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To Our Readers
A belated welcome back to Ann Arbor. Because of the
production time needed, Weekend doesn't reappear in
Friday Dailies until the second week of the new semester.
Besides all of the Magazine's regular features - music
and film reviews, in-depth cover stories, interviews, The
List - this term we have a new columnist, John Logie.
His column begins on Page 8.
Your comments, criticisms and suggestions are
always welcome. Write to Weekend Magazine Editor,
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FILMS
M A G A Z I N E
VOLUME 5, NO. 12 JANUARY 16, 1987
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Kurt Russell and friends star in Big Trouble in Little China, one of
1986's better films. See PageS.
MUSIC
Our critics' lists of the best discs of 1986
FILM
A year's crop of cinematic gems and junk
AN AMERICAN TAIL
A little mouse loses his family
just as they pull into Ellis Island,
and he must brave the mean streets of
New York alone to find them. At the
State Theater.
ASSASSINATION
Typical Charles Bronson action
fodder in which he must protect the
snobbish, bitchy First Lady (no, not
Nancy; this is make-believe) from a
bevy of very clumsy assasins. At the
State Theater.
BRIGHTON BEACH
MEMOIRS
Typical Neil Simon. comedy
fodder about growing up Jewish and
wise-ass in Brighton Beach. At the
State Theater.
CHILDREN OF
A LESSER GOD
William Hurt is a teacher for the
deaf who falls in love with a hearing-
impaired girl in this technically
perfect adaptation of the Broadway
play. At the Movies At Briarwood.
THE COLOR OF MONEY
Twenty five years later, Paul
newman returns as the Hustler, with
a cynical outlook and a new protoge
(Torn Cruise). Martin Scorsese
directed this poll hall drama. At the
State Theater.
CRIMES OF THE HEART
Performances, by Diane Keaton,
Sissy Spacek, and Jessica Lange
highlight this tale of three very
different sisters who get together
again after one of them shoots her
husband. At the Ann Arbor Theaters
1&2.
CROCODILE DUNDEE
An Australian adventurer tries to
make on the mean streets of New
York, attracting the interest of a
smart, independant female who is -
what else? - a journalist. At the
Movies At Briarwood.
THE GOLDEN CHILD
Eddie Murphy is a hip private
investigator who must journey to
Tibet and face down evil monsters
when he discovers he's the only one
who can fulfill an ancient, mystical
legacy. At the Movies At Briarwood.
HEARTBREAK RIDGE
Incredibly dull platoon movie
wherein grizzled Marine veteran
Clint Eastwood must whip a bunch
of candy-asses into shape in time for
the ultimate test of American
valor... Grenada! At the Fox Village
Theater.
LADY AND THE TRAMP
The best and most unabashedly
romantic cartoon Disney ever did,
about love between two mongrels
from opposite sides of the tracks. At
the Movies At Briarwood.
LITTLE SHOP
OF HORRORS
So-so musical comedy about a
meek flower shop handyman who
finds a way to fame and fortune when
a man-eating plant becomes his
ticket to ride. Bill Murray, Steve
Martin, James Belushi. At the Ann
Arbor Theaters 1 & 2.
THE MORNING AFTER
Alcoholic Jane Fonda wakes up
after a serious blackout to find a
corpse in bed next to her. Oooops
Did she kill somebody while she was
drunk? At the Movies At Briarwood.
THE MOSQUITO COAST
Harrison Ford is a scary
individualist who takes his family to
a deserted coast, away from the
trappings of civilization. Trouble is,
he starts to go a bit wacky, and
pretty soon no one is safe. At the
Movies At Briarwood.
NO MERCY
Richard Gere is after a dope
czar/killer, and Kim Basinger is his
only connection. Then they get
handcuffed together and get chased
around swamps by the evil ne'er-do-
well. At the Fox VilageTheater.
PLATOON
Oliver Stone's explosive,
gripping Vietnam action epic is
every bit as good as you've heard it
is. An idealistic young man finds his
illusions shattered when he
volunteers for duty in the 'Nam. At
the Movies At Briarwood.
RETURN TO
HORROR HIGH
The less said the better; if you
go see this one, you pretty much
know what you're getting into.
Except you might not know that the
girl who used to play Marcia Brady
on The Brady.Bunch is in it. At the
State Theater.
STAND BY ME
A beautiful, truly affecting movie
about four young boys poised on the
brink of adolescence in 1959. They
go on a quest to find a corpse
somewhere in the woods of Oregon,
and along the way they lose a little
innocence. Directed by Rob Reiner.
At the State Theater.
STAR TREK IV:
THE VOYAGE HOME
All your favorites are back, as the
crew of the Enterprise lands in
America circa 1986 in order to save
some whales from extinction.
"Everybody remember where we
parked," quips Kirk, as they set off
into yet another strange, old world.
At the Fox Village Theater.
THE THREE AMIGOS
John Landis' Western spoof isn't
really as bad as you've heard it is;
mostly it's just kind of silly and
harmless. Martin Short, Steve
Martin, and Chevy Chase are three
dandy moving picture actors who
must recreate their legendary exploits
for keeps when a small Mexican
village hires them for protection
from a bandito. At the Movies At
Briarwood.
WISDOM
Demi Moore and Emilio Estevez
are modern day Robin Hoods on the
wrong side of the law for all the
right reasons. At the Fox Village
Theaters.
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COVER STORY
"You've had too much to drink,
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Moonie-related group tries again at Michigan
MICH.ELLANY
Interview: Jane Self, U-Cellar General Manager 8
THE LIST
What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekend 1U
EDITOR .......................................................... ............ Bill M arsh
FILM EDITOR ............................................................. Kurt Serbus
MUSIC EDITOR ........................................................... Beth Fertig
LIST EDITOR ......................................................... Marie W esaw
ASSOCIATE LIST EDITOR .................................... Lauren Schreiber
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