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FLETCH PARIS, TEXAS RETURN TO OZ
Chevy Chase as a wise-cracking reporter in a Sou-searhing ina small Texas town. Directed Disney Stadio's elaborate and rather risky at-
mystery-comedy by the director of The Bad News by Wilm Wenders from a piece by Sam Shephard. tempt at visualizing the classic OZ stories of L.
Bears. At the State Theaat 3e,662-6264 At the State Theater, 231 S. State; 662-6264. FrankBaum. Directedhby Walter Murch, who hails
and the Wayside, 3020 Washtenaw; 434-1782. from the same school of filmmaking as Coppola,
Lucas, and Spielberg. at the Wayside Theater, 3020
Washtenaw; 434-1782.
F lI mTs THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY PERFECT
A marvelously imaginative comedy about an John Travolta plays a Rolling Stone reporter
African bushman who mistakes a Coke bottle that who goes undercover to discover whether the
BEVERLY HILLS COP falls from an airplane as a dropped trinket of the exercise spa is the eighties singles bar. Jamie Lee
Eddie Murphy goes through his usualtfast jiving, gods, and decides to try to return it. The laughs are Curtis and Marilu Henner help answer. At the SECRETADMIRER
smart ass routines in this moderately amusing pure slapstick, ret ingenious andsrely s.Ah Movies at Briarwood, Briarwood Mall; 769-8780 An anonymos love lettor float through a small
thriller/comedy about a streetwise Detroit cop newest call classic in town and deservedly so. At town, leaving speculation and suspicion in the
who goes to California to investigate a friend's the Movies at Briarwod, Bria.w7 Mall; 709- mixofthepe.plewo find it. At the Fox Village,
murder. The script is just a sketchy outline, 0700. 375N. Maple; 700-1300.
existing solely for Murphy to improvise around. PRIZZI'S HONOR
Murphy's antics are cute even if they're strictly Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner play hired
lowbrow. The laughs are fast and plentiful, but GOONIES killers who meet andfall in love, then discover one
lightweight, and you're always aware of just how Steven Spielberg is presenting this Richard of them is on the other's hit list. Promising black
shabbilyslapped together the whole film is. At the Donner-directed opus which looks a lot like a bun comedy by John Huston. At the State Theater, 231 A VIEW TO A KILL
MoviesatBriarwod Mall; 769-0700. ch of kids pretending to be Harrison Ford. Thrills, S .State;66-6264 Latest James Bond opus, with Roger Moore
spills, and excitement, if that's what you're (who's beginning to look a little long toothed to
looking for. At the Ann Arbor Theater, 210S. Fifth make a believable 007) and Grace Jones as a
Gentle postSpielbergian fantasy aboutAve.; 761-9700. THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO somewhat funky nemesis. At the Fox Village
envolentalies,-ilbrerandgeratrisWelcome return of Woody Allen's charmingly Theater, 375N. Maple; 769-1300.
bonevolent aliem, childe, and geriatrics. Direc- LIFEFORCE wistful fantasy of despondant Depression-age
ted by Ron Howard (Splash). At the Movies at Science fiction horror film about spacefaring housewife (Mia Farrow) who seeks refuge from
Briarwood, Briarwood Mall; 769-0780. vampires who return to plague the Earthwith each the real world in the celluloid fantasies playing at
appearance of Haley's comet. Directed by Tobe the local theater. At the State Theater, 231S. State;
D.A.R.Y.L. Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist) 662-6264.
Adventures of a boy robot, couldn't possibly be from a screenplay by Dan O'Bannon (Alien). At
any worse than The Goonies. At the Movies at the Movies at Briarwood, Briarwood Mall; 769-
Briarwood; Briarwood Mall; 769-8780. 8780. RAMBO: FIRST BLOODII
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DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
Film vehicle for transient popster Madonna. At
the Movies at Briarwood, Briarwood Mall; 709-
0780.
MASS APPEAL
Clash of ideologies and ethics between veteran
priest Jack Lemmon and young, idealistic
seminarian, Zeljko Ivanek. Based on the Broad-
way play. At the Campus Theater, 1214S. Univer-
sity; 434-1630.
Sylvestor Stallone reprises the role of the
restless Vietnam vet who, in this sequel to First
Blood, is sent back into the jungles to rescue
American POWs still in captivity. Does this sound
familiar to anyone else? At the Fox Village, 375 N.
Maple; 769-1300.
- Compiled by Byron I . Bull
FRIDAY
Bars and Clubs
The Apartment - (769-4060) - Sky-
Hy hits with Motown party sounds.
The Ark - (761-1451) - Joel Mabus
plays guitar, banjo, and fiddle.
Bird of Paradise - (662-8310) -
Rob Pipho plays jazz.
The Blind Pig - (996-8555) -
George Bedard and the Bonnevilles
play hard-drivin' rock and roll.
The Earle - (994-0211) - Burgess
and O'Connor.
Main Street Comedy Showcase -
(996-9080) - Tom Lilly and Tony
Perkins,
Mr. Flood's Party - (995-2132) -
Steve Nardella rocks with his trio.
Mountain Jack's - (665-1133) -
The Jeff Baldori Duo entertains.
The Nectarine Ballroom - (994-
5436) - Weekend Dance Party.
Rick's American Cafe - (996-2747)
-Bop (Harvey) bashes.
U-Club - (763-2236) - Tom
Simonian rotates the extruded
polyvinyl.
Windows - (769-9500) - The Paul
Brass, Duo.
Performance
5th Annual Piano Competition -
Young Keyboard Artists Association
Pianists ranging in age from 5 to 61
compete for more than $50,000 in cash,
scholarships, and concert appearan-
ces. Tickets are $8 for each day's
program, available in advance from
the Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestrs
(996-0666) and in the School of Music
Building student lobby. Tickets will
also be available at the door. Today's
program: Semifinals and finals in the
Junior division (age 8-18), 8 a.m.-6
p.m. in the School of Music Building,
and Concerto finals in the Young Ar-
tist division with the Ann Arbor Sym-
phony Orchestra, 8 p.m. at the Power
Center.
The Magic Flutes - Kerrytown Late
Night Concert Series
This quartet of semi-local flutists,
including Ann Arbor's own Jill Felber
presents a night of jazz, classics, and
pop. Wine reception at 10:15 p.m.
Concert starts at 11 p.m. at the
Kerrytown Concert House, 415 North
Fourth Ave. Admission is $6. Call 769-
2999 for more information.
Translations - Performance Net-
work
Translations is contemporary Irish
playwright Brian Friel's story of 19th
Century Irish country people faced
with a British edict outlawing the
teaching of Gaelic in public schools.
Director Jim Moran has rounded up
an excellent cast, including members
of the Attic Theater's 1981 production
of the play. Traditional Irish music
will be provided before and after the
show, and during intermission. 8 p.m.
at the Performance Network, 408
West Washington. Tickets are $5
tonight and tomorrow night, $4 Sun-
day.
Whitley Setrakian and Dancers -
People Dancing
Local modern dance choreographer
Whitley Setrakian leads a troups of
the city's finest in a program of her
works. Guest dancer/choreographer
Loi Kail will also perform. 8 p.m. at
Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Tickets
are $5 for students and are available
at the door. Call 996-5968 for more in-
formation.
Campus Cinema
Don't Look Now (Nicholas Roeg, 1973)
AAFC
While restoring a church in Venice,
Donald Sutherland comes under the
spell of the visions his wife, Julie
Christie, is having of their recently
drowned daughter. A superb blend of
music and images. MLB 3, 7:30 p.m.
only.
Bad Timing/A Sensual Obsession
(Nicholas Roeg, 1980) AAFC
The Roeg double feature continues
with a rather bleak and uninteresting
study of Art Garfunkel's one track Furthermore
mind. The kind of film that goes on
and on, with too little story and too International Folk Dancing -
much nothing. MLB 3, 9:40 p.m. only University Folk Dance Club
$2.50/single, $3.50/double. Every Friday the Folk Dance Club
teaches steps from 8 to 9:30 p.m. or so,
Dragonslayer (Matthew Bobbins and fills the rest of the evening with
1960) Michigan Theatre Foundation open invitation dancing. No partner is
19or) MhanThrcercmeFdalivennecessary. 8 p.m. at the Michigan
Swords and sorcery come alive in Union. $1.50. Call 665-0219 for more in-
this rather traditional re-telling of the formation.
old sacrifice-a-virgin-to-the-dragon-to
save-the-town legends. Some wit, a
nice, though short performance by SATURDAY
Ralph Richardson, and good flying
dragon special effects make this
pleasurable if not memorable. Mich., Bars and Clubs
7 p.m. only. $2.50/single, $3/double.
Excalibur (John Boorman, 1981) MTF The Apartment - (769-4060) -
The Arthurian legend, backed up by Dance to the Motown-inspired Sky-
a powerful Wagnerian score, sweeps Hy.
across the silver screen. Bold colors, Bird of Paradise - (662-8310) - The
grand magic, and a theatrical view Sherman Mitchell Quartet.
towards history by director John The Blind Pig - (996-8555) - You
Boorman turn the myth of Camelot in- heard it here first...the Fabulous
to an epic of imagination. Nicol Checkers.
Williamson steals the show as Merlin. The Earle - (994-0211) - Rick
Mich., 9:05 p.m. only. $2.50/single, Burgess and Patti O'Connor, for your
$3/double, dining and dancing pleasure...
Main Street Comedy Showcase -
Entre Nous (Diane Kurys, 1983) (996-9080) - Funny guys Tom Lilly
Alternative Action and Tony Perkins.
Two women develop andsustain a Mr. Flood's Party - (995-2132) -
friendship in France just after World Steve Nardella Rock 'n' Roll Trio.
War II. Heartfelt and true. Nat. Sci. Mountain Jack's - (665-1133) -
7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. $2.50. 'The Jeff Baldori Duo.
The Nectarine Ballroom - (994-
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders, 1984) 5436) - The glitz! the glam! The Nec
on Weekend Dance Party Night.
Cinema 2, Cinems Guild, Ann Arbor Rick's American Cafe - (996-2747)
Intelligent and very quiet story of - Skyscrapers, versatile guys from
a man who tries to come to grips withte Nos 7 ).
his broken up marriage. As he talks to Windows - (769-9500) -The Paul
his son, who has been taken care of byB Duo.
his brother, he rediscovers his own
love and sets out on a quest for his
wife. Aud. A, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. $2.50. Performance
Risky Business (Paul Brickman,
1983) CG 5th Annual Piano Competition -
Crisp and funny comedy as our Young Keyboard Artists Association
high-school hero tries to lose his
virginity, fix his dad's Porsche, and See Friday's entry. Today's
pass his college boards all while his program: Finals in the Junior
folks are away for the weekend. MLB division (age 8-18), 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in
4, 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. $2.50. the School of Music Building