The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • 107

THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday December 2 1981 1 lf THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday December 2 1981 Ilf The Christmas Spirit A Wonderful Life' Into IViTitil 4 It 1 One Christmas a writer nami Philip Van Doren Stern typed a few pages made copies of bet One Christmas a writer named Philip Van Doren Stern typed a few pages made copies of them Get Into With 'It's I CAME MUSIC PRESENTS a gor 1 RESENTS tt' 4 V'''" 11 ''41r 0 FUJI VIDEOCASSETTES I -14-PACK SAVINGS! I 1 10t0k-ASSE I IL 1120 Vils ri I 1J sIDeOCASSEITE L-750 ro 11ERRIFI VIENNMINO311rAPe Lrg41 viaEocASSE TE T-1 20IL-750 STANDARD GRADE Mtg Rebate FINAL COST WE CARRY FICOMPACT I flID 001TAL AU00 leg Sale Price s699 $599 HIGH GRADE 6799 4 5 1r): 'OA a itt- 1 ir 0 G0: tlt il 1 Pt 4- s'ik Ibel i '1V 7 Lrwilliroavoialoponswe APE 1 1 1 47 1 tERR IFIC 111 7' r-sir-T 4E0SONO3111 DiGITAL AU00 vir-Tiolsool01TE20410cAS1SE4 FUJI VIDEOCASSETI'ES 14 T-120L-750 ti VALUES 1:::::: STANDARD GRADE I I mmo 4-PACK SAVINGS' s699 r-(1-1)M 1 Pric vibiot-ASsETIL ammonlois It FINAL $599 Hid Irtr T-120 s10rOCASSE I TE COST 4 NGN GRADE 'us 799 L-750 i 1 6 eSRsMi la lai lel le gi tie' 'a 7: I 00 1' out bound them in bright sea 111 sonal covers and sent them tem to his friends 1011 NO' as Christmas cards It was a 41 little story la 0 Stern called "The Greatest Play It Gift" a simple Again story that tried to say Doug "No one Is a Robarchek failure Heads up pal No oneammommenoina one is poor who has one friend Three friends and you're filthy rich" And so if you're having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit here's a gift for you "The Greatest Gift" Not Stern's story but the movie interpretation of it by one of our greatest directors The movie which finally was titled "It's A Wonderful Life" will be shown on WIVI channel 42 at 10 pm Saturday Consider it Frank Capra's Christmas card to you It's A Wonderful Movie even by Capra's high standards Oh it's corny all right It's a sentimental tearjerker that shamelessly goes for the throat to leave a lump there And if your eyes are dry when the closing credits roll all I can say is I hope you had a wonderful life while it lasted and I'm sorry you're dead This one is a tearjerker of the first water Sad movies never make me cry but I'm a sucker for Good Times: Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed star in "It's A Wonderful Life" to air Saturday on WTVI channel 42 this happy funny sentimental one And here's my Christmas gift to you a guide I hope will enhance your enjoyment of this fine old movie Because besides the Capra magic it has a superb cast filled with faces you probably know but names you may not Here are the names so you can watch for them Standard grade 11201750 4-packs Sale Price $2496 Mtg Rebate 'SS00 FINAL 1 996 COST FINAL COST Standard grade T120L750 epacks Reg 31ri Sale Price $2496 Mtg bate mS5e00 FINAI 96 Re ri T-120 vUS i viotocAssETTE 004 1:750 616000 r0000 7 ootortio4 i'LL71-------- a AssETTE Vi0f0C rtt VitSAO i Olgar Iliood rI3 Al ir LI 110560 TTE: the great Thomas Mitchell as the bumbiing uncle whose unreliability caused all the trouble Henry Travers as Clarence the angel Ward Bond (he was in a million movies including "Gone With The Wind" before he did "Wagon Train" on television) as Bert the cop: Frank Fay len (later the father on "Dobie as Ernie the cabbie Beulah Bondi in yet another of her "mother" roles and two new faces on screen One was a stage actor Sheldon Leonard of the distinctive voice who went on to play a hundred comic gangsters and then become one of the most successful producers in television The other was a starlet rdP41 4 IN 1 Sale Proce Mfg Rebate Pore Lxzemo vsati or After After Rebate Per Tape 1 Itt RIIMA FINAL $6 99 COST BUY 4 AND SAVE la pH 0 tapes purchased drops HI-FI reg Sale $899 Luz A SAVINGS OF 512" OVER INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE PRICE! of course you will know Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in the leads But right down through the smallest parts the cast is filled with marvelous character actors: the inimitable Lionel Barrymore as Potter the villain of the piece once again making you forget he was wheelchair-bound BASF VIDEO BASF AU1 10 See FILM Page 14F Pro II C-90 4-Pack a 9 bn 9 II BASF 120 chrome -2 :11 --o' -i 74' 'iel ''-a0 -0 -'e PPP! T-1201-750 reg 57" Sale Price $599 Mtg Rebate "5100 FINAL $499 COST BASF 1 L750 If hrOlne 1 0 $14''1 SPdatikawIncksdism" mmimikm1W AMI cg GENERAL CINEMA BARGAIN MATINEES-EVERYDAY ALL SHOWS BEFORE 6PM $250 EASTLAND MALL S664406 COMAS SHANON MINTY MISSING IN ACTION 2004006008001000 (1) SOUTNPARK 1364-6622 SHARON And FAIRVIEW ROL TERMINATOR 2 154 453 15 930 ROMANCING THE STONE 2:305 003:309:45 (PO) AMADEUS (PO) 2:155108:15 OH GOO YOU DEVIL (PO) 2:004005 008r 00 10'00 ROMANGING THE STONE (PG) 2304 4510335 A SOLDIER'S RIVER RAT (PO) STORY(PG) 2-00400600 2455:40330945 8001000 BODY DOUBLE TEACHERS (a) (R) 230445110920 215430115935 NOTICE! General Cinema's DOLLAR DAYS Suspended Until January 8 1985 2:455:007:309:45 L2ittmTIEJExvtli MICHAEL DOUGLAS KATHLEEN TURNER DANNY De VITO For a fabulous treasure they share an adventure no one could imagine or survive EASTLAND MALE 541-04011 CENTRAL At SHARON ARENT 2:305:00 7:309:45 2:304:45 7:009:35 4 GENERAL CINEMA NOTICE! MICHAEL DOUGLAS 'L BARGAIN MATINEES-EVERYDAY General Cinema's KATHLEEN TURNER ALL SHOWS BEFORE BPM $2 SO il DANNY De VITO -71 a i DOLLAR gt 1 le i :1 EASTLAND MALLswees DAYS loGillk d1W GiP1 '4 411 CENTIME et SHANON APAITY 0 Suspended ENTERTAINMENT 41 AMADEUS ROMANGING Until GIFT BOOKS (PO) THE STONE (PG) 't' Ft ht 2:304 45:109:35 :1 January 8 1985 Oon Sale NM It- MISSING IN ACTION 2 004 00 6 00 8 001010 111 For a fabulous cr 0 SOUTNPARK 1364-6622 A So ldie r's -1 st rheaarseuar ea at hde 4 I SHARON end FAIRVIEW ROL OH GOO venture no one YOU DEVIL TERMINATOR (PO) to 'filj i'" to 2004 00100 800 01) 2 154 452 15 9 30 i a ry could imagine or survive ROMANCING THE STONE 2305 00330545 (po) isi 'i A story :1 1:::: you won't ortnailcu CHARLOTTETOWN 1 711eS14 kv': -437244114 US P6 111 i- for et iT :11:: (i A SOLDIER'S RIVER RAT (Po) 4 I a us14 MEI i 364-6612 i 72335Ti STORY (Pa) 2-00 COO 6:01 2:455:403:309:45 8'fAL elARLOTTETOWINIJ SHAioNimdIAINVIEW ADS I BODY DOUBLE TEACHERS EASTLAND MA11561-04011 2:304:45 vii 2 4 47100 9 215 3(0671593s 2:455:007:309:45 --conitittot SHAltotrAmort DON'T JUST TAPE IL TDK IT El AUDIO Our Everyday Low Prices! VIDEO T-1 20IL-750 It 410-41t TDK TOK WU SA-60 4-Pack Only SA tPoTDK regs799 SALE $699 SEISEEMEMISEES maialstrot 1111111M1111 SA 1IdM $799 Li0E! teroK IKI--11111 El SA-90 4-Pack Only ri rA I 150 $999 He's been chased thrown through a window and arrested Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills Itnal SA90 a Buy 3 and get $3 from MK FINAL COST: $599 After Rebate Per Tape 72sm- 111 31 0141 4 an 144)4400 lgtutt I tkp 4 si1 it 7ocel 0ez-up owl i 7 Irgt31 I I 1 A11410 VIDEO Buy any 6 Mame II videocassettes and receive a free HGX GOLD videocassette from Malta! PMCI I 04-60 2-Pack reg 13" SALE $299 LI4-90 2-Pack reg 14" 777744 411 4 't i 1114 4 i '41 94 of 10atitint FL 1c1: opt 'f'Itue ETRIMMMOMIrrAl2-1TMMIMMOMI ii 6-Pack Special! T-120L-750 regs4794 SALE $3999 SALE $399 cc mg i MI fAtto 4-A 4114411111POldke it 4111 $3" rebate when rebate when you buy 6 cassettes You buy 10 cassettes I120L750 HGX GOLD reg 112" SALE 1 099 maxell SONY SPECIAL BUYS! if AO -q- g111M11 7grAi ff 1110 I 1:1 mika 414 ilk i) il Sik 0 111:: 4:: 1 101 111000loos 4 kamoramialiew 4111::11 4 '4'x4 'i4i 4 't! ''VI'''4101tSk i iOt i 4N -w:" -f i 411 4 4 it i A kt :10 1 Ii sapillatiff Poo '10'A a "'IP 4 4 SONY A ESONY 71t1 sorgy 7 uCX-S 60 UCx-S 90 tO UCX-S-60 UCX-S-90 Reg s299 Reg '39' SALE SALE 99 $299 I 11110( -17 1-830 everyday low price only EGLUAIl $799 ersowasanb IMAM 16swgradirN sur Dessrpta MEMOREX' REX While supply lasts! MRXI C-90 3-Pack SAC 99 SPechilliKinclack411 FREE High Bias NB C-90 2-Pack reg $499 SALE 99 1rittiuy 1 e9 179 kia 4 MRXI C-90 3-Pack A 99 I 1 't spootASYLIIVIach1 4- FREE WOW High Bias HB C-90 2-Pack 3 reg $499 it SALE il 99 ''1 4ca ill a i 4 1C reir 1 1 It0496 krIt '11V I' CI ati 11 IIII Ail ONNWOREMINEINIME44 --ermal4 -741 4 --1 (kw' IJ I le91 Plc' n' Wit 4 vvp-- 0-1-4n 0-" kl "i Cabbage Patch Kids Doll from Coleco with the purchase of Coleco Vision and any Coleco Game Cartridge! Coleco Vision Video Game System Our everyday low price I it BIEVEIZIYI-IIILS 11 WINNME)VM 0w cwiAv1 99 r-e Special Late Show's Fri Sat at Selected Theater (CC3LECO) ::) Includes Donkey Kong Game cartridge MI EastridgeMall 867-8736 Park 51 Center 541-1583 PARAMOUNT PICTURES PRVINT?) A RAN 'JIMPCON ARRY mgounoN IN ACCOCIATION VINT IDOIt MURPHY PRODUCTIDNGA MARTIN BRTSI TITM ODE MURPHYRV(RTY HITTU CUPMULIIC BY HAROLD I AUERMYRERTINPLAY BY DANITI PEIRA JR CIORY BY CARO BACH AND BANE RIRIE JR PRODTLlj BY DON CIMPSON AM1 JERRY BROCKRIMRulnsu BY MARTIN BRNIMDTION Ptclul-ISOUNDIPAUK Al BIIM ON MCA RCORDC AND TAPES 0a14 1:0 III-777177) A PARAMOUNT PICTURE CAMS blEUSIIC Independence Blvd 568-3847 1 Mile East of Coliseum Come lot Movie Dept-Sale or Rental: 568-3922 "Concert Line" 568-7427-Ticketron Outlet ndence Blvd 568-3847 lib East at Coliseum Dept-Sale or Rental: 568-3922 568-7427-Ticketron Outlet Park Rd a Hwy 51 Neer K-Mari Camelot Movie Dept-Sale or Rental STARTS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5TH Iii I il IS MUSIC AND MORE! Rebate details and coupons are available in all stores s111ENIA7111 Prices goodthrough Dec 8 1through Dec 8 Pi OSNIMAL 'CINSMA CHARLOTTETOWN lowapapionici siva ok 11111INGS 00'3754411W PArtql INEN PARK HUAI-) AI HWY 51 542 5551 mint GENIIRAL CINEMAEASTIANDAALL1 limpiTIAL of SHAWN 561104081111W IM111 i '4.