Lady Jeanne Galway, flute
Philip Moll, piano
SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 8 PM
Hill Auditorium

He started by busking in subway stations as a teeri
Now 65, Sir James Galway has become a legend,
a consummate entertainer whose charismatic
appeal crosses all musical boundaries.

La fille aux cheveux de in
Claire de lune
En bateau
Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 34, No. 1
Fantasy for Flute and Piano, Op. 79
Nocturne and Allegro Scherzando
Hungarian Fantasy for Two Flutes
and Piano, Op. 35
Grand Fantasy on Themes from "Mignon

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Kevin Costner ("Ifyou take Denny McClain and Kurt Gibson together, it starts to
look a lot like Kevin Costner," says Binder) and Joan Allen play neighbors in "The
Upside of Anger."

Comedy Night events
at a neighborhood
movie revival house he
frequented in his
youth.
But Binder's next
movie, Man About
Town, was filmed in
Los Angeles and
Contender.
Vancouver. It stars Ben
"She said to me, 'You
Affleck as a successful
should write a comedy
agent whose wife
for me. I'd love to do
(Rebecca Romijn) is
something funny,' and I
having an affair. "He's
said, 'Be careful what
in love with her, so he
you ask because I will
has to figure out a way
write you a movie.' I
WRIF DJ Arthur Penhallow,
to forgive her," says
knew that if you write a here being honored at the
Binder, who directed
great role for Joan, other Detroit Music Awards, makes
his own script and
actors will jump on
an appearance in the film.
plays a supporting role.
board and you'll get the
Wearing multiple
movie made. And that's
hats is no problem, Binder insists, credit-
what happened."
ing his standup experience. "That's easy
Along with Christensen, Binder
secured Keri Russell, Evan Rachel Wood for me," he says of directing himself. For
him, the challenge is remaining true to
and Alicia Witt to play Allen's daughters
the reality of the piece, and the reward is
and had them spend a couple of weeks
hearing the audience react.
getting to know Allen and each other
"I'd like to see more films that
before shooting started in London at
grownups can see that make them
Ealing Studios and on locations that
laugh," he says. "Laughter is the best
doubled for Midwest suburbia.
drug there is." ❑
"I knew if I had to, I'd shoot all the
outside stuff in Michigan, but I actually
found a neighborhood over there. And
The Upside of Anger, rated R, is
there's also a big tax break, which
scheduled to open in Detroit-area
allowed me to put more money on the
theaters on Friday, March 18.
screen," explains Binder.
Check your local movie listings.
To date, the writer/director/actor has
shot four films at Ealing and traces his
affinity for the studio to weekly Ealing

own character, Shep
Goodman.
He wrote the central
role of Terry Wolfrneyer
for Joan Allen, fulfilling
a promise he made to
her after they acted
together in The

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