Movies “Big Chill’ ’ gives movie-going A movie review by Don Strausburger After three years of mediocre movies, one begins to wonder whether the film industry can give the public a movie that deals with sexual situations without only ap pealing to the teenaged audience. In the case of The Big Chill, the answer is yes. Throughout the film’s opening frames, the ques tion of whether or not this is just another of the “drive-in epics” rings loudly in the spectators minds, but as the story continues it becomes obvious this film is an exception to the norm. The film is reminiscent of the motion picture Four Friends in that it deals with the traumatic experiences of a group of students as they come together at a funeral for a recently deceased college cohort. The film examines the lives of the eight major characters, who range from an investigative reporter to a public defender to a Vietnam veteran who has been a drug dealer since his return from the war. To give any details about this plot would be unfair to moviegoers since the plot is highly data I systems lenth Data Systems has established a university account, marketing program for all PSU campuses. Now you can obtain the best computing equipment avail a b 1 e a t a phenom i n a 1 1 y 1a w pri c e ! Zenith Data Systems Model ZT-1 Personal Information Terminal AND... YOUR COMPUTER STORE has all the supplies and accessories you’ll ever need. 50% off retail on all Zenith software, 25% off retail on all Zenith Psriph e r a 1 s < t ermi nal s, 2-• 125 printer s, an d e pansi on upgrades) and 15 % off on all supplies and other peripherals (paper, disks, printers, modems, etc. '-i *3 in g th e a d \ac e n t coup o n . $ % % % % %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 1 BEARER IB ENTITLED TO 15% * * OFF SUPPLIES, ACCESSORIES % PERIPHERAL UPON PROOF OF YOUR COMPUTER STORE 2? S. 10th St. Harrisbi-irq, PA # * * * * # *#*####*## ## * )(e * % t * * t * # # * * # EQUIPMENT * ' PSU ELIGIBILITY* 1710 J. 5060 unpredictable and fun to watch as it developes. The main reason this Him works is its cast of characters. This is the most impressive cast for a comedy since the early Mel Brooks’ films. The cast is led by Glenn Close, who is best remembered for her role as the mother to Robin Williams in The World According to Garp, and the versatile comedy actor William Hurt. Ms. Close plays the career oriented wife who had an affair with the deceased friend, even COME & PAY US A ty . A / VISIT... ./T ■V* \ 100 FEATURES: 12BK RAM. 8 %/. 16 bit microprocessors 320 K 5 1/4" disk drives 8 " di<3 k dri v e cap abil i t y Expandable to 763 K RAM Z-DOS (MS-DOS) & CP/M operatir Graphics Hi --re s moni tor s (co lor and/ar Am be r monitors ava :i. la b 1 e a 1 s o . Prof essi ona.l word processing, spreadsheet, Pascal, Fortran, Basic, database, and ac c ounting s a ftware. AND DON’T MISS OUR PSU OPEN HOUSE COMING SOON STOP IN OR CALL FOR AN EARLY PREVIEW. Just think of us as... ' your computer store NEWS FLASH! 29 S. 10 Harris b u r g , P A 1 7 101 •-* 1“7 ’*?• ‘T “T audience warm though she seems perfectly con tent with her marriage. William Hurt plays the Vietnam veteran who has been dealing drugs for some time. The character loves, to take risks in his work and somehow, always emerges victorious. The film has many reasons to fail considering what it offers on the surface. There are no teen idols or established superstars; however the film does include eight new film industry talents. For a pleasant change, ensem ble acting is emphasized, instead of riding the comedic talents of RALEf&H \U *"**+'** ★ WINDSOR ★ RAMPAR MX ★ LOTUS ■Sen■ ONE OF THE LARGEST I M »■#% "fTICA HflElSSSfl SELECTIONS OF BICYCLE I hh/a / /nil ■MiURIIiiB COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES | WWfc ■ ■ WW IN THE METRO AREA! COMPLETE BICYCLE SALES & SERVICE 3798 WAINUT(Rt-22)HARRISBURG systems green phosphor) Page 1 feeling just one or two actors. The movie is witty, complex, and wonderfully entertaining, gb ing the audience the rare chance to see an adult movie without th near pornography occuring in many movies of the same basic principles. The Big Chill, unlike nearly aj of today’s movies, is an in telligent study of real people. It is, as the screenplay notes, a col world out there. Every once in £ while a film comes along that w leave you feeling good about lift in general. The Big Chill is one of them Gemini 10 if* Dot Matrix Printer $379 • 9 x 9 Do! Matrix Printer • High speed-up to 100 C.RS. • 10 inch cartridge • Prints upper and lower case characters- -true descenders • Bi-Directional printing • Graphics capable • 180 day parts & labor warranty • Also available as G-15 with a 15 inch carriage priced at only V>49 • Inter tar e with most |X>pular computers and software packages low Profile
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