Mon, Oct 16, 2006
October 16, 2006
NET, TOMORROW 10AM
NET Hosts Filmmaker Workshop
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications is hosting a free workshop, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 17, for independent and student filmmakers and faculty. Mary Ann Thyken, vice president of production for the Independent Television Service in San Francisco, will lead the workshop, "Getting Your Indy Film Made and Seen (in the age of YouTube, Sundance, TV and Netflix)."
The workshop will be held at NET, 1800 N. 33rd Street. To register, or for more information, contact Jann Howard at jhoward@netNebraska.org or 472-9333, ext. 217.
NET NEBRASKA
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
Cole's "Anxious Objects" Continues at Sheldon
With the exhibition "Anxious Objects: Willie Cole's Favorite Brands," New Jersey artist Willie Cole brings an interpretation of urban American culture and a revealing glimpse into his identity to the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery this fall. Growing up as an African-American in poverty, Cole collected castoff items from an affluent society on Newark streets -- hair dryers, irons, metal scraps, and shoes. In "Anxious Objects" thrown-away goods have become a medium and message in the artist's assemblages that make both social and artistic statements to viewers.
Organized by Patterson Sims, director of the Montclair Art Museum, where the exhibition was on view this summer, "Anxious Objects" continues through Dec. 17. This retrospective of Cole's work has received praise from East Coast reviewers. The New York Times wrote: "The 51-year-old Mr. Cole, it seems, is very much of the moment." And the Newark Sunday Star-Ledger said: "No one interested in contemporary art should miss it." SHELDON ART MUSEUM
SHELDON ART MUSEUM
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Science Of Sleep, Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields And Crossroads Show at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Science Of Sleep and Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields And Crossroads. Both films will be showing through October 26.
The Science Of Sleep, a playful romantic fantasy set inside the topsy-turvy brain of Stephane Miroux (Gael Garcia Bernal) an eccentric young man whose dreams constantly invade his waking life. While slumbering, he is the charismatic host of "Stephane TV," expounding on "The Science of Sleep" in front of cardboard cameras. In "real life," he has a boring job at a Parisian calendar publisher and pines for Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), the girl in the apartment across the hall. While Stephanie is initially charmed by Stephane, she is confused by his childishness and shaky connection to reality. Unable to find the secret to Stephanies heart while awake, Stephane searches for the answer in his dreams. Written and directed by Michel Gondry, the boundlessly inventive creator of award-winning films ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"), music videos and commercials. The Science Of Sleep is a whimsical trip into a cut-and-paste wonderland fashioned from cardboard tubes, cellophane, and imagination.
After a childhood of playing cantinas and honky tonks from Texas to Tennessee, Los Lonely Boys rocked their way to the top of the American music industry, determined to fulfill their father’s long held dream. Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields And Crossroads tells the story of three Mexican American brothers from San Angelo Texas who are creating a unique sound that melds the core of the early San Angelo music scene of the 1950s and 60s with a signature style they call "Texican." The film weaves a historical and cultural perspective on brothers Henry, JoJo and Ringo Garza, highlighting their Mexican American roots and musical influences. The Garza brothers come from a long line of working musicians-music has always been a way of life for them. Like work in the cotton fields, music brought the family a means of survival. The film traces the early days as the young family band cuts its teeth learning from their father as they play in country bars and Mexican cantinas in and around San Angelo, Texas. The film travels with them to Nashville where they endure turmoil and heartbreak. These life experiences captured so eloquently by Galan's camera reveal a compelling portrait of a young band of brothers who against all odds, break out of poverty and find the American rock n roll dream.
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP | LOS LONELY BOYS: COTTONFIELDS AND CROSSROADS
