Jury Duty
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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.
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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.
