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And without that attitude waft ing throughput the film, “U-Turn” becomes something that Oliver Stone should have made a long time ago: a fun film. Sean Penn stars as Bobby Cooper, a small-time hood who is on his way to Las Vegas to pay off a debt to a cold-blooded Russian gangster. Unfortunately his car breaks down in the middle of the Arizona desert, and Bobby is forced to make a stop in , Superior, which is just about the def initionofmiddle-of-nowhere. . ' as ne waits tor tne local mechan ic (Billy Bob Thornton) to fix his ride, Bobby wanders farther into the town and gets into more trouble than he ever could have imagined. Eventually, he finds .himself caught up with Grace McKenna (Jennifer Lopez) and her powerful husband, Jake (Nick Nolte). It seems that Jake wants to have Grace killed. And Grace wants Jake killed. They both want Bobby to do their dirty work for them, and they’re both will ing to pay some big money. Bobby wants nothing to do with either of their plans; but when he loses the $30,000 he owes to the loan shark in a grocery store robbery, he starts to reconsider. The rest of the film is littered with cameo appearances - including Jon Voight as a blind beggar, Laurie Metcalf as a bus station clerk and Joaquin Phoenix as a hot-headed I The Facts TJ-Tunf Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, NickNolte Director: Oliver Stone Rating: R (language, violence, sexual content) Grade: B Five Words: Stone makes movies fun... finally. punk who calls himself TNT - and twisted small-town stereotypes that serve as comic relief in an otherwise dark and incredibly violent world. > Plot-wise, this film is somewhat tired and old. While following the story line, one gets the feeling that this has all been done before. And if you’ve seen John Dahl’s “Red Rock West,” you know it has. dux uiiver atone isn t a director who allows anything in a story to seem too old. Stone’s penchant for mixed-media filming - including the standard 35mm, Super-8 stock, grainy black-and-white and still pho tos - is once again in full effect. Visually, “U-Turn” is as exciting and unsettling as Stone’s most recent film editor’s dreams/nightmares, “Nixon” and “Natural Bom Killers.” The main drawback of this type of visual style is that it takes away from virtuoso acting. But with Penn in the lead and seasoned veterans like Nolte and Voight close behind, “U-Turn” almost manages to strike a fine bal ance between actor’s film and direc tor’s film. When that happens, you don’t get politics or social commentary or even conspiracy. You get entertainment. And that is exactly what “U-Turn” is. It’s about time, Mr. Stone. and find out ^a3^MCAT,(ncloredleteiaitastRBceNenMLBifeedbacfc. Gel stage toiilhe^acefcral am. 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Expires October 31.1997 - I to tribute Beethoven By Liza Holtmeier Senior Reporter The Lincoln Symphony Orchestra opens its 71st season tonight with a concert featuring three works by, Ludwig van Beethoven. il “Beethoven is one of the pillars of Western music,” said Jeth Mill, executive director of the symphony. “No season would be complete without his works.” The concert begins with the Leonore Overture No. 3 from Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio.” The composer worked on the piece for a decade before its premiere in 1805. Its story revolves around the characters of Florestan, who secretly has been imprisoned, and hisr searching wife. After, two years, Florestan’s wife disguis es hetself as a youth named Fidelio so she can gain access to the jail by posing as the jail er’s assistant. The Leonore Overture sometimes is played between two scenes in Act II, but because of its strong, effective and dramatic score, it usually is * reserved for concert hall per formances. Following the overture, the orchestra will perform Piano Concerto No. 1. First performed in 1798, this piece is divided into three movements. Pianist Jennifer Hayghe, a recent graduate of The Julliard School of Music in New York, will be the featured soloist at tonight’s playing. “(Hayghe) has lots of per sonality and definite ideas about how she wants the music to be,” said John Bailey, princi pal flute for the symphony and University of Nebraska Lincoln associate professor of flute. “She has lovely articula tion and a great sense of tim ing.” , * ine nnai piece will oe Symphony No. 7, which was first performed in 1813 and is divided into four movements. Composer Richard Wagner said upon hearing Symphony No.7, that “tables and benches, cans and cups, the grandmoth er, the blind and the lame - even the children in the cradle - fall into dancing.” Clark Potter, the sympho ny’s principal viola and a UNL music professor, said the con cert would serve as the perfect introduction to Beethoven’s work for the uninitiated. “It’s the performer’s job to show off the composer,” Potter added. “Hopefully, our perfor mance will remind people why Beethoven is considered one of the greatest composers ever.” The Lincoln Symphony Orchestra’s performance will be at 7:30 tonight at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are $30, $24, and $18 for general admission and half price for students. They can be reserved by calling the Lied Center box office at 472-4747. I . \ i H : I