The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, September 23, 1993 - 7
FILMS OPENING:
T H U R S D A Y T H U R S D A Y
T H U R S D A Y
A.E Or INNOCENCE Scorsese returns with an impassioned look into love
and lust in pre-depression New York. Dubbed by Daily critics as the
premiere film of the decade (as if that meant anything at all), the picture
bristles with steamy sex, without having to slap you in the face. At
Showcase: 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:00, 12:40. At Ann Arbor 1&2, call for
showtimes.
Bmwox TALE Rodney Dangerfield, Bronx's most famous native son, sadly
joked last week that he was distraught that his best friend had run off with
his wife. "Now I have to find someone else to go fishing with," he reluc-
tantly conceded. Anyhow, DeNiro does double-duty, as both director and
star, in this gritty urban drama which is bound to be the sleeper of the year.
Sneak preview at Showcase: 7:45 Friday & Saturday only.
Coot. RUNNINGs Anne Rice may have some trouble with the casting of
Tom Cruise as the androgenous vampire in the upcoming "Interview With
The Vampire," but chances are that the better part of North America has
some trouble with John Candy as an ex-Olympian bobsledder hired to train
the now infamous 1988 Jamaican bobsled team. Sneak preview at Show-
case: 7:20 (Saturday only) & 12:35 (Sunday only).
GooD SoN Fortunately for 12-year-old star Mac Culkin, he isn't old
enough to buy a ticket for his miserable-looking movie. At Showcase: 1:20,
3:20, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30, 11:30.
MAuCE Alec Baldwin, in no huge break from real life, plays an asshole.
Sneak preview at Showcase: 7:30 (Saturday only).
THE PeonRm Former gridiron wizards Bo Schembechler and Don James
team up in this round table discussion concerning the methods and unique
styles of various college football program editors. At Showcase: 12:10,
2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:10, 12:35.
WARLoCK 2 Sadly the original "Warlock" was released on the same night
as the 1991 "Full House" cliffhanger. Even Siskel & Ebert, who had
planned to review the film last on one of their episodes, were unable to
publicly assess the picture when Roger sat on top of Gene during a dispute
over the re-release of "Bambi," causing the program to run over-schedule.
As a result, millions missed what was a truly a terrible film. At Showcase:
12:40, 3:05, 5:20, 7:50, 10:05, 12:15.
No FILMS SCHEDULED
F R I D A Y
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) John
Huston's directorial debut. Bogart
and Lorre were never better. Nat
Sci 7:00.
THE WEDDING BANQUET Funny
situation comedy about a gay
Asian-American forced into a
hetrosexual marrriage. Mich Th
7:10.
ARMoUR OF GOD (1986) The Ann
Arbor premiere of this action-
packed adventure. Jackie Chan, in
addition to starring and directing,
also preforms all his own stunts.
Angell A 7:30 & 9:15.
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
Robert Mitchum and Shelley
Winters team up in this puritanical
tale about a preacher who hunts
down his step-children. Nat Sci
8:45.
SPIKE & MIKE' SICK & TwISTED
ANIMATION FESTIVAL The animation
festival to end all. Raucously
hilarious. Also the original catalyst
for the Beavis and Butthead
phenomenon. Completely new line-
up of shorts. At Mich Th 9:30 &
12:00.
S A T U R D A Y
TANGO FEROZ (1993) The first in
the Department of Film & Video's
Latin-American film festival.
Marcelo Pineiro mixes drama and
politics in this look into the
Agentinean rock movement. Mich
Th 9:00.
THE WEDDING BANQUET (1993) See
Friday. Mich Th 6:45.
ARMOUR OF GOD (1986) See
Friday. Angell A 7:30 & 9:15.
THE STORY OF QU JU (1993) The
director of "Raise The Red Lantern"
returns with a contemporary look
into the Chinese proletariat. Lorch
8:00. Free.
SPIKE & MIKE'S SICK & TWISTED
ANIMATION FESTIVAL See Friday.
Mich Th 12:00.
S U N D A Y
GYNECOLOGY CHRONICLES/ I CAN
NOT SToP LovING YoU (1992) A
revisionist look at Venezuelan
women's history of the 1930s and
'40s. The second installment in the
Latin-American film festival. Mich
Th 3:00.
CoNFESSION To LAURA (1991) The
lives of three Columbians are
irrevocably changed in the face of
political upheaval. Part of the Latin-
American Festival. Mich Th 7:00.
SPIKE & MIKE'S SICK & TWISTED
ANIMATION FESTIVAL See Friday.
Mich Th 9:30.
M O N D A Y
MUCH ADO Asout NOTHING (1993)
Ken Branagh and Bill Shakespeare
team up brilliantly. Mich Th 7:45.
T U E S D A Y
THE LADY FRom SHAN1GHmA
(1948) The Michigan Theater's
latest installment in their Orsen
Welles motif. With Rita Heyward.
Mich Th 7:00.
MUCH ADo AsoUT NoTHING (1993)
See Monday. Mich Th 9:25.
W E D N E S D A Y
THE LADY FRom SHANGHAI
(1948) See Tuesday. Mich Th
7:00.
MUCH ADo AaoUT NoTHmNG (1993)
See Monday. Mich Th 9:25.
BORN NAKED Modern-day rock & roll (whatever that may be) at Rick's.
THE CRANES This should prove to be areal toe-tapper. At Industry, doors open
at 9 p.m., 18 & over, tickets are only $3!!! for what will be a great concert.
STONEY CURTIS Local heavy metal. How local you ask? Whitmore Lake, that's
how local. And their opening act, The Space Brothers, is hippie heavy metal
from Grand Rapids. At the Heidelberg.
PHILLIP GLASS WITH WILuAM BOLCOM & JOAN MORRIS A benefit show for the
Michigan Theater, at the Michigan Theater, at 8 p.m..
INCUNED & DIG A great concert.
LEATHER UPPERS A great concert.
LOVE BATTERY & SMALL BALL PAUL A great concert.
BILLY C. MACK A mix of roots -country, blues, and rock & roll. AtCavaJava.
JOHN MCCUTCHEON A great concert.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA A great concert of works slightly off the beaten
path. Nielsen's rollicking Symphony No.2, Schubert's early masterpiece, the
Symphony No. 3 and Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos featuring the sister
duo Katia & Maria Labeque. Music Director Jarvi conducts at Orchestra Hall,
Detroit, 8:00 p.m., $15-$50, 833-3700.
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Beethoven fest in Cleveland continues! Sympho-
nies 2 & 7, conducted by Dohnanyi, Severance Hall, Cleveland, 8:00 p.m., 1-
800-686-1141.
HEY IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT! You
should be at home studying. And if
you don't have any classes on Friday
we don't want to hear about it.
F R I D A Y
YANKEE DAWG YoU DIE Steve Sumida
and Tim Chang in a satire/comedy
that examines Asian stereotypes.
Presented by the Performance
Network in collaboration with U
Minority Student Services and the
Residential College. Residential
College Auditorium, East Quads
rangle 8 p.m., $10, $7 students/
seniors, 663-0681.
S A T U R D A Y
FRIDAY
YANKEE DAwo YoU DIE See Friday. 8
p.m.
Macaulay Culkin stars in yet another dumb movie, "The Good Son."
FILMS HOLDING:
AIRBORNE This movie about hormones and rollerblading looks gauche, but
the soundtrack, replete with two new cuts from the king of cool, Jeremy
Jordan, should make this the biggest box office flop since "Ishtar." At
Showcase: 12:20,2:30, 4:40.
FREE WILLY The money whore of '93. At Showcase: 12:00, 2:20,4:40.
THE FUGImVE Best film of the summer. At Showcase: 12:50, 3:50, 7:20,
10:10, 12:40.
HARD TARGET Jean-Claude Van Damme's latest tour-de-force. Nice mop.
At Showcase: 7:40, 10:05, 12:15.
Iwo THE WEST A grown-up's children's movie. Horses, tykes and
teepees. At Showcase: 12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:00 (no early show on Sunday).
JURASSIC PARK Hosted by Carl Sagan, this searing PBS documentary could
be the sleeper of the early fall. At Showcase: 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 9:55, 12:30.
MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY "Clue" meets "Annie Hall." Sparks fly. At
Showcase: 7:15; 9:40, 11:55.
MAN WITHoUT A FACE The final installment in the "Toxic Avenger" trilogy
features Mel Gibson as both actor and director. His face may look all
messed up, but his buns are as firm as ever. At Showcase: 1:30, 4:10, 7:00,
9:40, 12:10.
ORLANDO Based on Virginia Woolf s controversial 1928 bestseller about
Magic center Shaquille O'Neal. At Ann Arbor 1&2. Call for showtimes.
THE REAL MCCOY Universal, always desperate enough to gamble on
untalented actors, gives Kim Basinger a chance to rectify her uninspiring
career with a plot ripped off from "Hudson Hawk". Yes, "Hudson Hawk".
At Showcase: 9:20, 11:45.
THE SECRET GARDEN Closed down by federal marshalls in the late '30s,
this Indiana hemp farm has continued to blossom through the years. In
1976, a group of young children discover it while playing in the deep
woods. Based on the cult sensation "Reefer Madness," Warner Brothers, in
conjunction with NORML, has redefined child exploitation in bringing a
Broadway smash onto the silver screen. At Showcase: 12:30, 2:45, 5:05.
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Sentimental crap. At Showcase: 7:05, 9:30, 11:45.
STwKING DISTANCE This Willisian epic will surely do for aquatic police
squads what the 1990 smash "Men At Work" did for garbage men. Square
Pegs. At Showcase: 12:50, 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:50, 11:55 (no 7:30 show on
Saturday).
Tmi. ROMANCE The great pooh-bah of "Reservoir Dogs" Quentin
Tarantino penned up this powerful script which would have been much
better off left out of the hands of Christian Slater. At Showcase: 1:10,
3:55, 7:10, 10:15, 12:40 (no 7:10 show on Friday & Sat) .
r UNDERCOVER BLES "Look Who's Talking 3" with Kathleen Turner and
HEIDI BERRY & RED HOUSE PAINTERS Sure, both of these 4AD artists could be
called ethereal, but so what? When it comes to haunting, folky rock & roll,
nobody does it better than Berry and the Painters. At the Blind Pig. Be sure
to catch Berry at an in-store appearance at Schoolkids' Records at 4 p.m..
BILLY C. MACK See Thursday.
MAITRIES & MORSEL Rock& roll at the Blind Pig.
MUSTARD PLUG Yowsa! Dance ska at Cross Street.
JAKE REICHBART Free jazz guitar at Espresso Royale on Main Street, starting
9 p.m..
RFD BoYs One of the most popular bluegrass bands in the midwest, so
naturally they're an Ann Arbor favorite. At the Ark, tickets are $8.75.
SLAPSHOT & SAM BUCK CHURCH Loud, hard rock on the cutting edge at an all-
ages show at St. Andrew's. Tickets are only $6.50 in advance and the doors
open at 6:30 p.m.
STEVE SOMERS BAND Electrifying Ann Arbor R&B at the Club Heidelberg.
With Lady Sunshine and Jonhal the Blues Man.
TRINIDAD TRIPOU STEEL BAND Calypso and reggae at Rick's.
DETROiT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA See Thursday, 10:45 a.m.
ORGAN RECITAL Michael Budewitz plays a Hampton & Duprd at Hill Audito-
rium, 8:00 p.m., free, 973-7819.
S A T U R D A Y
CYPRESS HILL & HOUSE OF PAIN A great concert
Dos CALIENTES Sax and congas at Swe aters Cafe.
FOUR DIsGRACES A great concert.
HANNIBALs A great concert.
JULIANAH ATFIELD THREE & MADDER ROSE A great concert
NEw CITY LOST RAMBLERS A great concert.
STEVE RUSH A great concert.
SHADOWY MEN ON A SHADOWY PLANETA great concert.
WIG A great concert.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA See Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
CLASSICAL GUITAR Paul Vondiziano performs at the Kerrytown Concert
House, 8:00 p.m., $10-$15 ($5 students), 769-2999.
BETTY CARTER Flint native and jazz legend performs standards and original
works, Hill Auditorium, 8:00 p.m., $12-$24, 764-2538.
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA See Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
S U N D A Y
CANDLEBOX & GRETA A great concert.
PIERCE PETTIs Southern songwriter who weaves country, blues, rock and
gospel traditions into a moving poetry that is traditional yet original. At the
Ark.
T U E S D A Y
CHRIS DELATTO A great concert.
TAR & THE BIG F A great concert.
FACULTY RECITAL Andrew Jennings, violin, School of Music Recital Hall, 8:00
p.m., free, 763-4726.
W E D N E S D A Y
ALICE IN CHAINS & SWEETWATER A great concert.
JIMMIE DALE GILMORE A great concert.
GLOBAL VILLAGE A great concert.
JESsYE NORMAN University graduate Norman performs German & French
songs by Schumann, Strauss, Ravel & Messiaen, Hill Auditorium, 8:00
p.m., $16-$45, 764-2538.
S U N D A Y
YANKEE DaWO YoU DIE See Thurs-
day. 2 p.m.
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