The Michigan Daily -Weekend etc. -January 28,1993- Page7
CAMPUS CINEMA
FILMS OPENING FRIDAY:
THURSDAY
T H U R S D A Y
T H U R
S D A Y
CHILDREN OF THE CORN 11: THE FINAL SACMFICE The kiddies are back
for more satanic swingin' in the latest from the director of "Son of Dark-
ness 2: To Die For." At Showcase: 12:45, 2:55, 5, 7:20, 9:30, 11:30
How U LKE ME Now? Darryl Roberts' debut film about an African-
American family's struggle to stay together. At Showcase: 12, 2:05, 4:15,
8:25, 10:25, 12:20.
MATINEE John Goodman stars as a movie producer who changes four
teenagers' lives during the Cuban Missile Crisis. How intriguing. Directed
Joe Dante ("Piranha," "The Burbs.") At Showcase: 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:30,
9:45, 11:45.
SNmPER Tom Berenger ("Platoon') tries to become the new
Schwarzenegger in this lowbrow action pic set in Panama. Talk about
jungle fever. At Briarwood: 10:05, 12:05, 2:05, 4:15, 7:05, 9:15; at
Showcase: 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:40, 9:55, 12.
Did we really need a sequel to "Children of the Corn?"
FILMS HOLDING:
ALADDIN It's probably the best movie of the Christmas season - it's an
animated feature, not a cartoon, damnit! Robin Williams will never find a
better role (at least it's not in "Toys.") At Briarwood: 10:05, 12, 2:10, 4:15,
7, 9, 11:15. At Showcase: 12:35, 2:40, 4:45, 7, 9, 11.
AuvE Disney goes cannibal in this inspiring tale about some schmucks
who have to eat each other to survive - all handled quite tastefully, we
hear. We hope Ethan Hawke's the one who gets eaten. At Showcase: 1:35,
4:20, 7:25, 10:10, 12:30.
ASPEN EXTREME "Top Gun" meets "Cocktail" in Colorado. But hey, it
mentions Detroit, so can't be all bad. With no stars, just talent. At
Briarwood: 10:15, 12:30, 2:45, 5:05, 7:30, 10, 12:10. At Showcase: 1:45,
4:20, 7:35, 10:05, 12:25.
THE BODYGUARD The public has decided to chuck the critics and make
this one of the biggest hits of the holiday season. But you're smarter than
that, aren't you? Trust us, it's really is awful. Scripted by Larry "never had
it, never will" Kasdan. At Briarwood: 7:15, 9:45, 12:05. At Showcase:
4:20,9:25.
BODY OF EviDENCE Madonna stars as Sharon Stone, with Willem Dafoe
as Michael Douglas in this almost-NC-17 pseudo-smoker. So bad it's
almost good ... no, it's still bad. At Briarwood: 2:45, 4:50, 7:25, 9:30,
11:30. At Showcase: 12, 6:30, 10:20, 12:15.
DAMAGE Only, and we do mean only, director Louis Malle could make a
good movie out of such a mediocre tale o' obsession. With fine perfor-
mances from Jeremy Irons and Miranda Richardson. At Showcase: 12:30,
2:55, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20, 12:30.
A FEw GOOD MEN Rob Reiner's latest lowest common denominator
blockbuster manages a Few Good Scenes with Jack, but little more. But,
boy, oh boy, that Tom Cruise really is irresistible. At Briarwood: 10, 12:45,
3:45, 7, 9:40, 12:05. At Showcase: 12:50, 3:50, 7:05, 10, 12:35.
FOREVER YOUNG This remake of "Always" stars Mel Gibson and his butt.
People who like this sort of shit will find this the sort of shit they like. At
Showcase: 2:10, 7:05.
HEXED A comedy-thriller? Poor Adrienne Shelley ("The Unbelievable
Truth") must really need the money. At Showcase: at high noon only.
HOME ALONE 2: LOST iw NEW YORK Even folks who were suckers for
Macaulay in the first one can't stand the remake, er, sequel. At Briarwood:
10:10, 12:30.
HOWARDS END Somebody told us that this flick ain't so bad. At State: 2,
4:30,9:45; 2 p.m. Sunday only.
THE LAST OF TIE MomcAws Daniel Day-Lewis as the next action hero?
Well, he's better looking than Arnie. At State: 7 p.m. only.
Lo RENzo's 0& Though this miracle cure movie has the potential to be
another "Awakenings," thanks to director George Miller ("Mad Max"), it
lays off the sentimental crap. The great Nick Nolte tries an Italian accent;
also with Susan Sarandon. At Showcase: 1:50, 5, 7:45, 12:15.
TIE LovER The latest from director Jean-Jacques Annaud ("Quest for
Fire," "The Bear") is an adaptation of a Marguerite Duras novel. This is
one of those French sex movies you've always heard about. At Ann Arbor
1 & 2: 12:30, 2:35, 4:45, 7:05, 9:20
NowERE TO RUN We do not like him, Sam I Am. We do not like Jean-
Claude Van Damme. At Briarwood: 10:15, 12:15, 2:20, 4:30, 7:45, 9:50,
11:45. At Showcase: 12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:30, 9:40, 11:40.
PETER's FmENDs See Kenneth Branagh get drunk and say "fuck!" See
Kenneth Branagh take off his shirt! What else do you want? Also with
1993 Academy Award winner Emma Thompson. At Ann Arbor 1 & 2:
12:45, 2:50, 5, 7:20, 9:40.
TIE PLAYER It's on 210 Ten Best of 1992 lists, so it must be good -
even though you won't get all the jokes. Watch for Dean Stockwell and
Richard E. Grant in Oscar-caliber performances. At State: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30,
11:45 (11:45 Fri & Sat only; 2 p.m. Sat & Sun only).
SCEmT OF A WOMAN The Golden Globe winner for the best picture of
1992. We smell a rat. At Briarwood: 10, 1, 4, 7:15, 10:15. At Showcase:
Fri/Sat/Sun at 12:30, 3:45, 7:10, 10:15; Mon-Thu at 2, 5 and 8.
USED PEOPLE Don't let the good cast fool you. The director of "Antonia
and Jane" wastes a decent group of actors that includes Marcia Gay Harden
LAST OF THE MOICANS (1992)
Daniel Day-Lewis' studdom with
beautiful landscapes. Mich Th 7:00.
THE CRYiNG GAME (1992) See
this, see this, see this! It's on
everybody's best of '92 list. Mich
Th 7:00.
LET IT BEGIN HERE (1988) A
short introduction to the Peace
Corps. Intl. Ctr. 7:30 free.
RESERVOIR DOcS (1992) Quentin
Tarantino's violent excursion into
the crook business. Mich Th 9:30.
F R I D A Y
GANDHI (1982) The big show
about a little bald guy struggling for
world peace. Chrysler Center Aud
5:00 Naval Arch free.
LAST TANGO IN PAIS (1972)
Maron Brando as an American
looking for love, uh, an apartment
in a foreign country. Intl. Ctr. 7:00
free.
DAMMED IF YOU DON'T / FIRST
COMES LOVE (1987-91) A nun
faces up to her sexual feelings, part
of the lesbian/gay film series. Aud
B 7:00 free.
THE KILLING FLOOR (1985)
Interracial sparks fly at a stockyard
union in Chicago during WWII.
Aud A 7:30.
EVIL DEAD 11(1987) Yes, there
are TWO. MLB 4 8:00.
Fums (1932) Weird people
were around to make weird movies
in the thirties, too. MLB 4 10:00.
SATURDAY
LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1992)
See Thursday. Mich Th 5:00.
HEAVY METAL (1981) Those
zany guys from SCTV put their
voices to use. MLB 3 7:00 & 10:00.
SIMPLE MEN (1992) Are they
really? Morality, honesty, and
romance wind in, so my guess is no.
Mich Th 7:30 & 9:30.
PRIVILEGE (1990) Menopausal
women. Big fun on a Saturday
night. Aud A 7:30 free.
THE CAT FROm OUTER SPACE
(1978) Finally- a movie I can
relate to. Hillel 7:30 & 9:45.
EVIL DEAD11 (1987) It's still
here! See Friday. MLB 4 8:00.
FANTASTIC PLANET (1973) The
robot revolution exists on other
planets as well. MLB 3 8:40.
FREAKS (1932) See Friday. MLB
4 10:00.
SICK & TWISTED AMMATION
Mich Th 11:30.
THE CRYING GAME (1992) See
Thursday. Mich Th 7:20.
S U ND A Y
LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1992)
See Thursday. Free.
SIMPLE MEN (1992) See
Saturday. Mich Th 8:30.
THE CRYIN GAME (1992) See
Thursday. Mich Th 6:00 & 10:20.
MONDAY
THE CRYING GAME (1992) See
Thursday. Mich Th 9:00.
WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957)
Yet, another Bergman classic. Mich
Th 4:15.
SIMPLE MEN (1992) See
Saturday Mich Th 7:00.
TUESDAY
THE CRYING GAME (1992) See
Thursday. Mich Th 9:00.
WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957) See
Monday. Mich Th 7:00.
SIMPLE MEN (1992) See
Saturday Mich Th 5:00.
WEDNESDAY
VIENNA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Respighi from
conductor and pianist Phillipe Entremont and the Vienna Chamber
Orchestra (see story in Weekend arts), Hill Auditorium, 8 p.m., $10-$35,
764-2538.
GIFTS OF AR Music for violin and clarinet, University Hospital Lobby,
12:30 p.m., free, 936-ARTS.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Neeme Jarvi conducts Barber's
beloved "Adagio for Strings," as well as the less well-known Symphony
No. 2. Also, the second suite from Ravel's ballet, "Daphnis et Chloe,"
Orchestra Hall, Detroit, 8 p.m., 833-3700.
THE WEATHERVANES College rockers that will point the way towards
basement bliss at Rick's, 996-2748.
MONSTER BAIT Check out the only band Shaggy plays in the Mystery
Machine, and celebrate the Bait's record release, Blind Pig, 996-8555.
F R I D A Y
KENNY NEAL Baby, the blues don't get any better than this! This guitar
master will leave ya wantin' more at Rick's, 996-2748.
GANGSTER FUN It ain't over 'til the fat lady skanks as Detroit's #1 ska
posse hits ya with that two-tone groove. Ypsi's art / funk grunge moshers
Crackerbox start the fun at the Blind Pig, 996-8555.
FEAR Yup, that Fear. Proof positive that you can be old as dirt and still
punk it up. I hope. The dubiously-titled Skatenigs open the gig at St.
Andrews, $7.50 (p.e.s.c.), all ages, doors at 7:00 p.m., 961-MELT.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA See Thursday, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
THE SIXTEENTH ANN ARBOR FOLK FESTIVAL Nanci Griffith, the
legendary Richie Havens, The Strory and a veritable cavalcade of folk
music's finest, past and present tell it like it is at Hill Auditorium, 6:00
p.m., 763-TKTS.
BIG DAVE AND THE ULTRASOmCS Sick of shows where everybody's too
busy smoking and posing to have a good time? Not when Dave and Co. hit
the stage! Dance, dance, dance the night away at Rick's, 996-2748.
FRANK ALuSON'S WOOLY MAMMOTH Nah, Frankie isn't extinct; he's
still riffing those irreverent, laugh-along tunes at the Blind Pig, 996-8555.
THELONIOUS MONSTER Kooky West coast rockers get off drugs and rock
your world. Smashing Orange and B-FAP will also rear their pointy heads
at St. Andrews, $6.50 (p.e.s.c.), doors at 9:00 p.m., 961-MELT.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA See Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
MALE VOCAL ARTS DAY The U-M Men's Glee Club (and the Friars)
make musical magic with over 400 high school male singers, Union
Ballroom, 4 p.m., free.
S U N D A Y
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA See Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
TRO AVENTURA Trios for piano, violin, and cello by composers Ravel,
Turina, Chopin, and Faure, Kerrytown Concert House, 4 p.m., $5-$15,
769-2999.
WILUAM BOLCOM & STEVEN SHIPPS Two of the U's best known
faculty-members in recital, Rackham, 8 p.m., free, 763-4726.
T U E S D A Y
MARK CURRY WMALFWAY HOME This gritty, acoustic-guitar slingin'
bohemian will rock your socks clean off, touring this time with a full band.
(Check him in a free mini-gig at Tower Records, 4:00 p.m.) Tie-dyed
earth tribe Halfway Home open the show with heavy, bluesy rock grooves,
Blind Pig, $5.50 (p.e.s.c.), 996-8555, doors at 9:30 p.m.
MEDICNE Sexually-charged California red eyed bliss noize lustily
rendered. Local grunge pin-ups Wig and minimal dronemeisters Dusk start
it up at St. Andrews, only $3.00, doors at 9:00p.m., 961-MELT
FACULTY-STUDENT RECITAL Fritz Kaenzig accompanies tuba-player
Daniel Burdich, McIntosh Theater (School of Music), 2 p.m., free, 763-
4726.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Can an enormous budget overcome
an utter lack of substance? Pay 60
bucks and find out. If you miss it
don't worry another Lloyd Webber
musical, Cats, hits Detroit in March.
The New Masonic Temple Theatre,
500 Temple Ave., Detroit, 8 p.m.,
$22.50-$60, 832-2232 or 645-6666.
NECESSITIES The Purple Rose
Theatre presents this new play by
Velina Hasu which captures the
emotional problems a rich, infertile
woman suffers when she decides to
buy a baby through the newspaper.
Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St.,
Chelsea, 8 p.m., $10-$18, 475-7902.
HIGHLY IMPROVABLE 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.
REFLECTUATION The Diversability
Theatre presents original vignettes
about people with disabilities. This
show centers around two game show
hosts who manipulate the lives of
people with disabilities to get high
ratings'. Performance Network, 408
W. Washington, 8 p.m., $7-$9, 663-
0681.
BUR THIS Lanford Wilson's
celebrated work about a young
dancer who is forced to deal with the
sudden death of her roommate is
brought to life by the Ann Arbor
Civic Theatre. AACT, 2275 Platt, 8
p.m., $7, 971-AACT.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY University
graduate, Jon Hammond, rounds out
the cast of four in this extremely
fast-paced satire on the actors and
artists that make up Broadway. Gem
Theatre, Woodward Ave. (across
from the Fox), 2 and 7:30 p.m.,
$19.50-$24.50, 645-6666.
ANNIE ROSE: THE REAL SCOOP
Local musician Annie rose provides.
a humorous look at womanhood in
the '90s. Little Professor Book
Center, Westgate Shopping Center,
8:00 p.m., free, 662-4110.
F RI D AY
ANTIGONE Ancient Greek theater
meshes with modern staging in New
York's Irondale Ensemble Project's
production of Sophocle's tragedy.
Michigan Theater, 8 p.m., $10-$15,
668-8397.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
See Thursday, 8 p.m.
NECESSITIES See Thursday, 8 p.m.*
REFLECTUATION See Thursday,.8
p.m.
BURN THIS See Thursday, 8 p.m.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY See
Thursday, 9:30 p.m.
W E D N E S D A Y
RESTROOM POETS The Poets take it off the wall and put it in your face.
Morsel will kick your butt first at the Blind Pig, 996-8555.
CAMPUS ORCHESTRA & CAMPUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Ricardo
Averbach and David Tang conduct Beethoven's "Pastorale" symphony
and more, Hill Auditorium, 8 p.m., free, 763-4726.
CHARLES BAXTER Author of "Firs
Light" and "A Relative Stranger"
reading from and signing his new
novel, "Shadow Play." Little
Professor Book Center, Westgate
Shopping Center, 1:00 p.m., free,
662-4110.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
See Thursday, 2 and 8 p.m.
NECESSITIES See Thursday, 8 p.m.
REFLECTUATiON See Thursday, 8
p.m.
BURN THIS See Thursday, 8 p.m.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY See
Thursday, 1 and 7 p.m.
S U N D A Y
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
See Thursday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
NECESSITIES See Thursday, 8 p.m.
REFLECTUATION See Thurs, 6:30.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY See
Thursday 4:30 p.m.
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