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Arts&Entertainment Artist h music By Emily Pyeatt Staff writer Leslie Nuchow is a rock star with a cause. Nuchow’s mission to raise awareness of social issues through music is packaged in her efforts, which she calls “SLAM!” Using the healing power of music, Nuchow works to “slam” American industries she feels are harming humanity. She brings her music and her mission to the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater, 12th and R streets, for a free concert tonight. “Not only is Nuchow a performer, but a social activist trying to raise awareness of social issues,” said Dan Ladely, director of the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater. There is a method to Nuchow’s madness. The New York-based musician was offered a record deal from a new record company called Woman Thing Music. After the < offer, Nuchow discovered Woman Thing Music was owned by tobacco giant Phillip Morris. The only way potential listeners would be able to get copies of Nuchow’s music would be through buying two packs of Virginia Slims cigarettes. Faced with the lure of a record deal, Nuchow chose not to sell out to the tobacco industry and refused to help the indus try coerce young worae because of the influence of music. Nuchow’s lyrics from her song “To the Devil” reveal the passionate trials of her experi ence: “You nurse my ambition like a suckling child/I’m a slave to your offering/but I won’t sell my soul.” Not only did Nuchow refuse to become a part of the tobacco industry’s record label, but she also spoke out to publicize the reality of corporate industries that,exploit potential buy ers. Rebecca Hasty, a spokeswoman for the Lincoln chapter of the National Organization for Women, said Nuchow’s message through music was clear. “Her music speaks for itself; it’s pretty political,” Hasty said. The Lincoln NOW chapter, which is con cerned with women’s equality, education, orga nization and health issues, is sponsoring the Nuchow concert. “I like that she didn’t just say no to an indus try that exploits women, but she is really taking action,” Hasty said. Nuchow’s actions began with a Virginia SLAM! concert as a counter-movement to the Virginia Slims’ record label. After the success of the first SLAM! con cert, Nuchow scheduled a second show in 1998 with other artists such as the Indigo Girls and Shawn Mullins. ^Leslie Nuchow in Concert WHERE: Mary Riepma * * Ross Film Theater Auditorium in the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, 'f 1 12th and R streets WHEN: 7:30 p.m. COST: free M&m THE SKINNY: Activist ' rocker takes stage to further - - fa cause and create music. n to start smoking „ After the first series of SLA^i! Shows, Nuchow plans to hold a SLAM! concert each year that focuses on a different organization. This summer, SLAM! 3 will slam the National Rifle Association. “I am sick and tired of gun vio lence, especially in schools like Columbine,” Nuchow said. In the future, possible tar gets and issues include fashion industries, animal rights and harmful environmental industries. “Unfortunately, there are always going to g be industries that are harmful to humanity.l^M would honestly love SLAM! to be out oi"*^ business,” Nuchow said. Nuchow’s vision for SLAM! tran scends the concerts and has expanded to include the SLAM! Record label and mini-SLAM!s. Nuchow has used the mini-5LAM!S to tour the nation, speak ing and singing her story to students. Andy Link, the Wellness Coordinator for the University Health Center, which also is a sponsor for the concert, said Nuchow’s message is some thing the Health denier menu lies wnn. “The mdssage Nuchow is trying to convey is to keep young women from being lured in by the tobacco industry, which is the samei thing we try to do at the Health Center,” Link said. Nuchow’s positive activism is also in line with ^ the goals of the Ross Film Theater. “We are involved with the tobacco-free prolifer ation of smoking in films, and having the Nuchow concert here is a small part to call attention to the way smoking is unfor tunately glamorized in film,” Ladelysaid. Judy Martin, spokeswoman for the" Tobacco Free Nebraska Program, said she admire Nuchow for her courage to stand up against the tobacco industry. we nave never brought performing artist before, and out goal is essentially to prevent and reduce tobac co use,” Martin said. “We are hoping Nuchow can successfully convey her message.” —MOVIE REVIEW — Final Scream’ movie makes fear laughable By Shelley Mika Staff writer You’ve seen them: horror flicks, horror sequels. If you’re looking for more than a predictable plot and volup tuous girls getting killed, you’re out of luck. Wes Craven knows the formula. He’s made the cheesy flicks with too many sequels. (Did somebody say Freddy Knieger?) Maybe he’s ashamed of his earlier work. Maybe he’s mastered the genre. Either way, he’s a good candidate for writing a horror film that defies the usual groan-filled flicks. And that’s exactly what he does with “Scream 3.” We know what to expect: a scary • •*.* i ui. .t. you” scenes and bloody bodies to fol low. But Craven (and especially writers Kevin Williamson and Ehren Kruger) have transcended these expectations. “Scream 3” kills its sibling sequel and is just a hair shy of matching the original “Scream.” We get the same classic elements found in the earlier films. The opening scene: The voice calls, and people get killed. Pretty standard stuff, except that one unexpected character gets it. Apro tagonist gets trapped with the killer while (s)he is passed out. Commentary is made on the typical elements in hor ror flicks. It’s all been done before, but it just wouldn’t be “Scream” without it. There’s far more to be garnered from “Scream 3” than the usual sus pects. For starters, metafictional aspects abound. Not only arc horror films at the expense of Hollywood, too. (Looks like the writers were aiming for video sales; they really out-did them selves on this one.) Once isn’t enough to see the film, as a lot can be missed in the suspense scenes. ^ “Scream 3” is a whole lot funnier, too. Instead of inserting jokes as fillers in between murders, comedy is found in even the most intense scenes. The cameos are absolutely amaz ing. But they aren’t the kind where you think “Oh look, it’s so and so ... Isn’t that nice.” No, these are the ones where you think, “No way, they got so and so!” and then proceed to laugh about how he or she gets made fun of. And, of course, there is the obvious question of whodunit. Call me dim, but until the very end. The less spectacular moments in the movie are few. For the most part, the scenes are well choreographed, so view ers aren’t griping about inconsistencies. And even when there are moments when you think, “Don’t leave her alone, idiot,” they’re meant to be obvious. The only part that got a little out of hand was a scene where Craven uses some pretty disgustingly expensive spe cial effects. The man should know that horror Films don’t have to live up to the standards of acrion films, nor should they- it’s a different genre. Cravat can get away with die usual blood spewing out of the mouth without having to provide other eye candy to attract the MTV mentality. At die same time, the scene in question is redeemed by a little plot twist. ^ « A .1 4 ii.._ Scream 3 | STARRING: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courtney ? . Cox Arquette and Patrick JJJJj Dempsey DIRECTOR: Wes Craven % BATED: R (not surprisingly for | violence and language f but no nudity) Mm GRADE: A iy FIVE WORDS: Craven completes trilogy with success. cess. With an all-star cast (not die least of which are Parker Posey and Patrick Dempsey) and a great script, fans will mmim thr* rl^ath of “Scream.”