4 ARTS The Michigan Daily Monday, December 12, 1988 Page 8 State launches sci-fi film BY LAUREN SHAPIRO OKAY Trekkies, forget Captain )dirk because Walter Koenig, a.k.a. Chekov, will be here in Ann Arbor for the world premiere of MOON- TRAP. The film will be shown tonight at :the Michigan Theater before depart- ing for a major European tour. MOONTRAP is making its debut here in town because it is the first major film produced in Michigan (solely on the strength of the produc- tion talent available here, rather than the need for on-location filming. As star Walter Koenig puts it, "I think this is a fast-paced, tension- filled action adventure. It's intelli- gently done, and it could be a fun picture to watch. And then some." When the movie begins, Jason Grant (Walter Koenig) and Ray Tan- ner (Bruce Campbell) discover the wreck of a strange ship in orbit around the earth. Exploring it, Grant finds the body of a man preserved by the vacuum of space, along with a curious metal sphere. Both are brought back to Earth, where the dead man is revealed to be a prehistoric human with origins on the moon. The two astronauts are sent back to the moon to evaluate the potential threat of this discovery and from this point on, the excitement and antici- pation snowball. "We thought, 'What if something was discovered up there tomorrow? How would we as contemporary people respond to it?"' pro- ducer/director Robert Dyke (Evil Dead) commented. For Dyke's exhilirating and imaginative answer, you should treat yourself to a study break before finals and see MOONTRAP. After all, when else would you have a chance to view an eight foot high metallic monster, as well as other props and memorabilia, while meeting world- renowned producer/director Robert Dyke and sci-fi legend Walter Koenig? If you need one more reason to spend Monday night at the movies, let me remind you that all proceeds from ticket sales go directly to the Detroit Producers Association and Film Student Scholarships. See you there! The world premiere of MOONTRAP will be shown this evening at 7:30 P.M. in the Michigan Theater. The theater is located at 603 E. Liberty St. and tickets may be purchased at the theater for $10.00. "Edge of the Woods," a painting by Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892), will be presented in the exhibit U n s e e n America: Small Oils from the Permanent Collection. Exhibit displays 4 U.S. innovation BY DAN GODSTON WHILE artistic geniuses like Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cdzanne gbt drunk in Parisian bars and paved the way for modern art in France, American artists were making their own innovations. Unseen America: Small Oils from the Permanent Collection, an exhibit presently beirig shown in the University's Museum of Art, depicts some of the artistic changes that took place in the United States in the 19th century.: The 13 paintings in the exhibit are oil paintings by 19th century artists such as Hodgdon, Blakelock, Robinson, and Alexander Wyant. The exhibit is organized by Nancy Downes-LeGuin, a masters student in history of art, and Jennifer Layton, a graduate.student in the museum practice program. The exhibit is organized chronologically, and divided into three schools of painting: the Hudson River School, from 1825 to 1870, the Tonalists, from 1860 to the 1890s, and the American Impressionists, from the 1880s to early 1900s. The ordering of the exhibit shows the American artists' progression awdy from emphasizing realistic detail; after studying with Impressionist and Bar- bizon artists in Europe, the artists returned with new ideas like more expres- sive brush strokes, said Downes-LeGuin. Also, the paintings later "became more personal and less panoramic," and depicted the "narrow slice of countr'y life," said Layton. "Deer in Deep Woods," painted by Ralph Albert Blakelock; shows a sin- gle deer in the middle of a dense group of trees. The color scheme in See Unseen, Page 9 4 I Walter Koenig (Chehov of the Star Trek series) stars in MOONTRAP. The film is the first science-fiction film shot in Michigan - thus dispelling rumors that the River Rouge was the actual site of Yoda's swamp in Star Wars. * l I I Satisfy Your Curiosity! Have the 1988/89 Salary Supplement delivered to your home or office. To order your copy, send $2.00 plus $1.00 for postage and handling per supplement requested. Previous years are also available at the same cost ($3 total). I " MnTTCE: 4 ,d The Michigan Daily will stop publishing on Dec. 13 for the fall semester. Publication will resume on Jan. 5, 1989. Make your check out to: Student Publications 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 UY I ! ' rrrrrirrl Ii1 t Ulrich's brings the Museum of Art to you. Classics are arriving daily just in time for the gift giving season. And right now when you buy any print or poster from our huge selection you'll get... " I L4- F 7ZW-U TERS. 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