The Michigan Daily-Friday, February 10, 1978-Page 5
For the Week of
uuppen gS . . February 10 thru 16
AllWeek
COMMERCIAL CINEMA
Julia (Campus) Fred Zinneman's
almost overly impeccable film, taken
from a true story in which young
playwright Lillian Hellman (Jane Fon-
da) smuggles 50,000 dollars to her
friend Julia (Vanessa Redgrave) to
help subvert the Nazi cause. An in-
teresting film, but somewhat ener-
vated. ***
The One and Only (State) Henry
Winker stars as Andy Schmidt,an un-
controllable show-off who takes up a
career in "big-time wrestling." This
Carl Reiner comedy has a few good
laughs, but it's nothing to write.home
about.***
High Anxiety (Michigan) Mel
Brooks' Hitchcock send-up has more
good gags than Silent Movie, but the
whole idea of restaging some of Hitch-
cock's most famous scenes seems fun-
damentally lacking in any comedic
value. Worth the three bucks, but
"Springtime for Hitler" it ain'.t***
The Other Side of the Mountain, Pt. II
(Fifth Forum) More sugary schmaltz
- the girl's paralyzed, and so is the
film's emotional force. *
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(Fox Village) Steven SPielberg's alien
tour de force is a grand, visually stun-
ning spectacle that celebrates, the
mysteries above as well as the looming
vastness of the medium. ****
The Betsy (Briarwood) A new film,
taken from Harold Robbins' ultra-
sleazy book about the bigwigs behind
auto racing. Starring (believe it or not,'
folks) Laurence Olivier.
Saturday Night Fever (Briarwood) A
fine performance by John Travolta,
dynamite disco sequences, and some
very, very nice BeeGees songs all over-
come a cliche-hewn script and make
this one of the year's most satisfying
flicks. ***1/2
The Turning Point (Briarwood) A
soft, mushy movie, but the exquisite
ballet sequences make up for it. ***
The Goodbye Girl (Briarwood) Neil
Simon's most human and compelling
script is refreshingly free of the
stodginess that characterizes most of
his others. Richard Dreyfuss steals the
show. ***%/
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friday-
February 10
CINEMA
Dumbo (Old A&D, 7:00, 8:30 and
10:00) Disney's heart-wrenching
animated classic is being shown along
with a few Mickey Mouse cartoons and
an excerpt from Fantasia.
Duck Soup (Room 100, Hutchins Hall,
7:00 and 9:00) The only film the Marx
Brothers ever made that is unmitigated
insanity from start to finish. Groucho
presides over the mythical kingdom of
Freedonia; not exactly (as some claim)
a parable for our time, but certainly
one of the greatest screen comedies
ever made. ****
Is There Sex After Death? (MLB 4,
7:00 and 10:00) This porno-spoof stars
the hilarious Buck Henry, and is repor-
tedly quite funny.
Marijuana: Weed With Roots in Hell
(MLB 4, 8:30 only) An ultra-campy an-
ti-marijuana film from the '30s, and
much funnier than Reefer Madness.
*** 2
Lust For Life (Angell Aud A, 7:00 and
9:15) Kirk Douglas portrays Vincent
Van Gogh, in this entertaining but un-
deniably Hollywood biography. Direc-
ted by Vincent Minelli. ***
The French Connection (Nat Sci Aud,
7:00 and 9:00) William Friedkin's best
film is a bit soulless, but as well-made
and gripping a thriller as you'll ever
see.****
saturday
February 11
CINEMA
Gone With the Wind (Old A&D, 1:00
and 7:00) This film is both a depiction
and apiece of American history. See it
again. ****
The Front (7:00, 8:40 and 10:20)
Woody Allen's assured performance
holds this film together, but it's less
than daring in its evocation of the Mc-
Carthy era. With Andrea Marcovicci.
*
Lonesome Cowboys and Flesh
(Angell Aud A, 7:00 and 9:00, respec-
tively) Warhol's super-stud Joe
Dallasandro stars in both. Flesh is from
the Paul Morrisey period, and boasts
typically grainy camerawork and ex-
cruciatingly bad acting. Lonesome
Cowboys (made in '67) is a genuine
Warhol article, and a wryly ironic (if
sexually frank) experiment in cinema
du wierd. At his worst, Warhol is a true
original.
Hello, Dolly! (Nat Sci Aud, 7:00 and
9:30) If you like Streisand, then this
version of the legendary show should
suit your fancy. With Walter Matthau.
***%
sunday
February 12
CINEMA
Basic Training and Essene (Old
A&D, 7:00 and 9:05, respectively) Two
Fred Wiseman documentaries (be on
the look-out for Wiseman in person next
week). Basic Training is an expectantly
critical look at the mindlessness of
military training. Essene is lighter and
more humorous, exploring the ins and
outs of daily life at an Anglican
monastary. ***1/2
Love and Death (Angell Aud A, 7:00,
8:45 and 10:00) Woody Allen's Duck
SOup is set in 18th century Russia, has
visual quotes from Bergman and
Eisenstein films, and countless superb
jokes every minute. Cannot be seen too
many times. ****
EVENTS
Del Rio Bar - every Sunday night, 6-
9 p.m. jazz band. Free, no cover
charge. 122 W. Washington.
mnonday
February 13
CINEMA
Castle of Sand (Old A&D, 8:00 only,
free showing) A Japanese film, direc-
ted by Yoshitaro Mothra.
The Big Heat (Angell Aud A, 9:10
only, free showing) Glenn Ford plays a
1950's Serpico in Fritz Lang's flawed
but diabolically entertaining suspense
drama. With Lee Marvin. ***1/2
tuesday'
February 14
CINEMA
High Noon (Old A&D, 7:00 and 9:05)
TONIGHT
GARGOYLE FILMS presents
DUCK SOUP
Plus: THE THREE STOOGES
Shows at
y &9a Room 100
Admission Hutchins Hall
$1.00 (LowQuad)
Long singled out for its virtuostic
images and use of time, the action is
exactly as long as the film, High Noon is
a true American classic. ****
King of Hearts (Angell Aud A, 7:00
and 9:00) Ignore the simple-minded
political theme (the whole sane-insane
bit), and you have a very funny, at
times moving comedy. Directed by
Phillipe de Broca. ***%
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wednesday
February 15
CINEMA
Nanook of the North and Shadow Cat-
cher (Old A&D,\8:00 and 9:05 respec
tively, free showing) Two documen-
taries, the first of which follows the
noted Eskimo and is directed by the
great Robert Flaharty.
Murder My Sweet (Angell Aud A, 7:00
only) A continuation of the Raymond
Chandler Festival.
Strangers on a Train (Angell Aud A,
9:00 only) This superb Hitchcock
thriller proceeds from an absolutely
ingenious idea: Two men who intend
murder meet on a train, and each
agrees to murder the other's respective
victim, to avoid any possibility of
motive. The master was rarely better.
**
The Grapes of Wrath (Nat Sci Aud,
7:00 and 9:00) John FOrd's legendary
film, adapted from the Steinbeck novel.
With Henry Fonda. ****
thurs day,.
February 16
CINEMAw,
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Old
A&D, 7:00 and 9:05) This science-fiction
classic is a little sappy at times (aren't
they all?), but thoroughly enjoyable.
Directed by Robert Wise, who also did
The Haunting.**..
The 400 Blows (Angell Aud A, 7:00;
8:40 and 10:20) Francois Truffaut's fir-
st feature is also the first in his Antione'
Doinel series, and stars a very young
Jean-Pierrs Leaud. There are moments
in this chronicle of childhood hardship
as great as any on film. **g
See MOVIES, Page 9
INTENVSIVE JOURNAL
WEEKEND WORKSHOP
as developed by DR. IRA PROGOFF
Friday, Feb. 17th through Sunday, Feb. 19th
atCANTERBURY HOUSE
218 N. Division
Cost for the workshop Is $55
To register, send a deposit of $25 to Canterbury House
For more Information, call 665-0606
The celebrated theatre company
from France
Le Trreteau de Paris
Presents a double-bill in French
MA CATATRICE CH1AUVE
... lonesco's theatre of the absurd
LARIMAQU0ILARIMARIEN/I
... Poems and songs by Jacques Pr vert
UESDAY, FEB.14-8 p.m.
Lydia endessohn Theatre
TICKETS ($4.50, $2.50) on sale at U.A.C. Ticket Central (Michigan
Union, Mon.-Fri. 10-5:30) and Tix/Info (Jacobson's, Mon.-Sat. 11-3)
Sponsored by Alliance Francaise d'Ann Arbor and U-M Depart-
ment of Romance Languages
111-1111 34.& S..STgA'0
DAILY EARLY BIRD MATINEES - Adults $1.25
DISCOUNT IS FOR SHOWS STARTING BEFORE 1:30
MON. thwu SAT. 10 A.M. ti I:3 P.M. SUN. & HOLS.12 Noon til :30 P.M.
EVENING ADMISSIONS AFTER 5:00, $3.50 ADULTS
Monday-Saturday 1:30-5:00, Admission $2.50 Adult and Students
Sundays and Holidays 1:30 to Close, $3.50 Adults, $2.50 Students
Sunday-Thursday Evenings Student & Senior Citizen Discounts
Children 12 And Under, Admissions $1.25
TICKET SALES
1. Tickets sold no sooner than 30 minutes
prior to showtime.
2. No tickets sold later than 15 minutes
after showtime.
HAROLD 1040
ROBBINS 4:00
LAURENCE OLVIER KATHARINE ROSS 9:30
ROBERT DUVALL
TONIGHT
the $nn $bor ftlm Mo-op presents at MLB
Friday, February 10
IS THERE SEX AFTER DEATH?
(Jeanne and Alan Abel, 1971) 7& 10-MLB4
A porno-spoof featuring such inspired crazies as BUCK HENRY, JIM MORAN,
and a brilliant MARSHALL EFROM as an ecstatically happy dirty-movie maker.
Thrill to the International Sex Bowl! Heed the warnings from the Institute of
Dildology! Discover the joys of growing up in Pasadena! "Fizzy, liberated
humor.'-Pauline Kael.
MARIHUANA: Weed With Roots In Hell
(Dwain Esper, 1936) 8:30 only-MLB 4
Thundering out of the racy 30's in all its campish glory comes another warning
against the evils of narcotics and marijuana. This film centers on the "wild
youngsters" of the time and shows the "horrors" that can result from smoking
the "insidious weed from the Orient"-everything from stark; raving hydro-
phobia to Excedrin Headache No. 403. See if you can recognize LUCILLE BALL
in the initial barrom sequences.
Plus short: SINISTER HARVEST (Dwain Esper). From the producer
of FREAKS, a short on dope-smoking in Egypt in the 1930's.
Admission: $1.50
NOW SHOWING!
DAILY AT 7:15 & 9:30
SUNDAY AT 5:00, 7:15 & 9:30
A TRUE LOVE STORY..
For everyone who believes in happy endings
The continuing true story of Jill Kinmont,
a woman with enough courage for ten
lifetimes...and a man with enough love
to carry them both.
'THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE MOUNTAIN'
PART
MARILYN HASSETT . TIMOTHY BOTTOMS
A FILMWAYS PRODUCTION/A LARRY PEERCE-EDWARD S. FELDMAN FILM
Written by DOUGLAS DAY STEWART - Music by LEE HOLDRIDGE
Directed by LARRY PEERCE - Produced by EDWARD S. FELDMAN
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE -'TECHNICOLOR* pGNWaMtUIMNIES I
MEDIATRICS
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
This searing portrait of a brutal narcotics detective, Popeye
Doyle (GENE HACKMAN), won 5 Oscars, including Best
Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. Also, it's reported to
have the best chase scene to date.
February 10th-7:00 and 9:30
HELLO DOLLY
A blockbuster extravaganza with BARBRA STREISAND and
WALTER MATTHAU in stunning, panoramic sets, 1890's New
York. A thoroughly enjoyable appearance by LOUIS ARM-
STRONG tops off the finals and is one of the show's many
highlights.
February 11th-7:00 and 9:30
NAT SCI AUD
Coming Wed: GRAPES OF WRATH-MLB 3
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A Valentines Day Love story:
Musket's WEST SIDE STORY
announces Opening Night March 16
as COUPLES NIGHT.
Anyone who buys 2 tickets for opening night on Valen-
tines Day, gets 504 off any ticket!
POWER CENTER
March 16, 17, 18, 19 -8 PM March 19-2 PM
Tickets Available at UAC-Ticket Central, Michigan Union
ON FEBRUARY 14, 270 A.D. a Roman named Valentine was executed.
Before he was killed, he wrote a letter to the jailer's daughter
thanking her for her kindness while he was in prison and signed it,
"Your Volentine." The origin of St. Valentine's day links romantic love
with the love of the oppressed.
The Mouse and Her Child
"A DELIGHTFUL SHOW FOR CHILDREN"
STEVEN FLYNN U.A.T.C.
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