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events and entertainment
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Saturday,
CINEMA
Spellbound - Cinema Guild,
Arch. Aud., 7 & 9:05) - A film
traditionally scorned by stu-
dents of Alfred Hitchcock, al-
though it's rathertdifficult to
understand why: Spellbound is
one of the director's wildest
flights of imagination and tech-
nique. A man posing as a mur-
dered psychiatrist (Gregory
Peck) is actually an amnesiac
brainwashed by a 'mysterious
killer. As the film progresses,
analyst and lover Ingrid Berg-
man struggles desperately to
uncover the secret of Peck's
identity before he gets the mur-
der rap pinned on himself.
Hitchcock's much - debunked
collaboration with artist Salva-
dore Dali is actually quite ef-
fective - the dream sequences
exploring Peck's psychosis rep-
resents a fascinating meeting
of two masters of inner terror.
A suspenseful, lightning - paced
film, heightened by Miklos Roz-
sa's eerie musical score in the
Bernard Herrman tradition.'**
The Fortune - (Mediatrics.
Nat. Sci. Aud., 7:30 & 9:30) -
This nasty little comedy in-
volves among other things mar-
riage, the Mann Act and mur-
der, but primarily noteworthy
as the latest chapter in the
Decline and Fall of directorl
Mike Nichols. Warren Beatty
and Jack Nicholson fight a los-
ing battle against the dynamic
duo of offensiveness and te-
dium.*
Fat City - (Cinema II, 7 &
9:15) - Excellent John Huston
film of, the lives of small-time
prize fighters. The picture re-
lies more an character study
than plot progression, focusing
on an almost-over-the-hill box-
er (Stacy Keach) who plays
a kind of mentor to an aspiring
young fighter (Jeff Bridges).
Bridges proves decidedly inept
in the ring - a very funny twist
to the perennial fight film
cliche of the raw young cham-
pion - in - the - making. Keach
and Bridges are fine in the
leads, but Fat City's real glory
lies in. its supporting cast -
many of them real-life mem-
bers of the fight game, both
fumy and pathetic. A gentle,
richly atmospheric film. ***
China Girl -- (New World,C
MLB 3 & 4, showtimes unan-
nounced) -- This week's entry
in New World's Porn Parade.
This one's a little above aver-
age 'fr the genre, as long as
you don't apply any standards
of normal filmmaking to it.*
Harry and "Tonto - (Matrix
7 & 9:30)-Elderly man rejects
living with his children, de-
cides instead to take off cross-
country with his loyal cat to
see what's happening in Ameri
ca. Probably the best of all the,
recent "road" films - Paul
Mazursky's script and direc-
tion flirt with but never slip
into the mawkish sentimentality
often present in movies of this
kind. Harry is a tough old coot,
and the film reflects his nature.
Art Carney delivers the per-
formance of his life as Harry,
and richly deserved his subse-
quently unexpected Academy
Award. ****
Barbarella - (Matrix, Mid-
night show only) - A relic from
Jane Fonda's pre-social con-
sciousness days ,as she plays
the famous French sex & sci-fi
comic strip heroine. For all its
elaborate gimmicks, Roger Va-
dim's film gives off a curiously
low - budget quality, but con-
tains some genuinely erotic mo-
ments and is very f u n n y
throughout. Watch especially
for an intergallactic lovemak-I
ing session between Fonda and
alien prince David Hemmings
one of the more inspiredly
comic sequences in any film.
All Quiet on the Western
Front - (Alice Lloyd's Blue'
Carpet Lounge: 7:30, 10:00.)
Critically acclaimed film, di-
rected by Lewis Milestone in
1931, about the terrors of mod-
ern warfare.
EVENTS
UAC - Keith Jarrett in con-
cert: Hill Auditorium. 8 p.m.
Richard Farner plays the pi-
ano - in a \faculty recital at
Rackham Aud., 8 p.m.
"The Unquiet Death of Julius
and Ethel Rosenberg" - film
and speakers, panel discussion,
MLB Aud. 4: 7 and 9:30.
BARS
Mr. Flood's Party - Stony
Creek, country, 9:30, $1
Blind Pig - A-Squared Ex-
press, R&B&C&W, 9:30, $1
Golden Falcon - Melodioso.
jazz, 9, $1.
Chances Are - Sky King.
rock, $2 to $2.50.
Ark - Heddy West, folk, 9,
$2.50.
Pretzel Bell - RFD Boys,
bluegrass, 10, $1.50.
Heidelberg - Heidelberg
Lions, German, 9. no cover.
Heidelberg Rathskeller -
Mustard's Retreat, folk, 9, no
cover.!
Bimbo's - Gaslighters, rag-
time sing-along, 6-1:30, 50c af-1
ter 8.
Casa Nova - Him and 1, 9, no
cover.
Loma Linda - Mixed Bag,
jazz, 9:30, no cover.
Rubaiyat - Open Road, top
40's, 9, no cover.
Sure Thing - Stone Bridge,
rock, 9, $2.
Sunday
CINEMA
Double Indemnity - (Cinema
II, Angell, Aud. A, 7 & 9) - Chances Are--Sam and Dave,
One of the most famous you- Motown, 9, $1 to $1.50.
can't - get - away - with-murder Golden Falcon - Silvertones,
films of the '40's, directed by blues, 9, $1.
Billy Wilder. *** Loma Linda - JB & Com-
The Apprenticeship of Duddy pany, 9:30, no cover.
Kravitz - (People's Bicenten- Mr. Flood's Party - Dick'
nial Committee. Nat. Sci. Aud., Siegel, folk - blues, 9:30, no
7 & 9) - Canadian film of a
young man hell-bent on becom- cover.
ing a success, even if it means Sure Thing - Stone Bridge.
selling out any sense of per- rock, 9, no cover.R
sonal morality in order to
achieve it. The picture has been;
accused of being anti-Semitic,
but is actually a broad, non-
bigotted study of false values CINEMA
and the perversion of unbridl- High Noon - (Cinema Guild,.
ed free enterprise. This theme 1 7 only) - Classic Western of
isn't a new one in movies, but retiring town marshall Gary
in this case Duddy is a very Cooper ffacing the bad guys all
alive, very complex character alone when no one in the town
in contrast to the usual money- is willing to help him. It's been
clutching maniac employed in said that the film may have
similar films. Duddy Kravitz ac- been an allegory pertaining to
tually says something about the the Hollywood blacklisting of
human condition, and deserves the time: that the cowardly
much more audience attention townspeople represented the
than it originally received. Ri- " head-in-the-sand attitude <,f erst-
chard Drevfuss (Jaws, Ameri- while film liberals in their un-
can Graffiti) is superb in the willingness to stand up to the
title role. **** marauding McCarthyite devil.
Distant Thunder (Cinema But parable or not, High Noon
Guild, Arch. Aud., 7 & 9:05) -" certainly transcends any period
Satyajit Ray film about a small , issues and remains one of our
village in India during World I great Westerns. ****
War II Neked Spur - (Cinema Guild,
-Harry and Tont - (Matrix, 7 9:05 only) - Above-average
& 9:30) -nSee Saturday Cine- Western, with bounty hunter
ma. :James Stewart tracking down
ma. l outlaw Robert Ryan. ****
All Quiet on the Western The Passion of Anna - (Ann
Front - (Alice Lloyd Hall, Blue 1Arbor Film Co-op, Aug. Aud.
Carpet Lounge, 8:30 - See Sat- A, 7 & 9) - Study n loneli-
A, r&a) yStdynemoa.li
urday Cinema. ness and terror on a small, iso-
EVENTS . lated island in Sweden. One of
Musical Society - Luciano Ingmar Bergman's best and
Pavarotti, tenor: Hill Auditor- most complex films. *****
ium, 2:30 p.m. Events
Music School - piano cham- Music School - String Dept.
ber music: School of Music Re- Recital: SM Recital Hall, 12:10
cital Hall at 8 n.m. pm..
BARS . English - Judith Minty, poet-
Chances Are - Friends Road- ry reading: Pendleton Rm.,
show, comedy, 9, $1 to $1.50. Union, 4:10 p.m.
Sure Thing - Stone Bridge, PTP - Davis' "Purlie": Pow-
rock, 9, no cover. er, 8 p.m.
Mr. Flood's Party - Stony BARS
mouth; his cotton-candy amor-
phisms do not begin to probe
the depths of human emotion
that might be memorably mined
by a Bergman or a De Sica.
Stolen Kisses and Bed and
Board are no exceptions, but if
you can tolerate the cloying
narcissism of Jean-Pierre Leaud
(most folks around here seem
to love it), then you'll probably
enjoy these films - they're
bright, witty and so, so charm-
ing. And, I think, a little afraid
of life. **
The Stranger - (New World,
Nat. Sci. Aud., 7 & 9) - Vis-
conti's straightforward cinema-
zation of Camus' alienated
everyman. An almost impossible
novel to film successfully, given
the plot perspective exclusively
from the inside of Meursault's
head, and the difficulties of
Camus' long existentialist ser-
mon near the end. But Visconti
succeeds about as well as any-
one could; you can really feel
the stifling, enervating heat of
the Algerian sun burning mer-
cilessly down, and in +he process
catch at least a little of the
nrotagonist's calm desparation.
Visconti is helped by a wonder-
fully sensitive portrayal by
Marcello Mastrionni, who pro-
vides an unexpectedly restram-
ed counter-balance o his -nore
tvoically flamboyant roles of
ofther films. ***
High Noon - (Cinema Guild,
7 only) - See Tuesday Cinema.
Naked Night-(Cinema Guild,
9:05 only) - The turning point
in Ingmar Bergmann's career;
this story of a traveling circus
was his first really mature ef-
fort the first to gain him some
measure of world attention. The
film is filled with memorable
images, especially an ear' T se-
anience of a circus clown carry-
inq his unfaithfid wife home
while a mob of townspeople
follows along tauntiag him.
The Christ-on-the-Cross imagery
ranks wit hthe most remarkable
sequences Bergman has ever
filmed. ****
Young Frankenstein - (Mat-
rix, 7 & 9:30) - Terrific Mel
Brooks film, due mainly to its
solid., cohesive story line. It
seems that the more chaotic
Woody Allen's films are, the
m o r e successful (Bananas),
while the opposite is true of
Brooks - Young Frankenstein
and The Twelve Chairs standing
smnerior to the more anarchistic
Blazing Saddles and The Pro-
ducers. I think Brooks' true
eenils lies in comic narrative-
firmly based in logical pots.
and enriched with his undisput-
ible gift for gags. Leave the
nihilism to Woody. *"
EVENTS
PTP - Davis' "Purlie":
Power, 8 p.m.
BARS
Chances Are - Brainstorm,
rock, 9, $1 to $1.50.
Loma Linda-JB & Company,
9:30, no cover.
Blind Pig - Silvertones, blues,
9:30, $1.
Ark - Hoot night, folk, 9, 75c.
Mr. Flood's Party - Stoney
Creek, country, 9:30, 15c.
thursday
CINEMA
The Mad Adventures of "Rab-
bi" Jacob - (New World, Nat.
Sci. Aud., 7 & 9) - Recent
French comedy variously de-
scribed as hysterically funny
and numbingly dull - take your
choice.
The 400 Blows - (Ann Arbor
Film Co-op, Ang. Aud. A, 7 &
9) - Truffaut's first (and best)
film of a young, unloved boy
drifting poignantly, inexorably
toward disaster. This autobio-1
ggraphical study is perhaps not
quite as immortal as its cham-
pions contend, but is certainly
a beautiful and heartbreaking
film. Most important, it is gutsy
Truffaut - a crucial contrast to
his subsequent featherweight
sequels. ****
A Very Curious Girl - (Cin-
ema Guild, 7 & 9:05) - Femin-
ist fantasy-drama by French
director Nelly Kaplan.
Young Frankenstein - (Mat-
rix, 7 & 9:30) - See Wednesday
Cinema.
Events
Music School - Varsity Band,
George Cavender, conductor:
Hill Aud., 8 p.m.
*PTP - Davis' "Purlie":
Power, 8 p.m.
*UAC Arts Comedia - "The
Time of Your Life 7/6 of a
Play," a collection of 4 1 act
comedies: Mendelssohn Theatre,
8:15 each night except 3:30 p.m.
on Feb. 22.
*Residential College -- Road-
side Attractions, "T'was Bril-
lig," an evening of masks: Aud.,
Res. Coll., 8:30 p.m.
BARS
Pretzel Bell - RFD Boys,
bluegrass, 9:30, $1.
Blind Pig - Silvertones, blues,
9:30, $1.
Loma Linda-JB & Company,
no cover.
Chances Are - Brainstorm,
rock, 9, S1 to $1.50.
Mr. Flood's Party - Mike
Smith and his Country Volun-
teers, 9:30, 75c.
Heidelberg Rathskeller-Mus-
tard's Retreat, folk, 9, no cover.
Ark - Deede Pallazola, folk,
9, $1.50.
Golden Falcon - Melodioso,
jaz, 9, $1.
x frilday
CINEMA
The Philadelphia Story-(Cin-
ema Guild, Arch. Aud., 7 & 9:05)
-Wedding shennanigans among
Philadelphia's upper crust. An
endurringly popular film thanks
to the wonderful Katherine Hep-
burn-Cary Grant-James Stewart
cast, but perhaps getting just
a little stale after many years
and many variations. But if
you've never seen it, you'll love
it. ***
Rancho Deluxe - (Ann Arbor
Film Co-op, MLB 3, 7 & 10) -
Recent Frank Perry Western
comedy, with Jeff Bridges and
Sam Waterston.
Smile -- (Ann Arbor Film Co-
op, MLB 3, 8:45 only) - Direc-
tor Michael Ritchie's simpering,
sneering pot shot at' Middle
America in the form of a ' hu-
morous" expos6 of a fictional
teen-age beauty pageant. One of
the more offensive films of re-
cent times, , this insufferably
superior put-down has been
taken to heart by an astonish-
ingly large number of New York
film critics - which makes one
wonder if they really know
what's going on anywhere out-
side The Big Apple. The true
wise man (and artist) recog-
nized and accepts the universal
foibles in all of us - something
the archly smug Ritchie is
clearly unwilling to do. Smile is
good for a few easy laughs, but
afterwards you'll probably feel.
ashamed for having undulged in
them. *
They Live by Night - (Cin-
ema II, Ang. A, 7 & 9) - Nich-
olas Ray film about rural crim-
inals, later remade by Robert
Altman as Thieves Like Us.
Let's hope the original is better.
Little Big Man - Mediatrics,
Nat. Sci. Aud., 7 & 9:30) -
Arthur Penn's grand-epic West-
ern saga of a 120-year old sur-
vivor of Custer's last stand
(Dustin Hoffman), who spins
his tale in flashback form. A
muddled, schozophrenic film
that fluctuates moment to mo-
ment between comedy and
drama, and can never seem to
make up its mind just what it's
trying to say - but it's glorious
entertainment nonetheless. It's
helped in no small measure by'
Hoffman's bravura perform-
ance,, probably his best on film=
and one for which he's never
received just credit. ***
Young Frankenstein - (Mat-
rix, 7 & 9:30) - See Wednesday
Cinema.
The Twelve Chairs - (Couz-
ens Film Co-op, Couzens Cafe-
teria, 8 & 10) - A trio of con
men (Ron Moody, Frank Lan-
gella and Dom De Luise)
scramble across 1920's Russia in
pursuit of 12 dining room chairs
-one of which contains a for-
tune in hidden gems. Mel
Brooks' most overlooked com-
edy is also his best - it con-
tains his most cohesive plot, his
most controlled direction and an
almost total absence of the
gross overreaching for laughs
present in most of Brooks' other'
work. This isn't to say that The
Twelve Chairs is a pale entry
-it's hilarious. One of the prime
comedies of the '70's, and as
suitable for the kids as for
adults. ****
EVENTS
*PTP - Davis' "Purlie":
8 p.m.
*UAC Arts Comedia - "The
Time of Your Life 7/6 of a
Play," a collection of 4 1 act
comedies: Mendelssohn Theatre,
8:15 each night except 3:30 p~m.
on Feb. 22.
*Residential College -- Road-
side Attractions, "T'was Bril-
hing," an evening of masks:
Aud., Res. Coll., 8:30 p.m.
BARS
Golden Falcon - Melodioso,
jazz, 9, $1.
Ark - Ola Belle Reed, folk,
9, $2.50.
Pretzel Bell - RFD Boys,
bluegrass, 10, $1.50.
Heidelberg Rathskeller-Mus-
tard's Retreat, folk, 9, no cover.
Mr. Flood's Party -- Silver-
tones, blues, 9:30, $1.
Chances Are - Brainstorm,
rock, 8, $2 to $2.50.
Loma Linda - Mixed Bag, jazz,
9, no cover.
Blind Pig - Shooby Doo and
The Principles of Utility, 9:30,
$1.
Bimbo's - Gaslighters, rag-
time sing-along, 6-1:30, 50c after
8.
Cas Nova - Him and I, 9, no
cover.
Rubaiyat - Open Road, top
40's, 9, no cover.
all week
A Boy and His Dog - (Fifth
Forum) - A dreadful piece of
film that's billed as "kinky"
because the distributors knew
they couldn't attfact an au-
dience based on the flick's mer-
it. Not so much kinky or even
sexy as just plain ridiculous.
The movie presents a post-2000
world view in which dogs appar-
ently are smarter than their
masters. "Why did Jason Ro-
bards bother with this trash?"
and "How do I get my money
back?" are the only questions
A Boy and His Dog provokes.
Conduct Unbecoming -(Cam-
pus - English film concerning
a rape trial conducted by the
British military. A rather un-
known entry, but doesn't sound
very appetizing.
Creek, country, 9:30, 75c.
Loma Linda - Mixed Bag,
jazz. 9:30, no cover.
Del Rio - Jazz, no cover.
CINEMA
Harry and Tonto - (Matrix,
7 & 9:30) - See Saturday Cine-
ma.
All Quiet on the Western
Front - (Alice Lloyd Hall, Blue
Carpet Lounge: 8:30) - See
Saturday Cinema.
EVENTS
Music School - Jazz Band,
Edward Smith, conductor:
Rackham Auditorium, 8 p.m.
BARSj
Blind Pig - Boogie Woogie
Red, blues, 9:30, $1.
Blind Pig - All Diretions,
jazz, 9:30, $1.
Chances Are - Brainstorm,
rock, 9, $1 to $1.50.
Mr. Flood's Party - Catfish
Miller, jug blues band, 9:30, no
cover.
Loma Linda - JB & Company,
9:30, no cover.'
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CINEMA
Stolen Kisses and Bed and
Board - (Ann Arbor Film Co-
op, Angell Aud. A, Stolen Kisses
at 7, Bed and Board at 9) - The
concluding two chapters of
Francois Truffaut's extended
semi-autobiography. Ann Arbor's
best-loved director invariably
leaves a blank taste in my,
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We have openings for counselors, specialists, super-
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Featuring this week.. .
Metzger's German Restaurant
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At Metzger's German restaurant, good
eating and friendly service are a family af-
fair.
Walter Metzger, proprietor of the 100-
capacity eatery, has made a life's work of pre-
serving the tradition of fine dining begun by
has baker-father 48 years ago. "We like to
give good food with good service at a reason-
able price," says Metzger.
He points with pride to his son John, heir
apparent to the family business, who hopes
one day to maintain the standards of quality
hearty meals and personal attention establish-
ed by his father and grandfather.
The German tradition underlying the Metz-
ger name is hardly confined to the menu se-
lections. Two-thirds of the waitresses are
German-born, as is Metzger's wife, and the
dinner-hour atmosphere is regularly punctu-
ated by lively strands of German dialect.
Engagingly warm but highly professional,
the staff displays a seasoned competence sure
to enhance your eating experience.
Located a convenient six-minutes from the
Diag and 100 feet from a city car port,, Metz-
ger's prepares a tempting array of German
and American favorites.
Foremost among their old-world offerings
is Metger's own sauerbraten, a meticulously
prapared beef dish marinated with a sour
cream and wine sauce. Sausage fanciers can
choose among bratwurst, a veal preparation,
knackwurst, made from spiced beef, or home-
made Polish sausage. Other German prepara-
tions include wiener schnitzel, or breaded veal
cutlets, and the "Zigeuner," a juicy sirloin
steak smothered in onions, green peppers and
mushrooms.
If your taste or mood runs more toward
American food, try something from Metzger's
assortment of steak, chops,, beef and fish
assortment of steak, chops, beef and fish
find their way into Metzger's kitchen. Family
pride and expereince make every meal a meal
to remember.
Every dinner is accompanied by your
choice from a tantalizing selection of potato
dishes preparations plus a side dish. Por-
tions are a throwback to a more bountiful era
-they'll put the heartiest of appetites to the
test. For a special treat try the German po-
tato salad. Side dishes include spatzen, sauer-
kraut, and red cabbage.
With the main course completed, still
another hard choice awaits you - dessert.
Metzger's offers a smooth and tangy cheese-
cake or apple strudel hot and tasty from their
kitchens. Or try the latest addition to the fine
dessert fare, Black Forest torte. The tempt-
ing chocolate and fruit cake, layered with
delicate whipped cream and topped with cho-
colate sprinkles comes your way via a Ger-
man bakery in Toronto.
No meal can be complete without selec-
tions from Metzger's special spirits. While all
meals include a beverage, diners can also en-
joy a host of before dinner drinks, after din-
ner cordials and brandies, and beer and wine,
both domestic and imported.
The German sign above Metzger's kitchen
door speaks for itself. Roughly translated it
means, "Good eating and drinking should not
be forgotten." Eat at Metzger's. You won't
forget it.
This plaque proclaims a part of the Metz-
ger tradition, "Good eating and good drink-
ing should not be forgotten . ."
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Open the door to the German atmosphere
of Metzger's German Restaurant.
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