@) GD “The Lost Language of Cranes” (1992, Drama) Brian Cox, Angus MacFadyen Premuere. Adapted from David Leavitt's novel A manis lorced to come to terms with his own homosexualty after his son announces that he is gay. A “Great Performances” presentation in Stereo} G 8:00 BD Ge) tee ‘The Groat Waldo Pepper’ (1975, Comedy) Robert Redford, Bo Svenson. A frustrated Amencan fighter pilot beeomas a barnstorming Stuntman in the years following World Warf. @) GW e* “The Wild Life’ (1984, Cornedy) Christopher Penn, Lea Thompson. With the start of school just around the corner, a group of teen-agers spends the last week of summer in hedonistic revetry. 3:30 3B A) 42 “Pink Cadillac’ (1989, Comedy) Ciint Eastwood, Bernadette Poters. A porky bail-jumper with a fortune in counterfeit bills becomes invelved with the bounty tunter sent to capture her. 3:00 £3 @ “The Lost Language of Cranes” (1992, Drama} Srian Cox, Angus MacFadyen. Premiere. Adapted from David Leavitt's novel. A manis forced to come to terms with his own homosexuality after his son announces that he is gay. A ‘Great Performances” presentation. (In Stereo) D GD s “Lace HH (1985, Drama} (Part 2 of 2) Brooke Adams, Arielle Dombasle. As her kidnapped mother’s Irfe hangs in the balance. Lit, along with Pagan and Maxine, conunues her often frustrating search for her father. 4#2:00 ° GP GD “The Lost Lengusge of Cranes” (1992, Drama) Brian Cox, Angus MacFadyen. Premiere. Adapted from David Leavitt's novel. A man is forced: come to terms with his own homosexuality after his son announces that he ‘is gay. A “Great Performances” presentation. {i Stereo) 12:15 @) a “Mutagen” (1988, Science Fic- tion) Jackie Samuda, Simon Richard. A young woman tinks a series of murders to a scien- tist’s genetic research experiments. . 12:35 GD 248% “Avantit’ (1972) Jack Lem- mon, Juliet Mills. : 3:00 Go GD 4342 “The Verdict’ (1982, Drama) Paul Nawman, Charlotte Rampling. An aicoh- olic Boston lawyer pulls himself together to bring an unpopular madical malpractice case to trial against strong opposition by the courts, the archdiocese and his own cfivats. 42:15 3 C® exe “The Night Walker’ (1964, Suspense). Barbara Stanwyck, Robart Taylor. A wealthy widow embarks on her own investi- gation to halt the recurring nigntmares that are driving her insane. Based on a siory by Robert Bloch. 12:35 ER GD x0xx “The Sting” {1973} Paul New- man, Robert Redford. : , ne Na 1987) > oe ‘ ames"® La Seah aan Pest Maloney! ) 3:00 GR GD as “A Ghost in Monte Carlo” {1996, Drama) Sarah Miles, Lysette Anthony. A malicious woman manipulates her niece in a deadly game of revenge aimed at the aristo- crats she blames for her sister's death. Based on a novel by Barbara Cartland. : @) «2% “Mon ami le traitre’’-(1938, Drame) Thierry Fremont, Valerie Kaprisky. Au toridemain de la Liberation, un officier charge de lepuration, accepte d'utiliser les services d'un voyou qui 4 travaitle pour ta police alle- mande. 9:00 GB ® BP 22% “Internal Affairs” (1988, Drama) (Part 1 of 2) Richard Crenna, Kate Cap- shaw. New York police detective Frank Janek Jaunckes separate investigations into the sus- picious dealings of twa police officers and the ritualistic murder of a young prostitute. (In Stereo} Q @® (® * “Murphy's Law" (1986, Drama) Charies Bronson, Carrie Snodgress. Framed for the murder of his ex-wife, a cop escapes custody and receives unexpected help in tracking down the killer trom the young woman he’s been handcuffed to. 9:30 G3 GB «2% “A Special Day” (1977, Drama} Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni. Two lonely peaple tesigned to living their lives with- out ever finding a true tove discover romance with each other. 14:16 56] wae’e “The Front Page” (1931, Comedy-Drama} Adolphe Menjou, Pat O’B- rien. The escape of a condemned prisoner gives a conniving newspaper editor an oppor- tunity to obtain one last story from his depart- ing ace reporter. 12:15 @ xa% “The White Lions” (1981, Drarna} Michael York, Glynnis O'Connar. An animat behaviorist's family joins him in the jun- gle to help fight poachers threatening valuable albino tion cubs. @® 28) 2'2 “The Wrong Guys” (1988, Co- medy) Lowe Anderson, Richard Lewis Fs- caped cons and boyhood bullles complicate maners for five grown-up misfits attending a camp-out reunion of thei old Cub Scout troop 8:00 G) «#12 “Adventures in Babysitting” (1987. Comedy} Elsabeth Shue, Maia Brew- ton. A Senes of mishaps turns a routine baby- Sitting assignment into a hair-raising evening for three children and their spunky teen-age qQuardian. O @ GP «x “Internal Affairs’ (1988, Drama) (Part 2 of 2) Richard Crenna, Kate Cap- shaw. New York police detective Frank Janek launches separate investigations into the sus- picious dealings of two police officers and the tituahstic murder of a young prostitute. {In Stereo) 2 @D 28) #042 “Target” (1985, Drama} Gene Hackman, Mat: Diion. A Datias lumber dealer 1s forced to reveal his past CIA connections to his son whan his wife is kidnapped by a former adversary during a European tour VTV GB we “The Girl Next Door” (1953, Musical) June Haver, Dan Dadey. Atter moving into a new horne, a lovely screen star finds her naxt-door neighbor is a charming and wi- dowed cartoonist with a young son. 3:00 DG) wenn “Red River” (1948, Western) John Wayne, Montgomery Clift. Howard Hawks’ classic tale of the confrontaten be- tween a young man and his tyrannical step- father duting the course of a crucial cattle drive. wae “Grand Prix’ (1966, Drama} James Garner, Eva Marie Saint. Three techni- cal Oscars went to this overview of the rival- fies and romance that complicate the lives of rate-car drivers on the Grand Prix circuit in Eurcpe and America. ARTS GZ *#* Topaz" (1989, Suspense) John Forsythe, Frederick Stafford. A French spy joins forces with a CJA agent to halt a threat against global security in Alfred Hirch- cock’s adaptation of the Leon Uris novel. 10:00 E13] ** “Psycho ill" (1986, Suspense) Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid. As he pre- pares to secpen the infamous Bates Mote!, Norman is troubled by a persistent reporter. a potential rornance with a would-be nun and, of * course, Mother. @ «x “Maicol” (1989, Drama) Simone Tes- sarolo, Sabina Hegazzi. A 5-year-old boy re- treats into fantasies to escape from his uncar- ing mother and a bleak urban lifestyle. @@ 11:30 wee “Sharky’s Machine’ (1981, Drama) Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward. An At- fanta vice-squad sergeant encounters pimps, crooked politicians and drug dealers while in- vestigating the murder of a high-priced cali girl. 11:35 @ @ wax “The Ballad of Narayama” (1963, Drama) Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto. An alderly Japanese woman must put her fa- mily’s lives in order befoce journeying to she mountains to fulfil an ancient custom. (Subti- ted! . @ @® xa “Crossing to Freedom” (1896, Drama) Peter O'Toole, Mare Win- ningham. During World War tt, an embittered 60-year-old Englishman's compassion is reju- venated when he helps a woman lead seven young children out of war-torn France. 12:30 YTV GD x*'% “The Girl Next Door’ (1953, Musical) June Haver, Dan Dailey. After moving inte a new home, a lovely screen star finds her next-door neighbor is a charming and wi- dowed cartoonist with a young son. 12:05 © GD vx« “Crimes of the Heart’ (1936, Comedy} Sissy Spacek, Diane Keaton. Three eccentric Southern sisters are reunited when the youngest sibling shoots her husband in this adaptation of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize- winning play. 12:15 @ @ «te “The is of War" (1980, Ad- venture) Christopher Walken, Tam Berenger. Based on the book by Frederick Forsyth. After being tortured and deported by an African dic- tator, a mercenary reiumns to lead a revolution. 1:00 ARTS G7) wee “The Courtneys of Curzon Street’ (1947) Anna Neagle, Michael Wild- ing. 1:30 @® GD * “Bolero” (1984) Bo Derek, George Kennedy. 9 GB *x*% “Come Back Little Sheba” (1953) Shirley Booth, Burt Lancaster. 4:35 [7 BED) xe “Until September” (1984) Karen Alien, Thierry Lhermitte. 2:00 (2 *x**% “House of Dark Shadows” {1970) Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett. 2:20 @ @) «* “Negative Image” {1937} Ken- neth J. MacGregor, Bonnie Beck. 3:00 © @ «x “Season of Fear’’ (1989) Michael Bowen, Ray Wise. 6:00 @ «#2 “The Cat From Outer Space” (1978, Comedy) (Part 1 of 2) Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan. An extraterrestrial tomcat crash- lands and has 36 hours to repair his ship or be stranded forever on Earth. A “Magical World of Disney” presentation. Wednesday, June 24, 1992 - North Shore News - 43 “GLASS HOUSE” ZEZEINA, How GonG HAVE PF wiar’s TH MATTER, ¥ Zier? Youve GEEN STAGING OUT TRAT vA Window ALL DAY.. €B (28) ee “Bad Medicine’ (1985. Comedy) Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin After a medical schoot hopeful ts rejected by every college in the United States, he heads for a Central Amenean insttuvon tun by an off-center ad- iminesttator ; $:00 ED BS) ee% “Sudden impact’ (1983. Drama} Cant Eastwood, Sondra Locke. San Francisco police detective Ditty Harry Callahan searches for a serial hiler whose male victims were all killed in a simiar manner, (in Stereo) £9 © (26: eses “The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980, Scsence Fiction) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford Second chapter of George Lucas’ “Star Wars" tology finds Luke Skywalker traimng to be a Jedi knight and Han Solo and Princess Leia eluding Durth Vader (in Stereo) @ ©) e* “The Bedroom Window" (1987. Suspense) Steve Guitenberg. Enzabeth McGovern. A Baltimore executive claims he witnessed a violent assault in order to protect the idenuty of the woman who actually saw it (8) (27) GB GD ** “Sins cf the Mother” (1991. Drama) Elizabeth Montgomery, Dale Midkiff. A fact-based account of a dosruneer- ing housewite’s unsettling relationship with her son, a convicted rapist. Based on Jack Olsen's novel. (In Stereo} 7 DB G3 “Seeds of Tragedy’ (1991, Drama) Jeti Kaake, Norbert Weisser. A senes of dra- matic vignettes detaiing the tail of cocaine, from the harvest of coca leaves in the jungles of Peru to dlcgal distribution on the streets of A €B (12 242% “The Country Girl’ (1954, Drama) Bing Crosby, Grace Keily. Grace Kelly won an Oscar as the wife of a faded recording star whose self-pity and alcohol abuse have hampered his chances for a comeback. SUBURBAN? BUT Y pre TH'SMUG, DAN IN 2 DAY OUT. On? Grown Wow rps reserved Drirensed by tang Fagaren Synccan 2} ae2 “Condieshoe” (1977. Comedy} Jodie Foster. Gaved Niven. A’con man hoping to locate a hidden treasure tres to pass an Amenican teen-ager off as a missing English heiress . 8:36 ED 26) ene'2 “Return of the Jedi’ (1983, Science Fiction) Mark Hamul. Harrison Ford. Luke Skywalker 1s reunited with ns comrades for a final battle with Darth Vader and the evil Galacuc Empire in this third installment in George Lucas’ "Star Wars” saga. (In Stereo) Q 9:00 GD ) #412 “Shoot to Kill" (1988, Adven- ture) Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger. An FBI agent enlists the aid of a Pacific Northwest mountain guide to capture a killer holding the guide's girifnend hostage. G 6D GD «* “Desperado: Badianss Justice” > (1889, Western) Alex McArthur, ‘ohn Rhys- Davies. Roving cowboy Ouell McCall poses as a shenff in order to save an orphan’s gold mine from corrupt businessmen. @ @ “Tracks of Glory” (1992, Drama} (Part 1 of 2) Phil Morris, Cameron Daddo. A turn-of-the-century black athlete breaks the barners of poverty and racism on his way to international fame as a champion cyclist in- spired by the story of “Major” Taylor. 12:15 @ © ««%% “Excalibur” (1981, Fantasy) ZIPPYEINS, HAVE DEPLETING Jo85, | TPS TAG Pin To Alton GINIDERG. “Bice -Geieem— W “Motoce J... h ASHCANS AND INOS TAINAG LE $ SOBBING I ames MeLocn! MOLocH ! NIGHT MAR Nicol Wilamson, Nigel Terry. John Boor- man’s stylish adaptation af the Arthurian le- gend, from Arthur's conception and birth to the quest for the Holy Grail and the final battle between father and son. owe gare gee > ARTS G7) tex “Gilda” (1980, Comedy) Gilda Radner, Don Novello. Gilda Radner re- prises some of her “Saturday Night Live” characters in ths film record of her one- woman Broadway show. _ 8:00 @® Gs) + “Son of Flubber” (1963, Co- medy) Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson. An absent-minded professor's experiment to make artificial rain instead creates an anii- gravity vapor that wreaks havoc in a college town. 9:00 (© GH ws “Crossing to Freedom” .{1990, Drama) Peter O'Toole, Mare Win- ningham. During World War tl, an embitiered 60-year-old Englishman's compassion is reju- venated when he helps a woman tead seven young children out cf war-tom France. (in Stereo) &