European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Will dallas5 Debbie get nc-17 rating los Angeles times the change in the motion picture Industry a rating system eliminating the infamous x rating in favor of nc-17, May mean some films will get wider exposure in the Home video Market. Home video executives said it was too Early to know for certain How their Industry will react to the nc-17 rating meaning not for children under 17but Many guessed that some films will Benefit. Stores that have policies against carrying a rated movies May feel differently about nc-17 movies and stores that keep their a rated titles in a separate Section May be willing to display nc-17 titles with their main Stock. A some films were in the porn sections that did no to belong there a said John thrasher product manager of Tower video adding he meant other stores not those in his Chain. A they were there because there was nowhere else to put the new rating May help Mir Amax a tie me up tie me Down released theatrically without a rating to avoid the promotional restrictions placed on a rated movies. It is tentatively scheduled to be released on Home video by the end of the year and would have faced problems because stores that do not carry a rated films often do not carry unrated films either. A now it can be resubmitted for an nc-17 rating a Culberg said. A this will be a Good test to see if More retailers will carry it with the new some retailers expressed concern that porn film producers May choose to submit their movies to the motion picture association of America for the nc-17 rating. A if its possible for something like Debbie does Dallas to get an nc-17, then something is wrong a declared Peter Margo executive vice president of the Palmer video Chain which has 30 stores. A a there san obvious difference Between a serious mature movie and a porn movie. This nc-17 does no to make that distinction. So we still May have a problem a new rating or fire Birds rated pg-13. Available on Touchstone this film was to do for the army what top gun did for the Navy make soldiers in Green uniforms look irresistible. It did not. And the Fine aircraft making folks at Mcdonnell Douglas hoped fire Birds would do for the Apache helicopter what top gun did for the f-14 tomcat. Namely give it sex did not. Neither did it turn taciturn Nicholas Cage into the he Man hero needed for David greens a Toner about an Ace army copter squad on the Tail of latino drug lords. Cage is no Tom cruise. And Sean Young can not hold a heat seeking Candle to Kelly Mcgillis. But fire Birds failure cannot be blamed on the Lack of chemistry Between its stars and their flying machines. As you could see this week now that fire Birds is on video greens direction is just Plain crude. He jumps inexplicably from scene to scene like the worst of Home movies. Max Mcqueen a Cox news service video Sleeper of the week fear anxiety and depression rated r. Available on , 1989. Woody Allens younger and Goodier brother must be writer director Star Todd Solondz. Solondz worships playwright Samuel Beckett waiting for godot but can to seem to create a commercially successful existentialist play on his own. Nor can he work out his women woes. A Blase performance artist named junk Isnit interested. Smitten suicidal Sharon is too interested. An offbeat Choice for Woody Allen addicts. Deedee Arrington Doke a staff write top ten video these were the top 10 videocassettes in . Rentals last week according to billboard Magazine. 1 driving miss Daisy Warner. 2 born on the fourth of july Mca. 3 bad influence Rca-Columbia.4 Stella Touchstone. 5 Joe versus the Volcano Warner. 6 hard to kill Warner. 7 Blue steel Mem a. 8 All dogs go to heaven Mega a. 9 internal affairs Paramount. 10 steel magnolias top 10 videos sales were 1 All dogs go to heaven Mem a. 2 the Little Mermaid Disney.3 Peter pan Ria Columbia. 4 step by step new kids on the Block lbs. 5 . Hammer please Hammer done to Hurt Mem Capitol. 6 Elvis vol. 1 a Center stage. Buena Vista. 7 Playboy wet amp wild ii Hob. 8 teenage mutant ninja turtles super Rock steady family. 9 Disney a sing along songs under the sea Disney. 10 Elvis vol. 2 a the Man and his music Buena Vista. A fire Birds stars Sean Young left and Nicolas Cage
