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ST. PETERSBURG TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 23,1 986 3D REVIEW Stallone commits to 10 films for United Artists Room from 1-D By RONALD CLARKE Rautsf film industry to have received at least $18-million plus a percentage of the profits for his latest film, Cobra. UA Chief Executive Officer Lee Rich said the deal calls for Stallone's production company, White Eagle Enterprises, to develop, finance, and produce all 10 projects. United Artists would handle marketing, distribution and sales in the United States and Canada. "The films will all be geared to the kind of theatricality and excitement for which Stallone has become known," he said.

He added, "Sylvester Stallone is the number one box office star in the world today. His movies have grossed more than $l-billion around the world." Rocky. I'll do my best for the studio again, guys," Stallone, looking like a young bank manager in a dark blue business suit, told studio officials. Asked if the deal, under which Stallone is expected to produce his first film by the end of next year, will include a Rocky 5, Stallone said, "If we can keep up the standard of the other Rocky films, we will do so, but we would retire Rocky before we got to the level of Rocky versus Planet of the Apes." Studio officials would not say what the film deal was worth, but agreed it was very much in the multimillion dollar range. Stallone was reported by people in the LOS ANGELES To the recorded sound of a trumpet fanfare, Sylvester Stallone, star of the Rocky and Rambo films, announced today a multimillion-dollar agreement with United Artists studio to make 10 films in six years.

Stallone, 39, who will star in at least five of the films and finance them all, told a news conference: "I can promise they will be very energetic roles. "I remember 10 years ago when no one was willing to gamble on me, United Artists came along and allowed me to do my first mnuie A Room With a View Cast: Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Daniel Day Lewis Director: James Ivory Screenplay: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Director of Photography: Tony Pierce-Roberts Rating: nudity Running Time: 115 minutes Theaters: Plaza Twin, Sunshine Mall 5 and the University Collection in Tampa Excellent Very good Good Mediocre Poor Poltergeist from 1-D screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant. This is their 16th collaboration, and at their most expensive. It also is one of their fastest paced, particularly when compared with Heat and Dust, Quartet and The Bostonians. Lucy can be viewed as the forerunner of Adela Quested.

But unlike A Passage to India's central character, Lucy doesn't become hysterical when confronting her passion. She initially denies her nature, then finally abandons herself to it, carrying us with her. A Room With a View is structured in chapters, with witty titles taken from Forster's book. It opens with Lucy on holiday in Florence, chaperoned by an unmarried cousin, Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith). At the pensione where they're lodging are two elderly sisters, a disheveled journalist, Mr.

Emerson (Denholm Elliott), and his melancholy son, George (Julian Sands). During an afternoon in the country, where waving cypresses and fields of barley practically conspire to heighten desire, George boldly kisses Lucy an act deemed so reprehensible by Miss Bartlett that she and her charge promptly return to the staid environs of England. Lucy becomes engaged to Cecil Vyse (Daniel Day Lewis), a prissy aristocrat, whose capacity for love encompasses only himself. His first passionless peck on Lucy's cheek, long after the engagement is announced, only makes Lucy more aware of her physical needs and her longing for George. A Room With a View is perfectly cast.

Such respected actors as Maggie Smith and Denholm Elliot mesh per- death wish, not unlike the late Jim Jones, led a band of settlers to their demise at that very same site a century ago. The pioneers, for reasons that are never quite clear, can't cross to the other side. And, REVIEW A -x i fectly with relative newcomers: Daniel Day Lewis, Julian Sands and Helena Bonham Carter, who is the embodiment of Lucy timid, with a growing restlessness, and an expressive, yet unformed young face. Jhabvala's screenplay cuts to the heart of Forster's material. Ivory's normally restrained direction moves with the ardor of his actors and the landscape, sensually recorded by Tony Pierce-Roberts.

A Room With a View is an outstanding period piece. It captures Forster's characters in their milieu with a temperament that effectively stirs modern-day sensitivities. It liams) past the edge of existence in the first installment. Tangina is joined by a native American shaman, Taylor (Will Sampson), whose reserve lends Poltergeist uncharacteristic depth for a supernatural thriller. Poltergeist II borrows elements (none too subtly) from several successful screen horrors.

Remember Jack Nicholson's barroom scene in The Shining? How about the creature bursting from the crewmember's chest in Alien or Leatherface's roadside fit in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Poltergeist II pays homage. This updating is effective, as are the original effects. The movie's demons were conceptualized by H. R. Giger, who gave Alien its distinctive look.

The special effects, supervised by four-time Academy Award-winner Richard Edlund, produce more than a few shivers. But what makes Poltergeist II so effective is, Gibson's ability to make us experience what the Freelings are feeling. We shudder when little Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) is separated from her mother in a shopping mall and approached by a white-haired spook who vaporizes his way through the crowds. Our mouths ache when ghoulies rip Robbie's (Oliver Robins) braces, from his mouth. (This scene, regrettably, becomes increasingly silly.) We empathize with Mom and Dad's desperation because of their inability to cope with the deteriorating situation.

Poltergeist 's effects immediately build the movie to a frightening plane. Then palpable emotion propels the story through un: fathomable, often ridiculous, yet wholly enjoyable events. mauiE Poltergeist II: The Other Side Cast JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins, Julian Beck, Will Sampson Director: Brian Gibson Screenplay: Mark Victor and Michael Grais Directors of Photography: Andrew Laszlo Rating: PG-13; profanity, some scenes may frighten small children Running Time: 91 minutes Theaters: Crossroads 2, Countryside 6, Movies at Pinellas Park, Mustang Drive-ln, Sunshine Mall 5 Excellent Very good Good Mediocre it Poor MGMUA Robbie (Oliver Robins) and sister Carol Ann face a horrifying discovery in Poltergeist II: The Other Side. the Rev.

Henry Kane (the late Julian Beck at his malevolent best) wants little Carole Anne to join his clan to soothe the group's unrest. Screenwriters Grais and Victor discard the daily routine of Freeling family life, and concentrate on spirituality and the supernatural. The emphasis is on the family operating as a unit to overcome forces they can't comprehend. Tangina Barrons (Zelda Rubinstein), the dwarf psychic is back, arriving at crises a tad too conveniently. Nevertheless, she packs the same wonderful, weird vibrations she did when she transported Mom (JoBeth Wil Lucy, left, and Miss Lavish (Judi Dench) take in the sights of the Florence countryside.

3X Km Cinecom Leave from 1-D as executive producer of CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. You might not recognize the name, but the job is to decide what news is for the nation's leading newscast. Tom Bettag has the job 'now, as NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw bears down in the ratings Tom Brokaw will show up on ABC Thursday night. Topic: media performance on the Chernobyl disaster, on the 19th edition of Viewpoint, 11:30 p.m. Its distributor credits the combination of Chernobyl and the flurry of terrorism for five more stations picking up Edge of Darkness, a British miniseries about nuclear terrorism.

No local station has bought it yet Keep an eye peeled Friday, June 6 for a busted pilot called Moscow Bureau. The zany comedy about the difficulties of gathering news in the Kremlin didn't make the fall schedule at ABC, the network you might recall had its own Moscow bureau threatened by a Soviet government distressed by ABC's plans for a miniseries about a Russian takeover of the United States. The miniseries. Amerika, is slated to air next season TITLES: Children's Television Workshop has named its new half hour series about math. Square One TV, for the nation's 14-million children between 8 and 12, begins on PBS in January Public TV has begun a nine-part series for 1988 called The Mind, from the same people who brought you The Brain CBS has a June 25 airdate for The Kraft All-Star Salute to Ford's Theater, billed, rather dubiously, as "a presidential gala performance" Max Headroom is back on Cinemax in Maxtrax, a monthly half hour of music videos hosted by the ultimate television host: a computer-generated egotist On tap for Masterpiece Theater next season is an 11-parter by John Mortimer, Paradise Postponed.

He wrote the series, set in the English village of Rapstone Fanner, before he wrote the best-selling novel Is the Title of the Month My Dissident Mom, a CBS School-break Special now in production, or Channel 16's June 11 special The Cheese Masters? Remember, June is Dairy Month special of its own. Health Wise Volume 1: Physical Wellness is the first of four prime-time specials the station will air in cooperation with St. Joseph's Hospital this year. This program focuses on diet and exercise. A panel of health experts will be on hand to answer questions from the audience and from viewers at home, who will be invited to dial an 800 number.

The hosts are Alan Wendt, Kathy Fountain and WTVT medical reporter Steve Geiger. NOTES: Al Pefley, the on-air reporter cut loose in Channel 44's budget trims, has found work at Louisville's WAVE-Ch. 3 The latest on NBC's newsmagazine 1986: a consultant from the network's entertainment division has been called in for "fine-tuning" CBS News' West 57th had a crew in Tampa recently to prepare a report on the Nurse Recovery Program, which helps nurses addicted to drugs or alcohol. The newsmagazine has dozens of reports in the can, so no air date yet Lane Venardos has been replaced available at the time, co-host of P.M. Magazine.

When WTOG created its own newscast almost four years ago, Callahan was named co-anchor with John Nicholson, who had been hired away from Channel 13. To discerning viewers, they became the market's premier news team despite twin handicaps: Eyewitness News aired only once each evening, at 10 p.m., and on an independent station with no previous news identity. Last summer, Nicholson left the station after being unable to agree on a new contract. He was replaced by John Summer. Since then, the news department has been trimmed and the original news director has left.

Station boss Aiken, who joined the station this year, said it was too early to describe the format changes now under consideration but emphasized, "It still would be a news show." Channel 13 pre-empts a pair of cartoons Tuesday night for an hour-long local to confirm that no new contract with her was being negotiated. He said the station is planning "evolutionary" changes in the format of its 10 p.m. weekday newscast, but said they would not preclude replacing Callahan if she left. Callahan's current contract contains a standard "non-compete" clause that would prevent her from immediately accepting on-air work at a competing station. However, the station could waive that clause if Callahan waives a cash payment attached to it.

Thursday she said she had not yet done so. Callahan, 36, is married to a local plastic surgeon, Dr. Daniel Callahan and eager to stay in the Tampa-St. Petersburg broadcast market. She came to Channel 44 in 1980 from St.

Louis, where she had 'been an anchor and assistant news director. After interviewing at every local station, she accepted the only on-air job Company teams invited to participate in MDA benefit Charter House A FREE SEMINAR STUDENTS HS COLLEGE Pub and Steakhouse SUMMER SPECIAL 15 OFF DINNER DRINKS A i I All Night, with Ad. fl Entry fee is $25 per person or $200 per team and includes admission to Adventure Island, T-shirts and refreshments. Spectator admission $8.95. To sign a team up or for details, call the MDA office at 446-2157 in Pinellas or 884-9787 in Hillsborough.

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Npw York Member at the Christian Science Board of Lectureship SATURDAY, MAY 24, AT 11:00 AM. RUTH ECKERD HALL 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater This lecture is sponsored by Fint Church of Chnst Scientist Clearwarer First and Second Churches of Chnst Scientist St Rerersburg wrote to say she had read a great deal about how parents cope with the suicide of their children, but she had never seen anything by children whose parents had killed themselves. "Please ask your readers how they dealt with this tragedy," she wrote. "I need help." I was staggered by the responses. The letters were extremely poignant and insightful.

Here are some excerpts. From Chicago: Maybe I can help the woman in Mobile. My dad picked Father's Day to kill himself. His choice of the date, I felt, carried a special message for me. I was his only child.

After my parents were divorced, I saw very little of Dad, but it was his choice, not mine. Almost every attempt I made was rebuffed. When we were together he did everything possible to make me feel rotten. His suicide sent me into a hellish depression. Thank God I found a marvelous therapist who helped me understand that I must not let my father punish me from the grave as he did in life.

I owe my sanity to that wonderful psychiatrist. From Tucson: My mother killed herself eight years ago when I was 16. She had made several attempts, but we always managed to get her to the hospital in time. I knew one day she would succeed, but when it happened, I was not prepared for the shock. Our family doctor pulled me through.

He made me understand that if a person is determined to end it all, nothing can be done to change the course of events. From Minneapolis, My mother-in-law shot herself on Christmas Diy. She left behind a husband who blamed himself (unjustifiably), children who were devastated because they had no idea she was contemplating such a thing, and grandchildren who keep asking if suicide is hereditary. No one can understand why she did it. How sad that she didn't stick around to enjoy her beautiful grandchildren, especially the one who looks exactly like her.

She would have been so proud. From New Orleans: Four years ago my mother took 150 sleeping pills and died in the night. Three months later my father hanged himself in the garage. I was the eldest child and my reaction was tremendous rage. How could they have left me with the responsibility of raising three younger brothers? Our pastor (a woman) pulled me through.

She counseled me four times a week for 2Vi years. I am no longer angry. Just sad. I am also convinced that anyone who takes his or her own life is mentally ill. From Sacramento: I tried suicide twice but I'll never try it again because of what a woman wrote in Newsweek Feb.

7. Anne-Grace Scheinin, a manic-depressive like her mother, tried several times to kill herself. When her mother was found dead of asphyxiation in the garage, she vowed she would go on living no matter what. Her words convinced me that I would, too. Here they are: "Suicide doesn't end pain.

It only lays it on the broken shoulders of those left behind." From Denver: I was 13 when my mother killed herself. For 14 years my attitude was pure hostility. "She didn't need me so I don't need her." I felt abandoned. After ruining a good marriage, I finally decided I needed help. My therapist wa3 terrific.

After two months he advised me to go to my mother's grave, cuss her out and then say, "I love you anyway, Mom." I did just that and it was a miraculous cure for my sick soul. I recommend this to "Mobile." It made a different person out of me. VERTICALS WOVEN WOODS MINI BLINDS PLEATED SHADES mm Cory's DRAPES SHADES 1900 62nd Ave. North, St. Pete Serving Pinellas ft Pasco tor 34 yean 522-9408 Hours: M-F Sat.

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