INSIDE; METRO DETROIT TV AND MOVIE LISTINGS APRIL 11-17, 1999 THE DETROIT VOL. 4 NO. 21 75 CENTS S u n d a y Io u r n a l PUBLISHED BY LOCKED-OUT DETROIT NEWSPAPER WORKERS ©t d s j NEWS The AFL-CIO’s impressive Last rite ofspring legislative agenda would give workers — and strik­ hey will dust off the crown jewel of Detroit ers — more protection. sports on Monday and What a concept.Page 3. one last time we will Tjourney to Opening Day at Tiger Stadium. NEWS To the grounds where Cobb, with his sharpened, gleaming An island in the Detroit spikes, struck terror into every River that is said to provide opposing mid-infielder. Where Gehringer, Cochrane the largest and best publicly and Greenberg sent lofty home accessible hunting and fish­ runs into a sunlit summer sky. Where Prince Hal dominated all ing in the area has been who dared step in against his saved from developers. overpowering repertoire of pitches. Where Kaline became the Page 3. youngest and shyest of batting champions. Where Cash and Lary chased ENTERTAINMENT the hated Yankees into Tom Petty and the September. Where Horton, McLain and Heartbreakers connected so Lolich ascended to greatness. Where Fidrych engaged in well in making their new horsehide monologues and land­ album that Petty says his scaping on the hill. Where Gibson, Trammell and solo days are over.Page 8. Whitaker ran away with a cham­ pionship and the heart of a city. Where Sparky exited with a ENTERTAINMENT touch of class. School’s out — Fat School, And where men named Clark and Higginson and Thompson that is — and Chris Cook will play out a final summer. says he’s glad he did it. We will go with our sons and daughters as our fathers went He’ll miss Joe, a retired with us. And then we will move Ford line worker, but not on to a new and shining place where fathers and children of the the 10 pounds he left next generation will stare in behind. Page 9. wonder at that shock of green that is the surest harbinger of Michigan’s spring. INDEX We will move on. But we will remember. Classifieds Page 22 How could we ever forget? — Tom Schram Crossword Page 23 Entertainment Page 8 Movie Guide Page 10 More Tigers coverage on Opinion Page 7 Journal photo by GEORGE WALDMAN Pages 5, 26, 27 and 28. Tiger Stadium gets its last Opening Day spring cleaning, in preparation for Monday's game Television Page 11 with Minnesota. PAGE 10________________________________________ THE DETROIT SUNDAY JOURNAL________________________________ APRIL 11. 1999 S undayJ o u r n a u Call theaters for show times, prices and updated listings. Wayne County Quo Vadis (Showcase) Birmingham Theatre Great Lakes Crossing Star Romeo Wayne Rd. at Warren Ave., Westland 211 S. Woodward, Birmingham (248) 542-0180 Van Dyke at 30 1/2 Mile Rd., W ashington A llen Park (MJR) (313) 425-7700 (248) 644-3456 Never Been Kissed * Go * Twin Dragons * (810) 752-3455 Foolish * Matrix * 10 Things I Hate ABout You Allen Road at Southfield Rd. Foolish * Twin Dragons * Matrix * Mod SquadNever Been Kissed * Go * A Walk on the Never Been Kissed ’ Analyze This * King and I * Baby Geniuses * Doug’s 1stMoon * 10 Things I Hate About You * Matrix* *Out of Towners * EDtv * Doug’s First Movie (313) 381-1125 Movie * EDtv Analyze This * EDtv * Shakespeare in Love * Forces of Nature * Life Is Beautiful * M essage In a Bottle * Blast from the Past * A Shakespeare In Love * Saving Private Ryan * Shores Bug’s Life * You’ve Got Mail * Patch Adams * Analyze This * Mod Squad * King and I * TrueMack so. of 9 M ile Rd., St. Clair Shores Stepmom * Varsity Blues Renaissance Center Commerce Township (UA) Crime * Baby Geniuses * Cruel Intentions (810) 775-6800 Tower 200, Level 2 of Renaissance Cntr. 14 Mile Road West of Haggerty Road Prince of Egypt * You’ve Got Mail * A Bug’s (313) 259-2370 Commerce Township Star John R Beacon East (Showcase) Life * Patch Adams Vernier (Eight Mile) at Beaconsfield Mod Squad * Matrix * Foolish * 10 Things I (248) 960-7459 John R, so. of 14 M ile Rd., M adison Hts. Hate About You (313) 882-7500 Never Been Kissed * Twin Dragons * Out of (248) 585-2070 Showcase Sterling Towners * 10 Things I Hate About You * MatrixNever Been Kissed * Out of Towners * Matrix Foolish * Matrix ' Analyze This Van Dyke at 15 M ile Road Showcase Dearborn * Life Is Beautiful * EDtv * Mod Squad ** EDtv * Analyze This * Mod Squad * Forces Doug’s First Movie * Forces of Nature * Trueof Nature * True Crime * Shakespeare In Love (810) 979-3160 Bel-Air 10 (AMC) Michigan Ave. west of Telegraph Rd. Crime * Baby Geniuses * Analyze This * * Life Is Beautiful * R ugrats Foolish ' Go * Never Been Kissed * Twin (313) 561-3449 S h a k e sp e a re In Love Eight M ile Rd., east of Van Dyke Dragons * Out of Towners * 10 Things I Hate Foolish * Go * Twin Dragons * 10 Things I (313) 366-0903 About You * Matrix * Doug’s First Movie * EDtv Hate About You * Matrix * EDtv * Mod Squad Foolish * Carrie 2 * The Corrupter * Go * Farmington Civic Star Rochester Hills * Analyze This * Baby Geniuses * Mod Squad * Saving Private Ryan * Matrix * Mod Squad * Baby Geniuses * Twin Grand River at Farmington Rd., 200 Barclay Circle, Rochester Rd. n. of M59 Shakespeare In Love * King and I * Forces of Dragons * Cruel Intentions * Doug’s First Farmington (248) 853-2260 Nature * Baby Geniuses * Analyze This * Movie Showcase Westland Never Been Kissed * Go * Out of Towners * (248) 474-1951 Cruel Intentions Wayne Rd. a block south of Warren Rd. Matrix * 10 Things I Hate About You * EDtv * Elizabeth * Patch Adams Canton (313) 729-1060 True Crime * Forces of Nature * Analyze This * S h a k e s p e a re In Love Star Gratiot (Goodrich Quality Theaters) Never Been Kissed * Go * Out of Towners * 10 Things I Hate About You * Shakespeare In Main Art (Landmark) Gratiot, north of 15 M ile Rd., Ford Rd. one mile west of 1-275 Love * Forces of Nature * Analyze This Main at 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak Clinton Township (734) 981-1900 Star Southfield (248) 542-0180 (810) 791-3420 True Crime * Forces of Nature * Go * 10 12 Mile Rd. west of Telegraph Southgate 20 (MJR) Cookie’s Fortune * Lock, Stock and Two Things I Hate About You * Shakespeare In (248) 372-2222 Never Been Kissed * Foolish * Go * Matrix * Eureka and Trenton Rds., Southgate Smoking Barrels 'Affliction * Gods and Monsters Love * The Out of Towners Never Been Kissed * Go * Twin Dragons *Out of Towners * 10 Things I Hate About You (734) 284-345 Matrix * 10 Things I Hate About You * Out of* Doug’s First Movie * Mod Squad * Forces of Detroit Film Theatre Go * Foolish * Matrix * 10 Things I Hate About Maple Art III (Landmark) Towners * EDtv * Mod Squad * Doug’s FirstNature * Shakespeare In Love * EDtv You * Out of Towners * Doug’s First Movie * Maple Road just west of Telegraph Road, Movie * Forces of Nature * Life Is Beautiful * Inside the Detroit Institute of Arts EDtv * King and I * Deep End of the Ocean * True Crime * King and I * 8MM * Baby Sterling Center (AMC) (313) 833-2323 Carrie 2 * Cruel Intentions * Analyze This * My Bloomfield Hills Geniuses * Analyze This * Shakespeare In Schoenherr Rd. south of Hall Rd. Friday-Sunday: Dry Cleaning * Monday:Favorite Martian * Saving Private Ryan * (248) 855-9090 Love ’ Rugrats S h a k e s p e a re in Love Carla’s Song Children of Heaven * Tango ’ Life Is Beautiful (810) 254-7400 Star Lincoln Park Star Winchester Matrix * 10 Things I Hate About You * Go * Out Detroit Science Center Novi Town Center of Towners * Twin Dragons * Analyze This ’ 1136 South Rochester Rd. Shakespeare In Love * Forces of Nature * Warren, east of Woodward, Detroit Southfield Rd. at Dix Rd., (Goodrich Quality Theaters) (248) 656-1160 Never Been Kissed * EDtv (313) 577-8400 (313) 382-9240 Novi Rd., south of 1-96 Twin Dragons * Mod Squad * Life Is Beautiful Everest * Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun *Never Been Kissed * Go * Foolish * Out of (248) 344-0077 * Doug’s First Movie * Baby Geniuses * King Tropical Rain Forest Towners * Matrix * 10 Things I Hate About You Warren (Cinemark) * Mod Squad * Doug’s First Movie * AnalyzeDoug’s First Movie * Analyze this * Never Beenand I * Cruel Intentions * October Sky * PrinceDequindre south of 12 MileRd., W arren Kissed * Forces of Nature * Life Is Beautiful * Eastland Mall 2 (AMC) This *Rugrats of Egypt * Saving Private Ryan * 8MM * (810) 558-75360 King and I * True Crime * EDtv * Matrix R ugrats Vernier (Eight Mile) at Beaconsfield Waterboy * Patch Adams * Wing Commander Star Taylor * Elizabeth * Bug’s Life * M essage In A Bottle (313) 882-2678 22265Eureka Road Oakland Mall (U.A.) Towne (AMC) * Blast from the Past * You've Got Mail * Go * Twin Dragons Prince of Egypt * Office Space * Rugrats * 14 M ile Rd. betw een 1-75 and John R (734) 287-2200 Greenfield, just north of 10 1/2 Mile Virus * Thing R ed Line * Civil Action * I Still Eastland Mall 5 (AMC) Twin Dragons * Never Been Kissed * Mod (248) 988-0706 (248) 968-5174 Know What You * Mighty Joe Young * Enemy Squad * Life is Beautiful * True Crime * Forces of the State * Stepmom * Varsity Blues Vernier (Eight Mile) at Beaconsfield Go * Twin Dragons * Cruel Intentions A* Bug’s Life * Prince of Egypt * Varsity Blues of Nature * Baby Geniuses * Payback Payback* * Doug’s First Movie * A Civil Action (313) 521-5831 R ugrats 10 Things I Hate About You * Doug’s First Movie * Mod Squad * Forces of Nature * Out State Wayne (MJR) Oxford Twelve Oaks (U.A.) Washtenaw County of Towners * Never Been Kissed 35310 Michigan Ave.