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  • features September 2,1998 inian Your Guide to The Fall Film Line-up by Alex Esmon Staff Writer Since this was a rather meager week for new releases, I decided that this would be the perfect time to inform YOU, the reading audience, of all the many interesting films which will be coming out sometime in the next year. Considering the reliability with which films are released when they're supposed to be, that's about as specific as I care to get on release dates! In fact, I'll amend that statement and say that most of these films are reportedly going to be released sometime before the turn of the century. Enough said. Now for the news... September looks to be a rather slack month for film with the high point being the new Matt Damon film "Rounders." It looks as though this is just another whiz-kid-makes- good story. Be careful, Mr. Damon. You could end up being type cast for the rest of your career! October looks to be the month of promise. For horror fans, October has traditionally been the month which yields the best slash and mayhem. This October promises to deliver the goods. The gore begins on October 13 with the release of "Phantasm: Oblivion," the fourth (and hopefully last) installment in this cult classic series. October 16 will see the release of even more ghouls with "Bride of Chucky," yet another movie in that illustrious "Child's Play" series. October 23 is the supposed release date of Stephen King's film adaptation of his disturbing novella "Apt Pupil." "Apt Pupil" looks to have a great cast lead by Brad Renfro and Ian McKellan. However the story is a little, shall we say, distorted! The thirtieth of October will see the release of "John Carpenter's Vampires" starring James Woods. The most interesting and perhaps best title of the entire month belongs to a film which is to be released on the sixteenth: "Blood, Guts, Bullets, and Octane." Sounds as if the budget was about twenty bucks and the director just graduated from the Nashville Diesel College. I'm not looking for much in the way of in depth thought out of this one. It looks as though the best film of the month will be the much anticipated "Pleasantville." The cast of "Pleasantville" is knockout and includes the likes of William Macy, Jeff Daniels, J.T Walsh and Don Knotts. "Pleasantville" has the looks of being a great film both structurally and story- wise. November is a mix of classical themes and total camp. November 1 will be the release of "Elizabeth 1," a film about the life and influence of one of the greatest of the English rulers. From the beauty of the renaissance we go to the absurdity of the modern horror genre. On November 20, following on the heals of it's inexplicably successful predecessor, "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" will be released to theaters nationwide. Looks like another five bucks f'll be saving. A couple of interesting movies which will be opening in the month of the Chicken flavored Stove-Top are the remake of Alfred Wednesday, September 23, 7:00-8:00 p.m., in the Cherokee Room: UC Ship psychologist Chris Gunn flashes a few slides and tells a few stories about his recent trek around the world with Semester At Sea. Free show. Free popcorn. Free laughs. Hitchcock's classic thriller "Rear Window," starring Christopher Reeve, Darryl Hannah, and the recently rediscovered Robert Forster and the long awaited, aptly titled kid flick, "A Rugrat's Movie." Comedy fans will be happy to know that Adam Sandler has a new movie in November called "The Water Boy." I'm not quite sure what the basis for the movie is, but I'm willing to wager that Sandler plays a water boy on a sports team. I know, I know, it's a long shot, but I like living dangerously. Romance fans will also be happy with what the November harvest brings. "At First Sight," which opens on the 20th, promises to be a tear jerker of the highest magnitude and stars Val Kilmer and MiraSorvino. Girls, get your Kleenex ready. Finally, Will Smith fans (and I know that there are a lot of you) will be pleased to hear that his new film "Enemy of the State" is set to open on November 27th. "Enemy of the State" co-stars Gene Hackman and promises to have enough pyrotechnics for even the most demanding explosion happy movie goer. Of all the fall months December is going to be the one to watch for box-office boomers (and probably some bombers too). On December 11th, "Star Trek: Insurrection," the ninth installment in the Star Trek series, is to be released nationwide. "Insurrection" is to be directed by Johnathan Frakes (Commander Riker) who successfully guided the last Star Trek film. The 18th of this holly jolly month will see the release of "You've Got Mail," a new romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The film is directed by Nora Ephron, the same person who did "Sleepless in Seattle" and "When Harry Met Sally." The two biggest movies, won't be released until Christmas Day. "Patch Adams" the new Robin Williams feature which was . partially filmed in Asheville, and a film adaptation of the 1962 novel "The Thin Red Line" about the Guadalcanal in WWII are both opting for Christmas releases. "The Thin Red Line" has a cast that reads like a who's who of Hollywood: John Travolta, Nick Nolte, Bill Pullman, Gary Oldman, Sean Penn, George Clooney and Woody Harrelson, just to name a few. And that, my friends, is what the future holds. Remember that these are proposed dates of release. They are not set in stone. So if a film you want to see isn't released when it's listed in this article, don't come after me. Or at least warn me ahead of time. I leave on this final note. January 1st is the opening date of a movie which has cult favorite written all over it: "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians." I just hope it's not a cartoon! § *•« Jag *-j}* ^Kr^~M-^ FRESH BAKED DAILY!! •Muffins • Scones • Cinnamon rolls • Cookies • Your favorite European style breads Locette^dL on campus ne^ct to VtsJl&yr Florist.
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