The Michigan Daily-Weekend etc. -November 12,1992- Page 7
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FILMS OPENING FRIDAY:
DRACULA You've been hearing the hype for months. Now here it is,
Francis Ford Coppola's first movie since "The Godfather Part III." With
teenie boppers Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves as well as Hannibal
Lecter and Lee Harvey Oswald. At Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:30,
10:05; at Showcase: 1:15, 4, 7:25, 10:10, 12:30
At.ADDIN A sneak preview of Disney's latest animated musical. This one
has Robin Williams as a wisecracking genie who aids the young scamp of
the title win a princess. It's also the last collaboration between the Oscar-
winning scoremeisters Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. At
Showcase: 7:30, Saturday only.
TRACES OF RED Lorraine Bracco won an Oscar nomination in 1990 for
her role in "GoodFellas" and was promptly catapulted into superstardom
with her performances in "Medicine Man" and the child-abuse comedy
"Radio Flyer." This film should be just as big of a hit. At Showcase:
12:10, 2:25, 4:45, 7:20, 9:40, 11:50.
At long last, Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula." Pray that it doesn't suck.
FILMS HOLDING:
BEETHOVEN An auspicious beginning for the new State. At State Theater:
2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday only - if the place opens.
Bor ROBERTS We meant to catch this the first time around, but... At State
Theater: 7, 9
CANDYWIAN This horror flick is not only laughably bad, it's offensive. 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.
"CONSENTING ADULTS Director Alan J. Pakula ("Presumed Innocent") is
presumed incompetent with this disastrously DePalma-esque thriller. Poor
Kevin Spacey. At Showcase: 12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:50, 10:05, 12:10
COOL WORLD David Bowie's on the soundtrack. We can't think of any
other redeeming features to this animated debacle. At State Theater: 11
p.m.
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSs 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.") People
.who like this kind of thing are just trying to be pretentious. Excuse me, but
what the hell does the title mean exactly? At Showcase: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10,
7:40, 9:55, 12:05.
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 fihn instead. This will make you retch.
Nowhere near as good as "A River Runs Through It." At Briarwood: 10,
2:40, 7:25, 12.
JENNIFER 8 Andy Garcia (just in that lame dog "Hero") is some kind of
cop in a detective thriller, not exactly a career departure for the star of
"Internal Affairs," "The Untouchables," and "Black Rain." Uma Thurman,
so cool in "Henry and June," and John Malkovich co-star. At Briarwood:
10, 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:30, 9:55, 12:10. At Showcase: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10,
12:30.
THE LAST OF THE MoulCAiS Daniel Day Lewis becomes a 18th-century
stud in this truly exciting film of Cooper's long-winded novel. Almost as
good as "A River Runs Through It." Two thumbs up, way up. At
Briarwood: 10, 12:10, 2:25, 4:50, 7, 9:30, 11:45. At Showcase: 1:30, 4:15,
7:05, 9:30, 11:50.
THE MIGHTY Duacs At Briarwood: 10:15, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 7, 9, 11:30.
*At Showcase: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:05 (not on Saturday), 9:20, 11:30.
OF MICE AND MEN Gary Sinise, founder of Chicago's Steppenwolf
Theatre, stars (in a wonderfully understated perfonnance) and directs this
highly successful Steinbeck adaptation. Malkovich goes over the top, but
that doesn't do too much damage to the proceedings. 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, 12:00.
PASSENGER 57 Wesley Snipes srrs as some kind of cop in a Die Hardian
action thriller. Why bother? Why ask why? Why? At Briarwood: 10:05,
11:50, 1:45, 4, 7:15, 9:15, 11:15. At Showcase: 12:55, 3, 5:05, 7:30, 9:35,
11:30.
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT Robert Redford hits a home run with his
third directorial effort, the only recent movie besides "Howards End" and
"Husbands and Wives" that deserves the oft-misused adjective, "great."
See it again and again. At Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 11:35, 2, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35; at
Showcase: 1:35, 4:15, 7:10, 9:45, 12:15.
SISTER ACT Whoopi Goldberg makes a lot of money. At State Theater: 2,
7, 9:15.
SNEAKERS Robert Redford ought to stay behind the camera. His "A River
Runs Through It" has finally arrived. Go see that instead of this weak
*thriller. At Briarwood: 12:20, 4:55, 9:40. At Showcase: 12:20, 4:55, 9:40.
UNDER SIECE We can honestly call this Seagal's best work to date;
interpret that however you wish. At Briarwood: 10, 12, 2:10, 4:15, 7, 9:10,
11:30. At Showcase: 12:40, 2:55, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10, 12:20.
WATERLAND Uh-oh, another highbrow literary adaptation. Unlike the
recent spate of books made into movies, however, this one sucks big time.
With Jeremy Irons. At Showcase: 2:30, 9:50, 11:50.
WAYNE'S WORLD You haven't seen this yet? At State Theater: 11:15
p.m.
ZEBRAHEAD Filmed in Motown, this movie was produced by Oliver Stone
and it's not half bad, featuring beautiful (?) cinematography. Stand up and
tell 'em you're from Detroit! At Showcase: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:30, 9:50, 12.
THURSDAY
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
(1992) A documentary about
cosmology. And it's entertaining!
Mich Th 7:45.
F R I D A Y
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME See
Thursday. Mich Th 6:45.
THE 39 STEPS (1935) More Al
Hitchcock. Somewhere in this
movie there will be a knife and a
toilet. Nat Sci. 7&10:20
THE HUMAN CONDITION, PART
III: A SOLDIER'S PRAYER
(1959) Lorch 7:00 free
THE CHINA SYNDROME (1979)
Commie bastards Jane Fonda, Jack
Lemmon and Michael Douglas find
out what really goes on in a nuclear
power plant. Aud A 7:00.
KAMIKAZE HEARTS (1986)
Funny docudrama about lesbian
porn stars. Special Madonna book
signing party in the lobby. MLB 4
7:30.
THE THIRD MAN (1949) Joseph
Cotten and Orson Welles star in one
of the great films of the '40s. Nat
Sci. 8:30.
THE BEST INrENTIONS (1992)
At last, a Bergman film that doesn't
make you feel like slashing your
wrists. Mich Th. 8:35.
A HISTORY OF THE BLUE MOVIE
(1970) An excellent compilation
of stag films. Bring your toys and
don't forget your trenchcoats. MLB
4 9:00
UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD
(1992) William Hurt looks for
meaning in an automated world.
From the mind of Wim Wenders.
Aud A 9:15.
AKIRA (1990) Part animation,
part live action. Mich Th. Midnight
SATURDAY
THE BEST INTENTIONS See
Friday. Mich Th. 3:10 & 8:35
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME See
Friday. Mich Th. 6:40
THE CHINA SYNDROME See
Friday. Aud A 7:00.
UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD
See Friday. Aud A. 9:15
A HISTORY OF THE BLUE MOVIE
See Friday. MLB 4 7:30.
KAMIKAZE HEARTS See Friday.
MLB 4 9:00.
AKIRA See Friday. Mich Th.
Midnight
HIGH ANXIETY (1977) Mel
Brooks proves that Hitchcock is not
sacred. The master of suspense gets
his come-uppance in this dandy of a
farce. Hillel 7:30 & 9:30.
S U N D A Y
THE BEST INTENTIONS See
Friday. Mich Th 7:30
MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER
(1971) Robert Altman's anti-
western starring Warren Beatty.
Plus a Pluto cartoon(?). Nat Sci.
7:00 free.
M O N D A Y
THE BEST INrENTIONS See
Friday. Mich Th 9:15
THE THIRD GENERATION (1978)
Love that Fassbinder. Mich Th
7:00.
DREAMS OF HIND & CAMELIA
Arabic film about the lives of
female servants in Cairo. Nat Sci.
7:30
AFGHAN WHICS One of Sub-Pop's best, yet most ignored bands, Blind
Pig, 996-8555
FISCHER Duo Cellist Norman Fischer and pianist Jeanne Kiennan play
Chopin and Liszt, Keriytown Concert House, 8 p.m., $5-$15, 769-2999
NORTHCOAST Big Band Jazz, Rackham, 8 p.m., free, 763-4726
F R I D A Y
DAVID SANBORN One of the best-known saxophonists after Bill Clinton,
Hill, 8 p.m., $22.50, 763-TKTS
FACULTY RECTAL Winner of the Naumberg International Piano Competi-
tion, Anton Nel plays Mozart, Schubert, Debussy and more, School of
Music Recital Hall, 8 p.m., free, 763-4726
U-M WIND ENSEMBLE It's not a band, it's a wind ensemble!, Rackham,
8 p.m., free, 763-4726
GREG APPLEGATE & JOHNNY FISHSTIC PJ's Used Records & CDs, 6
p.m., 663-3441
RFD BOYS Bluegrass and comedy, Ark, 761-1451
PATTY RICHARDS WITH THE JEFF KRESSLER TRIO Bird of Paradise,
662-8310
FRANK ALLISON & THE ODD Sox New members comprise this local
standard, Blind Pig, 996-8555
BIG DAVE & THE ULTRASONICS Cross Street, 485-5050
YETI LOAD Humorous local hard rock, Heidelberg, 663-7758
THE RAISIN PICKERS Leonardo's, 764-7544
THE HUNTUNES Cover band from Lansing, Rick's, 996-2747
S AT U R D A Y
THE HANNIBALS East Lansing's alternative heroes return, Rick's, 996-
2747
THE PRODIGALS Local rock, Heidelberg, 663-7758
STONE SOUP Cross Street, 485-5050
BLUES FACTORY FESTIVAL A get-together of Detroit blues greats, Blind
Pig, 996-8555
PATTY RICHARDS WITH THE JEFF KRESSLER TRIO See Friday
GOSPEL AMBASSADORS Ark, 761-1451
FACULTY RECITAL Carillon recital from Margo Halstead, Burton Memo-
rial Tower, 7:15 p.m., free, 763-4726
FESTIVAL CHOIR CONCERT Leonardo Riccinto directs EMU choirs, Holy
Trinity Chapel (EMU), 7:30 p.m., free, 487-0280
SERGIO AND ODAIR ASSAD Classical and contemporary music for duo
guitar, Rackhamn, 8 p.m., $8-$16, 764-4726
J-M MEN'S GLEE CLUB A variety of choral music including patriotic
Michigan songs, Hill, 8 p.m., $3-$10, 764-8350
T H U R S D A Y
T H U R S D A Y
POSSESSED - THE DRACULA
MUSICAL Be very afraid. The Purple
Rose Theater Co., 137 Park St.,
Chelsea, 8 p.m., $10-$25, 487-7902.
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN An all-
New York cast performs an excep-
tional revival of Irving Berlin's
classic tale about the Old West and
sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Bir-
mingham Theatre, 211 S. Woodward
Ave., 8 p.m., $18-$32.50,644-3533.
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Ann
Arbor Civic Theatre, 2275 Platt Rd.,
8 p.m., $8 (Thurs. 2-for-1), 971-
AACT.
THE CRIMINALS Jose Triana' play
about some kids who reenact their
parents' brutal murder in preparation
for a crime they intend to commit.
Residential College Aud, E. Quad, 8
p.m., $3-$5.
HIGHLY IMPROVABLE University
students do improv comedy. Original
shows each week. U-Club, 10 p.m.,
$2, 996-5979.
THE SONG OF THE LARK An
experimental movement / musical
theater adaptation of Willa Cather's
novel about a minister's daughter
who becomes a world-renowned
opera singer. Performance Network,
408 W. Washington, 8 p.m., $8-$10,
663-0681.
THE RESURRECTION OF LADY
LESTER Written by U professor
OyamO, this drama with musical
accompaniment traces the last days
of jazz great Lester Young.
Mendelssohn Theatre, 8 p.m., $6-
$14, 764-0450.
ARTRAIN The nation's only travel-
ing museum, featuring 300 antique
toys, pulls into Ann Arbor. NEW
Center, 1100 N. Main, 2:30 p.m.- 4
p.m., free, 747-8300.
F R I D A Y
FIFTH OF JULY This play by
Lanford Wilson mixes an army of
veterans of the '60s wars at a
reunion in Lebanan, Missouri.
Bonus: contains explicit language.
Sponberg Theatre, EMU campus,
$5-$8, 487-1221.
POSSESSED - THE DRACULA
MUSICAL See Thursday, 8 p.m.
LES LIAISONS DANCEREUSES See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
THE CRIMINALS See Thursday, 8
p.m.
THE SONG OF THE LARK See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
THE RESURRECTION OF LADY
LESTER See Thursday, 8 p.m.
ARTRAIN See Thursday, 2:30 p.m.-
4 p.m.
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
SAT U R D A Y
WARRIORS FROM XIAN A series of
larger-than-life sized ceramic figures
from ancient tombs in Xian. Mu-
seum of Art, free.
FOUR TREASURES OF THE
CHINESE SCHOLAR'S STUDIo A
small exhibition from the Museum's
permanent collection illustrating the
traditional accessories found in a
Chinese artist's studio. U Museum of
Art, free.
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
THE CRIMINALS See Thursday, 8
p.m.
THE SONG OF THE LARK See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
THE RESURRECTION OF L.ADY
LESTER See Thursday, 8 p.m.
ARTRAIN See Thursday, 11 a.m.- 7
p.m.
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
David Sanborn (sans Dave and Paul Shaffer) plays Hill Friday night.
S U N D A Y
PERCY DANFORTH MEMORIAL CONCERT The man who made playing
bones into an artform is honored by the friends he left behind, Ark, 761-
1451
KATIE CROUCH AND IRENA LIEBERMAN Flute and violin duet, Espresso
Royale, 11 p.m., free, 662-2770
FALL INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT Various instrumental ensembles from
Concordia College, Holy Trinity Chapel (Concordia), 3:30 p.m., free. 995-
7300
U-M JAzz COmBOS Michigan League Buffet, 6 p.m., free, 763-4726
M O N D A Y
GOING PuBuC Cover songs, Rick's, 996-2747
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC Pianist turned conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy,
will direct Bax, Mendelssohn, and Shostakovich, Hill, 8 p.m., $18-$45,
764-2538
MARK HYNES TRIO Jazz, Espresso Royale, free, 662-2770
T U E S D A Y
EMU ORGAN RECITAL Lots of organ music from EMU alumni,
T U E S D A Y Alexander Recital Hall (EMU), 8 p.m., free, 487-2255
U-M ARTS CHORALE Paul Rardin directs, Hill, 8 p.m., free, 763-4726
THE BEST INTE0TIONS See ESPRESSO Jazz duo, Espresso Royale, free, 662-2770
THE THIRD GENERATION See SHEILA RITTER Music for young children, Zion Lutheran Church, 10
Monday Mich Th. 9:05. a.m., $2, 973-0684
MA SHOT IN THE DARK CREATURES OF HABIT Blind Pig, 996-8555
Peter Sellers is back as Inspector CRIS WILLIAMSON &cTBET FURE Ark, 761-1451
Clouseau. Elke Sommers co-stars as
a French maid (imagine that!) Mich
Th. 7:00.
S U N D A Y
THE CRIMINALS See Thursday, 6
p.m.
W E D N E S DAY