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F R I D A Y
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
A strange, exciting film strewn
with martial arts tips.
(Russ Meyer, 1966)
MLB 4 7:00 & 10:20
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
A Strawberry Alarm Clock
stars in this blonde L.A.
adventure.
(Russ Meyer, 1970)
MLB 4 8:30
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3rd Animation Celebration
Hilarious film shorts from nine
countries for every comedic
taste. Dr. N!gadato, They Might
Be Giants, and the moose await.
(Various Directors, 1990)
Mich. Th. 7:00 & 11:10
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Camille Claudel
A French-subtitled and poignant
depiction of Rodin and his lover.
Isabelle Adjani and Gerard
Depardieu star.
(Bruno Nuytten, 1988)
MLB 3 7:00 & 9:30
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A Clockwork Orange
This bizarre, award-winning flick
portrays a sinister correctional
experiment and has groovy
music. Watch especially for the
Singing in the Rain" scene, my
droogie. Mandatory.
(Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
Aud A 7:00 & 9:30
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Postcards From the Edge
Carrie Fisher's novel is
interpreted by Meryl Streep,
Dennis Quaid, and Shirlev
MacLaine, as a meddling mother
in Meryl's love life.
(Mike Nichols, 1990)
Michigan Theater, 9:10
S A T U R D A Y
The Battleship Potemkin
An amazingly gripping, silent film
depicting the beginnings of the
1905 Revolution.
(Sergei Eisenstein, 1925)
Aud A, 7:00
Love and Anarchy
Italian, with subtitles and a plot
to kill Benito Mussolini.
(Lina Wertmuller, 1974)
MLB 3, 7:30 & 9:30
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Cime and Punishment
(Lev Kulijanov, 1970)
The only Russian movie of the
classic Dostoevsky tale. Shot in
Leningrad.
Aud A, 8:15
S U N D A Y
The Paper Chase
(James Bridges, 1973)
Before there was "L.A. Law,,
there was The Paper Chase,
which shows just how
unglamorous law school can be.
MLB 4, 7:00 & 9:00
M O N D A Y
To Sleep With Anger
(Charles Burnette, 1990)
Mich Th. 5:00 & 9:15
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3rd Animation Celebration
See Friday. See passive
aggressives. See Snowie. See a
cute little lava lamp. See it.
(Various Directors, 1990)
Mich Th. 7:10
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TUESDAY
Smiles of a Summer Night
(Ingmar Bergman, 1955)
Mich Th. 7:00
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3rd Animation Celebration
Important social event. Important
awards. You get to see cute
bugs. Bring muffins.
(Various Directors, 1990)
Mich. Th. 9:10
WEDNESDAY
Smiles of a Summer Night
(Ingmar Bergman, 1955)
Mich Th. 7:00
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3rd Animation Celebration
A tradition of Michigan comedy.
Don't miss the master-guy with
a lot of heads and a train coming
out of his nose.
(Various Directors, 1990)
Mich Th. 9:10
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3rd Animation Celebration
(Various Directors, 1990)
Read the descriptions from
previous days. We're out of
comments.
Michigan Theater, 7:00
Rule Fish
(Francis Ford Coppola, 1983)
Matt Dillon stars in the S.E.
Hinton story about a troubled
teenager.
Hillel 8:00 & 9:45
Lensman
(Kodansha, 1990)
Mich Th. 9:10
first run
cinema
Awakenings (PG13)
Penny Marshall (Big) directs this
sensitive and moving film about a
lonesome neurologist who brings
life to a group of patients
suffering from Parkinson's
disease. Starring Robin Williams
and Robert DeNiro. (At
Briarwood- 10, 12:20, 2:40, 5,
720, 9:45,12; Showcase- 125,
4:15, 7:30,9:55,12:15)
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Dances With Wolves (PG 13)
Kevin Costner directs and stars
in this story of a civil war soldier
who becomes a member of a
Sioux tribe. Bring three hours
worth of popcorn and candy. (At
Showcase-1, 4:10, 7:25,10:40;
at Briarwood-10, 1:30, 5, 8:30)
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Edward Scissorhands (PG 13)
Director Tim Burton (Batman)
assembles his crew for another
larger-than-life fairy tale film
about a guy who's a real cut up.
Stars Johnny Depp and Winona
Ryder. (At Showcase- 1:15,
3:20, 5:15, 7:20,9:35, 11:35)
9.. .. . .
Eve of Destruction (R)
Sounds like the state of world
right now. No advance screening.
(At Fox Village- 5, 7, 9:30; At
Showcase- 1:30, 3:30, 5:30,
7:45,9:50, 11:55)
. . . . " .
Flight of the Intruder (R)
Just what we need to lift our
spirits in this time of strife and
uncertainty- a war movie, and
not just any war move, a
Vietnam war movie. A kind of
Vietnam Top Gun it would seem.
(At Briarwood- 10, 12:15, 2:30,
4:45, 7, 9:30,11:45; at
Showcase-1:05, 3:15, 5:20,
7:40,9:55,12:05)
Ghost (PG 13)
This horror-romance-suspense-
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comedy has Patrick Swayze
doing some dirty pottery with
Demi Moore. The year's biggest
box-office hit. Go figure. (At Fox
Village-5, 7:15, 9:30)
... ...
The Godfather, Part Ill (R)
The Corleone film saga continues
with more of the stuff that made
Parts 1 and 2 so great. See
story on pg. 12. (At Briarwood-
10, 1,4, 7,10; at Showcase-
120,4:15, 7:15,10:25)
Green Card (PG 13)
French favorite Gerard
Depardieu stars as an illegal
alien who must marry Andie
McDowell in order to gain legal
status from the INS. (At
Showcase-1:20, 3:25, 5:25,
7:30, 9:40, 11:40)
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Hamlet (PG)
No advance screening of this
newest version, but if it's by
Shakespeare, it's got to be good,
especially if Mel Gibson is To Be
or Not To Be the title character.
(At Showcase- 1:25, 4:10, 7:20,
10,12:25)
Home Alone (PG)
John Hughes' latest juvenile
comedy. That annoying little kid
from Uncle Buck must stave off
burglars when his family leaves
him home alone. Think the
burglars will be bumbling idiots?
(At Briarwood - 10, 12, 2:15,
4:30, 7, 9:15; Showcase -1:10,
3:15,5:10, 7:15,925, 11:30)
Kindergarten Cop (PG 13)
Big Arnold's latest smash hit
shows clearly that he is willing to
go to any length to shrug off his
image as a tough-guy
Terminator. (At Briarwood- 10,
12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15,9:45,12;
at Showcase- 1, 3:10, 5:20,
7:45,10:05,12:20)
. " . .0 . .
Lionheart (R)
Starring Jean Claude van
Damme. Need we say more? (At
Showcase-1:10, 3:20, 5:25, 7:40,
9:50,12; Fox Village-5, 7, 9:15)
Look Who's Talking Too (PG 13)
Sequel squalor. John Travolta,
Kirstie Allie, and Bruce Willis
reprise their classic roles, but
this time there's a priceless
addition- Roseanne Barr, right
where she belongs: in a crib. (At
Fox Village- 7:15; at
Showcase-1:05, 7:25)
Mermaids (PG-13)
F. Zinn
Electronic Friends (cover story)
The Michigan Terminal System, more commonly referred to as M.TS, is gaining in popularity
as a way of socializing and taking study breaks that last for hours. See Page 8.
Crisis in the Gulf
Former President Gerald Ford, a University alumnus, shares his views on the Iraqi crisis in an
exclusive interview conducted a week before the war began. See Page 4.
The Professor Speaks
Steve Cohen relates an eye-opening encounter with rap music's Professor X, a passionate
representative of Black society. See Page 5.
The Godfather Series
Tony Silber looks back at the movie saga which introduced us to one of fiction's most
captivating families. See Page 12.
Also:
Out to Lunch
Jonathan Chait
Larry Hu
Craig Linne
Jesse Walker
Fred Zinn
The Weekend List
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Weekend Associate Editor
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Tony Silber
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Erica Kohnke
Cartoonist
Fred Zinn
Columnists
Jonathan Chait, Scott Chupack, Mike Gill,
Larry Hu, Craig Linne, Jesse Walker
Business Manager
Dionne Webster
Special Sections Coordinator
Nancy Sagar
Sales Manager
Lisa Greenberg
Assistant Sales Manager
Cyndi Peters
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Of last term's columnists, only Jesse W
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While conducting a search for Weekend c
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movies, music, drama and poetry. But not
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hungry look; such men make good food re
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