The Herts and Essex Observer from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England • 23

OBSERVER MARCH 22 1984 23 Leisure and entertainment guide Observer On The show goes on to beat the Nazis MEL Brooks and Anne Be (PG) at the Odeon Bancroft dance the light fantastic in To Be Or Not To from tomorrow By JOHN BROOKER where she later wakes up What starts oft with an interesting premise sinks without trace once our hero buys the fairground beauty After that it's talk more talk and nothing but talk Black cult comedian Richard Pryor is topbilled but is on screen for only five minutes Some may call it loving I call it a complete waste of time I Nightmare Vacation (CBSFox 81 min 1983 18) TWO cousins arrive at Camp Arawak for summer vacation but their visit becomes a nightmare as one by one the young guests are brutally murdered Who dunnit? And why? Killer on the loose uses bow and arrow a nest of bees a knife scalding water etc in his contribution to wiping out the teenage population of America Same old thing but while there's a market for this sort of bloodletting they'll keep making them! Actually called Sleepaway Camp Bronx Warriors (EV 84 min 1983 18) IT is 1990 and the Bronx has been sealed off as a no land where street gangs battle for supremacy A young girl runs away and joins up with Trash leader of one of the gangs The Manhattan Corporation send in an exwarrior Hammer to get her back but she wants to stay and Trash battles his way across the Bronx to find The Ogre and ask for help in keeping the visitors at bay Noisy Italian actioner a cross between Escape From New York and The Warriors The late Vic Morrow does his best with the banal script but most of the cast deserve everything they get Mindless violence is the whole show Fear No Evil (Embassy 87 min 1981 18) WHEN Lucifer is challenged by three archangels he accepts mortal death knowing that he will be reborn His new is Andrew Williams who becomes fully aware of his awesome powers on his 18th birthday He seeks revenge on the people of his home town but one of the archangels now in the body of an elderly lady senses his presence and rallies the forces of good for a final showdown Spectacular special effects boost this Exorcist clone which covers old ground but still packs a wallop IT is 1939 and Poland is about to be invaded But the show must go on for the Warsaw-based Bronski Theatre Company in To Be Or Not To Be showing at the Odeon Harlow from tomorrow Mel Brooks and his wife in real life Anne Bancroft star in this hilarious musical story of a plan to save the Polish underground resistance Brooks plays Frederick Bronski an egotistical actor- Odeon spotlight director who is constantly upstaging his beautiful wife Anna Despite his amazing performances in Naughty Nazis and Highlights from Hamlet Anna still manages to attract the attentions of a dashing young lieutenant Andre Sobinski When Poland falls to the Germans Sobinski flees to England with a group of young airmen and there he meets the sinister Professor Silots-ki who claims he is going back to Warsaw to fight the Nazis The airmen give the professor a list of contacts in the Polish underground but Sobinski realises Silotski is a spy To prevent the underground falling into Gestapo hands the lieutenant goes back to Poland where he enlists the help of Anna and the Bronski Theatre Company Bronski gives his best performances ever when he first impersonates Colonel Erhardt the Nazi contact Codename: The Soldier (Embassy 87 min 1982 18) THE Russians posing as terrorists steal enough plutonium to destroy half the oil supply and threaten to do it unless the Israelis withdraw from the West Bank of the Jordan The chief of the CIA calls on The Soldier to draw the world back from the brink of a nuclear holocaust so he puts a highly-dangerous and unorthodox plan into action Gripping actioner from the same team that created The Exterminator This is a much better film although the accent is still on a fast pace and bloody violence Its one drawback is that it is often hard to follow as the action switches quickly from one part or the world to another But the action including an exciting race for life on the ski slopes helps cancel out deficiencies in the plot A winner for fans of tough thrillers Bad language Some Call It Loving (Nickleodeon 90 min 1973 18) A JAZZ musician is attracted by a Sleeping Beauty at a fairground and buys her for $20000 He takes her home CRAFTS ANTIQUES FAIR BARNSTON VILLAGE HALL Saturday March 24 1030 am-4 pm Admission 20p (children 1 0p) Donation: Friends of Herts and Essex Hospital 25 66p who is to receive the list of underground members and then plays Silotski to persuade the real Erhardt the list still exists And as the occupying Germans close in on the theatre Jews Poles homosexuals and gipsies Bronski wearing his Hitler uniform masterminds an escape plan to Britain To Be Or Not To Be also stars Jose Ferrer Tim Matheson and Christopher Llovd SUNDAY MARCH 25 1030 am to 5 pm ANTIQUES FAIR AT NEWPORT VILLAGE HALL ESSEX OVER 30 STALLS of Antiques Jewellery Porcelain Glass Linen Lace Stamps Postcards Coins Ephemera Collectables Silver Brass Small Furniture and much much more Refreshments available Clearly signposted Following Fair to be held on Sunday May 27 Admission: Adults 30p children OAPs and disabled lOp Inquiries Telephone Bishop's Stortford (0279) 725809 between 1030 am and 6 pm any day of the week 25 66 GARDEN OPEN FOR THE RED CROSS by Mr and Mrs Henry Buxton and All Nations Christian College Sunday March 25 230 pm to 530 pm EASNEYE Capped Lane Stanstead Abbotts Near Ware (Stanstead Abbotts is on A414 between Hertford and Sawbridgeworth) Turn off High Street into Cappell Lane Lodge Gates 34-of-a-mile Extensive woodland walks and beautiful views Teas and Home-made Cakes in the house until 430 pm Admission 40p children and pensioners 20p 25 SOM 66 HARLOW COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES (in aid of funds for the disabled) presents AN EVENING OF FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT featuring the SOUTHERN INTERNATIONAL MINSTRELS at HARLOW SPORTCENTRE Saturday March 24 1984 Curtain up 7 pm ADMISSION £1 Tickets at the door and in advance from Harlow Sportcentre and Harlow Council for Voluntary Services OF INTEREST TO ARCHITECTS WE ARE CURRENTLY OFFERING 25 OFF DRAFTING MACHINES Heads) DRAWING BOARDS (Complete with Parallel Motions) Ag DRAWING BOARD STANDS (Sprung BalancedTubular) also CHAIR HIGH QUALITY AT £4975 (All while stocks last) XrpcTWaquka Trading THE LARGEST STOCKISTS OF RECONDITIONED M- OFFICE AND DRAWING OFFICE FURNITURE IN THE SOUTH EAST 2 2 Stort Valley Industrial Park 2 Stansted Road Stortford Tel Stortford 5065712 (Just off Mil on B1383 (All)) STOP PRESS JUST ARRIVED: QUANTITY OF MANUFACTURERS SECONDS PLAN CHESTS A0 and A1 sizes ACCESS AND BARCLAYCARDS WELCOME THE WHITE HART HIGH STREET STEBBING ESSEX TEL STEBBING 383 XV Century Inn and Restaurant Under new management Here you will find that extra elegance and atmosphere exquisite gourmet food and wine to add that unmistakable quality to a Business Lunch or Special Evening occasion COMPREHENSIVE BAR AND RESTAURANT MENUS AT REALISTIC PRICES ACCESS AND BARCLAYCARD WELCOMED Weddings Business Meetings and all types of Parties catered for Live music last Sunday in every month RESTAURANT IS Cl OSED SUNDAY EVENINGS AND AU PAY MONDAY 25 66 25 OI 6b.