0 Page 8-The Michigan Daily- Thursday, October 17,1991 who what where when FRANKIE Continued from page 5 The University of Michigan Theater Department will be cleaning out its costume closets and selling its hand-me-downs at their first an- nual Halloween Costume Sale. The sale will take place in the cos- tume shop, Rm 1528 in the Base- ment of the Frieze Building, Friday, October 18th from 3 to 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, October 19th from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Downstairs at Rick's on Saturday night, catch Texas Heat, a band with a lotta experience. Two of the guys are former members of Ronnie Earl's Broadcasters (Darrell Nulisch and Steve Gomes). The band also includes an ex-member of Robert Cray's band (David Olson), and a relative newcomer (Jon Moeller). Call 996-2747 for more info. Kerrytown Concert House's con- tinuing Jazz Artists Series features a celebration of Jelly Roll Morton's 101st birthday with a performance by James Dapogny's Chica- goans. The jazz trio, which features University professor Dapogny on piano, Kim Cusack on clarinet, saxophone and vocals, and Wayne Jones on drums, was the favored combination of Morton. They per- form Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., and admission is $10, $15 for assigned seats. For reservations, which are suggested, call 769-2999. that weepy, cute episodes of thir- tysomething are made of. But there's something real in these characters who are reaching out desperately for what Johnny calls "a kindred spirit." And it doesn't become all better when the couple giggles together over pre- paration of a tuna fish sandwich. Frankie and Johnny is one of the few romances that recognizes that. The cramped setting of Fran- kie's apartment, from which she gazes wistfully into the windows of the people in the next tenement, lends itself well to the trap of Frankie's unhappy self-exile. It is here that the symbolic elements remind us that the film is adapted from an award-winning Broadway play (Terence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune). From Frankie's good-luck elephant collection to the VCR/boyfriend substitute that Frankie can't get to work, the characters' material surroundings are extremely telling. Such quality is becoming in- creasingly rare in the solve-my-life- in-100-minutes genre of Hollywood movies. Frankie and Johnny is a re- freshing turn for director Garry Marshall, the man who brought us the fairy tale confection of Pretty Woman. Although he may have overdone the aren't-we-all-toget- her-in-the-shit-world-of-the-mid- dle-class theme, he puts this romance in realistic terms. Mar- shall never lets us forget that Frankie and Johnny have known decades of hurt. Pacino plays Johnny like an open book - a man who eloquently quotes Shakespeare and then displays the paperback Romeo and Juliet that he held in his back pocket. The secrets that the audience sees (Johnny was in the joint and is separated from a wife and kids) are divulged to Frankie with candor as soon as she asks. Frankie's intricacies are not so easily derived by us or Johnny. A certain movie magazine has commented that Michelle Pfeif-fer has joined the ranks of "se-rious" actresses who are willing to make themselves look ugly for a role. If you ask me, Pfeiffer was glammed up for her beautiful and serene parts in films such as Dangerous Liasons and Tequila Sunrise. Here, we see an inspiring and dignified portrayal of a woman with bags under her eyes and mousy hair, even when she runs around her apartment retching like a goose when she chokes on a mouthful of peanut butter. As she sobs to Johnny that she is "afraid to be alone, and afraid to not be alone," we're seeing the real Pfeiffer for the first time, one who shows more expression when she's brushing her teeth in wool socks than in any soulful gaze into a telephoto lens. This is her movie, and it's her performance that makes this meat loaf-and-milk romance eminently classy. Dede Tate (Jodie Foster) gazes with adoration at her brilliant son, Fred (Adam Hann-Byrd). If only she could read his thoughts like we can. "What if she finds out? Has anybody else ever cheated on the IQ test?, Oh God, what if she finds out?" $ MONEY! MONEY! $ LSA-Student Government is currently accepting applications for STUDENT GROUP Funding. If your group has an event, activity or any need for funding then come to 4003 Michigan Union and pick up a request form. $ LSA-SG SERVES YOU! $ TATE Continued from page 7 young math genius, Michael Shul- man's sarcastic humor hides his cha- racter's inner torment. But the real find is newcomer Hann-Byrd, who gives a natural, winning perfor- mance as the anguished prodigy. Overall, Little Man Tate is an en- grossing, intelligent and original look at the emotional turmoil that; often accompanies great genius. But like a biography of Vincent Van Gogh with a blissful conclusion, the ending just doesn't make sense. LITTLE MAN TATE starts Friday at Showcase and Briarwood. HANDS Continued from page 5 Bubble Capsule is her favorite ex- hibit because "it's fun making bub- bles grow as high as they can before they pop." She describes the proce- dure with the enthusiasm of a young FRANKIE AND JOHNNY is play- scientist. "You climb inside the ing at Showcase and Briarwood. tire. Make sure the hula hoop is tou- ching the [soapy] water. Then you Save pull down on the chain [above your head] and watch the hula hoop rise the with a [cylindrical] bubble cage around you." o LP Volunteer coordinator Melissa Pletcher says that Kidsplace has been extremely successful in the two short weeks it has been in Ann Arbor. So, if you're wondering what to do with your little brother or sister in Project Outreach, call ahead to see if any special activities or programs are being held along with Kidsplace, and make an afternoon of it. Or if you have some free pla time and a little curiosity, grab friend and explore it for yourself "I had great fun," says University graduate student, Bruce Goldnert.. "It brought me back to my pre- school days when the simples things in life were an adventure." KIDSPLACE will be at The Ann" Arbor Hand's On Museum at 210 East Huron Street until December 31. The exhibit is free with museum, admission at $3 for adults and $2 for children and students. Call 995 5439 for more info. COMPANY Continued from page 5 The protagonist's search for the, elusive woman turns out to be more, of a dream of social integration onla macrocosmic scale and less of a comment on one man's trials to. combat loneliness. , Company is a challenging show, owing to its plot structure, which*iUs comprised of separate vignettes that thread the characters together. Witha - deft hand and a new coat of poli#i Nessen may be able to achieve~A stripping-down of the original text, getting to the bare bones of the stoy and letting the message of humanity shine through. COMPANY plays at the Lyd'i Mendelssohn Theatre, tonight through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets are $12, $@ and $6 for students, available at tiw League Ticket Office. For more i'0 formation, call 764-0450. 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