14B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. Magazine - Thursday, September 20, 2001t A weekly guide to who's Thursday, September 20 where, what's hap ening and through why you need to be there ... h Ls Wednesday, September 26 Films opening Glitter Hmmm...watch this, or. pull is the only film coming out this each and every one of my toenails weekend. At Showcase: 12:00, out with a pair of rusty pliers..that's 2:25, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30, 11:45 (Fri.a a tough one. What's sad is that this and Sat.) Films holding w w The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. Magazine - TI Have movies desensitized us to real1 By Todd Weiser Daily Arts Writer American Pie 2 Eugene, you're killin' me babe. At Showcase: 12:55, 3:10, 5:25, 7:35, 9:45, 11:50 (Fri. and Sat.) The Glass House I thought that was the place where they have those wicked hand blown bubblers. Ah, whatever, I'm getting pizza. At Showcase:12:10, 2:30, 4:55, 7:05, 9:25, 11:30 (Fri. and Sat.) D Hardball I just told him: that's what lit- tle dudes do. At Showcase: 12:15, 12:45, 2:35, 3:05, 5:00, 5:30, 7:20, 7:50, 9:40, 10:10, 12:00 (Fri. and Sat.) 12:30 (Fri. and Sat.) D Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back In this one, Silent Bob confesses that he is Jay's father. At Showcase: 1:20, 3:35, 5:45, 8:10, 10:25, 12:25 (Fri. and Sat.) B+ Jeepers Creepers Where'd you get them (insert clever insult). At Showcase: 1:15,r3:30,v5:35, 8:00,A10:15, 12:10 (Fri. and Sat.) Jurassic Park 3 It's always "ooh, ahh," but then there's running.. .and scream- ing. At Showcase: 3:40, 5:50, 10:30, 12:30 (Fri. and Sat.) C- Legally Blonde You know what else is pink and scented? Vomit. At Showcase: 12:05, 6:45. B+ The Musketeer Mmmmm, Three Musketeers bar, arhrhhghhghh. At Showcase:12:00, 12:30, 2:20, 2:50, 4:40, 5:10, 7:00, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50, 11:35 (Fri. and Sat.) 12:05 (Fri. and. Sat.) C O This heavy act with heavy heart relate. At Showcase: 12:20, 2:15, 4:30, 7:55, 9:55, 11:55 (Fri. and Sat.) The Others That was hurtful, and unnec- essary. At Showcase: 1:05, 3:25, 5:40, 8:05, 10:20, 12:20 (Fri. and Sat.) Planet of the Apes C'mon Lisa, mon- keys! At Showcase: 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00, 11:25 (Fri. and Sat.) B The Princess Diaries DearkDiary, why do they make movies like this? At Showcase: 1:40, 4:10, 6:30, 9:10, 11:20 (Fri. and Sat.) Rat Race In the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty. At Showcase: 12:25, 2:40, 5:05, 7:40, 10:00, 12:15. Rock Star It's a real film, Jack. At Showcase: 12:35, 1:25, 2:55, 5:15, 7:45, 8:15, 10:05, 12:20 (Fri. and Sat.) B Rush Hour 2 Man, you know I want some Kool-aid! At Showcase: 1:00, 3:00, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15, 11:15 (Fri. and Sat.) Summer Catch This probably sucks blue whale. At Showcase: 1:55, 4:15, 8:45, 11:00 (Fri. and Sat.) Two Can PMay at That Game This one probably sucks Wookie. Oh, I thought we were going for obscurity, not size. At Showcase: 12:40, 1:10, 2:45, 3:15, 4:50, 5:20, 6:55. 7:25, 9:05, 9:35, 11:10 (Fri. and Sat.), 11:40 (Fri. and -Sat.) C- "This is somnething you see in a movie." Last Tuesday, the nation was shocked to turn on their television sets and see horrific images of destruction, disaster, and tragedy without the comfort of a movie preview surrounding them. These images were not computer graph- ics; they were really happening. But how long did it take most people for this to really sink in? Eyewitnesses and others who helplessly watched the recent tragic events live on televi- sion could not help but express disbelief at what their eyes were conveying. The images of the World Trade Center towers being struck and later collapsing have in the past seemed more suitable for the world of big-budget action movies than for real life news. shows. Going to the movie theaters every weekend, viewers see people die. They see buildings, ships, and airplanes blow up with people in them. Sometimes, we even cheer when these events occur. However, most of the time we just gape in awe at these amazing, fantastical images presented on the screen. This is enter- tainment. Instead of worrying about all the loss of life in these special effects, audiences stare in astonishment at these events, which could surely never happen. Yes, the White House blew up in "Independence Day," but that is just science fiction, right? The White House will last forever. Audiences have also seen terrorists hijack the President's plane in "Air Force One" and terrorists rampage New York City in films like "The Siege" and "The Peacemaker." As a result of these films, the images that are now playing on TV stations everywhere are not as extraordinary as they could be. Destroying popular monuments and build- ings in films has become a trend in Hollywood. The World Trade Center and the Pentagon are two of the most visible American monuments that have not received any abuse in recent disaster films. But it is (or was) pos- sible that a film in the future could have had an image of the World Trade Center imploding or the Pentagon being attacked. In fact, the setting for the finale for "Men In Black 2," currently in production, was not only sup- posed to be the World Trade Center, but these scenes had already been shot (The ending for this film has since been changed and will be re-shot). Now, the question being asked is if seeing build- ings blow up in movies almost every month has desensitized people to the real life images of this tragedy and others like it? Never has such a nation- al disaster had more images than the recent attack on America. This time there are not just pictures of the aftermath and of the rescue effort. And there is not just one piece of footage of what happened like in the case of the JFK assassination and the Zapruder film. This time there were a myriad of amateur photographers shooting the incident with their video cameras. On the day of the incidents, CNN and other stations kept showing viewers new images and angles of the planes entering the build- ings and of the eventual collapse. We saw video from people standing at the foot of the towers as debris comes rushing down upon them. Then they would show a new angle of the crash, but they would slow it down so we could examine every split second before impact. America watched on in horror and awe. These images told the brutal truth of what happened that day and they were indis- putable. Yet, watching these pictures many people could still not believe what was happening, and they did not want to. Could it be a bad dream? Could it be scenes from a new movie? But that fate- ful answer kept filling their heads, "No." Seeing images of violence and death on movie screens and on cable TV has made these pictures almost common place for Americans, especially younger people who have never experienced or witnessed such a national tragedy before. However, a tragedy of this magnitude must elicit deep emotions in ay viewer. Young people, like college students all over the country, have only seen images of destruction on this kind of level while at the movies. Moreover, no matter how many films you have watched, you have probably never seen horrific images this real before. No, the images do not contain blood or gore but the loss of life is still evident and undeniable. That is not just an empty plane entering an empty building, people's lives are at danger, and peo- ple knew this while watching. While it may be true that countless Americans have become desensitized to many images that appear on the news everyday, when a tragedy of this scale occu You cani news. Unl America's days latei these tow( memories last Tuesd; The futu take agair attacks is future of may also be a certa Hollywoo be succes those whc carefulnes Hollywoo extreme a parisons tc seem inse moving fo While r people inv dominate the movies way to e always be daily trou they may many Am grief behi with their ment, agai courtesy of Paramount I must realize the I cannot hit the ball... because there is no ball. WHOA! WEEKEND, ETC. READ HERE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE COOL PEOPLE ARE DOING THIS ,WEEKEND Phone Numbers: 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 effective for Saturday and Sunday only. Today BOOKS Jack Driscoll is Visiting Writer - Novelist and short-storyteller Driscoll reads from his work, which includes the critically acclaimed "Stardog." Part of the University's English Department's Visiting Writers Series. Hale Auditorium (in the B-school), 5 p.m., Free. 615-3710. CAMPUS CINEMA Bread and Tulips (2000) Man, did you hear that Slash's Snakepit album. Atrocious. Michigan Theater. 7 & 9:30 P.m. Moulin Rouge (2001) Michigan Theater. 9 p.m. Three Friends Jefe, what is a plethora? Michigan Theater. 7 p.m. The Deep End (2001) State Theater. 7:15 p.m. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Fifteen bucks, little man. State Theater. 9:30 p.m. 0 (2001) Shakespeare and teenybop- pers. A match made in heaven.nState Theater. 7 & 9 p.m. MUSiC Music Teacher's National Association Benefit concert for the New York City Firefighters, performed by University of Michigan School of Music, in conjunc- tion with Music Teacher's National Association. Univeristy of Michigan School of Music, Britton Recital Hall, 8 p.m. All donations welcome. Norman Blake His guitar playing was featured in 0 Brother, Where Art Thou? and he has been nominated for six Grammy awards. The Ark 316 S. Main St., 8 p.m. $17.50 761-1451. Frank Morgan You pay for quality sax. Bird of Paradise 312p5. Main St., 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $20 662-8310. Terry Cooper Band If you have the guts to havea bandtnamed after yourself you must be pretty good, either that or the rest of your band has no self esteem. HabitatRLounge, Weber's Inn 3050 Jackson Road 8:45 p.m. Free 665-3636. THEATER "Taking Leave." This Performance Network show. based on"King Lear,"n tells the story of a Shakespearian scholar's fight with Alzheimer's and his relationship with his three daughters. 8 p.m. Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. $20. 663-0681. A LTERNA TIVES "In Human Touch: Photographs by Ernestine Ruben": 100 of the artist's pieces are shown in this exhibit, which focuses on the human form, both in flesh and in motion. University OMuseum of Art, 525 S. State. Free. 764- 0395. "Donald Sultan: The Smoke Rings": This exhibitashowcases the artist's paintings, prints, and photographs of cigarette smoke rings. University Museum of Art, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395. "Albert Kahn: Inspiration for the Modern": Kahn's influence on Modernism is featured in this exhibit, which includes both his own designs of factories, theaters, and office build- ings, and those of other artists such as Diego Rivera. University Museum of Art, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395. "In Human Touch: Photographs by Ernestine Ruben": 100 of the artist's pieces are shown in this exhibit, which focuses on the human form, both in flesh and in motion. University Museum of Art, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395. Friday CAMPUS CINEMA American Rhapsody See Friday. Michigan Theater. 4, 7 & 9:30 p.m. The Princess and the Warrior (2000) Like the fairy tale, except not. Michigan Theater. 4, 6:45 & 9:45 p.m. Bread and Tulips (2000) See Thursday. State Theater. 2, 4:30 7 & 9:30 p.m. The Deep End (2001) See Thursday. State Theater. 2:15 & 7:15 p.m. 0 (2001) See Thursday. State Theater. 4:45 & 9:30 p.m. MUSIC Smokestack CD Release. Party You may want to get your eyes checked because that said Smokestack! Jiant and Brothers Groove open. The Blind Pig 208 S. 1st St., doors at 9:30 p.m. show at 10 p.m. $5 ($7 under 21) 996- 8555. Annie Dubrinsky and Rubberband Racecar Go They're poppy, and Ann Arbor's own singer/songwriter pianist Annie Dubrinsky opens. Michigan League Underground 8:30 p.m. Free 764-0446. Jeff Brannon This guy isn't politically correct, he'd probably put your moth- er's panties in a bunch. Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase 314 E. Liberty 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. $10 996-9080. THEA TER "Taking Leave." See Thurs. $25. A LTERNA TIVES "In Human Touch: Photographs by Ernestine Ruben." See Thurs. By David Enders aiiyNews Editor The Daily sent a pair of reporters and a pair of photographers to New York last weekend to cover the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York. The fol- lowing are observations from their visit to the site of the tragedy. Frida, Sept.14 8:30 a.m. - As we leave Ann Arbor. we hear George Bush's Oval Office speech from last Tuesday dubbed over all manner of patriotic and popular songs and played on nearly every commercial radio-station. The drive east on Interstate 80 is red, white and blue - flags are fly- ing from construction cranes and draped over highway overpasses. The flag is everywhere on our trip -- from the antennae of New York cabs; whose dri- vers certainly are not from this country, to Times Square, strategically placed behind the MTV studio: In Jersey City, N.J., a couple tells us all the flags are sold out. 3 p.m. -Since the car we are driving doesn't have a CD player, we stop in Pennsylvania to buy tapes. As we come into New Jersey and can see the New York City skyline, Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin"' has never made more sense. 7 p.m._- In Jersey City, N.J. thou- sands of people come out to cry together as part of a national candlelight vigil. The new skyline is truly surreal - an unmis- takable cloud of smoke rising in place of an unmistakable pair of buildings. 10 p.m. - Our hotel is on 48th Street, less than a block west of Times Square, which is almost entirely empty. We turn the corner onto Seventh Avenue to look for a restaurant, but instead come upon the Engine 54 Station House. Fifteen firefighters are missing from this station, and residents are aware of that. They approach firefighters - who are work- ing 24-hour shifts - to thank them, hug them, and cry. Saturday; Sept. 15 10 a.m. - The line is four blocks long and a dozen people deep as people wait at the Jacob Javits Center on 34th F 1lowing the unthinkable Street to volunteer their services. A carpenter waiting to volunteer to remove debris didn't expect officials would accept him because he wasn't Union affiliated, vet he stood in line any- way. "We're all happy to be here," he said. So many people volunteered that over- whelmed city officials are eventually forced to turn them away. Businesses offered their wares and services pro bono all over town; residents filled pickup trucks with food and water and drove them to volunteer workers and victims. 2 p.m. -There is no trouble getting a cab anywhere in the city. Times Square is still empty, the only tourists around seem to be the ones who were in Manhattan when the attack occurred and haven't yet decided to fly home. Some of them have made it downtown to take pictures of what can be seen of the rubble. 4 p.m. - The smoke in lower Manhattan is so thick I can't walk past South Street Seaport without a mask. It is when I can taste the acrid smoke that what has happened becomes truly real. 8:30 p.m. - I interview Jill Students across campus have been glued to tragic events at the World Trade Centers in Gartenberg, a former University student who lost her husband in the attack. Jim Gartenburg worked on the 86th floor of Tower One, and though he was on the phone with his wife until shortly before the building, she is remarkably com- posed. She admits that she is still in shock, but she seems representative of the feel- ing in the entire city over the weekend - an incredible openness, a willingness to share and talk about what has happened. I, ar N' sp T tr; -p Weeke-nd Magazine Weekend, etc. Editors: Matt Grandstaff, Jane Krull Writers: Dave Enders, Michael Grass, Carmen Johnson, Lauren Aposhian, Todd Weise Photo Editors: Jessica Johnson, Marjorie Marshall. Photographer: Jessica Johnson, Yena Ryu Cover: Jessica Johnson Arts Editors: Jennifer Fogel, Managing Editor, Robyn Melamed and Lyle Henretty, Asso Editor in Chief: Geoffrey Gagnon