tuesday, august 25, 1981
daily nebraskan
'City of Women' first in Sheldon's fall film series
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By Pat Clark
The Sheldon Film Theater opens its fall season Aug. 25
with Gty of Women, a film by Federico Fellini, starring"
Marcello Mastroianni.
"The season has two themes,' said Dan Ladely,
Sheldon Film Theater director. "One thing we are doing is
bringing in several recent films that for one reason or
another were not shown in film theaters downtown."
Ladely cited Gty of Women as the first film in this
series, which also includes:
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-Tell Me a Riddle, a film by Lee Grant based on a
novella by Tillie Olson. It will be shown Sept. 3 through
-Gal Young iin, a comic love story set in Florida dur
ing the Prohibition Era. It shows Sept. 10 through 14.
-The Man Who Fell to Earth, the film starring David
Bowie that played in downtown theaters a few years ago
in a cut version. Ladely said that the 22 minutes of cuts in
the film have been restored to this reel, which will be
shown Oct. 18 through 19.
-The Wicker Man, a British horror film that will be
shown during the Halloween season Oct. 30 through 31
and Nov. 1 through 2.
"The Wicker Man was lost for a few years, and has
been found and reedited to its original state," Ladely
said.
Ladely said the Sheldon Film Theater was also
attempting to get Francois Truffaut's The Last Metro, but
the deal had not been finalized.
The second theme of the Sheldon series is a docu
mentary series called The Documentary Tradition.
"There has been" an upsurge in documentary film
making, and an increase in audience for documentaries,"
according to Ladely.
The documentary series opens with a film about the
jazz music scene in Kansas City, Last of the Blue Devils.
The film will be shown Sept. 18, 20 and 21.
The film will not be shown Sept. 19 because Jay
McShann, who appears in the film, will be performing in a
benefit concert in the Sculpture Garden, Ladely said.
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Federico FellinTs City of Women will open Aug. 25 at Sheldon Film Theater.
The Patriot Game, a documentary about the struggle in
Northern Ireland will be shown Sept. 24 through 26.
J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who is given the
title of "father" of the atomic bomb, is the subject of The
Day After Trinity, which will be shown Oct. 8 through
10. The Manhattan Project and the test explosions at the
Trinity Site in New Mexico are also examined.
Also included in the documentary series is Gates of
Heaven, a film about an attempt to move a pet cemetery
against the wishes of the former owners of the deceased
pets.
Three documentaries by Amalie Rothchild, including a
film about the abortion experience, It Happens to Us, will
be shown Oct. 21 through 23 as part of the Film Video
Showcase series. This series brings filmmakers to Sheldon,
where they will discuss their films with the audience.
Also appearing in the Film Video Showcase series are
Emile de Antonio, Oct. 17 through 20, and Barbara
Copple, Dec. 2 through 3. Included among Antonio's
works is Millhouse: A White Comedy, a film about the
Nixon administration. Copple is best known for her work,
Harlan County, U.SA., which will be shown during her
appearance.
The season will also include two German silent movies
directed by G.W. Pabst. Pandora's Box, starring Louise
Brooks, and Joyless Street, starring Greta Garbo, wul be
shown Dec. 4 through 5 . '
Cable expansion requires City Council approval
By Pat Higgins
"III tell you what will make me happy
two simple words Lamont-cable tele-
in
vision.
-Fred G. Sanford of Sanford and Son
If the City Council approves the rate in
crease for Cablevision on Aug. 31, Lincoln
residents will be receiving 14 more
channels with a wide diversity of program
selections, said general manager Wendell
Owen.
Among the new stations would be inde
pendent super-stations WGN out of
Chicago, which carries a large amount of
sports including the Cubs and the White
Sox, and WOR from New York City, which
shows the Mets. These super-stations are
similar in nature to the currently available
WTBS from Atlanta.
The new channels would offer selections
for a variety of tastes. There would be two
Sheldon greets Kansas City
By Chris Thompson
The Sheldon Art Gallery will host a ma
jor art exhibition opening Sept. 8. The
show, entitled Kansas City , is an attempt
to aesthetically represent the artistic com
munity of metropolitan Kansas City.
According to Elizabeth Kirsh, nationally
renowned art critic, The Kansas City exhi
bition is the most comprehensive and
probably the largest collection of Kansas
City art that has ever been mounted."
The show will consist of works from
over 20 artists, ceramists and sculptors,
whose work is primarily shown in the Kan'
sas City area Three major art galleries are
represented in this show: The Douglas
Drake Gallery, The Morgan Gallery, and
the Dome Gates Gallery.
Although most of the work to be shown
was generated from Kansas City, many of
the artists represented are also nationally
recognized. One of those artists, is ceramist
Ken Ferguson, who has been cited by art
critics as one of the tip 12 cermists nation
ally. Also appearing will be sculptor Frank
Limone, recent recipient of a major grant
from the National Endowment to the Arts,
Some of the other artists represented at
the show include Jules Oitsky, Walter Dar
by Bannard, William Wiley, Terry Allen,
Mel Ramos, Sam Framcis, Helen Franken
thaler and Tom Holland.
Donald Doe, acting director of the Shel
don Gallery, is responsible for coordinating
this showing. The Kansas City exhibition
is the first in what Doe hopes will be a ser
ies of exhibitions, each focusing on a par
ticular artistic community.
"This exhibition is an attempt to reveal
the extent to which there are vital
contemporary art communities in cities
that are not usually associated with the
visual arts," Doe said.
Doe said that if all goes well, the Kansas
City exhibition will be the first in a long
line of visiting exhibitions. The Kansas
City exhibition will run through Oct, 18.
Christian channels broadcast, PTL and
Christian Broadcasting Network. Also to be
shown is Music Television, which is an
element of Warner Communications. It is a
video jukebox concept, which shows
popular groups performing their songs.
All of the above stations broadcast 24
hours a day.
Network grant CBS is also becomrning
involved with cable, backing a cultural
station showing plays, music and other
cultural entertainment.
The USA Network would also be in
cluded in the new package. It shows a mix
of Madison Square Garden events, coverage
of the U.S. Congress, and the Black Enter
tainment Network.
On the educational side of television
viewing would be a PBS station out of
Omaha, the Appalachian Community Ser
vice, and ARTS, which shows original
cultural efforts. Reuters wire service news
would also be broadcast non-stop.
Nickelodeon, which is oriented towards
children's programs and SPN, which chief
ly shows old movies, would also be avail
able. In addition, a third pay movie channel,
Cinemax, would be available. It is basically
similar to the currently offered HBO and
Showtime.
Assuming City Council approval, the
new stations will be available Sept. 1 for
residents living south of Van Dorn from
33rd to 70th streets. This area contains
12,000 homes and has the oldest cable
hook-ups in Lincoln.
The section was selected strictly for
engineering reasons, Owen said.
It will take approximately eighteen
months for the service to blanket the city.
Lincoln now has slightly over 50 per-'
cent of its 72,000 residences hooked up to
cable, and Owen anticipates that many of
these will sign up for the new service.
"We think that the price of four dollars
a month is a good deal," said Owen. "We
took the best prograniming available for
our subscribers. However, we still have
more open channels to add."
entertainment notes
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