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Page 6-Friday, October28, 1977-The Michigan Daily
Happenings
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events and entertainment
for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3
all week,
COMMERCIAL CINEMA
Damnation Alley (Campus) Starring
George Peppard. A must miss. *
You Light Up My Life (State) Cliche,
,nsipid, and watery; not much of any-
thing. *'
, Joseph Andrews (Michigan) From
jhe director of Tom Jones, another
Henry Fielding novel comes to rollick-
ing life. Joseph (Peter Firth) is pursued
by the aptly-named Lady Booby (Ann-
;Margaret), as he in turn pursues his
own true love, Fanny Goodwill. You'll
turn your brain inside out trying to
figure out the plot (a la The Big Sleep),
but the tidy final resolution makes it all
worthwhile. ***1/2
Valentino (Fifth Forum) Rudolf Nur-
.eyev portrays the legendary silent
screen star in a film that is interesting
yet ultimately shallow. Director Ken
Russell's compelling and inventive vis-
ual imagination can sustain interest for
,a while, but the excessively superficial
treatment of Valentino's life eventually
overshadows any positive attributes the
film may have. **
A Piece of the Action (Fox Village) A
lighthearted, reasonably entertaining
eaction comedy, directed by Sidney
Poitier. With Bill Cosby. **1/2
Star Wars (Briarwood) An-
thropomorphic, elliptical, portentious.
parable for barren, modern times.
ive in. **
Looking For Mr. Goodbar (Briar-
Wood)Diane Keaton's much awaited
oming out as a serious actress in a
tarring role. Good direction by
ichard Brooks, but the novel has lost a
reat deal in the translation. Somehow,
he incidents in the life of Theresa,
chool-teacher by day and bar-hopper
y night, don't build logically towards
the film's climax. Keaton moves with
graceful uncertainty through the dark
netherworlds of queerly lit bars and her
unfurnished apartment, as well as the
cheery world of her first grade class-
room. A fine performance, and a fairly
good film. ***
Oh, Godi This film is a cut above Neil
Simon, but a cut below good. Vaudeville
meets Paradise Lost. **
The Lincoln Conspiracy (Briarwood)
This film misses, badly. Ages 8-12. *
EVENTS
Museum of Art - Paintings by Alfred
Stevens. Also, Komo: Japanese Art and
Western Influence.
Union Gallery - "Imogen Cunning-
ham: 75 years as a Photographer."
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and entertaining. ***1/2
Rosemary's Baby (Couzen's Hall,
8:00, 10:30) Mia Farrow stars in this
well-known horror soap opera. Interest-
ing, but sappy at times. **
EVENTS
"Is there a men's liberation move-
ment?" Tom Morson speaks at Guild
House. Noon.
Homecoming - Evans Scholar'sCar
Bash. North End of E. University. 3:00.
Hockey - Michigan vs. Denver, 7:30
at Yost Arena.
Homecoming - All campus dance,
beer, band and munchies at the Union.
9:30.
saturday
October 29
CINEMA
Night of the Living Dead (MLB 4, 7:00
and 10:25) The ultimate cult film - out-
distancing even King of Hearts and
Harold and Maude. Can a few stranded
innocents, alone in a country farm-
house, ford off an army of flesh-eating
zombies? Shot on a shoe-string budget,
Night of the Living Dead has many mo-
ments of brilliantly conceived horror
that will leave you chilled. If you
haven't seen it, go, but not alone. ***%
Carrie (MLB 3, 7:00 and 9:00) As in
all his other films, Director Brian De
Palma has created a movie for those
who love horror films but realizethow
fundamentally silly they are. Sissy
Spacek was justifiably catapulted to
stardom in her portrayal of waif-like
high school girl with "telekinetic" pow-
er. Terrorized by viscious high school
peers and a religious fanatic mother
(Piper Laurie). One of the best scary-
funny flicks ever made. 1**/2
Fat City (Old A & D, 7:00 and 9:05) An
excellent drama, taking place in the
seedy back alleys of boxing. The film is
intense and moving; one of John
Huston's best of recent years. With
Stacey Keach and James Bridges. ***1/2
A Woman Under the Influence (An-
gell Aud A, 7:00 and 9:45) Despite ex-
cellent performances by Peter Falk
and Gena Rowlands, this highly-ac-
claimed effort of John Cassavetes
(Husbands) is a mechanical, sterile
piece of work. A few good scenes, but
the film falls far short of its lofty in-
tentions. **
Catch-22 (Nat Sci Aud, 7:30 and 9:45)
This multi-starred blockbuster is an in-
teresting if not entirely successful ver-
sion of the Joseph Heller novel. Pos-
sibly more significant for its cinematic
breakthroughs than its own merits.
Mike Nichols directed. ***
Rosemary's Baby (Couzens Hall,
8:00,10:30) See Friday.
EVENTS
Homecoming - Mudbowl, 10:00 a.m.,
corner of Washtenaw and S. University.
Football - Homecoming game,
Michigan vs. Iowa. 1:30, Michigan Sta-
dium.
Hockey - Michigan vs. Denver. 7:30,
Yost Arena.
Rodney Saulsberry hoofs it as The Emcee at the Kit Kat Klub in 'Caberet'
this year's UAC Soph Show. The famed musical starts its two-week run Thur-
sday at Mendelssohn Theatre.
sunday
October 30
CINEMA
Rebecca (Old A & D, 7:00 and 9:05)
This academy award-winning picture
marked Hitchcock's American debut.
Laurence Olivier stars, and Hitch-
cock's cinematic tricks don't appear
quite as worn out as they do in his later
films. ***12
EVENTS
Museums - "The Gods of Egypt in
the Graeco-Roman Period." Kelsey
Museum, 2:00.
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October 31
Women's Studies - film series,
Womanhouse, Life and Death of Frida
Rahlo. MLB Aud 3, 7:00.
Mary Wade of the American Friends
Service Committee speaks on her fact-
finding trip to the front-line states in
South Africa. Alice Lloyd, 7:30.
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tuesday
November 1
CINEMA
Swept Away (MLB 3, 7:00 and 9:00)
Lina Wertmuller's intermittently
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It's so easy and so retwarding. Details at all locations.
humorous island fantasy is energetic
but garbled. The film manages to elude
rational analysis despite two fine per-
formances and a seemingly simple plot.
Son of the Sheik (Old A & D, 8:00 only,
free showing) For those who haven't
seen a Rudolph Valentino film, this is
the genuine article. Try it. Unratable.
wednesda
November 2
CINEMA
Blow-Up (Angell Aud A, 7:00 and
9:00) Antonioni's brilliant film dealing
with the nature of reality. David Hem-
mings plays a young photographer
caught up in the swinging London of the
sixties. Beautifully made, and always
interesting.****
Distant Thunder (Old A & D, 7:00 and
9:05) This recent film by famed Indian
director Satyajit Ray (The Apu Tri-
logy) is a sensitive, eloquent study of
the effects of World War II on a modest
villager's life. A thoughtful, probing
film which one handles its subject with
perfect grace. ***1/2
thursday
November 3
CINEMA
Monty Python Meets Beyond the
Fringe (Angell Aud A, 7:00, 8:40 and
10:20) The British empire may be dead,
but its comedy certainly isn't. Some of
the funniest people on the planet. * or
****, depending on your degree of good
taste.
2001: A Space Odyssey (old A & D,
7:00 and 9:30) One of these reviewers
(Andy Kurtzman) has seen this film
two dozen times. (To be perfectly fair,
Owen Gleiberman has seen A Hard
Day's Night as many times). We asked
Mr. Kurtzman's psychiatrist if he had
an explanation for this obsession. Here
are the words of the good doctor: "Vell,
dis film ist more than an intellectual
exercise, Ja? Dis film seems to me to
function not only as an epic myth (like
Oedipus, ja?), but also as a sincere
inquiry into the nature of progress and
its effect upon the human race." Those
wishing to question Mr. Kurtzman
about the film or his therapy will find
him in the front row during both
showings. More stars than A Bridge
Too Far. ****
EVENTS
English Medieval Renaissance Colle-
gium - Malcolm Parks of Oxford Uni-
versity "What didan Anglo-Saxon Book
look like to an Anglo-Saxon?" Cook Rm.
Law Quad 4:00.
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fine arts
October 28 - Preservation Hall Jazz
brings the New Orleans to Hill Audi-
torium 8:30.
October 28-30 - Celebrated actor Sir
Michael Redgrave will grace the Power
Center stage in Shakespeare's People,
part of the Best of Broadway Series.
October 29 - the semi-country and
western strains of Waylon Jennings,
Jessi Colter and Hank Williams Jr.
come to Crisler Arena. Tickets
available at the Union boxoffice and all
Hudson's.
October 31 - the University Sym-
phony Orchestra presents their fall
concert. Hill Auditorium, 8:00.
November 3 - UAC's annual Soph
Show (Caberet this year) opens at
Mendelsohn for a two-week run.
n i-eries
Second Chance - Disco dancing to
live music with Crowd Pleasers Friday
through Sunday. Masquerade will pre-
sent their second annual Halloween
show on Monday. Tuesday through next
Sunday Shimmer will play Top 40 rock,
a lot of funk and a bit of jazz (Grover
Washington style).
Abigail's - Mugsy plays high volume
renditions of Arrowsmith, Montrose
and Z.Z. Top material this Friday and
Saturday. Abigail's Halloween party
will be held on Saturday with $100 in
prizes for costumed patrons. Cover
charge is $2.00.
Blue Frogge - Disco down every
night except Sunday. Cover charge
Monday through Wednesday is $1.00.
Thursday through Saturday the cover is
$1.00 for students and $2.00 for non-
students.
Blind Pig - jazz with Caravan
Friday and Saturday. Boogie Woogie
Red fills the basement with Chicago
style blues Monday. Larry Manderville
offers jazz compositions with his Frien-
ds on Thursday. Cover charge is $1.00.
Roadhouse - Rock and roll with
Rainbow Bridge Friday and Saturday.
The Lynn County Band brings their
Southern rock in on Wednesday.
Weekend cover charge is $2.00; lower
during the week.
Mr. Flood's - The Tucker Blues
Band returns Friday and Saturday.
Cover charge is $1.50. Sunday features
Mike Smith, Monday it's Jay Mark
Wolfe, both solo country singers. Free
for the price of a beer.
Underground - Rocking dance
music with R.P.M. Friday and Satur-
day. Scandal begins a gig on Tuesday.
The $1.50 cover charge is collected only
on the weekend.
Zelda's - has Top 40 and disco dance
music with Nymbus this weekend for a
$2.00 cover charge. Midweek features
jazz with Caravan from 7-10 p.m. No
cover charge.
The Ark - singer and humorist Biff
Rose performs Friday and Saturday.
Admission is $3.00.
This week's Happenings were
compiled by Owen Geiberman and
Andy Kurtzman (Cinema), Keith
Toso/t (Niteries) and Lani Jordan
(Events and Fine Arts).
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