See Jan Sverak's "Kolya," winner of Best Foreign Film of 1996. The film traces the life of a once-renowned cellist in Russian-occupied Prague. Discover how his Russian bride and her 6-year-old son, Kolya, touch his life. Czech with English subtitles. Don't miss the chance to see "Kolya" on Michigan Theater's big screen. The screening will begin at 9 p.m. Admission is $5. Monday April 7,1997 ford, Pitt stink up 'Devil' By Michael Zilberman Daily Arts Writer There's something awfully romantic about the Irish underground as viewed from Hollywood. Having signed up for the corresponding part, the actor automat- *ly gets a benefit package of cool R manneksms t- wearing black, strik- The ing poses of coiled tenseness at phone calls and door rings, At B nervously exhaling patriotic proclamations with cigarette smoke. And then, there's The Accent. Compared to all of this, what allure is ,re in the part of a hard-working New York cop out to get this walking incar- nation of anti-establishment chic? None; and that's why "The Devil's Own," a story of a policeman unwitting- ly harboring an IRA bomber, needed no less than Harrison Ford as the former to balance things out - after landing Brad Pitt as the latter. And, unfortunately, that's why the strongest impression the film leaves is that of an extended tug-of-war between its leads. EVIEW Devil's Own It should be noted that Ford's character crashes the film a good 20 minutes in (not E SF r a n c e s ariarwood and Showcase McDormand in "Fargo;" of course, but still a dramatically delayed entrance), and up until that point, we're already aligned and ready to sympathize with Pitt as the tortured anti-hero. The poor guy, forever haunted with titles like The Sexiest Earlobe in the Galaxy or something to that effect, here concludes a trilogy of desperate pleas to be taken seriously. In "The Devil's Own' Pitt is back to his glam mode as far as appearances are concerned, and director Alan Pakula still shoots him in adoring close-ups, but the performance itself is gravely tense. He valiantly tack- les the brogue and pulls it off; he flirts with deliberate underacting, early Costner-style, and fares a bit worse there. Harrison Ford, on the other hand, has always been a reliable player with no sig- nificant ups or downs. His O'Meara is equally convincing: taking a colleague's acquaintance under his wing, forging a friendship, surviving a betrayal and finally exacting a cool, efficient and pas- sionless revenge. To keep "The Devil's Own" in the realm of psychological drama rather than resort to action-flick pyrotechnics, Pakula mucks up Harrison's motives: He doesn't just help the Feds nail Frankie, he does it for Frankie's protec- Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt star in the suspense-thriller, "The Devil's Own." tion. You can feel the film straining to make sense out of this situation, by throwing in a bloodthirsty British agent who seemingly takes IRA people out like rabbits. In other words, Pitt is dead, but he's even more dead if the FBI gets him first. Not much of a selection there; it does, however, hang an invisible cape of doom over Pitt's shoulders, prettify- ing his cause even further. Ford, for his part, gets to project hushed guilt. By the time "The Devil's Own" comes to a close with an inevitable personal confrontation, each lead owns exactly 50 percent of the flimsy script. Any other film would jump at the opportunity to have its stars openly slug it out; here, both Pitt and Ford seem so exhausted from trying to upstage each other in their sep- arate scenes, they just whip out the hand- guns. 'Malcolm' brings zany humor to prime time * *Anna Kovalszki Daily Arts Writer Sometimes, though on highly rare occasions, great comedy can be found in the most unlikely of places. The bizarre circumstances of "Malcolm and Eddie" should raise skepticism in even the most faithful comedy-watcher. After all, even though the incompatible roommate situation has been used fre- quently to elicit laughs, how likely is it that these roommates, after struggling to make a living, end up winning the Missouri State Lottery and, consequent- ly, purchase the entire apartment build- ing in which they live? This is the case of Malcolm McGee complaining of an awful flu, and while she feeds him chicken broth soup, we find out (from Eddie) that he was well enough to play in a baseball game earli- er. He also fools around with Eddie, joking, laughing, punching, like he and (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) and Sherman (Eddie Griffin), two bache- lors who move to Kansas City and get paired up to live together by their two mothers. Since they buy the build- REVIEW Malcolm and Eddie UPN Mondays at 8:30 p.m. Eddie Roach used to do on "The Cosby Show." Eddie is a little bit naive and some- times fool-hardy, attributes that make he and Malcolm flavorful chemistry. Win free passes to 'The Saint' Let Daily Arts be your sav- ior. Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and United Artists. Briarwood, you can win one of our pairs of passes to see Val Kilmer and Elisabeth Shue save each other and the world In the new espionage thriller, "The Saint." Just send an e-mail to dally.arts@umlch.edu with your name and phone number for a chance to let The Michigan Daily help you save your $7. A centre of excellence for university teaching and research ing, each can follow his dream, - Malcolm wants to make McGee's (down- stairs pub) the hottest night-spot in town, and Eddie wants to run a successful auto- repair shop, which is located next to their building. These circumstances, however unbelievable they are, allow two average guys to share their comedic qualifica- tions in run-of-the-mill, yet cool, settings. "The Cosby Show"'s successful aura follows Jamal-Warner to his new sit- com. His character is still the lovable- young-man type who Theo Huxtable typified so well. He is still chasing after the "honeys;' notably the cute waitress Holly (Angelle Brooks) who works in his pub. He lures her to his apartment possess a certain After all, who would go around asking girls for their underwear and expect more than a few slaps on the cheeks? Eddie also delivers great one-liners to the pair's repertoire. After the baseball game, he tries to ask some nuns out on dates, and this is his final summation of the matter, "Nuns don't dig you none, that's why me don't get none (nun)." This talent stems from Eddie Griffin's earlier success as a stand-up comedian. So, whoever says that realistic cir- cumstances need to be part of a suc- cessful television show needs to exam- ine "Malcolm and Eddie" and to realize that humor knows no limits. MA Programmes .....~... 4$.: .aSt..4-.. 4[ $44.44 4.44.44-.~~. 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