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C. eao Trjrg, Uy.irt, 72. 137S Sec? on 3 13 40TIOM MCTOm -HOTTO WCTTItS -Mono tncrvtis C-OwhTOwk MOTION FIGTSttS frO TKTOW Ir la CUca 14 tat I lot tixt stunned fence. Apcrtn'dcf bit 2nd 'submission disorder senses. bTsjw- (0 yiSHIKG A OVERVHEU.nri'Q AN Ull ARTISTIC VISION KUBRICK JSTRATES A MATURE MASTERY OF HIS MEDIUM, ASSERTING THROUGH HIS WORK A CLAIM NOT JUST TO THE DISTINCTION CRITICS HAVE ALREADY GRANTED HIM BUT TO GREATNESS TIME ALONE CAN AND PROBABLY WILL CONFIRM." TIME MAGAZINE fcr; TempoMovies 'Sunshine Boys 5 not too sparkling By Gene Siskel MotfB critic THE NEPHEW, a thettriciJ agent, is trying to talk hii aged uncle, a former raudeviUlan, into doing a spot with hli old partner on a trieviskm special about comedy through the ages.

Nephew: "Why donl yoa want to work with him?" Uncle: "Becau of artistic differences." Nephew: "What artistic differences?" Uncle: "I hate the. sonofabitch." Mock hatred and predictable gags are the twin staples of "The Sunshine Boys," the latest in a long line of Neil Simon stage co ADULTS ONLY (X) Cm UM 1 1 MaB Last Fn'r Swtt Sfrn. ilming lidnatff tf a cjtt txtb MicbaelTodd PtAISOOtt HO. 0 tANDOU LyV cam r.iy Ri xiis wg TODAY SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINEE TOMORROW SMOw-wumurt) concert to 1 m. All Saata (1.00 r.L From SAM PECKINPAH IS JAMES CAAN ROBERT DUVALl "THE KILLER ELITE" Dan 9 in.

list Foitu'i 9 55 pm. Wrttitn far th ocreajn and drectrj by STANLEY KJJ BRICK rajnng TAN hi "YESSONGS" FIIMEO CONCERT BY YES with Open 9 1 m. last Ftiturt 10 .15 B. tin "DtATH Of THI R0 PlAitr IN QUADRAPHONIC SOUND medies on film. Walter Matthau stars as the embittered vaudevillian, George Burns Is his retired partner of 43 years and the object of his enmity, and Richard Benjamin plays the nephew-as-referee.

When this play opened three years ago in New York, it was praised as a comedy layered with poignancy the mock anger that's really love. On film, however, the lay- TRIBUNE MINI-REVIEW Matthau's mostly cloudy "THE SUNSHINE BOYS" DtrKtad Sy Hartatrt Bat, ty SIM katad lit plotv MtwnHM or 0id M. vi, MUM tr Unit Artist raiatia 1 tin mc-Cur Caart TMattr. Rat P6. THt CST Willy Clark w.Mtf Matrttaf Al Lwll Gaaraa nt Ban CHr BICHar Baniarai Nan 1 skltc Lm MrMim D.fit Cam Amur Nana Rttttta La Hair MacMalc P.

Mafay Atrafcaaa Cammarcial dirtr H. Hhiiwi ii CLINT EASTWOOD in PATiCK 'MAGEE'HARgy KRJJGER'DIAHA KOERgER Muiie alapl! tni troJuctW LEONARD RgSENMAN obMisouwtjoviioiauMMiiK(Msatttfet rfanwBfOOAVbn.CainicaUCcnptiy a- OPENS CHRJSTMAS DA CINENJAl FjlVERQAS2 cDEEFR0OK I CW00DFIELD2 OajicBrookJ25-5I50 Cornet CitM8000 Deerr.e!d272-0212 SchaombingtolSl 'DIRTY HARRY' toJt'Mogmnn' LAST! DATS! 'MAGIiUM FORCE1 9:45 p.m NORTHWEST EXCLUSIVE) jr mm SUBURBAN TnEATRES WALTER GEORGE MATTHAU BURNS 1 iKlSPflll NORTH liiiia LOVERSWFFPPRQ1 PLUS 2nO ticlling adult nV -EVANSTON- 1710 tiarman VR8ITV $'-25 in color ml AM 372-2054 DEARBORN r. LAKfi iANDSIONf 7- JO-IO Adullt Onlr I opana a JO UM. 1 adults George Burns (left) and Walter Matthau In "The Sunshine Predictable gags. can't help but know it's a performance.

Burns is much better. For sure, an old man's part is easier when you're 79. And, true, Burns' low-key humor style perfectly fits the victim role. Nevertheless, his presence is a welcome treasure of silence in a too-loud film. INASMUCH AS "The Sunshine Boys" is a comedy about old comedy stars, you might reasonably expect to see a bunch of old comedy routines.

Sorry, but we only get one long one the one the boys prepare for that television special and it's not that funny. Certainly not funny enough to give credence to their billing as "two of the biggest stars of vaudeville." I expected a black-and-white film-within-a-film of Burns and Mat-' thau doing old bits. Instead, we get Matthau delivering oversize helpings of tired Yiddish humor. The opportunity far a darker, more meaningful story also is kissed off in favor of a mealymouthed conclusion. "The Sunshine Boys" simply provides more of the insult comedy sweeping television.

It's a prune-faced "Odd Couple" without that play's affection for its characters and its characters' affection for each other. It's a spinoff, too, of Simon's penchant for taking apart New York City. When Matthau is cursing Burns, we're treated to' the routine comedy of an older man moaning about a changed world. Gene Siskel reviews the movie scene Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the Channel 2 News at and 10 p. m.

117 Chicai Ave Lafltiy 7 i0 Tanaa 1:00 only OUSTIN HOf-FMAN 'LlNNy' i 'Lo Toaq In forli' Adultt Only ered look is missing. It's strictly a gag show. In fact, we're not really sure why Matthau hates Burns. He says it's because Burns during their act used to poke his finger in Matthau's chest and spit when pronouncing words beginning with the letter But that can't be the real reason. Those actions must have stood for something else.

Maybe it was Burns domineering attitude? But the character Barns plays in the film is rather sweet. Maybe it was based on Matthau's failed offstage life envying Burns' more successful offstage life. Maybe, but we're not given any evidence to support that. THE ULTIMATE explanation for Matthau's anger is, of course, that it is the premise of the show; the premise that makes the gags work. We're supposed to accept it on faith.

We're supposed to be so inundated with wisecraekery and laughs that we never ask the question, "Why?" But I got tired of all the yelling and screaming in gag form, especially because Matthau never convinced me his character was 73 years old. He doesn't look that old and he doesn't act that old. His obviously manufactured creaking walk only makes vs more aware of the 20-year gap between him and his character. His overacting also extends to dialog. Matthau barks anger like a wounded seal.

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