Comedy act
to feature
‘Color’ star
From Staff Reports
Some students who were hoping for a
“booty call” on Tuesday may be disap
pointed, but not for lack of laughter.
MTV host and stand-up corned ian Bi 11
Bellamy had been scheduled as the fea
tured act at a comedy show Tuesday, at
the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
But due to the scheduling of a televi
sion pijot taping that week in which he
will star, Bellamy was forced tocancel his
appearance.
“In Living Color” star and stand-up
comic Tommy Davidson will take
Bellamy’s place, Rich Caruso of UNL
Student Involvement said.
Tickets that have already been sold for
the show may be refunded at the Lied
Center box office.
But for those wishing to attend
Tuesday’s comedy show, those tickets
will still be redeemable. Tickets are also
on sale, $5 for students with IDs, and $8
for the general public.
The University Program Council-spon
sored event will start at 8 p.m.
‘Presidents’ an excellent social criticism
By Jeff Randall
Film Critic ~ ~
As the Vietnam War becomes an increas
ingly over-mentioned topic in the American
cinema, fi lmmakers have to look for new clothes
to put on the same old model.
When these films first began springing up,
directors were able to bring the topic alive with
nothing more or less than excellent filmmaking,
ing.
Francis Ford Coppola made “Apocalypse
Now,” one of the greatest films of all time.
Oliver Stone made “Platoon,” “Bom on the
Fourth of July” and “Heaven and Earth.”
lUlfllflP The first in Stone’s trilogy
IflUVIV was an excellent and disturb
RCViCW in8 picture; the second two
|L_ films revealed that Vietnam
was gettingold lor audiences.
Stone then examined the
ripples, or tidal waves, Viet
nam made when it hit the lake
of life. In other words, the
war wasn’t important, cop
i_ i mg wim u was.
That tradition is now continued by the Hughes
Brothers (Allen and Albert) in their new film,
“Dead Presidents.” Their chosen avenue of
exploration is the post-Vietnam experience for
black soldiers.
This film centers on the experiences of An
thony Curtis, who is played by Larenz Tate
(“Menace II Society,” “The Inkwell”).
Anthony is an intelligent young man who
decides that becoming a Marine would be better
than four years of college. He becomes a top
notch soldier in a reconnaissance unit in Viet
nam.
When he returns home from the war, he finds
that living in America isn’t what it used to be.
He expects to be welcomed and appreciated for
his defending America, but he finds only suspi
cion, more expectations, and open hostility from
both family and anti-war activists.
After losing his job in a butcher shop, An
thony realizes that little opportunity is available
for him. In desperation he decides to take ad
vantage of his military training and, along with
some friends and a few of his fellow disillu
sioned Vietnam veterans, heist an armored car.
Among these friends are his drug-addicted
pal Skip, played by Chris Tucker (“Friday”),
and Anthony’s former hustler boss, Kirby,
played by Keith David (“Clockers,” “Men at
Work”).
This film is at its best when exploring the
complexities of racism and oppression in
America. It is at its worst when depicting the
experience of Vietnam.
The Hughes Brothers try to do too much with
the film in two hours, and they violate the idea
of “write what you know” since they weren’t
even bom during the Vietnam War.
Film: “Dead Presidents”
Stars: Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris
Tucker \
Director: The Hughes Brothers
Rating: R (violence, language, brief
nudity)
Grade: B
Five Words: Crime film examines social
problems
Racism, however, is still alive and well in
America and is a subject that the Hughes Broth
ers live with every day. This results in a sharp,
often subtle, illustration of one of America’s
most evil and most frequently denied ills.
Outstanding carfierawork and editing make
this film a visual and intellectual delight. The
constantly moving style the Hughes Brothers
and cinematographer Lisa Rinzler employ main
tains a level of sub-surface intensity that is all
too rare in most films of today.
As a period piece and historical film, this
effort by the Hughes Brothers more often falls
flat than not. But as social criticism, this one
should be hard to beat.
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viewed Morrison’s friends, and
practiced replicating Morrison’s
onstage movements until they be
came his own.
The result, according to many
fans of the original thing and
Hakim’s band, is an eerily realistic
recreation of the Doors in every
aspect.
Robin Vansen, a promotional
director for the band, said Hakim
won over even the most skeptical of
fans.
> “At first, some people have a
hard time getting over the fact that
Jim Hakim doesn’t look exactly
like the original Jim.
“But, by the end of the show, it’s
almost impossible not to believe
that he is Jim Morrison reincar
nated.”
“By the end of the show, it's almost impossible not
to believe that he is Jim Morrison reincarnated. ”
ROBIN VAN8EN
Promotional director for the Back Doors
When considering the contin
ued popularity of the Doors, a band
that hasn’t recorded an allium in
more than 20 years, Hakim said
Morrison ’ s personality was as much
a part of the equation as his music.
“He’s so enigmatic and hard to
understand that people like both
sides, the part they can’t under
stand as well,” he said.
Helping people to solve that
puzzle, Hakim said, is not a job he
is wi 11 ing to undertake. He j ust wants
to let people hear the music.
“They’ll have to use their imagi
nation to figure out that part,” Hakim
said. “That’s what I’ve had to do.”
Nebraskans will get the chance
to try solving the mystery for them
selves Thursday, when the Back
Doors take the stage at the Ranch
Bowl in Omaha.
Tickets for the concert are $6.50
in advance, $7.50 on the day of the
show. Local band Ivory Star will
open up the concert at 9 p.m.
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Dixon
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“It’s really an impossible medium
for me to continue in.”
Dixon received his Ph.D. in En
glish from Rutgers University in 1982,
and came to UNL.
“The environmental UNL was sup
portive and anxious to help a film
studies program,” he said.
Courses in the film studies pro
gram have been highly sought after,
and Dixon has had to turn away many
students every semester seeking an
override, he said.
“Tlie courses are in heavy demand,”
he said. “I have a sign up on my door
saying that I will not sign any over
rides, because all film classes are of
fered on a first-come/first-served ba
sis.
Although he is no longer making
films, Dixon said, the future of film
making will be at the fingertips of
people all over the globe.
“The future of cinema is in the
World Wide Web,” he said. “People
in Africa and the Middle East have
been making films on the web full
time.”
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