2B - Thursday, January 15, 2009

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CALENDAR
The Daily Arts guide to
upcoming events in Ann Arbor
and the surrounding area.
Today 1.15.09
Penny W. Stamps Distin-
guished Series: Interruptions
for Everyday Life, Nick Tobier
8 p.m.
At the Michigan Theater
Free
Jazz Jams
8:30 p.m. C
At Pierpont Commons, Lenoardos Room
Free
Poetry Reading: Patrick Lane
and Lorna Crozier
5 p.m.
At Rackham
Free
Tomorrow 1.16.08
Tord Gustavsen Trio
8 p.m,
At the Mendelssohn Theatre
$25
Yellowroom Gang
8 p.m.
At the Ark
$15
Saturday 1.16.08
Collage Concert by the School
of Music, Theatre and Dance
8 P.M.
At Hill Auditorium
$25
Vance Gilbert
8 p.m.
At the Ark
$15
Sunday 1.17.08
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Are Dead
8 p.m. (Friday), 3 pm. and 8 p.m (Satur-
day), 2 p.m. (Sunday)
At the Performance Network
$22-41 and $10 student discount
Please send all press releases
and event information to
arts@michigandaily.com.

High five
A notable Ann Arborite gives five
answers to a curious question.
Terri Sarris
Seniorlecturer, Department oftScreen Arts & Cultures
What are the most unnecessary film
remakes ever made?
Spartacus: A 2004 TV remake starred the actor Goran Visnjic from "E.R." I
know it's not fair to criticize a filmI haven't seen but Ijust didn't have the heart
to watch a remake of "Spartacus" (Sam Raimi is reportedy making a 13-epi-
sode TV series based on Spartacus to air on Starz.) Youch, don't mess with
"Spartacus"!
The Defiant Ones: Stanley Kramer's 1958 film starring Tony Curtis and
Sidney Portier, remade in 1986 into a TV movie starring Robert Urich and
Carl Weathers.
City of Angels: Wim Wenders' 1987 film "Wings of Desire" was remade as
"City of Angels." Nicholas Cage is not Bruno Ganz and Brad Siberling is not
Wim Wenders.
Breathless: Jean Luc Goddard's 1960 film remade in 1983. Why?
Psycho: Hitchcock's 1960 film remade in 1998 by Gus Van Sant. Shot for shot?
And the point is?
TRAILER REVIEW
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
DREAMWORKS t
The trailer for "Monsters vs. Aliens" is
colorful, funny and promises a lot of fun. It
introduces the audience to ateam of lovable
monsters (voiced by such talents as Seth
Rogen and Reese Witherspoon) as they take
on an alien bent on destroying the Earth.
Despite the apocalyptic implications, the
trailer is a guaranteed smile-turner.
SHERIJANKELOVITZ

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