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Santa Maria Times Sunday, April 14, 1996 C-5 VIDEO CAPSULE REVIEWS By Scripps-McClatchy Western Service REPRISE Disney 3rd wish Aladdin Newest COASTAL GARDENER Rose bushes are declining; root is cause By Franklin Laemmien, Ph.D Q. My rose bush was slowly de-' clining. When I dug it up to replace it, found the roots to be severely galled. Could this be the cause of the decline, and what would cause the galling? A. There are several possible "causes for the galling.

In a previous tolumn, I mentioned root knot nema- todes. These microscopic worms invade the root and cause it to swell by their feeding activity. These nematodes attack over 2,000 plant species, and they are a common pest in landscapes on the central coast.v Another possible cause is crown gall. A bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, causes this disease. AP The many faces of Robin Williams will be- nle In "Aladdin and the King of Thieves," come the many voices of Robin Williams Walt Disney Home Video's third try at magic again as he returns to be the voice of the Ge- lamp prof its.

The following are capsule reviews of films scheduled for release on video this week: SMOKE Harvey Keitel gives the performance of his life as a Brooklyn cigar-store proprietor who's heard it all; his relationship with a reclusive writer (played by an appealingly foggy William Hurt) is the film's centerpiece. The two tell stories to each other and bump into others who do the same. Forest Whitak-er, Stockard Channing and Ashley Judd provide support. Directed by Wayne Wang; written by Paul Auster. (R) Other videos slated for release this week: COMEDY OUT THERE (1995) Directed by Sam Irvin.

Starring Bill Campbell, June Lockhart, Bobcat Goldthwait, Rod Steiger, Jill St. John, Julie Brown and Wendy Schaal. A down-on-his-luck award-winning photographer opens up a world of mystery and government cover-ups when he discovers a 25-year-old roll of undeveloped film containing pictures of a human's encounter with a UFO. This science-fiction comedy premiered last November on the Showtime cable network. (Not rated) TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS (1995) Directed by S.S.

Wilson. Starring Fred Ward, Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver, Marcelo Tubert and Michael Gross. A made-for-video sequel to the popular 1990 comedy horror film about giant man-eating under- ground-tunneling worms reuniles several of the original's characters to take on a new batch of the creatures, only to find that the worms have evolved into above-ground menaces. (PG-13) THRILLER THE INNOCENT (1995) Directed by John Schlesinger. Starnng Campbell Scott, Isabella Rossellini, Anthony Hopkins, Ronald Nitschke, Hart Bochner and James Grant.

A young English postal worker lured to Germany in the 1950s to help the English and Americans spy on their Cold War enemies starts a dangerous love affair with an older woman he meets at a nightclub. (R) FOREIGN LANGUAGE OUTRAGE (1993) Directed by Carlos Saura. Starring Antonio Ban-deras and Francesca Neri. A man's obsession with a beautiful circus sharpshooter causes him to give up everything to follow her down a path of violence, rape, revenge and death. In Spanish with English subtitles.

(R) By Eileen Fitzpatrlck Billboard LOS ANGELES Walt Disney Home Video is expecting direct-to-video magic to strike twice when it premieres "Aladdin and the King of Thieves," the latest installment in the "Aladdin" trilogy, in stores this summer. Direct-to-video was once thought of as a way to salvage movies that weren't good enough for a theatrical run. However, "The Return of Jafar," the first video-exclusive "Aladdin" sequelchanged the rules when it was released two years ago. The title has sold more than 10 million copies, according to Disney. Scheduled for an Aug.

14 release, "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" will again test the direct-to-video waters and the staying power of one of Disney's most popular characters. Although Disney has yet to announce a price for the title, retailers expect it to cost around $22. Aside from bringing back Al- addin and Princess Jasmine for a royal wedding, "King of Thieves" marks the return of Robin Williams as the voice of Genie. Following the theatrical release of "Aladdin," Williams had a well-publicized falling-out with Disney over the use of his voice in the marketing campaign and refused to reprise his role for the ''Jafar" sequel. Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, subbed for Williams to mixed reviews.

Last year, however, the studio made a public apology to Williams, who came back for the third installment. "It's been wonderful to come day-morning lineup and in syndication. Between homework and playing Aladdin, Weinger is a part-time correspondent for "Good Morning America," reporting on youth issues. Although the original cast has been reunited on film, each actor recorded his or her part separate-ly. "Even on the first film, I never once ran into Robin during production," says Gottfried.

"I didn't even meet Aladdin or Jasmine until the premiere." The actors are videotaped when recording their parts, Weinger says, to help animators draw the correct facial expressions for the animated characters. Gottfried and Weinger say having Williams back in the cast will add excitement to the release of "Prince of Thieves." "It's an event that Robin is coming back," says Gottfried, "but not as much as me singing. My singing is what's really back again and have this kind of carte blanche," says Williams, "(and) once again to play the big blue guy." The video will feature five new songs (written by David Friedman, Randy Petersen, and Kevin Quinn), two of which are sung by Williams. There are, however, no plans for a separate soundtrack release. Jerry Orbach joins the cast as new villain Suluk, and John Rhys-Davies plays Cassim, Aladdin's long-lost father.

While Williams had been absent from the series, co-stars Scott Weinger (Aladdin) and Gilbert Gottfried (Iago, the wisecracking parrot) had no trouble picking up where "The Return of Jafar" left off. "It wasn't like I had to use method acting," jokes Gottfried. "I even get to sing again, and I hope that won't hurt sales." Gottfried sang two songs in "Jafar," which he jokes were aired on radio stations that play "difficult" music. Now a 20-year-old sophomore at Harvard University majoring 'It's an event that Robin as the voice of the Genie is coming back, but not as much as me singing. My singing is what's really important' Gilbert Gottfried (Iago) in English and French literature, Weinger has been the voice of Aladdin since he was 15.

Aladdin's singing voice is that of Brad Kane. "I don't think my voice has changed that much from the first one," Weinger says. "I stuck by the motto "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." In addition to three "Aladdin" movies, Weinger has voiced the character for 107 episodes of the cartoon series. The series airs on CBS' Satur The bacterium usually gains en-trance to the root through wounds made during cultural practices. The bacterium invades the root cells and stimulates them to grow and divide rapidly, causing root galls.

Once infected, there is no con-trol. Disease prevention or. reduction Is the best you can hope for. If you wish to replant a rose in the same location, I would suggest using a plant that is well estab-" lished in a 2- or 3-gallon container. Remove as many galls from the soil as possible and transplant care-' fully to avoid anay significant damage to the root system of the new plant.

Water and fertilize normally. The crownl gall bacterium has a wide host range and will attack 1 many plants from apples and black-, to vines and walnuts. Pre- vention of injury to the root system is the best means of control. Q. Many of the young plants in my garden just stop growing, then decline and die.

When I pull them up, there is very little of the root system remaining. Can you help? A. There are many possible causes of a destroyed root system. One very common cause of this problem here on the central coast is garden centipedes and millipedes. These are small, 14- to 12-inch-Jong, white or gravy-brown, wormlike animals with many legs.

i They feed on seeds or the roots and lower stems of young plants. find out if you have this problem, scoop up a few handfuls of 'Soil about I inch deep from the problem area. Dribble the soil into a bucket of water. If centipedes or millipedes are present, they will float to the surface. If significant numbers are pre-' sent, treat the area with diazinon or chlorpyrifos (Dursban).

Send your landscape and garden questions The Coastal Gardener. 624 W. Foster Road. Suite A. Santa Maria CA 9.1455.

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2. "Pulp Fiction," Miramax Home Entertainment. 3. "Pocahontas," Walt Disney Home Video. 4.

"Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls," Warner Home Video. 5. 'The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh," Walt Disney Home Video. I FREE 8 WEIGHT LOSS A 0 MOST WANTED The following video charts are compiled from a national sample of rental reports obtained for Billboard magazine and scheduled to appear in this week's issue: TOP 10 RENTALS 1. "Braveheart," Paramount Home Video.

2. "Babe," MCAUniversal Home Video. 3. "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls," Warner Home Video. 4.

"Assassins," Wamer Home Video. 5. "The Usual Suspects," PolyGram Video. 6. "Copycat," Wamer Home Video.

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