercficolfy infectious gutsy motion picture. In hard color. Carol Burnett one. Pk. Rt.

30, Frazer. Pa. NORR! orrutown, Pa. 275-4760 Free Pk. rfu' over 211 At 7, 8:30 10 CLEAR DAY uncoiom WAT.

EVERY WED. AT 12 1,30 ORLEANS TrVIN CIN. c7 Vr ST ORLEANS Mat. 1 PM; Tonite 7,15, 9:45 G) Exclusive Area Showing! Ross Hunter's PETE'N'TILLIE(PG) Walter Matthau (Ample Parking Church St. Stop of El-1 XXX RATED FILMS XXX MATINEE TODAY, 1 P.M.

LAST DAY 2 GIANT ALL-ACADEMY AWARD SHOWS lR) At 5:30 PM At 4 9:30 PMi MARLON BRANDO CI ANA ROSS THE LADY SINGS GODFATHER THE BLUES The gang's all here! And the results are wi TERRY 7:00 GLYNIS THOMAS JOHNS VAULT OF HORROR (R)" Co Jybird Special SI. 50 Till 7:00 this eroricallv infectious gutsy motion The Karate Wasterpiece pkfure. Jn hard color. On Rt. 100 at Rt.

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(PG) Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine Color I TERRY 1-7 GLYNIS I SI. CO Men. to Ft till LADY ZAZU'S DAUGHTER 3:40, 6:10, 9:10 All the secrets of love making sensu illustrated. In revealing color. LOVE SECRETS OF THE KAMA SUTRA 2:15, 7:40, 10:35 JOHNS Actor THF RIHlFflTHFR Mnrlnn Rri-inr-iA SLEUTH VAULT OF HORROR (R) rnVinITTrtUU U.

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1 PM; Tonite 7:15, 9:45 Early Bird Spl. SI. 50 till 7 PM Mon. FrL OR CINEMA 2, tonite at 7:15 9,15 PM! ACADEMY AWARD WINNER IPG! Laurence Oliv er CI riTU Michael Came OLCUIll IPG Feats. Tonite ot 7,05, 9:40 Pt 309, 202 765 Pork Free 5000 Cars TFRRY GLYNIS THOMAS 10:00 JOHNS TRICK BABY (R) YOUNC BHLY YOUNG (PG? DAI 2 Blocks N.

of City Line on Bala Av DHLI iADY SINGS THE BLUES Poseidon Adventure Shelley Winters Hackmon PLYMOUTH CINEMA Plkes 3 Shews Ton at 7, 8:30 10 PMI XJ uii i lunRnnn i toy 1-609-B77-1000 Exclusive Area Showing! Ross Hunter's LOST HORIZON OR INEMA 2, Mat. Tonite 7:15, 9:25 (PG) ACADEMY AWARD WINNER 348-4014 DOYLESTOWN COUNTY VAULT OF HORROR (R) Earlybird Special SI. 50 Till 7:00 ERICPENN JERSEY 9.15 611 State St. 5 FINGERS OF DEATH (R) ttrUU 63rd Woodland Free Parking MEATRUL Added Featurette BOX LUNCH Positively No One Under 21 Admitted! Actor Morion Brando V. Eest Picture Bes1 WDODHAVEN 4 CCRNWELLS HTS.

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Cont. fr. I PM) MEATBALL VIOLENCE-PACKED THRILLERS! AT 9:75 P.M. AT 7 P.M.! BEST ACTRESS Diana ross LIZA HrlNNELLI LADY SINGS CABARET THE BLUES DAILY TWI-LITE HOUR-ADULTS 90c Academy Award Winner 1. BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE At Twllite Hour 2.

Burnet PETE 'N' TILLIE (PG) At Twilie Hour 3. FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH (R) At Twilite Hour 4. sneta'nd UP THE SANDBOX (R) At Twilite Hour TFPRY GLYMS ERIC CALVIN LOCKART ROSALIND CASH 0IT7 White Horse Pike UL 8-3331 Oaklyn, N. J. Smoking Section 3 Shews Tonite at 7, 8:30 10 PM, (X) 8-SJ93 DOICTfll (DT Bristol, Pa.

VAULT CF HORROR (R) TOBACCO RUDDY Positively No One Under 21 Admitted! plus-, BURT LANCASTER pm) ERIC I II BROOKKAVEN 2ShS i- tEdgrr.ont N. Widdletown Rd. Rt. 352 B-ookhoven, Pa. FREE PARKING "is Mnl Radcliffe Sts.

Eves. fr. 6 PM, Sat. Sun. Cont.

fr. MEATBALL Matinee 2:20 and 3:40 PM ULZANA'S RAID Laur. 01 CIITLI IPG) Michael 7:20 Ol.vier Caine rd Soecial $1.50 Till 7:00 IR) rrlybi ROUTE 38 TWIN CHERRY LRICI: Learn The Secret Of The FREE PARKING VFAPflN ta-. 3 Aue- ILnllUn Pnrkina Continuous )2 Neon GR 3-2255 CAPITAL ofrold FRIR.PI! RRIM GAnFNS Hi (LOGAN DA 9-9277 5 FINGERS OF DEATH (R) 7: 5 9.25 urexei l-lin rree i Eve. from 6:30 IP) il mi.

S. of W. Chester Pk. Rt. 1, City Av.

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