Arts
Thursday, July 29, 1982-
The Michigan Daily
A selection of campus film highlights
Bye Bye Brazil
(Carlos Diegues, 1980)
Be the first on your block to see a
Brazilian movie. Part travelogue,
part comedy of errors, Brazil shows
what life is like in the mixed up
world of Brazil. (Thursday, July 29;
Michigan Theatre, 4:00, 7:00, 9:00).
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novelist, is pressed into her
majesty's service to thwart a Ger-
man spy working out of Switzerland.
To fill both his cover and the roman-
tic interludes, he is assigned an
equally inexperienced spy as his
wife, who becomes the immediate
objective of a surprisingly young
Robert 'but it is real coffee" Young.
With Peter Lorre as the man who
does the dirty work. (Friday, July
30; Auditorium A, 7:30).
Marnie
(Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
One critic called this Hitchcock's
greatest film. It's not. Crammed full
of the pop-psychological voodoo that
figured in many of Hitchcock's
films, Marnie winds up an un-
believeable mixture of flat charac-
ters, bad acting, and insignificant
plotting. Tippi Hedren stars as the
kleptomaniac, Sean Connery as her
savior. Watch for Bruce Dern in one
of his first (and shortest) appearan-
ces. (Friday, July 30; Auditorium A,
9:00).
Splendor in the Grass
(Elia Kazan, 1961)
Warren Beatty rose to fame in this
story of young love. Much better
than the angst-filled Rebel Without
A Cause, Splendor sets up the
generation gap with subtlety rather
than overblown quarrels. Also
starring Natalie Wood. (Saturday,
July 31; MLB 3,7:30).
Rebel Without A Cause
(Nicholas Ray, 1955)
Worth watching for James Dean's
performance only, Rebel ages
badly. What may have seemed an
accurate and vivid account of what's
wrong between kids and grown-ups,
now comes across as little but fluff.
Sal Mineo also stars as confused
teenager #3 and Jim Backus is the
decidedly effete father-figure.
(Saturday, July 31; MLB 3, 9:40).
Hair
(Milos Forman, 1979)
The celebrated '60s musical makes
it to the screen via a Czech director
and a superlative cast. The film
seems about one song too long, but
which song? "Aquarius," "Man-
chester, England," "Hair," "LSD,"
or "Let the Sunshine In"? Some fan-
tastic Twyla Tharp choreography
flashes you back to those crazy,
hazy, lazy days of war protests,
draft-card burnings, and very, very
long hair. (Saturday, July 31; Lorch
Hall, 7:30,9:40).
Jaws
(Steven Spielberg,1975)
Sure I plugged this movie two weeks
ago, but I really like it. Spielberg
knows how to make our favorite
movies the way they should be
made. Alright, he hasn't really
pushed. himself to discover new
styles of cinema, nor are his plots
very original, however, Jaws, Close
Encounters, Raiders, and E.T. are
great movies because they were
never filmed right until Spielberg
came along. (Saturday, July 31;
Auditorium A, 7:00, 9:15).
The Great Dictator
(Charlie Chaplin, 1940)
How funny can a movie be that is
based on Hitler and Mussolini? In
Chaplin's versatile hands, very fun-
ny. Five years before America
became directly involved in World
War II, Chaplin's film clearly
skewered the bad guys. (Sunday,
August 1; Michigan Theatre, 3:00,
5:30,8:00).
A Streetcar Named
Desire
(Elia Kazan, 1951)
Marlon Brando rips his shirt over
this one, the expertly directed Ten-
nessee Williams play about what
happens when sisters-in-law come to
visit. Perennial favorite and a good
movie to boot. (Friday, July 30;
Lorch Hall, 7:30, 9:40).
Secret Agent
(Alfred Hitchcock, 1936)
John Gielgud, mild-mannered
'Best Whorehouse' not too musical
By Richard Campbell
F OR ONE terrible moment near the
beginning of The Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas Dolly Parton and
Burt Reynolds sing and dance at the
same time. I prayed that it wouldn't get
any worse.
Thankfully it didn't. Whorehouse
comes close to being absolutely
revolting, but it's so damn light and
meaningless that it just doesn't matter.
The critically-acclaimed Broadway
musical has made it to the screen with
precious little added, the movie is sur-
prisingly lean-there is none of the
usual sub-plotting or tangled romances
typical of the genre.
The best little whorehouse is situated
just outside of Glanville, where Sheriff
Dodd, Burt Reynolds, is headquar-
tered. Dodd doesn't close down Miss
Mona's, Dolly Parton, establishment
because everyone knows it's there and
everyone accepts it.
Every male in Texas has heard of it
and most have used its facilities. But
when Houston television watchdog
Thorpe, Dom DeLuise, gets wind that
the cops are looking the other way, he
decides to make an issue of it to further
See 'WHOREHOUSE,' Page 10
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