The

What's happening
in Ann Arbor this weekend

THE ACCUSED
Jodie Foster plays a rape victim and
Kelly McGillis is her lawyer. After
the rapists are jailed, the law goes
after the witnesses who encouraged
the crime. At State (all week- 3:05,
5:10, 7:15, 9:20) and at Showcase
Cinemas (all week - 12:45, 2:50,
5, 7:20, 9:30; F&S 11:50)
ALIEN NATION
An alien race has come to this
world, bringing their culture which
contains an evil secret. Mandy
Patinkin, as an alien, and James
Caan, as a Dallas Cowboys fan, are
partnered police officers in this new
world. At Fox Village. (all week -
12, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7:45, 9:45;
F&S 12 a.m.) and at Showcase
Cinemas (all week - 1:05, 3:10,
5:10, 7:25, 9:25; F&S 11:25)
BIG

for - to be big. Tom Hanks plays
the pseudo-adult who must get along
in a world of real adults. Lots of
fun; you'll even want to tap dance on
a piano after it's over. At Briarwood.
(call for times)
BIRD
This film biography of jazz great
Charlie Parker stars Forest Whitaker
who is almost as great in the part.
Unfortunately the film does little to
support his performance. At
Showcase Cinemas (S-Th - 1, 4, 8;
F&S - 1, 4, 7:15, 10:15)
BULL DURHAM
First Kevin Costner is an aging
baseball player called in to help tame
a wild but potentially great pitcher
played by Tim Robbins. Susan
Sarandon is the.teams biggest fan
who selects a different player each
season to be her personal MVP. At
Ann Arbor 1&2. (Sa, Su - 12:10,
3:10, 9:25; M-F - 5:10, 7:20)

CLARA'S HEART
Whoopie Goldberg returns to the
screen as a Jamaican housekeeper for
a single mother. The problem is that
she doesn't get along with the single
child. At State. (all week - 3:05,
5:05, 7:05, 9:05).
COCKTAIL
Tom Cruise once again needs to
prove he is the best. First at flying,
then at pool, and now at being a bar-
tender? Fortunately Bryan Brown co-
stars. At Briarwood. (call for times)
CROSSING DELANCEY
Amy Irving stars in this comedy
about a modern-day, successful
working woman in New York whose
grandmother enlists the aid of a
matchmaker and gets her a date with
a pickle salesman. At Showcase
Cinemas (all week -- 1, 3:10, 5:15,
7:15, 9:20; F&S 11:20)
DIE HARD
Terrorists seize an L.A. high-rise
office building on Christmas Eve.
This spoils Bruce Willis' party, and
he sets out to rescue his wife. At
Fox Village. (all week - 12, 2:20,
4:45, 7:15, 9:45; F&S 12 a.m.) and
at Showcase Cinemas (all week -
1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45; F&S 12:10
a.m.)
GORILLAS IN THE MIST
Sigourney Weaver portrays Diane
Fossey, the naturalist who lived in
Africa and worked with the mountain
gorillas. She also fought the
poachers and industrialists that
threatened her friends and was found
murdered three years ago. At State.
(all week - 3:10, 5:40, 8:10) and at
Showcase Cinemas (all week -
1:30, 4:15, 7:30, 10; F&S 12:20
a.m.)

HALLOWEEN IV
It still boggles my mind how this
guy keeps coming back and always
around the same time of year. At
Showcase Cinemas (all week -
12:50, 2:45, 4:45, 7:30, 9:30; F&S
11:35) and at Briarwood (call for
times)
THE KISS
A supernatural thriller about the
unwelcome visit of an aunt named
Felice. At Fox Village. (all week -
7; F&S 12 a.m.) and at Showcase
Cinemas (all week - 1:15, 3:15,
5:15, 7:35, 9:35; F&S 11:40)
THE LAST TEMPTATION
OF CHRIST
Here it is. The latest film by Mar-
tin Scorcese and the one causing all
that controversy. At-Ann Arbor 1&2.
(Sa, Su - 12:10, 3:10, 9:25; M-F
- 9:25)
MARRIED TO THE MOB
Jonathan Demme's new film con-
cerns a recently freed woman- her
husband was iced - played by
Michelle Pfeiffer who can now start
life. a new life. Soundtrack by David
Byrne. At Briarwood. (call for times)
MEMORIES OF ME
Billy Crystal is a cardiac specialist
who suffers a heart attack. Before it
is too late, he goes to Hollywood to
live with his father, Alan King, who-
is the King of the extras. At Fox
Village. (12, 2:15, 4:30, 9:15)
MYSTIC PIZZA
Three young women decide that
romance isn't all it's cracked up to be
and thus go into the pizza business.
Sounds pretty mystical to me. At

Showcase Cinemas (all week -
12:55, 3, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40; F&S
11:55)
PASCALI'S ISLAND
Set on a small Greek isle at the
turn of the century, the fate of three
individuals become inextricably
linked. At Ann Arbor 1&2. (Sa, Su
- 1:10, 7:30, 9:30; M-F 5:30,
7:30, 9:30)
PUMPKINHEAD
A rowdy bunch of city kids
accidently cause the death of a young
boy, and then the boy's father calls
upon a demon to avenge the killing.
At Fox Village. (all week - 12,
1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7:30, 9:30; F&S
12 a.m.) and at Showcase Cinemas
(all week - 1, 2:55, 4:45, 7:50,.
9:55; F&S 11:35)
PUNCHLINE
Tom Hanks and Sally Field are
stand-up comedians at the same club,
and both trying to make it big. High
on laughs, low on story, but thel
punchlines beat out the plot. Hanks
brings new meaning to Singin' in
the Rain. At State. (all .week -
2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15) and at1
Showcase Cinemas (all week -l
1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:15; F&S 12:15)1
THE ROCKY HORROR
PICTURE SHOW
. See it. And see it again. And
Again... Why not? That's why it's
here! At Briarwood. (F&S 12 a.m.)
RUNNING ON EMPTY;
Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti star
as a married couple who have been
on the run since the late '60s for
bombing a war development lab.

River Phoenix is their son who
wants to settle down. At Showcase
Cinemas (all week _ 9:45; F&S
12:10 a.m.)
SWEETHEART'S DANCE
Don Johnson and Susan Sarandon
are an unhappily married couple.
Don's best friend, played by Jeff
Daniels, is happily courting
Elizabeth Perkins. This causes some
tension all around. At Showcase
Cinemas (all week - 1:10, 3:25,
5:25, 7:40, 9:55; F&S 12 a.m.) and
at Briarwood (call for times)
TAPEHEADS
MTV goes to the movies. John
Cusack and Tim Robbins are two
entrepeneuring friends who go into
the business of making music
videos. At Showcase Cinemas (all
week - 1:25, 3:20, 5:15, 7:35,
9:50; F&S 12:05 a.m.)
WHO FRAMED ROGER
RABBIT?
The technical wizardry of mixing
animation and real life is great to
watch. And so is Bob Hoskins who
had to do half his acting with props
later to be filled in. At Briarwood.
(call for times) and at Showcase
Cinemas (all week - 1:15, 3:20,
5:20, 7:25)
YOUNG GUNS
Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland,
Lou Diamond Phillips, and Charlie
Sheen combine efforts in this
account of Billy the Kid. At Bri-
arwood. [call for times)
-Mark Shaiman

A young boy gets what

he wishes


~FRIDAY
TOKYO STORY (Yazujiro
Otu, 1953) Lorch 7:00
One of Ozu's favorite themes is
the relationship between parents and
cljildren. In this film, an aging cou-
p travel to Tokyo to visit their
children and are not treated with the
respect they had anticipated. Ad-
mission is free.
MORE BEST OF WARNER
BROS. CARTOONS (C. Jones,
Fritz Freling, et. al.) Nat Sci 7:00,
8 40 &'10:20.
Bugs Bunny and Duffy Duck star
in some of their all-time greats, in-
ctuding Duck Amuck, Rabbit of
Saville, and What's Opera Doc?
With the help of Mel Blanc.
CAMILLE (George Cukor,
1936) MLB 3 7:30
No one can be as sultry or melo..

dramatic as Greta Garbo. In Camille
she plays a 19th century Parisian
courtesan who must sacrifice her own
happiness to prove her love. With
Lionel Barrymore and Robert Taylor..
GILDA (Charles Vidor, 1946)
MLB 3 9:30
Rita Hayworth is Gilda. If more
needs to be said, then the film is
about a gambler who makes up with
an old flame except that she is now
married to his dangerous boss.
SATURDAY
SAWDUST AND TINSEL
(I. Bergman, 1953) Aud A 7:00
The film that first brought
Bergman international acclaim re-
volves around the manager of a circus
and the affair of his mistress which
doesn't include him.

BRINK OF LIFE (I: Bergman,
1957) Aud A 8:30
Bergman focuses on three women
sharing a room in a maternity ward.
Two lose their children and the third
doesn't want hers.
TO CATCH A THIEF (A.
Hitchcock, 1955) MLB 3 7:00
Cary Grant is a former cat burglar
whose M.O. is being duplicated, thus
making him look pretty guilty..
Grace Kelly is the American heiress
who wants to help him find his dou-
ble.
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
(A. Hitchcock, 1959) MLB 3
9:00
A title taken from Hamlet. Cary
Grant. Ava Gardner. A wheat field. A
crop duster. Mount Rushmore. And a
man running for a bus. Need I say
more?

BULLDOG DRUMMOND.
COMES BACK. (Louis King,
1937) Nat Sci 7:30
Ronald Colman plays the ex-
British Army officer turned spy. A
very popular series of the '30s. In
this one he must save his kidnapped
bride-to-be.
BULLDOG DRUMMONDI
ESCAPES (James Hogan, 1937)l
Nat Sci 8:45r
This time Bulldog's girlfriend
Phyllis becomes the pawn of an in-
ternational spy ring, and he must
save her from this dilemma.
BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S
BRIDE (James Hogan, 1939) Nat
Sci 10:00
The triple-feature concludes with
Bulldog deciding to finally retire
from bachelorhood and get married,
but he takes on one more case for a
good friend.

SUNDAY
MANDELA (Philip Saville,
1987) Aud A 7:00
Part of the Bullard Film Series,
this is a docudrama about the life of
the South African human rights
leader, starring Danny Glover. Ad-
mission is free.
SPELLBOUND (A. Hitch-
cock, 1945) Michigan Theater 5:00
Gregory Peck arrives to be the
'new head of a mental hospital, but it
turns out he is no better off than the
patients. Ingrid Bergman is the ana-
lyst who helps him solve his prob-
lems. Salvador Dali does a wild
dream sequence.

NOTORIOUS (A. Hitchcock,
1946) Michigan Theater 7:00
Ingrid Bergman is enlisted by the
Brits to help rout a gang of Nazis in
South America. Cary Grant plays her
contact, and the man who falls in
love with her. And remember, don't
drink the champagne.

CHILDREN
ADISE (M. Carne,
gan Theater 9:00

OF
1945)

PAR-
Michi-

This =masterpiece of French' cin-
ema was filmed underground in Paris
during the Nazi occupation. Its con-
temporary time setting adds to the
contemporary theme of free will and
self-determination. Arletty is terrific
as the woman loved by four men.
-Mark Shaiman


F:RIDAY
THREE ETUDES FOR
CARILLON - University

Carillonneur Margo Halsted will
perform at 7 pm, on the Charles
Baird Carillon in Burton Memo-
rial Tower. Public welcome; free
admission.

CHORAL CONCERT - Hill
Auditorium, 8 pm.
The University Choir and
Chamber Choir will present a
joint concert devoted to 16th to

20th century choral music. The
University Choir's first public
performance under the baton of
Jerry Blackstone. Free admission.

WIND ENSEMBLE -
Rackham Aud, 8 pm.
H. Robert Reynolds conducts.
The ensemble will perform

Beethoven, Strauss, Francaix,
Gounod, and Hahn. Free admis-
sion. Public is welcome.

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TH E APARTMENT LOUNGE
(69-4060)
Friday: The Whip (5:30-8:30
pm) and Jeanne and the Dreams,
Funky, danceable R&B,
Motown, and Memphis soul.
Saturday: The Conquerroot
Blues Band,
Energetic local blues and blues-
rock band.

THE ARK (761-1451)
Saturday: "Diehards 3, Ark 0,
Top of the 6th," a parody of the
Off-Broadway hit "Yanks 3,
Tigers 0, Top of the 7th." Local
singer-actress Sandy Lee Storrer
stars. 7:30 & 10 pm.
Sunday: Song Sisters Slumber,
5 & 7 pm.,
Kids are invited to come in their
pajamas for snacks and to hear

bedtime stories and lullabies.
BIRD OF PARADISE
(662-8310)
Friday & Saturday:
RAPAhouse Quartet,
Prominent Detroit jazz band.
THE BLIND PIG
(996-8555)
Friday & Saturday: Trinidad
Tripoli Steel Band,

Calypso and reggae.
Sunday: The Gay '90s,
Top-40 dance hits.
THE EARLE
(994-0211)
Friday & Saturday: Rick
Burgess Trio,
Jazz.
MAINSTREET COMEDY

SHOWCASE
(996-9080)
Friday .& Saturday: Comedy
by Tim Cabinaw, 8:30 & 11:00
pm.
Sunday: Tim Cabinaw, 8:30
pm.
NECTARINE BALLROOM
(994-5436)
Friday: Top-40/Progressive
Dance Party.

Saturday: Top-40 Dance Party.
Sunday: Hi-NRG.
RICK'S AMERICAN CAFE
(996-2747)
Friday & Saturday: Tracy Lee
and the Leonards,
Local rock.
U-CLUB (763-2236)
Friday: New Music Dance Party..
Saturday: Club Night.

Furthermore

FRIDAY
INTERNATIONAL CEN-
TER . FOR AMERICAN
UNIVERSITY GRADU-
ATES - Open House, 7 pm..
ALCOHOL AWARENESS
WEEK - Second Annual Non-
Alcoholic Happy Hour, Sigma
Chi fraternity house, 4-6:30 nm.

"BLACK STUDENTS IN
WHITE INSTITUTIONS:
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
DIFFERENT INSTITU-
TIONAL RESPONSES" -
Dr. Michael T. Nettles Tribute
Room, School of Education, 3:30
pm. Reception in Dr. Nettles
honor will follow at 4:30 pm.
CAPE DORSET PRINTS -
Preview reception and exhibition,
lobby of Power Center for the

"ROBUSTNESS OF TIME-
DELAY SYSTEMS" -
Prof. A.W. Olbrot, Wayne State
University, Dept. of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, 1311
EECS, 4 pm.
SATURDAY
"GO BLUE" BRUNCH -
Tmr A T'twws.da 1, 1mm '

Mendelssohn theater,
League, 8 pm.

Michigan

FILM: "SHERPAS" - Mu-
seum of Art, 2-3 pm.
Presented by its creator Prof.
Sherry B. Ortner, Chairman of the
Dept. of Anthropology.

WJJX 640 AM STAFF
MEETING - Basement SAB,
7:30 pm. Go to Thompson St.
entrance. All interested welcome.

SUNDAY
SYMPOSIUM ON SOVIET
JEWRY - Henderson Rm.,
Michigan League, 7 pm. Features
speaker Dan Grossman, rep. from
Soviet desk of State Dept, Barbara
Gaffin, rep. from National Con-


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