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America Is in a movie mood, and seldom has a film
season seemed brighter than the last one. In a year
dominated by talented young directors, the movies made a
big jump in recapturing much of the glory and drawing
power that had faded in the past few years. It's not that the
public still isn't selective and prone to go see the big
attractions; there are just a far greater number of big
attractions.
A lot of fine movies came to Lincoln this past school
year and if I were to choose a list of the 10 best, (and I
did), it would go something like this:
1 . The Last Tango in Paris. An incredible movie that
was, depending on who you talked to, either
psychologically stunning or a boring downer. Still, a
beautiful and shocking film; a revelation in both style and
content. Marlon Brando's acting performance may be the
greatest in history. -
2. Day for Night. Truffaut's exhilirating tribute to the
cinema. A lot of the magic in movies can be found in this
' film. .
3. The Long Goodbye. A rambling, beautifully
photographed film, with all the distinctive craft of
America's best director, Robert Altman, as he turns the
American detective hero inside-out.
4. The Conversation. The real horror story of the year.
The sound in this film about bugging is even better than
that in The Exorcist, and the movie, in a Hitchcock vein, is
all too frighteningly real.
5. A tie between Mean Streets and American Graffiti.
Despite outward appearances, two remarkably similar films.
Both are slice of life reflections by young directors. George
Lucas' comedy is set in the nostalgic '50s, and Martin
Scorsese's tragedy is placed in New York's Little Italy.
6. O Lucky Man! British Lindsay Anderson's novel-like
epic. Travels with Malcolm from coffee salesman to movie
star. '
7. The Exorcist and The Sting. Another tie. Exorcist is
the best horror film ever made, but I'm not sure if it is the
ultimate. Everyone loved The Sting. Need more be said?
8. Sleeper. Like Chaplin, Woody Allen is a comedian
who starts arguments when people try to choose his
greatest film. Sleeper is another one of the best from our
finest movie comic.
9. The New Land. A beautiful tribute to the American
pioneer. Together with The Emigrants, a monumental
effort by Sweden's Jan Troel I.
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doesn t get his hands on $13 million and not make a
spectacular movie. ' ' : "
Before I finish, a special thank you to Howard Prouty
;'flS: .Society; for letting Buster
- - . "ViVliort; 'Ertfeh -von' :Stro""hetm; John Ford, 'Harry Langdon.
and Lillian Gish live again.
UNL summer activities diverse
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By Dennis Elfermeier
Summertime at UNL is not so dull as one
may think. University Theater, Sheldon Art
Gallery, Sheldon Film Theatre, Kimbal Recital
Hall, and the Nebraska Union all will be open
and active this summer. Here Is an abbreviated
list of this summer's offerings at UN L.
Theater
Now it its seventh season, the Nebraska
Repertory Theater will present four plays from
June 28 through August 31. In alternating
repertory will be Little Mary Sunshine, a
musical comedy by Rick Btsoyan, Harold
Pinters, The Birthday Party, Moliere's, The
School For Wives, and an original musical
review, Cohan is a Grand Old Name, by David
Bell, UNL instructor of speech and dramatic
arts.
Film
The Sheldon Film Theatre this summer will
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Kenneth Clark's series, Pioneers of Modem
Painting.
The Brando m'm pfys ' on Fridays and
Saturdays it 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., starting June
14 & 15 ami ending Aug. 17.
Pioneers of Modem Painting will be shown
Sundays at 3 p.m. and Tuesdays at 7 p.m. June
23 through July 23.
The sixth annual Instructional Development
and Media Festival will be held in the Nebraska
Union June 19-20.
Music
Among the musical events this summer will
be concerts by the Vermeer String Quartet,
June 16, 3 p.m.; the Nebraska Brass Quintet,
June 18, 7:30 p.m.; and two concerts by the
University Jazz Lab Band, Juen 14, 7:30 p.m..
and July 12 at 8 p.m. All these events will be at
Kimball Recital Hall.
All-State, a high school fine arts camp, will
take place from June 12-June 28.
The school will present the comic opera The
Turk in Italy by Gioacchino Rossini on July 26,
27 and August 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. at Kimball
Recital Hall.
A local rock group, the Mega tones, will give
a concert June 10, at 7 p.m. in the Union
Ballroom.
Speakers
The Avsry Lecture Series will present J.
William Mifidyke, ABC International News
Correspondent, - London. MUldyke will speak
and thaw iaaum of some of the news
programs he has produced.
Exhibitions
This summer the Sheldon Gallery have
regular hours except in August, when they will
not be open on Tuesday eyenings. Exhibitions
will Include the paintings of American Indian
Arthur Amlotte (July 16 through August 11),
photographs by Don Worth (July 2 through
August 4 and Western paintings from the
collection of William Harmsen (June 17
through August 14). Portions of Sheldon's
permanent affection will bo on display
throughout the summer.
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Commonplace has had term
And it soems the way they're going to pay for getting
rid of them is with Bluegrass music.
If enough people pay $1 admission to an evening of
Bluegrass music, the people at Commonplace can pay
the more than $000 needed to get rid of the insects.
The benefit concert will b 8 p.m. Sunday in the
Union Ballroom and will feature such favorites as the
Bluegrass Crusade, guitarists John Walker, Tim Murphy,
Pete Elakesiee md & soedal snoearanca bv craters sr
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Francis Poulenc's Gloria and Igor Stravinsky's Symphony of
Psalms will be performed free this Sunday at 3 p.m. in the
Coliseum by the University Oratorio Chorus and Orchestra,
Emanuel V.'ishnow conducting.
The Gloria was written near the end of Poulenc's career, from
1959 to 1960. The composer said he "tried to write a joyous
hymn to the glory of God."
The Gloria was written for orchestra, chorus and soprano. The
solist will be Margaret Eaves, UNL instructor of voice.
Stravinsky took Psalms 39, 40 and 150 as inspiration for his
Symphony of Psalms. Writting in a neobaroque style, he has
worked a symphonic structure around the text.
Symphony of Psalms , uses chorus and a somewhat
unconventional orchestra. For strings, only cellos and basses are
scored (no violins or violas), and the wind section lacks clarinets.
Also used are brass, percussion, harp and two pianos.
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