Tomes for Santa’s sack

Terry Peters
Contributing Writer

@ The New York Times Guide
to the Best 1000 Movies Ever
iiade by Vincent Canty
Janet Matin, and the Fi

Critics of the New Yor
Times, Times Books, 1002

pages, $38.00.

Tized of wandering, down
seemingly endless rows of
video releases looking for
something good to watch?
Instead of being drawn like a
bird to a brightly covered
package wl hy aes go out with a
purpose and in the process
tum your movie watching into
something special.

Tnsidet this guide you'll dis-
cover the New York Times
review that a ed when the .

‘movie was released. They
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are categorized in the appendix
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the title of his sates, ‘once a

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Jchn Sanford book has got
hold of you, it won’t let go.
Certain Prey won’t disappoint
any loyal readezs of the Lucas
Davenport thrillers.

in iis tenth novel of the
Prev series, Sanford kicks the
action off early and doesn’t let
up. A cokd- blooded killer is at
work and Davenport becomes

involved in the execution-style

murders. :

When the first death leads
to another, a murderous chain _
reaction is set off. The police
can’t find the connections and

. paranoia starts to influence the

iller, sending both parties
running in a desperate attempt
to be rid of the other.
’ Sanford keeps the tension
high, with good characters,

: tight writing and enough

twists to keep you from

Putting this. aiest novel down,

ag Tee Road To Mars ty Eric - :
Idle, Pantheon Books, 369
Pages. $35.95..°

Jn the 22nd century the

solar syste:n has been colonized
and into those outer reaches
where the entertainment-
starved masses dwell go our
unlikely heroes. Comedians
Muscroft and Ashby travel on
the vaudeville circuit known as
the Road to Mars.

Accompanying them is
their android, Carlton, a 4.5
Bowie, “not the 3.2 androgy-
nous early Ziggy Stardust
machine with which they had
such rouble.”

While the comedians are
looking for a big break, their
android is looking at them,
seeking the secret of comedy.
Carlton's specialty is 26th cea-
tury com which he has
studied enciless tapes of trying

to discover the existence of the
cormedy gene. “He almost
finds some evidence on a very
weird show called Monty ;
Pythen’s ircus. It’s
strange rather than funny. Five
Limeys and a Yank. No girls:

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