Page 6 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, July 19, 1985
First
Run
Films
BACK TO THE FUTURE
A Spielberg-presented, Robert Zemeckis-
directed fantasy about a high school student who
rides a souped-up DeLorean into the '50s, and is
forced to insure his own existence by playing a
matchmaker for his parents. At the Campus
Theater, 1214 S. University 0668-6416, and the
Wayside, 3020 Washtenaw: 434-1782.
BEVERLY HILSCOOP
Eddie Murphy goes through his usual fast jiving,
smart ass routines in this moderately amusing
thriller/comedy about a streetwise Detroit cop
who goes to California to investigate a friend's
murder. The script is just a sketchy outline.
existing solely for Murphy to improvise around.
Murphys antics are cute esen if theyre strictly
lo-brow. The laughs are last and plentiful, hut
lightweight. and you're always aware of just how
shabbily slapped together the whole film is. At the
Movies at Briarwood Mall: 769-8780.
Gentle post-Spielbergian fantasy about
benevolent aliens, children, and geriatrics, Direc-
ted by Ron Howard <Splash' At the Movies at
Briarwood. Briarwood Mall. 769-8780.
DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
Film vehicle for transient popster Madonna. At
the Movies at Briarwood. Briarwood Mall: 769-
8780.
THE EMERALD FORESTRDO A
In the rain forest of South America. Texas MASS MAX BEYONDTHUNDERDOME REISONJA
engineer Powers Boothe looks for his son who was Mel Gibson is back as Mad Max - also known as Sword and sorcery nonense starring Bridgette
kidnapped by the natives. Directed by John Boor- The Road Warrior - in the third installment oftthis Neilson and Arnold Schoarienegger At the
man. At the State Theater. 231 S. State. 662-5296 post apocalyptic western saga. Also stars Tina Movies at Briarwood, riarwood Mall769-70.
Turner. At the Ann Arbor Theater. 210 S. Fifth St.-
E.T., THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 761-9700" RETURN TO OZ
Re-release of Stere Spielbergs over- Disney Studio's elaborate and rather risky at-
mhelmisglyeopularstoryof a boyand hisalien. At THE MAN WITHONE RED SHOE tempt at visualizing the classic OZ stories of L
the StateTheater.231 S. State. 662-624 Tom Hanks and Jim Belushi star in this Frank Baum. Directedby Walter Murch, whohails
Americanized remake of the French thriller- from the same school of filmmaking as Coppola,
comedy. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe. Lucas, and Spielberg. at the Wayside Theater. 3020
EXPLORERS At the Movies at Briarwood, Briarwood Mall: 769- Washtenaw: 434-1782.
Adventures of three boys who build their own 8780.
working spaceship out of junk yard parts. Another
product of Steven Spielberg's production-line film SILVERADO
factory, though directed by the uniquely talented PALE RIDER Big budget return of the western by Lawrence
Joe Dante so who knows? At the State Theater. 231 Clint Eastwood is back on the ranch. lookin' grub- (Big Chill) Kasdan. Stars Kevin Kline, Linda Hunt,
S. State. 662-5296: and at the Wayside. 3020 by and lettin' his six shooter do all the talkin'. Ya- and Scott Glenn. At the Fox Village Theater, 375 N
Washtenaw Ave., 434-1782. hoo. At the Fox Village Theater. 375 N. Maple, 769- Maple, 769-1300.
1300.
THE(GODS MUST BE CRAZY
A marvelously imaginative comedy about an PRIZZI'SHONORST. ELMO'S FIRE
African bushman who mistakes a Coke bottle that Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner play hir '. Seven young friends, a year out oflcollege, share
falls from an airplane as a dropped trinket of the killerswho meet and fall in love, then discover o,.e their troubles and their fantasies at a D.C. bar.
gods, and decides to try to return it. The laughs are of them is on the other's hit list. Promising black Call it The Little Chill. Stars Rob Lowe. Ally
pure slapstick. but ingenious and relentless. The comedy by John Huston. At the State Theater, 231 Sheedy, Judd Nelson. At the Movies at Briarwood,
newest cult classic in town and deservedly so. At ;S. State: 662-6264 Briarwood Mall,769-8780.
the Movies at Briarwood, Briarwood Mall: 769-
8780. A VIEW TO A KILL
RAMBO): FIRST BLOOD II Latest James Bond opus, with Roger Moore
LOONIES Sylvestor Stallone reprises the role of the (who's beginning to look a little long toothed to
Steven Spielberg is presenting this Richard restless Vietnam vet who, in this sequel to First make a believable 007) and Grace Jones as a
Donner-directed opus which looks a lot like a bun- Blood. is sent back into the jungles to rescue somewhat funky nemesis. At the Fox Village
ch of kids pretending to be Harrison Ford Thrills, American POWs still in captivity. Does this sound Theater. 375 N. Maple: 769-1300.
spills, and excitement, if that's what You're familiar to anyone else? At the Fox Village, 375 N.
looking for At the Ann Arbor Theater. 210 S. Fifth Maple. 769-1300
Ave.: 761.700. 1-int/)i/d b ttyron 0. 1. ull
FRIDAY and baroque violinist Stanley Ritchie Gone with the Wind 1 - >r Fleming, Tristana (Luis Bunuel, 1970) AAFC
headline this annual event, backed by 1939) Michigan Theatre Foundation The forces of good and evil confront
an assortment of local talent. 8 p.m. in Color, action, romance, and Clark each other in the form of a decrepit
the Pendleton Room, Michigan Union. Gable and Vivien Leigh in their man and a sensuous woman. Alas,
Bars and Clubs Student tickets are $3. Call 663-7692 for greatest roles as Rhett and Scarlett. A evil has a way of insinuating itself into
more information. big movie made for the big screen. even the most righteous of people.
The Apartment - (769-4060) - Mich., 7p.m. only. $2.50. Aud. A, 9:40 p.m. only. $2.50/single,
Glass plays shattering Top-40. The Robber Bridegroom - Ann Arbor $3.50/triple.
The Ark - (761-1451) - Mandolin Summer Festival. Mr. Lucky (Henry C. Potter, 1943)
master and proponent of "dawg" A re-creation of Ann Arbor Civic Cinema 2
music David Grisman. Theater's highly successful 1982 A mild screwball comedy, but that Furthermore
Bird of Paradise - (662-8310)_ production of an adaptation of a hardly matters when the film stars
Harvey Reed and Mark Anderson. Eudora Welty novel. 8 p.m. at the Cary Grant. A drifter takes on a Astrofest 149 - University Depar-
The Blind Pig - (996-8555) - Tracy Power Center. Tickets are $9-$14 at charity ball with predictable but well- tment of Ael-ospace
Lee and the Leonards rock. the Power Center Box Office and the supported results. Nat. Sci., 7:30 p.m. Engineering/University Exhibit
The Earle - 1994-02111 - Burgess door. Call 763-0950 for more infor- only. $2.50/single, $3.50/double. Museum
and O'Conorandbandplay)jaz. tio The most spectacular photographs
and O'Connor and band play jazz. mation. HsGr rdy(oadHws from outer space, many of which haveS
Main Street Comedy Showcase - His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks,
(996-9080) - Ben Creed yuks it up. Marty Somberg/Top of the Park - 1940) C2 never been shown in the Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party - (995-2132) - Ann Arbor Summer Festival An amazingly quick and witty area will be presented with full
Bugs Beddow blows the blues. Somberg, a local bluegrass fiddler, movie. Cary Grant and Rosalind narration in the 149th presentation of
Mountain Jack's - (665-1133) performs at 7 p.m., followed by a Russell are a tabloid editor and repor- the Astrofest Film and Lecture
Billy Alberts folks it up. showing of Cover Girl at dusk. See ter who get the scoop on an escaped Series. 7:30 p.m. in MLB Auditorium
The Nectarine Ballroom - (994- Campus Cinema. On top of. the Flet- murderer. Listen carefully, watch 3. Free. Call 764-7260 for more infor-
5436) - Visitor stops in. cher St. parking structure, next to the closely, and you'll learn a thing or two mation.
Rick's American Cafe - (996-2747) Power Center. Free. Call 763-0950 for about movies as well as split your
- Jamie James and the Kingbees all more information. sides laughing. "No, keep the chicken International Folk Dancing -
the way from Beantown. story, that's human interest." Nat. University Folk Dance Club
U-Cwuh -o e1763-226) - Tom Ten Little Indians -- Ann Arbor Civic Sci., 9:15 p.m. only $2.50/single, Every Friday the Folk Dance Club
Simonian at the turntables. Theater Main Street Productions $3.50/double. teaches steps from 8 to 9:30 p.m. or so,
Agatha Christie's popular play then fills the rest of the evening with
traps ten people on a secluded island, Rebel Without a Cause (Nicholas Ray, open invitation dancing. No partner is
and dispatches them one by one. 1955) Cinema Guild necessary. 8 p.m. at the Michigan
Performa nceDirector Hans Friedrichs sets them James Dean mesmerized a Union. $1.50. Call 665-0219 for more in-
up and mows them down. Whodunit? generation with his portrayal of a con- formation.
Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra String We're not telling. 8 p.m. at the Ann fused youth searching fot'some way to A.
Quartet -7th Annual Haydn Festival Arbor Civic Theater, 338 S. Main. $5. understand '50s America. Natalie S T D
The quartet will perform works by Call 662-7282 for more information. Wood and Sal Mineo are his friends,
Haydn and other great composers. among whom he finds compassion Bars and Club
Noon-1 p.m. at Liberty Plaza, E. and relief. The film is pretty dated by
Liberty at S. Division. Free. Call886- Campus Cinema now, but it still sends a powerful The Apartment - (769-4060) -
0666 for more information. message. MLB 4, 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Glass plays the hits.
$2.50. The Blind Pig - (996-8555) -
Choices -Patchwork Theater Akahige (Akira Kurosawa, 1965) Smoke in the Boys' Room with Cub
The poetry of Ntozake Shange and Japanese Film Society Simon of the Desert (Luis Bunuel, Koda.
Gertrude Stein is featured in this A Japanese doctor learns that 1965) Ann Arbor Film Co-op The Earle - (994-0211) - Rick
original improvisational theater there's more to life than the A Luis Bunuel triple-feature is Burgess and Patty O'Connor.
work, directed by David Freiman. mechanics of the body when he helps kicked off with this wild parable of a The Heidelberg - (663-7758) -
Choices is the local ensemble's first out a clinic located in a poor area of medievel man who attempts to reach Mustard's Retreat spices up your
production. 8p.m. at the Performance town. Hale Aud., 8 p.m. Free. God by living on top of a pillar. Aud. evening.
Network, 408 W. Washington. Student A, 7 p.m. only. $2.50/single, Main Street Comedy Showcase -
tickets are $5: Call 995-5461 for more Cover Girl (Charles Vidor, 1944) Top $3.50/triple. (996-9080) - Ben Creed makes you
information. of the Park giggle.
Cover girl Rita Hayworth toughs V'iridiana (Luis Bunuel, 1961) AAFC Mr. Flood's Party - (995-2132) -
The Music of France (1660-1750) - out the road to success with dancing A naive nun is forced into the world Fusion from Bugs Beddow's band.
Academy of Early Music 4th Annual from Gene Kelly, humor from Phil of sin and deadence when she visits Mountain Jack's - (665-1133) -
Baroque Performance Faculty Silvers and Eve Arden, and great her uncle. Another anti-religionist Billy Alberts makes your listening
Workshop. songs from Ira Gershwin. Power Cen- film from Bunuel. Aud. A, 8 p.m. only. easy.
Dutch soprano Mieke van der Sluis ter, Dusk. Free. $2.50/single, $3.50/triple. The Nectarine Ballroom - 1994-