FEBRUARY 1, 2005
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REAL NEBRASKA WEB SITE
Voting on Sixth Round of Real Nebraska
Videos Continues
Voting on the sixth round of the Fall
2004 Real Nebraska video contest continues on the
Real Nebraska website. Using the theme "There is No Place Like Nebraska," entries
were taken from full time UNL students and/or teams of full time
UNL students.
In addition to three monetary prizes, winners of the contest will
be screened at a film festival that will take place in March at the
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. All entries will be shown and
the "Viewer's Choice" winners, as well as the Grand Prize winner,
will be announced at this event. The festival will be open to the
public and the campus.
REAL
NEBRASKA |
MEN'S BASKETBALL | 7:05
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Utah Valley State Wolverines
DEVANEY CENTER
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LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 7:30PM
Mamma Mia! Begins Run at Lied Center
Set to the songs of the pop group Abba, Mamma Mia! is a musical that has played sold-out shows all over the world to audiences that total more than 10 million people. This week, the show comes to Lincoln for a string of performances at the Lied Center For Performing Arts. The first show is this evening at 7:30 pm and will continue nightly at the same time through Saturday, January 5. In addition to the evening shows, there will be afternoon shows (starting at 2 pm) on Thursday, Jan. 3, Saturday, Jan. 5, and Sunday, Jan. 6.
In Mamma Mia! a mother must confronts her past as three men return to the Greek island they've not visited for 21 years just as her 20-year-old daughter is about to be married. The story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship.
LIED CENTER
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MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Continuing this week at the Ross: The
House Of Flying Daggers, Tarnation
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
presents the newest film from acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, The
House Of Flying Daggers and Tarnation, a re-imagining
of the documentary from young director Jonathan Caouette.
The House Of Flying Daggers takes
place in 859 A.D., when the Tang Dynasty, one of the most enlightened
empires in Chinese history at its height, is in decline. Unrest is
spreading throughout the land, and many rebel armies are forming
in protest. The largest, and most prestigious, is an underground
alliance called the "House of Flying Daggers" and the movie follows
their clashes with local deputies as the gap between rich and poor
grows. Combining breathtaking cinematography, amazingly choreographed
fight sequences, and a romantic plot that ties the whole piece together, The
House Of Flying Daggers is a visual feast for fans of films
like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Yimou's earlier
film Hero.
Tarnation begins in 2003 as Caouette learns of his mother's
lithium overdose in his native Texas. Faced with the haunting remnants
of his past, including a family legacy of mental illness, abuse,
and neglect, Caouette returns home to aid in his mother's recovery.
Slipping back into the archives of his youth, we watch Caouette grow
up on camera, seeking escape from family trauma through musical theater,
grade-B horror flicks and the forging of his identity through popular
culture. Having documented his life since he was 8 years old, Caouette
weaves together a psychedelic whirlwind of snapshots, Super-8 home
movies, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films,
snippets of 80s pop culture and dramatic reenactments to create an
epic portrait of an American family torn apart by dysfunction and
reunited through the power of love.
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | THE
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS | TARNATION |
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