iw 34 — Wednesday, January 23, 1991 - North Shore News TV LISTINGS EVENING MOVIES WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23 8:00 ate “Blood & Orchids” (1986. Drama) (Part 2 of 2) Kris Kristofferson, Jane Alexander. Despite Doris Ashley's efforts to stop his investigation, Maddox continues his quest to prove the innocence of the four Hawaiian youths accused of assaulting Ash- ley’s daughter. wx “The Medusa Touch” (1978, Horror) Lee Remick, Richard Burton. A tor- tured man fearns that he possesses uncon- trollable telekinetic powers that result in death and destruction. (@) xe “Marie” (1985, Drama) Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels. Based on a true story. A determined woman battles the establishment after being fired from her job with Tennes- see's pardon and parole board for uncovering alleged corruption in the parole process. 11:30 x “La Fiancee du pirate’ (1969, Comedie) Bernadette Lafont, Georges Geret. Ala mort de sa mere, une servante de ferme decide de se venger des gens du village. 12:37 @ *x*%% “Frontier Gai’ (1945) Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron. 1:00 @ (2 «x “Electric Dreams’ (1984) Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen. 4:15 @ @® x'% “Every Little Crook and Nanny” (1972) Lynn Redgrave, Victor Mature. 1:30 GD wee “The Story on Page One” (1960) Rita Hayworth, Gig Young. THURSDAY JANUARY 24 6:00 ARTS (7) «x'2 “The Dunera Boys” (1985, Orama) Jce Spano. Bob Hoskins. Based on a true story of Jewish refugees who were sent to an Australian prison camp after British ay- thorities suspected them of being Nazi spies. 8:00 «2 ‘The Passage” (1979, Adven- ture} Anthony Quinn, James Mason. A guide tries to help an American family elude the Na- 2i5 and escape occupied France via a treacher- ous, Snowy Mountain pass. GQ 2% “Green Ice” (1981, Adventure) Ryan O'Neal, Omar Sharif. An engineer and a socialite attempt to rob a South American emerald smuggler of a fortune in gems. 10:00 ARTS G2) «*'e “The Dunera Boys” (3985, Crama} Joe Spano, Bob Hoskins. Based on a true story of Jewish refugees who were sent to an Austealian prison camp after British au- thorities suspected them of being Nazi spies. 11:30 G3) #* “Signe Chariotte” (1984, Drame} Isabelle Huppert, Niels Arestrup. Un homme, menant une existence paisible avec sa femme, decide d’aider son ex-maitresse a se sortir d'une impasse policiere touche. 12:37 OG xx “Dixie” (1943} Bing Crosby, Do- rothy Lamour. 1:00 @ GD «4% “How to Best the High Cost of Living” {1979} Susan Saint James, Jane Cur- tin ARTS Gi) «* “Dear Murderer” (1947) Eric Ponman, Greta Gynt. 1:15 @ © «« “Breaking All the Rules” (1984) Cari Marotte, Thor Bishopria. 1:30 @) GD xxx “ Warlock’ (1959) Richard Wid- mark, Henry Fonda. 1:40 GD x%* “Hide in Plain Sight” (1980) James Caan, Jill Eikenberry. FRIDAY JANUARY 25 - 8:00 (2 #*% “The Hunter” (1979, Drama} Steve McQueen, Kathryn Harrold. Based on the true story of Ralph “Papa” Thorson, who leads a dangerous life as a modern-day bounty hunter. @® x% “Une femme en peril’ (1988, Drame) Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels. Renvoyee de son travail, une femme devient fectrice chez une vieilie dame autoritaire et mettra son nez par hasard dans une grave affaire qui menace sa vie. 9:00 ARTS (47) **'2 "Divine Madness” (1980, Musical) Bette Midler, The Harlettes. This film cecord of Midler’s concert performances at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in February 1980, features a variety of songs, from camp stan- dards to rock ballads, punctuated by a series of raunchy monotogues. 9:30 GD #2 “Sunset Court’ (1988, Drama} Ted Wass, Elizabeth Bellm. A top-ranked ten- nis player finds herself torn between her love for her doctor and her desire to compate. @ teae “Marjoe (1972. Documen- tary) A took at the life of fae evangelist Mar- joe Gortner. 11:00 [ 18) ew Dick Tracy. Detective’’ (1945, Mystery} Morgan Conway. Anne Jeffreys. Chester Gould's crime-smashing detectwe in- tercedes when the disfigured killer Sphtface begins murdering the jurors who put him in jail. 13:30 @ @ ** “Sphinx” (1981, Drame) Lestey- Anne Down, Frank Langella Une egypto- loque, se rendant au Caire pour y poursuvre ses recherches sur un architecte de l’epoque des pharaons, est temoin d'un meurtre. D 12:00 © (48) #* “Dick Tracy’s Dilemma” (1947. Mystery} Ralph Byrd, Kay Christopher. Chester Gould's comic-strip detective tracks the Claw, a fur thief who uses a hook to slash his ene- mies, 12:37 G) waa “So Evil, My Love”’ (1948) Ray Milland, Leo G. Carroll. 1:00 3 (2 ««% “Sanctuary of Fear’ (1979) Barnard Hughes, Kay Lenz. ARTS U2) «#2 “City Across the River” {1949) Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter. 1:35 © © «« “Less Than Zero’’ (1987) Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz. 1:30 @® (2D ««2 “Go Tell the Spartans” (1978) Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson. 1:35 CG) @® «#% "The Spy Killer” (1969) Robert Horton, Sebastian Cabot. 1:40 @ GD #** “Laure! and Hardy's Laughing °20s"’ (1965} Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy. 2:00 @D 20) #2 “The Passage” (1979) Anthony Quinn, James Mason. @D GD #22 “Czech Mate” (1985) Susan George, Patnck Mower. 3:00 [2] #xt> “Red Flag: The Ultimate Game" (1981) Barry Bostwick, Joan Van cK. SATURDAY JANUARY 26 6:00 GO se “Big Trouble’ (1986, Comedy} Peter Fatk, Alan Arkin. In order to finance his sons’ college educations, an insurance sales- man becomes involved in an outlandish and camplicated policy scar. 8:00 @0) #*» “Bronco Billy” (1980, Comedy) Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke. An ex-shoe salesman, living out his cowboy dreams by running a ramshackle Wild West show, takes on a stranded heiress as a partner in his knife- throwing act. (Q) 248% “The Alamo" (1960, Western) John Wayne, Richard Widmark. Fewer than 200 volunteers fight to the death against an army of 7.000 Mexicans when they help Texas in its fight for freedom from Mexico. @ #* “Les Feux de la nuit’ (1988, Drame) Michael J. Fox. Keiter Sutherland. Em- ploye par un grand magazine ou i! s’ennuie a mourir, un homme passe ses nuits a courir de boite en boite et de fille ev fille. Q 9:00 @ ee “Manhunt: Search for the Night Staiker’’ (1989, Drama) Richard Jor- dan, A Martinez. A fact-based account of how the police, the media and the public joined forces to apprehend California’s “Night Statker,”’ a killer who terrorized an entire state. (in Stereo) G YTV 5) wx'2 “Kid Colter’ (1985, Adven- ture) Jeremy Shamos, Jim Stafford. While re- turning home from a visit with his father, a 12-year-old boy is thrust into a situation that tests both his spirit and survival instincts. ARTS (2) ##% “The Baby Maker” (1970, Drama) Barbara Hershey, Scott Glenn. A young woman accepts the job of giving birth to a child by the husband of a barren wife. 10:00 @D « “Private Schoo!” (1983, Comedy} Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell. Teen-age boys visit the all-girls Cherryvale Academy for some fun and adventure. 10:35 exx “Lucas” (1986, Comedie) Corey Haim, Kersi Green. Un adolescent candide et de petite taille, s‘eprend d'une jeune fille de deux ans son ainee. 2) 12:15 @ @© «x2% “Between the Lines” (1977, Comedy} Lindsay Crouse, John Heard. Anti- establishment idealists in Boston experience the probiems, pressures and perils of publish- ing a weekly underground newspaper. 12:30 (3) x4 “Playing Away’ (1986) Norman Beaton, Robert Urquhart. 1:00 @® (1D ** “A Stranger ts Watching” (1982) Rip Torn, Kate Mulgrew. YTV #2 Kid Colter’ (1985) Jeremy Shamos, Jim Stafford. 1:30 @ ke “The Final Option’ (1982) Ri- chard Widmark, Judy Davis. @ GD “Deadly Kung Fu’* (1979; Bruce Li. 1:40 @D 1D axe “Hester Street’ (1975) Carol Kane, Steven Keats. 2:00 €B (S) (24 2* “Wake Me When the War Is Over’’ (1969) Ken Berry, Eva Gabor. @D QO e428 “The Killer Elite’ (1975) James Caan, Robert Duvall. SUNDAY JANUARY 2:7 6:00 ED G2 «xs “This Wife for Hire’ (1985, Drama) Pam Dawber, Robert Klein. A talented homemaker with a keen busmess sense esta- blishes a successful business as a surrogate wife, prompting jealous objections from her husband and romantic advances from her clients. @ GO «* “The Last Dragon’ (1985, Drama) Taimak, Vanity. An aspiring marual UM AB POWERFUL Cok- PoRATe EXECUTIVE wiTH UNDEFINED (26 SPONSIBILATIES ZA STRONG NEED TO, PLAN NINE HOLES SOON | “LOONEY AT THE TeP" THOUGH { Kuow MEXT TO NOTHING AQoUT WAT, TMDONG | 1 ENJOY POSING puTHOR TATWELY HW LINED, 4 ZASSUING CONTIZA- picTorey/ orders! oy, arts master's romance with a video disc jockey is threatened by a neighborhood hooli- gan. 3:00 @ ** “Trading Hearts” (1988, Drama} Raul Julia, Beverly D’Angelo. The young daughter of an aspiring nightclub singer schemes to bring her mother together with a has-been baseball player. @ axee “Shane” (1953, Western} Alan Lada, Jean Arthur. A former gunfighter, deter- mined to establish a peaceful life, must strap on his gun again in defense of the homestead- ers he has befriended. 9:00 @ @ O WD «*% “Summits of Glory” {1987, Drama) Bruce Greenwood, Jenny Sea- grove. Scott Hylands narrates this dramatic re-creation of three historic mountain-climbing everts -- Mont Blanc, the Matterhom and the ila, a Parbat. (Postponed from an earlier date) 9 @ tts “The Fulfillment of Mary Gray” (1989, Orarna) Cheryl Ladd, Ted Lev- ine. A turn-of-the-century farm wife faces a crisis of conscience over her husband's infer- tility and his suggestion that she bear a chitd with his brother. (in Stereo) &) Little White Lies” (1989, Comedy) Ann Jillian, Tim Matheson. Complications ar- ise between a policewoman and a doctor who felt in love while under the pretense that they held other occupations. (In Stereo) O @ @ “Whodunie’’ (1985, Drama) Wendy Crewson, Keith Knight. A woman and a re- porter dredge up the past to prove a success- ful businessman's involvement in a 25-year- old homicide. 14:15 € CH) xe* “La Grande illusion” (1937, Orame) E. von Stroheim, Jean Gabin. Captures Par les Allemands et apres plusieurs tentatives d’evasion ratees, un lieutenant et un autre de- tenu reussissent grace au sacrifice d'un capi- taine. 11:30 €D «0 “1 Married a Centerfold” (1984, Comedy} Teri Copley. Timothy Daley. Inspired by his co-worker’s bets to the contrary, an affable engineer launches a dauntiess pursuit for a date with a beautiful model. 12:00 YTV @5) xx “Flower Drum Song” (1961, Musical) Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta. Based on the stage play by Rodgers and Hammer- stein. A Chinese woman travels to San Fran- cisco to marry aman whose family picked her for his bride. MONDAY JANUARY 28 7:00 ARTS G7} #*'z “An Unsuitable Job for a Womar’”’ (1982, Mystery} (Part 1 of 2) Pippa Guard. Bitlie Whitelaw. After the death of her private-eye boss, a young woman takes over the agency and is hired to investigate 2 bizarre suicide. 8:00 ao *x “The Mean Season” (1985, Orama} Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway. A Miami reporter becomes swept up in the me- dia blitz when a psychopathic murderer chooses him to be his sole spokesman. GQ ##% “Catholics’’ (1973, Drama} Tre- vor Howard, Martin Sheen. An elderly Catholic monk and a young American priest come into conflict over the teachings of the Church. kee “Starting Over’ (1979, Co- medy) Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen. After months of TY dinners and blind dates, a di- vorced magazine writer thinks he's found true love when a schoolteacher enters his life. 9:00 @3) «x “Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker’ (1989, Drama) Richard Jor- dan, A Martinez. A fact-based account of how the police, the media and the public joined forces to apprehend California's “Night Statker,’* a killer who terrorized an entire state. (In Stereo) D @ GD «xe “A Nest of Singing Birds” .{1988, Comedy-Drama) Sheila McCarthy, Barry MacGregor. After joining the faculty of a Western Canadian university, a shy philoso- phy professor finds herself falting in love with GLEAMS ON / THE-CALF, Bie ereem- i 1 5 } H i @ marned colleague. 71:00 ARTS @ x2 “An Unsuitable Job for a Woman” (1982, Mystery) (Part 1 of 2) Pippa Guard, Billie Whitelaw. After the death of her Private-eye boss. a young woman takes over the agency and is hired to investigate a bizarre le. suici 11:30 @) aes “LU Affaire Christie’ (1970,. Drame) Richard Attenborough, John Hurt. Uhistoire de Timothy Evans, qui est accuse de meurtre et condamne a la pendaison. 12:37 @ ©) knen “Frankenstein” (1931} Boris Karloff, Colin Clive. 1:00 @ G ** “In the Matter of Karen Ann Quintan” (1977) Brian Keith, Piper Lauria. ARTS G7) ** “Quicksand” (1950) Mickey Rooney, Barbara Bates. en 4:15 a “A Prayer for the Dying” (1987) Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins. ving TUESDAY JANUARY 29 8:00 fra] akn “Mad Max’’ (1979, Adventure} Me! Gibson, Joanne Samuel. in an Australia of the not-too-distant future, the friends and fa- mily of a top highway pursuit policeman ba- come the targets of a sadistic motorcycle gang. ® @ «x “Stick” (1985, Drama) Burt Rey- nolds, Candice Bergen. An ex-con’s attempt to avenge his prison buddy's murder brings hira face-to-face with Florida mobsters. 11:30 @ wee “L'Or de Mackerna” (1969, Westem) Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif. Plu- Sieurs personnes veulent prendie possession d'un filon d'or appartenant au Apaches. 12:37 @ wax “The Bride of Franxenstein” {1935) Boris Karloff, Colin Clive. at SA ie f gene fee i