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COVER STORY
'The year in chutzpah Page 10
As we approach year's end the usual flood of "best
and worst" lists begin to roll in. Weekend wanted to
be different, so we begin our "best and worst of 1983"
with a little discussion of chutzpah-no one is sure just
what it is, but we do know who had it and who didn't in
1983. Cover photo by Doug McMahon.
MUSIC
In the toilet Page 3
That's certainly not where one of the latest music
sensations, Spandau Ballet, spends their time-but it
is where the English import discovered their unusual
name. For more inside information on this up-and-
coming hit machine tune into an exclusive interview
with Spandau Ballet.
DISCS
Barbra's dream Page 4
Fifteen years ago Yentl was only a dream for
Barbra Striesand. It was a story that none of the
major studios would touch. Her persistence paid
off-in movie and album forms. Her latest LP is the
soundtract to Yentl. There are some hits and misses,
to be sure, but it's still Barbra. Also catch the jazzy
review of former Journey-man Steve Smith's new
album, Vital Information.
THE LIST
Happenings Pages 5-7
Your guide to fun times for the coming week in Ann
Arbor. Film capsules, music previews, theater notes
and bar dates - all listed in a handy-dandy, day-by-
day schedule.
FILM
Dear mom Pages8& 9
Parent-child relationships can be difficult and
heartfelt - something Shirley MacLaine and Debra
Winger discover in their new film Terms of Endear-
ment. Also take a look at the latest from a man who
never fears experimentation, Francis Ford Coppola.
His sibling rivalry story, Rumble Fish, offers an in-
tense analysis of brotherly love.
CLASSICS
Hallelujah!
Page 12
It wouldn't be the holiday season without at least
one performance of Handel's Messiah. The Univer-
sity Musical Society does its best to spread good
cheer with a performance of the holiday classic.
'Tis the season
Even Weekend has to study for
finals, so this is the last issue of the
term. Watch for a special Sugar Bowl
supplement next Friday. But don't
worry, Weekend will resume produc-
tion in January.
In the meantime season's
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E VEN WITH the December rush of
films yet to come, here's a list of
those flicks destined to be in the run-
ning for year's 10 best and worst motion
pictures:
The Right Stuff - An astonishingly
well-made tribute to our boys in space.
Incisive, humorous, detailed, and ex-
citing.
The Big Chill - A great film, notable
for its sensitive and understated script
as well as the uniformly high standard
of acting from the cast.
Risky Business - What appeared to
be another crass teenage sex flick tur-
ned out to be a witty, stylishly-directed
teenage sex flick. Good performances
and music.
Wargames - Enjoyable quasi-
science fictional account of a computer
whiz' infiltration into defense com-
puters. Snappy hi-tech fun.
Tender Mercies - Robert Duvall
starred in this disarmingly subtle study
of an ex-alcoholiccountry singer.
Return of the Jedi -For pure fun and
mind-boggling adventure in your
favorite galaxy far, far away.
La Traviata - A colorful, emotional
rendition of the Verdi classic as no one
but Zefferelli could have done it.
Local Hero - A quirky film com-
posed of many tiny observations of
human behavior. Scotland never
looked better.
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Magazine Editors ..................... Mare Hodges
Susan Makuch
Sales Manager......................Meg Gibson
Assistant Sales Manager ............ Julie Schneider
Weekend is edited and managed by students on the
staff of The Michigan Daily at 420 Maynard, Ann Ar-
bor, Michigan, 48109. It appears in the Friday edition
of the Daily every week during the University year
and is available for free at many locations around the
campus and city.
Weekend, (313) 763-0379 and 763-0371; Michigan
Daily, 764-0552; Circulation, 764-0558; Display Adver-
tising, 764-0554.
Copyright 1983, The Michigan Daily.
Monty Python's Meaning of Life -
More controlled insanity from the in-
coherent minds of our favorite comedy
troupe.
The Pirates of Penzance - If you
were one of the lucky few who saw this
film before it was yanked from
theaters, you saw a magnificent com-
bination of movies and Gilbert &
Sullivan.
" Among the movies that were
definitely a waste of money during this
year's season:
Private School - This film was not
only silly and dull but was unashamedly
written according to market surveys.
Jaws 3-D - A disgrace to fish.
everywhere. Horrible script, tacky ac-
tion, and a ridiculous plastic shark.
Porky's 2 - The original was merely
stupid; the sequal has the audacity to
tackle serious social issues in between
the stupidity.
Superman III - Richard Lester's
version of Superman insults the
audience's intelligence and lacks the
style and substance of the original.
Blue Thunder - A nasty little film
that substitues action for characters.
John Badham demonstrates none of the
style and feeling of his other summer
film Wargames.
High Road to China - A mindless
Raiders ripoff. Tom Selleck's movie
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a lot, and therefore miss a lot of im-
portant events and other clues to
existence. Somewhere during 1983, I
must have nodded through the best
released, because the finest listening. T
did this year was to Motown's re-release
of Marvin Gaye's greatest hits.
Ho hum, Eurythmics, Culture Club,
David Bowie. Hmm? Michael Jackson,
Elvis Costello. Roll over, Aztec
Camera, New Order. Dream on.
But some people are awake and more
sensitive than me. They can read the
cryptic messages and divine the real
reasons behind things. The best they
saw; you can see it now:
P. J. RYDER (Owner, PJ's Used
Records)
" UB4O, Labor of Love (Island)
" Was Not Was, Born to Laugh at
Tornadoes (Geffen)
T Talking Heads, Speaking in
Tongues (Warner Bros./Sire)
" Inserts, Out of the Box (Inserts)
BILL SPINDLE (Daily Editor-in-
Chief-elect)
" Talking Heads, (Speaking in
Tongues (Warner Bros./Sire)
" Rickie Lee Jones, Girl at her
Volcano (Warner Bros.)
BEN AND LARRY MILLER (Non-
Fiction, GKW siblings)
" R.E.M. Murmur (IRS)
" Big Country, The Crossing
~(Polygram)
TOM ALLEN AND KEITH DWYER
(Liberty Music Shop)
" Harmonic Choir, Solar Winds
(Ocora)
" Brideshead Revisited (Broadway
cast) (Columbia)
" Sophie's Choice (soundtrack)
(Southern Cross)
" Cats (Broadway cast) (Geffen)
* Strauss, Four Last Songs with Jesse
Norman (Phillips)
" Bach, Goldberg Variations with
Glenn Gould (Columbia)
". Vivaldi, The Four Seasons with
Trevor Pinnock (DG Archives)
" Mozart, Piano Concerti #s 20 and 27
with Clifford Curzon (London)
" Mozart, Symphony series with
Christopher Hogwood (L'Oiseau Lyre)
THE STAFF OF SCHOOLKIDS
RECORDS
" King Sunny Ade, Juju (Island)
" Replacements, Hootenanye (Twin
Tone)
" Big Country, The Crossing
(Polygram)
" Violent Femmes, Violent Femmes
(Slash)
" R.E.M. Murmur (IRS)
" Art Pepper and George Cables,
Going Home (Galaxy)
" Chico Freeman, In the Tradition
(Elektra/Musician)
" Soundtrack to Under Fire (Warner
Bros.)
MARK SHOSTAK (CBS college
marketing rep)
" The Alarm, The Alarm (IRS)
" King Sunny Ade, Juju (Island)
* Bob Dylan, Infidels (Columbia)
" Aztec Camera, High Land Hard
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Best
Sports
F ROM THE opening day squeaker
against Washington State to the
17th place finish by the cross country
squad, it hasn't been one of the great
sports years at the big 'U.' Never-
theless, there have been some bright
moments in 1983 Michigan sports and
here are some of the best:
BEST BARGAIN
It costs only $1 to see the Michigan
baseball team play at Fisher Stadium.
If you're sick of paying outrageous
prices to see the football team lose
three games a year, come check out
Bud Middaugh's squad for just a buck.
Last year the Wolverines finished third
in the nation with an amazing 50-9
record. Their combined record over the
last two years is 94-19.
BEST STREAK
The Michigan men's tennis team has
won 16 straight Big Ten titles.
BEST PERFORMANCE.
Michigan's Brian Diemer winning the
steeplechase at the NCAA outdoor
track championships last May.
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