1985 Archive>
PREVIEWS, PREVIEWS, PREVIEWS

January 13, 1985

n short, proceed with caution. . . . UPCOMING"Alamo Bay"Director Louis Malle's story of a young woman (Amy Madigan) whose love for a volatile Texas fisherman (Ed Harris) draws her into a deadly confrontation between local shrimpers and Vietnamese refugees. (Tri-Star)"Almost You"Griffin Dunne and Brooke Adams are featured in this comedy about a young couple's struggle to maintain both their sanity and their marriage. (20th Century Fox)"Avenging Angel"When we saw her last in "Angel," Molly was a teen-age Hollywood Boulevard prostitute. Now she's a pre-law student, but returns to the streets with a vengeance when the policeman who originally saved her from the streets is murdered. Betsy Russell takes over the title role. (New World)"The Beach Boys: An American Band"A comprehensive film look at the Beach Boys' 23-year career. Includes previously unreleased recordings, home movies and rare memorabilia. Written and directed by Malcolm Leo. "The Breakfast Club"An adolescent version of "The Big Chill" focusing on a group of five high-school students who learn about themselves and each other when they are brought together while serving detention. Written and directed by John Hughes, with Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez. (Universal)"Care Bears"The theatrical debut of TV's animated Care Bears as they are joined by the Care Bear cousins. (Samuel Goldwyn)"The Company of Wolves"Angela Lansbury and David Warner are featured in this adult adaptation of "Little Red Riding Hood." (Cannon)"Creator"Peter O'Toole is Harry Wolper, an eccentric Noble Laureate biologist preoccupied with creating a copy of his wife, who died 30 years ago. Mariel Hemingway and Vincent Spano help him discover that life is in the present, not the past. Directed by Ivan Passer. (Universal)"Emmanuelle IV"The fourth in the soft-core "Emmanuelle" series stars Sylvia Kristel. (Cannon)"The Falcon and the Snowman"Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn star in the true story of two affluent youths who delivered classified information to the Russians and were eventually captured by CIA and FBI agents. Directed by John Schlesinger. (Orion)"Fandango"Steven Spielberg produces this story about five fraternity brothers who take a last fling across Texas before moving on in their own lives. Stars Kevin Costner. (Warner Bros.)"Fast Forward"A group of determined teen-age dancers leave the Midwest to seek stardom in New York City. Sidney Poitier directs. Music by Quincy Jones. (Columbia)"Fear City"The owner (Tom Berenger) of an agency supplying girls to strip clubs overcomes his pacifism to hunt a psychopathic killer who terrorizes dancers. Co-stars Billy Dee Williams and Melanie Griffith."Heaven Help Us"Coming-of-age comedy set at a Catholic school in Brooklyn in the 1960s. Stars Donald Sutherland and John Heard. (Tri-Star)"Heavenly Bodies"Aerobic dancing is the star of this feature with music by the Tubes, Dwight Twilley, Bonnie Pointer, Sparks and the Dazz Band. (MGM/UA)"Hell Hole"Billy Fine's ("Chained Heat") latest prison drama examines the nightmarish conditions in a mental institution. "Henry IV"Marcello Mastroianni stars in the film adaptation of Pirandello's play about a man convinced he is the Emperor Henry IV. Directed by Marco Bellochio. (Orion Classics)"Holy Innocents"A peasant family working for a corrupt landowner learns to survive with hope and dignity. (Samuel Goldwyn)"KGB-The Secret War"A KGB agent in Southern California becomes a double agent when he learns his superiors plan to eliminate him. "Love on the Ground"Two actresses become involved in a play which turns out to be an autobiographical account of a love triangle. Stars Geraldine Chaplin and Jane Birkin. Directed by Jacques Rivette. (Spectrafilm)"Lust in the Dust"Ostensibly about a frantic search for treasure in the 1884 town of Chile Verde. Film showcases the talents of the multifarious Divine, who is joined by Tab Hunter, Lainie Kazan and Cesar Romero. Directed by Paul Bartel ("Eating Raoul"). (New World)"Maria's Lovers"Natassja Kinski is Maria; the men in her life include John Savage, Keith Carradine and Vincent Spano. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, the Russian emigre who directed "Siberiade." (Cannon)"Martin's Day"An escaped convict (Richard Harris) rediscovers the peace and innocence of his childhood through the youngster (Justin Henry) he takes hostage to remain free. With Lindsay Wagner. (MGM/UA)"Mata Hari"Sylvia Kristel plays the legendary Mata Hari, a nightclub dancer who becomes romantically involved with officers from opposing armies during World War I and must decide where her ultimate loyalty lies. (Cannon)"The Mean Season"Kurt Russell stars as a reporter whose life is endangered when he establishes a relationship with a killer while in pursuit of a story. Co-stars Mariel Hemingway. Directed by Philip Borsos ("The Grey Fox"). (Orion)"Mischief"Comedy about a big-city hotshot and a country hick coming of age in the mid-1950s. Stars Doug McKeon and Catherine Mary Stewart.







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