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FILMS OPENING FRIDAY:

THURSDAY

T H U R S D A Y T H U R S D A Y

PonTr OF No RETURN Why try an American remake of the most
Americanized French movie of all time, "La Femme Nikita"? What's the
point? Oh yeah, to make money. Poor Harvey Keitel must really need the
money. From auteur John Badham ("Bird on a Wire," "The Hard Way.")
At Showcase: 12:15, 2:55, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15, 12:25.
TEENAGE MUTAwr NInJA TuRLes III To complete the trilogy, the
shelled heroes embark on an adventure when they travel back in time to
save Bruce Campbell. At Showcase: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15, 11:15.

Can you guess which reptile this is? Hint: he's a famous Renaissance artist.
FILMS HOLDING:
ALADDIN The most profitable movie in Disney history. At Showcase:
12:35, 2:40, 4:45, 7.
AmOS AND ANDREW The money whore of 1993, Samuel L. Jackson
("Loaded Weapon I") continues his sell-out in this piss-poor comedy
starring Nicolas Cage. At Showcase: 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:40, 9:55, 12.
CB4 Chris Rock is the latest Saturday Night Live star to turn to feature
films in this rap comedy; even though it steals scenes verbatim from
"Wayne's World," it's no better than "Opportunity Knocks." At Showcase:
1, 3, 5, 7:25, 9:40, 11:50.
TlE CRVING GAME The first movie in history to go first run after playing
on campus first. Six nominations, including Best Supporting Actor. At
Showcase: 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:45, 10:10, 12:20.
FAUUNG DowN We're as mad as hell, and we're not going to take
pretentious movies like this anymore. Director Joel Schmucker exploits all
your worst fears and fails to say anything Significant about Modern Times.
At Showcase: 1:25, 4:00, 7:20, 9:50, 12:10.
A FAR OFF PLACE The third current release from the Disney machine,
this one about some poor tykes lost in a desert. Bonus: it's preceded by a
new Roger Rabbit short called "Trail Mix-Up." At Showcase: 1:30, 4:10,
'7:10, 9:45, 12:10.
FmE i THE SKY A "true story" of alien abduction. Why do space aliens
only visit hicks in the middle of nowhere? With D.B. Sweeney as the ill-
fated hick. At Showcase: 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 10, 12:15.
FOREVER YOUNG This remake of "Always" stars Mel Gibson and his butt.
People who like this kind of shit will find this the sort of shit that they like.
At State: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 11:30.
FuRTING Nicole Kidman dances around in her underwear, but don't let
that scare you off. At State: 4:30, 7:00, 11:50.
GROUNDHOG DAY Not as dumb as it looks, this hit comedy is probably the
best Bill for your buck since "Stripes." At Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 12:30, 2:45, 5,
7:15, 9:35, 11:45.
HOwARDS END Nine Oscar nominations, but it deserves 19. Do see it. At
Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 1:15, 4:15, 7, 9:40.
HoMEwARD BOUND This Disney dog-and-cat adventure movie might.
have been watchable if they didn't make the animals talk. We hear the
under-six crowd loves it, however. At Showcase: 1, 3, 5, 7.
LoRENZO's OIL Director George Miller ("Mad Max") really can do it all.
This potential disease-of-the-week schlock becomes an intense, brilliant
drama in Miller's hands, with bravissimo performances by Susan Sarandon
and Nick Nolte. At State: Saturday and Sunday at 2; Monday through
Friday at 9:15.
MAD DOG AND GLORY Director John McNaughton ("Henry, Portrait of a
Serial Killer") goes Hollywood with Robert DeNiro, Uma Thurman and the
great Bill Murray. At Showcase: 12:40, 2:55, 5:10, 7:35, 9:50, 11:55.
Scmrr OF A WomAN The Golden Globe winner for the best picture of
1992 will not win the Oscar for best picture. Even the Academy isn't that
dumb. At Showcase: 9:15, 12:15.
SOMMERSBY Yet another Hollywood pillaging of a European film, this one
of that favorite French-class hit, "The Return of Martin Guerre." Yet this
one's good, believe it or not, even with Dick Gere in the Depardieu role.
From the director of "Queen of Hearts." At Showcase: 12:50, 7:50.
SwuNG KmDs Yes, it's the Nazi musical from Hollywood Pictures. Didn't
Mel Brooks do this already in "Springtime for Hitler"? The big question:
what the hell is Kenneth Branagh doing in this movie? Even worse:
Branagh put Robert Sean Leonard in his upcoming "Much Ado." Be afraid.
At Showcase: 1:20, 4, 7:05, 9:30, 12.
UNFORGuvEN The best Western since "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid," with
Oscar winner for Best Director Clint Eastwood. At Showcase: 9:10, 11:55.
UNTAMED HEART Marisa Tomei stars in this Frankie and Johnnyesque

THE 31sT ANY ARBOR FILM
FESTIVAL (1993) Long, old,
original, hip, cool, great, go.
America's oldest and finest 16mm
festival of independent and experi-
mental film. Mich Th 7:00 & 9:30.
MENSCHEN AM SONNTA (1929)
Historical filmmaking, or just an
excuse to exploit the lower classes?
Nat Sci 7:00 Free.
F R I D A Y
THE 31st ANN ARBOR FILM
FESTIVAL (1993) Take a step back
and see Thursday. Mich 7:00.
BUGS BUNNY FILM FEST Four -
count 'em four - hours of Bugs.
MLB 3 8:00.
THEOFILOS (1987) Folk painting
to the max, baby! Nat Sci 7:30.
S A T U R D A Y
THE 31st ANn ARBOR FILM
FESTIVAL (1993) See Thursday.
Mich Th 1:00, 7:00 & 9:30.
BUGS BUNY FILM FEST See
Friday. MLB 3 8:00.
STONE YEARS (1985) As
opposed to the golden years, or the
granite years. Nat Sci 7:30.
S U N D A Y
THE TREE WE HURT (1986)
The action-packed drama sequel to
"Return of the Swamp Thing." Nat
Sci 2:00.
JEAN-LuC GODARD: RARE SHORT
FILMS (1966) Remember that half
of Godard is God. The other half is
great. 2016 MLB 4:30 Free.
THE 31st ANn ARBOR FILM
FESTIVAL (1993) See Thursday.
Mich Th 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00.
REO DESERT (1964)
Michelangelo Antonioni and Jean-
Luc Godard in the same weekend.
Go! Nat Sci 7:00.
M O N D A Y
SHAME (1968) Bergman is back
to make you happy! But seriously
folks, this is one of Bergman's most
intense and best films, and it's
rarely shown. With some good
Max. Mich Th 4:15.
GAS, FOOD, LODGING (1992)
Another young, upcoming film-
maker to make us appreciate how
bad mainstream pictures really are
with this gritty remake of "Mer-
maids." It's just as trite as Holly-
wood, but at least it's an indepen-
dent. Mich Th 7:00.
A QUESTON OF CONSCIENCE
(1990) Just what this University
needs. Rackham 8:00 free.
RESERVOIR DOGS (1992) You
know it's great. Get your ass to the
theatre. It's no "Howards End,"
believe us, but that Tim Roth is
quite a cutie. Mich Th 9:20.
T U E S D A Y
GAS FOOD, LODGING (1992) See
Monday. Mich Th 5:00.
SHAME (1968) See Monday.
Mich Th 7:00.

LET IT BEGIN HERE (1988) Go
and learn, people, go and learn. Int'l
Ctr 7:30 free
RESERVOIR DOGS (1992) See
Monday and see the movie. Again.
Mich Th 9:10.
W E D N E S D A Y
IsHi: THE LAST YaHI (1992)
Don't worry, this isn't a sequel. It's
the first one and hey, it might be
good. Mich Th 5:30.
GAS, FOOD, LODGING (1992)
See Monday. Mich Th 7:10.
A VIRUS Kntows No MoRA.Ss
(1986) As opposed to all the nice

TRINIDAD TRIPOu STEEL BAND This killer reggae tribe will catch a fire
tonight at Rick's, 996-2747.
PARTY OF THREE Eclectic band of musical gypsies roam the aural spectrum
with reels, jigs, hornpipes, flutes, fiddles, and a whole lotta fun tonight at the
Ark, $7.75 (snrs., stdts., mbrs.,) $8.75 others, 761-1800.
HoLY Cows These manic good o1' boys always rock the house, and tonight's
gig at the Blind Pig should be no exception, 996-8555.
OPERA WORKSHOP Student performers, Holy Trinity Chapel (511 W.
Forest, Ypsi), 8 p.m., free, 487-2255.
Lou RUSS Louie rips through a wide range of blues and classic rock covers
tonight at O'Sullivan's Eatery and Pub, 665-9009.
F R I D A Y
TRImNIDAD TiPOu STEEL BAND Another night of roots, rock and reggae at
Rick's, 996-2747.
STEVE FERGUSON & HIS MIDWEST CREOLE ENSEMBLE Bad-ass boogie
woogie Creole by one of the original members of NRBQ (the greatest band
you've never heard) at the Blind Pig, 996-8555
GARNET ROGERS Canadian folkster lays it down at the Ark, $11.75, 761-
1800.
PAUL VORNHAGEN Get blown away by the area's top sax master at the Bird
of Paradise, 662-8310.
RAGTIME CHARLIE & SISTER KATE Do the cafe society thang with this
piano / banjo dynamic duo at the Espresso Royale (Main), 668-1838.
BASH & Pop Goodtime, whiz-bang, fall- down- drunk, old-fashioned rawk
and roll from ex-Replacements bad boy Tommy Stinson at Alvin's (WSU
campus in Detroit), 99-MUSIC for more details.
DANIEL ASH Post-glam moody guitarist of Bauhaus / Love & Rockets fame
brings his ethereal T-Rextasy to St. Andrews, Doors at 6:30, 961-MELT. See
article on p. 5.
WOMEN'S GLEE CLUB Earl Coleman directs a program covering Baroque to
Broadway, women composers and Michigan songs, plus selections from the
Harmonettes, Rackham Auditorium, 8 p.m., $3,$5, 763-4726. See article on
p. 3.
JEANETTE SORRELL Solo and chamber performances featuring the harpsi-
chord, Kerrytown Concert House, 8 p.m., $5-$14, 769-2999.
THE CONTEMPORARY DIRECnONS ENSEMBLE Hungarian composer Gyrgy
Ligeti is a special guest, First Congregational Church, 8 p.m., $5,$10, 995-
5130.
COMPOSER'S REpTAL Two song cycles by composition grad student Kevin
March, Mason Organ Studio (School of Music), 7 p.m., 764-5063.
JERRY SPRAGUE Even more classic rock tonight at O' Sullivan's, 665-9009.
SATURDAY
BLUES FACTORY PARTY The name says it all - Blues power all night long
with The Butler Twins, The Alligators, Harmonica Shaw and Mimi Harris &
The Snakes at the Blind Pig, 996-8555.
GERI ALLEN & MARCUS BELGRAVE Extraordinary jazz, Kerrytown
Concert House, 7 & 9 p.m., $8-$15, 769-2999.
DIac SIEGEL WITH THE NA NA'S Ann Arbor legend Siegel pins tales of
small-town urban madness tonight at the Ark, $7.75-$8.75, 761-1800.
FRANK AwusoN & THE ODD Sox What can we say about Frankie that
hasn't been said before? He's great, go see him again tonight at Rick's, 996-
2747.
M.E. JOHNSON Guitar slingin' folkie revs it up at the Espresso Royale
(Main), 668-1838.
FACULTY / STUDENT CHAMBER RECTAL The Beethoven "Septet" and the
Schubert "cello" quintet, which is probably the consensus choice for "Great-
est Piece of Chamber Music Ever Written," School of Music Recital Hall, 8
p.m., free, 763-4726.
CONTEMPORARY DIRECTIONS ENSEMBLE & THE U-M CHAMBER CHOIR
First Congregational Church, 8 p.m., $5, $10, 995-5130.
JOHN D. LAMB AND THE WILD BLUE Original folk music at O'Sullivan's,
665-9009.
PAUL VcRNHACEN See Friday.
S U N D A Y
JAVA & JAzz Michigan Union Tap Room, 3:30 p.m., free.
LINN BARNES & ALSON HAMPTON Celtic and Renaissance music for
harp, lute and guitar, Kerrytown Concert House, 4 p.m., $5-$12, 769-2999.
GUEST RECITAL Music for flute and piano, played by James Wynn and
Robert Freeman of the Eastman School of Music, Rackham Auditorium, 4:30
p.m., free, 763-3746.
KATIE CROUCH3 & IRENA LIEBERMAN Flute and violin duet, Espresso
Royale (State St.), 662-2770.
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE With guest violinist Stephen Schipps, McIntosh
Theatre (School of Music), 4 p.m., free, 763-4726.
M O N D A Y

THE Ponrr Beatlesque pop-rock with a twist tonight at Rick's, 996-2747.
U OF M EUPHONIUM & TUBA ENSEMBLE You've probably never heard
anything like this before ... Is this for real? McIntosh Theater (School of
Music), 8 p.m., free, 763-4726.
T U E S DAY
KINGDOM OF NOT Trippy, funk-infested freeform improv posse takes you
out there at the Blind Pig, 996-8555, with Blue Sun opening
DONALD WILUAMS A concert of organ music, featuring the final work of
Vincent Persichetti, Holy Trinity Chapel, 8 p.m., free, 995-7300.
MADDY PRIOR British folk rocker that has spent time with the likes of
Steeleye Span and Ian Anderson turns on at the Ark, $11.25, 761-1800.
UNIVERSITY PHILHARMONIA / SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS Finally,
Mussorgsky! The Mussorgsky / Ravel "Pictures at an Exhibition," Hill
Auditorium, 8 p.m., free, 763-4736.
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A MACBETH Charles Marowitz's
Shakespearean adaptation is brought
to town by the Ann Arbor Civic
Theatre. The performance space is
extended into the audience. AACT,
2275 Platt Rd., 8 p.m., $7 (Thurs. 2-
for-1), 971-AACT.
HIGHLY IMPROVABLE This comedy
ensemble comprised of five Univer-
sity seniors takes audience sugges-
tions throughout the show. Original
shows each week. Kuenzel Room in
the Union, 10 p.m., $2, 996-5979.
JoSIE! A musical theater piece by
local playwright Kenn Pierson,
"Josie!" chronicles a TV news
anchor's first visit to a psychothera-
pist. She realizes that her childhood
secrets continue to shape her daily
existence. Sheraton Inn, 3200
Boardwalk, 8 p.m., $8-$15, 437-
3264.
MUSIcAL THEATRE REVUE Popular
musical theatre songs by students
from the Musical Theatre Depart-
ment. U-M Hospital Lobby, 1st
floor, 12:30 p.m., free, 936-ARTS.
DO You WANT TO BE FREE? AND
DADDY'S SEASHORE BLUES TwO
one-act plays from Langston Hughes
and Farrel J. Foreman. Basement
Arts in Frieze Building, 5 p.m., free.
WORKIN' FOR A LIVIN' A musical
celebration for the '90s. Three blue
collar families in an integrated
neighborhood deal with the effects
of an impending plant closing.
Personal and political struggles of
individuals are told in story and
song. Performance Network, 8 p.m.,
$7-$9, 663-0681.
F R I D A Y
POETRY READING & THE ESTHER
STORY Dr. Mark Nepo reads on
Esther and Ahasuerus, part of his
epic based on the Sistine Chapel. U
Museum of Art, 4 p.m., free, 764-
0395.
A MACBETH See Thursday, 8 p.m.
JoSIE! See Thursday, 8 p.m.
Do YOU War TO BE FREE? AND
DADDY'S SEASHORE BLUES See
Thursday, 5 p.m.
WORKIN' FOR A LIIN' See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
SAT U R DAY
BRONZE ELEGANCE '92 "iNSA-
TIABLE" Alice Lloyd's Minority
Council presents their annual fashion
extravaganza, followed by a dance.
Show 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., dance from
10 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Union
Ballroom; tickets $6 ($4 for dance
only) at door or Union ticket office;
call 763-TKTS.
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP A
night of innovative, modern dance
not to be missed. Power Center, 8
p.m., $14-$28, 764-2538.
A MACBETH See Thursday, 8 p.m.
JOSIE! See Thursday, 8 p.m.
DO YOU WANT TO BE FREE? AND
DADDY'S SEASHORE BLUE See
Thursday, 5 p.m.
WORKIN' FOR A LIVIN' See
Thursday, 8 p.m.
S U N D A Y
CROSSING THE BROKEN BRIDGE

African-American / Jewish relations
are examined in this piece, which
encompasses volatile issues. Part of
the Annual conference on the
Holocaust. Hillel, Green Aud., 7:30
p.m., $5-$10, 769-0500.
A MACBETH See Thursday, call for
time.
JoSIE! See Thursday, 2 p.m.
WORKIN' FOR A LIVIN' See
Thursday, 2 p.m.
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP
See Saturday, 3 p.m.
T U E S D A Y
ABBY FRUCHT READS Author of