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A weekly guide to who'sht Thursda , October 25
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The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. Magazine -
Around the globe with the spirit of Hall
Bones Wait a minute, why are Snoop's
eyes so squinty? At Showcase: 12:10,
12:40, 2:20:2:50, 4:30, 5:00, 6:45,
7:15, 9:00, 9:30, 11:15 (Fri. and Sat.),
11:45 (Fri. and Sat.).
High Heels and Low Lifes Mel Smith,
the director, was the albino in "The
Princess Bride." At Showcase: 1:05,
3:10, 5:05, 7:05, 9:05, 12:35 (Fri. and
Sat.).
K-PAX Somehow I doubt that this is the
one that will pull Kevin out of his "Pay
it Forward"/"Big Kahuna" nosedive. At
Films
Bandits It's like I'm playing cards with
my brother's kids or something! At
Showcase: 12:20, 2:55, 5:25, 7:25,
10:25, 12:40 (Fri. and Sat.).
Corky Romano Who would have
thought Peter Falk would revive his
career by playing multiple gangster
roles. At Showcase: 1:35, 3:35, 5:35,
7:35, 9:40, 11:40 (Fri. and Sat.).
Don't Say A Word Well slap my ass and
call me Susan, this thing's still in the-
aters? At Showcase: 12:35, 3:05,
5:20, 7:45, 10:10, 12:15 (Fri. and
Sat.).
Hearts in Atlantis I hate those damn
lobstrosittes. At Showcase: 12:05.
Iron Monkey C'mon Lisa, Monkeys! At
Showcase: 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, 8:00,
10:00, 12:05 (Fri. and Sat.).
The Last Castle I don't get upset, I get
stabby. At Showcase: 1:25, 1:55, 4:10,
4:40, 6:55, 7:25, 9:45, 10:15, 12:20
(Fri. and Sat.)
Max Keeble's Big Move Hey, send
Showcase: 12:00, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00,
5:00, 7:00, 7:30, 9:35, 10:05, 11:55
(Fri. and Sat.), 12:25 (Fri. and Sat.).
On the Line An 'Nsync movie?! It's the
Apocalypse! The four horsemen are
approaching! Please, kill me quickly. At
Showcase: 1:10, 3:15,t5:10, 7;10,
9:10, 11:00 (Fri. and Sat.).
13 Ghosts Matthew Lillard. Wonderful.
At Showcase: 12:45, 1:15, 3:00, 3:30,
5:15, 5:45, 7:20, 7:50, 9:25, 11:30
(Fri. and Sat.), 12:00 (Fri. and Sat.).
holding
jokes about this one
alicia.keys.sucks.ass@umich.edu.
Showcase: 12:15, 2:15, 4:15.
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At
Mulholland Drive Billy Ray is jumpstart-
ing his career. At Showcase: 6:00,
10:45 (Fri. and Sat.).
Riding in Cars with Boys Great, another
shoot 'em up action movie with Van
Damme; just what we need. At
Showcase: 1:20, 1:50, 4:20, 4:50,
7:10, 7:40, 9:50, 10:20, 12:25 (Fri.
and Sat.).
SSerendipity Cusack must have done
something naughty in another life. At
Showcase: 12:30, 2:35, 4:35, 6:50,
9:20, 11:25 (Fri. and Sat.)
Training Day Basically a pro-cop film,
except for all the drugs an murder. At
Showcase: 1:30, 4:05, 6:40, 8:45,
9:15, 11:20 (Fri. and Sat.), 11:50 (Fri.
and Sat.).
Zoolander Comedy Central should real-
ly bring back Stiller's show. At
Showcase: 12:25, 2:25, 4:25, 6:30,
8:30, 10:30, 12:30 (Fri. and Sat.).
By Natasha Higgns
For the Daily
In Lausanne, Switzerland, a 30-
minute drive from the Nestle World
Headquarters, Halloween means much
more than chocolate. With pounds and
pounds of the creamiest, purest milk
chocolate at their daily disposal, what do
the Lausannois flock to taste on this fes-
tival characterized by scary movies, out-
rageous costumes and more importantly,
free chocolate? The Lausannois seem
partial to pumpkin soup, or soupe a la
citrouille, to be more precise.
Last year, Halloween fever slithered
across the town of Lausanne. Up to two
weeks before the day, shop windows
were covered with the mandatory lash-
ings of cobwebs and spiders and white
fluffy stuff. Witches are apparently capa-
ble of manipulating their broomsticks
over the peaks of the Jura and the French
Alps as there were several hats and
cloaks and green noses on sale at the
department stores.
And who can forget the pumpkin
soup? On Halloween, huge dark vats of
thick, bubbly, orange stodge tantalized
appetites as people passed the bakeries
and specialty food shops. More than a
few people, dressed in both elaborate
and generic Halloween costumes,
stopped for samples. ,
Pierre Badoux, a local baker, said that
five years ago he would not have known
how to pronounce the word Halloween.
He thought it was some sort of English
tea or a make of exotic jam. But now, in
order to keep up with the demands of
customers, he has had to learn to perfect
his version of this strange, mysterious,
"Alloween."
His bakery shelves last year were
adorned with miniature pumpkins and
gourds; his special for the week of
Halloween were pieces of sugared bread
topped with orange and black frosting.
He even offered pumpkin crepes on the
day itself.
As most of the Lausannois business
owners would agree, they have had to
learn how to keep up with the rest of
town on this holiday. As Monsieur
Badoux simply stales, in order do this,
"il faut bien faire am6ricain" -- one
must embrace Halloween, and one must
do it with an American flair.
Halloween hysteria is evident through-
out the world. Whether it exists as a
novel American import or a long, evolv-
ing tradition, Halloween is quickly
becoming one of those "global" words. It
has started to cross language barriers, all
the while allowing separate cultures to
celebrate and dress and taste to their own
accords and preferences.
The origins of the Halloween festival
are Celtic - coming from "Samhain"
(pronounced Sa-Wain), the Gaelic word
for November; as tradition evolved, the
celebration was moved up to the eve
Halloween. In the rural areas of Ireland,
characterized by chilling and spine-tin-
gling October winds, the locals have
been known to light huge Halloween
bonfires in classic Celtic fashion.
Trick-or-treaters are sparse in most
country villages; however the Irish are
no slackers when it comes to partying
the Hallows' Eve away. For children,
games like snap-apple are always popu-
lar. Snap-apple requires players to bite at
apples hanging provocatively from trees
or doorframes. The adults have made
their own version of snap-apple, alcohol
being the most necessary and stimulat-
ing addition.
Though Irish candy and chocolate
sellers are no less determined to rot
everyone's teeth on Halloween, their cus-
tomers might have a bit of barnbrach
with it all. Barnbrach is a kind of thick
fruitcake (not at all like the notorious
American Christmas gift kind).'
Eat it if you dare, for inside there lurks
a muslin-wrapped treat which is said to
foretell your future. If you bite down on
a ring, you will soon be wed (broken
teeth and all); if you find a straw, and
don't choke on it, a prosperous year is
heading your way.
Jordan Reed, an RC senior, studied in
Dublin last year, and managed to reap
the most of her Halloween. Reed woke
up in Sardinia and went to sleep in
Dublin (University study abroad stu-
dents tend, to have adventurous, down-
right ghoulish travel whims).
"I don't think Sardinians are really
into Halloween," Reed said. "An island
in the middle of the Mediterranean does-
n't have the whole autumn solstice in
quite the same way we northerners do."
But a flight across a few countries and
oceans enabled Reed to plunge into
Dublin Halloween intensity. The contrast
was no doubt extraordinary. Perhaps
preternatural.
"Halloween is a big deal in Dublin, it's
huge!". she said. "Lots of drunk people
- there was a parade in Dublin only to
be matched by the St. Patrick's Festival."
On another continent, and in a culture
that could not be more different,
Halloween also permeates the lives of
the locals. In Mexico, All Souls' Day,
which takes place on Nov. 2, is com-
memorated with a three-day celebration
that starts on the evening of Halloween.
The festival honors the dead who are
believed to return to their former homes
on Halloween.- In more traditional
homes, families construct altars which
honor their deceased loved ones; they
garnish the altars with flowers, pho-
tographs and candy. They prepare elabo-
rate feasts and a wash basin might be left
next to the altars so the spirits can clean
up before sharing in the festivities.
The graves of the departed are pre-
pared with meticulous care for the cele-
bration. The plots are weeded, the stones
are painted and repaired. On Nov. 2, rel-
atives gather at the graves, which are
decorated with flowers and wreaths.
Hector Almarez, now an Ann Arbor
resident, remembers his grandmother
telling him of such celebrations.
"I know that the older people used to
make a big deal out of El Dia de los
Muertos," said Almarez. "Everyone had
tequila and celebrated. Sometimes there
were bands that came to play as well."
However, Almarez said that last time
he was in Mexico for Halloween, his
Courtesy of New Line Cinema
Snoop Dogg discusses his tour bus troubles with Pam Grier in "Bones."
Today
backdrop of political upheaval, humor and
music. Performance Network, 120 E.
Huron. 8 p.m. $20. 663-0681.
THEA TER
ALTERNATIVES-
BOOKS
Marcie Hershman is U-M Visiting Writer A
professor at Tufts University, Hershman
will read from a gripping new memoir
about her deceased brother. Hale
Auditorium, U-M Business School, 701
Tappan, 5 p.m. Free. 647-6471.
"Honky" NYU Sociology professor Dalton
Conley will read from his latest work by
this title, about growing up white in a
mainly-minority housing complex.
Borders, 7 p.m., Free. 668-7652.
CAMPUS CINEMA
Mulholland Drive (2001) I'm still having
nightmares about the two little old peo-
ple. Michigan Theater. 6:45 & 9 :45 p.m.
Ghost World (2001) Phone's ringin' dude.
State Theater. 7 & 9:15 p.m.
Haiku Tunnel (2001) Many crappy
films/N'Sync got their own movie/God, I
hate them so. State Theater. 7:15 & 9:15
p.m.
MUSIC
Ekoostik Hookah Everyone's smoked out
of this Hookah. Michigan Theater, 603 E.
Liberty St., 7:30 p.m. $15 668-8463.
Lotus Everybody's favorite flower, except
for the poppy obviously. T.C.'s Speakeasy,
Ypsilanti, 10:30 p.m.$3 483-4470.
Willy Porter Toured with Tori Amos. What
a strange little boy. The Ark, 316 S. Main
St., 8 p.m. $15 761-1451.
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"It's All True." Performance Network pre-
sents this play based on Orson Welles'
struggle to present his controversial
show, "The Cradle Will Rock," against a
"Japanese Fisherman's Coats of Awaji
Island." Exhibit features the Japanese folk
textile tradition of these patterned, hand-
crafted coats. UMMA, 525 S. State. Free.
764-0395.
"Donald Sultan: The Smoke Rings." Using
a variety of materials, American Donald
Sultan portrays the artistic side of ciga-
rette smoke rings. U-M Museum of Art,
525 S. State. Free. 764-0395.
Friday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Under the Sand (2000) Why don't we use
the treasure to buy things? You know,
things we like? Michigan Theater. 7 &
9:15 p.m.
Ghost World (2001) See Thursday. State
Theater. 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.
Mulholland Drive (2001) See Thursday.
State Theater. 7 & 9:45 p.m.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Great. See you there, nyet. State Theater.
Midnight.
MUSIC
Ivy French females front this band. Sexy.
The Blind Pig,1208 S. 1st St., 10 p.m. $13
($15 under 21) 996-8555.
Debbie Fogell Crazy creative on the jazz
six string. Zou Zou's, Chelsea, 8 p.m.
Free 433-4226.
Smokestack Do they even worry about
pollutants? T.C .'s Speakeasy, Ypsilanti
10:30 p.m. $3 483-4470.
"It's All True." See Thurs. $25.
Moliere's "Tartuffe." Directed by
Dominique Serrand, the Minneapolis-
based Theatre de la Jeune Lune reimag-
ines this classic play which was scan-
dalous when first performed in 1664. 8
p.m. Power Center. $1&-40. 764-2538.
A LTERNA TIVES
"Donald Sultan: The Smoke Rings." See
Thurs.
Saturday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Under the Sand (2000) See Friday.
MichiganhTheater. 4:30, 7 & 9:15 p.m.
Ghost World (2001) See Thursday. State
Theater. 2, 4:30, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.
Mulholland Drive (2001) See Thursday.
State Theater. 1:30, 4:15, 7 & 9:45 p.m.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
See Friday.
MUSIC
2 Days Straight Fomerly called 2 Days
Scoliosis, but they straightened up their
act. The Blind Pig, 208 S. 1st St., 10 p.m.
$5 ($7 under 21) 996-8555.
Hallowween Party: The Gruesomes Three
foot bongo grew since they were 2.5 foot
bongo. Elbow Room, Ypsilanti, 10 p.m. $4
483-6374.
Halloween Party: Purple DeVille If you
took C.C. from Poison and mixed him with
Barney, you'd get purple DeVille. T.C.'s
Speakeasy, Ypsilanti 10:30 p.m. $3 483-
4470.
No matter where in the world you are from,1
night was much more Americanized -
costume parties and scary movies as the
choice picks of the evening. He does
recall having his share of tequila though,
upholding a certain part of the elders'
tradition.
-On the same hemisphere, but hun-
dreds of miles away in both geography
and thought, Santiago, Chile welcomes
Halloween, but perhaps in a more
reserved fashion.
Kristina Watkins, an LSA senior who
spent Halloween 1999 in Santiago,
explains that the holiday was celebrated,
however not as widespread as in other
countries.
"There was a small costume shop by
my host family's house," says Watkins. "I
did notice that mostly students and indi-
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How to brew the perfect Halloween bash
By Rachel Lewis
For the Daily
Those doors slamming in your face as
you eagerly hold out an empty pillow
case can only mean one thing -- you're
too old for trick-or-treating. The elemen-
tary school tradition that was still rela-
tively cool in junior high and good for a
few laughs in high school is now unques-
tionably the least collegiate activity you
could choose on Halloween. For some
odd reason, parents don't really like
handing out free candy to people old
enough to. drive out and buy some for
themselves. So for most students, the
house party has become the only suitable
replacement for Wednesday night's fes-
tivities.
Unfortunately, a successful Halloween
party is not as simple as the typical keg-
in-the-bathtub, dance-music-blasting,
black-light-glaring bash that can be
found on any given weekend. No, it is a
fine art that must be mastered with care
and precision, a tasty stew made with
just the right ingredients.
According to LSA freshman Dayna
Davis, the first priority of any party-
planner should be a creative theme. "A
theme makes it more interesting so it's
not just a normal party." Think Hawaiian,
think togas, think whatever will lure in
those crazy costumed students walking
the streets on Wednesday. A theme gives
partiers the direction they need to get
dressed up and be ready to scare.
Costumes could be considered the
broth of any Halloween brew because,
without them, you would just have an
empty bowl (or house in this matter).
Students all around campus seem to
agree that no party on Halloween night
would be complete without a good pro-
portion of dressed-up attendees,
although there is some debate whether
costumesover should be a requirement or
an option. LSA junior Shirley Bartov
said, "Costumes should be optional
because then there's no pressure." LSA
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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.
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