18B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. Magazine - Thursday, February 10, 2000 0. 0 0 The Michigan Daily - Weekend, A weekly guide to who's LsThursday, Feb. 10 where, what's happening and through why you need to be there ... Wednesday, Feb. 16 VALENTINE FLASHBACK A look at the history behind the rom Films opening The Beach Leonardo DiCaprio plays in the sand. What a cute little boy! At Briarwood: 1:30, 4:10, 7, 9:50. At Showcase: 1:30, 4:15, 7:25, 10, 12:30 (Fri. & Sat.). Snow Day Go see Chris Elliott get his ass kicked by asbunch of irate kids. Almost as fun as "Cabin Boy," but with a cameo from Chevy Chase instead of Letterman. Ominous. At Briarwood: 1. 3:10, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30. At Showcase: 12:55, 3:05. 5:20, 7:20, 9:20, 11:20 (Fri. & Sat.). The Tigger Movie Where's the Calvin and Hobbes movie? Now there's an entertaining tiger. At Briarwood: 12:45, 2:45, 4:45, 6:45, 9. At Showcase: 12:30. 1, 2:30, 3, 4:35, 5:05. 6:40, 7:10, 8:30, 9, 11 (Fri. & Sat.). Fims holding A B C D F A Classic Excellent Good Mediocre Not Worth Your Time, or Your Money Angela's Ashes C-. Zzzzz...zzz...Boring. boring flick. Lots of cobblestones spread out over almost as many hours. At Showcase: 12:25, 3:25. 6:30, 9:30, 12:15 (Fri. & Sat.). Cider House Rules C Witness the con- tinuing antics of crazy Old Man Cider House. At Showcase: 1:05, 3:50, 6:35. 9:10, 11:45 (Fri. & Sat.). Down To You D I'd rather eat my brother's cooking than watch Freddie PrinzerJr. pretend to be interesting. That's saying a lot. At Showcase: 12, 7:35. At Briarwood: 1:10, 3:15, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40. Eye of the Beholder C- Come for the Jedi, stay for Ashley Judd nekkid. At Showcase: 12:50, 3:10,.5:30, 7:50' 10:10, 12:30 (Fri. & Sat.). Galaxy Quest B- Who would've thought Ripley would be so busty once she was subject to gravity? No wonder all those aliens were always drooling all over her. At Showcase: 12:10, 2:25. 4:45, 7:05, 9:25, 11:35 (Fri. & Sat.). Girl Interrupted D+ Winona and Angelina Jolie get down and dirty while on drugs. Too bad it's not a good movie, or I might never leave. At Showcase: 1:50, 4:25, 9:35, 12:05 (Fri. & Sat.). The Green Mile B Oscar .... oh, Oscar! C'mere boy! Get your treat! Good Oscar! Good boy! At Showcase: 12:15. 4:10, 8, 11:30. Gun Shy C- Liam Neeson is a Jedi master at making bad movies without seeming to care. At Showcase: 7:40, 9:55, 12 (Fri. & Sat.). The Hurricane C Watch out, Hurricane Carter might take Oscar home. Stick and move. At Briarwood: 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 10. At Showcase: 12:40, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50. Magnolia A Come for Frank T.J. Mackey, stay for the amphibians. 'Cause when the sunshine don't work, the good lord bring the rain in. At Showcase: 12:05, 3:45, 7:30. 11:10 (Fri. & Sat.). Next Friday F Chris Tucker was appar- ently too busy starring in other bad movies to appear in this bad movie. At Showcase: 1:25. 3:35, 5:40, 8:10, 10:20, 12:25 (Fri. & Sat.). Scream 3 B Jenny McCarthy explodes onto the screen. Well, at least part of her does. At Briarwood: 1:40, 4:30, 7:40, 10:15. At Showcase: 12:45, 1:15. 1:45, 2:45, 3:15, 4, 4:30, 5:15, 5:45, 6:45, 7:15, 7:415, 8:15, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15. 10:45 (Fri. & Sat.), 11:40 (Fri. & Sat.). 12:10 (Fri. & Sat.), 12:40 (Fri. & Sat.). Stuart Little We repeat, that mouse from the Green Mile could kick Stuart's ass anyday. Listen tokus or tarnation, we just might have to say it again. At Showcase: 1:10, 3:20, 5:10, 7. Sweet and Lowdown A- Woody Allen's jazz flick with Sean Penn behaving in a shady manner. AtaState: 1:30 (Sat. & Sun.), 4 (Sat. & Sun.), 7:15, 9:30. Topsy Turvy B- Go kick it with Princess Yum-Yum and the G & S gang. At State: 6:30 & 9:45 (Fri. Only), 3, 6, 9:45 (Sat. Only), 1, 4:15 (Sun. Only), 7:30 (Sun.-Thurs.) The Talented Mr. Ripley B- Who's hot- ter? Damon or DiCaprio? The debate rages on among sexually confused chipmunks all over the country. At Briarwood: 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:10. At Showcase: 1:20 4:05, 6:55, 9:40, 12:20 (Fri. & Sat.). Toy Story 2 A- Go see it with a friend, or if you have no friends, take a stuffed animal. Just don't try to score a Valentine's Day discount as a couple, for the love of Mike. At Showcase: 12:35, 2:50, 5.' Thursday CAMPUS CINEMA All About My Mother (1999) A- touching tale of women who by all rights should be on the verge of ner- vous breakdowns, but gallantly per- sist. By Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty. 7 & 9:15 p.m. $5.50. Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Beginnings: Africa-American Memories (1999) Interviews with long-timers drive this engrossing chronicle of the African- American social history. Ann Arbor District Library. 343 S.Fifth Ave. 7 p.m. Call 327-4200. Free. MUSIC Small Craft Sighting CD Release Party Hopefully it won't be a small turnout sighting for them as they bring their indie-pop rock to A2. Blind Pig, 208 S. First St. 10 p.m. $4. 996- 8555. Love Songs Guitarist Gerald Ross pre- pares for the V-day with a set of smooth, six-string songs. Why he's playing in the University Hospital wor- ries me. University Hospital, Floor 1. 12:10 p.m. Free. Doudou N'Diaye Rose and the Drummers of West Africa Expand your cultural horizons with the tribal drum sounds of Africa. This 35-piece per- cussion group will amaze you with their pulsating rhythmsand beats. Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University. 10 p.m. $10-$26. 764-8350. THEA TER Colored People's Time The Dept. of Theatre and Drama presents a perfor- mance encompassing African- American history through song and dance. Mendelssohn Theatre, 8 p.m. $7-18. 936-3301. Dusa, Fish, Stas, and Vi Basement Arts presents a play following the lives of four different women and the struggles that come with their lives. Arena Theatre, lower level Frieze Building. Call for times at 764-6800. Free. A LTERNATI VES Lee K. Abbott Prize-winning short story writer reads from his work as part of the U-M Visiting Writers Series. Rackham Amphitheatre, 915 E. Washington. 5 p.m. Free. 647- 6471. Jeff Mortimer Author of "Learning Curves in Business: 21 Stories of Ann Arbor Area Business Leaders" dis- cusses and signs copies of his book. Borders Books & Music, 612 E. Liberty. 7 p.m. Free. 668-7652. Bell Gale Chevigny and Judee Norton Editor of "Doing Time: 25 Years of Prison Writing" and featured writer discuss and read from the collection of stories, poems and essays. Shaman Drum Bookshop, 315 S. State. 8 p.m. Free. 662-7407. Women's Book Group Women from the Ann Arbor community meet to dis- cuss spirituality andmulticulturalism, 2nd Thursday of every month. Borders Books & Music, 612 E. Liberty. 10 a.m. Free. 668-7652. Canal Boat to History The Art Museum presents a film on Chinese life along the Grand Canal. Media Room, Art Museum. 7:30 p.m. Free. Orchid Pavilion Gathering Guided tours of the exhibit. Museum of Art. 6:30 p.m. Free. Friday CAMPUS CINEMA All About My Mother (1999) See Thurs. 7 & 9:15 p.m. $5.50. MUSIC Jim Presley, Kristine Pettersen The last time i heard a Presley play, half the women in the audience were faint- ing at his gyrating hips. Expect noth- ing like that tonight. Zou Zou's, 101 N. Main St., Chelsea. 8 p.m. Chelsea. Free. 433-4226. Six Clips Formerly known as Getaway By Toyin Akinmusuru Weekend Etc. Magazine Editor Valentine's Day is the national holiday during which people in love exchange gifts and show each other expressions of their love. To help understand the patterns in our pre- sent Valentine's Day customs, we must look at the origins of the holi- day. Ilere is a look at-the history of Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. Mid February was traditionally the time of the Lupercian festival. The 14th of February was a holidav to honor Juno (aka Hera). the goddes of fer- tility, and a celebration of sensual pleasure, a time to meet and court a prospective mate. The lives of young Roman boys and girls were generally very sepa- rate. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia. however, the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. In a ritu- al lotterv. each young man would draw a girl's name from the jar and the two would then become partners for the duration of the festival. Sometimes the pairing of the cou- Ii later marry. Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II, Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular cam- paigns. Claudius the Cruel was hav- ing a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that Roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. Somewhere around 270 A.D., there was a priest in Rome called Valentine who aided the Christians and secretly married couples. He was eventually apprehended and dragged before the prefect of Rome and thrown into jail. There he was said to have fallen in love with, and cured the keeper's daughter, Julia, of blindness. When news of this miracle spread, Rome's leaders gave orders that Valentine should be beheaded. The morning of the exe- cution, he was said to have sent Julia a farewell message signed, "From your Valentine." He suffered martyrdom on or near the 14th day of February, at the time of the festi- vals. The tradition of the Lupercalian Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Chris Elliott shwerves in "Snow Day." Cruiser, these pop-rock artists include the soulful sounds of the harmonica and accordion on-stage. Blind Pig, 208 S. First St. 10 p.m. $5. 996-8555, John Mullins His claim to fame is the fact that he was the founding member of Ekoostik Hookah. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean a damn thing to me. Tower Inn, 701 W. Cross St, Ypsilanti, 11 p.m. $5. 487-2650. THEA TER Colored People's Time See Thurs. 8 p.m. No Exit The Rude Mechanicals pre- sent one-act plays by Jean Paul Sartre. Pierpont Commons, 8 p.m. 763-TKTS. $5 Saturdays. Dusa, Fish, Stas, and Vi See Thurs, Call for proper times. A LTERNA TIVES Hearts Afire 20 high school poets, including members of the 1999 National Champion Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam Team, examine love and relationships in a performance hosted by Ann Arbor teacher Jeff Kass. Borders Arborland, 3527 Washtenaw. 7 p.m. Free. 677-6948. Readings of Prison Writings Ex-prison- ers Judee Norton, Dorsey Nunn, Tracy Neal and others give reading of prison writing as part of the 5th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners. Rackham Galleries. 915 E. Washington. 7 p.m. Free. 662-7691. Saturday CAMPUS CINEMA All About My Mother (1999) See Thurs. 7 & 9:15 p.m. $5.50. The Burmese Harp (1956) A well- liked Japanese soldier goes off on a reconnaissance mission and disap- pears. Buddhist hijinks follow. It's even more thoughtful than it sounds, and it's famous for its cinematogra- phy. Nat. Sci. Auditorium. 8:45 p.m. $4. Thanks to companies like Hallmark, a would be beau can now find t pies lasted an entire year, and often, festivals continued well after the they would fall in love and would reign of Claudius II. In A.D. 496. Pope Gelasius outlawed the pagan festival. He ordered a slight change in the name drawing tradition and replaced the name of the local young women with the name of saints. The game was then to emu- late the ways of the chosen saints the rest of the year. Needless to say. many of the young men were not pleased with the rule changes. Although the lottery for women had been banned by the church, the mid-February holiday was still used by Roman men to seek the affection of women. It became a tradition for the men to give the ones they admired handwritten messages 'of affection, containing Valentine's name. This may have been the festi- val that was later named after the priest - Valentine's Day. History tells us that the first mod- ern Valentine's Day dates from the early years of the fifteenth century. The Young French Due d'Orleans was captured at the battle of Agincourt and kept a prisoner in the Tower of London for a number of years. While there, he wrote a series poems to his wife from captivity. About sixty of them remain and can be seen among the royal papers in the British Museum. Flowers as valen nearly two hundred : daughter of Henry I gave a party in I Valentine. At the bang received a bouquet of the man chosen as het During the Mi Europeans believed chose their mates e February 14. In the it's believed that exchanging moment Valentine's Day, syr VAI Here are a few into your Valen Wake your par Surprise your' ment with flower him/her. Leave cute mc expression your I Clean up your come home. Photo ilustustration by JESSicA JoHNSON;/Daily Couples paired off for the duration of the festival of Lupercalia, sometimes for life. WCeekend Magazine Editors: Toyin Akinmusuru, Jeff Druchnia Writers: Toyin Akinmusuru, Chris Kula, Aaron Rich, David Victo Photo Editors: Jessica Johnson, Dana Linnane, David Rochkind. Photographers: Gabe Fajuri, Dhani Jones, Adriana Yugovich Cover: Photo Illustration by Kristen Gobel Arts Editors: Christopher Cousino, Managing Editor; Gabe Fajuri, Editor in Chief: Mike Spahn Phone Numbers: Briarwood: 4804555; Fox Village; 994-8080; Michigan Theater: 48- 839 7; Quality 16: 827-2837; Showcase: 973-8380: State: 76.1-8667. Showtimes are effective Friday through Thursday. Matinee times at State Theater are effective for Saturday and Sunday only. . ": courtesy of Walt Disney Enterpriees The wonderful thing about Tiggers is still Tiggers are wonderful things, as the only known specimen demonstrates (flanked by, from left, Pooh, Owl, Eeyore and Roo).