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COMMERCIAL CINEMA
Lucky -Lady-(Fifth Forum)-
An utterly routine, standard
formula crooks-on-the-lam film
in which every person can be
predicted at least ten minutes
before it takes place. As far as
stars go, the movie's big-name
trio of Liza Minelli, Gene Hack-
man and Burt Reynolds seem
obviously to have been matched
more for their box-office draw
than for their dramatic corn-
patability.**
Nashville -(Campus)-Robert
Altman's giant country epic back
for a return engagement. Prob-
ably the most wildly -aised
American film sine Dr.
Strangelove, but is it really a
soul-searching X-ray of ou so-
ciety, or jst a smugly simplis-
tic nose-thumbing at Middle
America? You be the judge, but
either way a genuine original,
and not to be missed.***
Hustle-(State)-A surprising
diverting deteective flick star-
ring Burt Reynolds and Cather-
ine Deneuve. The film contains
a strong story line and reaso i-
ably taught Robert Aldrich di-
rection, and also is a show in
which Big Burt does not go
smirking triumphantly off into
the sunset-which itself may be
worth the price of admission.***
Dog Day Afternoon-(Fox Vil-
lage-Sidney Lumet's film about
an actual bungled bank robery
in Brooklyn, which turned into
a kind of city-wide happeningI
thanks to the whacky sideshow
eccentricities of the felons in-
volved. In its intimate detailing
of the event, the film lakes on
a kind of schizophrenic quality,
as what begins as an hilarioisl'
botched, slapstick noldup grad-
ually changes into. a grim, soul
searching vigil between the
thieves and their ..tage in
out surrounding the buildings. As
surrounding the building. As
such, Dog Day Afternoon stnkes
a very tenuous balance between
farce and tragedy, and its too-
long running time tends to leave
the viewer in a state of unease.
Even so, the story is very com-
pelling, and the eleatric per-
formance by Al Pacino as the
exhibitionistic "brains" of the
operation and John Cazelle as
his silent, psychoti sidekick
make this a better film than it
perhaps deserves.***
The Black Bird-(Michigan)-
Whad'ya know: the worst film
of 1976 and here it is only Janu-
ary 10th. Certainly a landmark
of sorts. BOMB.'
The Killer Elte-(The Moves,
Broarwood) - Why does Sam
Peckinpah seem more and more
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a parody of himself" Has le
embarked on a conscixus cam-i
paign of self-humiliation, or
have his creative juices run
so dry that he is genuinely un-
aware of what he's doing to
his recent films? his latest is
a tired re-hash on his usual
theme of rugged individualists
selling out to some sinister mor.-
olith, this time modernized to
incorporate the current pop
theme of the CIA as villain. On
this occasion, paid gvernment
killer Robert Duvall defects to
the highest bidder, as former
co-killer James Caan hunts him
down. All very grim, straight-
laced stuff, but conducted in
such a frenzied, satirical style
that one can't believe Pekinpah
was taking it seriously-or was
, he? Either a very funny or very
sad enterprize, depending on
how you look at it.**
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JANUARY 1')
CINEMA
I Confess-(Cinema II, Angell
Aud. A, 7 & 9)-Canadian priest
is faced with moral dilemma of
divulging guilt admited to hm
by murderer during confession,'
or else being charged with the
m'urder himself. Offbeat H,eh~-
cock film, and not one of his
best.**
Deep Throat - (New World,
MLB 3 & 4, 7, 8:30 & 10:00)-
The cinema world's most und-
serving financial tri'impn this'
side of Harold and Maude. No
better or worse than most stand
ard-quality norn, Deeo Throat
began to gain notoriety as the
test case in a landmark New
York ornorauhy suit. Throat
s"bsecpiently soared to i:red-
ihle but entrenched s t a i s
thronghot America, and is nov
embarked on an inexorable
march to conquer Erope. If
you'd like to be a part of an
international f i1 m bgnnenrg,
then yo" shohld probably go see
it. On the other hand, if you're
looking for items like n inter-
esting niot, interesting acting,
interesting direction-r even
interestiq sx-nvell, Penthouse
is a bick cheaer.*
Blhping Saddles-(Medintris,
brat. S-i. Avd., 7, 8:45, 10:37-
The film that insured Mel
1rook's imnvrtalitv. both artis-
tically and financially. Mos - of
it is ouite funny, desne the
fact that Brooks will stoon to
nracically anything to get a
laugh. Even his most bnal ef.
forts seem to work hnoronlv
here,, althogh the film e final
hectic climax falls frenriedly,
thnddingly flat.***_
IThe Garden of the FinziCon-
tins -,(Cinema Guild, Arch.
Aud., 7 & 9:05)-Vittorio Di-
Sica's lyrical heart-rending film
of an artistocratic Italian Jew-
ish family in World War II, who
await their inevitable doom
admist the fantasy-traoring of
their estate - the world oside
seemingly no more than a bad
dream. One of the most visually
beautiful films in memory, with
the thematic solidness to richly
deserve the many honors be-
stowed upon it. Don't miss this
one.*
Emmannuelle - (Matrix, 7 &
9:30) - The highly-touted soft-
core porn film, the one that
peddled itself under the slogan
"lets you feel good without feel-
ing bad." The real problem wlth
this stultifyingly dull film is that
it doesn't let you feel at all.
For a vicarious thrill, maybe.*
JANUARY 12
CINEMA
Emmanuelle - (Matrix,
9:30)-See Saturday Cinema.
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MUSIC
MUSIC Mr. Flood's Party - Larrys
Bimbo's-Gaslighters, ragtime Sparks and his Lonesome Ram-I
sing-along, 6-1:30, 50c after 8. blers, bluegrass, 9, $2.50.t
Casa Nova-Him and I, 9-1, Blind Pig-Boogie Woogie Red,
no cover. 'blues, 9:30, $1.
Chances Are-I Band, rock, 9, Chances Are-Headwind, jazz,
$2 to $2.50. 18, $1 to $1.50.f
Blind Pig-Jack Orion, jazz,!,
9:30, $1.8
Pretzel Bell-RFD Boys, blue- j e
grass, 10, $1.50.I
Golden Falcon-Street Fiction,;
jazz, 9:30, $1. , JANUARY 13j
Ark - Ed Trickett, Pat and CINEMAf
Gordon Bok, Ann Muir, folk, 9, ',Broken Blossoms - (Cinema'
$2.50. Guild, Arch. Aud., 7 only) -
Heidelberg - Austrian Band, Film of a tragic intercultural
9:30, no cover. love affair, directed by the ori-
Heildelberg Rathskeller-Mus- ginal genius of cinema, D. W.E
tard's Retreat, folk, 9-1, no Griffith.
lodr s The Killers - Cinema Guild,'
Mr. Flood's Party-Melodioso, 9:05 only) - Screen version oft
Latin jazz, 9, $1. 'the famous Hemingway short
,story is notable primarily for
being the film that made Burt
s Lancaster a star. Flashback plot
unravelling the murder of a
prizefighter makes for an OK
JANUARY 11 melodrama but hardly the proto-
CINEMA type for American gangster
Wuthering Heights - (Cinema films, as some of its admirers;
II, Aud. A, 7 & 9)-William Wy- laim. Dated but entertaining.***
ler's film of most of Emily The Tall Blond Man With One'
Bronte's novel. Corny as hell, Black Shoe - (Ann Arbor Film
but wonderful nonetheless.ICo-op, Aud. A, 7, 8:45 & 10:30).f
Wuthering Heights was released Emmanuelle - (Matrix, 7 &i
the same year as Gone With the 9:30) - See Saturday Cinema.
tually improves over the novel
on which it was based. Director
George Roy Hill (The Sting,
Waldo Pepper, etc.) displays a
most uncharacteristic sensitivity
in depicting Billy Pilgrim's trav-
els through past, present and fu-
ture, bringing to Billy's story
the scope and dignity that Kurt
Vonnegut's indulgent, self-con-
scious novel so painfully lacked.
A film deserving of anyone's at-
tention, but they're simply show-
ing it too often around here.****
Tristina and The Exterminat-
ing Angel - (Ann Arbor Film
Co-op, Aud. A, Tristina at 7 &
10:30, Exterminating Angel at
8:45 only) - Two of Luis Bun-
el's more recent films. B o t h
quite cryptic and individualistic
and not to everyone's taste, but
for Bunuel fans a must.*** I
MUSICl
Casa Nova-Him and I, 9-1,
no cover.
Chances Are-City Boys, rock,l
8, $1 to $1.50.
Ark-Hoot night, folk, 9, 75c.j
Mr. Flood's Party-All Direc-
tions, 9, 75c.
Blind Pig - Aldaberan, jazz,
9:30, $1.
thursday
JANUARY 15-
CINEMA
Fantastic Planet - (N e w
World, Nat. Sci. Aud., 7 & 9) -
A wonderfully imaginative sci-
fi cartoon from Czechoslovakia
involving a reversal on socie-
ty's dog-and-cat-syndrome. On a
make-believe planet, small, hu-
man-like creatures called
"Oms" are kept as pets by their
huge, less-than-human masters.
Eventually the Oms rebel
against their third-class status,
and soon are engaged 1i armed
warfare against their overlords.
The clever plot and beatifully
original animation make Fan-
tastic Planet both funny and sus-
pensful, although an all-too-pat,
all-too-brief resolution at the end
spoils things a little.***
GRAD
WINTER PARTY
SATURDAY, JAN. 10
at BAITS It
Coman Lounge
8:30 p.m.-50c
CAMPUS BUS TO THE DOOR
Sponsored by
Hillel Grad Committee.
An American in Paris - (Cin-
ema Guild, Arch. Aud., 7?&
9:05) - Ultimate example of a
film musical redeemed utterly
and exclusively by its singing
and dancing. Story of the life
and loves of - you guessed it -
an American in Paris (G e r e
Kelly) is extremely threadbare
even for a musical comedy. But
a healthy dose of George Gersh-
win sings keeps things jump-
ing remarkably well, and t; e
film's focal point - an extended
ballet set to Gershwin's title
composition - is a choreogra-
phic achievement unparadled in I
film hostory. A movie whe:-e one
doesn't have to think at all -
and probably enjoyable accause
of that.***
O Lucky Man - (Ann Arbor
Film Co-op, Aud. A, 6:30 & 9:30)
- Lindsay Anderson's epic al-
legory of a modern-day Candide
wandering innocently and optim-
.istically through a world which
seems created for the precise
Iurpose of disecting him. A
snrawling, loosely-connected film,
that slirprisingly works most ofI
the time, due largely to Mal-
com MacDowell's wonderful por-
trnyal of the bright-eyed, gull-
ible protagonist. The film is cer-
tainly too long, and is furt er
bogged down by the constant ir-
ritating intrusion of an obscure
British rock group. Every twen-
tv minutes or so we get an ex-
tended sequence of the group
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of a woman's
breasts.
It's a tlermogram-a picture of heat patterns in breast
tissue.
Along with a, mammogram (X-ray), it's the most advanced
way to spot trouble before it's felt as a lump.
And that will save lives.
And that's beautiful.
100,000 women this year will be tested at Breast Diagnostic
Centers set up by the American Cancer Society and the
National Cancer Institute.
But we're greedy. We want to protect millions of women.
And men and children, too.
Another major project is looking into possible causes of
cancer in our environment-our habits, foods, jobs.
We need money for all our cancer research. Please give.,
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Wind-the two films make ap-
propriate companion p i e c e s,
breaking every "cool movie"
rule in the book yet triumphing
over all their shortcomings. Goj
and groove with Olivier and
Oberon in the heather on the
bill-Redford and Dunaway will
never touch them.****
The Garden of the Finzi-Con-
tinis - (Cinema Guild, 7 &
9:05)-See SaturdayCinema.
Emmanuelle - (Matrix, 7 &
9:30)-See Saturday Cinema.
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MUSIC
Chances Are-City Boys, rock,
8, $1 to $1.50.
Blind Pig-Rabbits, 9:30, $1.
Mr. Flood's Party - Gemini,
folksy blues, 9, no cover.
wednesday
JANUARY 14
CINEMA
k j Ars Comedic
Open Auitions,
MONDAY, JAN. 12-7:00 P.M.
UAC Offices, 2nd floor Mich, Union
Auditions for TIME OF YOUR LIFE, an original adaptation
of four plays: Renee Taylor's "Lovers and Other Strangers,"
Robert Anderson's "You Know I Can't Hear You When The
Water's Running," Niel Simon's "Plaza Suite."
ALL PEOPLE INTERESTED IN TEACHING AND
CREWING ALSO WELCOME
Broken Blossoms - (Cinema
MUSIC Guild, Arch. Aud., 7 only) - See
Ark - Ed Trickett, Pat end Tuesday Cinema.
Gordon Bok, Ann Muir, folk, 9, Torment - (Cinema G u i 1 d ,
$2.50. Arch. Aud., 9:05 only) - Ing-
Chances Are-Lightnin, rock, mar Bergman's first commercial
8, $1 to $1.50. and artistic success, made in the
Mr. Flood's Party - Larry mid-1940's. This is the first of a
Sparks and his Lonesome Ram- 'seven-week Wednesday night
blers, bluegrass, 9, $2.50. series of early Bergman films
Musical Society-Detroit Sym- seldom seen in Ann Arbor or
phony, all-Beethoven program, elsewhere in this country. It
2:30. should prove a most interesting
collection.
Philadelphia scored 19 goals Slaughterhouse-Five - (Mat-
against Buffalo's 12 in the 1975 rix, 7 & 9:30) - The rarest of
Stanley Cup hockey playoff. happenings - a film which ac-
------ for more info contact UAC 763- 1107
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SORORITIES-_
An Old Tradition,
A New Way of Life.
Register for Sorority Rush: Call 663-4505 I
or go to the Fishbowl Noon-4, Jan. 12-14.j1o
VITTORIO DESICA'S 1971
ATTEND MASS MEETING: 3rd Floor League
Jan. 14-7:30 p.m. E .he Gard n of t e Enzi- ontini
S---I- The late Vittorio Desica's beautiful and touching look at the plight of
-- ----- - -an aristocratic Jewish family (living in Italy in 1938) that refuses to
m .. a . . r s rr"m l recognize or accept their vulnerability to the anti-semitism of the Mus-
solini government. In color, in Italian (with English subtitles) and
CHEESHED ER starring Dominique Sanda, Lino Capolicchio and Helmet Berger.
BEST CHEESE CAKE I TUES.: D.W. Griffiths BROKEN BLOSSOMS (at 7)
Hemingway's THE KILLERS (at 9:05)
IN TOWN. TONIGHT AT OLD ARCH. AUD.
7:00 & 9:05 Admission $1.25
Longevity Cookery I CHILDREN'S SATURDAY MATINEE FILM SERIES
PRESENTS
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GOURMET NATURAL FOOD RESTAURANT Two orphan children, an Indonesian girl and a Dutch boy, search for
their foster father in the aftermath of the disastrous 1953 flood in
BEGINNING JAN. Holland. This epic film is the co-effort of two veteran family film
makers: producer Robert Radnitz (SOUNDER) and director James
.m - n -- IClark (FLIPPER). Parent's Magazine Gold Medal winner. Starring
Genevieve Ambas, Philip Frame, Theodore Bikel.
ANN ARBOR-Prepare yourself for the RETURN INVASION of PLUS, the short COSMIC ZOOM--a spectacular journey from the
smallest atom to the end of the universe. (All Ages).
PROCTOR & BERGMA NCOMING NEXT: Jan. 31 FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS featuring
FREE TO BE YOU &r ME
ROCINEMA II TODAY at ANGELL HALLADM. $1.00 ADULTS
PLUS ALSO 1:00 & 3:00 p.m. AUD. "A 50c KIDS
A APPEARING:
Ann Arbor's ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S 1952
Firesig11 own comedy
specialists NNIS
Iheatre Ihe The inviolable sanctity of the Catholic professional is challenged when
Movi Proessial a priest hears an admittance of murder, and is then arrested on sus
Movie Professionals picion of having committed the crimre himself. Can he speak up and
cl.rr his name. or m-t he mmain silent and face execution? This is
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