Gentlemen, start your popcorn machines. The race to view the Oscar nominees before the winners are announced officially has begun.
It won`t be easy; there are lots of films to see and not a whole lot of time to see them. But the alternative–sitting through the March 30 Acadamy Awards program without an inkling as to which film or performer to root for
–is too horrible to contemplate. How are you to know which decision to applaud and which to jeer?
Luckily, virtually every nominee of consequence is available in the Chicago area–or will be before Oscar time–in theatrical or video release. The lone exception–”Mona Lisa,” currently on view no closer than Springfield and South Bend, Ind.–is expected to be re-released soon.
— ”Aliens” (Best Actress Sigourney Weaver, Art Direction, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects): Available on video.
— ”An American Tail” (Original Song): Playing Friday at the Barrington 6, Lake, Ogden 6, Skokie, Tivoli, Tradewinds, York theaters.
— ”The Assault” (Best Foreign Language Film): Opening Feb. 27 at the Biograph.
— ”Blue Velvet” (Best Director David Lynch): At the Fine Arts Theatre; expected video release mid-year from Karl/Lorimar.
— ”Children of a Lesser God” (Best Picture, Best Actor William Hurt, Best Actress Marlee Matlin, Best Supporting Actress Piper Laurie, Screenplay): At Ford City East, Hillside Square, Lake Shore (with closed-caption shows) and Woodgrove Festival 6 theaters.
— ”The Clan of the Cave Bear” (Makeup): Available on video and cable TV.
— ”The Color of Money” (Best Actor Paul Newman, Best Supporting Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Art Direction, Screenplay): At the Lake, Tivoli II, Village theaters. Video release expected this year from Touchstone Home Video.
— ”Crimes of the Heart” (Best Actress Sissy Spacek, Best Supporting Actress Tess Harper, Screenplay): At the Fine Arts, Fox Valley theaters.
— ” `Crocodile` Dundee” (Original screenplay): At the Fox Valley, Tradewinds theaters.
— ”The Fly” (Makeup): Due for March video release by CBS/Fox.
— ”Hannah and Her Sisters” (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor Michael Caine, Best Supporting Actress Dianne Wiest, Best Director Woody Allen, Art Direction, Film Editing, Original Screenplay): At the Diana, Edens, Fine Arts and Hinsdale theaters. Due for April video release by HBO/Cannon Video.
— ”Heartbreak Ridge” (Sound): At Barrington 6, Ogden 6 theaters. Probable summer video release by Warner Home Video.
— ”Hoosiers” (Best Supporting Actor Dennis Hopper, Original Score):
Will open Feb. 27 at various Cineplex Odeon properties.
— ”The Karate Kid Part II” (Original Song): Available on video.
— ”Legend” (Makeup): Available on video.
— ”Little Shop of Horrors”: (Original Song, Visual Effects): At Ford City East, Lincoln Village, Ridge, Spring Hill, Stratford Square, Yorktown theaters.
— ”The Mission” (Best Picture, Best Director Roland Joffe, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score): At Golf Glen, Oak Brook, Water Tower theaters.
— ”Mona Lisa” (Best Actor Bob Hoskins): Expected for re-release soon.
— ”The Morning After” (Best Actress Jane Fonda): At Ford City West. Opens Feb. 20 at the Lake, Skokie, Tivoli, Tradewinds, York theaters.
— ”My Beautiful Laundrette” (Original Screenplay): Due for March video release by Karl/Lorimar.
— ”Otello” (Costume Design): At the 400 Theatre–matinees only.
— ”Peggy Sue Got Married” (Best Actress Kathleen Turner, Cinematography, Costume Design): At Hyde Park, Randhurst, Woodgrove Festival 6 theaters.
— ”Pirates” (Costume Design): Available on video.
— ”Platoon” (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor Tom Berenger, Best Supporting Actor Willem Dafoe, Best Director Oliver Stone, Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound, Original Screenplay): At Dearborn, Evanston, Hyde Park, Norridge, Water Tower and many other theaters.
— ”Poltergeist II: The Other Side” (Visual Effects): Available on video.
— ”A Room With a View” (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor Denholm Elliott, Best Supporting Actress Maggie Smith, Best Director James Ivory, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Screenplay): Will reopen Feb. 20 in Chicago area.
— ” `Round Midnight” (Best Actor Dexter Gordon, Original Score):
Expected to return to Chicago Feb. 20.
— ”Salvador” (Best Actor James Woods, Original Screenplay):
Tentatively scheduled to return to Fine Arts theater. Available on video.
— ”Stand By Me” (Screenplay): Expected video release in March by RCA-Columbia.
— ”Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” (Cinematography, Original Score, Sound, Sound Editing): At Diana, Ford City West, Forest Park, Grove Cinema, Ridge and Stratford Square theaters.
— ”That`s Life” (Original Song): Not available.
— ”Top Gun” (Film editing, Original Song, Sound, Sound Effects Editing): At Barrington 6, Ogden 6 theaters. Expected video release March 11 from Paramount.
