40 - Wednesday, December 19, 1990 — North Shore News TV LISTINGS EVENING MOVIES WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19 8:00 €D) 20) cae “The Word” (1278, Drama} (Part 1 of 2) David Janssen, James Whitmore. A public relations executive encounters treach- ery and murder while investigating the authen- ucity of a newly discovered Gospel. (2 #& ’Youngtlood” (1986, Drama) Rob Lowe, Cindy Gibb. A minor-league hockey playar must prove himself among his more ex- perienced teammates. (i) x* “Christmas in Connecticut" {1945. Comedy} Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan An unmarted magazine columnist finds herself hard-pressed to live up to the de- mands of her publicatian's hetaay promo- tionat stunt. Colorized versiis. 12:37 @) «* “Take Me High” (1975) Cliff Ri- chard, Debbie Watling. 1:00 8B (2) x2 “A Last Cry for Kelp’’ (1979} Linda Purl, Grant Goodeve. GD) aae *‘Amber Waves’ (1980) Dennis Weaver, Kurt Russell. ARTS ( xx “The Outlaw’ (1943) Jane Russell, Jack Buetel. 1:40 GW «#% “Brainstorm” (1983} Christo- pher Walken, Louise Fletcher. THURSDAY DECEMBER 20 8:00 QO xxx “The Word” (1978, Drama) (Pant 2 of 2} Oavid Janssen, James Whitmore. A public relations executive encounters treach- ery and murder while investigating the authen- ticity of a new‘y discovered Gospel. 2 ee? ‘Jailhouse Rock’’ (1957, Musi- tal) Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler. An ex-con who Jeamed to play guitar in prison becomes a surly egomaniac on his rise to the top of the recording industry. 10:00 ARTS (2) x** ‘Three Men aad a Cradle” (1985, Comedy} Andie Dussotier, Roland Gi- raud. Three carefree bachelors find them- selves saddied with a baky. whom one of them has fathared, whan the child’s. mothar decides sha needs a break from parenting. (Subtitled) 12:37 @ «%% "The Pot Carriers’’ (1962) Ron- ald Fraser, Paul Massie. 1:00 2 GD a+ “The Slugger’s Wife’ (1985) Mi- chael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay. @) ee% *The Bell Jar” (1979) Marilyn Hassact, Robert Klein. ARTS (2 #«xx ‘The Jungle Book’ (1942) Sabu, Joseph Calteia. 1:15 @ © a« “Stamdance” (1987} Tom Hutce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantcnio. 1:40 GD) ** “A Special Friendship’ (1987) Tracy Pollan, Akousa Busia. 2:00 DD @ xa% “The Wheeler Dealers” (1963) James Gamer, Lee Remick. @ (@ «x “Deadline” (1980) Barry New- man, Trisha Noble. FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 8:00 BO 44% “Tho Blob” (1988, Horror) Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith. An oozing mass of carnivorous gelatin descends on the inhabi- tants of a Colorado ski town in this remake of the 1958 cult classic. (2 «xe “Tony Roma” (1967, Drama) Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John. A private datective encounters murder and deception after taking on a case to locate a missing heiress. 8:30 (1) xe«x “The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957, Drama} William Holden, Alec Guinness. During World War il, a British colo- nel and his men become part of a prison labor camp gang forced by the Japanese to build a jungle bridge. Winner sf seven Academy Awards, including Best Ph ture. 3:00 ARTS GD *x#% “All the President’s Men” (1976, Orama} Robert Redford, Dustin Hoft- man. Based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Two Washington Pest te- porters experience constant setbacks while uncovering the scandalous facts behind the Watergate break-in. 44:16 GB «x2 “tmpact’’ (1949, Suspense) Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines. A gold-digging woman's clever scheme to dispose of her hus- band via an ‘accident’ backfires on her and her fover, 12:37 3G #0% “1 Am a Dancer” (1972) Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyne. 74:00 WD ate “Rocky” (1976) Sylvester Stal- lone, Talia Sture. QD *#*% “Year of the Dragon” (1985) Mickey Rourke, John Lone. ARTS (17) xaa0 "A Plan and a Woman” {1966) Anouk Aimee, Jean-Louis Trintignant. 1:15 © (8) *% “Bad Guys” (1986; Adam Bald- win, Mike Joily, 1:30 @ 73 * “Last Video and Testament” (1984) Deborah Raffin, David Langton. 7 1:40 ED (i) se% “Brewster McCloud” (1971) Bud Cort, Sally Kellerman _ 2:00 &D (20) «* “Call Me“ (1988) Patricia Char- bonneau, Patt D’Arbanvilie. 2:12 (8) 24a) ase “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingstey. Derren McGavin. 3:30 @ UD e« “Revenge” (1971) Joan Collins, James Booth. © 2) «* “The Plutonium Incident” (1980) Janet Margolin, Powers Beothe. SATURDAY DECEMBER 22 6:00 (20 ** “Buddy, Buddy" (1981, Comedy) Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon. A hit mar on his last assignment is distracted by his bum- bling hotel neighbor's attempts at suicide. 8:06 @) Gp #e«% “The Gells of St. Mary's” {1945, Drama} Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman. A priest and a mother superior save an old parochial! school by persuading a skinflint to donate land and a building to thew cause. @ GD «%* “Pocketful of Miracles’’ (1961, Comedy) Glenn Ford, Bette Davis. A poor New York street vendor attempis to convince her daughter and future in-laws that she is a weal- thy socialite. 8:30 @ (6) exe “White Christmas’ (1954, Musical} Bing Crosby. Danny Kaye. A comic foursome takes an entertainment job in Ver- mont to help a former general who is in danger of losing his inn. 9:00 GR G2 aves “Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979, Drama} Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep. Five Oscars, inctuding Best Picture, vent to this account of the bitter fight between a worka- holic executive and his estranged wife over custody of their 7-year-old son. YTV @) axe “AChild Called Jesus” (1988, Drama) {Part 1 of 2} Bekim Fehmiu, Mattec Bellina. An International Emmy went to this account of the hardships endured by Joseph, Mary and the 7-year-old Jesus while fleeing Bethlehem and King Herod's assassins. ARTS G2 exe “The Wanderers’ (1979, Orama) Ken Wahl, Linda Manz. The inembers of a tough 1960s Bronx street gang discover that growing up and falling in love are much mere difficult than any of the rumbles they've been in. 9:30 EB G) saee “Brief Encounter’ (1945, Drama) Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard. David Lean directed this classic account of the spe- cial relationship that develops between a doc- tor and a housewife following a chance meet- ing at an English railway station. 10:00 @) QD «* “Bright Lights, Big City” (1988, Drama} Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland. Jay Mcinerney’s novel inspired this account of a young Manhattanite’s astempt te cope with a broken marriage, cocaine addiction and his mother’s death, 11:00 @ @® «an “Meet John Boe” (1941, Drama} Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck. A re- porter devises a scheme to protest world con- ditions by creating a story about an average American who threatens to commit public sui- cide on Christrnas Eve. 11:85 BC) 2412 “Black Mic Mac’ (1986, Come- dig} Jacques Villeret, Isaach de Bankole, Un fonctionnaire trop zele de la prefecture de Paris menace d’expulsion les habitants d'un foyer de travailleurs africains. Q 12:00 €D GD “Columbo Cries Wolf” (1990, Mys- tery) Peter Falk, lan Buchanan. Despite the absence of a corpse, Columbo tries to prove that the flamboyant owner of a British men’s magazine murdered his attractive business partner. 12:15 GB (&) *¥2 “Once Bitten’ (1985, Comedy) Lauren Hutton, Jim Carray. A high-school stu- dent is pursued by a vampire who requires bloog from male virgins to maintain her eternat youth and beauty. 1:00 © © “Christmas Present’ {1989} Peter Chelson, Danny Wooder. YTV (25) wax “A Child Called Jesus’ (1988) {Part 1 of 2} Bekim Fehmiu, Matteo Bellina. 1:30 2 ** “Just the Way You Are’ (1984) Kristy MeNichol, Michael Ontkean. 1:40 BD GD ae4% “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958) Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman. SUNDAY DECEMBER 23 7:00 €® GH “Glory Enough for All’ (1988. Drama) (Part 2 of 2) RH. Thomson, Robern Wisden. Banting's hopes for continuing hrs re- search hinge on financial resources and the addition of a third member to the research team. A “Masterpiece Theatre” presentation. Q 8:00 G) # &* “One Magic Christmas’’ (1985, Fantasy} Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stan- ton. Bringing the Chnstmas spirt back to 3 wife and mother whose recent tite has been plagued with personal misfortunes proves a difficult task for a Christmas angel. D GD GO ase “Thisteen at Dinner” (1985. Hysie! Peter Ustinov, Faye Duneway. Aga- ha Christie’s Hercule Poirot encounters an Amenican actress and a talented impersonator in his quest to solve the murder of a British t lord. LS 2 > wor PENA HERE HE ff, BoS5' pevord cf MOUTH, A DEVOID OF CONTENT 2 READY FoR MASS ym Consump. Jie Tio! ee DW eaes “it's a Wondertui Lite” (1946, Fantasy} James Stewart, Donna Reed. Frank Capra‘s holday classic about a desutute bus nessman whose guardian angel saves him from suicide by showing him what his home- town would be hike if he had never been born. 9:00 @D @D x« “The Golden Child’ (1986, Co- medy) Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance. A Los Angeles social worker who specializes in tracking down missing children is recruited to find a mystical Tibetan chidd being held hos- tage by evil forces. (In Stereo) Q @ @® @ Gd “Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?”* (1990, Comedy) Richard Multi- gan, Beau Bridges. Pramiere. An eccentric reti- tee's plan to build a runway for a friendly alien draws unwanted nationa) attention to his dying hometown. O (8) @& #2 “Always Remember} Love You" (1990, Drama} Patty Duke, Joan Van Ark. Premiere. After learniny that he was tlle- gally adopted, a teen-ager leaves his comfort- able home life to search for his biological par- ents. {In Stereo) C © @ «+t “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945, Orama} Bing Crosby. Ingrit Bergman. A priest and a mother superior save ar old parochiat school by persuading a skinflnt to donate land and a building to their cause MONDAY DECEMBER 24 7:00 @ CD tex “Little Women” (1949, Drama} “THERES A LITTLE Z June Allyson, Peter Lawtord. Based on the story by Louisa May Alcott. The four March sisters forge emotional ties never to be broken during the hardship-filled days of the Civil War. 8:60 @ @ “The Silver Chair’ (1990, Fantasy) (Part 1 of 2) David Thwaites, Camilla Power. Two youngsters enlist the aid of fairy tale beings when they journey to a mag:cal king- dom to rescue an imprisoned prince. A “’Won- dertWorks’” family presentation, based on C.S, Lewis’ books. {In Stereo) G GD 20 x2* “The Nativity’ (1978. Drama) Madeline Stowe. John Shea. A Christ child is born to the poor carpenter Joseph and a young woman named Mary. GD 03 «a “A Christmas Story” (1993, Comedy} Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin. Based on a Jean Shepherd story. Smatl-town America in the mid-1940s is the setting for this holiday memoir about a boy who only wants a Red Ryder 8B gun for Christmas. Qt) ex» “A Child Called Jesus’’ (1988, Orama) (Part 1 of 2} Bekim Fehmiu, Matteo Bellina. An Internation, Emmy went to this account of the hardships endured by Joseph, Mary and the 7-year-old Jesus while fleeing Sethiehem and King Herod's assassins. 9:00 £3 G2 sex “Roots: The Gift’ (1988, Drama) Louis Gossett Jr., LeVar Burton. Char- acters from Alex Haley's award-winning book return in this account of Fiddler and Kunta Kinte’s involvernent in a secret mission to free staves on Christmas Eve. (In Stereo} O B® G1) *a* “Roots: The Gift” (1988, Drama) Louis Gossett Jr., LeVar Bur- EE-PEE IN. ALL OF US” \ NU MOUTH? aut _.BUT. CAN KE og Bree TS Rie ete SURE! HE HASA MESSAGE FOR Everty- ONE, ENEITY- TUESDAY DECEMBER 25 6:00 #&02 Camelot” (1967, Musical} Ri- chard Harris, Yanessa Redgrave. King Anhur battles Sir Lancelot for the ove of Queen Gui- nevere, causing the decay of the magical land of Camelot in this adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical and T.H. Whito’s book. 7:00 © @ see% “Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944, Musical) Judy Garland, Mary Astor. Di- sappointment reigns as a St. Louis family dis- covers they must move to New York just be- fore the 1904 World's Fair is about 10 open in their own backyard. 8:00 @) GD #2 “The Wizard" (1989, Drama) Fred Savage, Luxe Edwards. A boy and his traumatized but talented younger brother em- bark on a journey to Los Angeles to attend a high-stakes videogame championship. {In Stereo) D @ @®) “The Sitver Chair’ (1990, Fantasy) (Part Z of 2) David Thwaites, Camilla Power. Eustace and Jill descend into the Deep Realm only to discover that their prince is under an evil queen's spall. A ““WonderWorks Family Movie” presentation. (In Siereo) (1) a #12 “The Gift" (1979, Drama} Glenn Ford, Gary Frank. In the 1950s, feelings of joy mingle with sadness when a Brooktyn sattor on leave returns home for the Christmas holi- ay. : Merry Christmas Plaza Lincoln Mercury BUY A NEW CAR OR TRUCK FROM PLAZA LINCOLN MERCURY BETWEEN DEC. 15/90 & DEC. 24/90. YOU GET YOUR CHOICE OF ANY OF THE BELOW Sony C.D. & AM/FM stereo oe cassette recorder SONY PRODUCTS. Sony VHS viceo cassette recorder Stk, HAR449 6 cyl., auto, 7 pass. Stk. #TPE62 4 door, auto, air, pwr. mirrors 41,990" 1695 MARINE DR. ORTH VANCOUVER: