riday, September 12, 1975 I HE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven riday, September 12, 1975 IHEMIU-1I(~AN L)AILY Wage Seven Pick of the Week: The Fort une The Movies, Briarwood oin mn Neekend Animal Crackers Cinema Guild, Arch. And. Sat., 7, 8:30, 10 Perhaps one Marx brothers, movie is basically like another. Harpo chases girls and picks~ pockets while Groucho insults ; The Founding Fathers would oab u we could tell them about all Love and Death But, surprisingly, the film hover the years that doesn't come off as the usual ederal officials have stretched The Movies, Briarwood rubbish that one by now might he small clause in the Consti- have been conditioned to expect. sution gs t This may be the Woody Allen Instead, Milius' effort is highly to regulate interstate cor- film that most clearly shows visible, unpretentious work au- nerce One can almost imagine the many sides of a man who thored by the director himself. nild-annered Ben Franklin, a has too often been lumped in An unusual project after his nan of many mistresses, chuck- with the Marx Brothers and last film, Dillinger, The Wind ing over the Mann Act, an ill- their films than in a class by and the Lion loosely builds it- onceived piece of legislation himself. self around a thin plot concern- ieer Love and Death will disap- ing the kidnapping of an Amer- hat made it federal crime for point those who are looking only ican diplomat's wife and chil- woman to be transported for the Woody who gave us dren by a band of Moroccan cross state lines for "immoral Take the Money and Run and terrorists. urpses." Bananas, and should prove a There is no doubt here that But as Mike Nichols and crew pleasant surprise to anyone who the framework on which the llustrate in The Fortune, life found his previous work a bit film chooses to build is shaky, nder the Mann Act wasn't all too scattered and manic to di- but one really doesn't mind, as hat funny for would-be Casa- gest. 'it seems director Milius didn't ovas who happened to fall in The film follows Woody, grow- let it bother him. ove with the resident of another ing up as Boris in 19th century Instead of worrying about a tate. The smallest slip of the Russia, but still haunted by the film of epic proportions, Milius ongue before a suspicious gas familiar Allen neuroses of the has simply made the propor- itation attendant or motel cler title. ations epic, with the result being 'ould lead to a long, icy stret Diane Keaton is there, too, as a spectacular film of immense >f enforced celibacy in the fed- Boris' friend, confidant, cousin physical beauty that more than eral pen. . . . but elusive as ever as a makes up for the banality of the Warren Beatty and Jack Nich- lover, reminiscent of the best of proceedings. olson portray two mischievous Play It Again, Sam. Sean Connery has looked bet- rogues who devise a clever Any familiarity with Tolstoy, ter in part but not in perspec- scheme to whisk away Beatty's Dostoyevsky, et al makes Love tive, while Candice Bergen, surreptitious girl friend, played and Death a must, but don't feel never a spectacular screen pres- by Stockard Channing, out from bad if you hear some of the ref- ence, actually manages to com- mder the nose of her million- erences slicing by over your plement the superb cinematog- ire father and across the coun- head - that's just the icing on raphy of Billy Williams and ry to sunny California. Their the cake. flowing score of Jerry Gold- ittle plan almost succeeds - As usual, Love and Death is smith. zmtil Channing's father suddenly replete with the Allen one-liners There's definitely a weird icks the bucket, leaving her his you'll repeat to your friends chemistry here, but somehow, entire fortune a little sooner when you -tell them about how the whole thing works in its han Beatty and Nicholson had you laughed. In two words, own bizarre way. blanned. mind-full humor. -- like The Last Tango in Paris, an incisive look at male-female relationships that, unlike Tango, says very little at all. Actually no one is flocking to see Turkish Delight. Jerry Gross (the man who broughtj you drive-in favorite The Cheer- leaders (re-packaged this Euro- pean import and advertised it as a serious piece of filmmak- ing - supposedly an Academy Award nominee. The result is a poorly dubbed, shoddily photographed portrait of rebellious youth, with a{ smattering of sex here andl there, but hardly enough to sat-I isfy aficiandos of hard-core; porn. Nearly every scene, including , the erotic ones, is mishandled. As a result of the film's uneven- ness the solitary worthwhile se-j quence - a grisly slam against sticky-sweet death-bed scenes a la Love Story - likewise loses its punch. -Chris Kochmanskij * ~* * The Sting Mediatrics, Nat. Sci. Aud. Fri., Sat., 7, 9:30 3 9 Steps and Lady Vanishes I 1 Matrixj Normally a film-goer is never faced with the prospect of two classic films on the same double bill, and on top of that, for the' low, low price of $1.50 a head. But this is the case this week- end when the Matrix presents a pair of Alfred Hitchcock clas- sics from the master's pre- Hollywood days. Both films, The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938), are British-produced and are prototypes of the more polished Hitchcock product that followed when DavidB . Selznick coaxed him out of Britain in 1940. The 39 Steps is an incredibly fast-moving, witty exercise in the s t a n d a r d Hitchcockian{ theme of an innocent man sought by the law and the law- less alike. Cinematically the film is reminiscent of the si- lents, and is universally 'con- sidered an enormously influen- tial film. Likewise, The Lady Vanishes displays the Hitchcock wit at its best, as an old woman ap- parently disappears aboard a train and the search that fol- Margaret Dumont and makes puns. But, with this format, thel brothers never run out of gags. The "plot" of Animal Crack- ers - the disappearance of a valuable painting at a rich wo- man's estate - is only import-! ant as something to get the clowning going. My favorite gag is Chico's at- tempt to describe a flashlight (not knowing the English word), to Harpo. Harpo pulls fish and flutes from the pockets of his overcoat, offering them to Chico. The film also includes Groucho's famous "I shot an1 elephant in my pajamas" joke.! You never waste yourbmoney; when you go to a Marx brothers, movie. -Joan Ruhela QGPEPPER 1028 E. University 662-02020" Open 7 days a week 0 9:30-11 :00 BEER & WINE, FRESH MEAT AND PRODUCE, DELI COUNTER, IMPORTED CHEESES, IM- PORTED WINES. Sgt. Pepper brings the price of meat down. We are the STUDENT MEAT CENTER-Compare our prices. ROUND STEAK................ . .. $1.49/lb. BEEFULIVER .........................2 lbs. for 98c GROUND ROUND STEAK....... ...........980/b. FRYING CHICKEN ...............59c/lb. BONELESS STEWING BEEF .................$1.29/lb. CUBE STEAKS ..........................$1.39/lb. PORK STEAKS......... . $1.29/lb. MUENSTER CHEESE ......................$1.29/lb. 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Nicholson's fine perform-; Michigan ance and Nichols' firm direc- There are some things that tion, bring this study in Breed simply can't be helped, and to an active, if illogical, finish. Norman Jewison's Rollerball is -David Blomquist one of them. Even though Unit- * * * ed Artists gave it the same ex- clusive hype campaign it did for the dismal Man of LaMan- Jawf icha, something just doesn't State mesh in this futuristic saga of love, death, violence, identity, , A formula is beginning to sex, politics and double-talk, urface: take one best-selling If you're just looking, you novel, preferably appealing to might not be offended, as the he morbid curiosities of the production designer went to d masses; adapt it to the screen great lengths to dazzle the eye by turning the task over to a with listless sets that reek of promising young director; so- futuristic conformity. licit the talents of the best spe- Unfortunately, there is a cial effects men in the business soundtrack, complete with the (invade Disney if necessary); classical music that immediate- wait two years through a seem- ly connotates something very °ngly doomed production sched- important, or so Jewison read Ie, and - presto! Anyone re- in 'The How and Why Book of v sembling a human being will be Aesthetic Film-making.' subjected to the final product in John Houseman, who appears 1 one form or another. in only his second film, has al- The process worked in 1973 ready become a stereotype in with The Exorcist, and it looks the authoritarian power-figure as if it may work even better category that he started with in this year with Jaws. But this The Paper Chase. time, the scenario is slightly He looks mean and important different. and nothing else. And James Unlike the Friedkin follies of Caan continues his hot streak wo years ago, Jaws, only the in the role of Jonathan E, the second major film by cinemat- rollerball superstar who fights ic whiz-kid Steven Spielberg, is the system. a tense and terrifying work, After Freebie & the Bean and constructed in almost classic Funny Lady, Caan had better be cinematic style under the tight careful about how he decides to utilization of the director's sense exploit himself in the future or of mounting fear. his roller derby experience may The film's screenplay, a co- become practical. effort by Carl Gottlieb and Peter -James Valk Benchley (who authored the * * * oak) serves as the framework y which Spielberg crafts his ef- Wind and the Lion Iort. ?fS. With remarkable cinematog- The Movies, Briarwood raphy by Bill Butler and the gut-gripping editing of Verna In a particularly odd turn of Mields, Spielberg has created a events, John Milius' The Wind film of stunning impact through and the Lion hits the market as' mere manipulation of available a simple, escapist vehicle as tools, true to the Hollywood grain as -James Valk imaginable. University of Michigan FOOTBALL EVERY SATURDAY WITH TOM HEMINGWAY and DAVE McKAY ON WUOM 91.7 FM TOMORROW: Pigskin Prevview-2:00 p.m. Wisconsin-2:15 p.m. Paid for by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting -James va n * * * Happy Hooker The Movies, Briarwood Patrons beware! Another best- seller is about to be hurled upon you in the form of The Happy Hooker, the movie based on the book that sold over six million copies that will be lucky if it attracts 600 viewers. This murky mess, which stars Lynn Redgrave as Xaviera her- self, will undoubtedly be a dis- appointment to those who ex- pect to be titillated in the same fashion as the book. In fact, the proceedings get down-and-out drab as this junk opts for a semi-documentary style that is bound to be a grim p r e s e n t for those' drive-in crowds hoping to see Xaviera in action. There is, however, one bright ray of worth: Tom Poston, for- mer To Tell The Truth panelist who at one time rubbed elbowsI with Kitty Carlisle, does a great bit where he throws twenties at at the feet of Xaviera as she does a strip-tease on top of his desk. Great to see old Tom again. -James Valk e * Turkish Delight Campus The Sting, is one of those rare lows uncovers espionage of in- movies that almost everyone ternational order. likes, or so it would seem from Each film is light-hearted yet the small number who haven't thrilling, and to the special de- seen it and the large number light of Hitchcock fans, traces who keep coming back for the maturation process of his more. art. Robert Redford and Paul aPerhaps most of all, Steps Newman repeat their slick and Lady are quintessential Butch Cassidy/Sundance chem- Hitchcock - an absurdist's vi- istry in an engaging yarn about sion of the world. a couple of small-time con men -Chris Kochmanski who devise the most elaborate of schemes to fleece a big-time ," " " con man (Robert Shaw) for als most all he's worth -which is " Thfere IS ea lots, dfernc ! Comparisons with Mission:' df r ce--- s Impossible are inevitable as " PREPARE FOR. The Sting carries the audience over 35 years along a trail of split-second "MC of experience timing, implausible ruses (in- T and success cluling a memorable scene with , Small classes Newman as the card hustler par * .SATu h e excellence, to Shaw's enraged1Voluminous home Scotsman), and the final E study materials "sting," a twist at the end that stdy ateial would make O'Henr wink AT courses that are " nowingly. O ny wconstantlyupdated: Aptly played in Chicago's : ULAI Tape facilities for gangster heyday, The Sting pre- " reviews of class * tends to be nothing more than: C AT lessons and for use.j the two and a half hour escape , osuplmaterials that it is - no small feat. FEX mateals o -Jh"eyl Make-ups for -John Beyrle E m missed lessons w t G t ,; i i I i i I It . /S wriften .. . ..that working for a newspaper can be exciting, frustrating, enjoyable and refreshing Why Not Joln T DAILY? 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The Spe- cial Discount Book is designed to fit your schedule and budget (fit's only $10 ). Inquire at our ticket office for more information. Guest Artist Series A selection of distinguished actors or directors join with our department's finest actors, directors a n d designers to create our own presentations in Power Center. Oct. 8-12 Arthur Miller's DEATH OF A SALESMAN Nov. 26-30 William Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT Feb. 18-21 the musical PURLIE April 7-11 Tennessee Williams' CAMINO REAL In addition to ou r Power Center productions, we en- courage our graduate students in direction and design by offering: University Showcase Productions Oct. 22-25 NEW BLACK SCRIPT in Trueblood Theatre Nov. 12-15 Mach iave lli's I I I WITH SPECIAL GUEST JEFF HAR TflNII3T Cont 19 Rn STAR EY IWu1n RimALhn..ea People start pollution. 11 I I I e i I