Films opening
Hidalgo Viggo’s risen to the throne and in the process
developed some great horsemanship skills. Now he’s so popular
that audiences are eager to stare at him riding around on a pony
for two hours. Money well spent indeed. At Showcase: 12:45, 1:15,
3:45, 4:15, 6:45, 7:15, 9:35, 10:05, 12:20 (Fri. and Sat.).
Films holding
Barbershop 2: Back in Business You’d think that Cube
wouldn’t ruin a potentially great series by allowing Queen
Latifah to make a worthless, ripoff sequel. At Showcase: 12:55,
3:15, 5:35, 8:00, 10:20, 12:35 (Fri. and Sat.).
Big Fish Tim Burton has deserved this type of grand recognition
for so very long. He probably would have received it, too, for his
work on the “Batman” series if that weasel Schumacher
hadn’t rained on his parade. At Showcase: 9:55, 12:30. At
Madstone: 1:05, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45. At Madstone: 9:45.
The Butterfly Effect It seems as though ruining the lives of
Bruce Willis’s children just wasn’t enough damage to
satisfy lil’ Ashton; he had to ruin a potentially awesome
thriller as well. At Showcase: 1:20, 9:50, 12:15 (Fri. and
Sat.).
Club Dread It’s becoming pretty clear that one bout with
the goofy Broken Lizard crew was all that viewers could handle. It
looks like they’ll have to replace their goonish comedy with
something a trifle better. At Showcase: 1:10, 3:25, 5:40, 7:55,
10:15, 12:30 (Fri. and Sat.). At Madstone: 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35,
9:45.
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen It’s very comforting
to know that major studios are investing millions of dollars in
movies about turf wars between belligerent high school drama
queens. At Showcase: 12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15, 11:30.
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Actor Diego Luna’s name is
probably the coolest and most enjoyable thing to emerge from this
wholly worthless Havana hoedown. At Showcase: 12:25, 2:25, 4:40,
6:55, 9:10, 11:20.
Eurotrip It’s not like college audiences are foolish
enough to run en masse to a remaking of “Road Trip” on
the European continent. Yeah, right. At Showcase: 1:25, 3:35, 5:45,
8:10, 10:25, 12:40 (Fri. and Sat.).
Girl with a Pearl Earring Scarlett Johansson is nice to look at.
At Madstone: 3:45, 5:45, 7:45.
Miracle Feeding men Styx or Journey and hard-hitting hockey is
like giving a dog the perpetually desirable bone. At Showcase:
12:55, 3:40, 6:35, 9:20, 9:50, 12:05 (Fri. and Sat.).
Monster Charlize Theron plays quite the dirty sleaze with thirty
pounds of extra cargo packed on. At Showcase: 2:55, 9:55, 12:10
(Fri. and Sat.).
My Architect: A Son’s Journey It takes skill to balance at
once some of the world’s grandest architectural designs and
two illegitimate families. At Madstone: 1:10, 3:45, 7:10, 9:20.
The Passion of the Christ Mel Gibson’s career-concluding,
gorily honest masterpiece has finally hit the shelves. And it looks
as though it’s doing pretty well financially. At Showcase:
Noon, 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00,
7:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00. At Madstone: 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00,
8:00, 9:45.
Starsky and Hutch After the crippling failures of “The Big
Bounce” and “Along Came Polly,” Owen Wilson and
Ben Stiller better have some tricks up their sleeves. At Showcase:
12:20, 2:50, 2:40, 3:10, 5:00, 5:30, 7:20, 7:50, 9:40, 10:10,
11:55, 12:25 (Fri. and Sat.).
Twisted The potentially lowest-ever fresh rating of 2 percent on
rottentomates.com ought to usher in great success for this crime
thriller. At Showcase: 12:25, 2:50, 5:10, 7:25, 9:45, 11:50.
Thursday
THEATRE
Guthrie Theatre: Othello Powers collide in Shakespeare’s
poetic tragedy, Othello, creating a rich and sickeningly beautiful
turn of events. Power Center, 8 p.m. $16 – $50. 764-2538.
Stop, Kiss A work that manages to be both funny and provocative,
Stop Kiss tells the story of Sara and Callie, who are the last to
realize they are falling in love. Arena Theatre, 7 p.m. Free.
CAMPUS CINEMA
The Dreamers Look on the bright side: Any movie with gratuitous
sex is lauded as being artistic. At State Theater: 7:15, 9:30.
The Fog of War General McNamara, up-close and personal. At State
Theater: 7:00, 9:15.
Tokyo Godfathers Inventive anime about homeless junkies and a
baby. At Michigan Theater: 7:00, 9:00.
The Triplets of Belleville This (seriously) deserves creativity
points: A dog rescues a pubescent cyclist kidnapped by the mafia.
At Michigan Theater: 7:15, 9:15.
MUSIC
Mr. Plow Sadly, Mr. Tractor and Ms. Combine couldn’t make
it. The Elbow Room, 6 S. Washington St., Ypsilanti, 10 p.m. $5.
483-6374.
Derrick May Didn’t this guy used to play for the Buffalo
Sabres? Speaking of the Sabres, remember Pat Lafontaine? 516 E.
Liberty St., 10 p.m. $15. 994-5436.
The Ron Brooks Trio Ron, oh Ron – why do you scale back
your work schedule? Whatever happened to the 11 p.m. time slot?
Bird of Paradise, 312 S. Main St., 9 p.m. $5. 662-8310.
Friday
THEATRE
Guthrie Theatre: Othello See Thursday.
Stop, Kiss See Thursday, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Am I Blue? / At the End of the Day Two one-acts combine to form
one telling multi-generational tale. 8 p.m., RC Auditorium,
free.
CAMPUS CINEMA
The Dreamers See above. At State Theater: 7:15, 9:30.
The Fog of War See above. At State Theater: 7:00, 9:15.
Tokyo Godfathers See above. At Michigan Theater: 10:00.
Touching the Void Find out why mountaineers are sweet. At
Michigan Theater: 6:45, 9:45.
The Triplets of Belleville See above. At Michigan Theater: 6:30,
8:15.
MUSIC
DangerVille Alright guys, I get the band name, but you
don’t get my five dollars until you learn to properly
capitalize your band name. The Elbow Room, 6 S.Washington St.,
Ypsilanti, 10 p.m. $5. 483-6374.
Don Caballero Whatever. I was going to the show, but I blew all
of my money on Harvey Milk 45’s. Whatever. The Blind Pig, 208
S. First St., 9:30 p.m. $10. 996-8555.
Japanther Guitar pedals on your chest is so post-modern. Halfway
Inn, East Quad, 701 E. University St., Ann Arbor 8:30 p.m. $5.
764-0100.
Symphony Band This concert will feature works by Nelson,
Djupstrom, Ewazen, Lopatnikoff, Rogers, Arnold and Ginastera. Hill
Auditorium, 8 p.m. Free.
Saturday
THEATRE
Guthrie Theatre: Othello See Thursday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Stop, Kiss See Thursday, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Am I Blue? / At the End of the Day See Friday.
CAMPUS CINEMA
The Dreamers See above. At State Theater: 2:00, 4:45, 7:15,
9:30.
The Fog of War See above. At State Theater: 2:15, 4:30, 7:00,
9:15.
Tokyo Godfathers See above. At Michigan Theater: 10:00.
Touching the Void See above. At Michigan Theater: 4:30, 6:45,
9:45.
The Triplets of Belleville See above. At Michigan Theater: 4:45,
6:30, 8:15.
MUSIC
Jordan Knight Think he’ll autograph my lunchbox? Or Jason
Pesick’s cassette tape? The Blind Pig 208 S. First St., 9:30
p.m. $15. 996-8555.
The Twistin’ Tarantulas Scary, to be sure, but they better
hope John Goodman doesn’t show up. T.C.’s Speakeasy 207
W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, 10 p.m. $3. 483-4470.
Voodoo Lighthouse I imagine that, as a sailor, seeing a voodoo
lighthouse would be some scary shit, especially after six or seven
months at sea. 637 S. Main St., 7 p.m. $5. 994-5436.
Sunday
THEATRE
Guthrie Theatre: Othello See Thursday, 2 p.m.
CAMPUS CINEMA
The Dreamers See above. At State Theater: 2:00, 4:45, 7:15,
9:30.
The Fog of War See above. At State Theater: 2:15, 4:30, 7:00,
9:15.
Tokyo Godfathers See above. At Michigan Theater: 8:45.
Touching the Void See above. At Michigan Theater: 4:00, 6:30,
9:00.
The Triplets of Belleville See above. At Michigan Theater:
6:45.
MUSIC
Into the Freylakh Like into the storm. Or into the mouth of the
beast. But way less badass. The Firefly Club, 207 S. Ashley St.,
8:30 p.m $5. 665-9090.
Dan Orcutt Orcutt sounds like an old-timey name, which is good,
because Old Town meticulously screens their artists for all things
“old.” Old Town, 122 W. Liberty St., 8 p.m. Free.
662-9291.
Gramercy Trio Gramercy meets Kerrytown in a battle royal of
small, relatively unknown towns. Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N.
Fourth Ave., 4 p.m. $10-25 ($5 student). 769-2999.