Show ' E mqpmtm mmNvwwwiim w7 JlLa mtimd m SALEM'S LOT (Saturday 6 pm TNT) — This frightening aa fcr ntfiTgMTif wRUa adaptation of the Stephen King book echoes Bram Stoker's novel “Dracula” in some respects but puts a contemporary spin on things Stars include James Mason and David Soul and the film was directed by Tobe Hooper Good stuff Maynard (1979) A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (Saturday 7:40 pm KUED Channel 7) — In this first film made by The Beatles as an ensemble the lads from Liverpool play themselves in a buoyant comedy from director Richard Lester Lots of fun (1964) HELP! (Saturday 9:20 pm KUED Channel 7) — The followup to “A Hard Day's Night” is fun but less inventive and fresh than the first Beatles film Again directed by Richard Lester the film's plot has Ringo being pursued by evil folk who want one of his rings — which they plan to use in a human sacrifice Great soundtrack of course (1965) FOR A FEW DOLLARS 6 Don Porter Standard- - Examiner MORE (Saturday 9:30 pm WGN Thursday 8 pm KJZZ Channel 14) — The second of Ser“Dollar Trilogio Leone's gy” and a follow-u- p to his “A Fistful of Dollars” this film again casts Clint Eastwood as a nameless who teams with another " (Lee Van Cleef) as they pursue an outlaw Mighty good stuff (1965) BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (Tuesday 7 pm KSTU Channel 13) — Director Francis Ford Coppola's take on the vampire classic Don't go in looking for it to be a literal adaptation of the Stoker nov-since Coppola plays fast and gun-fight- er el Standard-Examin- er loose with the story And don't expect scares either — this is a highly romanticized melodramatic motion picture that oddly enough alternates between drama and dark humor (by way of Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing the vampire slayer) Coppola's approach is stylish and the film really is a feast for the eyes Gary Oldman as the count is good as is Winona Ryder as Mina Other characters emerge less than fully developed and some moviegoers might be put off by the notion of the vampires feasting on infants A mild disappointment but an interesting one nonetheless(1992) THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY (Friday 8 pm KJZZ Channel 14) — The third and probably finest of Sergio Leone's “Dollar Trilogy” this one stars Clint Eastwood Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach Thethree characters can't stand each other but they need different bits and pieces of information leading to the location of a Confederate chest filled with gold A clas-si- c (1967) NOVEMBER 4 -- 11 1995 |