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FILMS OPENING FRIDAY:

DR. GIGGLES This historic film (perhaps the first R-rated movie ever
named "Giggles") boasts the talents of that underrated superstar, Larry
Drake. At Briarwood: 10:05, 12, 2:15, 4:15, 7, 9, 11:30.
LIGHT SLEEPER Paul Schrader (writer of "Taxi Driver") once again
attempts to direct his own screenplay. When will he ever learn to just leave
the directing to Martin Scorsese? Starring Willem "Jesus Christ" Dafoe. At
Ann Arbor: 12:40, 2:45, 4:50, 7:10, 9:20.
NIGHT AND THE CITY We hate Robert DeNiro remakes of old movies and
Irwin Winkler's lame attempts to direct movies instead of producing them.
Remember "Guilty by Suspicion?" I thought not. At Showcase: 12:20,
2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40, 11:50.
PURE COunTmY Better than an episode of "Hee-Haw," this is the motion
picture debut of country music star George Strait. Straight to video. At
Showcase: 1:35, 4:25, 7:25, 9:55, 12:15.
ZEBRAHEAD Filmed in Detroit, this movie was produced by Oliver Stone
and it's supposed to be pretty good. It's about an interracial romance,
slightly more true to life than "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" At
Showcase: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:35, 9:50, 12.

T H U R S D A Y
WIL WHEELS (1992) Mich. Th.
7:30.
LA DISCRETE (1990) Dejected
stud plans vengeance on the female
race, but falls in love with his
victim. Venice Film Festival
winner. Mich. Th. 9:00
F R I D A Y
PERSONA (1966) Bergman's
(that's Ingmar, not Ingrid) master-
piece is one of the strangest film
experiences you'll ever have. Aud.
A. 7:00 & 10:20
BWANA ToSHI (1965) Part of the
Center for Japanese Studies' free
film series. Lorch 7:00. Free.
AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON
(1987) Joe Dante's hilarious set of
twenty B-movie vignettes. Nat. Sci.
7:00 & 9:00
REPULSION (1965) Adapted from
the March 26 Oprah episode, this
Roman Polanski film deals with a
young woman (Catherine Deneuve)
who is both fascinated and repulsed
by men. Frankly, who isn't? Go on
girl. Aud A. 8:30
S A T U R D A Y
BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ
(1979-80) FassbinderFest '92.
Part 1-3 of the kooky German
director's 15, yes, that's 15-hour
epic. Mich. Th. 2:00
FORCE OF ONE (1979) Chuck
Norris martial arts film. Why? MLB
4. 7:00.
SwAN LAKE: THE ZONE (1990)
Aud. A. 7:30 & 9:30
WILD WHEELS (1992) See
Thursday. Mich Th. 7:30
ANGRY HARVEST From the
director of "Europa, Europa." Hillel
8:15 & 10:15.
GAME OF DEATH (1979) Part 2
in the Chuck Norris double-feature.
MLB 4. 9:00
LA DISCRETE (1990) See
Thursday. Mich. Th. 9:00
S U N D A Y
THE END OF ST. PETERSBURG
(1925) Pudovkin's film about the
multiple identity crisis faced by St.
Petersburg a.k.a. Leningrad. Nat.
Sci. 7:00. free.
BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ
(1979-80) Parts 4-7. The horror,
the horror! See Saturday. Mich. Th.
2:00
WILD WHEELS (1992) See
Thursday. Mich Th. 6:30
LA DISCRETE (1990) See
Thursday. Mich. Th. 6:30
M O N D A Y
MOTHER KUSTERN GOES TO
HEAVEN (1975) Fassbinder,
Fassbinder. Mich 7:00
LA DISCRETE (1990) See
Thursday. Mich. Th. 9:15.

T H U R S D A Y

T H U

JOHN SCOFIELD Original jazz fusion, Ark, 761-1451
HAND OVER HEAD Former members of God Bullies, Blind Pig, 996-
8555
NIGHT FLIGHT Reggae, mon, Cross Street, 485-5050
SHOCKRA Boston's biggest party band, Rick's, 996-2747
F R I D A Y
THE RFD BOYS Ark, 761-1451
BILL HEID TRIO Bird of Paradise, 662-8310
C.J. CHENIER Louisiana music, I garontee', Blind Pig, 996-8555
THE ALLIGATORS City Grill, 994-8484
MORSEL This band has opened up for the Restroom Poets more times
than you can shake a stick at. Tonight they go solo!, Cross Street, 485-
5050
RHYTHM CORPS What has this band done recently?!, Why do they keep
tormenting us?, Rick's, 996-2747
CLUB '42 Big Band era extravaganza with period dress, Michigan
Theatre, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., $25, 668-8397
GUITAR RETAL Classical guitar music from Paul Vondiziano,
Alexander Recital Hall (EMU), 8 p.m., $5, 487-2255
S A T U R D A Y
THE DICK SIEGEL ENSEMBLE Silly songs are this man's specialty, Ark,
761-1451
BILL HEID TRIO See Friday
THE HANNIBALS Blind Pig, 996-8555
THE ALLIGATORS See Friday
BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER PLANET WITH UNCLE CHUNK The funkers
invade Ypsi, Cross Street, 485-5050
DUKE TUMATOE & THE POWER TRIO Bar music for you depressed,
drunken, lost souls, Rick's, 996-2747
DAISY CHAINSAw Another British band of clowns, St. Andrew's, 9 p.m.,
$5.50, 961-MELT
CONTEMPORARY DIRECTIONS ENSEMBLE H. Robert Reynolds directs
adventuresome music by living composers, Rackham, 8 p.m., free, 763-
4726
S U N D A Y
CHRIS SMITHER Blues, Ark, free, 761-1451
THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS The T-Birds were once mentioned in
the same breath as the Georgia Satellites. Oh, how the face of rock has
changed, Blind Pig, 996-8555
IRENA LIEBERMAN & KATIE CROUCH Espresso Royale Caffe, 662-2770
BLIND MELON When will Melon's lead singer get rid of the stigma of
having backed up Axl Rose?, St. Andrew's, 9 p.m., $5
FRANKFURT RADIO SYMPHONY Violinist Cho-Liang Lin joins conductor
Dmitri Kitaenko in the Brahms Violin Concerto. Also works of Prokofiev
and Webern, Hill, 4 p.m., $14-$40, 764-2538
ANN ARBOR CANTATA SINGERS Choral pieces with piano and a capella,
First Congregational Church, 4 p.m., $5-$10, 747-9640
INDIAN CLASSICAL FLUTE A recital by professor T. Viswanathan,
Rackham, 7 p.m., free
JOHN HILLEBRANDT HALLOWEEN SHOW Spooky piano music by
Chopin, Scriabin, and Ravel, Kerrytown Concert House, 8 p.m., $5-$7,
769-2999
M O N D A Y
THE JES GRU Rick's, 996-2747
MARK HYNES TRIO Jazz music, Espresso Royale Caffe, 662-2770
THE SHAMEN This band has been through a lot, and yet they've stuck
around, Industry, 8 p.m., $10.50, 334-1999
T U E S D A Y
CATHY WINTER Solo-guitarist and songwriter, Ark, 761-1451
THE KIND Brand new local talent, Blind Pig, 996-8555
EVAN HOUSE Acoustic guitar, Espresso Royale Caffe, 662-2770
MATERIAL ISSUE WITH THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS & TOO MUCH
JOY Too Much Joy ought to be the headliner on this tour, Industry, 7 p.m.,
$8.50, 334-1999
UNIVERSITY CHOIR Jerry Blackstone directs Palestrina, Rachmaninov,
Schumann, Bernstein and others, Hill, 8 p.m., free, 763-4726
FACULTY VOICE TRIO Glenda Kirkland, Ernest Brandon, and Donald C.
Hartmann, Holy Trinity Chapel (EMU), 8 p.m., free, 487-1430

Benny, er, Larry Drake in his breakthrough role, "Dr. Giggles."

R S D A Y

FILMS HOLDING:
CANDYMAN This horror flick is not only laughably bad, it's offensive. Not
the perfect choice for that nervous first date. And why did Philip Glass do
the music for this? At Briarwood: 10:15, 12:45, 2:50, 5, 7:40, 9:50, 11:50.
At Showcase: 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:55, 10:15, 12:25.
CAPTAIN RON If you want to see a good Kurt Russell movie, rent "Used
Cars"; if you want to see a bad one, see anything since, including this one
with Martin Short. Why is this still playing? At Showcase: 12:00, 2:05.
CONSENTING ADULTS Director Alan J. Pakula ("Presumed Innocent") is
presumed incompetent with this disastrously DePalma-esque thriller. At the
Ann Arbor: 1, 3, 5, 7:25, 9:40. At Showcase: 12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:50,
10:05, 12:10
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS It's got the powerhouse male cast of the decade
,(Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Jonathan Pryce, and
Alan Arkin). David (Dial 'F' for "Fucking") Mamet's play is just not
meant to be a movie. Do you hear me? Do you hear me? Do you fucking
hear me? (This is what is known as "rhythmic dialogue.") At Showcase:
12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10:00, 12:10
HERO This attempt to "make 'em like they used to" falls flat on its face,
despite the noble efforts of Geena Davis, Dustin Hoffman and Andy
Garcia. Rent a Frank Capra film instead. At Briarwood: 10:05, 12:10, 2:30,
4:50, 7:15, 9:40, 11:50. At Showcase: 1:20, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45, 12:10.
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS Daniel Day Lewis becomes a 18th-century
stud in this truly exciting film of Cooper's long-winded novel. Two thumbs
up, way up. At Briarwood: 10, 12:10, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30, 11:45. At
Showcase: 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40, 12.
THE MIGHTY DUCKS Emilio Estevez continues his downward spiral since
the great "Repo Man" with this "Bad News Bears" meets "Slapshot"
schlock. At Briarwood: 10:15, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 7, 9, 11:30. At Showcase:
12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:05, 9:20, 11:30.
MR. BASEBALL Director Fred Schepisi continues his downward spiral
since the great "A Cry in the Dark" with this "Bull Durham" meets "Gung
Ho." Tom Selleck, on the other hand, has never made a good movie. At
Showcase: 12:15,4:45, 7:10.
OF MICE AND MEN Gary Sinise, founder of Chicago's Steppenwolf
-Theatre, stars and directs this highly successful Steinbeck adaptation. It's
Oscar time for John Malkovich, finally, and Sherilyn Fenn ("Twin Peaks"
the TV show, not the lame movie) is also along for the ride. At Showcase:
1:25, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45, 12:05.
THE PUBUC EYE Joe Pesci and-Barbara Hershey in afilm noir? OK, Pesci
was funny on SNL, but the premise - a snoopy photographer who snaps
dead people - sounds mighty suspicious. At Showcase: 2:35, 9:35, 11:40.
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW At Briarwood: 12 midnight.
SINGLES The perfect choice for that nervous first date. At Showcase: 2:40,
4:50, 7:20, 10:10, 12:15.
SNEAKERS Phil Alden Robinson's follow-up to "Field of Dreams" is as
stale as J. Danforth Quayle. Robert Redford ought to stay behind the
camera. His "A River Runs Through It" is coming soon. At Briarwood: 10,
12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45. At Showcase: 12, 7:25.
UNDER SIEGE Steven Seagal ("Above the Law," "Hard to Kill") makes a
major break with the past with this two-word title. Tommy Lee Jones
delivers the line of the year: "This is not the work of a cook." We can

POSSESSED - THE DRACULA
MUSICAL Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose
Theater presents this chillingly awful
take on the familiar tale. Wait for
Coppola's film version due out in
November. The Purple Rose Theater
Co., 137 Park St., Chelsea, 8 p.m.,
$10-$25, 487-7902.
BLACK COMEDY The Dexter
Community Players present this one-
act farce which tells the story of a
starving artist who has borrowed his
neighbor's furniture to impress his
girlfriend's father. To top things off,
the electricity goes off - thus the
title. Wylie Middle School, Dexter, 8
p.m., 426-8387.
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY larold
Pinter's famous work kicks off the
University Productions season this
weekend. Visiting director from
Russia, Vladimir Mirzoev, directs
the show according to his "vision,"
which may confuse many. On a
positive note, the show contains
partial nudity. Trueblood Theatre, 8
p.m., $6-$14, 764-0450.
A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD / A
NIGHT IN THE UKRAINE The
School of Musical Theatre begins its
season with this double bill show.
The first act is a song and dance
tribute to the great Hollywood
musicals and the second is a spoof
on the Marx Brothers. A must for all
of you AMC couch potatoes. Lydia
Mendelssohn Theatre, 8 p.m., $6-
$14, 764-0450.
SHARON LOWEN This guest artist
performs Odissi, a form of classical
Indian dance. Studio A, U-M Dance
Bldg, 1310 N. University Ct., $5-$8,
763-5460.
THE SHANGHAI ACROBATS AND
DANCE THEATRE These two
critically acclaimed dance troupes
from China team up to perform "The
Parade of Dynasties," an acrobatic
and dance escapade through five of
the great imperial reigns. Power
Center, 7 p.mn., $14-$25, 763-TKTS.
HIGHLY IMPROVABLE Comedy. U
Club, 10 p.m., $2, 996-5979.
F R I D A Y
SEPTEMBER DANCES (IN EXILE)
Eight area choreographers unite to
present an evening of original work.
The show features some of the most
daring, contemporary choreography
in the Midwest. Performance
Network, 408 W. Washington, 8
p.m., $7-$9, 663-0681.
CLUB 42 Benefit for the Michigan
Theatre. Michigan Theatre Foyer; 8
p.m.-1 a.m., $25-$60, 668-8397.
POSSESSED - THE DRACULA
MUSICAL See Thursday, 8 p.m.
BLACK COMEDY See Thursday, 8
p.m.
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD / A .
NIGHT IN THE UKRAINE See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
THE SHANGHAI ACROBATS AND
DANCE THEATRE See Thursday,
p.m.
S A T U R D A Y
KIDDING AROUND? Local magician
Jim Fitzsimmons. Performance

Network, 408 W. Washington, 11
a.m. and 2 p.m., $5-$3, 663-0681.
POSSESSED - THE DRACULA
MUSICAL See Thursday, 8 p.m.
BLACK COMEDY See Thursday, 8
p.m.
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD I A
NIGHT IN THE UKRAInE See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
SEPTEMBER DANCES (IN EXILE)
See Friday, 8 p.m.
S U N- D A Y
POSSESSED See Thursday, 2 and 7

W E D N E S D A Y

T U E S D A Y

THE WEATHERVANES Local rock, Blind Pig, 996-8555
SOMETIMES WHY Rick's, 996-2747

LA DISCRETE (1990) See
Thursday. Mich. Th. 5:00.
THE PRODUCERS (1968) Mel
Brooks when he was talented. Very
funny. Mich. Th. 7:00
MOTHER KUSTERN GOES TO
HEAVEN (1975) See Monday.
Mich Th. 9:00.
W E D N E S D A Y
THE PRODUCERS (1968) See
Tuesday. Mich. Th. 5:00
LA DISCRETE (1990) See
Thursday. Mich. Th. 7:30.
PRETTY WOMAN (1990)
Documentary about how most
hookers end up with good-looking,