European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The mde i family rated pg-13. Horror comedy. On the 25lh anniversary of the Addams family s annual Scance held to bring Back Gomez a missing brother fester an imposter shows up planning to steal the family treasure. What the greedy party Crasher does t know is what kind of characters the Addams is really Are. Anjelica Huston Christopher Lloyd. Tha own lorm of Ida Traat Mouta Oata Edva rated g. Family. Based on the children s books by eve Titus this film pits the Sherlock Holmes Ian great mouse detective against that rodent arc fiend professor Ratigan spoken by Vincent Price spoofing his villainous roles. A Apauty and has a a a rated g. Family. This animated feature combines the original plot of the Book with a feisty capable heroine who loves libraries More than roses a beast who s funny As Well As scary a Village hunk who serves As a comic villain and a household of animated inn Nimati objects. Voices include Paige of Hara As Beauty Robby Benson As the beast Jerry Worhach As an amorous candelabra and Angela Lansbury As a Motherly Teapot. A ugly rated r. Drama. This film focuses on gangster bugs Siegel s vision of creating a gambling Mecca in the Nevada desert. Warren Beatty plays the main character whose love affair with Virginia Hill Annette boning inspired the creation of the Flamingo hotel and the City of Las vegas. Folks rated pg-13. Comedy. Tom Sellack is a successful Chicago commodities Juggler whose life self destructs after he s framed for insider trading. His Bank account is Frozen the Fri is after him his wife leaves and relatives of the worst kind Are moving in. Also Don am Che. Frankly and Johnny rated r. Drama. This is a realistic love Story about a Short order Cook and a waitress in a new York diner trying to Cope with the problems of love loneliness sex and self esteem. Al Pacino Michelle Pfeiffer. Oato ii rated r. Horror. In this sequel Terry revisits the scene of his earlier encounter with demons. Again he Falls  danger As once More he opens the Gate. Lewis Tripp Simon Reynolds. Grand Canyon rated r. This drama describes life and death among the haves and the have not. A Friendship in los Angeles tries to Span the Gap Between the slums and the wealthy part of the City. Danny Glover Kevin Kline. Tho hand thai Hooka to Cradle rated r. Horror. The new Nanny seems very Sweet and eager to please. She s so Good with the children. What the family does t know is that their employee has a hidden Agenda. She believes the lady of the House is responsible for her troubles and is planning a deadly revenge. Rebecca do Mornay. Mol Aldo rated r. Drama. Detective Bobby Gold Joe Mantegna non practising jew is yanked off a sexy drug bust and put on he murder of an elderly jewish woman. Juk rated r. Drama. Oliver Stone s assassination movie gathers together the zillion conspiracy theories that question the Warren commission s conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone shot our president. Lov crimes rated r. Drama. Scan Young is a District attorney from Atlanta obsessed with prosecuting a smooth Young Man who impersonates a professional photographer to lure attractive Young women into posing for him. Also Patrick Burgin. Medicine men rated pg-13. D Ramn. Scan Connery is a crus tily eccentric hut Brilliant scientist who deep in the heart of what is left of the Amazon ram Forest has discovered a cure for cancer. The France of tide rated r. Drama. A doctor patient relationship becomes very personal in this Saga about a Man who finds the key to unlock a lifetime of bottled up guilt and pain through his psychiatrist. Nick Nolc barbra Streisand. Redlo flyer rated pg-13. Horror fantasy. Two Young Brothers Are faced with the harsh realities of an abusive Stepfather. Sharing fear and fantasy they discover the magical world of childhood belief in which animals speak monsters live in the bedroom closet and a Little red Wagon has the Power to Fly. Lorraine Brac co John heard. Shining through rated r. A romantic spy thriller set during world War ii this movie chronicles the daring adventures of a Brooklyn born Secretary working in the new York office of the Oss. Michael Douglas Melanie Griffith a a i or my Mam will she rated pg-13. Action comedy. Quot a Quot is for the murder mirth and mayhem Quot of Quot is Only that the jokes Are old Sylvester Stallone and Estelle Getty play an ingenious combo As an land Slob and his charmingly meddlesome Newark mom. Who a Sanaa rated r. Action. Not much happens in this Small new Mexico town until a murder investigation turns up evidence that seems to implicate the Fri. Willem Dafoe sets himself up As a target with a suitcase full of Money to flush out the truth also Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Alan an a mfrs circuit ratio or an american Tail fico cd goes West Fem Gully the last rain Forest. Ratio Fol father of the Bride rocketeer Star trek i the undiscovered country straight talk. Ratio m�?~13l Doc Hollywood Fried Green tomatoes cuffs ladybugs regarding Henry Robin Hood Prince of thieves toy soldiers. Ratio re article 99, Boyz n the Hood double Impact Fredjack House party 2, juice the Lawnmower Man one Good cop other people s Money the people under the stairs the silence of the lambs sleepwalkers Trestor pictures Rickshaw Driver of Puri left and doctor Patrick Swayze Are Cross cultural friends in the drama City of  Vinch staff writer \ Mon ii City of Joy rated pg-13 a a a must see wow Worth your time passable entertainment a coming soon to a video outlet near you and you can wait in this Era of slumping Box office receipts a lot of Hollywood heavies prefer to play it Safe in High profile but lowbrow sequels or other equally formulaic fare Mel Gibson and lethal weapon 3 leap instantly to mind. So its a refreshing change to see someone like Patrick Swayze a Guy known More for his funkiness than his acting ability going out on a limb with this film about an american doctor living among Downtrodden peasants in a Calcutta slum. Swayze plays Max Lowe a Texas surgeon who flees his practice after a child Dies on his operating table. Seeking to get As far away from his overbearing father As possible he Heads for an ashram in India to meditate on what he perceives As the myriad failures of his life. He apparently does no to find the answers he a looking for because he ends up in a rundown Section of teeming Calcutta the films title refers to the slums ironic nickname. After being accosted and mugged by local toughs he is aided by Hasari of Puria villager living on the streets who has come to the City with his family to look for work after losing his farm to Bankers. Hasari takes Max to a local free clinic run on a shoestring by an Irish expatriate named Joan Pauline Collins. Recognizing a potential Gold mine when she sees one she tries to recruit him for the clinic. A you can to leave your demons behind a she tells him. A the More you run the harder they Chase  but Max is too Busy wallowing in self pity having lost All Faith in himself to listen to her. He is pressed into emergency service when a pregnant Leper has complications during birth. After successfully delivering the baby Max is slowly drawn into the lives of the slums denizens. They Are preoccupied with a local despot Shyam Anand Jala upon whom Many of them depend for their meager livelihood and his thuggish son Art Malik. Some want to fight Back others vote for continued appeasement and Max gets caught squarely in the a Middle. Throughout it All Max and Hasari develop a curious Bond that is often tested but never broken. At first Hasari is suspicious and distrustful of this foreigner who might up and run at any time but their Friendship is cemented after Max saves a Leper during a Monsoon and after almost drowning himself is in turn saved by Hasari in the end Max shows Hasari and the others that sometimes you just have to fight for what you believe in and in return Hasari shows Max that life is truly Worth living no matter How much of a struggle it May sometimes be. In this instance Swayzee a acting reach is still a bit beyond his grasp. But he deserves credit for taking a Chance and trying to stretch himself with a role that Many other actors would turn Down Flat. He a carried Here by the first rate cast of Indian actors a particularly the excellent Puri who gives a moving and affecting performance a and a Mark Medoff script that does a Gritty Job of portraying the kind of squalid poverty that most of us will never come close to experiencing. Director Roland Joffe has crafted a Story of How human dignity can survive and flourish even in the most desperate circumstances and it is a tale with much to say to an America that in Many ways has lost its moral Compass. City of Joy is occasionally flawed often Low key and even depressing at times but its ultimately uplifting message might be just the ticket if you re feeling in need of a Small shot of spiritual rejuvenation. It gets three stars. Page 12a sunday May 24, 1992