European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Home i rankings rentals 1 Philadelphia Columbia Trisler 2 on deadly ground Warner 3 Grumpy old men Warner 4 tie Pelican Brief Warner 5 Tombstone Hollywood 6 Beethoven 2nd Mca Universal 7 a or league ii Warner 8 Schindler s list Warner 9 Ace Ventura Pel detective Warner 10 blink Columbia Trisha sales 1 thumbs Tina Warner 2 Beethoven a 2nd Mca Universal 3 Ace Ventura pet detective Wamer 4 Woodstock three Days of peace amp music Warner 5 the return of Jafar Walt Disney it Yannul live at the acropolis big entertainment 7 Playboy celebrity Centrefold Latoya Jackson a Playboy. A it Little rascals collection vol. 1 Cabin fever a entertainment a 9 mrs. Doubt pro Fox 10 Penthouse Soiles Amateur videos vision music 1 live at the acropolis Yanni _ 2 live Ray Stevens Ray Stevens 3 the sign the Home videos Maceol base 4 our first video Mary Kate amp Ashley Olsen 5 3 chains of Gold Prince 6 comedy video classics Ray Stevens a 7 Llva Short Binge g purge Metallica 8 zoo to a live from Sydney u2 9 in concert Carreras Domingo Pavarotti 10 Llvine love no amp Rackin that Jukebox Alan Jackson compiled by billboard. _ to rankings j the top 20 stateside to shows of aug. 22-28, according to the a c. Nielsen co. Season to Date ranking an n for first time showing an x for onetime Only presentation u for. Unavailable is in parentheses. A. 1 1 Home improvement Abc 2 2 Grace under fire Abc z t _ 3 3 frasier Abc. 4 4 Seinfeld abc5 5 Roseanne Abc a. 6 6 60 minutes lbs 7 8 Ellen Abc 8 x nil preseason Abc 9 11 murder she wrote lbs 10 14 Murphy Brown lbs _ 11 x movie and theses will Tell part 2 lbs 12 x movie the final Appeal Abc 13 x movie the Corpse had a familiar face lbs 14 <187 sister sister Abc. A 14 15 20/20 Abc 16 u Pateli Neng 17 12 Datello enc 17 26 love and War lbs a. 17 42 movie victim of love the Shannon Mohr Story Abc 20 30 Dave s world lbs Universal John Goodman Steps up to play babe Ruth in 1992�?Ts the babe one of the newer baseball movies on video. Missing baseball s go to by Dennis Hunt los Angeles times a Ith the baseball strike having taken so Long hard Core fans have suffered through withdrawal. Watching baseball videos May provide Relief that a Why Man video store owners Are showcasing their Stock of baseball movies now. Usually they re dragged out at the Start of the season when interest in the sport is being rekindled. Near the top of the list is the natural 19mwith Robert Redford As baseball hero Roy Hobbs. Its baseball scenes will soothe any starved fan. There Are even better sequences in director John Sayless. Excellent eight men out from 1988, about the 1919 Black sox scandal this is one of the Best movies Ever made about the game. Field of dreams from 1989, is a Little Hokey but it does radiate an affection for the sport. In this fantasy Kevin Costner stars As an Iowa Farmer who builds a baseball Diamond on his land to serve As a playing Field for dead players. \ if you re looking for a baseball fix steer cd Earp Bull Durham 1988which is about Ninor league baseball. Not that this comedy is bad. Its just More about the relationships among the characters played by Kevin Costner Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins. The two major league movies Are Wacky comedies that take a satirical approach to the game. There also Are a handful of Choice Vintage movies available that convey a Strong sense of baseball As the National pastime a a feeling missing from Post 60s movies. One is the Pride of the Yankees the 1942 biography of Lou Gehrig starring Gary Cooper a an excellent movie with a terrific baseball flavor. Another is the amusing 1949 comedy it happens every Spring with Ray Milland As a chemistry professor who becomes a Star Pitcher by treating baseballs with a Wood repelled he discovers. Skip the babe Ruth movies. The 2-year-old the babe with John Goodman in the starring role is a sentimental fact stretching biography that a More devoted to his off fiend activities. The babe Ruth Story 1949featuring William Bendix a horrible performance As Ruth whitewashes the hero so drastically that its a turn off to fans who know the Teal Story a a a a. /. Fox video offers last years Rookie of the year. This and another Fox video title the sandlot Are a Homey family movies that interest hardcore fans. Then there Are documentaries about baseball. Orion has a big catalogue of worthwhile titles in the sales Market including the National pastime the history of major league baseball baseball Sgrena i est Pennant races the official history of baseball the greatest league championship series and world series. The monster of All baseball documentaries Ken Burns baseball an 18-hour epic is on the Way. That s due sept. 23, in the Middle of its run on pcs which begins sept. 18. _ new video releases Schindler a list Mca Universal. Steven Spielberg a grim gripping Oscar winning drama set in world War ii and photographed in Black and White tells the Story of German industrialist Oskar Schindler Liam Iceson who saved the lives of More than 1,000 jews. D2 the mighty ducks Disney. Emilio Estevez returns As the coach of a children a hockey team which is trying to win the Junior Goodwill games. The kiddies will love this cutesy sequel. Those in their teens or older will most Likely find it juvenile and woefully predictable. \ hard boiled Fox lorber. Director John woo is the Orson Welles of the Low Grade action flick genre. Although violent his films Are beautifully crafted. Here he Tunas a routine tale a two Hong Kong cops Chow Yun fat and Tony Leong battling the mob a into something compelling. Geared to men who savor stomach churning violence. Blue chips Paramount. Focuses on the seedy Side of College basketball with Nick Nolte playing a volatile coach who seems to be modelled after Indiana a Bobby Knight. After some losing seasons the coach is pressured to illegally recruit players. Featuring basketball players Shaquille of Neal and anger n us Hardawa a ills grossing for hoops fanatics who ii appreciate the Gritty game sequences but also of for those with just a passing interest in the game. Page 18. Sunday september 4. 1994
