March 1989 ‘xa (1988, Action) 75 min. Andrew Buckland, Mercia Van Wyk, Ron Smerceak. Directed by David Lister. An action picture set in South Africa in 1943, Hiented focuses ort the heart- warming relationship between an escaped prisoner of war and a runaway orphan named Angelo. Assigned to a military police post in South Africa, British Lieutenant Le Riche discovers that his commanding officer, Captain Denton, is a sadist racist whose hatred for the POWs quartered with local fami- lies is literally murderous, Framed and relentlessly pursued by Denton, gentle Angelo seems doomed unless Le Riche can get to him before Denton does. Hunted deals with an interesting aspect of World War If unfamiliar to ost Americans. Viewers looking for «ction, however, are warned that it takes a back seat to character development. Maitland McDonagh ‘Academy Hone Entertainment 37895 Thea ‘Avaiate March 2 [1°6) Visine, profany dt themes Fomat MY -E-T ET ET + (1988, Drama) 118 min. James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, Angelica Huston, Alec Guinness. Directed by Charles Sturridge. A Handful of Dust is elegantly writ- ten, well acted, beautifully designed and photographed, but ultimately a bit dull ‘The novel that inspired it, written by “Brideshead Revisited” author Evelyn Waugh, is a black comedy, but the movie aspires to high gragedy. The result is much ado about nothing. Set in the 1930s, British aristocrat Brenda Last (Kristin Scott Thomas) begins an affair with a shallow fortune hunter (Rupert Graves) because she’s a little bored with her prim and proper husband (James Wilby). Before the film is over, their lives have been irrevocably changed for the worst. Masterpiece Theatre fans might be entertained by A Handful of Dust, but others may find the pacing slow. —Maitiand McDonagh ACR Coon [eas [vai now [ 6 The Magazine Of Videotape Baten gama 4 & (Sports) 40 min. With Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Gary Player and others. Want to see golf greats fumble putts a 10-year-old could ace? Go for that long drive that separates the pros from the amateurs and mess up by just this much? ‘Then Just Missed... . Dammit! a collec- ion of moments Amold Palmer, Sam Snead and 22 other pro golfers would just as soon forget. isthe tave for vou. Vol.1, No. 3 ‘An impressive array of champions suf fer as balls veer obstinately, tremble on the edge of the cup and—as the announcers never fail to remind us—lose a lot of money in the process. This is an entertaining selection of some terrific bloopers with a surprise happy ending. —Maitland McDonagh [Paramount 31995 Nontheatical | Avelable now (A) ‘Al audiences Format] [oe ee I iF Stor Just Missed . . . Dammit!: Golf fans will want to drive it home.