0 Awakenings (PG-13) Performances "a-plenty" in this Penny Marshall- directed effort about miracles at the funny farm. Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams are stupendous. it didn't get any Oscars, but don't hold that against it. (At Showcase: 10:05, 12:20) Career Opportunities (PG- 13) 21-year old brat custodian at a department store gets locked in on first night with hot babe. Not suggested viewing for anyone with traces of brain activity. From director John Hughes, (Home Alone) the man who took substance out of cinema. (At Briarwood: 10:15, 12:30, 2:40, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30, Fri & Sat 11:30; at Showcase: 12:35, 2:50, 4:35, 7:30, 9:25, 11:30) Class Action (R) Father and daughter film against the backdrop of a big court case where they are pitted against each other. Starring Gene Hackman. (At Showcase: 12:05, 2:25,4:40, 7:20, 935,12105; At Briarwood: 10, 12:05, 2:20, 4:30, 7, 9:10, Fri & Sat 11:30 ) *. .. .* Dances With Wolves (PG-13) The official theme film of the Eastern Michigan Hurons, Florida St Seminoles, and the Cleveland Indians. See the Sioux deal with white meanies while Costner kicks some Buffalo ass. There is a rumor that all the buffalo belong to CSN man Neil Young, don't quote us on that (At Briarwood: 10, 1:30, 5, 8:30; At Showcase: all week 12:30, 4; Fri & Sat 4:00, 7:25 and 10:45; Sun-Th 4, 8) Defending Your Life (PG) Albert Brooks stars in his newest film, taking a post-life trip to Judgement City to fight for his life. On the way he meets Meryl Streep, Lee Grant, and Buck Henry in this romantic comedy about what really happens after death. (At Showcase: 12:10, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45,12) The Doors (R) Take a good band. Then create a cult around them for 20 years. Then take a baby-boomer, head in the clouds, over idealistic, pretentious filmmaker like Oliver Stone to make a film about them. Forget about a factual; realistic portrayal. (At Fox Village: 4:30, 7, 9:30; At Showcase:2:25, 7:15, 10:05, 12:25) The Five Heartbeats (R) Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) tells his story of the Motown years in this story of a fictional Black singing group that rises from inner-city poverty to national fame. (At Showcase: 12, 2:20, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45,12:10; At Fox: 4:30, 7:15, 9:30) Goodfellas (R) The picture that should have won the big one, but nonetheless a gem. The rise and fall of a trio of gangsters, including Oscar winner Joe Pesce. (At Fox Village: 4:30, 9:15) . . 9 * Guilty By Suspicion (PG-13) McCarthyist fascist pigs go on a pinko hunt in Hollywood and Bob DeNiro must face charges of being a Commie-sympathizer. It's about time Hollywood examined this, one of its darkest periods. (At Showcase: 12:15, 4:50, 7:30) The HardWay (R) Cops and movies - they go together like LA. and sushi. Michael J. Fox comes back from the future for this comic look at the gritty life of a big-city pig. Also starring James Woods. At Fox: 4:30, 7:15, 9:30; at Showcase: 2:15, 9:55,12:15) Home Alone (PG) it has moved into the all-time Top 10 list for highest grossing films. if that doesn't say something about our culture... Help it beat E T., go see it for the fourth time, it only needs $150 million more. Are people really still seeing this? (At Briarwood: 10:15, 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30, Fri & Sat 11:30; at Showcase: 12:45, 3, 5:05, 7:40) ILong Walk Home (PG) Sissy Spacek and Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg recreate the tense times surrounding the Montgomery bus boycott in the'60s. It bombed the first time out last year, so they released it again. Let's hope this trend doesn't get out of control. (At Showcase: 2:10, 4:30, 7:35, 9:30, 11:40) Marrying Man (R) Alec Baldwin plays the slick, '40s playboy who can't decide whom to marry- Kim Basinger or Elizabeth Shue.Throw in some mobsters named -Bugsy,* some neat chase scenes, and Kim taking it all off, and you have typical Hollywood trash that brings in th bucks. (At Showcase: 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:35, 9:55, 12:15) . . . .. . New Jack City (R) See the movie everyone's rioting about. Bring your crowbars for easy access to stores for looting after the show. There are guns and cops, but no code in this street film, starring Big Budd Judd Nelson and Lipton Iced T. (At Showcase: 12:25, 2:20, 4:25, 7:40, 9:40, 11:50) Reversal of Fortune (R) Jeremy Irons is back in his Oscar-winning role as the cold and calculating Claus Von Bulow. Did he kill Sunny? The movie won't tell, but it's great fun anyway. (At Fox Village: 7:00) . . . 9. .9 Rocky Horror Picture Show Isn't it nutty? Don't be a virgin. Learn the dance before you go! Just a jump to the left... Are you quivering with anticipation? (At Briarwood: Fri & Sat 11:30) " .".".".". Shipwrecked (PG) A bunch of bratty child-star wanna-be's founder on a treasure island and pool their incredible intellects to stave off a group of central casting pirates. (At Showcase: 12:10) Silence of the Lambs (R) Edge of your seat, heart-racing, palm-sweating, wide-eyed thriller about a novice Fed (Jodie Foster) who must enlist the assistance of a tongue-eating, gut slashing, maniacally brilliant psychopath so she can catch one who's on the loose. (At Showcase: 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:25,10,12:20; At Briarwood: 9:50,12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40, Fri & Sat 11:45) Sleeping with the Enemy (R) A film that glorifies wife bashing and stars Julia Roberts - a match made in heaven, huh? This will probably be the flick she'llbe ashamed to show her kids 20 years from now. Can you blame her? (At Showcase: 12:50, 2:55, 5:10, 7:45, 9:50, 11:55) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (The Secret of the Domino's Pizza Grease OOOOOOOOzzzze) (PG) Donatelo, Leonardo, Michaelangelo and Raphael are back to kick bad guys' asses and save the world from domination by Tom Monaghan and other Pizza-Tiger magnates. (At Showcase: 12,120, 2:45, 4:45, 5:15, 7:10, 9:10, 11:10; at Briarwood: 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) .A"EAw a M lim~ \r40 .. ; k EN ANTI YEARS ANOYM!' r ' *ANDMRAY Nowpoof 4 fred' Zinn. cuc. lot* a e 0 eep!, " " 6 !, .. APWWWWi\ ..... . The According Progressive Era (cover story) Michigan used to be an unfriendly place for women's sports. Now, the athletic- department is trying to account for years of neglect.See Page 6. Behind the Camera Women's voices are increasingly being heard from the director's chair, but' women who want to direct films rather than star in them are still finding obstacles most male directors do not face. See Page 4. Best of Ann Arbor Ballot City elections may be over, but we still have some very important votes to cast. The Best of Ann Arbor Issue is only two weeks away, so here's your chance to vote for the good and the bad and the worst and the best aspects of town and campus. See Page 12 Also: Out to lunch Jonathan Chait Scott Chupack Mike Gill Craig Linne Sketchpad by F. Zinn The Weekend List _.s . ' 'ti " :. _, .; 000 NoWL-W 1 '' MP;3to~1PSroMPS - -- m I'ZINN a I .Microwave .Dishwasher .Two hill baths .cad freplace 'Balcony orpatio '24 hour monitored alarm sysem Free basic cable Clubhouse with workout equipment .Whirlpool, swimming pool, & pond 'Tennis & pad ba courts ' And much mrn... Now you can still save money by Sharing the rent-and keep your privacy too! Anatomy of a Marriage, Part I Hard-to-follow film looks at the intricate relationship of a French couple from each of their perspectives. Kind of like an ultra-serious He Said She Said. (Andre Cayatte, 1964) Aud A 7:00 Viridiana Chaste, young Nun-to-be runs into her meanie uncle on the way to convent. He drugs her, unsuccessfully rapes her, hangs himself - and that's only in the first 30 minutes ! (Luis Bunuel, 1961) Aud A 9:00 Les Diaboliques Meanie headmaster given the deep six in a pool by wife and mistress, but the old chap ain't there when they empty the pool, 'cept his clothes! Houdini would have been proud. (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955) Aud A 10:30 . . . . . .9 Gone With the Wind See the South raped by the vicious Union army in the celebrated adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's novel. Scarlet and Rhett attempt to rise out of the ashes of decimated Dixie without Melanie finding out that Scarlett really digs Ashley and not Frank Kennedy, but Rhett, who really likes Scarlett, can only talk to Hooker Belle. Confused? Fear n6t, it's just three hours of fun. (Victor Fleming, 1939) MLB 3 8:00 SATURD'AY Three by Scorcese Three early short films from the modern master Martin Scorcese (GoodFe a) provide a rare glimpse at the director's cinema roots. Aud A 7:30 & 9:15 Blazing Saddles Funniest Western ever! Black sheriff sent to clean up all-White town of Rockridge full of Johnsons. On the way, he runs into Mongo, the Waco Kid, Headley Lamaar and other loony-toons in this Mel Brooks masterpiece of non-stop laughs. (Mel Brooks, 1974) MLB 3 7:30 The Wild Bunch Sam Peckinpah's outstanding Western about violence on the Mexican-Texas border. Cynical outlaws join a Mexican rebel bunch trying to take over the Mexican army. Beautiful picture starring William Holden and Robert Ryan. (Sam Peckinpah, 1969) MLB 3 9:20 Gone With the Wind See Friday's entry MLB4 8:00 Sherman's March Documentary-like picture about WT Sherman destruction of the Souther heartland turns into the director's quest for romance in the modern era (Ross McElwee, 1986) Hillel 8:15 & 11:00 SUNDAY The Sheltering Sky Married couple go to the Sahara for reflection and enlightenment on their relationship. What happens instead is that the audience is subjected to a terrible film. Starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich. Sprawling look, but that's it (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1991) Mich Theater 4:15 & 9:00 The Kid Brother Old West silent film with Harold Uoyd. Shown with Chaplin's The Vagabond Mich Theater 7:00 Half the Kingdom Video documentary about women in Judaism profiles seven contemporary women. Francine Zuckerman will be present to discuss her film. Hillel. 7:30 F-- F R I D.A Y I'm Gonna Git You Sucka A film that proves beyond a doubt that the "Theme from Shaft is the greatest song.from a movie ever. Parody of Black bad-asses in the big city is a big treat from comedy genius Keenen Ivoly Wayans. (Keenen Ivory Wayans, 1988) MLB 4 7:00,10:15 * *9*,..' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song With a title like this, how could you miss? Black fairy tale with loads of studs. The white people are ignorant meanies, of course. The story is insignificant, just relax and-enjoy a bygone era of American cinema (Melvin van Peebles, 1971)) MLB 48:30 k 1 Weekend Editor-Gil Renberg Weekend Associate Editor-Josephine Ballenger Editorial Assistant-Erica Kohnke Weekend Arts Editor-Tony Silber Weekend Dead Ad Consultant-Andrew K Gottesman Cartoonist-Fred Zinn Food Consultants-Noah Finkel, Eric Lemont Columnists-Jonathan Chait, Scott Chupack, Mike Gill, Larry Hu, Craig Linne, Jesse Walker- Artist-Adam Levine Business Manager-Dionne E. Webster Special Sections Coordinator-Nancy Sagar Sales Manager-Lisa Greenberg Assistant Sales Manager-Cyndi Peters In sports pages across the country, our sports scr spring ritual: writing poetic prose in which they eloi and indeed life - begins on baseball's Opening Da They preach that on Opening Day the world is blight upon the land. Opening Day, we have read r not unlike God's rainbow. With childish naivete, th every team on Opening Day looks like it can win the the Braves and the Indians can have giddy expectai equally on all of Abner Doubleday's children on the In case you weren't already aware of it - and, o should be - baseball means a lot to me. I'm the or like good sex: they're both a lot of fun to watch." (Please note that the previous sentence was ajoa sport of romantics, not sexual deviants.) Baseball writers believe that the beginning of ea an era. Washington Post writer Thomas Boswell evei Opening Day," and he wrote a book to back up thi not the Day of Creation, but a time to become reac haven't seen in half a year. Roughly 650 friends, to be exact. I've read many a sermon about baseball's beaut fancy themselves highbrows, in which the "perfect baseball are extolled. What strikes me most about I is something baseball shares with other sports - it all the millions of baseball games played, each is di been or will be. More noticeable are the differences between pl telephone numbers, no two players are alike - ev( results. In the 150-year history of baseball, no play< other. When Stan Musial was at bat for the final time i broadcaster Harry Caray demonstrated that he und Caray told his audience, "We are not likely to see I Twenty-eight years have gone by and we still h have we found another Joe DiMaggio, although I h looking for him.) What Caray didn't take into accol ones who can never be duplicated, but all ballplay A baseball fan dies a thousand deaths, one for e game. We have precious little time to share with tI dear before they, too, throw a final pitch or stand a spend their time in what they call "The Show," th benchwarmers fret, and then they are heard of no r memories which we replay in what former Basebal called "the green fields of the mind." Sometimes, a great player's career can end long were made painfully aware of this when Bo Jackso ever to play a sport, was forced into retirement by with which the Kansas City Royals released Jackso have to get used to a world without Bo. He didn't league, nor did he get to make a tear-jerking speec he told us, "You may say I've had a bad break..." chance to say goodbye. All too often, a player refuses to take a hint fror sinking batting average and keeps playing even th capable of producing. It becomes painful for fans a deteriorate. Modern medicine allows players to pre have lost their effectiveness, just as it allows peopl enjoying life. Artist Yoko Ono once told a story about a man'i temple was very old and very beautiful, but it was golden temple ablaze before it could further decay in his mind, where it is perfect. There are some baseball fans who wish that toc to heart and realize that the only way to maintain t make retirement a prolonged and painful farce. TI them the way they were in their prime. Fernando Valenzuela, who had been a mainsta pitching staff since 1981, was released last week af no longer could pitch as devastatingly as he once d hook on with another team, and may bounce aroui An athlete dies two deaths: the first comes whe to which we mortals are susceptible. Can we really continue his career and regain the glory thai was h there are not rooting for him to retire; rather, they Fernando's younger self is bett'er than no Fernand Here was a Valenzuela; when comes such anot Cover photo by Jose Juarez. Photo of Biener's Wieners by Suzanne Paley. S, Weekend is published by The Michigan Daily almost every Friday. Copyright 1991. All rights reserved. You may not I reproduce br transmit any part of this magazine without an Executive Order or Papal Bull. Items for the Weekend List must be submitted at the latest by the Friday before publication. List submissions and letters can be dropped off at the Daily or mailed to-us at: Weekend t 42 0.I,#4yard Street .. %l~tttA Arbor, I4I09* i v t ro * f 9 v ., :xr.:~ 99 1 . . & & a A A . . I 3 - kab M WEElKE iiVt " .Pgel-1 h : a r Oil Reberg is the hen-p&ckd Weekend Ediior, ,. ,. s r -.r i A ta~ *+ r~tr~-s 4"-. ".5 .s #*U3W ap I r . . Y aar : . a s. f i i # a s S r t 14