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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 (for times
see ad on Page 5)
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 hop-
ping in a time machine. At Show-
case Cinemas (for times see ad on
Page 5) and at Briarwood (all week
-- 10:00, 12:00, 2:10, 4:15, 7:00,
9:00; 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 In-
nerspace. At Showcase Cinemas
(for times see ad on Page 5)
CHANCES ARE
Cybil Shepherd is a museum
curator who dicovers that her
daughter's boyfriend was actually
her husband in a former life. Makes
for a hell of a family, doesn't it? At
Showcase Cinemas (for times see
ad on Page 5) and at Briarwood (all
week - 10:00, 12:00, 2:10, 4:20,
7:00, 9:15; F&S 12:00 a.m.)
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
Briarwood (all week - 10:00,
12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35)
DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Lavish costume flick with lav-
ish performances by Glenn Close,
Michelle Pfeiffer, and John Mal-
kovich. All about the power of sex.
At Showcase Cinemas (for times
see ad on Page 5) and at Briarwood
(10:15, 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:20,
9:45; F&S 12:00 a.m.)
FLETCH LIVES
Chevy Chase recreates his role
as the resourceful newspaper jour-
nalist who finds himself among in-
trigue on the plantations of Louis-
iana. At Showcase Cinemas (for
times see ad Page 5) and at Fox
Village (all week - 12:00, 2:00,
4:15, 7:30, 9:45; F&S 12:00 a.m.)
LEAN ON ME
Morgan Freeman stars in a true
story about a controversial New
Jersey high school principal. At
Showcase Cinemas (for times see
ad on Page 5) See Review, Page 4.
LEVIATHAN
Just when you thought it was
safe to go back into the theaters
becasue Deep Stat Six had
disappeared, now comes Leviathan,
another underwater Alien. This one
stars Peter Weller and Richard
Crenna. At Showcase Cinemas (for
times see as on Page 5) and at Fox
Village (all week - 12:00, 2:00,
4:15, 7:30, 9:45; F&S 12:0 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 Los
Angeles. At Fox Village (all week
- 12:00, 2:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30;
F&S 12:00 a.m.)
NEW YORK STORIES
Three individual tales by Woody
Allen (Oedipus Wrecks), Martin
Scorcese (Life Lessons), and Fran-
cis Ford Coppola (Life Without
Zoe), all set in and about New
York. At Showcase Cinemas (for
times see ad on Page 5) and at Ann
Arbor 1&2 (M-F - 5:00, 7:20,
9:40; Sa, Su - 12:20, 2:40, 5:00,
7:20, 9:40)
POLICE ACADEMY 6
It's the yearly dose of the same
stuff. This series now has more
episodes than most TV shows. At
Showcase Cinemas (for times see
ad on Page 5) and at Fox Village
(all week - 12:00, 2:15, 4:30,
7:15, 9:30; F&S 12:00 a.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 Cinemas (for times see
ad on Page 5) and at Briarwood (all
week - 10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:00,
9:35; F&S 12:00 a.m.)
THE RESCUERS
It's the mice to the rescue in this
re-release of the Disney full length
animated feature. Voices by Bob
Newhart and Eva Gabor. At
Showcase Cinemas (for times see
ad Page 5)
ROOFTOPS
A group of kids without families
live atop abandoned tenements in
N.Y., and they can sing and dance
too! At Showcase Cinemas (for
times see ad Page 5)
THE ROCKY HORROR PIC-
TURE SHOW
See it. And see it again. And
Again... Why not? That's why it's
here! At Briarwood. (F&S,
midnight)
SKIN DEEP
The new film from Blake Ed-
wards (Pink Panther) has John Rit-
ter struggling in the ways of mod-
ern love, losing his wife due to his
womanizing. With Springstein's ex
Julianne Phillips. At Showcase
Cinemas (for times see ad on Page
5) and at Brarwood (all week -
10:15, 12:45, 2:45, 4:50, 7:45,
10:00; F&S 12:00 a.m.) See
Review, Page 4.
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF
A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
The new film by Almadovar
(Law of Desire) has been nomi-
nated for an Academy Award for
Best Foreign Film. It's a riotous
day in the life of a jilted Spanish
actress, and things just keep getting
worse and funnier. At Ann Arbor
1&2 (M-F - 5:20, 7:30, 9:35; Sa,
Su - 1:10, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:35)
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 boss. 1980's
yuppieism at its best. At Showcase
Cinemas (for times see ad on Page
5) and at Briarwood (all week -
10:15, 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:30,
9:50; F&S 12:00 a.m.)
-Mark Shaiman
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THE WHOLE SHEBANG (Ken
Jacobs, 1982) Lorch 7:30
It's here and it is coming at you.
Ken Jacobs multi-dimensional work
combines various types of
filmmaking, including 3-D cinema
to create this extravaganza.
SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN
ANCESTORS (Sergei Paradz-
hanov, 1964) Aud A 7:00
A continuation of the series of
films sponsored by the Armenian
Studies Program. The story is an
adaptation of a Carpathian legend
concerning two lovers separated by
poverty and a family feud.
Admission is free.
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
(Stanley Kubrick) MLB 4 7:00 &
9:30
Welcome, my fellow droogs, to
a nightmare of the future, where
violence runs rampant. and milk is
evil. One of the most powerful
films ever made, and one of the
most socially frightening.
GONE WITH THE WIND
(Victor Fleming, 1939) Michigan
Theater 7:15
One of the greatest films of all
times is back again, and this time
as great as new due to a restored
print.
SATURDAY
WEEKEND (Jean-Luc Godard,
1967) Nat Sci 7:00 & 9:00
Godard comments on the
breakdown of society by creating a
giant traffic jam in the countryside.
The bourgeoise become the bar-
borous as all comes to a halt in this
French New Wave film.
SAMMY AND ROSIE GET
LAID (Stephen Frears, 1987) MLB
4 7:00 & 9:00
Frears, who directed Dangerous
Liaisons, is even more powerful in
this earlier film set in London. You
follow a Middle-Eastern couple and
their problems living in the
troubled city.
THE QUIET MAN (John Ford,
1952) MLB 3 7:00
Following St. Patty's Day, this
is the perfect film. John Wayne
plays an Irishman who returns to
his native land after killing a man
in a prize fight. Contains the clip
used in E. T.
HATARI (Howard Hawks, 1962)
MLB 3 9:15
Hatari is the Swahili word for
danger, thus a perfect title for this
action-adventure film. John Wayne
and a bunch of others capture wild
animals for the zoos of the world.
Amazing location footage.
THE COLOR OF POMEGRAN-
ATES (Sergei Paradzhanov, 1969)
Aud A 7:00
More in the fest sponsored by
the Armenian Studies Program. The
film deals with the life of
eighteenth century Armenian poet,
A. Sayadin, a.k.a. Sayat Nova.
Admission is Free.
SUNDAY
SURREALIST SHORTS (Var-
ious Directors) AUD A 7:00
Highlighted by the late Salvador
Dali's landmark surrealist short, Un
Chien Andalou, this compilation
also includes works by such people
as Man Ray and David (Blue
Velvet) Lynch.
8 TIMES 8 (Hans Richter) Aud A
9:00
8x8 is the size of a chessboard
and that is the basis of this avant-
garde film, a collaboration between
Richter, Marcel Duchamp, Jean
Cocteau, Dorothea and Max Ernst,
Yves Yanguey, and more.
THE LEGEND OF SURAM
FORTRESS (Sergei Paradzhanov,
1985) Aud A 3:45
Last in the Armenian film fest
series, this one dedicated to
Georgian warriors who gave up
their lives for the Motherland.
Professor Herbert Eagle will speak
on "The Art of Sergei
Paradzhanov".
-Mark Shaiman
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