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69 FOO WORTH STAVELEGRAM bg SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 1979 'The Deer Hunter' Hunter i A 9-time Oscar nominee that's 'on emotional thunderbolt' scar nominee that's Ian hunderbotti 1 "My grandfather hasn't been to see a movie since 'The Sound of Music' first came out" said the woman on the telephone "But he's such an avid outdoors-man I just know he'll enjoy 'The Deer Hunter'" Luck to you and Gramps ma'am There is a lot to savor in this film The title is holly appropriate in context but do not think for an instant that it is all about the great American quest for white-tail venison This weekend arrival is a drama of immense power and scope Nine times an Oscar nominee it could win in at least six of those categories Its examination of the impact of the Vietnam War on the hves of several smalltown buddies is both eloquent and excruciating The acting is superior the combat scenes are painfully graphic and while it concludes on a hopeful note "The Deer Hunter" remains an emotional thunderbolt which is apt to send you out of the Opera House Cinema in a state of profound cinematic shell shock mov cam phor man Hunt Lu net title do abot whit im imrr an 0 six of th hve both mg i pain on a rem LS ap Cine shell a role which many actors would have painted in broad disconc-erting colors Its an enormously controlled portrayal of a character who has that rare moral sinew they call "grace under pressure" "The Deer Hunter" is a visual feast with limos Zsigmoncls photography capturing both the depressing gloom of the factory village and the beauty of the Pennsylvania mountains as well as the Thailand locations used in the war sequences Cimino's use of music is brilliant in its subtlety and John Williams' guitar work on the main title theme is 1 perry stewart particularly moving Despite its length "The Deer Hunter" maintains a riveting hold on attention spans The Opera House however has elected to break the action with an intermission The theater's unusual schedule of designed to minimize parking hassles in the Village shopping for 1:30 and 8 pm showings during the week and showings at 1:30 4:45 and 8 on Saturdays and Sundays Another extraordinary thought hardly unexpected aspect of this films arrival is the $4:50 top price for adult admission The strategem among exhibitors seems to be to wait until a blockbuster must-see film is booked raise the ticket price and keep it up for some subsequent movies MICHAEL CIMINO the director szt 0by VA "-S VN F14km 11V1614' kt riAz'N IN 7 ite A Fr -4 0 A Uf 4 I fi t49 It' 9 4't--A -01 4 to4 4 4 perry Despite its length The Deer Hunter 0i particularly moving sr 1 sk 4 -4- Aik 40t -01104 f' 'Pt 4 ieli Al? ro -t maintains a riveting hold on attention II" ill spans The Opera House however has 1 misselectieoditto break the action with an inter- 4 As i stewart 4 Ite ir 's 's 411i' 4-114L I LI V) e' 1' 4 l' 141riet4 41 r14r: '''''''4: Fl 44 il I sioite 4 4: The theater's unusual schedule of fea- Ntlii- I' i 44 IA 1 1 A 4 'gt i Air kt 7 "I at 'j- 4 Al a role which many actors would have tures-apparently designed to minimize i zi I 4 parking hassles in the Village shopping 1'' 4) A painted in broad disconcerting colors i 1 f' Its an enormously controlled portrayal center-calls for 1:30 and 8 pm show- 7 111100065't 't of a character who has that rare moral ings during the week and showings at 'i i 41' sinew they call "grace under pressure" 1:30 4:45 and 8 on Saturdays and Sun- "The Deer Hunter" is a visual feast days 'Vt" tN2 1 with Vilmos Zsigmond's photography Another extraordinary thought hardly I -111 capturing both the depressing gloom of unexpected aspect of this film's arhval 2 t- the factory village and the beauty of the is the 2 top price for adult admission a''''' -2' 'y I it Pennsylvania mountains as as the The strategem among exhibitors seems 5 4 'i ate Thailand locations used in the war to be to wait until a blockbuster must- itti'is' (1 sequences Cimino's usd music is bnl- see film is booked raise the ticket pnce 4 4' '4 hant in its subtlety and John Williams' and keep it up for some subsequent mov- MICHAEL CIMINO III ii 4 '4 guitar work on the main title theme is ies the director )14 1 7V ir' t- (A)117'711r7II 414 44er 7 --ip 1 F-- 4 toZ P41 J's-) i Nk ''''''''''W 1)k A 111 I to! 401 1 1 I '4 1 '''N4A tk A xi A' '1" 1 N' i I i I 416 te 1 40144 7 4 -Ams A I ''''-1 'Yowl i144 o' AtIAPA10 Za i e414 -rt L- 4 1 loio OFF '14i' 44I 1 41 41 A' 111 't 'f VA ef' 1 (t it It' kiLisikt 4114isommItti ti a YkkAaissmoll0 YzqL 11 IT 1 wi'- -tlit ItiVk tl 14 41 it DIRECTOR MICHAEL Cimino whose Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" was an under-rated harbinger of the excellence shown here has surrounded nominated star Robert De Niro with a carefully chosen secondary cast which includes two other Walken and Meryl Streep De Niro Walken and their chums are steel workers in a Pennsylvania mill town For three of the close-knit group the fiery vortex of the blast furnace is soon to be replaced by the inferno of battle They have enlisted in the Army and will wind up in Vietnam The year is 1968 But before Cimino adjourns to Southeast Asia via one of the more exquisite camera cuts in recent memory i he lingers at the Russian Orthodox IA edding of one of the group The ceremony the marathon party afterwards and the fellowship of the next day's deer hunt attain a kind of ritual status This is underscored effectively when as De Niro methodically stalks a majestic I2-point stag we hear the Russian choir music DI "TN uncle shov star sen othe and De steel towr the I soon tie 7 will Bu east cam ling( of or mar lows a ILL sem) met! stag ROBERT DE NIRO a different inferno TUE WEDDING PARTY from left: Cazale Aspergren De Niro Savage Alda Walken Elvis Costello: He makes his rules THE VIETNAM SEQUENCES comprise a comparatively small fraction of the threehour running time but they furnish almost unbearable tension De Niro Walken and bridepoom John Savage become Cong pnsoners and the pawns in a savage game of Russian roulette A revolver with one bullet is passed between two prisoners while their drunken captors place bets on which one will blow his brains out Eventually there is escape and rescue But each man is scarred by the experience And for Walken a brilliant actor who may remind you of the young Hurd Hatfield the ordeal is to be repeated in a tragic death-wish litany He becomes the ultimate gambler playing for the ultimate stakes I corm of th I111111 Niro age pawr roule pass( their whicl Ev But ence who flatli tram WW1- mate NO COIE-P 7 DAYS A WEEK ALL DRINKS and BEER DAILY DRS I WEEK 4 8 PM IN THE VILLAGE 332-5651 10-1Pralp-lir 'Pm NO DAILY IN THE CaIR 142 VIL A AGE 7 DAYS 332-5651 A WEEK iT DOUBLE 0 HAPPY HOUR 1 anADWA Ilk' 'i ALL DRINKS for 4 1 4 8 1)NL BEER I 9 -11014i1k 4 hlk- IIP-- IN 9 Ir- I 4 silver lame jacket Presley wore a gold lame suit in his most famous publicity photo) and baggy black checkered pants Costello's perkiness however wasn't limited to his clothes Rock audiences usually respond best to familiar material so even the most confident acts normally avoid using more than two or three tunes from their latest album And they always find room for their signature tunes In Costello's case the latter would include -Radio Radio" his anthem-ish attack on conservative AM programming tendencies: "Ahson" the beautifully designed ballad that Linda Ronstadt included on her latest album and What's So runny Bout) Peace Love Understanding" the track that Columbia Records is eyeing as Costello's next single But he didn't do any of them In fact he only included six songs from his first two albums in the 19-song 65-minute set Nine songs were from "Armed Forces" and four others haven't appeared on any of Costello's US albums So how much did this daring bit of song selection cost Costello in crowd response? Nothing Though his pulsating virtual nonstop stage approach works against prolonged applause Costello's marvelously paced set drew five standing ovations And there was one other surprise wrinkle: When rock acts leave the stage the auditorium house lights are kept off thereby informing the audience of the intent to return for an encore Costello however apparently instructed the stage crew to turn on the house lights when he left the stage That gave the audience a convenient out if it didn't want more The cheering continued and Costello came back But some nights I'm sure he will choose not to The lesson is obvious: Costello isn't going to play by the rules And that's good By ROBERT HILBURN ifi 19711 The to Angell Timel BERKELEY Calif Hold everything! What's Elvis Costello trying to do sabotage his career? It seemed foolhardy enough two years ago when he (nee Declan McManus) adopted the sacred Presley first name a move that could have caused rock audiences ot dismiss him as a kook or opportunist But Costello has cleared that hurdle Already hailed by cntics he is making strong commercial inroads Even without the helpful exposure of an AM hit yet his new "Armed Forces' album is in the national Top 20 His current tour iwhich stops in Dallas Tuesday night at the Dallas Convention Center Theaten is also doing tumaway business Costello a 24-year-old Englishman who looks like a rock equivalent of Woody Allen mixes the energy of the Bitish new wave with the biting lyrics and commanding lewpoilit associated with Bob Dylan and John Lennon It's a bold captivating approach But even the most adventurous forces in rock normally hedge their bets once mass acceptance seems within their reach So the predictable thing for Costello to do on this his "breakthrough" tour would have been to ease up a bit The joy of his recent concert at the sold-out 3500-seat Berkeley community Center was that Costello did the opposite He showed even more independence The result was the most stirring rock performance I've seen since last year's Bruce Spnngsteen triumphs Walking on stage without the usual rock star fanfare and gentlemen direct from England rock's hottest new Costello showed he asn't even al rad to push the old Eim association further than his use of the name His wardrobe could have been lifted from Presley's Graceland closet two decades ago A Of the Women Who Wait back in the bleak mill town which is home Meryl Streep is achingly memorable as Walkens ardent sweetheart who turns to De Nir0 out of loneliness and love Whether she wins an Oscar or not she can expect to bid farewell to obscurity in the acting community George Dzundia as the jovial barkeep real-life steelworker Chuck Aspegren as the hulking Axel and Rutanya Aida as Savage's pregnant bnde are unforgettable faces in that wedding party And the performance of John Caza le as the would-be womanizer in the group ranks as a worthy valedictory for the actor Cazale best known for "The Conversation" and the two "Godfather" died early last year Of bleak Stree ens NITO she to bi( COM Ge keep gren Aida forge And the rank actor Cony films it OtORKIrt-i" STIU1K-HOUSE DE NIRO Emuurs quiet strength in DE Open Sunday SILLS 5 From Page 1 Fro SEE THE ORIGINAL ART OF LARRY DYKE Pius Selection of 1 Prints on Display Tuesday thru Friday MARCH 2nd Pius Selection of 1loi 3 I Prints on Display Tuesday thru Friday MARCH 2nd Sauteed Sirloin lips (0) tit ilehl 14041trts- '1 IPI 111 1(0 11' 9 1111 09 0- ii ii' A4' I I lit Iiiit4 1 12 4 i 4stIf Nit 'IN 147' 41 1 4 4 0 "ierl ic41' 1 It414144 lot -N dP'341: t-9- gt --40' 1 )- 1 dt: ti vf 1 -1 4 4o 0 4 4 4 1 LP" 9Itt i New York City Opera" an occurrence which was supposed to wait until her retirement but which instead was hurried up due to the departure of di rector Julius Rudel "But I'm not gonna carrel out on people" who are banking on her appearance so she's doubling up on career's for a while Fortunately she noted she has a lot of energy Nevertheless "I do" get tired sometimes and a recent week in Honolulu found her "stretching out on the beach taking care of my tan and doing one and that was that" Despite her frenetic schedule and the acclaim which has made Beverly Sills a household word in a sometimes limited-interest field the star still finds time for home and family At the time of this interview she was catching her breath between baking bread and cookies having lnends in for lunch and going for a stroll down Madison Avenue with husband Peter Greenough I don't mean to make myself seem like a homemaker but we have a very normal life" she said After 20- plus years of marriage and two children "my husband and I still love each other" In the upcoming production of "The Barber" Ms Sills will be able to indulge her preference for happy roles "I will be singing something comic and happy with a delightful ending" she said "This I am looking forward to The last time I sang in Fort Worth I played the part of Lucia and of course went mad I don't want to die on the opera stage any more" The opera will be sung in Italian and also will star Metropolitan Opera baritone David Holloway as Pigam tenor Rockwell Blake as Almaviva New York City Opera bass Spiro Malas as Dr Bartolo Claude Corbeil as Don Basilic) and mezzo-soprano Dana Krueger as Berta Rudolf Kruger will conduct with the Met's Bliss Hebert staging the production Sets are from the Houston Grand Opera designed by John Stoddarl The comedy is Fort Worth Operas third this season followed by Massenet's "Manon" April 8 and 8 New pose( hum "131 bank caret of en Nei cent' bead and Dei has rr hrrtitt and At I breat fnen( A yen! "1 er bt plus and I In Sdls roles "I deligt to Th Lucia the ol The Metro Figan City Corbe Krueg Ruck bert st Grand Tbe follow TELEOUSDY TORRENT! Succulent chunks of beef sirloin tips sauteed in a special skillet served in a hot deep serving boat crowned with fresh sauteed onions baked potato crisp garden salad fresh oven baked roll Meet LARRY DYKE In Person FRIDAY MARCH 2nd 7 to 9:30 pm 380 A East Pipeline Rd Hurst Bolloire Shopping Conte Phone 282-0882 house priframes pm Thursday am-9 30 pm Saturday am-10pm OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK NORTH EAST MALL SEMINARY SOUTH MoadOcryE-PgdUri SHOPPING CENTER vipp Friday Sart SIX FLAGS MALL OPEN Monday Friday Nu a re- Al op 1.