The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - December 3, 1992 - Page 7


CAMPUS CINEMA

FILMS OPENING FRIDAY:

T H U R S D A Y

F R I D A Y

THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN Eddie Murphy hasn't learned his
lesson with the failure of "Boomerang," as evidenced by this, his latest
silly, unfunny attempt at comedy. Mr. Robinson goes to Washington? At
Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 11:50, 2:10, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40. At Showcase: 11:50,
12:30, 2:15, 2:55, 4:45, 5:25, 7:30, 7:55, 10, 10:20, 12:15, 12:30.
FOREVER YOUNG A preview of Mel Gibson's directorial debut. We're still
waiting for him to make his acting debut. At least the underrated Jamie Lee
Curtis is in it. The story, however, looks uncannily similar to another
Hollywood bomb named "Late for Dinner." At Showcase: 8. Saturday
only.

MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE
(1986) See Daniel Day-Lewis
before he was an 18th Century stu
(and Stephen Frears before he sold
out with "Hero"). Chrysler Cente
Aud. 5:00. free
LORD OF THE FLIES (1963)
You've read the book twenty time
for school, now see the movie.
MLB 3 7:00.
SONG OF THE EXILE (1990) A
mother and daughter story, directe
by Ann Hui. Lorch 7:00.
REPO MAN (1984) Emilio
Estevez was great before his decli
into "Ducks." Aud A 7:00
PORN'IM'A'GE'RY PICTURING
PROSTrrUTES Defy attempts to
control our freedom of speech,
whether they come from the rightt
the militant, extremist, witless,
censorship-lovers on the left. Thi
is the Carol Jacobsen video that
brought the fight against censorsh
to Ann Arbor. Nat Sci. 8:00.
Los OuvWDADOS (1950) Luis
Bunuel's brutal story about
juvenile delinquency. MLB 3 8:4
SID AND NANCY (1986) Boring
and turgid, this movie is the secon
half of an Alex Cox double bill.
Aud A 9:15.
S A T U R D A
STRIKE (1924) Another
Eisenstein silent classic. MLB 3
7:30
REPO MAN (1984) See Friday
Aud A 7:00
PORN'IM'A'GE'RY: PICTURING
PROSTrrUTES See Friday. Nat S
8:00.
SID AND NANCY (1986) See
Friday. Aud A 9:45
STALKER (1980) A brilliant
Russian movie, and it's actually ns
directed by Sergei Fisenstein! Fro
Andrei Tarkovsky ("Solaris," "Th
Sacrifice.") MLB 3. 8:45.

JAzZ COMBOS North Campus Commons, 8 p.m., free, 763-4726
NIGHT FUGHT Reggae, Cross Street, 485-5050
d ANNUAL MoTT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BENEFIT Worthy benefit
d headlined by the local Vudu Hippies, Rick's, 996-2747
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III His long illustrious career continues in Ann
r Arbor tonight, Ark, 761-1451
UNCLE CHUNK Blind Pig, 996-8555
GIFTS OF ART Piano music ty U-M students, University Hospital Lobby,
Floor 1, 12:30 p.m., free, 936-ARTS
OPERA WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE Student recital, Alexander Recital
Hall (EMU), 8 p.m., free, 487-2255
~F R I D A Y
ne JAY STIELSTRA & DAVID MENEFEE Michigan folk performers,
Gretchen's Daycare House III at 1745 Stadium, 8 p.m., $5, 677-4249
STEVE SOMERS Classic guitarwork, Friends Meeting House at 1420 Hill,
8 p.m., $5, 487-1977
NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND Ark, 761-1451
or CARY KOCHER QUARTET Bird of Paradise, 662-8310
TRUSTFUND Alternative rock, Cross Street, 485-5050
s3 TRINIDAD TRIPOu STEEL BAND Blind Pig, 996-8555
BOP (HARVEY) Now that they've played for Bill Clinton they've got it
ip made. Yeah, right, Rick's, 996-2747
CREATIVE ARTS ORCHESTRA A rockin' concert by improvisational
wizards from the U-M School of Music, directed by the ultra-hip Ed
Sarath, Rackham, 8 p.m., free, 763-4726
5. OPERA WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE See Thursday
9 S A T U R D A Y
JOSH WHITE, JR. Ark, 761-1451
CARY KOCHER QUARTET See Friday
Y HANNIBALS See story, page 3, Blind Pig, 996-8555
MOTHER Hard-rock three-piece, Cross Street, 485-5050
Bop (HARVEY) See Friday
TODAY'S BRASS QUINTET A holiday concert which includes coffee and
croissants, Kerrytown Concert House, 11 a.m., $9, 769-2999
U-M MARCHING BAND Crisler Arena, 3:30 p.m., $4, $2 children, 764-
0582
HANDEL'S MESSIAH Hallelujah! Rejoice greatly, Ann Arbor's oldest
. musical tradition continues, Hill, 8 p.m., $8-$16, 764-2538
S U N D A Y
CLASSICAL GUITAR HOUDAY EXTRAVAGANZA Alexander Recital Hall
otat EMU, 7 p.m.' donation, 769-5704
m CABARET! WITH JUDY Dow An evening of cabaret, Ark, 761-1451
te RONA BLUE & DIXON R. DOLL, JR. Acclaimed vocalist and pianist,
performing with the EMU Gospel Choir, Unitarian Universalist Church at
1917 Washtenaw, $8/$5 students, 769-1216
U-M JAz COMBOS Michigan League Buffet, 6 .m., free, 763-4726
CONCERT OF RENAISSANCE MUSIC Ancient sacred music performed by
u Our Lady's Madrigal Singers, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2 p.m.,
free, 663-7962
HANDEL'S MESSIAH See Saturday, Hill, 2 p.m., $8-$16, 764-2538
ANN ARBOR CIVIC CHORUS Holiday Pops Concert, Slauson Middle
School (1019 W. Washtenaw), 3 p.m., free, 944-2300, ext. 228
CONTEMPORARY DIRECIONS ENSEMBLE H. Robert Reynolds directs
Ann Arbor's group of experimental music specialists, Rackham, 4 p.m.,
free, 763-4726
EMU FACULTY RECTAL Alexander Recital Hall (EMU), 4 p.m., free,
487-2255
M O N D A Y
at. ATANAS Mike Ilitch's son tries to hit the big time, Rick's, 996-2747
EMU COLLEGIUM CONCERT Palestrina, Mozart and more, Holy Trinity
Chapel (EMU), 8 p.m., free, 487-2255
If T U E S D A Y
S LEE MURDOCK Tunes ranging from old classical numbers to original
as compositions, Ark, 761-1451
he JOHN SEuNAS TRIO Jazz music, Ashley's, 996-9191
e BLACK MALI Blind Pig, 996-8555
UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / U-M CHAMBER CHOIR A joint
concert by the most talented geeks you'd ever want to meet. Haydn's
e "Mass in the Time of War," featuring soloists Christine Clark, Lisa Hinz-
Johnson, Bob Bracey and the divine Timothy Jones, plus works by Ravel
and Beethoven, Hill, 8 p.m., free
W E D N E S D A Y

T H U R S D A Y
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Can an enormous budget overcome
an utter lack of substance? Pay 60
bucks and find out. The New
Masonic Temple Theatre, 500
Temple Ave., Detroit, 8 p.m.,
$22.50-$60, 832-2232 or 645-6666.
TRELAwNY OF THE "WELLS"
The Department of Theater and
Drama presents this Victorian piece
about a young actress who decides to
abandon her acting career to get
married. To her dismay, she has to
give up her flamboyant ways and
lively friends to please her fiancd's
stodgy family. Power Center, 8 p.m.,
$6, 764-0450.
RUDDIGORE This Gilbert and
Sullivan operetta is about a family
who must commit a crime a day or
perish in unspeakable agony. One
family member tries to break the
curse, and falls in love. Mendelssohn
Theatre, 8 p.m., $5-$12, 761-7855 or
763-1085.
GRANDMA DUCK Is DEAD / THE
AMERICAN DREAM The RC Players
perform these two one-act plays. The
first is a comedic social commentary
examining the lives of four young
men dealing with the Vietnam War
and college graduation. The second
is a story about a couple who 'get
satisfaction' from a social worker
who had given them their adopted
son. RC Aud., 8 p.m., $3-$5, 741-
0599.
HIGHLY IMPRQVABLE This comedy
ensemble comprised of five Univer-
sity seniors takes audience sugges-
tions throughout the show - hence
the name. Original shows each week.:
U-Club, 10 p.m., $2, 996-5979.
LANDLOCKED A new dance collec-
tive featuring Peter Sparling, Janet
Lilly, and Gina Buntz present an
evening of original solos and
chamber works. Performance
Network, 8 p.m., $7-$9, 663-0681.
F R I D A Y

"The Distinguished Gentleman": Mr. Robinson goes to Washington?
FILMS HOLDING:
ALADDIN The greatest animated fihn of all time, well, at least, the funni-
est. Not boring, like "Beauty and the Beast," and even more fun than "The
Little Mermaid." Disney's planning to buy Robin Williams an Oscar
nomination for this one. At Showcase: 11:45, 12:20, 2:15, 2:45, 4:45, 5:15,
7, 7:25, 9, 9:30, 11, 11:30; at Briarwood: 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11:15.
THE BODYGUARD Long before he penned that pretentious dog "Grand
Canyon," University alum Larry Kasdan wrote this script. If his mature
scripts suck, just imagine what this is like. With Whitney Houston, Kevin
Costner and his laughable Harrison Ford haircut. At Briarwood: 10:15,
12:45,4,7,9:40, 12.
BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA The horror, the horror. Francis Ford
Coppola's monstrous adaptation of Stoker's classic novel is a dazzling
disaster. The buckets o' blood are cool, though. And the music (Annie
Lennox has a song) is really good. But really, rent Werner Herzog's
"Nosferatu" instead. At Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05; at
Showcase: 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 9:55, 12:25
HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEw YORK The original was the most
successful comedy of all time. Of all time. Yes, Macaulay is cute, but not
that cute. $79 million and counting. At Briarwood: 10, 11, 12:25, 1:30,
2:50, 4:15, 5:15, 7, 7:45, 9:30, 10:05, 11:50. At Showcase: 11:30, 12, 2:05,
2, 2:35, 4:35, 5:10, 7:10, 7:45, 9:50, 10:15, 12:15, 12:30..
MALCOLM X Three hours and twenty minutes of Spike Lee? You'll wish
it was longer. Not only is this movie a cultural phenomenon, it's good
(unlike a certain other overhyped horror movie we could mention).
Ooomph! Oscar sez: send the Academy Award to Denzel Washington
today! At Showcase: 12, 1, 4, 5, 8, 9.
OF MICE AND MEN Gary Sinise gives a terrific performance in this truly
moving adaptation of the Steinbeck novel. Too bad John Malkovich is in it.
At State: 2, 7, 9:15, 11:30.
PASSENGER 57 Numbers seem to be very big in movie titles lately. This
one's starring Wesley Snipes as some kind of cop in an action thriller. We
hear this was a troubled set. Why bother? Why? Why ask why? (Sorry,
quoting beer ads is so tempting.) At Briarwood: 10:15, 2:15, 7:30, 9:15,
11:15. At Showcase: 12:30, 2:35, 4:40, 7:15, 9:20, 11:20; late shows on
Saturday, 10:05, 11:55.
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT Robert Redford hits a home run with his
third directorial effort, the only recent movie (well, other than "Howards
End," "Aladdin," "Malcolm X" and "Husbands and Wives") that deserves
the oft-misused adjective, "great." At Showcase: 1:25, 4:10, 7, 9:40, 12:05;
at Briarwood: 10, 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45, 11:55.
SNEAKERS Big budget, cool cast (Redford, Poitier, McDonnell), dynamic
director (Phil Alden Robinson). Oh well. Maybe it looks better in second-
run houses. At State: 2, 7, 9:20, 11:30.
UNDER SIEGE Seagal was just a trainer in some spa until the most power-
ful man in Hollywood, Mike Ovitz, decided to make him a star. Now, he's
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OUVER! Oliver Twist is auctioned
off into slavery, but escapes and
enters into a companionship with
pickpockets in Charles Dickens'
classic story. Croswell Opera House,
129 E. Maumee, Adrian, 8 p.m., $5-
$14, 517-264-SHOW.
THE NUTCRACKER The Ann Arbor
Ballet Theatre performs
Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic,
now 100 years old. Michigan
Theater, 8 p.m., $7-$14, 995-2668.'t
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
See Thursday, 8 p.m.
TRELAWNY OF THE "WELLS" See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
RUDDIGORE See Thursday, 8 p.m.
GRANDMA DUCK IS DEAD AND
THE AMERICAN DREAM See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
LANDLOCKED See Thursday, 8 p.m.

4.

Estevez in "Repo Man," Fri. and S
S U N D A Y
ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
not one of the greatest films of al
time, at least it's one of those rar
birds, a movie that's arty as well<
fun to watch. Brando shows why
was once God. Nat Sci. 7:00. fre
CIVIuzATION (OR, HE WHO
RETURNED) (1916) One of the
last pacifist films made before th
US entered WWI. Sheraton 3:00
T U E S D A Y
BEING THERE (1979) A wacky
satire that isn't wacky or funny
enough, but is worth seeing for
Peter Sellers's brilliant performa
as Chauncey the Gardner. MichT
7:00.
HOWARDS END (1992) Everyo
on the planet should see it. An-
thony Hopkins, Emma Thompson
Vanessa Redgrave, and Helena
Bonham Carter deserve a group
Oscar. Merchant Ivory deserves
lifetime achievement award. It's
love story! It's an epic! It's seriot
It's funny! No, really, see it -
we're not entirely joking. Mich
Th. 9:30


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KISS ME SCREAMING WITH CRACKERBOx Benefit show for the Ann
Arbor Tenants Union, Blind Pig, 996-8555

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
See Thursday, 2 and 8 p.m.
TRELAWNY OF THE "WELLS" See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
RUDDIGORE See Thursday, 2 and 8
p.m.
GRANDMA DUCK IS DEAD AND
THE AMERICAN DREAM See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
LANDLOCKED See Thursday, 8 p.m.
OLIVER! See Friday, 3 and 8 p.m.
THE NUTCRACKER See Friday, 2
and 8 p.m.
S U N D A Y.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
See Thursday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
TRELAWNY OF THE "WELLS" See
Thursday, 2 p.m.
RUDDIGORE See Thursday, 2 p.m.
LANDLOCKED See Thursday, 6:30
p.m.
OLIVER! See Friday, 3 p.m.

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