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this Down Under Western. Pretty hokey at
times, but Selleck’s appeal and director _
Simon Wincer’s (Lonesome Dove) feel for the _

_tInaterial make it worthwhile. *** (Mature) _

HOME ALONE (Odeon) A young boy ~

_ (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left behind —

_ when his family goes on Christmas vacation, —

_ leaving him to fend for himself and defend _
his home against a couple of dimwitted _
_ burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern). Culkinis _

adorable and the broad, slapstick climax is —

painfully hilarious. Written

_ by Chris Columbus. *** (Ma-

ture)

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Blake (after his novel) about a

_ Union soldier (Costner) whose posting at a
remote army fort and subsequent relation-

ship with the local Sioux Indian tribe turns
into an incredible odyssey of the mind, body

and spirit. Moving, respectful, humorous,

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fights, kinky sex, explosions,

gunfire and car chases are —
your idea of holiday fun, this is the film for —

you. Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen star
as reluctantly partnered cops in this action
picture in the Lethal Weapon/ Dirty Harry

mould. Too bad it isn’t half as good as either. —

Eastwood directs. ** (R)

THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY
(Capitol 6/University Cinema/Caprice) if
you liked the original, this sequel set five

_ years later will not disappoint. Personally, —

I'd rather spend my time babysitting triplets.
#1/2 (Mature)

ALSO COMING FOR THE SEASON:

Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks and Melanie Grif-
fith star in Brian De Palma’s film of Tom

Wolfe’s scathing serio-comic novel of New |
York City personalities, Bonfire of the
Vanities; Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on _

his toughest foe yet, a roomful of five year-

olds, in Kindergarien Cop; aiter defecting —

from the Soviet Union in his last film, Sean
Connery apparently wants back in, this time

as a spy in The Russia House: Francis Ford

Coppola will try to get out of debt again with
the release of Godfather Ill; and Cher,
Winona Ryder and Bob Hoskins team up for

_ family fun and turmoil in Mermaids.

RATINGS KEY: *****, classic: ****, excellent: “**,
good: ** fair, * poor and no stars, worthless.

_ bydohn Hughes and directed _

this story of romance and _
political intrigue in 1958 —
_ Cuba. Also with Lena Olin. —
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