Category: Film
January 14th 2013 | Posted in: Film | Posted by: The Ross
WEST OF MEMPHIS
March 22-April 4, 2013
From director Amy Berg, in collaboration with first time Producers Damien Echols and Lorri Davis along with filmmakers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh comes WEST OF MEMPHIS, a powerful examination of a catastrophic failure of justice in Arkansas. The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, Berg's unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense, allows the film to show the investigation, research and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the American South.—©Sony Pictures Classics
“[WEST OF MEMPHIS is]...a work of fierce documentary advocacy... Inspiring but infuriating... Even more angering than the partial vindication is the film's vision of unequal justice in America.”—Stephen Holden, New York Times
“[WEST OF MEMPHIS]...tells the story with unprecedented clarity. Ms. Berg has a dramatist's eye for what was irretrievably lost -- the innocent lives...”—Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
“[WEST OF MEMPHIS is a]...clear, captivating, indignant film carves out its own significant place in criminal-justice cinema... visually spectacular...”—John Anderson, Daily Variety
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January 14th 2013 | Posted in: Film | Posted by: The Ross
AMOUR
February 22 - March 7, 2013
Academy Award Nominee: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay
Winner Best Picture—Festival de Cannes 2012
An octogenarian couple find their love put to the ultimate test when one of them suffers a stroke, and the other must assume the role of the caretaker in this compassionate yet unsentimental drama from director Michael Haneke. Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) are retired classical-music teachers savoring their golden years in a comfortable apartment when Anne experiences a stroke that leaves her partially paralyzed. As devoted Georges struggles with the formidable task of becoming Anne's full-time caretaker, a visit from their adult daughter Eva (Isabelle Huppert) reaffirms just how secluded from society the highly educated couple have become since retiring.
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August 31st 2012 | Posted in: Film | Posted by: Nebraska Brass
This concert will take place at:
First Presbyterian Church
840 South 17th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
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May 3rd 2012 | Posted in: Film | Posted by: Kokyo Taiko, Japanese drummers
2:00 PM Saturday, May 5, 2012: taiko performance, audience participation
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January 26th 2012 | Posted in: Film | Posted by: Nebraska Wesleyan University
Tue, February 21, 2012 - 7:00pm
Location:
Olin B Lecture Hall
Get rid of those winter blues by attending a screening of the new documentary "Happy."
The Happy Movie is a 90-minute documentary that sets out to answer what makes us happy. Academy Award-nominated director Roko Belic takes viewers to the bayous of Louisiana to the deserts of Namibia to explore the secrets behind our most valued emotion. You will see the story of Melissa Moody, a beautiful mother of three who led the "perfect life" until she was hit by a truck. Disabled for nine years and disfigured for life, she demonstrates how she is happier now that before her accident. Manoj Singh, a rickshaw puller from the slums of Kolkata, India, who lives in a hut made of plastic bags, is found to be as happy as the average American. These stories and more will lead viewers to a deeper understanding of howto live a more fulfilling, healthy, happy life.
Following the film, a panel of NWU professors who have expertise in the area of happiness and positive psychology, will share their thoughts and offer insight.
The film is free and open to the public.
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