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THE BIG CHILL
Seven University alumni gather together at the
funeral of a friend, the results being humorous and
touching. Are these the best years of our lives?
(Movies at Briarwood, Briarwood Mall; 769-8780).
CHRISTINE
The unfulfilled adaptation of Stephen King's nov.el
focuses on the antics of a very teinpermertal car,
and sparks fly. (Fox-Village Theater, Maple Village;
769-1300).
FLASHDANCE/STAYING ALIVE
The two movies of last summer make a return
engagement. If you're expecting dance-fine, but if
you crave a good storyline-forget it. (Movies at
Briarwood, Briarwood Mall; 769-8780).
GORKY PARK
Can a jaded Russian agent detective save Russia
and the girl he loves from an international smuggling
scheme? (Movies at Briarwood, Briarwood Mall;
769-8780).

HOT DOG
Yet another sex flick, only this time the action
takes place on snow-covered mountains. (Fox-
Village Theater, Maple Village; 769-1300).
NEVER CRY WOLF
The Disney adaptation of Farley Mowat's best-
seller about humans and their environment (State
Theater, 231S. State; 662-6264).
PAULINE AT THE BEACH
Not necessarily the skin flick you might think it is
(as implied in the ads). French with subtitles. (Ann
Arbor Theater, 210 S. 5th; 761-9700).
RECKLESS
A mild-mannered teenage girl tests society's
values with an experimental relationship with a wild
motorcycle-type punk guy. A possible successor to
Valley Girl. (Movies at Briarwood, Briarwood Mall;
769-8780).
RISKY BUSINESS,
Tom Cruise is a rich and naive teenager who
inherits a beautiful prostitute for a night. (State
Theater, 231 S. State; 662-6264).
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Third in a series of space-age flicks that combine
action, amusing scenarios and charismatic charac-
ters in an enjoyable, albeit mindless, miovie (Fox
Village Theater, Maple Village; 769-1300).

SCARFACE
Cuban immigrant Tony Montana (Al Pacino)
seethes with passion and ambition; his wildest
dreams come true, bringing along some wild night-
mares. (Campus Theater, 1214 S. University, 668-
6416).
SILKWOOD'
Karen Silkwood discovers disturbing things about
her plutonium plant. When she attempts to expose
them, she mysteriously dies in a car accident.
(Movies at Briarwood, Briarwood Mall; 769-8780).
STAR '80
Bob Fosse continued his assay into film with the
portrayal of the sultry life and shocking death of
Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten. (State Theater,
231S. State; 662-6264)
SUDDEN IMPACT
Clint hits again, suddenly and repeatedly, as Dirty
Harry Callahan whose investigation of a murder
leads to a lovely lady and a psychopath. (State
Theater, 231S. State; 662-6264).
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
A widow (Shirley MacLaine), tries to settle some
of the confusing points of a mother/daughter
relationship with her daughter (Debra Winger).
(Ann Arbor Theater, 210 S. 5th; 761-9700).

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BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE (Richard Loncraine,
1982)
The week starts off with an Ann Arbor Premiere.
The Police provide the musical score, and Sting
stars. He plays a devilish figure who intrudes upon
the home of a writer and publisher of the spiritually
uplifting. (Ann Arbor Film Coop; Nat. Sci. Aud.,
7:00,8:40,10:20)
THE TIN DRUM (Volker Schondorff, 1979)
The novel by Gunter Grass is the source material
for the 1980 Oscar-winner for est Foreign Film.
Oskar stops his aging process at three, and is sent to
a mental institution, all of which provides a look into
Germany and all nations. (Cinema 2; Aud. A, 7:00,
9:30)
FREAKS (Tod Browning, 1932)
The freaks referred to by the title arethose who
perform in the sideshows at a circus, and a forced
marriage between a freak and a trapeze artist is the
film's story. A short, Un Chien Andalou, and chapter
five of the Flash Gordon serial will also be shown.
(Classic Film Theater; Michigan Theater, 7:00,
10:25)
ERASERHEAD (David Lynch, 1977)
The best word to describe this is unusual. Very,
very unusual. It's a black comedy, which you will
either love or hate, and sad to say, seeing it is the
only way to find out which. (Classic Film Theater;
Michigan Theater, 8:45,12:10)
POLTERGEIST (Tobe Hooper, 1982)
Great fun and wonderful entertainment if you can
stomach the well-done but often times stomach-
turning effects. A house is taken over by the coffin-
dwellers beneath. (Alternative Action; MLB 4,7:00,-
9:00)
MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE
(Terry Jones, 1983)
A hilarious look at the stages of life - from birth to
death- by the British comedy troupe. The film is
very funny, but it is also in slightly poor taste in
spots. Not for the easily offended, therefore, but fun-
ny all the same. (Cinema Guild; Lorch Hall, 7:00,
9:00)

Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine. Red Skelton. John
Gielgud, and others, "Around the Stars in 80 Days"
would be a more appropriate title. (Cinema Guild;
Lorch Hall, 7:00,9:30)
ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (Michael Curtiz
and William Keigley,1938)
Errol Flynn swashbuckles his way through Sher-
wood Forest with Olivia de Havilland and Basil
Rathbone in a version of the classic story of a bandit
who takes from the rich and gives to the poor.
(Alternative Action; Nat Sci. Aud., 7:00, 9:00)
PORKY'S (Bob Clark, 1981)
Teen-age humor about sex and the like. Maybe it's
real good, and the movie is funnier than clips make it
seem, but this is one movie I am proud to have not
seen. (Hill Street Cinema; 1429 Hill, 7:00, 9:00)
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (Bill Wilder, 1955)
An evening of star-gazing starts off with Marilyn
Monroe moving in next door while at the same time
the wife of the man downstairs goes on a summer
vacation.- What fun. (Classic Film Theatre;
Michigan Theater, 7:30)
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (Howard
Hawks, 1953)
Especially when the blondes in question are
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. This wonderful
comedy includes the song "Diamonds are a Girl's
Best Friend." After this movie, CFT is sponsoring a
Marilyn Monroe look-alike contest. (Classic Film
Theatre; Michigan Theater, 9:40)
MY DINNER WITH ANDRE (Louis Malle, 1981)
Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn talk about almost
everything, which is good, because they are
everything in this movie - which is just what the
title says it is. (Ann Arbor Film Coop; MLB 3, 7:00,
9:00)
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (Taylor Hack-
ford, 1982)
Richard Gere and Debra Winger fall in love (real
lust) while Gere is going through training to be a
Navy officer. His drill instructor, played by Lou
Gosset, won an Oscar for this film though he doesn't
drop his pants as often as Gere. (Mediatrics; MLB 4,
7:00, 9:15)

THE FACE OF ANOTHER (Hitoshi Teshigahara,*
1066)
The Japanese film series rolls along. Following an
industrial accident which severely disfigured his
face, a man gets a new one which seems to do very
little to help. (Cinema Guild; Lorch Hall, 7:00,
FREE)
WITCHES AND FAGGOTS - DYKES AND POOF-
TERS (Once in Seven Collective, 1979)
The problems which lesbians and gays suffer -
from an Australian perspective - warns against the
dangers of being lazy about gay rights. (Alternative
Action; East Quad, 8:00, FREE)

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BOLIVAR: SINFONIA TROPIKAL (Diego Risquez,
1983)
A biography of Simon Bolivar that tells the story
with music instead of words is the third Ann Arbor
Premiere of the week. It also serves as a lead-up to
the 8mm. Festival as the film was shot in 8mm and
then blown up to 35. (Ann Arbor Film Coop; Aud. A,
7:00,8:40, 10:20)
SILENT RUNNING (Douglas Trumbull)
The director of Brainstorm and a special effects
whiz made his'directorial debut with a movie about
space station scientists trying to save some of Ear-
th's vegetation. Bruce Dern stars. (Hill Street
Cinema; 1429 Hill, 7:00,8:45)
LA DOLCE VITA (Federico Fellini,1961) -
The allure of decadence is examined as Marcello
Mastroianni plays an Italian reporter who cannot
resist it even though he dislikes it. (Cinema Guild,
Lorch Hall, 6:00, 9:05)

THE THREE AGES (Buster Keaton and Eddie
Cline, 1923)
Keaton made his directorial debut in his second
feature by spoofing Intolerance, the D.W. Griffith
classic. A short, "The Paleface," will also be shown.
(Cinema 2; Aud. A, 7:00)
COLLEGE (James W. Horne, 1927)
Keaton encore. This time he plays an athlete-hater
who decides they have some good points when he
meets an attractive girl who likes them. Also a short,
Neighbors. Both films on the Keaton twin-bill will
have live piano accompaniment. (Cinema 2; Aud. A,
9:00)
TOPELE (Leo Filler, 1972)
One of the many films which tells us how fabulous
an impoverished existence can be. This one is a
musical from a Sholem Aleichem short story. (Hill
Street Cinema; 1429 Hill, 7:00, 9:00)
DEVI (Satyajit Ray, 1960)
A young woman has to choose between her native
religion and a more modern variety when she is
declared the reincarnation of a goddess. Bengali
with subtitles. (Cinema Guild; Lorch Hall, 7:00,
8:45)
FROM MAO TO MOZART: ISAAC STERN IN
CHINA (Murray Lerner, 1979)
The violinist's historic trip to China is covered by
the first post-Mao film which Americans were
allowed to make in China. It won the Best Documen-
tary Academy Award. (Mediatrics; Nat. Sci. Aud.,
7:00,8:30)

YOL (Yilmaz Guney, 1982)
The second Ann Arbor Premiere of the week.
Turkish inmates are given week-long furloughs, and
the film follows them on their treks to look at Turkish
culture. Turkish with subtitles. Between the two
shows at 9:00 there will be a discussion of how the
film refelcts Turkish issues. (Cinems 2 and Cinema
Guild; Aud. A, 7:00,9:45)
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (Michael An-
derson, 1967)
Jules Vernes wrote the book upon which this movie
is based. With a cast including David Niven, Frank

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