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THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Monday July 7 1986 7B Mail Order Video Stores Cater To Film Enthusiasts Most stores stock copies of or to the But not many for example will stock the $299 account of the Holocaust By STEPHEN ADVOKAT Kntfltrt-RkKHf Nwmpwi If ever thought of a video store as a supermarket for the eyes probably noticed easier to find apples than kiwi fruit Most video stores stock copies of or "Back to the But not many for example will stock the $299 nine-hour account of the Holocaust because most video stores are small and because retailers are cautious With most video cassettes still about $80 each store owners must rent each movie more than 25 times to break even That means most retailers are reluctant to buy little-known though well-done videos that may languish on store shelves That has opened a marketing niche for mail order video stores that cater to film enthusiasts more interested in Remember This mail order sales video store offers such lesser known titles as and the Piano Tapes range from $1495 to $7995 plus $450 shipping and handling A catalogue costs $350 which is refundable on the first purchase Evergreen Video Society 213 35th St New York NY 10001 This club sells tapes new and used for as little as $12 each Membership costs $20 per year which is waived if you purchase more than $50 worth of tapes Members also receive a bimonthly newsletter a $10 bonus certificate a 10 rebate on all purchases and an annual list of the selections which include more than 1200 titles "We have been digging out the best quality said President Steve Feltes that everything we offer now is not only a good movie but the tape is of excellent quality" REGENCY "The Money Pit" 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 30 9 30 (PGk "Back to the Future" 2 4 30 7 9 25 pm (PGk "Raw Deal" 2 420 7 15 9 35 pm (Rk 1 30 3 25 5 20 7 35 9 25 pm (PG-13) 80UTHPARK "Psycho 130 3 30 5 30 7 30 930 pm (Rk Eagles" 2 05 4 30 7 10 9 45 (PGk Back to School" 1 50 3 50 5 50 7 50 9 55pm (PG-13k TOWN CINEMA 8 "Labyrinth" 3 5 7 9 (PGk "The Karate Kid It" 3 5 10 7 20 9-30 (PGk "Back to School 3 15 5 15 7 15 9 15 (PG-13k the Cherry Moon" 3 30 5 30 7 45 9 45 (PG-13k "The Great Mouse Detective" 3 5 7 9 pm (Gk "About Last 3 10 5 20 7 30 9 40 (Rk TRYON MALL "Raw Deal" 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 30 9 30 pm (Rk "Short Circuit" 130 3 30 5 30 7 30 9 30pm (PGk "JO Jo Dancer" 1 45 345 545 745 9 45 (Rk II" 1 45 3 45 5 45 7 45 9 45pm (PG-13L UNIVERSITY PLACE "American Anthem" 1 20 3 20 5 20 7 20 9 20 (PG-13k "Running Scared" 1403405407 40940 pm (Rk "Top Gun" 115 JPAQndayiOnliftfc SENIOR-CITIZENS' Special REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 4301 Monro Road 333 3792 440 TYvola Road 523-10S3 228 Eastway Drive 596-6393 Jim Henson Up To More Tricks The Fantasy Film i Labyrinth (HfcnOi QrmrrnaTCojm iisib (cpjcR) Mill MOVIES CAPRI "Labyrinth 3 10 5 10 7 10 9 10 (POt "Psycho HI" 3 20 5 20 7 20 9 20 (Rk "The Great Mouse Detective" 3 5 7 9 (GL CHARLOTTETOWN "Bg Trouble In Utile Chine" 1 15 3 25 5 35 740 9 40 pm (PG-13) "Feme Fueller's Day Off" 1 45 3 45 5 45 7 55 10 05 (PG-13) "Running Scared" 2 4 30 7 25 9 55 (Rfc Ruthless People" 1 3 10 5 05 7 10 9 25 (R) CINEMA DRAFT HOUSE and Out In' Beverly Hills" call theater for details (R) EASTLAND 'The Karate Kid II" 12 50 3 5 15 7 30 9 45 (PG) 'Top Gun" 1 15 3 30 5 40 7 50 10 (PG) "American Anthem" 2 4 30 7 10 9 25 (PG-13) MANOR Anthem" 2 15 4 25 7 9 10 pm (PG-13) the Cherry Moon" 2 25 4 15 7 15 920 pm (PG-13) THE MOVIES Scared" 2 4 15 7 20 9 35 (Rk "Ruthless People" 1 10 3 10 5 05 7 10 9 15 (Rk "Top Gun" 2 10 4 25 7 25 9 40 (PG) Bueller Day Off" 2 05 4 20 7 15 9 25 (PG-13) "The Karate Kid 1 3 10 5 20 7 35 9 50 pm (PGk "Back to School" 1-05 305 5 10 7 20 920 pm (PG-13k 'Legal Eagles' 2 15 4 30 7 05 9 30 (PGk "Psycho III 1 3 5 7 10 9 10 (R) PARK 51 CINEMA 'Top Gun" 1 3 15 5 30 7 45 9 50 (PGk Ruthless People 1 10 3 10 5 10 7 40 9 40 (Rk "Running Seated 1 3 10 5 20 7 30 9 40 (Rk Karate Kid II" 1 3 15 5 30 7 45 9 50 (PGk "Ferns Bueller Day Oft" 1 15 3 20 5 25 7 30 935 pm (PG-13k "Big Trouble In Little China" 1 15 3 15 5 15 7 20 9 30 (PG-13) PARK TERRACE 'Top Gun" 2 4 30 7 9 30 (PGk "The Karate Kid II 2 15 4 45 7 15 9 45 (PG) "About Last Night" 2 10 4 40 7 10 9 40 (Rk QUEEN PARK "Short 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 50 9 50 (PGk "Legend" 1 15 3 15 5 35 7 55 10 (PG) Poltergeist II" 1 20 3 30 6 8 9 55 (PG-137 Raw Deal" 1 10 3 20 5 30 7 45 10 (R) 1 15 3 35 5 55 8 9 55 (PG-13) "Jo Jo 1 45 3 45 5 45 7 45 9 45 (Rk GREGORY HINES BILLY CRYSTAL RUNNING NOW SHOWING AT THESE FINE LOCATIONS EASTERN FEOERAL PARK 51 CINEMA PARK BO at HIGHWAY SI 542-5551 MULTI CINEMA UNIVERSITY PLACI HARRIS BIVO A HWY ft 547-1167 EASTERN PEMRAI 1 GENERAL ON MA TNI MOVIES CHARLOTTETOWN SON BO I RO SAR04S 'NNNMHKI B1VQ at IINI 47-2024 1 275-6411 AT PllTT THEATRES FIRST MATINEE 'UlPleHHSMlHi TOM CRUISE UsTQPGUHIir 'jfar NO PASS last The KARATE KID Port II -7 15-9-45 I I terrific Steket C8STV Chicago last iiightT ATU4TARUUMI C1M Utter PMbnb Me AUU0fcBrftd PUTT PARK TERRACE PARR WOOOUMN 525 2121 DRINK 1 Qnder the OeRYffiOON POL BTggQ I A WARNER LI BROS 315 515 715 9-15 pm (PGk 1303 30 5 30 7 30 9 30 (Rk "Ferns Bueller Day Off" 1 10 3 10 5 10 7 20 9 20 (PG-13k People" 1 25 3 25 5 25 7 25 9 25 nm (Rk VILLAGE "Raw Deal" 3 5 7 9 (Rk ll'f 3 5 7 9 (PG-13k AT THE BEACH GfiANO STRAND AMUSEMENT PARK 4th Av-Due Myrtle Beach Open 3 pm-midnighl (803) 448-35T6 or (803) 448-61 15 listed hours RICE MUSEUM Front Street Georgetown Open 9 30 am -4 30 52 (children and students through college age treek (803) 548-7423 listed hours Free events are marked with a Call Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce at (803) 628-7444 6 30 am -5 unless otherwise noted Mail daily arts and entertainment Items Including a daytime phone num-' ber to Daily Calendar The Charlotte Observer Box 32188 Charlotte NC 28232 GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE (O) 3-J-7-9 LABYRINTH (PC) 310-3 10-7 10410 PSYCHO HI () 3 JO-J 70-7 30-9 TO LABYRINTH (PG) 3-OO-S 00-7 00-9 OO GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE (Q) 3 00-5 00-7 00-9 00 UNDER THE CHERRY MOON (PG-13) 3 30-5 30-7 45-9 45 RACK TO SCHOOL (PO) 3 15-5 15-7 15-9-15 SHOWING CHECK INDIVIDUAL THEATRE ADS FOR SHOWTIMES Norman Bates is back to normal But Mother oft her rocker again mn The Most Shocking Of Them AIL CHECK INDIVIDUAL ADS FOR TIMESI STEWART EVERETT THEATRES son said "He was closely involved in the script" Henson did not want to disclose the budget don't think it is ever helpful to report the budget of a film even if it only cost $5 he said go into a theater saying this film really worth $5 It never Your complete TV Guide To cable and network Programming is TV WEEK Check the Sunday Charlotte Observer To subscribe call 379-6666 or toll tree (N 800-532-500 (SC) 800-532-5351 CINEMA 'N' DRAFTHOUSE 4120 Independence Blvd 9:15 "DOWN OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS" $50 Serving Bm Wim Popcorn Piui 4 Sandwiches 'A WINNER AGAIN'' JOEl SIEGEL RALPH MACCHIO PAT MORITA Karate Kid jj iREAI) THE HuLAaTlCBE LV vrr STEWARTS EVERETT TOWN CINEMA 6 HARRIS BIVO 4HWT49torUMCC 596 4632 CHECK THEATRE AOS FOR SHOWTIMES 0 EASTERR9 FEDERAL THE MOVIES MOMBOt BO MlARCHS 47-2024 RUTT PARK TERRACE PABR BO A WOOOVAWM 525 2121 EASTERN FEOERAL GENERAL CINEMA PARK 51 CINEMA I EASTLAND MALL PABK BO HIGHWAY SI I CENTRAL at SHARON ARUTY 542-5551 I 5 64-04 OS STEWARTS EVERETT TOWN CINEMA 6 HARRIS BIVO HWY 49 fry UMCC 596-4632 NOW Village 12 MJ0U TIME RAW DEAL () 3 0O- 00-7994 OO POiTERGBST II (PO-ll) 3 00-S 00-7 00-9 00 TtariClbimx6 KARATE KID PAST II (PG) 300-5 10-7 20-9 30 AU SCATS $250 'TO 6iOO PM ABOUT LAST NIGHT (R) 3:105 EASTERN FEOERAL PARK 51 CINEMA PARK RD at HIGHWAY 51 542-5551 INDEPENDENCE than Dismember Here are a few of the more popular mail-order video outlets: Home Film Festival 305 Linden St Scranton Pa 18503 Dues are $35 the first year and $20 to renew The club stocks about 400 films and every six weeks adds about 15 titles that members learn about through a club newsletter The movies usually rent for three nights at $7 a tape and $13 for two plus postage (between $350 and $450) New Video Center 276 Third Ave New York NY 10010 days it Is all being done in live action the future I think be seeing a lot of interesting things happening with computers That whole technology is going to leap forward in the next five years you do the next project you use what you learned from the last You take another step forward You hear about something someone else has done I think just a natural process Slowly moving His current venture has more than a nodding acquaintance with other imaginative fantasies Any similarities are deliberate think what we are trying to do with the film is kind of harken back to a lot of those classic fantasy adventures that a young girl goes into: Wizard of in and the works of Maurice Sendak We are just kind of bouncing off all that Henson said mind comparisons It is not like we are trying to outdo he said are simply related Wizard of and in are so much a part of us This is the fantasy world she (the heroine) has grown up with These are the stories that have fascinated George Lucas was executive producer of the film Henson directed and co-wrote The collaboration began several months after Henson and artist and concep-tional designer Brian Froud began working on the project Henson said it proved to be an ideal working relationship "(Lucas) is particularly strong in story and plot Hen GENERAL CINEMA EASTLAND MALL CENTRAL ot SHARON AMITY 568-0408 NOW SHOWING AT THESE locations TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE CHEa AOS DART KM SHOWDMES MULTI CINEMA UNIVERSITY PLACE HARRIS BIVO A HWY 29 547-1187 EASTERN FEDERAL MANOR 407 FflOVIDf NCI ROAD 334-2727 (ekrt-)' I StiEjP PICTURES GOEAT DETECTIVE ALL NEW! 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STEWART 6 EVERETT TOWN CINEMA HARRIS BIVO A MMY 49 9 UMCC 596-4632 By BOB PORTER Dallas Timas Herald DALLAS Jim Henson lets others worry about how technology is robbing us of our imaginations He will continue to produce his elaborate fantasies in which green frogs marry elegant pigs or small children overcome grotesque creatures in pursuit of a dark crystal Henson Henson is up to his imaginative and magical illusionary tricks once again in (now playing at the Capri and Town Cinema 6) A blend of fairy tales and well-known classical stories is a large-scale fantasy film filled with puppets or as Henson likes to call them may in fact be a better term for creations than puppets Henson with the aid of Frank Oz and other associates has redefined and elevated what once was a rather primitive art form His creatures may be bigger than life and require the collaboration of several puppeteers to operate They may even have real people inside them In a recent interview Henson shared his thoughts on the future of fantasy and his role and that of his creatures in its survival you hear a fairy tale and really into fairy tales you get one kind of thing You tell a story and the imagination fills in all the he said get the same kind of thing with In film Henson said technology is increasing to the point you can do almost anything But I think wonderful Whatever your imagination can create you can make happen on the screen There has been a lot of progress in the technologies of making creatures recently Twenty years ago it would have all been done with stop-motion photography Nowa- NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT I BAR Yet We have blackened red fish Mutic by FLEET GREEN Wed FrL SeL 1800 71k SI (3 blocks from 377-9017 5 30-10 30 Mon -Sot Closed Sunday XXX AEROBICS plus "GIRLS ON FIRE NRISTARA BARRINGTON IN nyOfilENrAf ABSOLUT BY NO ONE UNDER It ADMITTED XXX ADULT VIDEO FULL-LENGTH FEATURES NONE PRICED HIGHER THAN $4995 MANY AS LOW AS $19 85 ALSO: EXCHANGERENTAt POLICY: IF YOU PURCHASE ANY TAPE AT $49 95 YOU MAY EXCHANGE THAT TAPE WITH-IN 14 DAYS AT A COST Of 1 OO PER DAY HUNDREDS OP TITLES AVAILABLE VISA A MASTERCARD ACCEPTED GENERAL CINEMA CHARLOTTETOWN 6LV0 at KINGS OR 375-8411 SHOWING PG 13j9 NOW SHOWING NOW SHOWING EASTERN FEOERAL THE MOVIES MONROE RO at SAROIj 847-2024 EASTERN FEDERAL THEATRES RUTHLESS PEOPLE Rl kteto fils VMMMT HAHK ROAD At HWY 51 I 54 2 55 5 1 I PARK 51 MANOR MOVIES 0 Cft Alim VIOITS-ALlMTTUn IEIC NOUMn pljU'siMi shormu ill sun Nfluows REGENCY $1 50 ALL TIMES GENERAL CINEMA CHARLOTTETOWN INOEPIPiOINCE BtVD ert KINGS OB 375-8411 TOM CPUISt "TOP GUN" 1003 15530745 950 (PG) SOPPY -NO PASSFS0P SPtC ADM 1 MAilHt "FERRIS DAY 1 15 3 7 RALPH MACCHOPAT MORITA "KARATE KID II" 1 00 3 15 5 30 7 45 950 (PG) S0PPY-H0 PASSES OP SPfC ADMI AUNT "BIG UTTLE I 153 15 EASTERN FEOERAL THE MOVIES MONROE RO ot SARDIj 847-2024 EASTERN FEOERAL PARK 51 CINEMA PARK RO el HIGHWAY 51 542-5551 NOW SHOWING TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE-CHECK ADS DAILY FOR SHOWTIMES KlbSElL TROUBLE IN CHINA" 515770910 (PG H) MULTI CINEMA UNIVERSITY PLACE HARRIS BLVD HWY 29 547-1187 BUY CRYSTAL -GREGORY ttNES 'RUNNING SCARED" 100 3 10520 7 30 9 40 (R) BETTE MOLER-MNNY DfVTTQ 'RUTHLESS PEOPLE" 1 103105 10 740940 (ft) I t4 J4 ALbLMAHLt HL) I 1 53G 5378 I 6POUR1CK BUELLER'S OFF" 309 35 SI 50 ALL TMES TOM HANKS SMUT LONG 'THE MONEY PIT" 1 30 3X15 30 7 30 9 30 (PG-13) $150 all ms DOLBY smo "POLTERGEIST II" 1 303 75570 735975 (PG-13) MILHALU HU "BACK TO THE FUTURE" 700 4 30 7 00 9 75 (PG) $1 50 AU IMS ARNOLD SDMAR7LNEGGAB "RAW DEAL" 7 00 4 70 7 15 9 35 (R) BKUttKNA BUELLER'S OFF" (C13) ROONEY DANGERFIEID "BACK TO SCHOOL" 1 05 3 05 5 1 0 7 70 9 70 (PG13) MU) MluAUt "TOP GUN" 710 4 75 7 75 9 40 (PG) SOPPY NO PASE OP VEC A0M kUKkl OIHXMA MMk "LEGAL jHokeita Upamnotint PRMCC THE CHERRY MOON" 2 4 15 7 15 9 (PG 13) MITCH GAYLORD ANTHEM" 15 4 75 7 00 9 10 (PG HI MATTHEW BRODERICK JMM htnruun a MAllHt "FERRIS DAY 705 4 BILLY UhMAt-uKtvORt HMl DOLBY STEREO "RUNNING SCARED" 00 4 15 7 704 15 R) RALPH "KARATE 100 3 10 5 SOPPY NO FERRIS BU IreHH DAY OFF MACCHIO-PAI MOKlIA KID II" 70 7 35 9 50 (PG) PASSES Oft SPEC APM 1 NOW $HOWING CINEMA18LU VIDEO i BHU MAHiR OANNr DtVlIO DOLBY STEREO 'RUTHLESS PEOPLE I 103 10 505 7 10 9 15 (R) EASTERN FEDERAL PARK 51 CINEMA PAAK BO HIGHWAY 51 542-555 GENERAL CINEMA CHARLOTTETOWN INDf PIP90IHCI tivo RIMOk et 375-6411 EASTERN FEOERAL THE MOVIES I MIDI! 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