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Series of films designed to increase
awareness of diverse Jewish culture
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By Malcom Miles
Staff Reporter
“The Jewish Cinema: A Retrospec
tive” is a series of 18 feature films
dealing with Jewish culture and peo
ple around the world. This series is
being shown at the Mary Riepma Ross
Film Theater.
The goal of the series is to increase
awareness about the diversity of Jew
ish culture.
The films in the series were made
by both Jewish and non-Jewish film
makers from numerous countries. The
dates of the films range from 1936 to
1993.
Most of the films in the scries are
dramas, but documentaries and ex
perimental films are also included.
The focus of the scries is not only
entertainment.
A panel discussion will be held on
Sunday at 5:15 p.m. at the theater to
promote discourse about the subject.
The panel will be made up of five
local Jewish scholars from various
disciplines, including film studies,
history, literature and sociology. The
discussion is free and open to the
public.
“The Jewish Cinema: A Retrospec
tive” will continue until March 12.
Three to six films will be shown daily,
with each film being shown on two
different days.
Individual screenings cost $4 for
students. A scries pass for the 18 films
is available for S25.
Complete schedules and synopses
arc available at the Ross Film Theater.
Theater official: Film prices cheap
The questions of moviegoers are
almost limitless. Because of the vast
nature of questions, this article is the
second in a three-part scries that hopes
to answer the queries of Lincoln’s
concerned film audience.
Why are ticket prices so high?
According to Frank Rhodes, film
buyer for the Douglas Theater Com
pany, movie tickets are relatively in
expensive.
“Try to find something else that
you can do for $5,” Rhodes said.
Five dollars is inexpensive com
pared to other movie markets around
the nation, he said.
“We're about the last market to
only charge five. On the coasts it’s at
least seven or eight."
“If you can’t afford five dollars, go
to the Starship," he said.
How is it decided which movie
goes to which theater?
“It depends on the demand of the
moviegoers and the size of the the
ater,” Rhodes said.
“A movie like ‘Schindler’s List’
warrants a 900-seat theater with the
potential draw that it will get,” he
said.
“We put it in the Stuart since it’s
our largest, with just under400 seats.”
Why do some blockbusters like
“Star Trek VI” only warrant one
screen, while others such as “Mrs.
Doubtfire” show on two?
Some popular shows have sold out
because they only play at a single
theater.
“We try to anticipate the appeal
that each movie will have and book it
in theaters appropriately,” Rhodes
said.
“Sometimes we just fill up and are
unable to give movies the screening
that they deserve,” he said.
Why has the drive-in become
obsolete?
The drive-in has disappeared from
the movie scene. There are many fac
tors, Rhodes Mid. but a big reason is
vandalism.
“People would steal speakers and
vandalize the theaters,” he said. “And
after a while, the drive-ins just didn’t
get the support that they needed.”
This three-part quest ion-and-an
swer series on moviegoing in Lincoln
will conclude next week with a tastier
dilemma: concessions in the theater
business.
— Joel Strauch
‘8 Seconds’ makes smooth ride
‘8 Seconds’
By Ann Stack
Staff HtporUr_
“8 Seconds” is the true story of
Lane Frost, an Oklahoma cowboy who
makes it big riding bulls.
Luke Perry (“Beverly Hills90210,"
“Buffy The Vampire Slayer”) stars as
Frost. He turns in an acceptable per
formance, changing from the goody
two-shoes, happy-go-lucky cowboy to
the grim, pressure-filled world-cham
pion bull rider.
Frost's journey to professional bull
riding begins when he hits the road
with his best friends. Tuff Hedeman,
played by Stephen Baldwin (“Po«e,”
“The Young Riders”), and Cody Lam
bert, playedby Red Mitchell (“JFK”).
With his passion for riding and
virtually no fear of death or injury.
Frost quickly rises to the top of the
professional bull-riding circuit. No
easy feat, considering success means
staying on top of a 2,000-pound bull
for eight full seconds while holding a
mount with one hand.
In her major motion-picture debut,
Cynthia Geary (“Northern Exposure”)
plays Frost’s love interest and eventu
al wife, Kellie Kyle. Geary, a two-time
Emmy nominee, turns in an outstand
ing performance as a young champion
horse rider turned neglected wife.
Frost experiences the emotional
roller-coaster ride of sudden fame,
and he must learn how to handle the
pressures and inner struggles that come
with the territory.
The biggest obstacle in Frost’s life
is not the seemingly unridable Red
Rock, a bull Frost devotes his life to
conquering, but his own father, Clyde
Frost, played by James Rebhorn
(“Carlito’s Way/“Scent of a Wom
an”).
From the time Frost is young, his
father can only show his love through
criticizing and challenging him. Frost
tries desperately to be perfect for his
father, wanting only to earn his love
and respect.
The problem with this film is that
there are so many angles director John
G. Avildsen could have taken, all of
the miniangles don’t exactly pan out.
There is the conflict with his fa
ther, the conflict with Red Rock, his
marriage and his ability to handle the
pressures of sudden fame. Any one of
these is worthy of its own story. The
running time of one hour and 44 min
utes does none of these conflicts jus
tice.
A highlight of the film is Lam
bert’s impromptu poetry readings. A
cowboy sitting on a pile of horse ma
nure reciting poetry is a sight to make
anyone laugh. Then again, a whole
new view of cowboys is given in this
film; whoever saw a cowboy floss?
All in all, “8 Seconds” is a good
film. But a word of advice: Bring
tissues.
The soundtrack, which features
Vince Gill, Brooks and Dunn and
Reba McEntire, is a must for any
country music fan.