c!tre £tdt3jailag The sci-fi classic "2001: A Space Odyssey" is playing tonight and tomorrow at the Michigan Theater. Stanley Kubrick's 1968 visual masterpiece still has enough oomph to rock even George Lucas' mighty starships. The screening begins at 7 p.m. and admission is $5 for students, $6.50 for others. For more information, call 668-8480. Tuesday April 1,1997. 5 'Sixth Man' By Julia Shib Daily Arts Writer Just in time for the NCAA tournament comes a movie about an underdog who just can't lose. Filled with cool spe- cial effects, funny actors and lots of awesome hoop action, "The Sixth Man" is bound to get basketball fans in a frenzy. Marlon Wayans and Kadeem Hardison ("A Different ,World") star in this spunky movie about mart and determination. Hardison plays Antoine Tyler, a college basketball star, with the University of Washington T Huskies, who is about to realize his dream of making it to the NCAA Championships. When paired with his At younger brother Kenny (Wayans), the two are a force that no team can stop. But just when everything is going perfectly, Antoine unex- pectedly dies, leaving Kenny to carry the team alone. eartbroken, Kenny loses his drive to win until Antoine's ost comes back to help the team to the championships. "The Sixth Man" is a light sports comedy that is low on intelligence but high on humor. It is the basic predictable story of a team that goes from last to worst with a little help from the outside, while finding strength within the players themselves to make it through the last step. But with the incredible talent of Wayans ("Mo' Money"), the movie becomes a hilarious display of Wayans' outstanding skill at physical comedy. By far, the funniest scenes in the movie come when Wayans is messing around with his phantom brother, whom $ly he can see. In one part of the movie, when Kenny and O hi Br hoops it up Antoine are wrestling, the camera shows us what the other players are seeing: Wayans making pained faces and flailing around like a crazed pretzel-man. Wayans, who comes from a family known for spouting out quality performers, could def- initely give Jim Carrey a run for his money. Wayans also proves that he is an actor with range. His per- formance is moving in the more dramatic scenes following his brother's death, proving that he is a EV EWyoung talented actor who is about to take Hollywood by storm. e Sixth Man Other stars of the film include University of Michigan alumus, David Paymer ("Heart And Souls"), as the riarwood and Showcase coach of the Huskies, and Michael Michele as R.C. St. John, a female sports writer and Kenny's love interest. Former college star and NBA player Travis Ford also makes his mark in the film, playing an entertaining hothead Husky named O'Grady. Problems with "The Sixth Man" occur at the moral levels of the plot. The Huskies begin to win because they have a ghost helping them cheat by messing up the other teams' play. When Antoine accidentally hurts the star player on another team, the audience loses quite a lot of respect for how the team got to where they are. Furthermore, Hardison's ghost is a royal jerk. He messes with his brother Kenny's life, while throwing spectral tantrums and severely interfering with the games. Hardison's character is not a likable one, making the sappy scenes at the end all the less touching. Nevertheless, "The Sixth Man" is as good as sports Marion Wayans (left) and Kadeem Hardison (right) star In the basketball comedy "The Sixth Man." comedies come. It is a great deal of fun to watch without missed. having a plot that requires too much thought. The special So if you're disappointed that your team didn't make it to effects created to show Antoine's powers are amusing and the NCAA championships, you might want to check out "The awesome at times, while the basketball scenes will excite Sixth Man" - who knows what form inspiration will come all hoops fans. Wayans gives a performance not to be in next season. Barry makes leap to the world of cyberspace Practice' wins floans stABC By Anna Kovalszki For the Daily A teen-age girl is caught protecting her brother. She hides his pot from the officers who have come to search her house, who eventually discover it. She is the good child, the one who has not succumbed to the pressures of the reets, yet she will be punished just the same. The situation looks bleak for her, until Bobby Donnell, the attorney who believes in equal representation for all, walks into her life. Through much thought and determination, he is able to convince the jury of the girl's inno- cence. This scene is just one of the many equally moving subplots in "The ,ractice," ABC's new, fast-paced drama. It is the "ER" of the law profes- sion, where four young attorneys, who take the difficult and financially unre- warding cases, get a chance to show their skills as well as their passion for the profession. It is not surprising that the show is a hit, since its creator and executive pro- ducer, David E. Kelley, was also the mastermind behind a few other hit vies: "Picket Fences," "Chicago ope" and "L.A. Law." Bobby Donnell (Dylan McDermott) is the head of this small-scal e Boston law firm. 4 As a defense attorney, he acts with compassion for his clients, en defending those he knows are 'uilty. He shares his office with Eugene Young (Steve Harris), an investigator who becomes an attor- ney and still keeps his hard-core tac- tics. In one episode, Young assaults a man Dave Barry Dave Barry in Cyberspace Crown Publishers Dave Barry is a premier humorist. His rib-tickling thoughts grace hun- dreds of newspapers' column spaces, and he has written a multitude of books humorously dealing with everyday items and occurrences we oftentimes overlook. Barry is the Bill Cosby of the written word, and the only writer who's been able to fill in the large gap created by the death of humorist Erma Bombeck a few years ago. In "Dave Barry in Cyberspace," the author's newest book, Barry tackles the ever-growing information age. He begins with a history lesson on the ori- gin of computers and then flows into the birth of MS-DOS. Next he discuss- es the origins of Apple Computers and Score big m compares the two systems. "For many years while we MS-DOS people were typing insanely obscure instructions like: dir c:\abcproj\docs\lttrs\sales\apr\*.*, the Apple people were simply aiming their little mouse pointers at little pictures and going 'click,"' Barry writes. "In short, the Apple was far easier to use. So the vast majority of us serious com- puter users rejected it." Later, Barry reminisces about his '95 trip to Comdex, held that year in Las Vegas. Referring to this computer trade show as "Geek-O-Rama" and "Nerdstock," he gives a blow-by-blow description of the variety of unpro- nounceable, unintelligible computer- ized gadgets and lingo there. "Dave Barry in Cyberspace" also comes complete with zany definitions, wacky instructions for installing soft- ware, and stories about the true nature of the Internet. In documenting the Internet's contri- bution to education, Barry writes: "Picture this scenario: It's 8 p.m., and your 12-year-old child suddenly remem- bers that he has a major school report due tomorrow. He needs to do some research, but the library is closed. No problem! Your cyber-savvy youngster simply turns on your computer, activates your modem, logs on to the Internet, and in a matter of minutes, is exchanging pictures of naked women with other youngsters all over North America.' The possibilities for humor when dealing with computers are endless, and Barry has found a way to utilize virtu- ally all of them. Dave Barry's whole- some comedy shows that humor can still be found in material without vul- garity. His family-friendly way of bringing smiles to the faces of his read- ers makes Dave Barry a unique brand of writer indeed. - Eugene Bowen Dylan McDermott stars In "The Practice" on ABC. T whose wife he defends, the husband who threatens to kill her. Camryn Manheim, who plays the opinionated prosecutor Ellenor Frutt, also teaches at NYU. The qualifications of the other actors are of similar caliber. Lindsay Dole (Kelli Williamns) is the recent Harvard graduate who faces the large tobacco industry, where she battles with a formerly admired professor. V I E W "The Practice" he Practice shines because it treats situations as ABC passionate human Tuesdays at 10 p.m. beings would. The characters are indi- viduals who see life as a challenge, and they are not afraid to use their intellect and compassion. The lawyers support each other in difficult cases, just like the nurses and doctors on "ER" do, many tirhes winning a case through collective thought and work. The writ- ers don't shy away from the cases that cannot engage our sympathy, for as Charles Dickens said, "If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers." The behind-the-scenes technicians also support the overall effect of the drama. The camera work is outstanding, where one storyline immediately fol- lows another, through a rushing zoom across town. The action and reaction never stop, except at intense contempla- tive moments, when ethical issues arise. At these times, when wheeling and dealing trades one client's well-being for another's, the show portrays the humanity of the characters most poignantly. Future lawyers, as well as those of us who appreciate quality television, should tune in to "The Practice." As the characters in this new drama series practice the art of humanity, we can contemplate our own. ___ _______ ______ 1 QVicSat the 1St floor michiean 41101 v (ac sday 9p for movie - listings emna - , ararwood "zmch edu EARN $40 in 2 HOURS IP THIS DESCRIBES YOU =Kill