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/! 1Seeingthe Reel ThingI d o n 't k n o w about yo u. b u t I love m o vie s. It's a lw a ys been one o f B ro o k ly n 's sa d d e st c irc u m s ta n c e s tha t film live s in M a nha ttan : even b e yo n d th e local L o e w %u2019s and sca n t firs to r-s e co n d -ru n scre e n in g s , th e la ck o f any org a n ize d re p e rto ry c in e m a has driven b u ffs to the c e llu lo id p a stu re s o f C in e m a V illa g e , th e R e gen cy, the T h o u sa n d Eyes th e a tre s at B le e cke r S T reet and C a rn e g ie H ail, and th e T h e a te r 80 St. M a rks%u2014 all a c ro s s the river.No m o re ! The v in ta g e p ie c e s have at la st farm ed th e m s e lv e s o u t to the lo ca l scre e n , w ith th e n e w ly-re n o va te d Plaza C in e m a inPark SIODe op e n in g a fu ll-fle d g e d R evival F e stiva l to c o m p le m e n t its sta n d a rd d o u b le %u00adfe a tu re b ills and w e eken d m id n ig h t rock-andro ll sh o w s. W edne sday e v e n in g s s ta rtin g in early Ja n u a ry, the 30%u2019s and 40%u2019s w ill ro ll on the p ro je c to rs in fu ll s m o k y s p le n d o r, w ith early c o m e d ie s , a d ve n tu re s and go od-g uybad-guy p o tb o ile rs b a ck at th e ir best. The firs t d o u b le -fe a tu re s h o w is the M arx b ro th e rs in %u201c A n im al C ra c k e rs %u201d and %u201c D uck S o u p %u201d ; la te r in store th e re %u2019s Joan C ra w fo rd in %u201c M ild re d P ie rc e ,%u201d E dw ard G. R o b in so n in %u201c L ittle C a e s a r,%u201d H ow ard H a w ks' am azing Have and Have N o t\firs t film to g e th e r), and o th e r film s by C h a rlie C h a p lin . A lfre d H itc h c o c k , Errol Flynn and W.C. F ie ld s . 1Not to m e n tio n , o f c o u rs e , th e C h ild re n %u2019s film p ro g ra m s on S aturday a fte rn o o n s , w h ic h b e g in s w ith the a n im a te d ve rsio n o f E.B. W h ite 's a lre a d y -h o u s e h o ld c h ild re n 's tale %u201c C h a rlo tte 's W e b,%u201d fo llo w e d in la te r w e e ks by the in s p ire d by h a rd -to -fin d %u201c Dr. D o o little ,%u201d %u201c Journey to th e C e n te r o f th e E a rth .%u201d E liza b e th T a y lo r's and M ic k e y R o o n e y's %u201c N a tio n a l V e lv e t,%u201d and a h o s t o f o th e r p ie c e s fo r th e y o u n g e r a u d ie n c e (in c lu d in g %u2014 and w h y n o t? %u2014 %u201c G o d zilla vs. C o sm ic M o n s te r '' G et a little o f e ve ryth in g ). _ The Regular Repertory Festival at thePlaza Theater runs Wednesdays at 8:30pm,starting Jan. 9 w ith a Marx Brothers doublebill. The Children s Series is on Saturdayafternoons (call for show times), startingJan. 5 w ith \information, group rates and details onregular show s, caii the theater at 636-0170:The Plaza is located at 314 Flatbush Ave.,between 7th and 8th Aves. in Park Slope.Trio De Beaux ArtsH o lid a y se a so n s and s c h e d u lin g m ay d u c k tra in tim e ta b le s , d e la y m a il, fo u l s a n ita tio n and g ra te aw ay re p o rte rs , b u t so m e in s itu tio n s are p u re ly im m u ta b le to tim e . Y ou kn ow h o w th e y say The S h ow M u s t G o O n? W e ll, go on it d o e s, u n d a u n te d by th e end o f a d e ca d e o r th e s ta rt o f a n o th e r, w ith b u s in e s s as usual at th e B ro o k ly n A c a d e m y o f M u s ic ju s t da ys a fte r th e tu rn o f th e year.B A M %u2019s C h a m b e r M u s ic S e rie s, aThe Divine of the VineBY BETSY KISSAMD o n 't go a ll the w ay to S a rato ga to see the b u b b le s . T h e y're all a ro u n d B ro o k ly n and fro m all o v e r%u2014 fro m th e im p o rte d ch a m p a g n e o f c h a m %u00adp a gne s, Dorn Peri g n on, to a d o m e s tic ch a m p a g n e th a t s e lls fo r $3 or le s s a fifth . The p ro c e s s o f c h a m p a g n iz a tio n , sa id to have been d is c o v e re d by th e m o n k Dorn P e rig n o n , o rig in a te d in F rance.M any o f the be st ch a m p a g n e s s till co m e fro m F ra nce a lth o u g h N ew Y ork S tate c h a m p a g n e s ,o r s p a rk lin g w in e s re ce ive d e x c e lle n t re c o m m e n d a %u00adtio n s fro m th e liq u o r s to re s aro und d o w n to w n B ro o k ly n . A c c o rd in g to a re p re s e n ta tiv e o f D.Scotto Wines, 318 C o u rt St., 875-5530, N ew Y ork S ta te p ro d u c e s m any e x c e lle n t c h a m p a g n e s, e a s ily c o m p a ra b le to th e average F re n ch on es. The b e tte r F re nch ch a m p a g n e s are in a c la s s by th e m s e lv e s in te rm s o f ta s te and u n fo rtu n a te ly in te rm s o f p ric e as w e ll.W h en c h o o s in g a ch a m p a g n e you s h o u ld kn ow th a t %u2018%u2019b ru t\a c tu a lly is n o t as dry; and %u201c n a tu ra l%u201d m e a n s very dry. P in k c h a m p a g n e s are se m i-d ry, and a s ti spum a n ti, the te rm fo r Ita lia n s p a rk lin g w in e s o r ch a m p a g n e s , are m ore on the sw e e t sid e.A t D. S c o tto W in e s, so m e re c o m m e n d a tio n s fo r N ew Y o rk S tate ch a m p a g n e s are T a ylo rs at 5.99 a fifth , o r P re m ie r C ru fo r $4.99. Schacher%u2019s Liquors h o w c a s e o f fin e p ie c e s and p la ye rs, w ill h o st th e B eaux A rts T rio th e w e e k %u00adend a fte r th e 80%u2019s k ic k o ff, p la y in g tim e %u00adw o rn and h o n o re d p ie ce s on pia no, v io lin and c e llo , in c lu d in g H a y d n %u2019s T rio in C M a jo r, B e e th o v e n %u2019s T rio in D. M a jo r and S c h u b e rt%u2019s T io in B F la t M a jo r.The Beaux Arts Trio will appear in theLepercq Space at BAM, 30 LafayetteAve., on Jan. 4 and 5 at 8:30pm, Jan. 6at 2pm (1980!). Tickets are $6 50. Formore information, call 636-4100.Store, 322 S e ven th Ave., 768-1232, s u g g e s t T a ylo r as w e ll at $5.99 a b o ttle , and a ls o G re at W e ste rn fo r $6.79 o r C h a te a u Duval at $3.29, a ll of w h ic h th e o w n e r fe e ls h o ld th e ir o w n w ith the F re nch c h a m p a g n e s . Van Vleck, 116 M o n ta g u e St., 625- 5444, fo r over 30 ye ars has been s e llin g its ow n N ew Y o rk S ta te c h a m p a g n e b o ttle d by th e H u d so n V a lle y W in e C o m p a n y. The ch a m p a g n e is c a lle d O ld M o n ta g u e and s e lls fo r $3 99 a fifth . G o id Seal, a n o th e r N ew Y ork S ta te ch a m p a g n e , s e lls at Towne Liquor Store, 73 Clark. St , 875-3667, fo r $6.19 a b o ttle .A s fo r C a lifo rn ia ch a m p a g n e s , K o rbel w as recre c o m m e n d e d by a ll th e s to re s . D. S c o tto W in e s a ls o m e n tio n e d L e jo n fo r $3.99 a fifth . And in the im p o rte d c h a m p a g n e s , T o w n e L iq u o rs c a rrie s Dorn P e rig n o n , $40 fo r a 1973 v in ta g e . A s e le c tio n fro m S c h a c h e rs in c lu d e s a S p a n is h ch a m p a g n e , F re xn e t, fo r $4.49, o r a F re n ch M o e t C h and on fo r $13.49. Van V le c k s e lls Dorn P e rig n o n fro m 1969 fo r $45 a b o ttle , o r $47 fo r a lim ite d s u p p ly o f c h a m p a g n e fro m 1971; a vin m o u s s e u x , o r sp ark lin g w in e , G re ym a n fo r $3.99; o r a F rench B eis se ra t fo r $11.99. T w o Ita lia n c h a m p a g n e s, o r a sti s p u m a n te , w e re re c o m m e n d e d by D. S c o tto B o sca fo r $3.99 a fifth , and M a rtin i R o ssi at $9.49.A fte r you c h o o s e yo u r ch a m p a g n e , and th e s e le c tio n is im m e n s e w ith c h a m p a g n e s a va ila b le in a lm o s t any p ric e range, ju s t c h ill it and en joy.Music Of The Modem AgeO nce yo u pass th e tru e go lden - s ta n d in g n a m e s o f m u s ic %u2014 Bach, B e e th o ve n , M ozart and that c ro w d %u2014 tim e seerns to b lu r o u t of p e rs p e c tiv e One o f the h u rd le s of m u s ic and easy lis te n in g is that th e re 's so m u c h to d ig e s t in a sea o f so n a ta s, c o n c e rti. s y m p h o n ie s ca n ta ta s, e tu d e s , *rio s ana cn o ra is , w ritte n by a flo c k o f e a rn e st c o m %u00adp o se rs th a t i t %u2019s hard to g e t a grasp on the m a te ria l.The B ro o k ly n P h ilh a rm o n ia canlen d a m u s ic a l hand, th o u g h , if y o i %u2019re fe e lin g sw a m p e d . O ne o f th e o rc h e s tra %u2019s o n g o in g th e m a tic p ro g ra m s is a %u201c M e et th e M o d e rn s %u201d se rie s, s o rt o f a sa m p le r o f c o m %u00adp o se rs th a t m ig h t o th e rw is e e s ca p e y o u r re co rd lib ra ry o r c o n %u00adc e rt-h a ll re p e rto ire . The fo c u s fo r m e ro u r c o n c e rts th is se asuu , aii led by c o n d u c to r Lu kas F o ss, is R e d is c o v e rie s and R evivals, and the Ja n u a ry re c ita l c o m in g up w ill fe a tu re th e c la s s ic a l A m e ric a na rtis ts of th e p e rio d 1920-1940, in c lu d in g w o rk s by A aron C o p la n d , G e o rg e G e rs h w in . Roy H a rris and R uth C ra w fo rd S eeger.Rediscoveries and Revivals willbe played by the Brooklyn Philharmonic in the Lepercq Space atBAM. 30 Lafayette Ave., on Jan. 3ai opm. Tickets are 35.50 (studentand senior citizen rush ticketsS2.50), for more information call636-1400.Page 24. The PHOENIX, December 27, 1979