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THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
Everything is orderly in Macon
Leary's life, until his wife leaves
him. Then comes a mid-life crisis,
and he's not sure if it's because of
his wife or his meeting with an ec-
centric lady who is training his dog.
At Showcase Cinemas (all week -
12:15, 7:20, 9:50; Sa, Su, M -
also 4:40; F&S - 11:55 p.m.) and
at Ann Arbor 1&2 (M-F - 5:00,
7:25, 9:40; Sa, Su - 12:30, 2:45,
5:00, 7:25, 9:40)
THE ACCUSED
Jodie Foster stars as the victim of
rape who fights back by bringing
charges against her attackers with
help of Kelly McGillis, who plays
her lawyer. At Briarwood (all week
- 12:30, 7:00)
BEACHES
Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey
have been friends for thirty years,
and are still going strong. Funny
thing is, they have nothing in
commmon. At Showcase Cinemas
(all week - 1:25, 7:55, 10:00; Sa,
Su, M - also 3:35, 5:45; F&S
12:15 a.m.) and at State (all week
- 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00)
BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT
ADVENTURE
It would be much easier to do a
history project if you had actually
been at the events, which is just
what these two "dudes" do by
hopping in a time machinie. At
Showcase Cinemas (all week -
1:00, 7:45, 9:45; Sa, Su, M -
also 3:15, 5:20; F&S 11:30 p.m.)
and at Briarwood (all week -
10:00, 12:15, 2:15, 4:15, 7:30,
10:00; F&S - 12:00 a.m.)
THE BURBS
Tom Hanks becomes paranoid
when a weird new family moves
onto his block. Directed by Joe
Dante, who did Gremlins and
Innerspace. At Showcase Cinemas
(all week - 12:25, 7:25, 9:30; Sa,
Su, M - also 2:40, 4:45; F&S
11:45) and at State (all week -
2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30)
COUSINS
Based on the French film Cousin,
Cousine, this comedy about the
relationships between two families
stars Ted Danson, Isabella
Rosellini, and Sean Young. At Ann
Arbor 1&2 (M-F - 5:10, 7:20,
9:30; Sa, Su - 1:00, 3:00, 5:10,
7:20, 9:30) and at Briarwood (all
week - 10:15, 12:20, 2:30, 4:40,
7:00, 9:30; F&S 12:00 a.m.)
DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Lavish costume flick with lavish
performances by Glenn Close,
Michelle Pfeiffer, and John
Malkovich. All about the power of
sex. At Showcase Cinemas (all
week - 12:45, 7:40, 9:55; Sa, Su,
M - also 3:00, 5:15; F&S 12:10
a.m.)
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUN-
DRELS
There hasn't been such a scam
since The Sting. Michael Caine
and Steve Martin are two con men
who have a contest to see who is
better at their trade. At Briarwood
(all week - 10:15, 12:45, 2:50,
5:00, 7:45, 10:00; F&S 12:00
a.m.)
THE FLY II
Sequel to the Cronenberg film, but
this time without Cronenberg or
the original, but with Eric Stoltz
(Mask) as the son of Brundle and
Daphne Zuniga (Spaceballs) as his
girlfriend. At Showcase Cinemas
(all week - 12:55, 7:35, 9:40,
11:45; Sa, Su, M - also 3:05,
5:10; F&S - 11:45 p.m.) and at
Fox Village (all week - 12:00,
2:15, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30; F&S 12:00
a.m.)
HER ALIBI
Paulina Porizkova is accused of
murder and Tom Selleck is the
mystery writer who invents her al-
ibi. But then he comes to question
her innocence. At Showcase
Cinemas (all week - 1:15, 7:35,
9:40; Sa, Su, M - also 3:20,
5:15; F&S 11:40 p.m.; No Sun
7:35 show.) and at Fox Village (all
week - 12:00, 4:15, 9:15; F&S
12:00 a.m.)
THE LAND BEFORE TIME
From the people that brought
you An American Tail. come five
young dinosaurs who must travel to
the Great Valley so they can live
happily ever after in this animated
adventure. At Showcase Cinemas
(Sa, Su, M - 12:00 p.m.)
LEAN ON ME
Preview of the film starring
Morgan Freeman in a true story
about a controversial high school
principal. At Showcase Cinemas
Sunday at 7:35.
THE MIGHTY QUINN
Intrigue and comedy in a Spring
Break tyupe setting. A Carribean
police chief suspects that a
childhood friend may be the
murderer he is looking for. With
Denzel Washington and Robert
Townsend. At Showcase Cinemas
(all week - 12:50, 7:30, 9:45; Sa,
Su, M - also 3:10, 5:10; F&S
11:50 p.m.) and at Fox Village (all
week - 12:00, 2:30, 4:45, 7:30,
9:45)
MISSISSIPPI BURNING
The Gene Hackman and Willem
Dafoe star in this film about racial
tensions in the 1960's south. At
Showcase Cinemas (all week -
9:25; Sa, Su, M - also 2:20;
F&S 12:00 a.m.) and at Briarwood
(all week - 10:00, 3:00, 9:15;
F&S 12:00 a.m.)
THE NAKED GUN
From the makers of Airplane!,
comes the film version of the TV
show Police Squad! starring Leslie
Nielsen. Bumbling Lt. Drebin must
stop an assassin from killing Queen
Elizabeth, who is visiting L.A. At
Fox Village (all week - 12:00,
2:15, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30; F&S~12:00
a.m.)
OLIVER AND COMPANY
This new twist on Oliver stars
animated dogs. Better yet, they sing
with the voices of Billy Joel, Huey
Lewis, and Bette Midler. And even
better, it's Disney. At Showcase
Cinemas (Sa, Su, M - 12:00
p.m.)
RAIN MAN
Dustin Hoffman is amazing as an
autistic savant who inherits lots of
money from his father. Tom Cruise
is even ok as Hoffman's brother
who initially wants his share of the
dough, but eventually comes to care
for his sibling. At Showcase Cin-
emas (all week - 1:30, 7:15, 9:55;
Sa, Su, M - also 4:15; F&S
12:30) and at Briarwood (all week
- 10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:35;
F&S 12:00 a.m.)
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 12:00
a.m.)
TAP
Gregory Hines is an ex-con who
must choose between his former
life or follow in his father's foot-
steps and be a dancer. At Showcase
Cinemas (all week - 12:35, 7:15,
9:30; Sa, Su, M - also 2:45,
5:00; F&S 11:40 p.m.) and at
Briarwood (all week - 10:15,
12:30, 2:40, 4:45, 7:30, 9:45)-
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THREE FUGITIVES
Nick Nolte is a cold, ex-bank-
robber who decides to go straight,
and Martin Short is the bumbler
who takes him hostage. The third
fugitive is Short's daughter who
warms the heart of Nolte. At
Showcase Cinemas (all week
12:40, 7:25, 9:35; Sa, Su, M -
also 2:45, 4:55; F&S 11:35 p.m.)
and at State (all week - 2:30,
4:45, 7:30, 9:40)
TORCH SONG TRILOGY
Harvey Fierstein brings his
Broadway success to the big screen.
He stars as a New York gay male
who struggles to find acceptance in
society. At Showcase Cinemas (Sa,
Su, M - 2:25, 9:35)
TRUE BELIEVER
James Woods is a brilliant lawyer
and Robert Downey Jr is a newly
graduated law student who persuades
him to take the case of man
accused of a murder he may not
have committed. At Showcase
Cinemas (all week - 12:30, 7:25,
9:30; Sa, Su, M - also 2:50, 5:00;
F&S - 12:00 p.m.) and at State
(all week - 2:00, 4:15, 7:00,
9:15)
TWINS
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny
Devito are twins who were
separated at birth but have been re-
united, and they set out on a search
for their mother. Directed by Ivan
Reitman who also did Ghostbusters
and Stripes. At Showcase Cinemas
(all week - 12:20, 7:20; Sa, Su,
M - also 4:50)
WHO'S HARRY CRUMB?
John Candy is a private eye who
wears more costumes than Peter
Sellers and Jonathan Winters com-
bined. At Fox Village (all week -
2:00, 7:00; F&S 12:00 a.m.)
WORKING GIRL
Melanie Griffith steals the show
from both Sigourney Weaver and
Harrison Ford as a secreatary in the
New York City business world who
attempts to advance by taking over
the place of her absent Joss. 1980's
yuppieism at its best. At Showcase
Cinemas (all week - 1:35, 7:50,
10:00; Sa, Su, M - 3:40, 5:45;
F&S 12:10) and at Briarwood (all
week - 10:15, 12:30, 2:45,,5:00,
7:30, 9:50; F&S 12:00 a.m.)
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BRAKHAGE Lorch 7:30
America's premier experimental
filmmaker comes to Ann Arbor to
present his Faust trilogy and talk
about his work. Admission is free.
THE FESTIVAL OF
ANIMATION (Various Directors,
1988) Michigan Theater 7:00
A collection of the best animated
shorts from around the world,
including Canada, the Netherlands,
Germany, Czechoslovakia, Great
Britain, Bulgaria, and the U.S.
A FISH CALLED WANDA
(Charles Crichton, 1988) Michigan
Theater 9:00
A mixed up gang of thieves
continue to play games with each
other in order to get the loot for
themselves. With Jamie Lee
Curtis, Michael Palmn, Kevin
Kline, and John Cleese as Archibald
Leach, which happens to be Cary
Grant's real name.
SATURDAY
THE FESTIVAL OF
ANIMATION (Various Directors,
1988) Michigan Theater 4:30 &
9:55
THE UNBEARABLE
LIGHTNESS OF BEING
(Philip Kaufman, 1988) Michigan
Theater 6:30
Milan Kundera's un-adaptable
novel has been made into a film.
And while it may not be the novel
itself, it has merit of its own.
Daniel Day Lewis is a brain
surgeon in love with two women,
all set during the Soviet invasion of
Czechodlovakia in 1968.
SLEEPWALK (Sara Driver,
1987) Aud A 7:00, 8:30 & 10:00
A translator is given a chinese
manuscript to put into English, and
weird things start to happen in her
life. A surrealist fantasy with
Suzanne Fletcher and Ann
Magnuson, with camera work done
by Jim Jarmusch, who is the
director of Stranger Than Paradise
and Down By Law.
DOWN BY LAW (Jim Jarmusch,
1986) 1429 Hill St. 7:30 & 9:30
John Laurie and Tom Waits are
part of a motley group of prison
escapees in New Orleans, and this
is their strange, comic adventure
following their breakout. '
SHATTERED DREAMS:
PICKING UP THE PIECES
(Victor Schonfeld, 1987) MLB 3
8:00
An epic look at the creation of
the state of Israel, its first forty
years, and the problems that it is
now facing.
HORSEFEATHERS (Norman
McLeod, 1932) MLB 4 7:30
The Marx Brothers go to
college and raise the university.
Groucho is the new president whose
goals are to graduate his son and
win in football. Sound familiar?
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
(Sam Wood, 1935)TMLB 4 9:00
The Marx Brothers become
entangled with an opera troupe, and
bring down the curtain on the
house. Most of the action takes
place aboard an ocean liner, and the
close quarters double the laughs.
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Tickets
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668-7500
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