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PICKING UP GOOD VIBRATIC
A well-made mix tape can rock your wh
Films opening I
American Psycho We all go a little mad
sometimes. Haven't you? If you go to this
school and have been studying for tests
over the past few weeks then the answer is
yes. If you're an Atlanta Braves fan and are
on the edge of your seat for a World Series
victory, then the answer is yes. At Quality
16: 1, 3, 5:05, 7:45, 10:05, 12:05 (Fri. &
&at )t7State: (St1: 0& Saut .), 4:30 (Sat.
sled, dummy. At Quality 16: 11:05, 1:40,
4:20, 7, 9:35, 12 (Fri. & Sat.).
28 Days Sandy. SANDY, SANDY. Oh, how
the mighty have fallen. Long ago you were
the little girl next door, falling in love with
men in comas and trying to make it big on
the tough streets of Nashville. Now you're in
rehab, where I would be too if I made the
filth that you do. Poor you, can't even get a
bit part in the latest "Austin Powers" movie
By Steve Gertz
Daily Arts Writer
Keeping the Faith In this film, Edward as Alotta Bullock, alter ego of Alotta
N- .on plays Narrator, a Catholic priest who Fagina, who changed her name to Sandya
has insomnia and a tumor named Marla. the conclusion of the first installment in
Ben Stiller plays his snipped counterpart, a honor of you. Shame on you. SHAME ON
rabbi. The two engage in rough se - I BOTH OF YOU. At Bullockwood: 1:50, 4:4
mean rough games of basketball, attend 7:10, 9:30. At Quality 16: 12:15, 2:35,
Amazins games and make their own video 5:05, 7:25, 9:30, 11:30 (Fri. & Sat.).
set to "Smooth." Also look out for the sec-
ond best karaoke scene ever of "Jesse's Where the Money Is Newman, what the
Girl." although they seem to have forgotten hell are you thinking? I know Fiorentinois
both Molina and Cosmo and his firecrack- the hottest thing since the George Foremc
ers. Alright. kids, we'll let the cat out of the grill, but this looks a little ridiculous. At
bag: Ben Stiller is Edward Norton. And she's Quality 16: 11:30, 1:50, 4:10, 6:45, 9:10
my sister and my daughter. And it's his 11:20 (Fri. & Sat.).
Films holding
A A Classic High Fidelity (C) Fellatio, not fidelio.
B Excellent Respect the Cusack and tame this movie.
C Goad At Quality 16: 12:15, 2:25. 4:45, 7:20.
D Fair 9:40, 11:50 (Fri. & Sat.).
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Late spring and summer, more than
any other time of year, calls for perfect
musical accompaniment and lots of it.
Some might entrust their ears to this
year's radio fare and its usual inundation
of Smashmouth singles and throwaway
ditties about "girls who wear
Abercrombie and Fitch." So be it, but it's
my suggestion to the true music devotees
out there that constructing your own
warm weather soundtrack can be more
fun and more constructive - and easy,
with only a little good advice.
As the legendary prophet Mike D
once said, "A good mix tape [can] put
you in the right mood." Wiser words
have seldom been uttered. Following, in
no particular order, is a series of songs
you might consider including on such a
compilation. Each of these selections
captures, in one way or another, the
essence of carefree summer days and
nights. So roll down the windows, light
one up if that's your thing, tuck those
cheap plastic sunglasses behind your
ears and enjoy:
1. The Beatles, "Good Day
Sunshine"
This one . goes without saying.
Everything about it is summer. I don't
care what sort of tragic road your life has
taken, if the sun is shining through the
window when you wake up in the morn-
ing and you throw this on, you're sure to
be in better spirits. Like much of the
Beatles' catalog, it is simple yet bewil-
deringly effective.
2. The Beach Boys, "Wouldn't It Be
Nice"
The premier single from Brian
Wilson's celebrated masterpiece "Pet
Sounds," "Wouldn't it be Nice" is anoth-
4 4
courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Samuel L Jackson and Tomme Lee Jones star in the Paramount Pictures military thriller, "Rules of Engagement."
American Beauty (B+) This past year, some
of you came to Michigan for the first time,
some of you went to a road football game
for the first time and some of you became
Detroit Tigers fans One of you saved Latin.
And I met Kevin Spacey. Who rules? At
Quality 16: 11:15, 1:35, 4, 7:15, 9:35,
11:45 (Fri. & Sat.). At State: 1:30 (Sat. &
Sun.), 4 (Sat. & Sun.), 7:15, 9:30 (not
Mon.).
Black and White Now I believe in mira-
cles/And a miracle has happened
tonight/Hee!/But/If/You're thinkin about
my baby/It don't matter if you're/Black
or white/Ooh!/They print my message in
the Saturday Sun/I had to tell them I
ain't second to none/And I told about
equality/And it's true/Either you're
wrong or you're right/Hee!/But/If/You're
thinkin ahout my baby/It don't matter if
ye.. 're/Black or white/ Heel/ Hee-hee!
Keep it real with Bubbles and Macauley,
MJ. At Quality 16: 4:45, 9:45, 11:35 (Fri.
& Sat.).
Boys Don't Cry (A-) Our boys won't be
crying when they take the pennant come
September. And come August, the
sausage at the ballpark will taste mighty
fine. And kids. don't forget to celebrate V
Day in May, or lick the old spoon in June.
At Quality 16: 11:25. 1:55, 4:15, 6:50,
9.15, 11:35 (Fri. & Sat.).
The Cider House Rules (F) Cider house
dools. Cider nouse mules. Spider louse
fools. Spiderrnan rules, especially if they
cas Jude "Hot Dog Law or Wes "I see
SBentley as Peter Parker. At
Q~sy 16: 11:10, 1:50. 4:25, 7:05,
2 11:50 (Fri. & Sat.).
r:oko ich B) Uma, Oprah.
c c anovich. A simple intro-
cn tom tunman Dave Letterman
uc the aro and a romance
SNow Erin and Peter are collec-
as the Bogdanovichs and
mae hirhme in rte i-iolyw.ood hills.
no two can he eeneey so often at
r oon screen is of John Ford movies
doc un-nt mg re erience on 3 by 5
11teca-s) bt Ye tor ewarned they wear
Lhe ro e-tinteos in and out of the theater.
The two also like to higntail it to
Wisconsin every so often to check out the
dolphins. You go toe rignt one baby, uh-
huh. At Briarwood: 1:20, 4. 6:50, 9:40.-At
Quality 16: 11:35, 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55.
Final Destination (C) Final destination for
the Tigs this year? World series, baby,
ringing in the new century with our own
set of rings. I'm banking on a set of com-
nmdIorative placemats just like the ones I
used to have from Elias Brothers back in
84. At Quality 16: 12:35, 2:40, 7:35.
My Dog Skip (B+) "If you could fight any
dog in the world, living or dead, who would
it be?" "I'd fight Benji the hunted." "Good
answer. I'd fight Tuffy." "Ooh. You a good
bitch, Tuffy. I'm gonna give you what all
good bitches deserve." "What's that?" "A
bone. A.bone." "Speaking of dogs, last
week when I was shooting threes with
Cube, I fucked around and got a triple-dou-
ble. Today was a good day." "Let us not for-
get big 0, Oscar Robertson, who unofficially
averaged a triple-double over the course of
an entire NBA season." At Briarwood: 1:15,
3:15, 5:20.
Ready to Rumble (D-) Ladies and germs are
you ready? Ladies and germs are you
ready? All right, then let's play "What Do
Kids Know?" Sunday, SUNDAY, SUNDAY at
the Joe! At Briarwood: 7:40, 10:15. At
Quality 16: 11:25 (Fri. & Sat.).
Return to Me (B) A heartfelt tale that we
think is all that and a bag of chips.
Pulverizing, bloody romantic comedy. We'd
say more but we lost our thesaurus. At
Briarwood: 1:40, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10. At
Quality 16: 11:30, 1:50, 4:10, 6:45, 9:10,
11:20 (Fri. & Sat.).
Road to QlDorado (C) You like those
nachos? You didn't come here for the fuck-
ing food. At Briarwood: 1, 3, 5, 7:15, 9:20.
At Quality 16: 11, 12:50, 2:40, 4:30, 6:30,
8:30.
Romeo Must Die (B) Check that ego, come
off it, I'm the prophet. Romeo must die and
boys must cry before this movie ends. And
when it rains, it pours. At Quality 16: 10:10,
12:10 (Fri. & Sat.).
Rules of Engagement This year is the tenth
anniversary of the Bad Boys led by Isiah,
Joe and Billy. although the second champi-
onship was won without the help of team
backbone Ricky Mahorn, who was cruelly
left unprotectedoin the expansion draft and
snatched up by the T-Wolves. Rules?
Rules?! We didn t have any rules in those
days. just body-slammin', backboard-jam-
mmn' b-hall. Let's give them their-due. At
Briarwood: 1:10, 4:10. 7, 9:50. At Quality
16: 11:45, 1, 2:30, 3:50, 5, 6:30, 7:30,
9:05, 10, 11:40 (Fri. & Sat.).
The Skulls (C+) Wow. I don't know what to
say, I guess, wow, I guess the only thing I
can say is 'll promise to keep rocking and
rolling and making better lists. You know, it
seems we make these lists and sometimes
they're considered filthy or something by
some people and I don't think that's true.
These lists we make, they can be better,
they can help. they really can, I mean that,
we can always do better, I'm gonna keep try-
ing if you guys keep trying. Let's keep rock-
ing and rolling, man. At Quality 16: 12:30,
2:45, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45, 11:45 (Fri. & Sat.).
Thursday
CAMPUS CINEMA
The Life and Times of Hank
Greenberg (1998) A documentary on
the life and times of former Detroit
Tiger Hank Greenberg. At Michigan
Theater, 603 E. Liberty. 6:45. $5.50.
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred
Leuchter Jr. (1999) Boots. We want
boots and we want him now! At
Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty.
8:45. $5.50.
MUSIC
Evan Parker and Ned Rothenberg
"Sax-ah-ma-phooone."(s) Kerrytown
ConcertHouse, 415 N. 4th. 8 p.m.
$10-$25. 769-2999.
Ron Brooks Trio See if the Bird of
Paradise's owner plays as well as
some of his guests. Bird of Paradise,
312 S. Main. 9 p.m. $5. 662-8310.
Susanne Mentzer & Sharon Isbin
Guitarist Isbin and mezzo-soprano
Mentzer return to Ann Arbor with a
program of French and American folk
songs. Mendelssohn Theatre. 8 p.m.
$25-40. 764-2538.
THEA TER
Zoo Story Basement Arts performs
Edward Albee's classic one-act play.
Arena Theatre., Frieze Building. 8 p.m.
Free. 764-6800.
The Ride Down Mt. Morgan
Performance Network brings Arthur
Miller's latest drama to life.
Performance Network, 408 W.
Washington. 8 p.m. $15-18, $3 dis-
count for students. 663-0681.
A LTERNA TIVES
Suzanne Raitt Publication celebra-
tion for "May Sinclair: A Modern
Victorian" by Suzanne Raitt, a U of M
Associate Professor of English.
Shaman Drum Bookshop, 315 S.
State. 4 p.m. Free. 662-7407.
Richard Tillinghast University profes-
sor and poet gives a reading with
local poet Michael Loncar, followed
by signing. Borders Books & Music,
612 E. Liberty. 7:30 p.m. Free. 668-
7652.
Spirit and Movement Neuromuscular
Integrative Action (NIA) and T'ai Chi
demonstrations by Stella Raudenbush
and Wasentha Young. Borders
Arborland, 3527 Washtenaw. 7 p.m.
Free. 677-6948.
you see Six dance department stu-
dents present their BFA/BDA thesis
choreography pieces. Pease Studio,
Dance Building. 8 p.m. $5. 763-5460.
Art Video The documentary
"Dorothea Lange: A Visual Life"
examines the famous photographer's
life. Media Room, Museum of Art.
7:30 p.m. Free. 764-0395.
Friday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Beautiful People (1999) Not to be
confused with "Beautiful Girls," "Life
Is Beautiful," or the always beautiful
"Magnolia." You're so beautiful, it
hurts to look at you. At Michigan
Theater, 603 E. Liberty. 7 & 9:15.
$5.50.
MUSIC
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Conductor Richard Tognetti leads the
ensemble in a performance featuring
works by Shostakovich. Rackham
Auditorium. 8 p.m. $16-34. 764-2538.
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er given. A seamless collage of orches-
tral splendor and the Boys' lilting falset-
tos, the song is the heartbreaking plea of
young lovers, prevented by their tender.
age from "marriage" and "spending the
night together." Although hopelessly
sentimental and syrupy, Wilson steers
clear of schmaltz simply by being so
goddamned sincere.
3. Belle and Sebastian, "The
Rollercoaster Ride"
Scottish guitar-pop outfit Belle and
Sebastian are gifted at the art of subtlety,
a talent that is especially apparent on
"The Rollercoaster Ride." The song is a
wispy delight. If the plinking pianos and
lightly-strummed guitars don't get you,
vocalist Sarah Martin's cherubic, sing-
along chorus is sure to stick to your brain
like a swarm of honey-coated barbs.
4. Dr. Dre, "Dre Day"
This song will remind me ad infini-
tum of the summer of 1993 - riding
shotgun in a monstrous 1978 Cadillac
Coupe de' Ville, wearing absurdly baggy
jeans (complete with a wallet chain) and,
of course, drinking 40s. Here Dre and
Snoop team up, deftly trading rhymes
over some of the stinkiest funk ever to be
stolen from George Clinton. Word up,
beeyatch.
5. Luna, "California (All the Way)"
Quite possibly one of the finest pop
songs of the '90s, "California" is
smoothly psychedelic, a light mix of
atmospheric guitar tones and brushed
drums, over which vocalist Dean
Warham warbles about the long drive
from New England to California: "And
now I realize I'm living like a trucker
does, although I haven't got the belly."
Classic stuff indeed.
6. R.E.M., "Nightswimming"
Perhaps you once lived near the ocean
or a lake. Maybe you had a friend who
did or maybe you just decided to hop the
fence after hours at a public beach one
night. Perhaps you might have even gone
(gasp) skinny-dipping. Remember the
feeling ofjumping blindly into the black
water, of being surprised at its warmth as
you splashed wildly underneath the
stars? This song captures that feeling.
Perfectly.
7. Jane's Addiction, "Summertime
Rolls"
An enormous, sprawling epic,
"Summertime Rolls" starts as acoustic
strum and ends as thunderous, Zeppelin-
esque magnificence. Dave Navarro's
brilliant guitar-leads weave around Perry
Farrell's acid-colored visions of child-
Every summer can be a Summer of
hood memories and barefoot esc:
with his girlfriend.
8. The Flaming Lips, "Buggil
"Buggin" is a holdover fro
Lips' brilliant "The Soft Bu
which didn't leave my CD player
entire month of August lasi
"Buggin" epitomizes the kaleido
symphonic rush of "Bulletin'
instantly briugs to mind memo
drunken, mosquito-filled, si
nights. By the time the chorus k
and singer Wayne Coyne croor
they flyeee in the ay-air as you
your hay-air," you will be dancing
around your bedroom, guarantee
the drapes, already.
9. Patti Smith, "Redondo Bea
Reggae in a very minimalist an{
rock sense, "Redondo Beach"
most accessible track from Smith'
sic 1975 "Horses" album. Smith's
are charmingly incoherent, near
among pre-historic synths and c
chug dub guitars.
10. Paul Simon, "Run That
Down"
A good friend of mine re
observed that this song seemed
were written specifically for colie
.dents and I couldn't agree more.
most students on this campus, yo
to party just as hard as you wor
that's a lot of both), "Body" will
sympathy from you.
Listen to this when you finally
ble into your bedroom at 5 a.m. Yo
courtesy of WarmerB ros. Records
Jane's Addiction has reunited for now, but on a mix tape they'll live forever.
WAe ekend
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Editors: Toyin Akinmusuru, Jeff Druchniak
Writers: Toyin Akinmusuru, Matthew Barrett, Jeff Druchniak, Laura Flyer,
David Victor, Jon Zemke.
Photo Editors: Jessica Johnson, Dana Linnane.
Photographers: Louis Brown, Jessica Johnson.
Cover: Photo by Alex Wolk.
Arts Editors: Christopher Cousino, Managing Editor; Gabe Fajuri, Chris Ku
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.
Showtimes are effective Friday through Thursday. Matinee times at State Theater are
courtesy of universal Pictures.
Paul Newman stars as "retired" bank robber In "Where the Money Is."