Birmingham Evening Mail from Birmingham, West Midlands, England • 35

EVENING MAIL THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 1990 35 mmsM IMMXSMMKli MudUMM vj: mouths GOODFELLAS AT THE FEAST ood mates play it by the rules They never rat on their friends and in times of trouble they always keep their shut it is with the GoodFellas (18) latest and brilliant excursion world of the gangster Scorsese links up for the sixth time peerless actor Robert De Niro in this tail of corruption and revenge which always come when the CAPRICORN (Dec 22 Jan 20) The combined influences of Saturn and Neptune in Capricorn may be putting you to the test However they should also make it apparent that many things are lost for the vl want of asking and that false pride is now a major stumbling block STARCALL: 0808 33 85 70 'k I AQUARIUS (Jan 21 Feb 19) I There are certain days when life takes on a new meaning Conversations encounters and experience fire the imagination and a flash of inspira- tion provides the perfect solution to an)0 awkward or embarrassing problem STARCALL: 0898 33 55 71 PISCES (Feb 20 March 20)L Even when nothing seems to gel or your best-laid plans go awry remember that there is a purpose for' your dilemma so accept what happens as a signpost along a path tha tV is naturally correct And so into the Martin with ultra-violent killings victims least expect based on a sweeping 30-year true story about Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) a half-Irish half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid by neighbourhood gangsters and raised to be a faithful family member Particularly effective during early introductory narrative are the freeze-frame shots of tortured expressions And there is an extraordinarily happy soundtrack featuring more than 40 songs from Baby I Love You to Then He Kissed Me Leader Of The Pack and Layla kk -vf your VIVA guide to the hig movies showing in and around the West Midlands action-packed sequel to the original 48 Mrs (Vd 8 Solihull Walsall Showcase) AWOJL (18): Martial arts star Jean -7 i Betsy (Odeon New Street Walsall Showcase UC1 8 Soiihutl) BIRD ON A WIRE (12): Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn Mar In the comedy thriller about a supergrass criminal on the run from the mob (Cannon Reddftch Cannon Quinton Capitol Ward End Cannon John Bright Street QMM4 (BIDM (: 9rtrT Burt R)-n olds comedy about two thiefa who break Into the same house at the same time and become partners in crime (Triangle Aston Univer se of manic car salesman Robin Williams gets Into comic gear early but loses speed at the finish (Capitol Ward Mod) it mCK TRACT G): The return of the colourful gangster romp that's too sophisticated for most kids (Odeon New Afreet AMT (U: The extra-terrestrial smash rc-turas to earth Tivoli A TOE EXORCIST (38) Sven after running ftfr more than a year this chiller Is still a success (Odeon New Street) FLEW GORDON A THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS (18): Not to be confused with aie sci-fi original This is the sexy spoof sequel (Walsall Showcase UCI 8 Solihull) A GHOST (12): Is there life after death? After a murder is committed Patrick Swayse gem into high spirits (UCI 8 Solihull Cumoo Quinton Cannon Reddltch Kings Weat Bromwich Walsall Showcase Cannon John i 1 I Restaurant STARCALL: 0898 33 55 72 ARIES (March 21 April 20) Saty urn eclipsed by the Moon at the' mid-heaven point of your solar chart seems to have put the cat amongst the pigeons so week try to have a lit-kk tie more patience STARCALL: 0898 33 55 61 TAURUS (April 21 May 21) Venus your planetary ruler iac-4 about to change signs and joins forces with the Sun Mercury am Pluto in Scorpio so you are bound to experience a decisive phase forkk matrimonial or partnership affairs STARCALL: 0898 33 55 52 GEMINI (May 22 June 21) If you are sick of being a sounding- -board to rectify other people's mis-f takes take a mental inventory of ou where you have been and where you Left to right Ray Liotta Robert Do Niro Paul Sorvino and Joa Pasci as tha GoodFellas FILMS are heading Decide what is important STARCALL: 0898 33 55 63 CANCER (Juno 22 July 23) Not evory problem qualifies as a crisis You ought to be able to viewkL emotional conflicts without minimising or exaggerating But food which is the common denominator to success even though you unfortunately smell any of it as kitchen scene follows restaurant scene follows kitchen scene For the two hours and 26 minutes you are in the cinema you will get hungrier and hungrier and hungrier so have a meal booked at your favourite Italian restaurant for afterwards Public restaurants are where the gangsters feel safe from the law and from each other Who for example could really trust the wonderfully sinister yet funny Tommy De Vito (Joe Pesci) who shoots a waiter in the foot merely for talking to him? Scorsese points out that although a task is merely to go around making money not killing people if someone steps out of line and ruins it for all the other then got to go -k Wk learn? Alda might have more than 20 top awards to his name but this is a total nightmare of a production about the marriage of an ugly girl called Betsy (Molly Ringwald) after her father gets mixed up with the Mafia to pay for it They should have shot him early on because this comedy got a single laugh! Ghost (15) the super su pernatural is the most successful film to appear at the Cannon John Bright Street since Batman last year miss Evening Mali for ail the latest news and reviews on the No 1 video page in the By GRAHAM YOUNG The frequently-seen pans of Italian sauce summarise the theory perfectly because this made-to-perfection film bubbles along oh-so slowly until every now and then someone gets splattered The killings are some the most grotesquely realis tic ever filmed And the lan guage is equally gross But my word GoodFellas is great cinema Not so great in fact al most indescribably appalling is Wedding (15) written by directed by and oh-no even starring Alan Alda from MASH these people ever STARCALL: 0898 33 55 64 LEO (July 24 Aug 23) Not untifV after the Sun your ruler makes a decisive aspect to Pluto on November 10 should you even attempt to ring the changes on the home front -v STARCALL: 0898 33 55 65 VIRGO (Aug 24 Sept 23) Over- the next few weeks while the Sun Mercury Venus and together in Scorpio you ample opportunity to air your opin- inn nr ariavanrAt are 70 will have ions or grievancea STARCALL: 0808 33 55 56 LIBRA (Sept 24 Oct 23) Your financial affairs obviously need be reorganised The Sun Mercury and Venus in Scorpio all drawing close to Pluto signify that apologising with words is not the same thing as apolo--gising with action STARCALL: 0598 83 55 67 SCORPIO (Oct 24 Nov 22) This Fiddler is out of tune VjGHAN F0ff EXCLUSIVE FIESTA ENCORE SPECIFICATION INCLUDES SUNROOF BODY MOULDINGS REAR PARCEL SHELF FORD ELECTRONIC RADIO i WHITE WHEEL TRIMS SIDE DECALS PLUS MANY MORE FEATURES ALL FOR THE UNBELEIVABLE COST OF This is your time to sparkle' shine and take the world by storm However tha Sun Moon and planets 3 in their courses can do no more than point you in the right direction STARCALL: 0898 33 55 58 SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 Dec 21)0 To be able to flow with goals one must first identify them' However all that is required of you is that you ask yourself: worlds lie 0 on either side of my window STARCALL: 0898 33 55 59 IF YOUR BIRTHDAY: With Sat urn the taskmaster of the Zodiac 0 eclipsed by the Moon on your anniver- sary the most important thing for youyL to remember now is that enthusiasm is a the greatest asset in the world 0 StarCatls charged at 33p per minute cheap rate i 44p per minute at all other times (including VAT)'ar FIDDLER ON THE ROOF CIRCLE LIGHT OPERA COMPANY OLD REP ALAN Waldron is a wry and likeable Tevye However with the exception of Pam Cooper (Hodel) the company is not overblessed with vocal talent Rosemary production captures the essential warmth of the show but it gives away its secrets too readily The bottlee-on-the-hats dance should not be preceded by a bottle being carried in so that we can all sae what is going to keep it upright And would have more impact if it were initially concealed by its admirers The lighting could be improved as actors were sometimes too dimly lit: Tevye is in the dark for his farewell to Hodel and his face is in shadow during his Rebuttal The production ends on Saturday JOHN SLIM ON THE ROAD 0 FINANCE (Subject to term deposit) and status) VAUGHAN FORD TRINDLE ROAD DUDLEY 4 0384 458045 Molly Ringwald and Alan Alda at dost quarters in Betsy's Wedding Utix trir 00.