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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1973)
do IL Ladely: Sheldon screens local, major movies By Diane Wanek i The Sheldon Gallery has been aiming at j sponsoring a film program since it opened in , 19C3, and although they have shown films ; sporadically, it was riot until a year ago that the j idea began to take shape. I This semester the Sheldon Film Theater i Ofxmed its doors with three basic purpose in mind. According to theater director Dan Ladely, j one purpose was to set up a program whereby people interested in film can get a perspectie I of the cinema history through major works by I top directors, actors and acticsses. I Anoincr purpose was to be a place where j people can simply come to be entertained, Ladely said. The third purpose is to bring to the public films made by local people, giving them an opportunity to show what they have beer, doing, he added. After one semester, the program has teen successful in terms of its first two purposes, Ladely said; as for response from local filmmakers, although it has been low, lie said he telieves it will pick up in the future. Apparently the most successful venture on the part of the theater this year has been the Charlie Chaplin films. Norman Gesky, director of the gallery, said there was a considerably favorable response from both young and old to the Chaplin films. Ladely booked the films, he said, because not only are they good films technically and aesthetically, but they also are entertaining. Response to the Seven Lively Arts films, however, was mixed. The two test-attended films were The Mime of Marcel Marceau and Rallel with Edward Villella. Ladely attributes the success of these two to the work of Jo Ann Kimball who, according to Ladely, "got most of the people over here" The rest of the Seven Lively Aitr. films did not do well, he said. Ladely said he considers the Filmmaker's Showcase to be the most important aspect of his prooram. The showcase is a vehicle whereby filmmakers are invited to show their films and speak about them. This fall the showcase spoilighted Richard Myers, a celebrated avant garde filmmaker. Ladely said the response to the Showcase was good. "But not everyone liked the films of Richard Myers. However, the interesting thing was that it stimulated people like artists, photographers and filmmakers to really try to do something," fie said. "And that's one thing we want to do here -to try to get local filmmakers to tiring their films and show them to me so wc can do local programs." On the financial side, the Film Theatre r; not doing well, but it has tejen leaking even. Through the donations of Mary Ross, a New Yoik attorney, the Film Theater has teen able to present programs this semester. A grant to supplement Ross' donations was applied for to Vthe National Endowment for the Arts. However, Ladely said the confi-mation of the grr.nt wii! not Ixj made until Janusr. "If it doesn't come through, we'll have tc look elsewhere for money, or else not have the Film Theater," he added. An offshoot of the Theater will be a collection of films. Director Gesky said the cptlcry has no intention of building up a comprehensive film library, but rather a collection done much in the same way paintings are collected, with priority given to film considered to be masterpieces Ladely has scheduled a program for the corning semester "not with a single theme in mind, but rather with different types of films from different: peonle concerning different subjects." One aspect of the program thus far is feature films on Friday and Saturday evenings. These films will feature different, major diiectors including D.W. Griffith, Joseph Sternberg, Miklos Jancso, F.W. Murnau, Akira Kurosawa, Pier Paolo Pasolin.i, John Ford and Frank Capra. On Sundays and Tuesdays, the theater plans to show films by Kenneth Clark, who also made the Civilisation series. This new series, entitled Pioneers of Modem Painting, traces the lives and masterpieces of Paul Cezanne, Edouard Monet, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Henri Rousseau and Georges Suerat and their influence on the world of art. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Ladely said he has planned to screen several documentaries, for which there will be an admission charye. The Filmmaker's Showcase will feature awaid-winning cinema verite pioneer Frederic Wiseman. Or,., week has teen set aside in April for the viewing of five of Wiseman's films and discussions by him of his work. Ladely said he hopes to book Lionel Ho'jesin for the showcase as well at the same time his film Come Ba:k, Africa is being shown by the Union Special Films Committee. Two mote Shakespeare films, donr with the cooperation of the English department, will round out this next season. The films, never shown m Lincoln tefore, are King Le-ir by Peter Brooke, starling Paul Scofield, and Hamlet by Grigory Kozintsev. "All this (next season) depends on money," said Ladely. "Foi example, Wiseman is costirv us $1,000 arid his films are S500. The Kenneth Clark series, too, is expensive. And most of our films range in price from SCO to $300. "I know people don't have a lot of money to come to a lot of films, but we are the cheapest theater in town, we have the best auditorium in town and, I think the test films." i ad-.ly Suid h, wHoomes people to talk to him about wrnt they would like to see and )v; invites comment, on present programs. Ho also said if anyone would like to help by taking tickets or putting up posters, they are welcome and will bo given free pusses to the Film Theater. .. 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