12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 21, 1996
A weekly listing of who's where,
what's happening and why you need
to be there ...
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First-Run Films
Diabolique Sharon Stone reveals all - AGAIN. At Briarwood:
1:50, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; at Showcase: 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55,
12:15.
The Family Thing See last week's episode of Jerry Springer for
details. At Showcase: 7:45 (Saturday only).
Girl 6 Theresa Randle stars as a phone-sex operator in the latest
from Spike Lee. At Showcase: 12:45, 1:15, 3:00, 3:30, 5:15, 5:45,
7:30, 8:00, 9:50, 10:20, 12:10.
Little Indian, Big City One little, two little, three ... Everybody
now! At Showcase: 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30, 11:45.
Race the Sun A new teacher helps unmotivated high school
students build a solar-powered car. Ring a bell? ("Dangerous
Minds") At Briarwood: 1:20, 3:40, 6:50, 9:15; at Showcase: 12:30,
2:50, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40, 12:00.
Films Holding
Angels and Insects What kind of combination is that? At Ann
Arbor 1 & 2: 12:15 and 2:35 (Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday only),
4:55, 7:20, 9:45.
The Birdcage Come watch Robin Williams and Nathan Lane
"ham it up" in this hilarious comedy. At Briarwood: 1:30, 4:15, 7:00,
10:00; at Showcase: 12:45, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:20, 7:40, 9:55,
10:15,12:20.
Broken Arrow Christian Slater takes a break from his "Bed of
Roses" to star opposite John Travolta. At Briarwood: 7:30, 9:50; at
Showcase: 7:55 (excluding Saturday), 10:20,12:30.
Dead Man Walking Like, Susan Sarandon stars as the nun who
counsels, like, this gnarly murderer Sean Penn guy. At Showcase:
9:15,11:50.
Down Periscope Kelsey Grammer makes the leap from televi-
sion to the big screen. Lucky for us ... NOT! At Briarwood: 12:45,
2:50, 5:00, 7:40, 9:45.
Ed Look! Joey from "Friends" meets Dunston on a baseball field.
Huh? At Briarwood: 1:00, 3:10, 5:20; at Showcase: 1:10, 3:15, 5:30.
Executive Decision Kurt Russell. Steven Seagal. An endan-
gered 747. At Briarwood: 1:10, 4:00, 7:20,10:15; at Showcase: 1:00
4:00, 4:30, 7:15, 7:45, 10:00,10:25,12:30.
Fargo Don't miss the latest from Joel and Ethan Coen. At
Briarwood: 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30; at Showcase: 1:00, 3:15, 5:30,
7:50,10:10,12:20.
Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco Enough with
the damn animals already! At Showcase: 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 7:00.
Leaving Las Vegas No - not the song by Sheryl Crow. At
State: 9:30, 11:30.
Mr. Holland's Opus Richard Dreyfuss stars in this feel-good
movie about music. At Showcase: 12:50, 3:50, 7:05; at State: 1:30,
4:30, 7:00.
Muppet Treasure Island "Cutthroat Island: The Uncut Version"
- with X-rated performances by Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy and
Gonzo. At Showcase: 12:05, 2:20.
The Postman Special delivery, coming your way! At State: 1:30,
4:30, 7:00.
Rumble In The Bronx Hiiyyyyy-yah!!!! Jackie Chan's at it again.
Need we say more? At Showcase: 10:05, 12:10; at State: 9:30,
11:30.
Up Close And Personal Oooh, la-la!! Let's watch Robert
Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer get it on in an ocean for two hours. At
Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 12:00 and 2:20 (Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday
only), 4:40, 7:05 (excluding Tuesday), 9:30; at Showcase: 12:00,
2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:15, 12:30.
Phone numbers: Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 761-9700; Briarwood: 769-8780; Fox
Village: 994-8080; Michigan: 668-8397; Showcase: 973-8380; State:
994-4024. Late shows are Fri. and Sat. only. Ann Arbor 1 & 2 matinees
are weekends and Tues. State matinees are Sat. and Sun. only.
Campus Cinema
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The Structure of Crystal
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(1969). Nat Sci 7:30. Free.
F R I D A Y
Sense and Sensibility (1995). Director Ang Lee's ac-
claimed adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. Mich 6:00.
The Stranger (1946). An Orson Welles classic. Nat Sci 7:00.
The Confession (1970). No O.J. Nat Sci 8:30.
Amarcord (1974). Fellini's fantastic masterpiece. Mich 8:45.
S A T U R D A Y
Variety Lights (1950). Fellini's early comedy. Mich 2:15.
The White Balloon (1995). Acclaimed Iranian film previously
unreleased in the United States. Mich 4:30.
Ben Hur (1925). "Re-premiere" of the silent movie. Mich 7:00.
Evil Dead (1983). Sam Raimi's horror classic. Nat Sci 8:00.
Sense and Sensibility (1995). See Friday. Mich 9:50.
S U N D A Y
Sense and Sensibility (1995). See Friday. Mich 4:15.
Sh'chur (1994). Sh'cha right! Mich 7:00.
The White Balloon (1995). See Saturday. Mich 9:00.
The White Sheik (1952). Another Fellini film. Mich 10:45.
M O N D A Y
Man Facing Southeast (1986). Mich 4:15.
Hidden Children (1994). A documentary about six people
who survived the Holocaust. Hillel 7:00. Free.
The White Balloon (1995). See Saturday. Mich 7:00.
I Vitelloni (1953). Fellini Fellini Fellini. Mich 8:45.
T U E S D A Y
Jacquot de Nantes (1991). A film-artist's youth. Mich 4:50.
Sense and Sensibility (1995). See Friday. Mich 7:00.
Blind Chance (1981). Nat Sci 7:30. Free.
The White Balloon (1995). See Saturday. Mich 9:40.
W E D N E S D A Y
Man Facing Southeast (1986). See Monday. Mich 5:00.
Dreaming Rivers (1988). 1300 Chem 7:00. Free.
La Strada (1954). Another Fellini classic. Mich 7:00.
Sense and Sensibility (1995). See Friday. Mich 9:15.
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The Good Doctor Gifted American playwright Neil Simon's
hilarious homage to gifted Russian author/playwright Anton
Chekhov. Directed by Lauren Miller as part of the Basement Arts
series. 5 p.m., Arena Theater (basement of Frieze Building), FREE.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Under the auspices of
University Musical Society, the famed 36-year-old troupe demon-
strates its unique blend of American dance and black cultural
expression, using a dance vocabulary built on modern dance,
ballet, West African, tap and yoga. 8 p.m., Power Center, $16-$36."
764-2538.
The Maids Debut production by the new Ellipsis Theater Com-
pany of Jean Genet's haunting classic. 8 p.m., Performance Net-
work (408 W. Washington), $12, $9 stu/sen, pay-what-you-can-
Thursday. 663-0681.
Beauty and the Beast Tale as old as time ... National tour of the
Broadway hit musical adapted from the Disney animated film. Go
just for the costumes. 8 p.m., Masonic Temple Theater (Detroit),
$16-$60. Call 832-2232 or (810) 645-6666.
Shear Madness You solve the murder in this interactive
mystery. 7:30 p.m., Gem Theater (Detroit), $16-$24. Call 963-
9800.
F R I D A Y
The Good Doctor See Thursday, 5 p.m.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater See Thursday, 8 p.m.
The Maids See Thursday, 8 p.m.
Shear Madness See Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
S A T U R D A Y
Our Time An evening devoted to the work of American musical
theater composer Stephen Sondheim - performed, directed and
conceived of by up-and-coming first-year musical theater students.
Featuring songs from "Follies," "Dick Tracy" and more. 8 p.m.,
McIntosh Theater (School of Music), FREE.
What's Tappenin'! A tap-dancing extravaganza, that's what!
Nationally-renowned professional dancers showcase the evolution
of tap and demonstrate a variety of styles. Workshop classes are
held in the morning and afternoon. 7:30 p.m., Ann Arbor Civic
Theater (2275 Platt Road), $15 (workshop $12 in advance, $15 at
door). Call (313) 572-8872.
The Good Doctor See Thursday, 5 p.m.
The Maids See Thursday, 8 p.m.
Beauty and the Beast See Thursday, 8 p.m.
Shear Madness See Thursday, 6 & 9 p.m.
S U N D A Y
The Maids See Thursday, 7 p.m.
Beauty and the Beast See Thursday, 2 & 7 p.m.
Shear Madness See Thursday, 2 & 6 p.m.
M O N D A Y
Our Time See Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
T U E S D A Y
Beauty and the Beast See Thursday, 8 p.m.
W E D N E S D A Y
Without a Net It's improv comedy like you've never seen before.
9 p.m., University Club (Michigan Union), $3 at the door.
Shear Madness See Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Beauty and the Beast See Tuesday, 8 p.m.
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Spike Lee's "Girl 6": More boogie-woogie than you can shake a phone sex
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T H U R S D A Y
Alvin Alley American Dance Theater 8 p.m., Power Center.
Sold out.
Faculty Recital Violin. Piano. Recital Hall. 8 p.m.
The Wedding Present These Brit-poppers have been around
forever and now are taking it to the Shelter. If you're in to that whole
Oasis, Pulp, Blur kinda thing, then check 'em out. Butterglory opens
up. Tickets are only $9 in advance, but ya gotta be 18 or older,
kiddies. (313) 961-MELT.
Knee Deep Shag Hey! It's another one of those great local
bands. Blind Pig. Ticketmaster (810) 645-6666.
Emmylou Harris Mellow, poppy music at the Michigan Theater.
Opening band Innocence Mission kinda reminds of Mazzy Star, or
something. (810) 645-6666.
Drive Train These local bluegrass favorites hit the Michigan
League buffet of all places. And hey, the show is FREE! I guess you
can't beat that.
FRIDAY
Alvin Alley American Dance Theater 8 p.m., Power Center.
Sold out.
Borodin String Quartet Ludmilla Berlinskaya, piano. 8 p.m.
Rackham.
Concert Band Dennis Glocke conducts in this monster truck
extrava ... sorry, I mean Vivaldi, Broege and Hindesmith presenta-
tion.
Morsel If you haven't seen these guys live yet, you gotta check
them out this time. They will blow you away with their original noise-
rock. Boy, do they use some funky things for instruments. They're
celebrating the release of their new EP. Blind Pig.
Ratsy She's been called "the Generation X Christine Lavin,"
Jorma Kaukonen is an acoustic blues hound and Stanley Jordan
delivers some of that modern jazz.
Chip Davis and the Mannheim Steamroller With the
University Symphony Orchestra. $25 to $15 at the League ticket
office. Hill, 8 p.m.
Cows These Amphetamine Reptile recording artists are crazy and
they'll be opening for Primus next month, so they're pretty damn
good. They play with Mount Shasta at the Majestic, doors 9 p.m.
William Clarke This guy does things with a harmonica that no
frat boy would ever try ... unless he told them to. Clarke brings his
blues to Rick's. Doors 11 p.m. 996-2747.
Speedball It's not often that a Detroit band rocks, but these guys
do. With Leg Glue at the Blind Pig.
John Gorka It's like, folk music, or something. Shows at 7:30 and
9:30 at the Ark. Tickets $13.50. (810) 645-6666.
SUNDAY .
Percussion Ensemble Michael Udow, director. McIntosh
Theater, 4 p.m
Java and Jazz Eclipse Jazz presents the Jake Reichbart
Quartet at the Michigan Union Tap Room. Free music and free
Amer's Coffee - you can't go wrong.
Si Kahn Yet another political folk singer who is sailing into the
Ark. God bless America. Tickets are $13.50. (810) 645-6666.
Steve Earle He is called "The Last of the Hardcore Troubadours"
- whatever. Doors open at the Majestic Theatre at 8 p.m. 18 and
over only, please.
M O N D A Y
Faculty Recital Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
Arlo Guthrie The one and only "Godfather of Folk" hits the Ark for
the first of two shows. Check out his stage show this time around as
he covers Slayer and other lovely death metal favorites. $17.50.
(810) 645-6666.
W E D N E S D A Y
Head Popping Through These guys might have a weird name,
but let me tell you, they know how to play. The music is country pop/
rock, with great songwriting from vocalist Nic Peroni. Doors 9 p.m. at
the Majestic Theatre.
AC/DC Oh my God! It's the kings of cheese rock playing at the
house that Bush rocked, the Palace. $25 . (810) 645-6666. The Poor
opens up, which is usually used to describe AC/DC. All the festivities
begin at 7:30 pm.
Angelique Kidjo The heavenly songstress plays the Majestic *
Doors 8 p.m. $12.50.
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