Whitby Free Press, 10 Aug 1983, p. 9

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10, 19834_PAGE ENTR A INM ENT w M Cin ema-Whitby Cinema Wbltby, 12 Brock.St. N., bas announced its August ichedule of filma' and, It reads like a greatest bits collection of somfe very recent films. Superman III will play at 7 p.m. Wednesday August 10 and Tbursday August 11. Christopher Reeve returns as the man of steel as he batties evil in a comical sort of way. Stroker. Ace, starrlng Burt Reynolds, wlll be the 9:15 feature August 10 and 11. 'Burt once again in- fatuates bimself with raclng fast cars and chasing fast women. Tbis film was a, dud at the box office on its first movie run but may well be worth tbe reduced priçe of admission. Twillght Zone, The Movie, wiil play August 12 to 18 at 7 p.m. The movie features four episodes of terror recailing the old popular television sertes.' The 9:30 p.m. fMature Auguat 12,to 14 will be 48 Hours, a bigbly touted film, starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. The Terry Fox Story wiil be featured August 15 to 18 at 9:30 p.m. This movie recalls a true Canadian hero, Terry Fox, wbo battled ail odds on bis famous attempt at completing -a coast-to-coast marathon, despite belng bandicapped with only one leg,. Admission for tbe showsis $1.99 with a yearly membership of $5. This'membership entities the bearer to discount rates for the remainder of this year. Without membership, admission is $3.50. Children 14 and under and seniors over 60 pay only 99 cents with no memfbership necessary. The McKenzie Brothers (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) demand an explanation for the live mouse in their beer bottie in Strange Brew, an MGM presentation to be released tbis week. McKenzie Brothers make film debut Those two beer guz- zling -,'McKenzie Brothers, Bob and Doug, will soon. be brlnging their Great Wbite North humour to the silver screen as their first movie, Strange Brew, -is set to open in theatres acrosa the country. Strange Brew la' described as being a comedlc tale of inter- national intrigue that takes place i ... wbere else? ... a brewexýy. Much of the film was sbot I varlous Toronto locations witb the remalnlng scenes talng place in Prince George, British Colum- bia. Dave - Thom", as Doug, and Rick Moranis, as Bob, began the Mckenzie, Brothers concept i 1981 on Second City, a brillant comedy show. The sbow was syndicated and was transmitted to the United States as weil as Ca0nada. Because tbe Canadian version Iasted two minutes longer, Canadian content 'was needed to fi11 that time. The McKenzle Brothers became the "ltypical Canadian boys", prone to wearing toques, eating back bacon, drinking beer, and repeatedly saying, The -McKenzle Brothers became so popular they recorded'a blghly successful album and their trademark expression "take off", caught on like wildflre., One of the tougbest chalenes ifilmlng Strange Brew , was locatlng a Canadian brewery wiling to allow tbe shenanigans of tbis film to take place on its property. Wben ail ap- peared te be lost, the» Old Fort Brewing Com- pany, asswned tb e role of the fictitious Elsinore WE NOW HAVE VERMONT CASTINGSMSTOVES.' The Vermont Castings Defiarut,". h, Jare a an t11. Resoute1! andrIntrepld'" s cience. CIassic design. wood-to-coal Sconvertibililty. open flrepiacelalrtight '272heater. automatlc thermostat contrai plus a choice af colors make these the aost talked about stoves around. SCone examine thern today. THE DEFIANT*THE VIGILANT* THE RESOLUTE'THE INTREPID' '~The FirpaoePlus 900 Hopkin. St. ai Burna --ere po 'he V 01an t4NIV"tit 4 lu Autttls wl" .&,baud Brewery. Aiso starring in the movie is Max Sydow, who plays tbe villainous Brewmeister Smith. Among bis previous film creditsb are The Exor- cist, Tbree Days of the Condor and Vilage of the Damned.., BLUEPRINT FOR4 WASTE Ontario MANAGEMENT- The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has developed for public review a com pre-, hensive proposai of new programs, controls and regulations for the better management of the eight million tons of solid waste and the.60 million gallons of liquid industrial .waste generated, in Ontario each year. The public' is invited to discuss this 'Blueprint for Waste Management' with Ministry staff at an I NFORMATION MEETINGI Wednesday, August 24 3-6 p.m Committee Room No,, i Whitby Municipal Building 575 Rossland Rd., Whitby Written or oral presentations on the 'Blueprint for Waste Management' may be presented at public meetings to be held through-out Ontario starting in September. Mînistry of the (5DEnvîronment Ontarlo Hon. Andrew S. Brandt, Minister Gérard J.M. Raymond, Deputy Minister ~t9' '4 _________________ s

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