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1 4 Prt Dae. 29, 1978 COS AnflCS TtlC0 MOVIE REVIEW 'Martin' Combines Horror and Pathos WATCH THE WHALES Boat Leaves 22nd St. Landing 141 w. una st. HURRY! MUST TUES! CXirw mW Mm Dtlllt UVNOUS kRFQ STKSITJiiM "Ofc THERAltr San Pedro BY KEVIN THOMAS Timet Staff Writer Ten years ago a young Pittsburgh film-maker named George A.

Romero, whose background was in commercials and documentaries, turned out a low-budget horror picture 'MARTIN' A Libra Films ralaasa of a Lauraf Group prmntatlon. Producer Richard Rublmteln. Wrlter-dlrector-edltor George A. Romero. Camera Michael Cornicle Mutlc Donald Rublmteln.

Special effects and makeup Tom Savlnl. Associate producers Patricia Bernosier, Ray Schmaus. Featuring John Amplas, Lincoln Maeiel, Christine Forrest, Elayne Nadeau, Tom Savlnl, Sarah Vena-bla, Fran Mlddleton, Al Levltsky. Running time; 1 hr. 35 mln.

MPAA-rated: (persons under 17 must be accompanied by parent or adult guardian). I vb 1 MIZOGUCHI'S 'A G61SHA" feff tffH with IWilKAWA'S "TRIUMPHANT STYLE SHATTERING IMPACT" 'VIOLETTE' IS A FILM OF AWESOME BEAUTY AND MY8TERY. VIOLETrE 18 ALTOGETHER REMARKABLE A GENUINE TOUR DE FORCE." KEVIN THOMAS. L.A. TIMES ENJO 3:57 SHOW ENJO GEISHA I SAT-SUN- I GEISHA TIMES 9PM MON MATS: "'W staaaMareaji "s.llj.w i mumvmm mwmrmrmmm A Now Romero is back with another scare show, "Martin" (tonight and Saturday at midnight at the Royal for an indefinite Friday -Saturday midnight run).

Actually more tragic than suspenseful, "Martin" has plenty of graphic, though not lingering, gore and some humor, too, but pathos is the essential quality of this modern-day vampire tale. What Romero has done is to take a vampire and turn him loose in Braddock, a decaying steel mill town. Martin (well-played by John Amplas), a nondescript teenager, has come to live with his elderly cousin (Lincoln Maazel) who believes that vampirism is the family curse and considers it an obligation to take the youth in, hoping even to save his soul. Martin, however, sees himself as sick rather than possessed by the devil. In any event, he's a homicidal maniac with a lust for blood as well as sex.

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Jan. 1 The telling of Martin's grisly story becomes for Romero 9036 M.SHRE BCVEAV HUS 274-B869 a LAfMMtE THEATRE can a way of commenting on the decline of religion and tradi tional beliefs, and he couldn't have picked a more apt set ting than homely, seedy, everyday Braddock to make the point. (Transylvanian castles couldnt seem more remote.) The irony, of course, is that in regarding Martin as a veri table Count Dracula which in a way he is his cousin de One of the most original horror movies in years a scary, ironic variation on the Dracula theme Romero has become a dazzling stylist his balance of wit and horror is the best since Hitchcock." Jack Kroll. Newsweek nies him the help (or simple confinement) he needs. THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY If "Martin" (MPAA-rated: R) is less fascinating except in its all-out shock sequences than "Night of the Living Dead," it is more ambitious.

No matter how many jolts and ji V7 1 tr A0 I'll AN IS'TTKSATIONAI UK JHIS laughs a cult audience might get out of "Martin" there's no denying its underlying seriousness. George A. Romero's There's also no denying Romero's talent (which extends to lining up a capable cast and crew). Romero has a mor- DAILY: 2:05, 4:05, 6:05, 8:05 and 10:15 PM NOW PLAYING John Amplas has the title role in "Martin," George Romero's movie. called "Night of the Living Dead," which was about a rampage of ghouls.

It has become a classic of the genre and is arguably the scariest picture of the past decade. dantly witty, deeply pessimistic vision of the world, which he communicates with strong visual force. Like Samuel Fuller and especially Russ Meyer, George A. Romero is an authentic American primitive. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Your card will admit you and a guest to any performance.

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