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Some Capitol Campus students are bowled over (above) and enjoy square
dancing (below) during the orientation festivities.
READER Photos by Steve Myers
Photo Club
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Secretary of State Alexander Haig Trying to make nice
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Thursday, October 1, 1981
The Reel World
By Rick Morrison
The purpose of film reviews in the
C.C. Reader is to inform the readers
what the various films in our area are
about. Where possible, I will preview
films which have not been released in
this area. Critical judgments will be
made on as many films as possible, so as
to assist readers in determining if they
want to see a particular film which they
have heard little or nothing about.
A new feature which I hope to
implement this term will be a brief, but
complete listing of films being shown in
our area. Included with the listing will be
brief descriptions of each of the films.
Those of you who are seriously
interested in learning more about films,
or those of you who think you know what
a "good" film is, should seriously con
sider taking M-M- 480, Language of the
Screen, which will be offered in the
winter term. Taught by Prof. Eton
Churchill, it is an excellent exercise in
developing your ability to watch movies
and enjoy them much more. It's an
essential course for multi-media stu
dents.
The summer of 1981 was a great
financial success for Hollywood's major
studios. When all the figures are calcu
lated for the year, it will surely be one of
the best revenue-grossing periods in
recent memory. And, although some of
the financial success may be attributed
to people who went to movies because
there was no baseball, I tend to believe
that some films, on their own, were good
enough to attract substantial numbers of
viewers.
The Summer
of 1981
By far the biggest money-maker and
the most entertaining picture was
"Raiders of the Lost Ark." "Raiders" is
an excellent thriller which should not be
missed. As far as action-adventure films
go, it beats "For Your Eyes Only,"
"Outland," and all the others hands
down.
"Blow Out" gives us an excellent
performance from Nancy Allen and a
good performance from John Travolta.
Directed by Brian de Palma, it's a story
about a movie sound effects man who
records the sound of land, is an eyewit
ness to a tragic auto accident, and then
has to try to prove that it was a political
assassination. This is a very good sus
pense film and it has a spectacular finish,
set against a fireworks display at a
Liberty Day celebration in Philadelphia.
"5.0.8." comes to us from Blake
Edwards (producer of "10" and the Pink
Panther films) and is a satirical look at a
producer's need to fight the "system"
and all big detractors in order to make
his movie a commercial success. It's a
bitter look at Hollywood with a violent
and sad ending. This is also the film (for
those of you who don't know) in which
Julie Andrews bares her breasts. After
watching the scene, you'll agree with me
when I say, "so what, big deal, who
cares?" It does nothing to enhance
"5.0.8.," and it does even less to
enhance the film within the film.
My next article will review some
more films in greater detail. Film re
views to look for in the future include:
"So Fine," "Only When I Laugh,"
"Prince of the City," "True Confessions,"
and "The French Lieutenant's Woman."
C.C. Reader
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