European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Berlin film festival starts its 42nd run by Kathy Platt staff writer some of last years top us films Are being showcased this week at the 42nd Berlin International film festival. Six  movies Are competing for the key prize the Golden Bear a against 19 other films from Switzerland France Chile. Spain Germany Long Kong Taiwan Russia Georgia Italy Canada great Britain Hungary Sweden Finland and Denmark. At least two of the . Films Cape fear and dead again have been held off the cafes Heaters circuit so they can make their German premiere in Berlin. The other four american hopefuls Are bugs. Grand Canyon Gas food lodging and Light Sleeper. Bugs directed by Barry Levinson stars Warren Beatty As gangster bugs Siegel. Annette Bening co stars As Girlfriend Virginia Hill. Another Strong contender should be Cape fear the Martin Scorsese remake of the 1962 classic. Robert de Niro Nick Nolte and Jessica Lange Star. Gregory Peck who had the Nolte role in the original makes a Cameo appearance. Kenneth Branagh the British director actor who scored big with Shakespeare a Henry v in 1989, has submitted dead again a mystery thriller that shifts Between today and the late 40s. Emma Thompson Andy Garcia and Donald Sutherland co Star Robin Williams has an unfilled role As a psychiatrist. Grand Canyon Lawrence Kasdan a latest stars Danny Glover Kevin Kline Steve Martin and Mary Mcdonnell. Willem Dafoe and Susan Sarandon Star in Light Sleeper directed by Paul Schrader Woody Allen fans in Europe can get a peek at his latest movie. Shadows and fog. Before folks in the states the film is being shown out of Competition in Berlin the world premiere of the $19 million film was wednesday in Paris. The film will not be seen in the United states until March 20 due to the financial troubles of Orion Allen s distributor. Among the More attention getting films Robert of no and Nick Hoff afar in the a Wmk of Quot Capa of mrs. From around the world to be shown Are David Cronenberg s production of naked lunch based on the William Burroughs cult novel Derek Jarmans Edward and immaculate Conception a joint production from great Britain and Pakistan. One of this year s retrospectives is on the films of Hal Roach producer writer film facts whal Berwin  film festival internal donate  Berton. When feb 13-24. Where various Heaters around Berlin including zoo Palast Haus Der Kul Turen Der weit Urania International Delphi Fil Palast i Arsenal Akad Emle Der Konste Babylon atelier am zoo Fil Palast Berlin Graffiti Rio  Cinema Paris and Astor. How much prices vary. Tickets Are available at the Box office or in Advance under special rules. Information Center Bud pester str. 50,10q0 Berlin 30. Telephone in Germany 030 2 54 80-0. A. Ass Tom he fam work for Tho Kab in Tho film Quot Tho inner Circle Quot. And director of the Laurel and Hardy classics included in the Berlin schedule Are Laure and Hardy a the music Box Way out West and a chump at Oxford other Roach films to shown include Many our gang episodes As Well As some from the comedy team of Thelma Todd and Zasu Pitts. The program these Are tha films Antaran in comp Atilton for the Golden Bear award the other retrospective is Quot a film studio 1912-1992.&Quot it will showcase films made at the old Ufa umber sum film Katien Gesellschaft studio in Potsdam Gabelsberg. Ufa became known As Defa when the former East Germany fell under communist Rule. Billy Wilder got his Start at Ufa As a screenwriter before going to Hollywood and making such classics As double indemnity the apartment and the seven year itch. This year s festival will include the Blue Angel the Marlene Dietrich vehicle directed by Josef von Sternberg at the Ufa studio. The Berlin film festival was first held in june 1951 under the directorship of or. Alfred Bauer. It has survived two controversies. There were no prizes awarded when the jury walked out in 1970 because of a political Row Over the Content of one entry of. The German made anti Vietnam War film was directed by Michael Verhoeven then in 1979, Eastern bloc members walked out in protest Over the out of Competition showing of the Deer Hunter Michael Cimino s Vietnam War Saga. The Eastern bloc first participated in 1975. Bugs . Cape fear . Dead again . Gas food lodging . Grand Canyon . Tho inner Circle Italy Russia the last Days of Chez Nous Australia Light Sleeper . Naked lunch great Britain Canada u7z great Britain Germany other films competing Bene Netos Spain carte France coated Wren France Oer Brocken Germany Edes Emma Drga be Hungary Al Targ hem Spain France Gudrun Germany Hika Hoke Japan in Cattano Sweden Finland Denmark Infinita Russia la Funtera Chile Spain rein que Des me Songes Switzerland France Ranung Yiu Hong Kong Taiwan a by Russia  France Russia other films of note being shown out of Competition Edward ii great Britain John Lurie and the lounge lizards in Berlin . Immaculate Conception great Britain Pakistan love crimes . \ Rebecca s daughters great Britain Germany shadows and fog . Star trek i the undiscovered country . Alt films will be shown in their original language with German  action Linea Afes says a oops on cloth bag snafu i 11 n writing to inquire of cafes policies regarding Consumers being Able to use ecology saving hand bags in Tho place of plastic gaffs bags being an ecology conscientious consumer i frequently shop with a cloth bag that closes at the top recently while shopping at a computer store at Robinson Barracks cafes facilities i informed the clerk that my cloth bag was sufficient enough not to necessitate a plastic hag however the clerk rudely informed me that i would be suspected of shoplifting in my Purchase was not in an cafes bag Afulei making three More purchases at Vanous stores including the Exchange i again requested to use my cloth bag instead of a plastic bag each time the clerk would state that my Purchase must be in an cafes bag is this a Standard cafes policy7 it so Why Are there f Public service announcements on arts suggesting the use of re usable cloth bags., yet cafes shoppers Are unable to use them is not the Possession of a receipt sufficient enough not to be considered a shoplifter7 sgt. David Banks Ludwiga Burg Germany in it. Col. Joe Cato chief Public affairs he cafes Europe replies your inquiry contains both Good news and bad news for those of us who work for the exchanges in Europe the Good news is you and others like you have been watching our television announcements you know Exchange policy is to encourage the use of reusable bags and that our stores even sell cafes Earth Friendly cloth bags you rightly conclude that it s silly for us to prohibit people from using a product we sell in our stores and that a receipt ought to provide sufficient proof of Purchase the bad news is not everyone within cafes has gotten the word that the Exchange is serious about meeting its environmental obligations and the really bad news is that some of us can occasionally be rude to customers. We apologize for our mistakes and pledge to continue working to improve on the performance you described. 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