I _________________________________ r 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, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109. FAMOUS LAST WORDS FROM FRIENDS TO FRIENDS. "Are you OKto drive?" "What's afew beers?" "Did you have too much to drink?" "I'm perfectly fine." "Are you in any shape to drive?" "I've never felt better" "I think you've had afew too many." "You kiddin, I can drive with my eyes closed." -- ' .- J l e 9U[ioigttn Bttitg f7lon 7,jen!!L*&. FIRST RUN FILMS M A G A Z I N E VOLUME 5, NO. 12 JANUARY 16, 1987 ~ p 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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