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Do Angeles gimes Friday October 14 1983Part VI 15 MOVIE REVIEW WRETCHED 'PIECES' TRASHES ITS WOMEN STARTS TODAY ENTER A IIb CENTURY VILLAGE FAIR 1 A MIR 11(44 STARTS TODAY LNTIII A 111CENTURY VILLAGE FAIR i A '1 ta Sti'-' 4 k' i '1IFIVF i i 4 eir E'S T' I VA attL atit) 6 -1 i CHRISTMAS CRAFTS MARKET 4 it7t lit Ar 0- 1110x al 0100 (14 4 Art 411 TS 11! irUn 14 4 Letti Lc(00flit (X2 ML5 By KEVIN THOMAS Times Staff Writer JAMES WHITMORE WILL hGERS USA "TONIGHT" I 8 PM 1250 10 JAMES WHITMORE IN Will ROG ERS ILS A twAiliatross Aks a a sm Tickets15 1250 10 I I ifFNA PC11 Ur VA NF a fd displaying the mutilated corpses of his victims The film would have us believe that only two cops would be available in all of Boston to try to catch this homicidal maniac "Pieces" which was actually filmed largely in Madrid and is poorly dubbed generates no suspense whatsoever just disgust Besides Purdom more fondly remembered as MGM's "Student Prince" of 30 years ago other familiar actors who consented to appear in this sick trash are Christopher George as the police detective in charge of the case and his wife Lynda Day George who plays a well-known tennis star and undercover cop (How she manages to be both is one of the film's lesser puzzles) "Pieces" is unrated but probably would get an if submitted to the MPAA's ratings board It is Times-rated: Adult 4 ieces" (citywide) is a wretched stupid little picture whose sole purpose is the exploitation of extreme violence against women Its Boston 1942 and a woman's hysterical anger over her little son's assembling a jigsaw puzzle depicting a naked lady is so intense that he in turn axes her to death How the ax happens to be in his bedroom we'll never know) Forty years later he's grown up to be the dean Edmund Purdom of a college in the Boston area Something triggers him to reassemble that naked with the actual parts of living women (shades of the notorious "Blood Feast" of 20 years ago) Pretty soon co-eds are being fatally attacked with either cleaver or chain saw (an homage to "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" perhaps?) While it is true that director Piquer Simon working from a script by Dick Randall and John Shadow does allow us for the most part to complete Purdom's attacks in our imagination he shows no restraint in WRIEEAsillsis JOHN BROWNING 1 Mozart: Sonata in K-332 Barber: Sonata Opus 26 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition FRL OCT 21 I 8 pm Tickets: $12 10 0 WIN 66:01710: ii ittr JOHN WfT Ay' '''A444 I 1 Jfkg (u-a 1 BROWNING "sr iiii S13uKs-1133 2 -I 1101429)46111 I 1 I I) Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition FRL iOCT 21 21 8 pm All Nit NIAttit 0 4' I i Its 4 4ratpi 11-'- Tckets $1 0 8 10 ftA 1 111 PETER SAMELSON at Ntliti -fiiit'tool-ilL I 111- i THEATER OF 1 I uko3 fF 5-Irk ciVrini: AvtlaDIT icy tvING -up-- 111 wooltmts- goloop lc 7-11141'11 "11111- Ilrb 1-- 1 P' L'' 41 72ttriv-va 11 menp Alt i I 0 titigOli taboo41 'V 10 PAI101714 10(Nt I 1drirr op 1 lorA 0 "Virt 1 44 i 7 A I I i 'PIECES' An Artists Releasing Corp release through Film Ventures International Producers Dick Randall Steve Manasian Director Plower Simon Screenplay Randall John Shadow Camera John Marine Music CAM With Christopher George Paul Smith Edmund Purdom Lynda Day George Ian Sera Jack Taylor Running time: I hour 23 minutes Times-rated: Adult Li ILLUSION 40 ILLUSION He makes Magic a Fine Art Alr) SAT OCT 22 0 2 IL 8 pm Tickets: $9 750 6 41) ILLUSION He makes Magic a Fine Art SAT OCT 22 2 A 8 pm 4 750 6 OPENINGS 1 I ia0AtIEMCAS NEST HANDCRAFTS WW' ALL FOR SALE! 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Tickets: $12 10 I October 14 0 0 15 16 it KUM 1 I II tt arniloggi l'i III- Long Beach Convention Center Entrance at 300 East Ocean Boulevard Hours: I et 'MI Want-10pm Sun tOant7prn I Kiwis al the dour SI 75 Adults SI 75 hildren ion Music Center 8:30 pm) KEVIN KENNER piano Performing Arts Center Santa Monica College 8 pm) DA CAMERA PLAYERS (LA Harbor College 8 pm) OPERA A LA CARTE Richard Sheldon director (Plummer Auditorium Fullerton 8 pm) LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Gerard Schwarz conductor (Wadsworth Theatre Westwood 8:30 pm) POP MUSICJAZZ PAUL ANKA Universal Amphitheatre 8:15 pm) Through Sun BOYS OF THE LOUGH McCabe's Santa Monica 8 pm) MARIANNE FAITHFUL (Palace Hollywood 8 pm) KILIMANJARO (Golden Bear Huntington Beach 830 pm) THE LAW (Country Club Reseda 9 pm) LIVING END THE DICKIES I Madame Wong's West 9 pm) BIG JOE TURNER WITH THE LEE ALLEN BAND (Lingerie Hollywood 9 pm) Also Sat JOHNNY OTIS SHOW At My Place Santa Monica 9 pm) Also Sat FULL SWING WITH DAVID BENOIT QUARTET (Donte's North Hollywood 9 pm) Also Sat BARBARA MCNAIR Vine Street Bar Grill Hollywood 9 pm) Also Sat STAGE "ENTER FREDERIC DOUGLASS" (Inner City Cultural Center 1308 New Hampshire 746-5028) Fri-Sat 8 pm "EXTREMITIES" LA Public Theatre at the Coronet Theatre 336 La Cienega Blvd 659-6415) 8 pm Regular schedule: Tue-Sat 8 pm Sun 2 and 7:30 pm Runs indefinitely ART ORANGE COUNTY ART ASSN (Brea Civic Cultural Center Gallery 1 Civic Circle Brea) "CSPG 17" I7th annual all-media exhibition a national show juried by Stephanie Barron Ends Nov 23 SHIRLEY PETTIBONE recent paintings (Tortue Gallery 2917 Santa Monica Blvd) Ends Nov 12 BERNIE ROWELL NANCY VALK works in fabric and clay (The Retreat Gallery 3865 Thousand Oaks Blvd Westlake Village) Ends Nov It HIROSHI MIYAZAKI paintings and drawings (ART Beasley Gallery 2802 Juan St Suite 16 San Diego) Ends Nov 13 DANCE JAZZ TAP ENSEMBLE (Smothers Theatre Pepperdine University 8 pm) HEIDI ASHLEY BETSY ESCANDOR ANGELIA LEUNG FISHER HAE KYUNG LEE choreographers (The House 1329 5th St Santa Monica 8:30 pm) MOVIES "DANTON" (Royal Theatre West LA) "RUMBLE FISH" AVCO Cinema Westwood) "WAVELENGTH" (Citywide) MUSIC LA PHILHARMONIC Michael Tilson Thomas conductor (Pavil 20 ct 0 'OP 1 4111 krAta 0 21r4Dell i 644- 14 Ilt14 let TONIGHT AT 0 sh Beach iv spera a HARRISON I --J111111111143 Lalii 111111teAti iieviamitAPio iian hi NA iii 4imuit4ti IIE Advance tickets available now Dec 17 1983 to Feb 26 1984 NO 4tr 4 36: la IN Rpu iCSF1111AS 4 36: IN RIM ICKETM 983 Seto invklo) BY RICHARD MUCH llot-Tix on sale at 4:30 Thru Nov 27 Info CHARGE BY PHONE 9727654 Deaf ITV 680-4017 Special Discounts for groups and students Call 972-7372 SUBSCRIBE and save money Call 972-7654 HAR IN 66 44 5 AL STE 1 I 6' 4 4 5 1AL 1 I a1n1 RI MARK TAPER FORUM 0 Mus Crude (14i1011 hiS011 MAU IlhitCiOf KE To order tickets at the exhibition admission price of $350 per person just fill out the coupon below If tickets are still available after December 17 they will be sold at the Museum for that day only Maximum four tickets per order $150 handling charge per order Sorry no telephone orders For further information call (213) 857-6373 Museum members are entitled to two free tickets For membership information call (213) 857-6151 Over 300 Japanese art treasures are presented in this major international loan exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Painted scrolls and screens calligraphy ceramics tea ceremony utensils lacquerware Noh theater costumes and masks swords and armor portray the life styles of the illustrious Tokugawa families who ruled Japan as Shogun during the Edo period (1614-1867) Many of these great works of art have rarely been exhibited outside of Japan before 11-1 4 til ei t'ipit tiliavaffiotet: altottittel eft! 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Mew motto olooP' 01eit isw i FORME FIRST TIME EVE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TAKES $400 OFF ITS PRY KEs $400 OFF ITS pm it FROM THE TOKUGAWA ART MUSEUM JAMN -I 1 acclaimed A Sword Sorcery IL Spectacular It's all here the glamour the excitement and the fun And at a price so low it'll make you 11'111Nt1 believe in 1 Ad make-believe I A1- 2: 0 0 4-i acclaimed A Sword Sorcery i A Spectacular 1 I 4 41 4 tA ir" It's all A- here the glamour the -117 excitement and the fun And at a price so -y': 4 144 "NN 1 low it'll 41 4 make you believe in make-believe st SHOGUN ADVANCE TICKET ORDER FORIVI Universal Studios and Tons are giving LA a full day of entertainment for only $695 and $395 for kids See 420 acres of wall to wall Hollywood Breathtaking special effects laser battles a parting sea rti: collapsing bridge '40) an avalanche lawsnhark attack and Hollywood's most popular TV and film sets popular TV and film sets al Studios Is are giving kill day of inment for 195 and )r kids Al 10 acres wall A )d cing fects 5 les sea c-Nik bridge 'No' Iche ark attack ywood's most Name PLEASE PRINT1 Address City Zip Phone (Day) (Evening) Area Code Area Code Admission to the exhibition will be on the hour from 10 am to 6 pm every day of the week Please list your first three choices of date and hour in order of preference Note: The exhibition will be closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day All other dates available except January 9 10 and 11 and February 1 2 and 3 for rotation of some works of art for conservation purposes 1st Choice: Date Hour 2nd Choice: Date Hour 3rd Choice: Date Hour 0 I will accept another date or hour if the above choices are sold out 0 Please return my check if the above choices are sold out You'll be thrilled with our five remarkable live productions Our lavish Entertainment Center features the Screen Test i 4' Comedy -4 Theatre and the critically our five remarkable live productions Our lavish Entertainment Center slecartueernesTethste Comedy Theatre and the critically You'll be thrilled with 04 4e 13t- 117t VitiPast 9 i I 4b IIM OM MEE MI MIMI MI I $400 OFF Please send me Ticket(s) $350 each Handling Charge 150 Total Amount Make checks payable to LACMA and enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope Do not send cash No credit cards accepted Advance tickets will be mailed beginning November 1 Mail orders must be postmarked no later than December 9 1983 Send your ticket request and check to: The Shogun Age Exhibition PO Box 48967 Los Angeles California 90048 -1 1 1 1 I I IN-T-ERSTAL 7111 STIJL -'LA 010 AN MCACOPAPANY 1 Nit' I 11 Iiii ULM: AN MCACOMPANY ZOMOr I For information call (213) 8774311 1 This coupon cannot be com- I bined with any other discount offer or with the Season Pass (NOT FOR SALE) Hollywood Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Cou I I pon good for up to 6 admissions Offer good Coupons also I Freeway at Lankershim Blvd 10983 thru 13184 except 122583 thru I available at Open 7 days a week 1284 Universal City Studios Inc I ors me I NEE II MI MIE NM EMI MN INN MI MEI IIIII IIIII 111111 110 NS LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART 5905 Wilshire Boulevard LAT -I I This exhibition is supported by a grant from Minolta Camera Co Ltd Japan.