The Wichita Beacon from Wichita, Kansas • 34

Cinemas West: Daily at 2:304:45 7:15 and 9:15 pm fTlovies By Bob Curtright WkMfa Bmom crtttc MarraHnn: haitcatoitfkaaodlbfolr to Mar Laftar ratkiM art by Iht Malian Picture baadattan of Anrerlcai (O) to family oudtonca (P6) to aarantal auManca luaamtad (to) al lawa children only with Mrenti IX) andar Starting Over Opening Friday (R)-Mi Burt Reynolds is the man caught in the middle of this poignant sensitive subtle comedy that is almost the reverse of "An Unmarried He still loves Ns ex-wive Candice Bergen $ven while feeling comfortable in his affair with Jill Clayburgh Magnificent performances all around Cinemas East: Daily at 3:15 5:30 7:45 and 10 pm Cinemas West: Daily at 3:15 5:30 7:45 and 10 pm 10 (R)-Vfc Absolutely hilarious exploration of "male that uncertain middle-aged moment when a man worries about his de Patrick Swayze and four members of his gang dance on skates A scene from "Skatetown USA" a roller disco extravaganza team of Russian agents tries to make sure he With Robert Shaw Lee Marvin Maximilian Schell Fax Twin: Daily at 7:30 and 9:35 pm Sat Sun matinees at 1:45 3:40 and 5:35 pm dining prowess and pizzazz British comedian Dudley Moore has just reached age 42 and succumbs to fantasies about a blonde beauty whom he rates 11 on his scale of 1 to 10 Boulevard: Daily at 7:30 and 0:45 pm Sat Sun matinees at 1 2:55 and 5:10 pm science fiction drama about the very real and very deadfy possibility of a 5-mile-wide chunk of rack hurtling toward Earth and not burning up in the atmosphere There is no (dace to hide and top international scientists pool their knowledge to try to prevent the death of the world With Sean Connery and Natalie Wood The Deer Hunter (R) Back for an encore is last year's top Oscar movie about the effects of the Vietnam War on four blue-collar buddies from a Pennsylvania industrial town Director Michael d-mino orchestrates a blistering mind-numbing experience that is indelible Robert DeNiro is unforgettable as the strangest of the four but Christopher Walken won the Oscar for acting Towae East: Daily at I pm Sat Sun matinees at 1 and 4:30 pm Halloween (R) Back for what apparently will be its appropriately seasonal visit is this low-budget gutgripping thriller by director John Carpenter The tale centers around a psychotic young killer who escapes from a mental asylum and returns to terrorize his small midwestern hometown during the night of supposedly harmless ghosts and goblins The acting is often laughable but the skillful audience manipulation makes for a scary treat Westway: Daily at 3:30 5:30 7:30 and 0:30 pm Landmark Drive-la: See drive-in list for time and cofeatures Winds of Change (PG) An animated fantasy with a mythological emphasis about a small Viking hero and his daring and mysterious adventures in the distant past With the voice of Peter Ustinov Towne East: Daily at 7 15 and 0 pm Sat Sua matinees at 1:15 Sand 4:45 pm The Double AAcGuffin Time After Time (PG)- Stylish sometimes humorous and fascinating tale that begins with the premise that science fiction prophet HG Wells really did invent a time machine and that Jack the Ripper escaped through it to 20th century America Some very interesting social observations but it neglects to tie up loose ends about time travel altering history Pawnee: Daily at 7:15 and 9:45 pm Sat Sun matinees at 2:15 and 4:45 pm When a Stranger Calls (R)-Vi This thriller can be compared to a dud firecracker with a 10-foot fuse lots of buildup but no delivery A babysitter (Carol Kane) is terrorized by phone calls and later is confronted by the caller (who is also a psychotic killer) in her own home Plods rather than scares Cinemas East: Daily at 2:45 4:45 7 and 9:15 pm Cinemas West: Daily at 2:45 4:45 7 and 9:15 pm Continuing Weekend Specials (PG) Vi This is a complicated and sometimes comic romp of international intrigue with five boys in a posh prep school attempting to uncover an assassination plot AMcGuffin is the slang term for the mystery dement and this one supposedly has two Suspense level is only Hardy Boys caliber but kids will probably be intrigued 1 Towne East: Through Thursday at 7:30 and 9:30 pm Jesus (G) This film was made to be the most accurate portrayal of Jesus taking all of Us dialogue from tiie Gospel of Luke and being filmed entirely on location at 202 sites in Israel British Shakespearean actor Brian Deacon plays the pivotal rde Straight-forward but often too literal and too pedestrian The majesty and mystery necessary for religious faith are mining Fox Twin: Through Thursday at 7:15 and 9:20 pm Beginning Friday: Daily and 9:35 pm Sat Sun matinees at 12:45 3 and 5:10 pm Pawnee: Through Thursday at 7 and 9:30 pm Beginning Friday: Daily at 7 and 9:30 pm Sal Sunmatinees at 2 and 4:30 pm The Life of Brian (R) That crazy Monty Python crew is stepping on sensitive religious toes all over the country with this outrageous exceedingly irreverent and (to Python fans) hilarious sendkip of the lifeofJesuslt is the best sustained satire the British group has done and it attacks pomposity and hypocricy rather than either Jesus or religion Christianity will survive CM: Daily at 7:30 and 9:45 pm Sat matinee at 4:35 pm Sun matinees at 2:30 and 4:35 pm Meatballs (PG) Bin Murray stars in this bland low-key variation on anarchy This time the subject is summer camp and Murray is the affable and outrageous counselor Predictable ho-hum humor Westway: Through Thursday at 3:30 5:30 7:30 and 9:30 pm Meteor (PG) Not reviewed yet Lavish special effects characterize this Twin Lakes: Daily at 7:10 and 9:15 pm Sat Sun matinees at 2 and 4:15 pm 0 Mr Mike's Mondo Video (R) "Mr (TDonoghue of Saturday Night Live was so incensed at the NBC censor for rejecting this satirical project for TV con- sumption that he added a few more segments and released it for theaters The censor was right about this tasteless offensive sleazily-made hodge-podge Towne East: Double feature with the Beat featurette "Magical Mystery Through Thursday at 7:45 and 10 pm Pawnee: Triple feature with "Magical Mystery and "Hardware Through Thursday at 7 and 9:30 pm Begin- ning Friday double feature with "Blaze Daily at 7:40 and 9:50 pm Sat Sun matinees at 3 and 5:30 pm The Muppet Movie (G) favorite fuzzy feces take td the silver screen in their first adventure outside the TV shktto and they are a magnificently looney crew who can keep the silliest and the oldest Jokes afloat Pawnee: Through Thursday at 7:45 and 9:45 pm Beginning Friday: Daily at 7:30 and 9:45 pm Sat Sun matinees at 3 and 5 P-ro National Lampoon's Animal House (R) another raunchy Hast from the past with John BehisN heading the pack of frat rats against the college Establishment of 1962 It was the high (or low depending upon your sensibilities) point of fun and games last summer Cinemas East: Daily at 3 5 7:20 and 9:25 pm Cinemas West: Daily at 3 5 7:20 and 9:25 pm Skatetown USA (PQ) Inane disco comedy drama that tries to be almost a "West Side on roller skates with no social significance whatsoever The humor is pathetic and the acting is the pits but the film's music and movement are often entertaining Much of the action is by skating champs Patrick Swayze Greg Bradford and Kelly Lang Cinemas East: Daily at 2:30 4:45 7:15 and 9:15 pm And Justice for All (R Vfc often inconsistent criminal Justice system comes under vicious black-humor attack A young attorney (A1 Pacino) loses his faith in truth and Justice after a bizarre run-in with a corrupt Judge (John Forsythe) accused of rape Too loud and too devastating and ultimately fails to make any point More diatribe than satire Mail: Daily at 7: 20 and 9 :45 pm Sat Sua matinees at 2:30 and 4:50 pm Apocalypse Now (R) Francis Ford long-awaited war epic is a magnificent almost mythical exploration of the darkest recesses of the human mind It is set in VietnamCambodia but its cope goes much much beyond that single battleground The story concerns the planned assassination of a supposedly perfect military man (Marlon Brando) who has gone insane but the (Martin Journey to find him is shocking and revelatory artistry and vision are superb Twin lakes: Daily at 7 and 10 pm Sat Sun matinees at 1 and 4 pm Avalanche Express -(PG) Not reviewed yet Suspenseadventure that centers on the attempted defection to the West of a very high-ranking Russian official (head of the notorious KGB) A team of American agents is assigned to make sure he gets through but a Harold and Maade (PG): Youthful Bud Oort and octogenarian Ruth Gordon are the exceedingly odd couple in this outrageous romp of lows and death Midnight Fri Sat at Pawnee Phantasm (R): Sleazy horror flick whose Mghlight is a ball with blades that goes around slashing everything to bits Midnight Fri Sat at Pawnee Rocky Horror Picture Show (R): Tacky low-budget musical tribute to transvestism with horror overtones A continuing cult classic in Wichita Midnight Fri Sat at Pawnee Tommy (PG): The Who's brilliant rock opera of a blind pinball wizard comes to bizarre life under the flamboyant direction of Ken Rumdl Midnight Fri Sat at Westway Wizards (R): Bizarre but captivating animated tale by Ralph Bakshi concerning the world after the holocaust when opposing wizards ruled a magical and sometimes scary kingdom Midnight Fri Sat at Pawnee Zardos(R) i Sean Connery runs around in a futuristic diaper in this schlock adventure Midnight Fri Sat at the Mall 4D WICHITA BEACON Wednesday Odobor 24 1979 I -aIv Ut 1' i.