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By Jason Hardy
Staff writer
When it comes to the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
most students, be they out-of
state or Nebraska natives, don’t
come to school for the entertain
ment possibilities.
However, that doesn’t mean
they don’t exist. After all, Lincoln
is a college town.
When school is in session,
there are a number of entertain
ment outlets, with events as
diverse as the University
Program Council’s stand-up
comedy nights and theatrical per
formances. The most consistent
ly popular events are undoubted
ly live music and movies, the lat
ter definitely being more abun
dant.
Lincoln’s downtoKvn area
alone has seven movie theaters,
all within walking distance from
each other. In fact, if one stands
on P Street in between 12th and
13th streets, it is almost possible
to see what is showing at four the
aters.
Of the seven theaters in the
downtown area, six are owned by
Douglas Theater Company.
Nevertheless, there are some
important differences. For
starters, the Star Ship 9 Theater,
1311 Q St., shows movies for
only $1.75, though they are
slightly older releases, basically
in that stage between big-screen
and video release.
Of the remaining five
Douglas Theaters, some are bet
ter than cithers. The Stuart, 13th
and P streets, has the largest
screen and features Sony Digital
Surround Sound, as do The
Lincoln, 1145 P St., and the
Cinema Twin, 201 N. 13th St.
Aside from the fact that the
aforementioned six Douglas the
aters are all owned by the same
company, they also all show big
name Hollywood films, wtricb
brings this tour to its next stop;
Lincoln’s cinematic diamond m
the rough, the Mary Riepma Ross.
Film Theater, 12th and R streets.
The Ross, located on UNI&
campus in the Sheldon Memorial
Art Gallery, specializes in inde
pendent films, which it shows
year-round. Aside from t$$iea
tured films, the Ross alsq hpjtds a
yearly gay and lesbian filifefesti
val and usually does a retrospec
tive film series, focusingoipthe
filmmaking of a particular cul
ture.
This year’s festival focused
on Iranian films, and next yearns
is set to focus on Latino films.
The Ross also holds the student ’
academy awards every year. * >
During the year, Dan Ladely,
the Ross’ director, takes advan
tage of the Ross’s scenically
located theater and adheres to its
mission to show independent
films. However, during the sum
mer, Ladely takes advantage of
the Sheldon Memorial Art
Gallery and Sculpture Garden’s
scenic surroundings with Movies
on the Green, co-sponsored by
the University Program Council.
For Movies on the Green, the
Ross sets up a large screen and a
speaker system and shows films
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TOP: The action on
screen lights the
audience as they
watch Mission
Impossible 2 inside
the Lincoln Theater,
located at 1145 P
Street.
RlGft:; Lincoln
Theater, which sits
at the corner of 12*
and P Streets, is
one of six down
town theaters that
plays major
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