European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Video rankings rentals 1 the Crow Cuesta Vista 2 four weddings and a funeral poly ram 3 Schindler s list Mca Universal 4 naked gun 33vfc the final insult Paramount 5 the ret Touchstone 6 the Nightmare before Christmas Touchstone 7 threesome Columbia tristan 8 bad Girts Fox 9 serial mom Hob 10 like water for chocolate Paramount sales 1 the Nightmare before Christmas Touchstone 2 the 3 tenors in concert 1994 Carreras Domingo Pavarotti vision 3 sleepless in Seattle Columbia Trisler 4 02 the mighty ducks Disney 5 Beethoven s 2nd Mca Universal 6 kiss kiss my ass poly Tam 7 Hondo Mph 8 Playboy celebrity Centrefold Latoya Jackson Playboy 9 Yanni live at the acropolis big entertainment 10 Beattie boys sabotage Capitol music 1 barbra the concert barbra Streisand 2 the 3 tenors in concert 1994 Carreras Domingo. Pavarotti vision 3 live at the acropolis Yanni 4 a euphoria smashing pumpkins 5 sabotage Beattie boys 6 our first video Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen 7 kiss my ass kiss 8 live Ray Stevens Ray Stevens 9 secret world live Peter Gabriel 10 Boyz ii men then ii now Boyz ii men compiled by. Billboard. The top 20 stateside to shows of oct. 3-oct. 9, according to the . Nielsen co. Season to Date ranking an first time showing an x for one time Only presentation or a l for unavailable is in parentheses 1. 1 Home improvement 2 2 Seinfeld 3 3 Grace under fire 4 6 Ernic 5 x movie someone she knows 6 4 Roseann 7 8 60 minutes lbs 8 13 Fraser 9 9 madman of the people 10 u dateline 11 x country music awards lbs 12 6 monday night football Houston at Pittsburgh a 13 9 Ellen . 14 10 murder she wrote lbs 15 15 Murphy Brown cd s 16 17 Dave s world lbs 17 12 mad about you 18 legends 19 u wings 20 u wings rerun Glenn close and Michael Keaton Star in the paper a comedy drama just out on video. Universal smaller dish May mean big stuff for satellite to by Dennis Hunt los Angeles times satellite to systems have been around forbears but most people have never been interested because the dish is expensive an huge. A new system in los Angeles May cause them to think again and could pose a serious Challenge to Cable to. The digital satellite system ass manufactured by Ria Thomson consumer electronics consists of 1 a satellite dish that is Only 18 inches in diameter and attaches to the Side of the House 2 a digital Var sized receiver and 3 an interactive Remote control. it s still not cheap Selling for $700. The 175-Channei system offers programming from two networks Usab and direct that is Compa Rable to what s on Cable including Hob Showtime esp mtg vh-1, the comedy Channel lifetime and pay per View films and other events. The monthly fees vary and each network offers a different assortment of programming. The full pack age is $34 a month from Usab and $30 a month from direct and each offers cheaper deals by subscribing to fewer channels. Possibly digital satellite system s biggest Selling Point and where it leaves Cable in the dust is audio visual excellence. The ass picture is laser disc Quality far sharper and brighter than what s on regular to or Cable. A major difference in Cable and ass is that you can t get local stations through ass. That Means no lbs or Fox. That s not a problem if you can get their signals Over the air by a conventional. Antenna. But for those who need Cable to get decent reception the Cost of paying for that and ass May be too much. More tech news launched two years ago by Philips the digital com pact cassette has been a horrible Flop. The primary the format is that the machines play digital and conventional cassettes. According to Industry sources Philips is about to relaunch dec with a new and Campaign new products and cheaper prices. To take advantage of the Home theater Boom Curt co publishing has launched an informative new news and music by the new York times the paper Mca Universal. With muck to Rake and sensationalism to spread one might expect More color around the artfully Messy offices of the new York Sun. Instead the tabloid news paper in Ron Howard s film takes Only a wan run at the Gritty panache and Sassy smartness of newspaper Folk As imagined in most films of the genre since his girl Friday. Despite Gamey Sto Ries to cover a Gruff editor Robert Duvall and an appealing schemer for a managing editor Glenn close the Sun stays sanitized. Michael Keaton is Fine As Henry Hackett the metropol Itan editor being wooed by the Stuffy Uptown paper but for Howard it s not possible to be a Yuppie Damon Runyon. Backbeat Stu Sutcliffe Stephen Dorff was one beatle who preferred to stay in Hamburg Germany with his Girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr Sheryl Leland become an abstract Painter. Iain Softley s film relates the defection in lofty terms befitting a Man who stuck to his own individuality. With Kirchherr As a guiding Force the group comes off As pre Punk nihilists using their Hamburg Days to develop a hard driving style and newly recorded songs lend a raw freshness to a film that is Lively galvanizing and surprisingly Well made. Monthly Magazine Home theater technology. If you re looking to get into Home theater or to improve your Home theater components it s the Best guide on the Market. New video releases Tim Burton s Nightmare before Christmas Touchstone. Inventive often captivating musical comedy done in Stop motion animation with the characters resembling Herky Jerky puppets. The hero is skeletal Jack Skellington from Hallow Bentown who s bored with halloween. He stumbles onto the Christmas spirit and decides to give the hol iday a ghoulish make Over caution May be too scary for kids under 6 or 7. Above the rim new line. Gritty entertaining tale of a High school basketball player Duane mar tin lured into a gang world. A Host of cliches under Cut its Impact but there Are some first rate Basket Ball scenes and a Strong hip hop score. The Best reason to see this is the mesmerizing performance by tupac shakur As a cold blooded gangster. Page 18 sunday october 16,1994 v
