Saturday, Fbbruary 14, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Doge Three Saturday, February 14, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three e events and entertainment ... " for the week of Feb. 14-20 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.' }wednesday 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, 4 ADVERT ISEMENT CAMP TAMARACK TAMARACK'S in town only 160 left That's right! There are only 160 job openings left at Camp Tamarack, in Michigan's lower peninsula. Camp Tamarack is the summer camping program sponsored by the Detroit Jewish Community, and we have 3 camp sites in Michigan and Ontario. We have openings for counselors, specialists, super- visors, drivers, cooks, nurses. Contract season runs from about June 15 to August 22. Our recruiters will be interviewing for these jobs at Summer Placement, 3200 SAB on Thurs., Feb. 19. Register in person or by phone 763-4117. Applications available. I S 9 t S I N lbo Featuring this week.. . Metzger's German Restaurant Spring Break in the Sun! U-M STUDENTS FACULTY/STAFF/ FAMILES/ANN ARBOR COMMUNITY JAMAICA 4, _, 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 . ." A M A I C A DATES: March 5-12 (Trip A) s March 6-13 (Trip B) Accommodations: CASA MONTEGO HOTEL- 7 Niahts From: $315.00 INCLUDES:" * ROUND TRIP ON AIR JAMAICA FROM DETROIT * FREE IN-FLIGHT MEALS AND DRINKS * TRANSFERS ROUND TRIP MONTEGO BAY AIRPORT TO HOTEL * FREE RUM PUNCH UPON ARRIVAL * AIR CONDITIONED ROOMS-7 NIGHTS CASA MONTEGO HOTEL (Choose doubles, triples, quad) * BEACH PARTY SUNDAY EVE WITH included RUM PUNCH-FOOD-GAMES * COMPLIMENTARY JAMAICAN COCKTAIL PARTY * U.S. DEPARTURE TAX, TIPS, GRATUITIES ALSO INCLUDED SIGN-UP & FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Open the door to the German atmosphere of Metzger's German Restaurant. . . . and these faces show they haven't been at Metzger's. D 7/ A idlbherg I . _ .. 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