14B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. Magazine - Thursday, March 30, 2000 A weekly guide to who's Thursday, March 30 where, what's hap ening andeLsstAthrough why you need tope there L ls Wednesday, April 6..Th The Michigan Daily - Weekend HONING THE PERFECT PITCHM Resident evades music school for local Films opening Thursday Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Despite what you may have heard, this sn t the story of king boots (you still have to wait on that). Check that ego and deal with it though because Forest !Whitaker in cornrows as Ghost Dog him- self must be pretty cool. At State: 2 (Sat. & Sun.), 4:30 (Sat. & Sun.). 7, High Fidelity John Cusack stars as a guy who owns a record store and whines about his relationships to the camera. Directly. At Quality 16: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30, 11:40 (Fri. & Sat.). Price of Glory Sweat, my friends, is ust one of many prices that we must pay for the ultimate glory. At Quality 16: 11:45, 2:05, 4:20, 645, 9:15, 11:30 (Fri. & Sat.). The Road to El Dorado See it for the movie. See it for the Elton John music. See it to see (well, hear) Branagh act with Kline. See it, because, after all, the journey is everything. At Briarwood: 1, 3, 5, 7:10, 9:20. At Quality 16: 11, 12, 1. 2. 3, 4, 5, 6:30, 7, 8:30, 9, 10:30 (Fri. & Sat.). The Skulls Pacey pulls no punches in this hard-hitting thriller about the seamy dark side an underground soci- ety filled with sworn-to-secrecy elites at a university. Filmed before the Michigamua epic saga went down, so presumably there should be no similari- ties At Briarwood: 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10. At Quality 16: 12:30, 2:45, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45, 11:50 (Fri. & Sat.). Films holding A A Classic B Excellent CGood D Fair F Not Worth Your Time, or Your Money American Beauty (B+) Writing this list is the highlight of my day. It's all downhill from here. At State: 1:30 (Sat. & Sun.), 4 (Fri. & Sat.), 7:15, 9:30. At Quality 16: 11:30, 1:55, 4:15, 7, 9:35, 12 (Fri. & Sat.). i I i i -;,,,, Boys Don't Cry (A-) Tears of sadness streamed down the faces of Team Mackey this past Sunday when Michael Caine picked up the Oscar. At Quality 16: 11:25, 1:55, 4:15, 6:35, 9:20, 11:35 (Fri. & Sat.). The Cider House Rules (C) We've already been over this plenty of times - this movie does not rule in any sense of the word. At Quality 16: 11:15, 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:25, 11:50 (Fri. & Sat.). Erin Brockovich (B) So after two straight weeks at the top of the box- office, Hollywood is already chanting sequel for this runaway hit. Erin, after having won a legal case despite never going to lawaschool, now decides to become a doctor despite never attending medical school. She then moves to Wisconsin and starts tending to the sick dolphins that live in a local park. Of course she would still hook it up with Peter Bogdanovich, just so that we could have the classic line "Dr. Bogdanovich, I presume?" And then Erin, with all the spunk in the world could let loose an emphatic "Uh-uh." You gotta love sequels. At Briarwood: 1:20, 4, 6:50, 9:40. At Quality 16: 11:35, 2:10, 4:40, 6:50, 7:20, 9:25, 9:55, 11:50 (Fri. & Sat.). you and come the first of May, we won't take it any more. At Quality 16: 12:05, 2:15, 4:20, 6:40, 9, 11 (Fri. & Sat.). Mission to Mars (D-) I don't know about Earth, but here on Mars, we eat bad movies like this one for lunch. With a side of fruit sampler, a bowl of canadian cheese soup, all served on a warm bed of wild rice. At Quality 16: 11:50, 2:20, 4:40, 7:15, 10, 12:10 (Fri. & Sat.). My Dog Skip (B+) This is a good dog movie. But a better move would be "My Dog C-Webb," the story of the biggest playa hater in the NBA. Check it out. Jalen gave it two thumbs up, and ya gotta represent the Block M. At riarwood: 1:15, 3:15, 5:20. At Quality 16: 12:20, 2:20, 4:30. The Next Best Thing (D) All of the sud- den the storyline here is hitting a little bit close to home for Madonna. At Quality 16: 11 (Fri. & Sat.). The Ninth Gate (C-) Many men have trav- eled across the United States in search of the ninth gate, and many men have failed. Can Johnny D break the streak? At Quality 16: 4:35. Romeo Must Die (C+) Stay tuned for the sequel, "Romeo Must Die Harder." At Briarwood: 1:40. 4:20, 7, 9:50. At Quality 16: 11:40, 12:10, 2:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:10 (not Sat.), 7:25, 9:30, 9:45, 11:55 (Fri. & Sat.).12 (Fri. & Sat.). Whatever it Takes (F) Basically I could make some lame joke about resorting to any means necessary to avoid seeing this move, but I've looked into the eyes of Satan and sat through this movie and lived to talk about it, so it can't be that bad. Check that. It is. At Briarwood: 1:10, 3:10, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45. At Quality 16: 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 9:50, 11:55 (Fri. & Sat.). The Whole Nine Yards (C+) Forget the whole nine yards, I want to make a movie about the whole one yard that USC was granted, in the 1979 Rose Bowl. All of you who still hurt for the "Phantom Touchdown," give me a "Hail yes, halo no!" At Briarwood: 7:40 (not Sat.), 10:10. CAMPUS CINEMA Being John Malkovich (1999) Come see the film that jumpstarted Charlie "Machine" Sheen's comeback with a killer role as himself. The film got drilled on Oscar night, but is still worth checking out. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty. 6:30 & 8:45. $5.50. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Check out the movie that film director Lawrence Kasdan calls his all time favorite. No word on whether or not it has anything to do with its title. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty. 7. $5.50. MUSIC Wyclef Jean See if the former Fugee can make it without Lauryn. Hill Auditorium. 7:30 p.m. $20. 763- TKTS. David Murray and Kahil Ei'Zabar The tenor saxophone's finest interpreter since Trane comes to Ann Arbor with AACM drummer. Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth. 8 p.m. $10- $25. 769-2999. U-M Jazz Ensemble See if any of your pals is the next Bird or Brownie. Rackham Auditorium. 8 p.m. Freeel The Ann Arbor Opera Theater Mozart's "The Impresario." University Hospital Lobby, Floor 1. 12:30 p.m. Freee- Buddy & Julie Miller Some country, some blues, it's the same ole Ark spiel. The Ark, 316 S. Main. 8 p.m. $13.50. 761-1451. Plenty of students on campus prob- ably think they have stressful deci- sions or sacrifices awaiting their aca- demic or future careers, but they don't know decisions until they've heard about Eric Stollsteiner. Stollsteiner is the manager, propri- etor and just about the only employee of Boss Guitars, where he deals in vintage musical instruments and accessories, as well as guitar and bass lessons. The independence of Stollsteiner's business is unusual, but most people find it even more unusu- al to discover he's only 24 years old. Most everyone in Ann Arbor has seen Boss Guitars, whether they've realized it or not. It's one of the first memorable landmarks for any student returning to the city via U.S. 23's Main Street exit, situated only a cou- ple of blocks from the freeway. The quirky, vintage-looking sign sticking out from the building catches the eye, but perhaps not as much as the faded, ragged Vernors' sign painted across the entire side of theabuilding, a reminder of bygone times when the edifice housed a different kind of independent local business - a liquor store. It took Stollsteiner a year of living in the back room and basement of the small building. and constant work at Courtesy of New Line Cinema Jimmy Smits doesn't play much good cop in the family boxing drama "Price of Glory.~ By Jeff Druchniak Weekend, Etc. Editor building up his clientele, but now he's entrenched in his chosen career, working with the thing he loves most - music, of course - and surround- ed by customers who feel the same way. Before he arrived at his Ann Arbor location in December of 1996, Stollsteiner was just another local boy, a graduate of the Plymouth, Mich. public school system who planned to pursue his musical inter- ests by attending the high-toned and prestigious Berklee School of Music in Boston. But it only took him the length of the Berklee orientation to change his mind. "I took the tour," Stollsteiner acknowledged. "It just looked like, this is going to be no fun whatsoever for me," he said, citing the preten- tiousness of the prospective fellow students and instructors he met. Before leaving Boston, Stollsteiner had made up his mind. "Screw this,"- he recalls telling himself, "I'm just going to do what I know how to do." Stollsteiner knew how because he had worked for years in a music store in Canton, since the beginning of high school. He had also built a stockpile whatever vintage guitars he could find, because he suspected he would start just such a business even- tually. He just didn't know he would do so THEA TER S'lichot University Productions spon- sors this play by graduate student Kim Yaged examining a family dealing with cancer. Trueblood Theater in Frieze Building. 8 p.m. $14, $7 stu- dents. 763-0450. For the Love of Writing This play fol- lows one man's search for love as a part of "Playfest." This event fea- Final Destination (C) Final destination for next year's men's and women's bas- ketball teams - the Final Four. No more, no less because this Spartans bit is get- ting old. At Briarwood: 1:50, 4:40, 7:15, 9:30. At Quality 16: 12:35, 2:40, 4:45, 6:55, 9:05, 11:10 (Fri. & Sat.). Here on Earth (F) I don't know about Mars, but on this planet we eat bad movies like this one for lunch. And bad movies, we've got our lasers pointed at tures five staged readings produced through the guidance of Prof. OyamO. Arena Theater, Frieze Building. 7 p.m. Free. 764-5350. The Crucible The Ann Arbor Civic Theatre performs Arthur Miller's look into the Salem witch trials. Civic Playhouse, 2275 Platt. 8 p.m. $18, $16 for students. 971-AACT. The Ride Down Mt. Morgan Performance Network presents this Arthur Miller play about a man whose two wives discover each other's exis- tence. Performance Network, 408 W. Washington. 8 p.m. $15-18, $3 dis- count for students. 663-0681. A LTERNA TIVES Kathryn Shafer Social scientist dis- cusses and signs copies of her book "Asthma Free in 21 Days: The Breakthrough Mind-Body Healing Program." Borders Arborland, 3527 Washtenaw. 7 p.m. Free. 677-6948, Helen Zia The author reads from her book "Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of-an American People." Shaman Drum Bookshop, 311 S. State. 8 p.m. Free. 662-7404. Aspros Dromos The Department of Dance shares four final projects in choreography with the public. Betty Pease Studio Theater, Dance Building. 8 p.m. $5. 763-5461. Art Video In this documentary, Toni Morrison discusses her'inspiration for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Beloved," as well as the difficulty of writing about slavery. Media Room, Museum of Art. 7:30 p.m. Free. 764- 0395. Friday CAMPUS CINEMA Being John Malkovich (1999) See Thursday. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty. 7 & 9:30. $5.50. at 21 years of age, without any more than a high school diploma backing him up. That kind of gamble might sound tough to swallow for some of the striving college students in the area, but Stollsteiner had few doubts. He had little to tie him down from taking the plunge, since his parents had moved out of Plymouth. "There was- n't much of a music scene (there)," Stollsteiner said. "I had no reason to be in Plymouth anymore." He also didn't mind saving a pile of money by not paying Berklec's stiff tuition and finding an apartment in Boston. Intrigued by his eventual location because of its idiosyncratic Vernors' sign and high-visibility placement, Stollsteiner discovered an essentially "abandoned building" that, it turned out, qualified for recognition by the Ann Arbor Historical Society. This wasn't because it had been a bottle shop and grocery store from 1901 to the '80s, but because it recycled the bricks from the Ann Arbor jail that had previously occupied the same spot. Stollsteiner had his plan of attack, but had to surmount one hurdle after another - talking the property's unwilling owners into making the space available, cleaning out years' Many of the quality instruments available at Eric Stollsteiner's Boss Guital worth of garbage over six months to prepare i in, then winning over a of clients. Older clients in parti lot of convincing to b that I knew what I was t, Stollsteiner said. "They (felt) kind of w serious piece of equi well, basically a kid. earned their trust, Stoll: save on paying rent by extremely cramped prer a portable countertop kitchen and a curtain-r with gardenhose hung for a shower, but is moc former hardships. "I di water," he points out. Today, Stollsteiner's much more secure. He r house on Brook Street, the store, and counts soi liest skeptics as top-di He enjoys the diversity Arbor music scene, whii customers with every ar "from bluegrass to rap plenty of rock and folk Stollsteiner's own guita dates from his junior h "skate-punk" band, thro metal phase and up tc Lous rown/DAILY LSA student Duane Johnson practices in the company of Muffin (right) at Boss Guitars. UIje Litctign iaiI Weekend Magazine Editors: Toyin Akinmusuru, Jeff Druchniak Writers: Jason Birchmeier, Jeff Druchniak, Gabe Fajuri, Jennifer Fog( Photo Editors: Jessica Johnson, Dana Linnane, David Rochkind. Photographers: Louis Brown, Kimitsu Yogachi, Jessica Johnson. Cover: From the photostory by Kimitsu Yogachi, on page 8B. Managing Arts Editor: Christopher Cousino Associate Arts Editors: Gabe Fajuri, Chris Kula. Editor in Chief: Mike Spahn Phone Numbers: Briarwood: 480-4555; Fox Village; 994-8080; Michigan Theater: 668- 8397; Quality 16: 827-2837; Showcase: 973-8380; State: 761-8667. Show times are effective Fridaydthrough Thursday. Matinee times at State Theater are effective for Saturday and Sunday only. courtesy of columbia Records Tonight Is Wyclef Jean's benefit gig at Hill Auditorium. Then he'll be gone 'til November.