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MOVIE REVIEWS NEW YORK (NC) — Here is a list of films which the U.S. Catholic Conference Department of Com munication has rated on the basis of moral suitabili ty The first symbol after each title is the USCC rating. The second symbol is the rating of the Motion Picture Association of America. These are the USCC symbols and their meanings: A-I — general patronage: A-II — adults and adolescents; A-III — adults; A-IV — adults, with reservations (an A-IV classification designates cer tain films that, while not morally offensive in themselves, require caution and some analysis and explanation as a protection to the uninformed against wrong interpretations and false conclusions>: O — morallv offensive. The word "recommended" ap pears behind the titles of those films that merit such a designation. Here are the Motion Picture Association of America symbols and their meanings: G — general audiences, all ages admitted; PG — parental guidance suggested, some material may not be suitable for children; PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned to give special guidance for attendance of children under 13, some material may be inap propriate for young children; R — restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian; X — no one under 17 admitted (age limit may vary in certain areas). This film list is a regular feature appearing once each month. A Angel Heart, 0 (R) The Aristocats, A-I (G) B The Bedroom Window, A-III (Ft) Black Widow, A-III (R) Blind Date, A-III (PG-13) Blue Velvet, 0 (R) Brighton Beach Memoirs, A-III (PG-13) Burglar, A-III (R) C Children of a Lesser God, A-III (R) The Color of Money, A-III (R) Crimes of the Heart, A-III (1X1-13) Critical Condition, A-III (R) Crocodile Dundee, A-II (PG-13) D Dead of Winter, A-III (R) Death Before Dishonor, 0 (R) F The Fringe Dwellers, A-III (PG) From the Hip, A-II (PG) G The Golden Child, O (PG-13) The Good Father, A-II (R) The Gospel According To Vic, A-III (PG-13) H Heartbreak Ridge, 0 (R) Heat, 0 (R) Hoosiers. A-I (PG) K The Karate Kid, Part II, A-I (PG) Recommended L Lethal Weapon, O (R) Light of Day, A-III (PG-13) Little Shop of Horrors, O (PG-13) M Mannequin, A-III (PG) The Mission, A-III (PG-13) Recommended The Morning After, A-III (R) Mother Teresa, A-I (No rating) N Nightmare On Elm Street, A-III, 0 (R) 0 One Woman or Two, A-III (PG-13) Outrageous Fortune, 0 (R) Over the Top, A-II (PG) P Personal Services, 0 (R) Platoon, A-IV (R) Peggy Sue Got Married, A-II (PG-13) R Radio Days, A-II (PG) Raising Arizona, A-III (PG-13) S Salvador, A-IV (R) Square Dance, A-II (PG-13) Some Kind of Wonderful, A-III (PG-13) Something Wild, 0 (R) Stand By Me, A-III (R) Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home, A-II (PG) Street Smart, 0 (R) T Therese, A-III (No rating) Three Amigos, A-II (PG) Tin Men, 0 (R) Top Gun, A-III (PG) ON THE AIRWAVES The television schedule for the week of April 19 follows: SUNDAY. APRIL I!) THE CATHOLIC MASS — The Mass will be celebrated at the following times: 8:30 a.m. on WOR-TV (Channel 47 on Prime Cable). 9 a.m. on WGN-TV (Channel 42 on Prime Cable). 10 a.m. on WVEU-TV (Channel 69). 10:30 a.m. in Spanish on AIB CABLE.* MONDAY, APRIL 20 SHARE THE WORD — This video edition of the Scripture f \ "The Greatest Mystery" “The Greatest Mystery" — The Greatest Mystery takes the viewer on a tour of the world, narrated by Princess Grace, and showing the joyous celebrations of different cultures and countries commemorating the glorious fulfillment of God's promise — the Resurrection of Christ from the dead. An exceptional dramatic presentation of the Resurrection is offered by the London Players and inspirational music by Petula Clark with the Chichester Cathedral Choir and classical Irish music by the famous Dublin band. The Chieftains, complete this production. V / program produced by the Paulists features commentaries on the Readings for the upcoming Sunday. April 26. 8p.m. on AIBCABLE.* “THE GREATEST MYSTERY" - See Box. 8:30p.m. on AIB CABLE * WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 THE MASS — The Mass celebrated at the parish of Sts. Peter and Paul in Decatur. 5p.m. on AIB CABLE.* SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS — Series host, Sister Maria Grazie, examines a wide range of religious topics, along with her weekly guests. Guests Dr. Patrick Aspell and his wife. Denise, discuss communications in terms of conflict resolution within the marriage and family. 8:30 p.m. on AIB CABLE * CHRISTOPHER CLOSEUP - Father John Catoir hosts a thoughtful and compassionate look at cults, sects and new religious movements. Steve Allen, whose son was a cult member for 11 years, tells his family’s story. 9 p.m . on AIB CABLE * *( AIB CABLE is an interfaith channel on Cable 5 in North DeKalb and on Cable 8 in Alpharetta. Atlanta, College Park and East Point). PAGE 9 — The Georgia Bulletin, April 16, 1987 Father George H. Clements Priest As Parent Focus Of TV Film BY SISTER MARY ANN WALSH WASHINGTON (NC) — Father George Clements, the Chicago priest who has adopted three sons, hopes that a forthcoming NBC made-for-TV movie on his life will ‘in spire black adults to adopt homeless black children." He also hopes that the movie will publicize "One Church, One Child." the adoption program he founded in 1980 to find homes for hard-to-place black children. To date, he said, the program has found homes for at least 5,000 children in 27 states. In the film Father Clements will be portrayed by Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a tough drill sergeant in “An Officer and a Gentleman.” Father Clements’ oldest adopted son, Joseph, will be played by Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the teen-age Theo Huxtable of NBC’s "The Cosby Show." Father Clements adopted Joseph in 1981. Entitled "The Father Clements Story,” the movie is slated for filming at St. Andrew’s Church, Chicago, in April and May and for broadcast on NBC during the 1987-88 television season. In a telephone interview Father Clements, a consultant for the film, said it will show the controversy surrounding the adoption of Joseph, now 19. Among the scenes which are planned are those showing a confrontation between Father Clements and the late Car dinal John Cody of Chicago, who disapproved of but did not forbid the inner-city priest’s adopting a black youth. It also will show the problems the priest and teen faced as father and son, he said. Joseph was “ridiculed” because he was “a priest’s son," Father Clements said. There were a “lot of expectations people had of him," thinking he would be “more disciplined and more religious than he was.” Father Clements said Joseph recently finished a stint in the U.S. Navy and now plans to return to school. Adopting him brought “some rain, some sunshine, but mostly sunshine,” Father Clements said. Now, he added, the two “have established a permanent father-son relation ship.” The movie is not expected to show Father Clements’ adoption of two others sons, Friday, now 18, and Stewart, now 17. The priest met Friday in Nigeria in 1984 and was impress ed by his courteous manner. “I thought he’d be a good in fluence on Joey, but it worked the other way around,” he said. There were problems with Stewart, the priest said. Father Clements took in the youth after the two of them met in 1984 on a TV program where Stewart said he felt he was too old to be adopted. Stewart “had a lot of adjustments” to make. Problems centered on “girls, romancing, and his feeling I’m too strict,” Father Clements said. “I don’t let girls beyond the recreation hall” of the rec tory, the priest said. The boys in school “have to be in by 11 p.m. on weekends and can’t go out on school nights.” “They think I’m too strict,” he said. “But I’m the adult and they’re the children so I win." “I treat them the same way my father treated me.” he added. “I resented it then, but I think I am a better person for it.”
