On screen

Press, 8 September 1989, Page 24

On screen

SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE (Academy): a group of yuppies talk about their sexual hang-ups in one of the most original films of the year. The director, Steven Soderbergh, won the Palm d’Or for best film, best actor for James Spader, and the international critics’ award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for this, his film-making debut (GA). POWAQQATSI (Metro): An entracing documentry without narration that looks at human endeavour and drudgery around the world. Music by Philip Glass (G). LAW OF DESIRE (Metro): See story (Rl6). ... THE BEAR (Rfigent 2): Jean Jacques Annaud’s tale about an orphaned bear cub is probably the best wild-life adventure in several decades. For the whole family (GY). CASABLANCA (Hollywood 1, Sumner): Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman return in a new copy of the 1940 s . romantic classic set in wartime North Africa (G).

LETHAL WEAPON 2 (Regent 1): Mel Gibson and Danny Glover team up again as the dynamic crime-fighting duo in this sequel. The story is thin, but the never-ending action is first rate (RPI3). ■ INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (Savoy 2): The man with the felt hat and bullwhip returns for his third adventure. Rapidfire action and comedy, with Sean Connery as Indy’s father. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas again combine talents to weave this tale about the search for the Holy Grail (GY). SCANDAL (Hollywood 1): The Profumo scandal which brought the downfall of a British Government a quarter of a century ago is told with a sensible mixture of titillation and good taste in a film that is both entertaining and informative (RPI6). BEACHES (Midcity): Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey star as two lifelong friends, from opposite sides of the tracks,

who share moments of grief and happiness. Take along your handkerchiefs (GA). GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (Westend): Dennis Quaid plays the legendary piano-playing rocker who scandalised the World by marrying his 13-year-old cousin (RPI3). SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL (Pantages, Hornby): Gene Wilder plays a deaf man and Richard Pryor a blind one who are hunted by both sides of the law after having been present at a murder (GA). THE ’BURBS (Savoy 1): Tom Hanks stars as an average suburbanite who is coerced to spy on eccentric new neighbours with dire reults. Comedy with a darker side (GY). K-9 (Midcity): James Belushi stars in this comedy about a policeman with a dog as his partner (GA). The KARATE KID, PART 111 (Avon and Hollywood 2, Sumner): Ralph Macchio has a choice between ideas and brutal facts in the third episode of this popular series (GY).