10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 16, 1998 'Swingers' charms the Michigan 0 By Matthew Barrett Daily Arts Writer Well fans, break out the bills, because the money will be flying tomorrow night when "Swingers" returns to the big screen at The Michigan Theater. The comedy follows the lives of five struggling actors in Los Angeles as they look for jobs and, more important, scour the town for beautiful babies that they can roll with. At the center of the story is lovable loser Mike (Jon Favreau), a comedian who moved from New York to Los Angeles for a shot at stardom. The problem is, he left his girlfriend behind and he keeps gettingshaged by the whole female scene in LA. As he tells his friend Trent, "It's like I'm supposed to be all happy 'cause she's wearing a backpack:' Mike, you're so money and you don't even know it. Trent, the leader of the rat pack wannabes, is played with flair by Vince Vaughn. The star-is-born perfor- mance by Vaughn rightfully catapulted him into the consciousness of moviegoers. Vaughn is perfection as the over-the-top flirt, and to say that he steals the show doesn't give him justice. Confident of the fact that he's money Trent tears around town playing girls like cards in the never-ending quest Other than Vaughn, the comedy's main strong point is its script, which was written co-star 1=avreau (kind of the whole "Good Will Hunting" deal without the Oscars). The script pokes fun at scenes from "Goodfellas" and "Reservoir Dogs,' but it does so in a fresh and funny way. One second the characters are talking about Tarantino ripping off Scorsese, and then the next second they are doing they exact Swingers same thing. Beautiful. Starring Vince "Swingers" also contains, what Vaughn and Jon is quite possibly the most realis- Favreau tic video game playing scene in Tomorrow at the the history of motion pictures. Michigan at 11 p.m. Words and fists are exchanged over hockey on Sega Genesis and what ensues will seem very familiar to anyone that's ever had a heated video game battle. Except for getting gawked at, female characters aren't very prevalent in this film. That is, up until the appearance of one Heather Graham. Coming into the mix very late in the picture, Graham plays sly with the guys before strutting her stuff in an exhilarating performance on the = - E, I, couresy ofXM1!amax Vaughn and Favreau star in "Swingers," which is play- ing at the Michigan tomorrow. dance floor. Recently, the American Film Institute snubbed "Swingers"'on its Top 100 Movies of All Time List, butO this shouldn't stop audiences from storming the Michigan Theater tomorrow. Non-stop humor and stel- lar jobs by Vaughn, Favreau, and Graham make the snappy "Swingers" the can't-miss movie of the week- end. It's money baby, so don't miss it. 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The show will run tonight and tomorrow at the Kerrytown Concert House, the Gypsy Cafe, Workbench furniture store and Argiero's restaurant. With performers from the worlds of jazz, rock and experimental music, this year's show is shap- ing up to be a remarkable musical event. Headlining the event is tenor sax great Odean Pope. Pope, originally from Philadelphia, sharpened his chops playing back-up for such greats as Edgefest Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and the 98 Temptations. He then went on to play Various Locations with such giants as John Coltrane, Tonight and Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and tomrrw McCoy Tyner, among many others. He has been touring the world for the past few years with his current trio. Joe McPhee brings a different, more progressive edge to the stage. This multi-instrumentalist, poet and com- poser uses his music for experimenta- tion with sound and meaning. McPhee is scheduled to play with pianist Paul Plimley. The style of this Canadian-born virtuoso is emotional and explo- sive. It has to be seen to be believed, The Craig Owens and the Bodo Ensemble spices up the list of musicians. With an "arkestra-like" band, similar to that of avant garde great Sun Ra, Owens layers reeds, percussion and strings to achieve his desired sound. This one will be a bit courtesy of Kerrytown Concert House Odean Pope headlines Edgefest '98. The festival will take place at various locations in Ann Arbor tonight and tomorrow. weird and definitely not to be missed. Winning the award for best band name and most bizarre sound is the London, Ontario-based Nihilist Spasm Band. Following in the proud tradition of Kurt Schwitters - a dadaist, not a rocker - this band incorporates all sorts of sound including nonsense vocals. Absurdist music has never been bigger. Edgefest '98 will be wild. 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