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. ,,. r n