Page 6 University Daily Kansan, April 30, 1981 Lawrence public lets movies slip by By MIKE GEBERT Contributing Reviewer A year ago Hollywood was set for what turned out to be the worst summer in its history. A dearth of imagination and rampant greed resulted in calamity after calamity, with precious few bright spots for the weary moviegoer. Since then, Hollywood has managed something of a recovery—and if there have still been numerous disasters in this last year, at least there have been several successes. It was also well, indeed, right now, Lawrence's theaters offer as good a selection as they have all year. Three of the movies playing in town are among the best. The one to catch for sure—because it may not be here too long—is "The Stunt Man," which stars Peter O'Toole as a movie director who also plays one who was killed, only ... the replacement begins to suspect O'Toole may kill him, too. It's a witty, challenging puzzle film that's just delightful. THERE'S ALSO BOorn Bairn's wild-yet "Excalibur," a marvelously mad re-telling of the legend of King Rigel, who was a fierce but impressive adaptation of "Tess of the D'URbervilles." Add to that "The Howling," a funny, clever werewolf picture with superb special effects; "Eyewitness," a charming mystery from the team that did "Breaking Away"; and "La Cage Aux Foles II," which may not be as good as its predecessor but at least it has its two stars, Ugo Tognazni and Michel Serrault. The only real dog to be avoided at all cost is Michael Cimino's 'incompressible hisate,' one of the worst fiascos in movie history. Things have not been so rosy all year, however. If "Haven's Gate" had come out last summer, it would barely have been notified amid all the other disasters. Only "Airplane", "Cadyshady" and "The Empire Strikes Back" were hits; "The Shining" "Urban Cowboy", "Dressed to Kill" and "The Blues Brothers" managed to stay afloat, but "Can't Stop the Music," "Raise the Titanic"; "Times Square," "Bronco Billy," "Wholly Moses" and "Xanadu" were only a few of the more notable bombs of last summer. THE MOVIE SCENE remained rather dismal until October, when a number of potential Oscar contenders came out. "Starlord Memories" demonstrated only that Woody Allen loathes you for loving him, and "Gloria" proved that just because John Cassavetes makes independent films doesn't mean he can make commercial ones. "The Elephant Man" suggested that David Lynch may become one of America's best directors, and we all know what happened in 1987 with the directorial debut with "Ordinary People." And one of the biggest successes, "Private Benjamin," paved the way for a comedy-filled Christmas. Alas, even though some of them were hits, "Stir Crazy," "Nine to Five," "Seems Like Old Times," "Any Which Way You Can" and "Popeye" will hardly stand as all-time classics, although they were at least diverting. The dramas were worse; "The Jazz Singer" and "The Competition" a month later sharing the "Kanadu" award for desecration of the world of music; "The Formula," giving Marlon Brando yet another opportunity to earn untold millions for no work; and "Flash Gordon," earning the Conspicuous Consumption Award for its suggestion that outer space looks like a party at Studio 54. THINGS PICKED UP somewhat as Oscar- time drew night: "Altered States," "Raging Bull" and a few others allowed one to forgive Lawrence the success of "The Competition" and "Cheaper to Keep Her," and the failures were, like the Postman Always Beats You, "American Pop," of somewhat higher quality. What was unforgivable was that several of the best movies only played a week—and that's not only the theater's fault, it's the moviegoers' as well. Films like the excellent thriller "The Dogs of War," Oscar-nominated *Rereasurement* and *Resurrection*, which all have a time frame film "Thief" shipped in and out of town, virtually unnoticed. And the losers are the moviegoers. SO WHAT DOES the future hold? This summer should be better than the last one. For entertainment, there's "Superman II"; a number of "Excalibur" like sword-and-sorcery movies, including "Dragonslayer," a Paramount-Disney co-production, and "Harryhausen" by Jason Reitman and Harryhausen's Bond film, "For Your Eyes Only." "Outland" a space western with Sean Connery; and the latest Cheech and Chong extravaganza, "Nice Dreams." Availability, if you're fortunate enough to be in a big city, you can catch the best new foreign films, like Australia's "Breaker Morant," Fellini's "City of Women," Truffaut's "The Last Metro" and Abel Gance's 1927 masterpiece "Napoleon." It's unfortunately, but it seems as if foreign films and a fifty-year-old silent film will show up nearly everything from the country that put the movies on the map. On Campus TODAY LA MESA ESPANOLA (Spanish Table) will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in 3058 Wescoe. All native speakers and students of Spanish are welcome. THE SOCIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM will host Non Glaser, Portland State University, on "Making Work: Capitalism Reorganizes Work Women at 3:30 p.m. in the Walnut Room of the Union." THE CAMPUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP will meet at 7 p.m. in the Campus Christian House. THE LIFE-ISSUE SEMINAR ON SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES will discuss "Guidance", and "Celebration" at p.m. in the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center. THE EAST EUROPEAN LECTURE SERIES will present George Kline on "Soviet Protheism and its Roots in Russian Thought" at 7:30 p.m. in the Jaayh wkroom of the Union. THE SUA FORUMS LECTURE SERIES will feature Lake Salisbury, co-director of Fans for Control of Sports, on "Sports in American Life" at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. A MASTER'S PIANO RECTAL by Charles Hansen will be performed at 8 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. BUY OR SELL SILVER, GOLD & COINS Class Rings Antiques-Furniture Boyds Coin & Antiques Monday-Saturday 1 New Hampton 9 am-5 pm Patronize Kansan Advertisers ATTENTION: Reminder to Student Organization Officers To register your organization for the 1981-82 academic year, please fill out registration material in Office of Student Organization & Activities, 220 Strong Hall. Groups must be registered this spring in order to be listed in the faculty/student/staff directory. 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