By C. W. Heiser It's nearly Academy Award time. I'm not going to attempt to predict the award winners--I have no idea what twenty thousand out of work actors think about as they vote. But, because "Best Of" frenzy is in the air, I have been thinking about movies I've really liked over the years. What I offer here for your perusal, in no particular order, are ten of my favorite movies. The list could be longer, but, because of space, I've stopped at ten. This isn't an achievement list, I may do that at another time, unless you consider the ability to keep me up until three in the morning an achievement. King Kong: Something about this movie resonates with little boys. A being of massive, incoherent power who wouldn't know what to do with a fine blonde even if he had her in his hands--kind of the way all us guys used to dream as kids. Back in the transistor radio days, the Japanese tried to copy it, allegedly grafting on social commentary about the bomb. The remake was like that, with some useless tripe about ecology. Leave it be. This movie is primal. m• Lik- I H•: Jack Lemmon and Ton Curtis are two musicians on the lam from the mob, so they disguise themselves as women and join an all female band heading for Florida. They meet Sugar, played by Marilyn Monroe—another little boy's dream come true. This comedy is so gentle and so sweet, director Billy Wilder has no axes to grind, and yet the insights into gender relationships are so telling. THE JADED EYE: 71Wri The template for all screwball comedies. All of the ingredients are here: A reporter, an heiress, and a huge wedding to disrupt. Compared to this, movies like Blind Date are romper-stomper-boo. This movie justifiably propelled Clark Gable to stardom. I marry Claudette Colbert. si_piA There was a time in my life when the ideal woman began and ended with Maureen O'Hara: Strong, intelligent, self-contained, and yet able to share with the right man. (I still admire those qualities, but now I see them everywhere.) On one level, this has to be one of the most sexist movies ever made. "Duke" Wayne does drag his women across the Irish countryside, but he does it at her implicit behest--not because of her relative weakness or strength, but because of cultural imperative. At the end of the movie, there is no doubt in my mind that if this couple were to have a daughter, that girl would grow to be a woman submissive to no one. This movie is mystical. It isn't the dream acted out, it is the dream... Once upon a time, movies weren't made with specific ratings or demographics in mind, certainly not for arbitrary age groups. Movies were made of a kind, for different tastes. The Wizard of Oz is a kind all its own. I won't recapitulate, if you haven't seen Q:,z you're lacking some basic vocabulary of American cultural expression. I know people who still cover their eyes when the monkeys fly, and those people are not a small minority. This movie is the Blues and Rock And Roll. This is about going home. I'm out of space. In the next issue I'll finish the last five of this AAUW American Association of University Women... offers dynamic educational, cultural, social, and political programs to graduates of an accredited college or university. Continue your education beyond the classroom. Put OUR programs and YOUR mind to work for you. Call 564-4983 or 737-0303. MOVIE ANI, TELEVISION REVIEWS by C.W. Heiser Final Examination Schedule Time May 2 May 3 May 4 May May 6 May 7 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 8-10:30 am 4 5 12 common/ 6 common/ conflict conflict 11-1:30 pm common 13 1 2 14 common/ conflict II conflict 2-4:30 pm 7 8 3 11 10/15 5-7:30 pm 16,17, 16,17 16A,17A 16A,17A 9 MW TTh W Th 16A,17A 16A,17A M T 8-10:30 pm 20,21 18,19 18,19 20,21 MW TTh MW TTh 18A,19A 18A,19A 18A,19A 18A,19A M T W Th Don't Forget the last edition the Capital Times will be 27. Deadline for sub- April missions JOSTENS AMERICA'S COLLEGE RING. - -\ - IIIK)Usi)CIT)g) 8 (pGiltll Buy any Josten's class ring and recieve a Kodak camera absolutely FREE!!! A Josten's representitive will be on campus April 6 & 7 from 9:00 am. to 6:00 p.m., in the Lion's Den Lobby. is April 20. PToLffioqiohuciu, Required deposit-- JoqhGiri)"t Allug Payment Plans Available $15.00
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