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Soulful new film proves good for some heartwarming laughs “Heart and Souls” “Heart and Souls” (Cinema Twin, 13 th and P Streets) is quite a feel-good movie, and it throws in some laughs along the way as well. Charles Grodin (Harrison), Kyra Sedgwick (Julia), Tom Sizemore (Milo), and Alfre Woodard (Penny) are a group of people from 1959 San Francisco whonave one thing in com mon; they all die in die same bus crash. When die bus passengers die, their souls are drawn into a baby being bom near the crash site. The child, Thomas, is the only person who can see or hear this family of souls, and it inevitably causes prob lems for him. In order for Thomas to grow up a normal child, they decide to fade from his view as well. The years pass, and as Thomas (Robert Downey Jr., “Chaplin”) grows, he loses his compassion for others. He also has discovered mate rialism and he lacks commitment to his girlfriend Anne (Elisabeth Shue). He has managed to block the exist ence of Hamson, Penny, Milo, and Julia from of his mind. Meanwhile, the souls have discov ered the reason they were attached to Courtesy of Universal Pictures His body inhabited by a soul, Thomas (Robert Downey Jr.) hustles his way backstage at a concert. Harrison (Charles Grodln) and Julia (Kyra Sedgwick) look on. Thomas. He is to finish one task for each of them, and he must do so before they are called to their final destination. The souls force their way back into Thomas’ world, and the results are chaotic and hilarious, especially when the souls realize they can take over his body at any time. Director Ron Underwood (“City Slickers”) keeps the movie going at a good pace, with a nice balance of drama and comedy, and he even throws in a few surprises to keep things more interesting. Downey is superb, particularly when a soul takes over his body or when he flies in and out of one perso na into another. While Downey is the key to making this film work, he does get some help from a strong support ing cast. Other hilarious moments from the film include when the group — with Downey—does a rendition of “Walk Like A Man”, complete with chore ography, after the group completes their fust task. It also is funny when the group works to fulfill Harrison’s wish to sing in front of a huge group of F heartwarming stuff, with enough laughs to keep it from being too smarmy, “Heart and Souls” hits the mark. —Gerry Beltz l.l t < r} lit. You Have Shopped The Rest — Now Shop The Best 1745 0 St. 476-2857 ^ We Offer Quality Pre-Owned Merchandise! Furniture Automotive Goods Vintage Clothing, Shoes Small Appliances Brie-A Brae Jewelry Carpeting Men's, Women's, & Kid's Clothing Shop 1Q»QQQ Sq.-EL Cashflow 101 Introduction to Affordable Student Checking Required Reading: 13th 6 0 4734707 Open to students of all levels. FEES: £50 monthly service charge. First 15 checks eadi mcxith arc at no charge; a^dditional checks each. I Foryoarcoavetuence,oiie(/oiirCASHBQXTCATM^ I is located m the Administration Building. Commercial FederaLBank A Federal Savings Bank Insured by FDIC 70th A Adams 56th AO 16th A South 47347766 47341600 47347773 Outakb Lincoln caH 1-600-5633426. \l<)iul-l)-l<lii 1 Session..........$3 10 Sessions.....$22 . 20 Sessions.....$38 ExpiresScpt. 22,1993 1350 N. 48th (Next to Ken's Kegs) 466-8044 ja310A03<H me Haymarket o24 p Street • 476-8240 Check Out Our Unique Small & Giant Posters INDI & Import Magazines Records • tapes • CDs • Posters Music Collectables We Buy and Sell Sega & Nintendo 207, OFF in the store during in honor of our theunm H H>\ ♦ Omaha • 106th & Center • rock' Everything the fhonth off August 5th Anniversary ode bed FURNITURE irook village • 402-397-9340 Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Doors And More! And More! 16.8 Million colors moving at the speed of light 10X the laser power for brighter images State-of-the-art computer graphics Member • International Laser Display Association Award-Winning Programing SEE YOU THIS FALL AT LASER FANTASIES MUELLER PLANETARIUM - UNL (In Morrill Hall - 14th A U. SU Watch for our fall schedule beginning in Sept. Which common food additives are known to cause cancer? What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fat? Microwave ovens bombard the food with high energy ionizing radiation; hence the term "Nuke It?" T or F For the correct answers enroll in the Science of Food 131 (3 cr) MW 12:00-1:15 Chemistry 131 (2150) Food Science and Technology 131 (4253) Nutritional Science and Dietetics 131 (4180) This course is directed toward non-science majors and has no prerequisites. It is recognized as a natural science course by the Colleges of Arts and Sciences. Business Administration, Home Economics and Teachers College