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THE LIST
first run cinema
Air America
Mel Gibson and Robert Downey, Jr.
are two goofy guys who fly planes for
the CIA in Cambodia during the
Vietnam War. If you liked the
commercial you'll love the movie. (At
Fox Village -5:00, 7:15,9:30)
Darkman
The director of the Evil Dead movies
brings us a modern day Phantom of
the Opera. A scientist gets his skin
burned off in an explosive bit of
sabotage. Luckily, he had just
invented synthetic skin so he seeks
his revenge in multiple guises,
* apparently all of them dark. (At
Showcase -1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:30,
9:40, 11:40)
Death Warrant
Jean-Claude Van Damme kickboxes
his way through prison as an
undercover cop. Sure to satisfy all.
Van Damme fans. With Robert
Guillaume as Hawkins, "a seasoned
inmate.., hardened by prison life."
(At Showcase --1:20, 3:25, 5:20, 7:40,
9:45, 11:45)
Ducktales, the Movie
Huey, Dewey and Louie join Scrooge
McDuck in an Indiana Jones-type
adventure, presumably without the
Nazis. (At Showcase -call for times)
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Flatliners
Stylish thriller in which med school
students kill themselves and then
bring themselves back to life.
Starring Keifer Sutherland, Julia
Roberts and Kevin Bacon. (At
Showcase - 1:40,4:00, 7:45, 10:00,
12:10; Briarwood -10:15, 12:30, 2:45,
5:00,7:30, 9:45, 1 1:50)
Funny About Love
Another comedy directed by Dr.
Spock (that's not the child
psychologist, mind you) starring
Gene Wilder,Christine Lahti, and
Mary Stuart Masterson. (At Showcase
-1:05, 3:15, 5:15, 7:20, 9:25, 11:35;
Briarwood - 10:15, 12:15, 2:30, 4:45,
7:15, 9:15, 11:30)
Ghost
This horror/romance/suspense/
comedy has Patrick Swayze doing
some dirty pottery with Demi Moore.
(At Showcase - 1:30, 4:10, 7:20, 9:50,
12:15;Briarwood -10:30, 1:15, 4:15,
7:00, 9:30, 11:45)
Good Fellas
In the latest of the Mafia genre-oso,
Martin Scorsese finally makes his
long-awaited reunion with Robert De
Niro in a film based on based on the
book Wiseguy
(At Showcase - 1:00, 4:00, 7:15,
10:10; Briarwood -10:00, 1:00, 4:00,
7:00, 9:40, 12:10)
Hardware
Something about a terrifying creation
resulting from a bizarre experiment
that must have defied nature and
"MASTERS OF SUSPENSE... I would have seen it
allover again "--Clive Barnes, NEW YORK POST
t THE HIPPEST, STRANGEST, FUNNIEST
ACT YOU'LL EVEN SEE. --ROLLING STONE
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delved where no human being had a
right to stick its bulbous nose. (At
Showcase -1:20, 3:20, 5:15, 7:35,
9:35, 11:50; Fox Village - 5:00, 7:15,
9:30)
Jungle Book
Disney's adaptation of Rudyard
Kipling stories, this classic cartoon
has it all: song, dance, excitement,
humor. Who can resist singing along
to "The Bare Necessities?" (At
Showcase - call for times)
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May Fools
Louis Malle's wonderful film about a
bourgeois French Provincial family
and their relationships amid the
tumult of the political agitations of
1968. (At Ann Arbor 1&2- call
about times)
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Men at Work
Who can it be now? It's Emilio
Estevez and Martin Sheen as garbage
men who find a dead body in the
trash. This suspense-comedy was
written and directed by the creative
genius Estevez himself. (At Showcase
- 1:15, 3:35, 5:30, 7:45,9:45, 11:55;
Fox Village - 5:00, 7:00, 9:15)
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Narrow Margin
A new action-adventure starring
Gene Hackman and Anne Archer, as
respectively, a D.A. and a witness to a
rnob slaying, who run from the mob
through the Canadian rockies. (At
Showcase -1:05, 3:10, 5:10, 7:40,
9:50, 12:00; Briarwood - 10:15,
12:15, 2:30,4:45, 7:30,9:45, 11:30)
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Postcards From the Edge
Meryl Streep is an actor struggling to
fight drugs and rehabilitate her life,
Shirley Maclaine is her alcoholic actor
mother. Based on Carrie Fisher's
popular semi-autobiographical novel,
also stars Gene Hackman, Dennis
Quaid and Richard Dreyfuss. (At
Showcase - 1:00,3:00, 5:00, 7:15,
9:20, 11:30; Briarwood - 10:00,
12:00, 2:10, 4:15, 7:00,9:15, 11:00)
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Presumed Innocent
Based on Scott Turow's mega-best
seller, Harrison Ford is an assistant
D.A. who finds himself accused of
the grisly murder of one of his
colleagues. Strong supporting cast
includes Bonnie Bedelia, Brian
Dennehy and Raul Julia. (At
Showcase - 1:35, 4:20, 7:25, 9:55,
12:15; Briarwood - 10:00, 1:00, 4:00,
7:00,9:30)
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Pretty Woman
The movie that wouldn't diel In this
modern fairy tale romance, knight in
shining armor Richard Gere is a rich
corporate mogul who rescues fair
maiden Julia Roberts from a life of
whoredom. The gerbil scene was cut
to get an 'R' rating. (At Showcase -
call about times)
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Pump Up the Volume
Christian Slater is a high school
student who illegally broadcasts radio
shows under the alias of Hard Harry.
Need I say more? (At Showcase -
Friday: 3:05, 5:05, 9:40, 11:50; other
days, call about times)
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Rocky Horror Picture Show
A poignant romance that deals with
many basic existentialist themes.
Bring your hanky to this one. (At
Briarwood -11:50)
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Wild At Heart
A plot synopsis can't come close to
describing this David Lynch film.
Suffice to say that new Lynch fans
from Tin Peaks will be shocked
while old Lynch fans from Eraseread
'and Bke Veltietwill be smiling. With
Laura Dern, Nicholas Cage and
Harry Dean Stanton, among others.
(At Showcase -1:25, 7:30, 10:00,
12:20; Ann Arbor 1&2-4:45, 7:10,
9:40)
The Witches
Anjelica Huston is a witch who plots
to rid Britain of all children by
turning them into mice. Needless to
say, only two children can stop her.
(At Showcase -1:15, 4:25, 7:25; Fox
Village - 5:00, 7:00, 9:15)
Campus Cinema
F R I D A Y
Walk, Don't Run
(Charles Walters, 1966)
Lorch 7pm Japanese Studies/CGfree
A remake of The More the Merrier,
Wal, Don't Run is Cary Grant's last
film as an actor. The usual Grant
amiability blends with humor to
make a most agreeable film.
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Body Double
(Brian De Palma, 1984)
MLB4 7pm/DBL Med
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Borrowing from several Hitchcock
films as well as many different film
genres, De Palma once again
explores perverse sexuality.The plot
is successfully complicated, with an
emphasis on visuals rather than
dialogue. It's movies like these
endear De Palma to Pauline Kael.
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Crime of Passion
(Ken Russell, 1984)
MLB4 9:15/DBL Med
With overly Freudian motivations,
Kathleen Russell stars in this film as
Joanne/China Blue, a fashion
designer moonlighting as a hooker
(fashion just doesn't pay like it used
to). It's another film that inspired
heated controversy upon its release,
so you just gotta see it.
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Foreign Correspondent
(Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)
AudA 7pm/DBL CG
It's only fitting on a night with two
Hitchcock-influenced films that
there should be one of the real thing.
Joel McCrea (Meredith's pop, of
PeticoaJunction idolatry) stars in the
title role as an American reporter in
London caught in the middle of a
Nazi spy ring. You might recognize
some of the famous Hitchcock
scenes.
Our Man in Havana
(Carol Reed, 1960)
AudA 9:15/DBL CG
Adapted by Graham Greene from his
novel, this satirical spy spoof stars
Alec Guinness as a vacuum cleaner
salesman who's recruited by the
British Foreign Office to become a
spy, after which they foolishly
become convinced he's a top-notch
secret agent. Cast also includes Burl
Ives, Maureen O'Hara, Noel Coward,
and Ernie Kovacs.
Sweetle
(Jane Campion, 1989)
MLB3 7:30 & 9:30 AAFC
The oddly vague narrative involves
two sisters, one thin and repressed,
the other fat and decadent without
one iota of shame. The characters
are pushed to extremes, but to
brilliant effect -even though you
might not identify-with the
characters themselves, the themes
that emerge from their interactions
will haunt you.
SATU R D A Y
Autumn Sonata
(Ingmar Bergman, 1978)
MLB4 7:00,8:45 & 10:25 CG
This is the one Bergman film where
you won't mistakenly think you were
going to see an Ingrid Bergman filmn
- here you got 'em both. Bergman
walks in his own tradition with his
exploration of the female-female
relationship, and Sven Nykvist's
(most recently known for Crimes and
Misdemeanors) cinematography is
beautiful.
Caravagg*
(Derek Jarman, 1986)
AudA 7:30 & 9:15 AAFC
Visually stunning avant-garde film
about the 17th-century painter
Michelangelo Merisi, who
scandalized his contemporaries with
both the controversial nature of his
art, and his resistance to the social
mores of his time.
Saturday Night Fever
(John Badham, 1977)
MLB3 lOpmDBL Med
Time to regress here, with one of the
biggest fashion mistakes a decade
ever committed. Tony Manero, here,
with a poster of Sly Stallone on his
wall and the de rigeur no-natural-
fibers-here suit on his bod. It's a
well acted and meaningful movie, but
we all know you really went for the
dancing.
Diner
(Barry Levinson, 1982)
Hillel 8:45 & 10:30 HSC
This charming, sometimes bleak
coming-of-age story provides debuts
for a number of actors who've gone on
to considerable fame, including
Mickey Rourke, Daniel Stern, Steve
Guttenberg, Kevin Bacon, and
Michael Tucker.
Ben-Hur
(William Wyler, 1959)
Mich 2:30 MTF
Twelve Oscars went to this epic set in
Palestine at the time of Christ. Chuck
Heston plays the Jewish prince Judah
Ben-Hur, a little guy who's loudly
opposed to Roman domination. He
loses his home, his family, his
freedom, but never his spunk. The
famous chariot race is visually
impressive and very realistic.
'Aventura
(Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960)
AudA 7pm FVS fre
This beautifully photographed
landmark of contemporary
filmmaking is an incisive study of
alienation in the modern world. When
a group of young people on a yachting
holiday go ashore, a woman
disappears, and her fianc6 and best
friend become romantically involved
while searching for her.
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The Mahabharal
(Peter Brook, 1990)
Mich 7pm MTF
With a title meaning "the greatest
story of all time," it has to be good. A
100,000 stanza Sanskrit poem over
2000 years old, it's the national epic
of India, and the basis of all Hindu
culture. Thus, no plot summary is
going to do it justice. It's a long
movie, at 170 minutes (for you non-
math students, that's almost three
hours).
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THE ARK
(761-1451)
Friday: Marcia Ball Band - a crank-it-
out group of Texans bring their high
energy act to Annn Arbor. Saturday:
Buskin and Batteau keep the
audience guessing. A local favorite.
BIRD OF PARADISE
(662-8310)
Friday, Saturday. Jazz with Stephanie
Cliff Monnier.
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(996-8555)
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.On Jeopardy!.
Miss seeing the TV show?
Then relive I. Matthew Miller's
rmost triumphant moments as he
details his escapades as a
contestant on Jeopardy!
This spring Miller represented
the University of Michigan as
contestant on College
Jeopardy!, a version of the
1 m'x us;popular game show geared
especially to those of us with
letters on our sweaters.
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Thespian underground
Basement Arts produces plays from scratch
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Financial news Nemesis
May we borrow your Savings and Loan?
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Censored artists speak out
How much control does the NEA exert over controversial art?
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Slings and Arrows Jesse Walker
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THE PEABODY TRIO
Saturday, September 22
8 p.m., Michigan Theater
An all-Beethoven program by Carl
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Peabody Trio, winner of the 1989
Naumberg Chamber Music Award.
This feast for music lovers includes:
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin,
Cello and Piano
("The Triple")
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
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