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-ooj so 3- 1 wMKvawytH i fYou can sleep in the on the Ef MrvWallet Jf '7; advance to pan i PC as oq 4 PS 'WaWs'B-ax' Is a Welcome Change skits about his experiences are peppered with the street language that black films have established as routine. The words get tiresome after a while. The documentary would have been far more effective had it emphasized the music, for, after all, music is the universal "Wattstax," a Columbia Pictures release in Color. A documentary produced by Larry Shaw and Mel Stuart and directed by Stuart. Presented at the Criterion, Loews Orpheum and Columbia I Theaters.

Running time: 1 hour, 42 minutes. MPAA rating: (Restricted under 17 requires accompanying or adult guardian). THE CAST: Richard Pryor Isaac Hayes Luther Ingram Rufus Thomas Carla Thomas Johnnie Taylor Jimmy Jones Kim Weston The Staple Singers CQ Jones with "Someone Greater Than You Johnnie Taylor with "Jody." Carla Thomas with "Picking Up the Pieces," a colorful Rufus Thomas with "Funky Chicken" and Isaac Hayes with his chains. All draw lively reactions from the crowd who get to chant, "I am somebody." And isn't that all what we want to be Unfortunately, the rap sessions' are ordinary and offer nothing we haven't seen, heard or read before about the black experience. PRYOR'S AMUSING comedy the black community.

The production, is not too original in concept and follows the pattern of previous musical documentaries. But it certainly is a welcome change of pace from the usual black exploitation films and in a less flamboyant way more honestly shows how black people think and eeL RECORDING ARTISTS of the Stax organization who perform include Kim Weston with an interesting rock version of "The Star Spangled Banner," Jimmy Dern in 'Gatsby' Bruce Dern will join Robert Redford and Mia Farrow in "The Great Gatsby," a David Merrick Production for Paramount Pictures release. The cast includes Karen Black and Lois Chiles. COLUMBIA PICTURES presents' JACK WARNER'S production The Star Spangled By ANN GUARINO "All of us have something to say, but some are never heard," begins Richard Pryor aa he introduces "Wattstax," a musical documentary commemorating the seventh annual Watta Summer Festival last Isaac Hayes August in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The concert film at the Criterion.

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