12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 11, 1999
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A weekly guide to who's
where, what's happening and
why you need to e there ...
The
Lis t
Thursday, Nov. 11
through
Wednesday, Nov. 17
Films opening
Anywhere But Here Also known as East
Lansing. At Briarwood: 11 (Sat. & Sun.), 1:40,
4:20, 7:10, 9:40. At Quality 16: 12:15, 2:30,
4:50, 7:10, 9:25, 11:35 (Fri. & Sat.). At
Showcase: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40, 12
(Fri. & Sat.).
Dogma Bad - acting, story, directing. Good
- Bud Cort is in it. Any questions? At Quality
16: 1:25, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15, 11:45 (Fri.. &
Sat.). At State: 2 (Sat. & Sun.), 4:30 (Sat. &
Sun.), 7, 9:45, 12:15 (Fri. & Sat.). At
Showcase: 12, 2:25, 3:25, 5, 7:35, 8:15,
10:10, 10:40, 12:30 (Fri. & Sat.).
Uht It Up Looks lame, except for the fact that
LaLa is in it. At Quality 16: 12:45, 2:55, 5:15,
7:20, 9:40, 11:50 (Fri. & Sat.). At Showcase:
12:20, 2:35, 4:45, 7:05, 9:25, 11:45 (Fri. &
Sat.).
The Messenger A biopic of Joan of Arc. At
Briarwood: 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50. At Quality
16: 1:10, 4, 7:05, 9:55. At Showcase: 12:15,
12:45, 3:30,4,6:45, 7:15, 9:45, 10:15, 12:30
(Fri. & Sat.).
Pokemon The wait is over! With an Oscar buzz
that's been smoking hot since mid-July,
"Pokemon" is finally ready for its theatrical
debut. With the accolades already starting to
fly in, this seems to be a sure bet for the under
five set. At Briarwood: 10 (Sat. & Sun.), 12:20,
2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15. At Quality 16: 11 (Sat. &
Sun.), 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 (Fri. & Sat.). At
Showcase: 12, 12:30, 1, 2:10, 2:40, 3:10,
4:20, 4:50, 5:20, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8:30, 9:15,
11:15 (Fri. & Sat.).
Films holding
American Beauty **** Didn't get the movie?
Don't worry, you will someday. At Quality 16:
12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 9:55. At State: 1:30
(Sat. & Sun.), 4 (Sat. & Sun.), 7:15, 9:30. At
Showcase: 1:25, 4:05, 6:35, 9:10, 11:35
(Fri. & Sat.).
The Bachelor ** Chris O'Donnell kills time
until the next "Batman" movie. At Briarwood:
10:20 (Sat. & Sun.), 12:40, 3, 5:15, 7:30,
9:45. At Quality 16: 1:15, 3:20, 5:30, 7:35,
9:35, 11:35 (Fri. & Sat.). At Showcase:
12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:35, 11:40 (Fri. &
Sat.).
The Best Man ** Bad movie save Taye
Diggs. At Quality 16: 11:30, 1:55, 4:25,
6:55, 9:25, 11:45 (Fri. & Sat.). At Showcase:
1:10, 3:45, 6:25, 9, 11:25.
The Bone Collector * Bad movie save Luis
Guzman. At Briarwood: 10:50 (Sat. & Sun.),
1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10. At Quality 16: 11:45,
2:15, 4:40, 7, 9:15, 11:30 (Fri. & Sat. ). At
Showcase: 1:15, 1:45, 4:10, 4:40, 7:10,
7:40, 9:50, 10:20, 12:10 (Fri. & Sat.), 32:40
(Fri. & Sat.).
Bringing Out The Dead *** Looks like
Marty's oing to have to wait another year
for that Oscar. At Showcase: 12:55, 6.
Double Jeopardy * Looking at this film, and
what she's done lately, some would say that
Ashley Judd has never been in a good movie.
They would be wrong. After all, Ashley was in
"Heat," a film so powerful that many have
already jumped the gun and crowned it
"Movie Of The Decade." At Showcase: 12:35,
3, 5:15, 7:45, 10, 12:15 (Fri. & Sat.)
Fight Club *** First rule of fight club - do
not talk about fight club. Second rule of fight
club - do not, under any circumstances, see
"Pokemon." Third rule of fight club - no bit-
ing. Fourth rule of fight club - go home for
Thanksgiving. Fifth rule of fight club - maxi-
mum respect for P.T. Anderson. Sixth rule of
fight club - no shoes, no shirts. And the
last rule of fight club - if it's your first time
seeing it, you fight. At Quality 16: 4:20, 9:50.
At Showcase: 9:30, 12:05 (Fri. & Sat.).
House On Haunted Hill * Would you spend a
night in this house for ... one million dollars?
At Briarwood: 10:10 (Sat. & Sun.), 12:30,
2:40, 5, 7:40, 10:10. At Quality 16: 1:25,
3:25, 5:25, 7:30, 9:20. 11:20 (Fri. & Sat.).
At Showcase: 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:55, 10:25,
12:25 (Fri. & Sat.).
The Insider ***- Well, for me, Michael Mann
is the juice. At Quality 16: 1, 3:50, 6:45,
9:45. At Showcase: 12:10, 12:40, 3:20,
3:50, 6:40, 8, 9:55, 11:10 (Fri. & Sat.).
Jack Frost After the success of re-releasing
"Star Wars," it looks like they'll send just
about anything into theaters for another go.
At Quality 16: 10 (Sat. & Sun.), 11 (Sat. &
Sun.).
Music Of The Heart (No Stars) Mo' Meryl,
mo' problems. At Briarwood: 10:30 (Sat. &
Sun.), 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:30. At Quality 16:
11:50, 2:10, 4:35, 7:20, 9:40.
Run Lola Run **** Guess what - she's
fast. At State: 12 (Fri. & Sat.).
The Sixth Sense **** Bad movie. End of
story. And I'll keep saying it till I'm blue in
the face, those 4 stars up there be damned.
At Quality 16: 12:35, 2:50, 5:10, 7:25, 9:30,
11:40 (Fri. & Sat.). At Showcase: 12:50,
3:05, 5:25, 7:50, 10:05, 12:20 (Fri. & Sat.).
The Straight Story ***i This proves that
there are things to use a riding mower for
other than just cutting grass. At Showcase:
12, 2:15, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20, 11:30 (Fri. &
Sat.).
Three Kings ***- Five bonus points for any-
one who gets the "Boogie Nights" joke at the
end of the movie. At Quality 16: 12, 2:10,
7:05. At Showcase: 10:30, 12:05 (Fri. &
Sat.).
"Light It Up's" Forrest Whitaker explains to Usher Raymond that he might think he's hard, but he's no Milla Jovovich.
Theater, 603 E. Liberty. 7 p.m. Free.
MUSIC
Bird's Nest Possibly some form o
"Punk Rock." Don't ask for details.
Magic Stick, Detroit. Time TBA. 313-
994-2800.
Acoustic Open Mic Chris Buhalis hosts.
Go show off your talent. Tap Room,
Michigan Union. 9:30 p.m. Free. 764-
3289.
Tony Viola's Jazz Kick MGM Grand
Buffet, Detroit. 11:30 a.m. - 3:15
p.m. 313-393-7777.
A LTERNATIVES
Ann Waldman and Ron Padgett Poets
read from their latest. Rackham. 7:30
p.m.
Tuesday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Being John Malkovich See Thursday.
7:15 & 9:30 p.m.
Pollyanna (1920) Lots of thrills, but no
Hayley Mills. Michigan Theater, 603 E.
Liberty. 7 p.m.
Romance See Friday. 9 p.m.
MUSIC
Counting Crows w/Gigolo Aunts and
Joe 90. Be comforted by gentle;~
melodies from one-hit wonders in
denial. State Theater, Detroit. 7:30
p.m. $27. 313-961-5450.
Blind Pig Showcase Advanced-booked
open mic extravaganza with Duress,
Ocean Sol, Adrenaline 31 and He
Whom? (that's their name, not the end
of the sentence). Blind Pig. 10 p.m.
Free.
Notorious Joined by Leslie Nelson.
Wouldn't you like to know more?
Neener. Flood's Bar and Grill, Detroit. 8
p.m. 313-963-1090.
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Thursday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Being John Malkovlch (1999) Ma-sheen.
Malkatraz. Michigan Theater, 603 E.
Liberty. 7 & 9:15 p.m.
MUSIC
Melissa Etheridge Raw, passionate
folk-rock from a tough, moody female.
7:30 p.m. Hill Auditorium. 764-2538.
$55-75.
Save Ferris w/ Citizen King and Stroke
9. Come on, Eileen, let's go see them
cover that '80s song. 7th House. 7:30
p.m. 248-335-8100.
Howling Diablos See them howl for
more than just the Red Wings. Fifth
Avenue. 248-542-9922.
Her Favorite Things Never fear, they
won't comprise the boundaries of your
night's enjoyment: Bambu opens for
them! Joy-a-loy. Touchdown Cafe, 1220
S. University. 10 p.m. 665-7777.
PHEA TER
Living Hell Basement Arts performs
this original script from the Residential
College s own Jaime Vasquez. It's
about a young man who is convinced he
works for the devil. Sucks to be him.
TimenTBA. ArenarTheater, Frieze
Building. 7646800. Free.
Three Days of Rain The Performance
Network breathes life into a somber,
mysterious love story. 8 p.m,
Performance Network, 408 W.
Washington. 663-0681. Pay what you
can.
ALTERNATIVES
Raymond E. Feist Author reads from
his latest contribution to the fantasy
oeuvre, "Krondor the Assassins: Book
Two of the Riftwar Legacy." Borders
Books & Music. 7 p.m.
Paula McLain Poet reads from her lat-
est collection, "Less of Her." Shaman
Drum. 8 p.m.
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Friday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Being John Malkovich See Thursday. 7,
9:30, 11:45 p.m.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
(1975) The Oscar-winning adaptation
of Ken Kesey's novel. Nat. Sci. 7 &
9:30 p.m. $3.
Romance (1999) Sexually explicit, crit-
ically a dud. Michigan Theater, 603 E.
Liberty. 7:30, 9:45 p.m.
Sonatine (1993) Mad-love to anyone
who knows what the title means. Lorch
Hall. 7 p.m. Free.
MUSIC
Six Clips Ex-members of Getaway
Cruiser try to make it work one more
time. Brian Vander Ark of the Verve
Pipe and Warren Defever of His Name is
Alive open the show. Blind Pig. 10 p.m.
$5.
Filter Fresh from Family Values and still
brightening unhappy faces with their
uplifting music. Clutch Cargo's. 313-
292-9376.
Lone Star Tour Featuring The Fabulous
Thuderbirds, Clarence "Gatemouth"
Brown & Gate's Express, CJ Chenier
and the Red Hots. Masonic Temple.
248-645-6666.
Bette Midler You have all of her CDs,
now you can finally see her live. Palace
of Auburn Hills. 248-645-6666.
Meropoix The ultimate strangely
spelled funk/jam experience that will
allegedly make you want to boogie.
With the Bomb. Rick's. 9:30 p.m. $3.
Chowder Mitch's Place. 10 p.m. -
1:30 a.m.
Theatre of Voices An American vocal
ensemble, directed by Paul Hillier, per-
forms a repertory that spans centuries,
from medieval to modern. 8 p.m, St.
Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. $25.
Waleed Howrani The acclaimed pianist
performs Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin,
Debussy and Albeniz while debuting a
sampling of his original work. 8 p.m,
Kerrytown Concert House. $15-25.
THEA TER
Urfaust Dan Farrelly and the Goethe
Institute present a new version of the
German playwright's original piece. 7
p.m. RC Auditorium, East Quad. 936-
1998. Free.
Living Hell See Thursday. Time TBA.
Three Days of Rain See Thursday. $15-
$18. 8 p.m.
ALTERNATIVES
Michael Lewis Nonfiction author reads
from his latest, "The New, New Thing: A
Silicon Valley Story." Borders Books &
Music. 7:30.
Saturday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Animania A Japanese animation fest
for the ages. MLB, Aud. 3. 4 p.m. Free.
Being John Malkovich See Thursday.
4:30, 7, 9:30, 11:45 p.m.
A Man Escaped (1956) And then peo-
ple went after him. Nat. Sci. 7 p.m. $4.
Last Year At Marienbad (1961) If I
recall correctly, some weird business
went down one year ago. Nat. Sci. 9
p.m. $4.
MUSIC
Factory 81 Taproot, Arizing and Pooch
If you haven't heard of them, this is a
good start. You might thank yourself.
St. Andrew's Hall 313-961-MELT
Ann Arbor Symphony A "Copland
Centenary Concert" featuring world-
famous clarinetist Richard Stolzman.
Michigan Theater. 8 p.m. $17-30.
Forge CD Release Party, w/special
guests Lollipop Lust Kill, Culture
Bandits and Correctional Education.
The Shelter. 313-961-MELT.
THEATER
Urfaust See Friday. 7 p.m.
Living Hell See Thursday. Time TBA.
Three Days of Rain See Friday. 8 p.m.
Sunday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Three Days of Rain
p.m.
See Thursday. 2
ALTERNATIVES
Seamus Heaney Irish poet and Nobel
laureate lectures on "Getting the
Picture: Reflections on Artt& Artists in
History." Reception to follow.
Rackham. 5 p.m.
Joe Jackson Not to be confused with
Shoeless or the "Is She Really Going
Out With Him?" auteur, Jackson reads
from his new memoir, "A Cure for
Gravity." BordersBooks & Music. 7
p.m.
Jeanne Bishop Bishop speaks on
"Execution is Not the Solution:
Perspectives from a Family Member of
three Murder Victims." Vandenburg
Room, Michigan League. 7:30 p.m.
Free.
Thisbe Nissen Author reads from her
first collection ofdstories,t"Out of the
Girls' Room and into the Night."
Shaman Drum. 8 p.m.
Monday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Being John Malkovich See Thursday.
7:15, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Being John Malkovich See Thursday. 7
& 9:30 p.m.
Romance See Friday. 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.
MUSIC
Primus Preceded temporally by Incubus
and Buckethead. This should make for
an interesting evening, or my nickname
isn't "Goon Boy." State Theater,
Detroit, 7:30 p.m. $27.
The Big Six DJ Del Villarreal spins for
dance lessons, followed by these hip
UK swingers. Michigan League
Ballroom. Lessons at 7:30 p.m, 9 p.m.
show. $5.
Slick Band Gets up close and personal
with Rudy Robinson. Tommy's West
Lounge, Detroit. 313-867-3309.
ALTERNATIVES
Eliza Minot Author reads from and signs
copies of her book "The Tiny One."
Borders Books & Music. 7:30 p.m.
Laurence Thomas University professor
leads poetry discussion. Barnes &
Noble, 3245 Wastenaw. 7:30 p.m.
Seamus Heaney The world's greatest
living poet gives a free reading.
Rackham Auditorium. 7:30 p.m.
Romance See Friday. 5 & 7:30 p.m.
MUSIC
Winter Music and Art Festival 1999
Warren Defever's Control Panel, Dazzle,
Action Tiger, Fred Thomas, The
Triggers, Borderline (a Madonna tribute
band), and spoken word from Mike
Hard. A benefit for WCBN 88.3 featur-
ing separate stages of high-energy
music, fashion and dance, and indie,
art-rock, and electronica accompanied
by multimedia.
Steve Val With special guest Eric
Sardinas.aSt. Andrew's Hall, $18. 313-
961-M ELT.
Pushstars 7th House, Pontiac. 8 p.m.
$7. 248-335-8100.
Waleed Howrani See Friday. $15-25.
THEA TER
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Liberty.
Down (1997) Yeah, but on
Michigan Theater, 603 E.
9:45 p.m. Free.
In The Name Of The Father (1993)
Daniel Day-Lewis stars in the story of a
man imprisoned for an IRA bombing
that he didn't commit. Michigan
See Thursday.
Being John Malkovich
5:30 & 8 p.m.
Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
Minla Jovovich takes a short break from kicking English taillin "The Messenger."
Natalie, Portman and Susan Sarandon spend quality time in "Anywhere But Here."
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