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Grand Funk. . .will appear at Pershing Municipal Auditorium on Oct. 28, at 8
p.m. Arriving with about five tons of equipment Grand Funk is on a 21-city tour.
Backing up Grand Funk will be Black Oak Arkansas.
Black Jesus-brutal, tragic theme
Review by
Paul Baker
Black Jesus, an Italian made film now
showing at the Cooper-Lincoln Theatre, is
not a retelling of the Jesus epic using a black
man. It is not a film about black militancy,
it is not about black men vs. white men. It is
an excellent film about the nature of
"civilization."
Taking place in the Belgium-occupied
Congo, it is about the fall of a man-Lalubi
(Woody Strode)- who might well parallel
Jesus, Ghandi or King.
HE IS LEADING a non-violent
movement to remove the Belgian forces.
During the film, he is betrayed, arrested,
beaten and finally murdered, all for the sake
of "civilization."
In one scene, where Lalubi is questioned,
the Commander explains that if the
occupying forces were to leave, there would
be a wealth of bloodshed. His statement is
punctuated by the screams of a tortured
prisoner. Lalubi asks if there would be any
more bloodshed than at the present. The
Commander cannot answer.
Everywhere, we see the forces of
civilization: burning villages, killing people,
torturing, beating. The soldiers are
impassive in the barracks filled with
pornographic pictures or on duty killing.
THIS is the product of an advanced
technological society.
A VIVID ILLUSTRATION of this cruel
nature comes in the fulfillment of one of
Lalubfs prophesies: that the agressors would
set them one against the other. First Lalubi
is betrayed by a black man (similar to
Judas), then he is condemned by a black
man (similar to'Ciaphus).
Woody Strode turns in an excellent
performance as Lalubi and is backed by a
very competent corps of actors.
The only real distraction to the
performance is that occasionally the English
dubbing does not quite fit the Italian lip
movements.
Technically, the film is of superior
quality, well planned and executed, with
marvellous use of the sets and make-up.
When a person is beaten or tortured it is easy
to believe.
Please do not accept my interpretations
as solid gold, for part of the film's brilliance
is that it is open to interpretation and
discussion. My advice is to see the film and
decide for yourself.
Black Jesus is a film that 1 highly
Tecommend as one of excellent quality. But
do not accept the film merely as a retelling
of the Jesus epic or merly on its face value,
look deeper into its brutal tragic theme.
Audubon Wildlife Film
"SMALL WORLD"
with producer
Fran William Hall
4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
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Oct. 28 at the Pershing Municipal Auditorium 8 PM
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along with Grand Funk will be Blade Oak Arkansas.
Tickets are S5J5Q an S5.50 end go on t&la at the
Pershing Municipal Auditorium at 10 AM, Saturday
Oct. 9
'ltekti available at the following tocatiora: Brand Miliar and Patn
downtown and gateway). Treasure Cltv (north and south). ft ichman
Gordman, and Dirt Cheap Record Department"
A Bob Bageris Production
The Wednesday night Ramsey Lewis Trio concert at Pershing
Auditorium was a far cry from Tuesday night s concert featuring
Black Sabbath, John Mayall and Sweat Hog.
While at the Sabbath concert the main emphasis was on
loudness the Lewis concert, sponsored by Lincoln Community
Concerts' was just the opposite-quiet and dreamy The only
problem 'with this was I didn't want Lewis to be SO qu.ct and
dreamy.
IN MY OPINION pianist Lewis along with bassist Cleveland
I aton and drummer Maurice White have never broken the
umbilical cord with commercialism. They are well-trained and
talented musicians. In their "younger" days the trio got into
some pretty good things, but as they rose in popularity they
became hesitant to delve into real jazz, always staying on the
Perhaps they realized they were playing before a group of
middle-aged, conservative mid-westerners, many of whom
thought that even the commercial jazz Lewis was playing was
"too far out." Perhaps Lewis plays better in a small smoke-filled
nightclub with about 150 people sitting on top of him than in a
large auditorium.
IN ANY CASE, Lewis and company did some enjoyable
things but nothing to really raise the roof about.
Bassist Eaton, however started to groove, scattin' and the
whole bit, early in the first set, but by the second set he seemed
rigid too.
Following a couple of tunes by the Carpenters, "Close to You"
and "We Only Just Begun," Lewis played a couple of his hits,
"The In Crowd" and "Wade In The Water" and a medley from
West Side Story.
ESPECIALLY GOOD was a funky little ballad called "Since I
Fell For You."
Overall-it was nice, but I'd rather catch Ramsey in a dark
smokey nightclub with a drink in my hand.
Tickets for Jesus Christ, Superstar go on sale Monday at noon
at the Pershing Auditorium box office. The rock-opera is booked
into town Monday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will sell for
$4.50, $5,50 and $6.50.
TEN YEARS AFTER will be at Pershing on November 5, at 8
p.m. Tickets are going for $3.50, $4.50 and $5,50.
A couple Fillmore-style concerts will be coming to Pershing in
the future. On Nov. 12, The Doors (more on them in the future)
will appear with tickets costing $3.50 in advance and$4 at the
door. Nov. 19, Chuck Berry, Teagarden and Van Winkle and Bob
Seger will be at the Auditorium, with tickets going for $3.50 in
advance and $4 at the door.
The Cage, a play dealing with prisons and performed by
ex-inmates of San Quentin will be presented in the Nebraska
Union Centennial Room at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in conjunction
with Free University's teach-in on correctional institutions and
reform.
HOWELL THEATRE'S first production The Balcony, opens
Friday, Oct. 29, to run through Saturday, Nov. 6, except on
Sunday. Tickets are now on sale.
Ch'ORGK a 25-mmute black comedy, directed by Gary Boham
of the Free Theatre, will be performed Monday and Tuesday in
the Lobby of Smith Hall at 6 p.m. and in the Union Crib at 3:30
p.m. Thursday and Friday. There is no admission charge.
IZZA
OPEN FOR LUNCH!
TWO-FER'S NIGHTLY
(4 to 6 p.m.) r
ENTERTAINMENT
NIGHTLY
FEATURING
THE GENTLE
SOUNDS OF
RONNIE LYNN
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THE DAILY NEB R AS KAN
MONDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1971
