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Fri, Jan 07, 2005

JANUARY 7, 2005

MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Opening this week at the Ross: The Machinist, Undertow

UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents the psychological thriller from Brad Carpenter entitled, The Machinist and Undertow, the newest film from talented young director David Gordon Green.

In The Machinist Christian Bale plays Trevor Reznik, a man who can barely tell whether he exists anymore. He hasn't slept for a year and he is so thin he is practically disappearing. He knows he is on the run from somebody--but he can't figure out whom. Believing that he's the center of an evil plot, he races from his job to his girlfriend to the local diner looking for clues.

Undertow is a new, uniquely American dramatic thriller from director David Gordon Green starring Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, and newcomer Devon Alan. The film is a rough-and-tumble departure for Green, whose first two movies, George Washington and All the Real Girls, drew worldwide acclaim for their quiet, lyrical sensibility. With Undertow, Green marries action, dirt, sweat, and drama as he spins a tale of the violent legacy between two generations of brothers.

More information is available at the Ross website.

MRRMAC | THE MACHINIST | UNDERTOW

GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM
Forsberg Photography Exhibit to Open at Great Plains Art Museum

'Fall migration across Alaska range'
Michael Forsberg

'On Ancient Wings: The Sandhill Cranes of North America,' featuring the photography of Michael Forsberg, opens January 7 and continues through February 27 at the Great Plains Art Museum located at 1155 Q Street, Hewit Place in Lincoln, Nebraska.

With stunningly beautiful photography, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild, but increasingly compromised, habitats today. With an intimate lens, photographer and author Michael Forsberg documents the tall gray birds from Alaskan tundra to the arid High Plains, and from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty, an ear to those for whom cranes matter most, and an uncommon persistence Forsberg shares his discoveries during a five-year journey across North America.

Forsberg grew up in Nebraska and is dedicated to working extensively in the prairies of the Great Plains. Ultimately, he hopes his photographs capture the true spirit of the wide-open spaces of the Great Plains, build appreciation for its often misunderstood wildlife and landscapes, and inspire conservation efforts far into the future.

Forsberg's work has appeared in publications including National Geographic, Audubon, Natural History, and National Wildlife and in books published by National Geographic and Smithsonian, among others. His fine art photographic prints can be found at the Michael Forberg Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska and in private and public collections around the world.

CENTER FOR GREAT PLAINS STUDIES

OBSERVE
Martin Luther King, Jr. Week to Open with Keynote Address from Student

The first student to give the keynote address in the UNL celebration's eight-year history, Collin Sullivan will speak as part of a program beginning at 2 pm in the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N. 13th St. The program, which will kick off a weeklong series of activities at UNL, will also include musical performances by Ellie Kirke and the River City Mixed Chorus, and the presentation of the "Fulfilling the Dream" Awards by Chancellor Harvey Perlman. The program will be followed by a 3 pm reception in the great hall of the adjacent Van Brunt Visitors Center.

Sullivan, a junior from Pawtucket, R.I., is co-president of Amnesty International-UNL and writes weekly opinion columns for the Daily Nebraskan student newspaper. He is a first-year participant in the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences program, studying human rights in comparative foreign policy, and is a community assistant in the Cornhusker Courtyards residence hall. He has majors in political science, international studies and Spanish.

The Jan. 17 program and reception and all MLK Week activities are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted, and are presented under the theme "Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On . . . Not at Day Off."

MLK JR WEEK AT UNL