/ The Michigan Daily-Friday, October 14, 1977-Page 5 Happenings events and entertainment for the week of oct. 14-20 0 all week COMMERCIAL CINEMA Murder by Death and Fun with Dick and Jean (Campus) Murder by Death is Neil Simon's embarrassing hodge- podge rip off of detective flicks. Fea- turing Peter Falk as Sam Spade and Peter Sellers as Charlie Chan, the film never rises above Simon's usual non- comedic drivel. Suffice it to say that appearances by Truman Capote and Nancy Walker are quite in keeping with the film's tenor. Miss this. Dick and Jane, on the other hand, has a hefty handful of redeeming moments be- tween George Segal and Jane Fonda as a couple of broke suburbanites. Even Ed McMahon is livable, but there are better films around. ** One on One (State) Syrup on molas- ses with a touch of honey. A few touches rof 'stark' realism only make this film seem more insipid, watery and so on. .Also, Robby Benson possesses what must be the most irritating voice on this planet. * Valentino (Fifth Forum) Ken lRussell at his most usual. This film looks great, but has nothing to say. *% ' MacArthur (Fox Village) Avoid at all costs; a four-star bore. * Star Wars (Briarwood) Don't miss this just to be different. The zippy, zaney, wacky, wild, wonderful, corny, madcap, adventures of Luke Skywalker and his cohorts. With Alec Guiness. **** I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (Briarwood) Not as bad as you've heard, this movie has moments of in- ni teries 1, Second Chance - Mugsy, "the origin- ators of Hammer-Lock Rock," kick out the hard rock jams through Sunday. Jay Ferguson, former frontman for Jo Jo Gunne and Spirit and now a solo ar- tist with two albums to his credit, is the special guest star on Sunday. General admission tickets are $3.50 in advance and $4.50 the night of the show. The rest of next week features new bands. Mon- day, No Dice, a group similar in style to Manhattan Transfer, plays dance and big band. influenced music. New Legion, a band out of Chicago, re-does Top 40 material for your dancing pleas- ure Tuesday through Sunday. The cover charge varies. Abigail's - Detroit's own The Rock- ets play blues, rock and Rolling Stones on Friday and Saturday. This combina- tion of players from Mitch Ryder's band Detroit, Ted Nugent and Cactus (to name only a few) are now RCA recording artists. Their soon-to-be released album, "Love Transfusion," was produced by Don Davies, who also did Robin Trower's latest as well as countless other Motown discs. Cover charge is $2.00. The Roadhouse - Struttin' finishes up their engagement on Saturday by playing the finest in dancing music. Latin flavored jazz and sombas by Melodioso on Wednesday and Thur- sday. Cover charge is $2.00. Blind Pig - The Silvertones will fill the basement at the Pig with their blues and R&B orientated material this week- end. The band has recorded several al- bums on the Blind Pig label, which have received considerable exposure on WCBN. Monday, club regular Boogie Woogie Red plays his natural blues. Admission is $1.00. Underground - rock as retold by the Fourth Chapter. A regular band around the west-side Detroit area, they'll play Ypsi through the next weekend. Cover charge of $1.00 on weekends. Mr. Flood's Party - The Tillson- Pearson Band plays C&W Friday and Saturday. The management says they're "very good."Sunday, harmoni- ca whiz Madcat Ruth will blow a few tunes for you for free. Monday and Tuesday features solo country per- formers Dave Hardesty and J. Mark Wolfe, respectively. The Tucker Blues Band returns on Wednesday and Coun- try Folk plays on Thursday. Cover charge is $1.50 on weekends and $1.00 during the week. Solo artists are gen- erally free. Blue Frogge - Disco down and check out the show every night except Sun- day. The cover charge Monday through Wednesday is $1.00. Thursday thru Sat- urday admission is $1.00 for students, $1.00 for everyone else. Zelda's - Top 40 dancing to Celebra- tion In Song this weekend. The second set at 11:30 p.m. each night will be an Elvis show! Yes, Dave "Elvis" will be presenting a tribute in song to the late, great King by doing his material. Equus, the Professional Theatre Pro- gram production of the Tony Award winning drama runs through Sunday at the Power center. William Leach and Nafe Katter star. Waltz of The Toreadors, a Jean Anouilh comedy performed by the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre concludes today and tomorrow at Mendelssohn Theatre. The Soviet Georgian Dancers and Choir take to the stage at Hill Auditori- Tuesday through Thursday, Caravan plays jazz. Weekend cover charge is $2.00. No cover during the week. The Ark - Lou Killen, acclaimed as one of the best British folk balladeers, performs Friday and Saturday. An Ark benefit Sunday features Tracy and Eloise Schwarz, who play traditional. American folk songs. The admission is $3.00. arts I um tonight at 8:30. The University Musical Society pre- sents the Murray Louis Dance Com- pany Sunday through Tuesday at Power Center. On Wednesday the re- nowned George Shearing Quintet; brings jazz to the same stage. The University Concert Band pre- sents its first performance of the year at Hill Auditorium Thursday at 8:00 p.m. This week's Happenings were written by Owen Gleiberman and Andy Kurtzman (film), Keith Tosolt (Niteries), Jeffrey Selbst (Fine Arts) and compiled by Lani Jordan. y Ik sight and originality outside Kathleen Quinlan's excellent performance. **% Oh, God! (Briarwood) Unseen by these reviewers, but any film starring John Denver goes to bat with a couple of strikes against it. George Burns as well, but be cautious. ? * * * fri~dy October 1 CINEMA 'N The Omen (Nat Sci Aud, 7:30 and 9:30) Gregory Peck stars in what must be one of the most improbable films of the decade, but there are still a few moments of superb horror in this tale of the advent of the anti-christ. ** Great Expectations (Angell Aud A, 7:00 and 9:00) David Lean's marvelous spinning of Dicken's yard. John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Gene Simmons /and Alec Guiness (this is one of his best) slip perfectly into the quaint world. A barrel of fun, recommended for all. **** The Professional Theatre Program presents IF liam Leach in the Tony Award winning (Best PI 1975) drama Equus. Performances are at 8: p.m. tonight and tomorrow at the Power Cen with a matinee Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Contactt PTP Ticket Offke (764-0450) for ticket inf mration. Jules et Jim (Old A&D, 7:00 and 9:05) A work of wonderful lyricism and dep- th, this is one of Francois Truffaut's earliest and greatest achievements. The title characters are good-natured Bohemian types whose lives are trans- formed when they encounter Catherine (Jean Moreau), a free spirit who capti- vates them with her passion for life and not quite rational dedication to uncom- promised independence. Within the, thin, literary story-line, in which the three of them eventually end up acting: out a bizarre menage-a-trois living ar- rangement. Truffaut gives extraordi- nary life to the themes of the impossib- ility of freedom and loss of innocence in a manner so gentle and reflective, it makes most other "serious films" seem downright dogmatic. Young Frankenstein (MLB 3, 7:00 and 9:00) While this Mel Brooks effort may not be as insane as some of his, others, it's all the better for having a smidgen of control. Brooks parodied the Frankenstein horror movies of nil. yesteryear by tossing in and ex- agerating every device and stock char- fay acter he could think of. Gene Wilder's 00 excessively "mad" Dr. Frankenstein ("that's Fronk-en-steen! "), Marty ter Feldman's Igor (Eye-gor) and a host of he fine supporting performances add up to perfect parody and a fine film. Possibly tr- Brooks' best, and certainly a cut above Blazing Saddles or Silent Movie. ***%/2 * * * entrancing es him suicide, as she carefully folded her n this suicide note then twice failed to get nt of her gun to go off. William J. Cross t. Pe made a graceful Dr. Bonfant, the place anchor character of the play. Bon- xed-in fant is the only one with common ner of sense and Cross's low-keyed portray- e. The al added a certain elegance to the k, and doctor. est of Overall, the production was well droom cast and the action ran smoothly. 1. The Hilary Cohen envisioned the play iform, effectively and made her set work effec- with the performers to further the mfaning of the plot. It's not the type ell to- of play that sends you from the Stall- theatre soaring, but using simple ing as language and comedic business, it at, but does set you thinking. The, perform- jading ances run through Saturday. Make e gave plans to go, "At once!" Saturday October 15 CINEMA Fantastic Planet (Angell Aud A, 7:00, 8:15 and 9:30) Landmark animation and all sorts of mind-bending creatures make for an evening of fun, even for those not under the influence. Inter- planetary war between the Ohms and the Draggs. Worth a peek. ***%12 The Last Tycoon (Old A&D, 7:00 and 9:00) Last year's adaptation of the un- finished F. Scott Fitzgerald novel stars Robert DeNiro, and an exceptional sup- porting cast. Unfortunately, the players are its only asset, despite a gifted direc- tor, Elia Kazan. Never rises above bland mediocrity. ** Dr. Strangelove (MLB 4, 7:00 and 10:15) Stanley Kubrick's masterful black comedy about nuclear war. George C. Scott and Peter Sellers quickly dispell the myth that Kubrick is not an actor's director. Brilliant, knife- edged satire, and superb styling.**** The Killing (MLB 4, 8:40 only.) And early effort of Kubrick's, this film deals with the suspense-action genre, and contains the beginnings of many of Ku- brick's stylistic tricks. Interesting, of- ten arresting, and worth your time. *** ** * Sunday October 16 CINEMA Now Voyager and Rain (Angell Aud A, 7:00 and 9:00 respectively) Two classic flicks, starring Betty Davis and Joan Crawford respectively, if not re- spectfully. Buffsmay bicker, but each of these films is obviously a gem in its genre. Take the kids. **7 d Holiday (Old A&D, 7:00 and 9:00) George Cukor's predecessor to Phila- delphia Story rings with his usual wit and wackiness. Hepburn was never more appealing, and Grant is at his un- deniable best. Lovely! **** * * * tuesday October 18 CINEMA The Harder they Come (Angell Aud A, 7:00 and 9:00) Reggae music and an involving plot overcome this film's technical shortc6mings. Music by Jimmy Cliff and Toots and the Maytals. Oddly appealing. *** CINEMA Night Drum (Old A&D, 8:00 only, free showing) Subtitled. Infidelity in a Japa- nese setting, explored by director Tadashi Tchowmein with some grace. Bring your pet bonsai. *** EVENTS Poetry - Poet Mona Van Duyn will present a reading at 4:10 p.m. in the Pendelton Room of the Union. Spon- sored by the English Department. Van Duyn received the National Book Award in 1971 for her collection, To See, To Take. Free. * * * wednesday October 19 High Noon (Old A&D, 7:00 and 9:00) Much has been made of this film Is a great work of art, as an ingenious ex- ploration of time (the film is exactly as long as the time portrayed within it) or as a masterful psychological study, but the fact remains it is simply a fabulous western. Intelligent, tense, compelling and often artful, this film rightly takes its place among the classics as one helluva flick, Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges (no fins) and so on. Be there. **** Horsefeathers (MLB 3:00, 7:00 and 10:15) and Monkey Business (MBL 3, 8:40 only) The Marx Bros. at college and ship board. Two incomperable clas- sics by those kings, nay, gods of come- dy. ****, with feeling. * * * thursday October 20 CINEMA The Discreet Charm of the Bour- geoise (Old A&D, 7:00 and 9:00) One of the recent Luis Bunuel films in which the great Spanish director has opted to view his middle-class enemies with be- mused joviality, The Discreet Charm concerns four couples who find it nearly impossible to carry on their existence, dinner parties and all, and keep from driving each other crazy. Bunuel, discarding his acidity, turns their lives into a lighthearted romp, capping the whole thing off with a series df dreams within dreams that will leave you reeling. One of Bunuel's best, and cer- r i GQ 1 O The DAILY'S tainly his funniest. **** Panic in the Streets and A Face in the Crowd (Angell Aud A, 7:00 and 9:00, re- spectively) Two little seen but excelleint Elia Kazan films, Panic in the Streetsis a gripping suspense drama and A Face in the Crowd, a bold look at the power and potential danger of television. A Face marked the screen debut of Andy "Gooooood Cracker" Griffith. \***% * : There are only three plact, in the' world where you can study carillon per' formances and get a fornal degree-Belgium, Holland, and the - University. PHONE NUMBERS: Billing 764-0550 Circulation 764-0558 Classifieds 764-0557 Display 764-0554 News & Happenings 764-0552 Sports 764-0562 NV, A Ct A2Civic (Continued from Page?7) Director Hilary Cohen captures1 spirit of this theme in her staging the play. The set, which ne changes, in accordance with1 action that never goes anywhere built on two levels. The entrancew and the invalid wife's bedroom upstage on a level higher than1 downstage area comprising the G eral's study. The players make use these levels to further the futility the action of the plot. General St. constantly paces back and for moves up and down the stairs, walks around his desk as he c verses with his good friend,I Bonfant. In contrast, the sagaci doctor usually calmly sits in a cha The General's movements seem chafe against the blue drap hanging over the entire set, incre ing his caricature of frustrati The most impressively stag scene occurs at the end of the seco act. In this key scene Madame St. confronts the General with the tr about her feigned paralysis of many years, and about the ma lovers she had in the early years their marriage. She explains whys 's 'Waltz' the will never let him go. She make g of see what a? total fool he is. I ver scene we realize the exte the Madame's control over the S , is household. The scene takes vay within the confines of her' bo are bedroom in the upper left cor the the stage. The lighting is ros en- room is decorated in red, piny e of white. Her robe is white. The r of the stage is dark. Her be( Pe appears as the heart of contro rth, * General, in his dark blue un or clearly doesn't belong. Very on- tive. Dr. The performers worked w ous gether as an ensemble. Charles air. man was particularly convinci to the General. He started a bit fl ery as the play got going, his 1e as- performance warmed up and h( on. St. Pe just the right air of ini ged tion, lechery, and despair.r and Morris in the role of the aging v Pe Mlle. de Ste-Euverte, gave he uth an appropriate amount of del so but I would have preferred ny power behind her voice. How of she proved adroit in comic t she during the scene of her attez . I Speakers, Entertainers,Come - I dians, etc.. Send $1 for 500 Howls ... 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