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——— — HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1979
—Entertainment
Running’' Is A
Winning Movie
Some movies are out
and gone before good
word of mouth can make
them a hit. Such a film is
“Running”. It was in the
big cities for only a few
short weeks and then
disappeared off the face
of the earth. The major
critics could not find
anything kind to say
about the plot or the
acting and they were
very vocal in their con
demnation of the
similarities to “Rocky”.
So who cares what those
critics thought, I loved it.
Now it does start off
slow and the characters
are not exactly sleazy but
they are unkempt.
Michael Douglas con
tinually needs a shave
and Susan Anspach has
bad need of a new hair
dresser. In a word they
aren’t appealing. But
wait, give them a chance.
They are the kind of stars
who have to grow on you.
You begin to notice that
he does have a bit of his
father’s charisma as well
as more than a bit of his
looks. When he tells about
his determination to
become a marathon
runner in the Olympics
you can see the feverish
glint of determination in
his eyes. And when she
begins to show that she is
starting to feel the old
feelings for him again,
she actually looks pretty.
By the time you are at
the Olympics in Mon
treal, you are rooting for
them both all the way.
You want them to get
back together. You want
him to win the Marathon.
I certainly am not going
to divulge whether he
does or not but I will say
that “Running” says a lot
about what winning
really is.
The movie is rated
“PG” for a bit of
profanity. There is no sex
and no nudity. When I
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saw the movie there were
some very young children
in the audience and they
were not enjoying it a bit
because they didn’t
understand it. I think the
film would only appeal to
those twelve and up.
“Running’’ has just
about completed its run
in the theaters and a lot of
people have missed
seeing it. It will probably
fade into oblivion and not
be heard from again until
it has its TV run. If only
someone had promoted it
better or if the critics that
count had given it some
kind words. It is as fine a
movie, if not better, than
“Breaking Away” and
the critics loved that one.
If you want to have an
evening with a movie that
will thrill you and bring a
tear to your eye, go out
and see “Running’’.
Michael Douglas and
Susan Anspach are a
winning team and
“Running” is a winning
movie.
JACKIE K. COOPER
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What a good week it has
been! Not only did I go to
see “Annie” again, I also
got to meet and listen to
Mitchell Korn play his
twelve string guitar. I
hope all of you have been
able to hear him this
week and that you are
planning to be at the
Perry High Annex at 7:30
TRW, an engineering
firm.
“We’re especially
interested in placing two
Argentine boys. One is
the son of a colonel and
has nine years of English.
He also lived in the
Panama Canal Zone for a
year. The other one has
visited Paris and
England and has had five
years of English. Both
boys are avid sports fans,
too,” reports Mrs.
Saunders.
Anyone interested may
call her at 922-0172.
A Scene From Running
Friday night. Mitchell
will be presenting a full
concert then and the cost
is only $2.00.
If you want to be a
member of the
audiences thrilling to
“Annie” you still have a
chance to go. The last
performance is Saturday,
December 8 and if you
are lucky there will still
be some seats left. A lot of
people from Perry are
going up to Atlanta for
this show and everyone I
have talked with about it,
has loved it. It is a super
show.
This is the week a lot of
high schools in our area
will be competing in the
one act play category. I
wanted to get over to Fort
Valley to see their play
since Perry’s Molly
Culpepper is directing
that one. Open House
kept me occupied so I
missed it but I am sure it
is a good play and that
cast will do a fine job in
competition.
I also had intended to
go to Warner Robins to
see Warner Robins High
School’s one act play,
“I’m Nobody”. But again
I had other com
mittments. WRHS is
proud I know of their
recent graduate Bobbie
Eakes. She placed second
in the National com
petition for Miss Teen
USA. She won the talent
competition with her
rendition of “Tomorrow”
from “Annie”.
Northside High School
always has a fantastic
play in competition. This
year it is “The
Runaways”. Everything
about the play is first rate
and most of the credit for
that goes to director Ray
Horne. I do want to say
that two former Perryans
played a part in the
success. Our Lynn
Campbell is always in
volved in the productions
and Ray Horne tells me
that her help is in
valuable. Then too, one of
the strongest voices in the
play belonged to Wes
Parker. He gets better
and better.
When you are planning
your entertainment for
this holiday season, don’t
forget Waylon Jennings is
coming to Macon’s
municipal auditoriium
December 12 at 8:00
p.m. I know there are a
lot of country music fans
out there and this should
be right down your alley.
If you want to see a
good movie, you might
want to consider the
slightly raunchy and
highly irreverent
“National Lampoon’s
Animal House”. This is
the movie that made toga
parties a national fad and
made John Belushi so
popular he left “Saturday
Night Live”. If you want
to see this movie at
bargain prices, go to the
Perry Crossroads
Cinemas on Monday
and pay only a
dollar for admission. On
Thursday night ladies get
in for half price.
Coming to Perry in
December are “The
Prize Fighter”, “When A
Stranger Calls”, Meteor”
and “Jesus”. Many
church groups have been
asking me if “Jesus” was
going to be shown at
“Crossroads Cinemas”
and here is your answer.
It will be there in about
two weeks.
....Starring Michael Douglas
Georgia Tour
Os The Week
A house that was hit by
union fire some 116 years
ago retains the name of
the Cannonball House
and is where the Georgia
Tourist Division
recommends that you
take aim this winter.
Located in Macon, the
Cannonball House is one
of the finest examples of
Greek revival ar
chitecture in the south
and is on the National
Register of Historic
homes. The Cannonball
House is open Tuesday
- 10:30 a.m. - 1:00
p.m. and 2:30 - 5:00 p.m.
and Saturday and Sunday
afternoons from 1:30 -
4:30 p.m.
Watch Calories
On This Year’s
Christmas Trips
This time of year most
folks are busily preparing
tasty Christmas treats so
the following baking tips
are given to inspire the
cooking - up of a delicious
holiday vacation.,
Travelers will find that,
to the very last serving,
Georgia Christmas trips
offer much to please
without adding too many
calories to their vacation
diet.
Cookie cutters have
shaped some impressive
designs in the Heart of
Georgia with a
of them being stars
(which can be seen at the
Macon Planetarium I
“Star of Bethlehem” I
show the entire month) |
and Santa Claus faces '
(more professionally
portrayed at the Macon
Museum of Arts and
Sciences show of Coca-
Cola Christmas paintings
through December).
Other events take shape
in the following:
Macon; Dec. 16, An
1850 Cottage Christmas at
Sidney Lanier Cottage;
Dec. 16, Hay House will
be decorated and
features carolers and
tree decorated by school
children, 2-5 p.m.
Mcßae: Dec. 8, A
Christmas Parade with
Miss Georgia and Miss
Georgia Holiday at
tending.
Juliette: Dec. 18-31;
Rural Christmas at
Jarrell Plantation.
For detailed or ad
ditional baking in
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By Jackie K. Cooper
“Flowers In The Attic”
Every once in a while a
book is published in
paperback that has real
best seller potential. For
some reason it is never
printed in a hardback
version but this should
not demean its potential
as good reading material.
Such a book is Flowers In
The Attic by V.C. An
drews.
The subject matter of
Flowers In The Attic is
not the type to attract the
light reader as it deals
with a form of child
abuse, yet it is written in
such away as to have
universal appeal. The
story written in the first
person tells of four
children who are taken by
their mother to her
parents home after their
father has been killed in
an automobile accident.
The grandparents
never approved of the
mother’s marriage and
have not communicated
with their daughter since
her marriage. They know
nothing of the children.
When the mother takes
them home it is with the
understanding that they
will be kept secret from
the grandfather. The
mother plans to tell him
in time when she has
regained his favor. While
this is being done the
children are kept in the
attic.
I know this sounds hard
to believe in this short
synopsis but in the total
reading of the story it
becomes quite
believable. You read the
pages and you grieve for
those children. They
actually make a life for
themselves in the rooms
of the attic. They are
there for weeks, then
months and finally years.
I started this book late
one night and literally
read the night away. I
couldn’t stop. I had to get
those kids out of the attic
structions in the state’s
various travel regions,
contact the local
chambers of commerce
in those areas.
Information on any of
Georgia’s travel at
tractions can be obtained
by writing Tour Georgia,
Georgia Department of
Industry and Trade, P.O.
Box 1776, Atlanta,
Georgia 30301.
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before I could go to sleep.
I think what bothered me
the most was the style in
which it was written. It
wasn’t a polished book in
any sense, just a relating
of a story that seemed to
be true. You get the eerie
feeling that all of this
really did happen to V.C.
Andrews. I hope not. I
hope that she is just that
skilled.
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body at all then you will
ache for these children.
You will hold out hope
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and you will be
disillusioned from time to
time during the span of
the book. It will depress
you in parts but you will
keep on reading. It is a
fascinating book.
It is not great
literature. It is not even
good entertainment. It is
just an impossible to put
down story. If you read it,
good luck. It stayed with
me for weeks after I
finished it.
Flowers In The Attic is
published by Pocket
Books and sells for $2.50.