Space scam: Bad acting, predictable story gum up gimmicky 'Space Jam'
What do you get when you place the biggest athlete in the universe this side of Pele and the biggest bunny on the universe this side of Easter in a blender, and hit frappe?
That's easy - you get a mediocre animated basketball movie that is possibly the best 90-minute cross-promotional commercial in the history of advertising or cinema.
Native American Silko to read at Rackham
Leslie Marmon Silko is one of the most respected Native American fiction writers in the United States today. As part of the Native American Heritage Month and the Women of Color in the Academy Project, she will read at Rackham Auditorium tomorrow night at 7:30. Silko will be welcomed to Ann Arbor with a traditional drum greeting by the Treetown Singers, a drum group composed of male Native American residents of Ann Arbor. Shannon Miller, of the Ojibwa tribe, will give a blessing.
Bluesy Shepherd to open Dylan concert
Kenny Wayne Shepherd has known a lot of legends in his time.
At 7 he sat on stage with famed bluesman Stevie Ray Vaughn, he counts the Godfather of Soul James Brown among his family friends, and he has performed with B.B. King on several occasions. Now on tour with Bob Dylan, the 19-year-old blues guitar phenom from Shreveport, La., is proving himself to have the makings of such a legend.
Ibsen's mysterious 'Ghosts' arrives at Mendelssohn
The University's department of theater and drama will haunt Lydia Mendelssohn Theater this weekend with its presentation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, "Ghosts." Ibsen is famous for his portrayal of everyday people with real-life problems, and although there will be no literal ghosts on the stage, this tragic play is sure to leave the audience spooked.
"Ghosts" consists of only five characters, but it makes strong reference to two others who are woven into the plot but never appear before the audience. It is about cutting through webs of denial and dishonesty in order to untangle the past.
UK's Manifesto finally gains fame in America
Last year, Trent Reznor and his Nine Inch Nails opened up for David Bowie as part of his American "Outsiders" tour. Now, turn back the clock to the year 1989, when Nine Inch Nails opened up for another act. This time, it was for Meat Beat Manifesto.
As a mainstay in the electronic dance music scene for the better part of eight years, Meat Beat Manifesto remains under the creative control of Jack Dangers. Dangers has established himself as a premier remixer and producer, as well as an influential artist in his own right.
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