European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                N a a video rankings i j. V a a --1 rentals 1 a few Good men Columbia tristan Home video 2 unforgiven Warner Home video 3 brim Stoker s Dracula Columbia tristan Home video 4 forever Young Warner Home video 5 tie crying game Pioneer Loca inc. 8 body of evidence Mem a Home video 7 the bodyguard Warner Home video 8 leap of Faith Paramount Home video 9 Jennifer 8 Pioneer Edca inc. 10 a River runt through ii Columbia tristan Home video sales 1 Putno Tchlo Walt Disney Home video 2 Playboy playmate of the year 1993 uni Oist. Corp. 3 Beauty and the Bali Walt Disney Home video 4 Playboy celebrity Centrefold Jenica Hahn uni dist. Corp. 5 Disney sing along songs Friend like me Walt Disney Home video 8 Star trek i the undiscovered country Paramount Home video 7 teenage mutant Ninia turtles Iii the turtles Are Back. In time Columbia tristan Home video 8 Playboy 1993 video playmate review uni dist. Corp. 9 mall Stockl Mph thime video 10 Gamey rhymes with Mother Goose the Lyon s. Group. A a children 1 pinocchio Walt Disney Home video 2 Beauty and the beast Walt Disney Home video 3 Gamey rhymes with Mother Goose the Lyon s group 4 101 dalmatians Walt Disney Home video 5 Disney s sing along songs Friend like me Walt Disney Home video. 6 Barneys Best Marthers the Lyon s group 7 Barney in concert the Lyon s group 8 Barney s magical musical adventure the Lyon s group. 9 Little Nemo adventures in Slumberland hem Dale Home video. 10 Rock with Barney the Lyons group comp Llod by billboard. Television the top 15 stateside to shows for july 19-25, according to the . Nielsen co. Season to Date ranking an n for first Tine showing an x for onetime Only presentation or a u for unavailable is in parentheses 1 2 Roseann  2 3 Home improvement  3 1 60 minutes lbs 4 15 prime time live  5 6 coach  a 12 20/20 add 7 7 murder she wrote lbs 8 x movie company of darkness lbs 9 u dateline   10 x Thorn Birds part ii  11 x Thorn bards part 111  12 x Thorn bards part in  13 u 48 hours lbs 14 x movie Small sacrifices part 1  13 x Thorn bards part v . A a a a a a a win Erboe. Jodie Foster faces her husband with fear and doubt when he returns from the civil War in Summersby. Video reviews so Moraby 1993. Warner. Pg-13. Anyone who has Ever known shame and wanted to Start life anew will recognize a Little glimpse of him self or herself in Summersby the Story of one Many a. Quest to do just that. When Jack Summersby Richard Gere returns to his Plantation in Vine Hill tenn., after six years of fighting in the civil War he returns a changed Man. Once harsh and violent Summersby seems chastened by the War and eager to win Back the love of his wife Laurel Jodie Foster. Laurel has had to endure her own share of hardship a raising their Young son by herself and trying to farm their Barren land. It seems the Only Comfort she had was from family Friend Orin Meecham Bill Pullman who was hoping to win her Over for himself. At first the exchanges Between Summersby and his wife Are tentative their timing awkward. And Summersby does no to seem to remember that before he left they slept in separate bedrooms. But their stiffness dissolves when he has Laurel shave off his matted Beard to reveal the new Man be Cath it. Director Jon Amiel renders a bit of movie magic with this scene. Laurel Levels her Long simmering anger Blade stroking the  from his neck while Summersby sits totally vulnerable. The timing and the tension Are perfect and the outcome a a sub tie spell of newfound intimacy a is almost palpable. Gere and Foster have a sweetly endearing chemistry As they dance and swirl about each other discovering a love they had never known. In fact that love begins to seem As new and mysterious As Summersby himself. A Patricia Bibby the associated press a 1492s Conquest of Paradise 1992. Par amount. Pg-13. The 500th anniversary of Columbus discovery of the new world prompted two film companies to presume that the world needed a movie to celebrate the event. The first to arrive Christopher Columbus fell off the Edge of the Earth. The second 1492 Conquest of Paradise had a Rocky sailing As Well. The director of 1492 was Ridley Scott a visual stylist Best known for alien and Blade runner. The Star is Girard Depardieu. The locations a Spain Costa Rica and at sea a were photographed with rare artistry by Adrian Biddle. French journalist Roselynne Bosch wrote the script which is said to be historically accurate. Therein May lie the problem with 1492. Every schoolchild learns that Columbus navigational Triumph was followed by years of betrayal disaster and disgrace. As the movie Points out his final Ignominy was having discovery of the new world credited to a rival Amerigo Vespucci. While history May be Well served in 1492, drama is not. The final third of the movie is so burdened with tragedy that the euphoria of the discovery is virtually erased. Gerard Depardieu is a world class actor and his Talent faces the Challenge Here. His Columbus ranges from a brooding zealot to a dashing swordsman to a rejected Prophet. His great presence overcomes the roles ambiguity and his unfamiliarity with the English language. Bob Thomas a passion fish 1992. Columbia tristan. R. Seldom does a movie come along that captures a mood and a vision and locks them together with Strong emotions and emerging relationships. John Sayless Beautiful passion fish does All of that and offers exquisite visuals to soothe and Charm us. Mary Mcdonnell was nominated for an Academy award As Best actress for her portrayal of embittered soap Queen Mary Alice a woman who is left Par Al Zed from the Waist Down after she shit by a new York taxi. She finally meets Chantelle a Strong willed woman with her own secrets it was surprising and disturbing that Alfre Woodard was overlooked by the Academy for her por Traya of Chantelle one of her strongest roles to Date. She and Mcdonnell shared Billing for passion fish and the intricate braiding of their characters is what makes the movie such a Gem. Dolores Barclay a new releases Riff Raff. Columbia tristan. Not rated. Irish com Edy Romance. Wet and wild summer. Vidmark. R. Beach Man Ket bimbos and their Bim Bettes. Becoming Colette. Academy. R. Virginia Madsen stars As the French writer. The killing of a chinese Bookie. Touchstone. R. John Cassavetes directed and wrote. Homewrecker. Paramount. Pg-13. Robot intrudes on marriage. Love Field. Orion. Pg-13. A touching slice of life starring Michelle Pfeiffer As a housewife on her was to a fkr a funeral. Waterland. Columbia tristan. R. Jeremy Irons stars As inspirational teacher. Nowhere to run. Columbia tristan. R. Jean Claude Van Damme. Chop slice kick. Cheating hearts. Vidmark. R. Western starring Sally Kirkland. American friends. Vidmark. Pm. Romantic comedy there goes the neighbourhood. Paramount.pg-13. Jeff Daniels comedy about Gold Hunting. Scent of a woman. Mca Universal. R. A1 Pacino a Oscar winning performance. How u like me now. Mca Universal. R. Chicago friends. The lost Fleet of Guadalcanal. Columbia tristan. Documentary on world War ii Battle. Page 18 sunday August 1,1993