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Jury Duty Continued from Page 11 tries to extend the deliberations of the jury in an obvious open-and-shut case that ends up not being that obvious. The film’s release is well-timed, with half of the country currently fas cinated with the legal proceedings of O.J. Simpson. But its value as entertainment is only slightly higher than Court TV. The jokes are mediocre at best. Most of the jokes just rehash old jokes that weren’t that funny the first time. The acting is far from good, espe cially with the transparency of Shore as leading male. He wasn’t funny on MTV, and his movie roles haven’t improved his onstage humor. The best acting of the film comes by way of the canine star, Gizmo (the runt of a dog from “True Lies”). This dog, so ugly he’s cute, plays Collins’ sidekick Peanut, a four-legged, “Jeop ardy”-loving hound that gives the movie a little bit of humor. Just a little bit. Attention: '95 - '96 Junior and Senior Emerging Leader TA Applications Now Available 200 Nebraska Union, 300 Nebraska East Union, the Culture Center, and the Women's Center Deadline: April 18,1995 •[Student Interviews: April 20 and 21 Ozz.^Ian 1940 W. Van Dom (by Pioneer Park) Call 477-4339 for reservation or take-out Famous (or Southern Fried Chicken •Choice AA steaks and sandwiches •Seafood and Southern Fried Lobster •Daily drink and food specials •Favorite beverages_ Student Special! •Live music •52" T.V. Sunday night take $1.00 off all dinners w/UNL student ID ^iulccut &ta4&cca/, ^cutce Choreographed by Ms. Padmini i (Padmalaya Dance Group, LA) ^ Saturday April 75, 7995 at 7.00 p.m. £ Great Plains Hally East Campus Union. ^ Tickets: $ 5 Available at ^ Inti. Affairs (472-5358) Students Union & (Racy Office (438-35X0/476-7282) ^ A Proud Presentation of 9*tt.sftfaixa. -TCTUd, 7««w ^ <*W /4acam. /4*t& <*M*t &uttu*e (fuilct. • Choose from Hearty Meat Sauce, Marinara, Sicilian, Tomato or Creamy Alfredo. Now at The Olive Garden, enjoy all the delicious pasta you’d like. Plus, soup or salad is free and the warm, garlic breadsticks are unlimited. So hurry to The Olive Garden. Sunday & Monday 4:00 to close College I.D. required 6100 “0”St, Ste. 90 • Lincoln, NE 68510 • (402) 464-1910 Not valid with any other special or coupon. .mutm<m AmySchmidt/DN Festival explores region’s films By Jeff Randall Staff Reporter The film reputation of the Great Plains may not compare to Holly wood or Quines, but Dan Ladely hopes to help the region gain a bit more respect. And the third Great Plains Film Festival may be just the ticket. As director of the festival and the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater, Ladely has been involved in the festi val since its inception, which hap pened to be his idea. Getting a substantial regional film festival was a challenge, Ladely said, but he hoped the ends would justify the means. “I wanted to provide some kind of venue for films being made in this region,” he said. “I think the Great Plains area has been underestimated as far as filmmaking goes. “Maybe festivals like this can bring some attention to the area and change that.” The Great Plains Film Festival is a biennial event in which filmmakers can enter features, shorts, documenta ries and dramatic pieces with the pros pect of winning cash prizes ranging from $250 for the Nebraska Humani ties Council Award to $1500 for the festival’s Grand Prize. Public screenings of final-round films will be held at the Ross Theater from July 18th through the 30th. Up to this point, Ladely said, fi nancing the festival has been the pri mary obstacle to more widespread success. Contributions for the first festival came primarily from Mary Riepma Ross and the MacArthur Foundation in Chicago, Ladely said. But as the festival has grown older, fund raising hasn’t grown any easier. “We’ve had to scale back the whole thing quite a bit this year,” Ladely said. But a lower budget for the festival won’t mean lower- quality entries, Ladely said. Although more avid fans of film would make up most of the festival’s audiences, Ladely said, other people could find an equal amount of enjoy ment at the screenings. “I think these films are educa tional ,” he said. “They can really teach you a lot about life in the Great Plains, and maybe even give long-time resi dents new perspectives.” Lincoln to be high on morphine By Dawn Brunke Staff Reporter Morphine Angel will play at LIVE Knickerbockers, 901 O St., Satur day night. And no, bassist Paul Fredrick said, the name does not say it ail. Fredrick said the name came out of left field in the midst of exaspera tion and struck a cord with the group. “We didn’t pick the name to promote drugs or anything. It was to represent an abstract image,” Fredrick said. BANDS Actually, he said, the members were inspired by comic books. “Some of us are into the Sandman comics, Morpheus (Dream) and that.” It conjures up images of dreams, an alternate place, for some of the mem bers, he said. Its music follows that abstract idea. The band likes to think of it as fire and ice, Fredrick said. Morphine Angel will release its first compact disc, “Project Isa,” April 30. Just before that, the band will take a quick trip to Minneapolis and then return for a show at Le Cafe Shakes, 1418 O St., on April 21, he said. Morphine Angel will open for the San Francisco band Oats. At Knickerbockers tonight, Red Max will be opening for Iowa’s Lem ming. No Left Stone and Chloe will play tonight at the Hurricane, 1118 O St. Pushin’ Skinny and the Urge will play there Saturday. Le Cafe Shakes will have XXY and Cherry Crush tonight and the Melvins, God Head Silo and Mousetrap Satur day. At the Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Carry Lee will play tonight and Satur day. The Self Righteous Brothers will play at Duffy’s, 1412 O St., Sunday night. And tonight at the Culture Center, Slow Down Virginia, Plastik Trum pet, Polecat and Commander Venus will play for an Amnesty International benefit. Art form has meaning, motion By Joel Strauch Senior Reporter India’s ancient dance form, Bharat Natyam, will be performed Saturday night at the East Union Great Plains Hall. Padmini Vasan and her dance company, Padmalaya, will deliver the performance in the 3,000-year old traditional art form. “A lot of the songs are based on Hinduism,” Vasan said. “They tell the legends and myths of different deities, mostly about Krishna.” The classic dance form is simi lar to that used by mimes or used in sign language, Vasan said. “There is a great emphasis on gestures, and dancers use their hands, feet and face a lot. “Each word of the song has a meaning, and each meaning has a movement,” she said. “It’s like sign language because you use the ap propriate gestures to get your mean ing across.” The dancers also capture the es sence of the dance through their clothing. “All of the dancers will be wear ing authentic Indian saris and jew elry,” Vasan said. “Each word of the song has a meaning, and each meaning has a movement. It's like sign language because you use the appropriate gestures to get your meaning across. ” PADMINI VASAN Leader of Padmalaya Vasan said Padmalaya is often asked to perform in the Hindu temple in Los Angeles. “It’s a very devotional art form,” she said. “The statues of the temple are integrated into the dance.” Vasan first brought the dance to the United States when she was 19 years old. “I started at age 10 and then when I was between 19 and 20,1 came to the U.S. for a month-and-a half tour,” she said. “I started as a professional per former, but I’ve always been inter ested in teaching the dance to as many people as I could.” Padmalaya is made up of Vasan and three of her students, Ayodhya Jones, Krishni Myers and Vanessa Lakshni Baker, two of whom have never been to India. “Ayodhya and Krishni have never even seen India,” Vasan said. “They became interested in the art form when they visited one of our performances.” Vasan said the fact that two of the dancers hadn’t experienced In dia didn’t hinder the performance. “They are able to capture the real essence of the art form,” she said. “And we are hoping that by the end of this year we will be able to travel to and perform in India.” Padmalaya’s performance is sponsored by the Wagon Train Project Tickets are $5 andareavail able at the door.