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CALENDAR NINE TO FIVE Northgate Cinema I. Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin. (PG). Matinees, evenings. FIRST FAMILY Northgate Cinema BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and PRIVATE EYES Morton Cinema.

Richard Thomas stars in first film. Tim Conway, Don Knotts star in second film. Both films (G). Saturday, Sunday evenings. PRIVATE EYES Morton Cinema.

Tim Conway, Don Knotts. (PG). Weekday evenings. Onarga MOJADOS and LA LOCA OE LOS MILAGROS Mode Theater. In Spanish.

Not rated. Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon. Paxton IN GOD WE TRUST Paxton Theater. Marty Feldman. (R).

Evenings and a Sunday matinee. Pekin FLASH GORDON Pekin Mall Cinema I. Sam J. Jones. (PG).

Matinees, evenings. STIR CRAZY Pekin Mall Cinema 2. Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder. (R). Matinees, evenings.

Pontiac ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN Crescent. Clint Eastwood. (PG). Evenings Monday- through Friday. Matinees Saturday and Sunday.

FLASH GORDON Eagle. Sam J. Jones. (PG). Evenings Monday through Friday.

Matinees Saturday and Sunday. Streator FLASH GORDON Majestic 1. Sam J. Jones. (PG).

Evenings only. ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN Majestic 2. Clint Eastwood. (PG). Evenings only.

Washington PRIVATE EYES Valley Forge Cinema. Tim Conway, Don Knotts. (PG). Evenings and Sunday matinee. rara r' ff 71 ifO 4 James Seabourne, a singer and fiddler in the country music band Tombstone, will play New Year's Eve at Bronco Billy's.

2. Bob Newhart, Gilda RadnV. (R). Matinees, evenings. FLASH GORDON Northgate Cinema 3.

Sam J. Jones. (PG). Matinees, evenings. STIR CRAZY Rogers Theater.

Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder. (R). Matinees, evenings. Eureka OH GOD, BK. II Woodtord.

George Burns, David Birney. (PG). Friday, Saturday, Sunday evening. Forsyth POPEYE Hickory Point Cinema 1. Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul Dooiey.

Directed by Robert Altman. (PG). Matinees, evenings. PRIVATE BENJAMIN Hickory Point Cinema 2. Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan.

(R). Matinees, evenings. ORDINARY PEOPLE Hickory Point Cinema 3. Timothy Hutton, Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland. (R).

Matinees, evenings. CHANGE OF SEASON Hickory Point Cinema 4. Bo Derek, Anthony Hopkins, Shirley MacLaine. (R). Matinees, evenings.

SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES Hickory Point Cinema 5. Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Charles Grodin. (PG). Matinees, evenings. THE ARISTOCATS Hickory Point Cinema 6.

Animated Walt Disney rerelease. (G). Matinees, evenings. Gilman SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, II Palace Theater. Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason.

(PG). Evenings. Lincoln THE EMPIRE STRIKFS BACK Lincoln Theater. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher. (PG).

Evenings Monday through Friday. Matinee Sunday. Morton BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS Morton Cinema. Richard Thomas. (G).

Saturday, Sunday matinees. carefree, nose-thumbing spirit of the 1977 box-office smash. There are lots of redneck vulgarisms, a plot that has something to do with a pregnant elephant, and Burt Reynolds and Sally Field trying to develop a "meaningful" relationship amid the cartoonery. Vi STIR CRAZY Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder team up as two Broadway hopefuls heading for Hollywood who get framed on a bank robbery charge and sent to prison. Top notch comedy.

FLASH GORDON Fast-paced space fantasy likely to be especially popular with children and those enjoying the campy aspects of the earlier "Flash Gordon" films. if Film Mi Movies Bloomingfon-Normal THE ARISTOCATS Castle Theater. Animated Walt Disney rerelease. (G). Matinees, evenings.

CHANGE OF SEASONS College Hills Movie 1. Bo Derek, Anthony Hopkins, Shirley MacLaine. (R). Matinees, evenings. PRIVATE BENJAMIN- College Hills Movie 2.

Goldie Hawn, Eileen Bren-nan. (R). Matinees, evenings. THE FORMULA College Hills Mcwie 3. Marlon Brando, George C.

Scott. (R). Matinees, evenings. PRIVATE EYES College Hills Movie 4. Tim Conway, Don Knotts.

(PG). Matinees, evenings. FIRST FAMILY Eastland Cinema 1. Bob Newhart, Gilda Radner. (R).

Matinees, evenings. SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES Eastland Cinema 2. Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Charles Grodin. (PG). Matinees, evenings.

FLASH GORDON Eastland Cinema 3. Sam J. Jones. (PG). Matinees and evenings.

ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN Irvin Theater. Clint Eastwood. (PG). Matinees, evenings. POPEYE Normal Cinema I.

Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul Dooiey. Directed by Robert Altman. (PG) Matinees, evenings. NINE TO FIVE Normal Cinema 2. Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin.

(PG) Matinees, evenings. STIR CRAZY Normal Theater. Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder. (R). Matinees, evenings.

Clinton PRIVATE EYES Clintonia Theater. Tim Conway, Don Knotts. (PG). Friday through Wednesday evenings. Decatur ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN Avon Theater.

Clint Eastwood. (PG). Evenings, Saturday and Sunday matinees. ORDINARY VeOPLE -Grim, talky, very emotional drama directed by Robert Redford in which a respectable, upper-middle class suburban Chicago family nearly disintegrates. The directorial style is better suited to theater or television, but the brilliant performances make this a must-see.

OH, GOD! BOOK II -George Burns returns as God in a clone of the 1977 original. As always, Burns is a marvelous master of his lines and timing. But the plot pushes the limits of believ-ability and the sassiness of the Burns-Denver combo is missing. Vi PRIVATE BENJAMIN -A comedy starring Goldie Hawn as a woman who seeks to develop her independence by joining the Army. She at first rejects the removal of her affluent dignity, creating a situation ripe for humor.

Unfortunately, the story is not as good as its actors and actresses, and is rather slowly executed. Vi SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT II Sequelmania hits a new low with this unsuccessful attempt to revive the 4 PREVIEW Chicago BEATLEMANIA Revue featuring John, Paul, George and Ringo look-alikes, 7 and 10:30 p.m. Jan. 2, 3, 4 and 7:30 p.m. Jan.

4, 8 p.m. Jan. 5, Mill Run Theater. 312-298-2170 or 312-298-3730 for tickets. Plays Bloomington-Normal SINGULAR SENSATIONS Musical revue, 10 p.m.

Dec. 31, 8 p.m. Jan. 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, Central Station restaurant. Dinner two hours before shows.

309-827-0303 for reservations. Chicago I'M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD Musical and social comedy revue, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK This film displays the same soaring imagination that made "Star Wars" fun. The same humans, among them Carrie Ford and Mark Hamill, and robots C-3P0 and R2-D2 are back; the dialogue is again flip, and the special effects superior. Despite all this, the film is something of a letdown, as is inevitable as a sequel. Furthermore, the ending is unsatisfying.

The filmmakers are saying "To be continued" too obviously. NINE TO FIVE Comedy with Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton playing office workers who band together to get justice. Fantasies about killing the boss come a little too close to reality, requiring some fast thinking on the women's part, -kick EVERY WHICH WAY YOU CAN Cast of "Every Which Way but Loose" reassembled for sequel. Fast-paced, follows recent Eastwood trend of portraying quiet but firm tough guy. Film Clips is made up of excerpts from Daily Pan-tagraph staff reviews.

starring Donna McKechnie, Howard Piatt, 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, until Jan. 1 or after, depending on ticket sales, Drury Lane Theater. 312-266-0500 for tickets. THE AMEN CORNER James Baldwin drama by Kuumba Reperto ry Co.

starring Val Gray Ward, 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday until Jan. 4, World Play- house.

312-427-2860 for tickets, 312-326-0458 for group tickets. CHRISTMAS CAROL Drama, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Sunday, until Jan.

4, Goodman Theater. 312-443-3800 for tickets. Discount for people under 12. THE ORIGINAL ROCKY HORROR SHOW 8 p.m. nightly except Wednesday, 10:45 p.m.

Friday, Saturday until Jan. 5, Granada Theater. 8 and ,10:45 p.m. shows Dec. 31.

800-223-1814 or write Granada Theater, Box 09023, Chicago, for tickets. CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD Drama, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday until Jan.

26, Black-stone Theater. No matinee Dec. 24. 312-977-1700 for tickets, 312-977-1705 for group tickets, TTY-346-4033 for hearing-impaired ticketbuyers. EVITA Musical drama, various times, until, Mar.

1, if ticket sales warrant, Shubert Theater. 312-977-1700 for tickets, 312-977-1705 for group tickets. Goodfield NEVER TOO LATE Comedy, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday, until Jan. 18, Con-klin Players Dinner Theater. 800-322-2304 for ticket information. Concerts Decatur BOOTS RANDOLPH Country-pop saxophonist and band, 8 p.m. Jan.

17, Millikin University Kirkland Fine Arts Center. 217-424-6350 for ticket Information. Id nil I ft Bloomington-Normal BILL, BILL AND BOB Country rock, Dec. 27, Tree House Lounge. MACKINAW Country rock, Dec.

26, 27, Lay-Z-J Saloon. CAPT. STROBE Rock, Dec. 28, Lay-Z-J Saloon. JIM RICE Country, Dec.

28, Bill Bailey's Speakeasy. ALIVE AGAIN Jazz-rock, Dec. 31 New Year's Eve Party, Mark III Lounge. $25 per couple. NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE AND BREAKFAST 9:30 p.m.

Dec. 31 to 1:30 a.m. Jan. 1, Tiara Ballroom. $30 per couple.

TOMBSTONE Country, Dec. 31, Jan 1, 2, Bronco Billy's. DOC SMOOTH Rhythm and blues, Jan. 2, 3, Lay-Z-J Saloon. Edelstein RAY HANLON AND MIDSTATERS, DICK CRAIG AND KRACKER-JAX, CAPTAIN STROBE Bands for 9 a.m.

Dec. 31 to 2 a.m. Jan. 1 New Year's Eve Party, The Hub ballrooms. S15 per person.

Hudson WILD COUNTRY Country, Dec. 31, New Year's Eve Party, The Long-branch. Reservations required. $25 per couple. Lincoln SLICK NEW FACE Rhythm and blues, Dec.

26, 27, Watering Place. FEATHER STAR Country rock, Dec. 31, Watering Place. Peoria Rock, Dec, 27, GRIFFIN r. Chance.

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