The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 3, 1991 - Page 7 CHANNEL Z For all you Trekkies out there who are salivating in anticipation of this Friday's release of Star Trek VI: The Trouble With Geriatrics, you might want to check out the abominable Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (9 p.m., CBS), which features a 90- year-old Leonard Nimoy riding around on anti-gravity boots and the great Kirkism, "If you want to kill me, kill me now, you Klingon bastards!" *ROBE Continued from page 5 beauty through his camera lens. The thoughtful screenplay, adapted by Brian Moore from his novel, clearly presents the action and never at- tempts to impose modern social at- titudes (as Michael Blake did so lib- erally in his screenplay for Wolves) on the story. The entire cast does well, except for Bluteau as Father Laforgue. Although Bluteau successfully conveys the strict Puritanical side of his character, he never fully re- veals the spiritual dilemma under- neath. Nevertheless, Robe succeeds both as a drama of ideas and as an ac- tion film. Too bad Bruce Beresford isn't as good looking as Kevin Costner. Maybe then they'd give *him an Oscar. BLACK ROBE is playing at the Ann Arbor I &2. V.'. Continued from page 5 revolutionary now," Paretsky said. Sisters in Crime has helped to evoke change, Paretsky continued, so that publishers are now "seeking out new women writers in a way that they never have before," while it also has helped create a network of support for women writers. Paretsky said that tonight's lec- ture might explore "the ways in which social opinion can be mus- tered to make us afraid to speak, so that we really do not need govern- ment censorship to silence us - we censor ourselves out of shame or fear." Paretsky said that she may also discuss the evolving portraits of women in fiction. SARA PARETSKY will be lecturing tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Hillel Auditorium. Student tickets are $5 at the door. Call 760-0500 for more info. RECORDS Continued from page 5 erything about the song sounds like a Morissey song, or for that matter, like any other light-pop-passing-as- alternative band. The chord progres- sion is rehashed, the vocal melody is extremely cheesy and the overall ef- fect is uselessness. The band intro- duces the song as being for all the grandma's out there. I would cer- tainly agree. -Skot Beal Europe Prisoners in Paradise Epic With the release of the smash hit "The Final Countdown" in 1986, Europe encountered a problem. How could the band ever top such a strong, original, infectious song? Only bands of a very high caliber can continue to top, or at least equal, previous work with every new song. The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and Guns N' Roses have all done it - you might say it's what separates the men from the boys, the true tal- ent from the flashes-in-the-pan. Not only did The Final Count- down yield the anthem of the same title, but also "Rock the Night," and the sweet ballad "Carrie." With Europe's next album, Out of This World, in 1988, the band stuck with its keyboard-heavy formula, but this time failed. The album wasn't bad, but it wasn't accepted in the new world of LA bands and grungy, garage-type GN'R guitars. It was time for Europe to rethink its strategy. So, three years later, Europe gives us Prisoners in Paradise. This album is quite a surprise. The tor- nado of keyboards isn't completely gone, but the sound is intermingled with a tough, guitar-driven fury that camouflages the distinct "Eu- rope" sound. After a first listen, you won't know what to think. But if you give the album a chance, you'll notice many strengths. "All or Nothing," "Halfway to Heaven," "Homeland" and "Got Your Mind in the Gutter" are great rock songs that just take a little getting used to, simply because they're not songs you'd expect from a band as innocent as Europe used to seem. The guys have grown up on this album, and if those songs don't prove it, the beautiful "Prisoners in Paradise" will reveal with no doubt Europe's new musical maturity. I can't say that Europe has topped The Final Countdown, but only because we're talking apples and oranges. -Kristen Knudsen DAILY ARTS... SAVE THE LP! I These guys (I-r, Andrew Brough, David Wood, Shayne Carter and John Collie) are obviously just nuts! But, if the straitjacket fits ... II~,u< Check it once, Check it twice, and bring your holiday gift list; to 301 South State 761-4358 'Fol&Festival a fundraiser for the Ark w Saturday, January 25,1992 6:00 p.m. Hill Auditorium Lyle Lovett " Odetta " Livingston Taylor The Four Bitchin' Babes with Christine Lavin, Julie Gold, Megon McDonough & Sally Fingerett " Len Chandler " John Gorka Robert Earl Keen, Jr. * Fred Small " Jan Krist with Paul Murphy " and others Tickets available at The Michigan Union Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Herb David Guitar Studio. Charge tickets by phone call 763-TKTS " cards - party supplies - stocking stuffers " jewelry " holiday decorations 1 LSA Student Government Presents: The Sports and Academics Forum: "Pros and Cons' $10 to enter Sign-upDec. 5th (first 64 applicants) Contetnts- at C.C.R.B. Slam-dunkrContestants Office receive T-shirts (first 32 applicants) Hot-shots An evening to ask prominent personalities anything and everything about the world of sports and academics. Sponsored by Department of Kinesiology Student Government and the Michigan Athletic Department All proceeds benefit Department of Kinesiology Student Government "Pre-game entertainment for early arriving student basketball junkies" Columnist Mitch Albom Channel 4 Sports Anchor Bernie Sniilovitz Hockey Coach Red Berenson Academic Affairs V.P. 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