THE POLEMIC, December 2U, 19/7, page / COUNTRY COUSINS Two Gripping Dramas 18 n. 2nd ave. FREE ee GIFT << WRAPPING Open evenings e Scheduled For January By Chery! Beasley Featured at ACC on January 9th will be the movie ‘Alice Doesn‘t Live Here Anymore.’ Martin Scorese’s wry comedy drama may well be the best and most poignant motion jpicture ever made about a woman. With compassion and disarming realism, it follows the difficult odyssey of Alice as she struggles to build a new life; widowed with a 12 year old son, no job and no money. Ellen Burnstyn’s Academy Award winning perfor- 5 3 mance is remarkably moving and exhibits her tre- Ss Sh mendous capability as an actress Kris Kristoffer- uZy Ss op son, as comfortable as warm earth, plays the first decent man in here life. The rest of the cast could 2nd Ave. not be better. Diane Ladd as a brassy hash - house waitress with a heart of gold. Alfred Lutter as és shoes Hat make He Hest 06 yor ve formerly ene ie «oe? If you've got shoes with Alice’s son, cynically wise beyond hid years. And = Gee ar aeeere Harvey Keitel as the lover whose boyish charms Roberts Millenary you've got shoes of rich turns to sadism. i On January 3i, the first film in The New ? : ; [Se aE: Cultural Film Series, ‘The Passenger,” will be pre- ; sented at ACC. Antonioni’s suspenseful and haunt- ing oe is the Oo of a drained is Jistesnuda: id dress shoes by Dexter. And you've also got DEXTERITY. MISCHLEY'S SHOES a dead man. Accompanied by an aor alienated girl,-he passively embarks on a treacherous journey through Africa, Germany, England and Spain. Jack Nicholson‘s performance is so gripping that his vebrant presence is felt even during his virtual absence in the spectacular concluding moments of _the film. Staff Box Editor Suzy Gruden Asst. Editor Greg Reeves A Composer Joan Stoops Business Manager Norma Winder Photographer Ron Stejakowski «|| Reporters: Scott Akins, Diane Manning, Rich Lamb, Mike Murphy, Mike Centala, Mary Kelly, Lynn Schwertman, and Chery! Beasley BE Bor tem sorte senses sorte ser tee teN FLOWERLAND FLORISTS 635 W.Chisholm Se CHRISTMAS GIFT CERTIFICATES. A BOOK OF 10 FOR $5.00 “s fresh flowers THEY MAKE GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS” me ae ee : ‘Wedoitall for you" 1115 W.CHISHOLM