w w w w w w w w w w w IMF mw qw -W T I, THE mma No ... - -,.. -~ -j H w What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekend 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 - 12:30, 7:40; Sa, Su - also 4:50) THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN The new film from Monty Python's Terry Gilliam (who also did Brazil) is awash with terrific special effects and promises to be lots of fun. Based on a 18th century German fantasy novel, the film follows the improbable antics of the Baron. At Showcase Cinemas (all week - 12:10, 7:10, 9:35; Sa, Su - also 2:30, 4:50; F&S 11:55 p.m.) 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 (all week - 1:00, 7:45, 9:45; Sa, Su - also 3:15, 5:20; F&S - 11:45 p.m.) and at Briarwood (all week - 10:00, 12:00, 2:10, 4:15, 7:00, 9:00; F&S 12:00 a.m.) 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 Briarwood (all week - 10:00, 12:00, 2:10, 4:20, 7:00, 9:15; F&S 12:00 a.m.) DANGEROUS LIAISONS. Lavish costume flick with lav- ish performances by Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer, and John Malkovich. All about the power of sex. At Showcase Cinemas (all week - 10:00; Sa, Su - also 2:35 F&S 12:10) and at Briarwood (10:15, 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:20, 9:45; F&S 12:00 a.m.) DEAD BANG Don Johnson goes from one sun spot to the other, this time playing an L.A. homicide detective who gets involved in a case that turns out to be bigger than he expected. Haven't you heard that plot before somewhere, everywhere? At Showcase Cinemas (all week - 12:45, 7:20, 9:30; Sa, Su - also 2:55, 5:00; F&S 11:45 p.m.) and at Fox Village (all week - 12:00, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30; F&S 12:00 a.m.) FLETCH LIVES Chevy Chase recreates his role as the resourceful newspaper journalist who finds himself among intrigue on the plantations of Louisiana. At Showcase Cinemas (all week - 12:20, Sa, Su - also 2:30, 4:50; F, Su-Th - 7:25, 9:35; F - 11:50 p.m.; Sa - 10:05, 12:05 a.m.) 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 (all week - 12:15, 7:15, 9:35; Sa, Su - also 2:25, 4:30; F&S 11:40) LEVIATHAN Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the theaters becasue Deep Star Six had disappeared, now comes Leviathan, another underwater Alien. This one stars Peter Weller and Richard Crenna. At Showcase Cinemas (all week - 1:10, 7:35, 9:55; Sa, Su - also 3:20, 5:15; F&S 11:55 p.m.) MISSISSIPPI BURNING This story of civil rights in the deep South has been nominated for Best Picture, Director, and Actor, as well as being criticised for its presentation of the incident it is based on. At Showcase Cinemas (all week - 1:15, 7:20, 9:40; Sa, Su - also 4:00; F&S 12:05 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 Ann Arbor 1&2 (M-F - 5:00, 7:20, 9:40; Sa, Su - 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40) 976-EVIL This horror film sounds like a wrong number, and as bad as this pun! At Showcase Cinemas (all week - 8:30, 10:20; F&S 12:10 a.m.) 1969 Robert Downey Jr. and Keifer Sutherland are two teens growing up in the title year, amidst all that love and war stuff. At Showcase Cinemas (all week - 12:35, 7:25, 9:30; Sa, Su - also 2:40, 4:40; F&S 11:30 p.m.) and at Briarwood (all week - 10:15, 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50; F&S 12:00 a.m.) PELLE THE CONQUEROR This foreign film has been nominated for Best Foreign Film and Best Actor, Max Von Sydow, and is sure to be worth a look. At Ann Arbor 1&2 (Sa, Su - 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45; M-F - 5:20, 8:20) 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, buteventually comes to care for his sibling. At Showcase Cinemas(all week - 1:30, 7:15, 9:50; Sa, Su - also 4:15; F&S 12:15 a.m.) 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 (all week - 12:00, 1:45, 3:20, 5:00, 7:00) THE ROCKY HORROR PIC- TURE SHOW See it. And see it again. And Again... Whynot? That's whyrit's here! At Briarwood. (F&S 12:00 a.m.) SING A story of love set amidst a song and dance competition at a Brooklyn High School, with Peter Dobson and Patti LaBelle. At Showcase Cinemas (all week - 1:00, 7:35, 9:45; Sa, Su - also 3:05, 5:10; F&S 11:45 p.m.) and at Briarwood (all week - 10:15, 12:45, 2:45, 4:50, 7:45, 10:00; F&S 12:00 a.m.) 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 Fox Village (all week - 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30; F&S 12:00 a.m.) SUMMER JOB Five guys and five gals get dreamlike jobs at a Florida summer resort. Of course the women are georgeous and the men are troublesome. At Showcase Cinemas (all week- 12:10, 9:30; Sa, Su - 2:35, 4:45; F&S 11:35 P.M.) TROOP BEVERLY HILLS Shelley Long is a rich Beverly Hills housewife who sets out to prove that she is a doer and finds herself Gucci boot deep in liitle kids as she leads a scouting troop around. At Showcase Cinemas (all week - 7:15) and at Briarwood (all week - 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 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 (all week - 12:40, 7:50, 10:10; Sa, Su - 3:00, 5:10; F&S 12:15) and at Fox Village (all week - 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 7:00, 9:15; F&S 12:00 a.m.) --Mark Shaiman IIININ4'p ;1 (ii r. "7~' b t ** St * ? # * t f # i l4f*+kT S uy T , : ,r .:... - . 4 , r - r n .. .--. . ,. . , a .. .V. .. "4 & IllIIINE; I mm PIZZA HOUSE WE DELIVER DOUBLES FREE DELIVERY 995-5095 PIZZA * LASAGNA " SUBS SALADS * CHIPATIS * SHAKES 1313 S. University 769-2288 Ann Arbor's Best BE-BI M-BOB The Michigan Daily's "Best Korean food" 1988 10% off breakfast weekdays until 11:00 am Lunch-Korean food Hours: Mon-Fri: 8-8 Sat-Sun: 9-8 The Sandwich & Ice Creorn 'rPeople Jason's offers a wide variety of gourmet sand- wiches, soups, muffins, and other baked goods along with Ann Arbor's widest selection of ice cream, tofutti and frozen yogurt. 215 S. STATE - 662-6336 OPEN 7 DAYS& EVENINGS and The Movies present the Movie Goer Special $17.50 Italian Restaurant BEST ITALIAN FOOD (Ann Arbor News, '85) 11OMEMADLE PASTAS & PIZZAS 665-(444 - Take out 300 Detroit St. at Catherine across from Farmer's Mkt. $1.04 off all dinners $ .50 off all sandwiches (with this ad) liree Delivery BROADWAY FRIED CHICKEN & BARBEQUE 1151 Broadway 761-8611 0 --___-- Specialists in Indian & Vegetarian Food We have 15 Years of Professional Experience Tandoori Chefs from England and India Lunch 12:00 Noon - 3:00 p.m. Mon. through Sat. Dinner 4:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m. Sun. through Thurs. 4:30 p.m..-10:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat. FRIDAY VAGABOND (Agnes Varda, 1985) MLB 3 7:00 & 9:00 This acclaimed French film starts with the frozen body of a dead hitchhiker and then traces the recent events in her life leading to her death. See story on Arts page. CAT BALLOU (Elliot Silverstein, 1965) Aud A 7:00 Jane Fonda passes up an aerobics class to go from damsel-in- distress to outlaw in this mock Western. Lee Marvin plays twin brothers, distinguishable because one has a siver nose. The one with the nose of flesh won an Oscar for his performance. THE HARDER THEY COME (Perry Henzell, 1973) Aud A 9:30 Jimmy Cliff makes his film debut as Ivan, a musician who rebels against the corrupt recording business. The real star of this filim is the music. THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (J. Lee Thompson, 1961) MLB 4 7:30 This World War II adventure. story has a huge cast, including Gragory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn, in a tale of an Allied sabotage team on an almost- suicide mission. Fun for all. MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL Nat Sci 7:00 & 9:15 Both showings consist of two films. The first is Storme: The Lady of the Jewel Box (Michelle Parkerson, 1984, 21 min.) about a male impersonator. This paired with Virgin Machine (Monika Treut, 1988) in which a journalist researches romantic love and gets SATURDAY VAGABOND (Agnes Varda, 1985) MLB 4 7:00 & 9:00 See Friday's listings. DR. SEUSS FILM FESTIVAL Aud A 7:00, 8:40, 10:20 The Fest includes the classics The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, Green Eggs and Ham, and a brand new film. Bring the kiddies and the grandparents! MALA NOCHE (Gus Van Sant, 1985) MLB 3 7:00 & 8:30 Set in Portland Oregon, this film is a relaistic look at a young gay man's enrequited love for a 16 year-old illegal alien from Mexico. LATE SUMMER BLUES (Renen Schorr, 1987) 1429 Hill St. 8:30 This film focusses on the lives of seven 18 year olds confronting the meaning of life, death and personal identity during the summer break after finals and before entering the Israeli army. Director Renen Schorr will speak both before and after the film. TEN FOR TWO Michigan Theater 7:30 This will be only the second time this film has ever been shown to a public audience (the first was the night before in Royal Oak!) Produced by John Lennon, contains rare concert footage of Lennon and many others. See story on Arts page. SUNDAY YELLOW SUBMARINE Aud A 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 The Beatles battle the Blue Meanies in this full length animated feature highlighted by Beatles tunes. See story page 12. -Mark Shaiman I100E. 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