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So you want to be scared without being grossed out? Try out some of my recommendations for a spooky, ghoulishly good time. New releases this month include "Snakeeater III: His Law," an action film in which Lorenzo Lamas stars as Jack Kelly, a man seeking to avenge the beating of a young woman by a gang of outlaw bikers. "Christmas in Connecticut" stars Dyan Cannon and Kris Kristofferson in a holiday film featuring the directorial debut of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Jean Luc-Godard's version of Shakespeare's "King Lear," starring Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, and Molly Ringwald also hits video shelves this month. The legendary French director sets the film as a modern- day enactment, taking place at an exotic European resort, where bizarre personalities and troubled lives set the stage for Godard's "King Lear." �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � N E W S M A K E R S � 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴暠 �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � MORE DARKSIDE TALES IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN... 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� October 21 marks the release of Volume 4 of the Worldvision video releases of HBO's hit cable television show, "Tales From the Darkside." This volume features stories by Stephen King, Michael McDowell, and Ted Gershunn and the on-screen talents of Jeff Conway, Debbie Harry, Paul Dooley, John Fiedler, and Harsh Nayyar. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � CONTROVERSIAL '60'S FILM COMES TO VIDEO 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� The controversial Swedish film taking place in 1967, the heart of the Vietnam War era, is due out on video October 8, 1992 for the first time. "I am Curious (Yellow)", directed by Vilgot Sjoman and starring Lena Nyman and Peter Lindgran is subtitled and not rated. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � CRAWFORD JUMPS ON FITNESS VIDEO BANDWAGON 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Supermodel Cindy Crawford presents her new fitness video October 1, 1992. The tape, from Good Times Platinum Series, will retail for $19.95. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � NEW MONTY PYTHON VIDEOS...JUST FOR LAUGHS 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Two Monty Python retrospectives and three early films starring John Cleese and Michael Palin are set for release on video October 8, 1992. "Life of Python" is a loopy history of the origins and reign of Python, including rarely seen highlights from the guys' early careers. "Parrot Sketch Not Included" is a 20th anniversary look back at the best of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" British television show. "Privates on Parade" features Cleese as the leader of a military theatrical troupe during World War II. In "The Missionary," Preacher Michael Palin goes from a man of the cloth to a man of the sheets. "A Private Function" also stars Palin in a comedy from 1985, before the critically acclaimed "A Fish Called Wanda." �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � BY GEORGE, MORE MR. MAGOO VIDEOS THIS MONTH! 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Eleven new Mr. Magoo cartoon videocassettes will be released October 14, 1992. Six new collections are from "The Mr. Magoo Show," and five from "What's New Mr. Magoo." Featuring the voice of Jim Backus, Mr. Magoo has won two Academy Awards for animated short subjects. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � PBS PRESENTS CIVIL RIGHTS SERIES 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� PBS Home Video will release six new videos this month in a series called "Eyes on the Prize," which chronicles true-life dramas of the Civil Rights Movement. Titles include "Awakenings," "Fighting Back," "Ain't Scared of Your Jails," "No Easy Walk," "Mississippi: Is this America," and "Bridge to Freedom." The tapes will be available individually for $19.95 each, or in a boxed set for $119.95. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � MONSTERS OF ROCK BURN UP YOUR VIDEO 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Last fall, Monsters of Rock played Moscow just after the Iron Curtain came crashing down. With thirteen songs, band interviews and behind-the- scenes footage, an October video release titled "For Those About to Rock" from Warner Home Video promises to heat up the screen. AC/DC performs "Highway to Hell" and three other songs. Metallica does "Enter Sandman" and two other tunes, and The Black Crows strut their stuff along with Pantera. The video will retail for $19.98. "For Those About to Rock" is expected on laser disc November 18 at a cost of $29.98. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � HISTORY OF HORROR CHRONICLED 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Fear in film is the focus of "Fear in the Dark," an October video release which chronicles the history of horror movies, examining the dark psychology of terror. The movie features the work of directors such as Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Clive Barker and William Friedkin, and clips from such popular scarey flicks as "Silence of the Lambs," "A Nightmare on Elm Street," "Hell Raiser," "Night of the Living Dead," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "Nosferatu," "Friday the 13th," "Halloween," and "The Exorcist." The video promises to highlight many aspects of this genre, including how they play on our worst frears to create the shocking impact of the most terrifying and spooky themes and characters. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � NEW VIDEO FEATURES LEGENDARY SINGERS 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� This month will mark the release of a new concert video featuring Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, and Luciano Pavaratti in "Three Tenors: Encore." A follow-up to the original video hit, "Encore" provides backstage interviews and never-before-seen footage of the famous trio. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � NEW VIDEO TO HONOR LEADER OF THE PAST 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� A new four-volume set of videocassettes documents the life of one of the most famous and influential world leaders of this century. "The Complete Churchill," from A&E Home Video, chronicles the life of Winston Churchill, the man who ruled England during World War II. The four cassettes each run about 50 minutes in length, and cost $59.95 for the set. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � CRONKITE REPORTS ON DINOSAURS 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Walter Cronkite narrates a series of videos investigating dinosaurs, those mysterious creatures most know existed but about which many know little else. In this four-part series which retails for $69.95, Cronkite travels the globe in an effort to piece together the clues of this worldwide detective story. Featuring state-of-the-art animation and special effects, "Dinosaur" provides an visual encyclopedia about these prehistoric beasts. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � PLAYBOY ANNOUNCES FALL VIDEO LINEUP 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Playboy Home Video will release four new videos this month featuring its world famous playmates. "Playmates in Paradise" features the beauties in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Jamaica. This month's video centerfold features Tiffany Sloan, and surely the "1993 Video Playmate Calendar" needs no further explanation. All of the above titles retail for $19.95 and are due for release October 14, 1992. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � PARAMOUNT RELEASES MARTIN & LEWIS COLLECTION 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Three comedy classics new to video feature Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis this month from Paramount Home Video. "My Friend Irma," "Jumping Jacks," and "Scared Stiff" will be available individually for $19.95 each, or together in a boxed gift set for $59.95. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � WWF PRESENTS RAMPAGE '92 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� The World Wrestling Federation once again pounces on video shelves with Coliseum Video's newest release, "Rampage '92." Bret "Hitman" Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Repo Man, and Ultimate Warrior & Undertaker vs. Papa Shango and Berzerker are the featured fights. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � SPINAL TAP RETURNS WITH VENGEANCE! 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� The most popular non rock group ever to exist follow up their pseudo- documentary/concert movie "This is Spinal Tap" with the long-awaited "Return of Spinal Tap." Due out October 21 on videocassette, Nigel Tufnel (lead guitar), Derek Smalls (bassist), and Rick Shrimpton (drummer), portrayed by real-life actors Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer, are joined on-stage and behind the scnes by the likes of Jeff Beck, Richard Lewis, Paul Anka, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kenny Rogers, Martin Short, Mel Torme, and Martha Quinn. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴敲 � MGM/UA ANNOUNCES NEW BETTE DAVIS VIDEOS 픔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� This month MGM/UA Home Video will release eight Bette Davis movies for the first time on videocassette. "The Sisters," "Ex-Lady," "June Bride," "Kid Galahad," "That Certain Woman," "Winter Meeting," "The Cabin in the Cotton," and "Bureau of Missing Persons" will join the many Davis films already available on home video October 28, 1992. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � UPCOMING MAJOR VIDEO RELEASES � 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴暠 ! = Release reviewed in this issue of OLIVER. "AFTERBURN" Director: Robert Markowitz Starring: Laura Dern, Vincent Spano, Robert Loggia, Michael Rooker Release: October 7, 1992 "ALIEN 3" Director: David Fincher Starring: Sigourney Weaver Release: November 19, 1992 "ANIMAL INSTINCTS" Director: Gregory Hippolyte Starring: Maxwell Caulfield, Jan Michael Vincent, Mitch Gaylord, Delia Shephard, Shannon Whirry Release: October 21, 1992 "ARTICLE 99" Director: Howard Deutch Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Ray Liotta Release: November 18, 1992 "THE BABE" Director: Arthur Hiller Starring: John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Bruce Boxleitner Release: October 28, 1992 !"BATMAN RETURNS" Director: Tim Burton Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer Release: October 21, 1992 !"BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (animated) From Walt Disney Home Video Release: October 27, 1992 "BEYOND DARKNESS" Director: Clyde Anderson Starring: Gene Le Brock, David Brandon, Barbara Bingham Release: October 21, 1992 "BEYOND JUSTICE" Starring: Rutger Hauer Release: December 2, 1992 "BLOODFIST IV: DIE TRYING" Director: Paul Ziller Starring: Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Cat Sassoon, Amanda Wyss, Kale Brown Release: November 19, 1992 "BODY TROUBLE" Starring: Priscilla Barnes, Dick Van Patten, James Hong, Frank Gorshin Music by: Kool & the Gang Release: October 21, 1992 "BORIS AND NATASHA: THE MOVIE" Director: Charles Martin Smith Starring: Sally Kellerman, Dave Thomas Release: December 2, 1992 "BRAIN DONORS" Director: Dennis Dugan Starring: John Turturro, Bob Nelson, Mel Smith Release: October 14, 1992 "CAGED FEAR" Starring: David Keith, Ray Sharkey Release: November 18, 1992 "CASANOVA" Director: Simon Langton Starring: Richard Chamberlain Release: October 21, 1992 "CAUSE OF DEATH" Director: Philip J. Jones Starring: Michael Barak, Sydney Cole Phillips, Daniel Martine Release: October 28, 1992 "CHAMELEON STREET" Director: Wendell B. Harris Jr. Starring: Wendell B. Harris Jr., Angela Leslie, Amina Fakir Release: October 14, 1992 "CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT" Starring: Ami Dolenz, Peter DeLuise, Karen Black, Garrett Morris Release: October 7, 1992 "THE CHINATOWN MURDERS: MAN AGAINST THE MOB" Starring: Ursula Andress, George Peppard, Charlie Haid Release: October 28, 1992 "CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT" Director: Arnold Schwarzenegger Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Dyan Cannon, Tony Curtis Release: October 7, 1992 "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS" Director: Alberto Lattuada Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Faye Dunaway, Oliver Reed, Max Von Sydow, Eli Wallach, Nicol Williamson Release: October 7, 1992 "CLEARCUT" Starring: Graham Greene, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Raoul Trujillo Release: November 18, 1992 "COLD HEAVEN" Director: Nicolas Roeg Starring: Theresa Russell, Mark Harmon, James Russo, Talia Shire Release: October 7, 1992 "CON MAN" Starring: Ian McShane, Gayle Hunnicutt Release: October 28, 1992 "CRITTERS 4" Director: Rupert Harvey Starring: Brad Dourif, Terrence Mann, Don Keith Opper Release: October 14, 1992 "THE CROSSING" Director: George Ogilvie Starring: Russell Crowe, Danielle Spencer Release: November 4, 1992 "THE CUTTING EDGE" Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly Release: October 21, 1992 "THE DARK ANGEL" Starring: Peter O'Toole Release: November 5, 1992 "DEADBOLT" Director: Douglas Jackson Starring: Justine Bateman, Adam Baldwin Release: November 24, 1992 "DEAD CERTAIN" Starring: Brad Dourif, Francesco Quinn, Karen Russel Release: October 14, 1992 "DECORATION DAY" Starring: James Garner Release: November 4, 1992 "DEEP COVER" Director: Bill Duke Starring: Larry Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum Release: November 4, 1992 "A DEMON IN MY VIEW" Starring: Anthony Perkins Release: October 28, 1992 "DESERT KICKBOXER" Director: Isaac Florentine Starring: John Haymes Newton, Paul Smith, Judie Aronson, Ronny Flas Release: October 14, 1992 "DOUBLE VISION" Director: Robert Knights Starring: Kim Cattrall Release: December 2, 1992 "EAT FRANCE!" Starring: John Astin, Marc Price Release: November 18, 1992 "ENCINO MAN" Director: Les Mayfield Starring: Sean Stin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore Release: November 11, 1992 "EXILED IN AMERICA" Starring: Maxwell Caulfield, Edward Albert, Wings Hauser Release: November 4, 1992 "FAR AND AWAY" Director: Ron Howard Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman Release: November 4, 1992 "A FATHER'S REVENGE" Starring: Brian Dennehy, Joanna Cassidy, Ron Silver Release: November 18, 1992 "FOLKS" Director: Ted Kotcheff Starring: Tom Selleck, Don Ameche Release: October 22, 1992 "FROM THE DEAD OF NIGHT" Starring: Dihann Carroll, Lindsay Wagner, Bruce Boxleitner Release: October 14, 1992 "GLADIATOR" Director: Rowdy Herrington Starring: Cuba Godding, Jr., James Marshall, Robert Loggia, Ossie Davis, Brian Dennehy Release: October 7, 1992 "HOMICIDAL IMPULSE" Starring: Scott Valentine, Vanessa Angel Release: November 25, 1992 "HOT CHOCOLATE" Starring: Robert Hays, Bo Derek Release: November 18, 1992 "THE HOUSE ON TOMBSTONE HILL" Release: October 14, 1992 "KEEP THE CHANGE" Director: Andy Tennant Starring: Jack Palance, Lolita Davidovich, Rachel Ticotin Release: October 21, 1992 "KICKBOXER 3: THE ART OF WAR" Starring: Sasha Mitchell Release: November 25, 1992 "KILL CRUISE" Director: Peter Keglevic Starring: Jurgen Prochnow, Patsy Kensit, Elizabeth Hurley Release: November 4, 1992 "KING LEAR" Director: Jean Luc-Godard Starring: Molly Ringwald, Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Norman Mailer Release: October 7, 1992 "LADY DRAGON" Director: David Worth Starring: Cynthia Rothrock Release: November 25, 1992 "LANDSLIDE" Director: Jean Claude Lord Starring: Anthony Edwards, Tom Burlinson, Johanna Cassidy Release: November 18, 1992 "THE LAWRENCEVILLE STORES" Starring: Zach Galligan, Nicholas Rowe, Stephen Baldwin Release: October 14, 1992 "LETHAL WEAPON 3" Director: Richard Donner Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci Release: December 2, 1992 "THE LUNATIC" Director: Lol Creme Starring: Julie T. Wallace, Carl Bradshaw Release: October 7, 1992 "MAXIMUM FORCE" Director: Joseph Merhi Starring: Sam Jones, Mickey Rooney, John Saxon, Jason Lively Release: November 11, 1992 "MEDUSA: DARE TO BE TRUTHFUL" Director: John Fortenberry Starring: Julie Brown Release: October 14, 1992 "MENAGE" Director: Bertrand Blier Starring: Gerard Depardieu Release: October 14, 1992 "A MIDNIGHT CLEAR" Director: Keith Gordon Starring: Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Arye Gross, Ethan Hawke Release: December 2, 1992 "MIDNIGHT FEAR" Starring: David Carradine, Craig Wasson, August West Release: November 4, 1992 "MISSION OF JUSTICE" Director: Steve Barnett Starring: Jeff Wincott, Brigitte Nielsen Release: December 16, 1992 "MY COUSIN VINNY" Director: Jonathan Lynn Starring: Ralph Macchio, Joe Pesci, Fred Gwynne Release: October 1, 1992 "NEWSIES" Starring: Robert Duvall, Ann-Margret Release: October 14, 1992 "A NIGHT ON EARTH" Starring: Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Rosie Perez Release: December 2, 1992 "OUT ON A LIMB" Starring: Shirley MacLaine, John Heard, Charles Dance Release: November 4, 1992 "THE PAMELA PRINCIPLE" Director: Toby Phillips Starring: Frank Pesce, Troy Donahue Release: November 11, 1992 "PERFUME" Director: Roland S. Jefferson Starring: Cheryl Francis Harrington, Kathleen Bradley Overton, Ted Lange Release: October 7, 1992 "PLAY NICE" Starring: Ed O'Ross Release: November 4, 1992 "PROMISED A MIRACLE" Director: Steven Gyllenhaal Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Judge Reinhold Release: December 2, 1992 "PROOF" Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse Starring: Hugo Weaving, Genevieve Picot Release: November 24, 1992 "PROSPERO'S BOOKS" Director: Peter Greenaway Starring: John Gielgud, Michael Clark Release: October 22, 1992 !"RED SHOE DIARIES" Director: Zalman King Starring: David Duchovny, Brigitte Bako, Billy Wirth Release: October 15, 1992 "REVOLVER" Director: Gary Nelson Starring: Robert Urich Release: October 21, 1992 "ROADSIDE PROPHETS" Starring: John Doe, Adam Horovitz, David Carradine, Arlo Guthrie, Timothy Leary, John Cusack Release: November 11, 1992 "ROCK & ROLL COWBOYS" Starring: Peter Phelps Release: October 28, 1992 "SECRET INGREDIENT" Director: Slobodan Shijan Starring: Rick Rossovich, Catherine Hicks, Sam Wanamaker Release: October 28, 1992 "SHADOWS AND FOG" Starring: Woody Allen, Kathy Bates, John Cusack, Mia Farrow, Jodie Foster, Fred Gwynne, Lily Tomlin, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Madonna, John Malkovich, Kenneth Mars, Julie Kavner Release: October 21, 1992 "SHOOTING ELIZABETH" Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Mimi Rogers Release: November 18, 1992 "SISTER ACT" Director: Emile Ardolino Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel Release: November 10, 1992 "SKETCH ARTIST" Director: Phedon Papamichael Starring: Sean Young, Jeff Fahey, Drew Barrymore Release: November 5, 1992 "THE SLEAZY UNCLE" Starring: Vittorio Gassman, Giancarlo Giannini Release: October 14, 1992 "SNAKE EATER III...HIS LAW" Director: George Erschbamer Starring: Lorenzo Lamas Release: October 8, 1992 "STEPHEN KING'S SLEEPWALKER" Director: Mick Garris Starring: Brian Kraus Release: October 28, 1992 "STEPHEN KING'S SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK" Director: Tim Matheson Starring: Tim Matheson, Brooke Adams, Robert Rusler Release: November 18, 1992 "STRAIGHT TALK" Starring: Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne Release: October 7, 1992 "SUNSET HEAT" Starring: Michael Pare, Dennis Hopper, Adam Ant, Daphne Ashbrook, Charlie Schlatter, Tracy Tweed Release: October 28, 1992 "SWEET POISON" Director: Brian Grant Starring: Steven Bauer, Edward Hermann, Patricia Healy Release: October 21, 1992 "THUNDERHEART" Director: Michael Apted Starring: Val Kilmer, Graham Greene, Fred Ward, Sam Shepard Release: October 14, 1992 "TRANCERS III: DETH LIVES" Director: C. Courtney Joyner Starring: Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, Megan Ward Release: October 15, 1992 "WE'RE TALKING SERIOUS MONEY" Director: James Lemmo Starring: Dennis Farina, Leo Rossi, Fran Drescher, John LaMotta Release: October 21, 1992 "A WOMAN CALLED MOSES" Starring: Cicely Tyson Release: October 14, 1992 "YEAR OF THE COMET" Director: Peter Yates Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Daly Release: November 18, 1992 ALSO REVIEWED IN THIS ISSUE: "WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP" PLUS, THIS MONTH'S FANTASTIC CLASSIC SECTION, SPOTLIGHTING HORROR MOVIES IN HONOR OF HALLOWEEN THIS MONTH. THIS MONTH'S CHILDREN'S PICK: "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (animated) �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � N E W A N D C U R R E N T V I D E O R E V I E W S � 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴暠 "RED SHOE DIARIES" * * � Zalman King's erotic cable show will begin its video release this month, and take note that this series is not for the timid and certainly not for children. Although classier by far than hardcore porn, "Red Shoe Diaries" are not up to par with other sensual videos such as "9� Weeks," "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," "Emanuelle," and "An Officer and a Gentleman." What little is left to the imagination here just is not that exciting. However, the atmosphere looms steamy and enticing, as lovers meet in an odd situation obviously not meant to be realistic or even romantic--just straight out of someone's more vivid sexual fantasies. Sexuality aside, although such is the obvious intent of these videos, the actors perform adequately, and King's direction creates just the right setting and mood for a corny yet somehow involving plotline. One barely memorable "diary" involves a lovely woman who uses her job as a police officer to "arrest" the lover of her dreams who fails to notice her by normal means. After long minutes of attempting to arouse him and eventually her goal realized, it seems as though they will actually enjoy a semi-normal relationship. This is accomplished after she handcuffs him, throws him into her police cruiser, and swoops him away to an abandoned theater? No, it is not at all realistic, as I have said before, but to some degree it provides a bit of fun, and we could all use a little bit of that. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "BATMAN RETURNS" * � Definitely the most over-advertised and overrated film of the year, probably of the decade thus far, "Batman Returns" not only does not hold a candle to the original, but has flaws that run much deeper than simply not living up to its hoopla. Keaton, of course, is the nightstalking, scarey-looking, man in black, sporting more neat gizmos and that blank look in his eyes that was romantic in "Batman" but looks more like something you'd see on a drug addict on the street in "Returns." The philosophy here must be that if the glassy-eyed, gloomy loner image worked well for the first one, then by all means make Batman even MORE slack-eyed, dark, and depressing than before. Unfortunately for the movie, it just does not work. The ideas behind Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) and The Penguin (Danny DeVito) are equally ludicrous. Supposedly, Catwoman evolves from a timid, doormat of a woman who suddenly becomes the "bad girl" she had never before allowed herself to be. The Penguin's story makes so little sense that it is impossible to explain; suffice it to say that there is no love lost between him and the half-bat vigilante. The film's fine points focus on the artistic: the costuming, makeup and sets. The spectacular scenerey and eye-popping outfits are a sight, to be sure, but nothing visual can ressurect a sour script and stupid, stupid premise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP" * * * � This funny film brimming with realistic characters and witty dialogue loses points only in its lengthiness and just one or two too many Harlem Globetrotter-type basketball scenes. Other than that, "White Men Can't Jump" can be chocked up as one of the great movies of the year, even to someone who does not particularly like basketball. Wesley Snipes portrays Sidney, a basketball con artist trying to support his wife and kid playing the courts around California. He meets his match, however, in Billy Hoyle (Woody Harrelson of TV's "Cheers"), throwing a monkey wrench into his perfect scams. Whether the two are opponents or partners, as they alternate between in this movie, the chemistry is amazing to watch both on and off the basketball court. Billy seems to lose out either way. As a partner, he always manages to lose whatever winnings he accrues on some dumb stunt. As the opponent, he cannot match Sidney in cleverness or ruthlessness. Billy's bungling of money matters has already landed him in big trouble with a gang of hoodlums to the tune of several thousand dollars, and the bums chase him around California wanting their dough. Every time he gets close to having the cash, he blows it foolishly, to the increasing disdain of his beautiful but engagingly neurotic girlfriend, Gloria. Sidney, desperate to move his family out of the ghetto, has no qualms about taking his partner's money. However, he soon finds that Billy is more valuable as a partner than an adversary. "Brothers" bet against him in droves because nobody believes the "white chump" can play basketball. The contrast between the two characters is fascinating. Sidney knows he has a family to support and does not take risks lightly, using his cunning as much as his skill on the court. Billy, on the other hand, could not manage money to save his life (literally), let alone to hang onto his beloved Gloria, frustrated with his irresponsibility. The film contains much strong language and some mild sexual situations, making it unsuitable for the extremely young crowd and those easily offended by the "F" word. But, all in all, "White Men Can't Jump" delivers. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � F A N T A S T I C C L A S S I C S E C T I O N � 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴暠 "POLTERGEIST" * * * � Prefer ghosts to vampires, werewolfs, and mummies? Check out the original "Poltergeist" this Halloween, and prepare to scream in fright. The film focuses on an ordinary family that discovers its house is haunted by a passel of angry poltergeists, the result of their dwelling being built overtop of a graveyard. You see, the greedy developers moved the headstones, but not the coffins. So, the spirits inhabit the closets, even the television set. They hide underneath the beds and attempt to pull unsuspecting sleepers into their clutches. They kidnap the cute-as-a-button youngest daughter of the family, forcing the family to call in the experts in order to flush out the invaders. Although a bit too scarey for extremely young viewers, this movie is rated only PG, and is mild enough for even the most reluctant horror movie viewer and timid audience. Nobody gets hacked to pieces by a demon that refuses to die or anything like that. The scares are creative, the acting performances gripping, the suspense mind-boggling. Although the sequels to this movie are mediocre at best, the original is a classic in its genre, not to be missed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "PSYCHO" * * * * Everyone's heard of it. But have you actually SEEN it? The original? The classic Hitchcock thriller, complete with gripping paranoia and horrifying shower scene? I thought not! Well, do it this Halloween for sure. Anthony Perkins stars as Norman Bates, a nerdy fellow who runs the Bates Motel. Strangely enough, he doesn't just look weird; he IS weird. Keeping your dead mother's corpse upstairs in your creepy home is bad enough, but then pretending to be her when you go out and commit grisley murders is definitely abnormal. A lovely young woman (Janet Leigh), running from the law after stealing $40,000 from her place of employment (back when that was actually a large amount of money), stumbles across the Bates Motel during an awful thunderstorm and gets a room. After a harrowing journey away from home to make a new start with her ill-gotten bootie, the invitation to have dinner with the seemingly kind innkeeper is welcomed. But only this side of his personality is kind. Later, when he becomes his mother, all hell breaks loose, leading to the now infamous shower scene. Don't miss this classic terror treat. Harrowing happenings and eerie performances make this one a hair-raising Halloween rental. Unfortunately, the world recently lost one of its great actors with the death of 60-year-old Anthony Perkins in early September. Although a fine performer with many films to his credit, "Psycho" is likely to be his best-remembered role well into the future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children's Pick of the Month: "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" * * * * Okay, "Beauty and the Beast" is the obvious children's pick of the month. But why exclude such a fine film for all ages because of obviousness? The first animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award definitely earned its place in history. The Oscars it carried home for Best Original Song and Best Musical Score were also well deserved. The theme song to "Beauty and the Beast," whether performed by pop singers on the radio or by Angela Lansbury in the film, is one of the most lovely pieces to ever come out of a movie, animated or no. The fairy tale is well-known, but even a thousand tellings cannot equal seeing it first hand, the splendid animation, the wonderful voices, the touching emotions depicted so flawlessly (no sign of format limitations). No live actors could more wonderfully depict this story. "Beauty" has spawned a flood of animated major theatrical releases this year, in hopes of transferring the popularity. However, don't be fooled. Just because it is a cartoon doesn't make it a good bet for kids, and very few films of any type are equal to this one. 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