Film Streams Programming Calendar The Ruth Sokolof Theater . April – June 2012 v5.4

The Night of the Hunter 1955

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012

The Maltese Falcon 1941 The Night of the Hunter 1955 Out of the Past 1947 M 1931 Gilda 1946 In a Lonely Place 1950 The Big Heat 1953 Party Girl 1958 Mildred Pierce 1945 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 The Postman Always Gun Crazy 1950 Rings Twice 1946 Laura 1944 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Leave Her to Heaven 1945 The Big Sleep 1946 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker. The Killers 1946 Pick Up on South Street 1953

“The whole film is of a piece: contrived, artificial, mannered, and yet achieving really-dead. The wrongly accused, and the erro- a kind of perfection in its balance between low motives and high style.” That’s neously exonerated. Whodunnits, whatsits, and Roger Ebert describing Otto Preminger’s 1944 mystery LAURA, but he could who-are-they-really’s. In film noir, the past always just as easily be talking about film noir as a whole. Whether it’s a genre or a catches up to you, and the only thing you know for style (the subject of great debate), this much can be agreed upon: from roughly sure is you’re probably wrong about what you know. 1941 to 1958, Hollywood produced a flood of deliciously dark, devilishly told It’s impossible to imagine the medium as a whole tales that rendered the distinction between “high” and “low” art meaningless. without film noir, not only because of the classics Stories out of pulp fiction were filmed with visually dazzling innovation—high produced during that era, but all that have come contrast lighting, off-kilter angles, and lingering shadows behind which any- since under the banner of neo-noir: films like CHI- thing could materialize. It’s a good thing there are 19 films in this series, be- NATOWN and THE LONG GOODBYE in the 1970s, cause once you start watching film noir, you won’t want to stop. Some of Hol- BLUE VELVET, BLOOD SIMPLE, and even BLADE lywood’s greatest icons populate these films, delivering blistering dialogue RUNNER in the 1980s, and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, as they twist and turn their way through some of the most devious plots ever RESERVOIR DOGS, and THE USUAL SUSPECTS devised. Small-time crooks in over their heads. Ordinary people drawn into in the 1990s. To name a few. Investigate their ori- extraordinary situations. Surly private eyes swimming upstream against cor- gins. Look into their backgrounds. You’ll find the ruption. Irresistible femmes fatale. Cons, dupes, and dead-people-who-aren’t- trail leads right here.

The Met: Live in HD Film Streams’ 2011–2012 Season Presented with Opera Omaha Feature IV Manon – Massenet Live: Sat, Apr 7, 11am (Prelude Talk at 10am) with special guest Encore: Wed, Apr 11, 6pm La Traviata – Verdi Jane Fonda Live: Sat, Apr 14, 12pm (Prelude Talk at 11am) Encore: Wed, Apr 18, 6pm Sunday, July 22 Tickets ($24 general; $20 for Film Streams Members and Opera Omaha Subscribers; Holland Performing Arts Center $10 for full-time students). For more information, visit filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259. Honorary Chair: Susie Buffett Tickets on sale April 11 Student Night! All proceeds support Film Streams’ All shows FREE the first Monday of every Ruth Sokolof Theater. month with valid school ID. Made possible by the Tom and Mary Jetton Charitable Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation. Film Streams Information Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. For more info, visit us at filmstreams.org.

Location, Hours & Parking Board of Directors Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater is located at 1340 Roger duRand Mike Fahey Street in downtown Omaha, within the Charles Gifford Saddle Creek Records complex—one block west of Andy Holland David Jacobson, Chairman Staff the TD Ameritrade ballpark and one block south of Rachel Jacobson, Director Cuming Street. Showtimes begin in the early eve- Rachel Jacobson, Founder/Director Mark Javitch Casey Logan, Communications Coord. ning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and early Daniel Lonergan Hallie Sharkey, Membership Associate afternoon Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Robert E. (Bob) Mundy Maggie Wood, Office & Operations Manager Free parking is available in the lot behind our Alexander Payne Amanda Fehlner, Associate Manager Andrew Bouska, Shift Manager theater, accessible from 14th Street between Cum- Steven W. Seline Craig D, Shift Manager ing and Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also Betiana Simon Paul G. Smith Aaron Haug, Shift Manager available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema Jim Foyt, Projectionist (free after 5pm weekdays and all day on weekends). Ted Warin Katie Weitz White Jeff Jenkins, Projectionist Robert Cook, Theater Staff Tickets Advisory Board Alex Elliott, Theater Staff Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 min. before the Kurt Andersen Joe Knapp, Theater Staff day’s first showtime) or online at filmstreams.org. Jason Kulbel Alex Wodzinski, Theater Staff Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $9 general, $7 for Danny Lee Ladely Connie White, Balcony Booking seniors, students, teachers, military, and those arriv- Robb Nansel Teresa Vu, Intern ing by bike, and $4.50 for Members. See reverse side Joel Schlessinger for more about Film Streams Membership. Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein Michael B. Yanney, Director Emeritus

Jill & Terry Petersen Gifts & Lou Anne Rinn Donations Rose Blumkin Foundation Saddle Creek Film Streams Supporters $20,000 + Susan Scherl John & Dianne Scott Many thanks to the following contributors for Anonymous Security National Bank Of Omaha The Holland Foundation Aaron & Robin Shaddy National Endowment for the Arts Ann & Ken Stinson their support of the Ruth Sokolof Theater. Nebraska Arts Council Susan & Mary Stroesser The Todd & Betiana Charles Gifford Simon Foundation & Michele Van Deventer Tom & Sarah Waldman Bryan & Pamela Hill Bob & Karen Sundell Union Pacific Warren Distribution Ed & Colleen Warin Christine Hinton John & Jodi Sunderman Weitz Family Foundation Peter & Kristae Zandbergen Anne & Arnie Weitz Briana Hooi Gregory Swanson John Wilhelm Debbie Hunsberger Richard & Janice Tiggelaar $10,000 – $19,999 $500 – $999 Mary Beth & Jim Winner Susan Thomas & Steve Hutchinson Tobacco Free U - Lisa Fuchs Dr. Maurice L. Jay Anonymous Anonymous* Mike & Susan Toohey Donna Neff & Walt Jesteadt Becker Family Foundation Aaron Ferer & Sons, Co. Jason Untrauer $250 – $499 Debbi & Larry Josephson Douglas County Visitor Linda Matson Andersen David & Carol Van Metre Anonymous**** Dr. Robert Ottemann Improvement Fund Drs. Magda Peck & Jim Anderson Matt Vandenack Judy Alderman & Kim Kalkowski Omaha Steaks Margot Wickman-Bennett Judy Vann Phyllis Aronson Dana Kaufman Peter Kiewit Foundation & Edward Bennett Pat & Judd Wagner Benjamin & Sarah Arunski Mike & Barb Kelly Paul & Annette Smith Bill & Monica Blizek Mary Wampler Rabbi Aryeh & Elyce Azriel Bill, Seth & Jordan Kerrey Sokolof/Javitch Family Sherry Brown Nathan Weinert David & Lea Bailis Virginia Howe Kincaid Barbara & Wally Weitz Sandi & Bill Bruns Gail Werner-Robertson Ken & Kay Barjenbruch Tom & Susan Knight Katie Weitz White & Watie White Building Bright Futures Todd White Ed & Ann Batchelder Mogens Knudsen Eric Bunderson Chauncey Wilkins MD Paul Mileris & Robin Behlers Dick & Deb Koesters Stuart & Amy Chittenden Jerry & Vicki Wojtalewicz $5,000 – $9,999 Mary & Tom Bernstein Bruno Konopka Bob Broom & Mary Clarkson Steve Wolpa Anonymous Carol & Steven Bloch John & Sarah Ann Kotchian Bruce & Sharon Clawson Tim Held & Jay Worden The Academy Of Motion Louis & Frances Blumkin Mr. & Mrs. Howard Krantz Amy M. Coacher Kevin & Gail Wyatt Picture Arts & Sciences My Boes Jim & Sharon Kresha Bruce & Lisa Dale Adam & Sarah Yale Avenue Scholars Foundation Gary Wasdin & Luis Boggio Marie & Jack Kubat Janet Davis Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Bob & Janice Batt Steve & Leslie Bogue Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Tony & Claudia Deeb Christine Young Chris, Sue & Madeleine Behr Emily & Eric Bowman Alan Langnas Alice & Charlie Deffenbaugh Jeff P. Johnson & Tom A. Zahm Bluestem Prairie Foundation Frank Bramlett Clark & Emily Lauritzen Roger B. Devor Jill & Mike Erman Dr. Douglas & Karen Brouillette Dr. Richard & Carol Legge Nancy & David Jacobson John & Trish Fahey Bill & Kate Burke Sandy & John Lehr Tributes Tom & Mary Jetton Charitable Anne & Mike Fenner Brent & Karen Burmood Karen Levin & Memorials Fund through the Omaha Andrew & Betsy Fippinger Kathleen Cannia Rocky Lewis Community Foundation Anne C. Foley Kaylene Carlson Donna Walsh & Grant Lippincott In Memory of Fred Bunker Davis Kutak Rock LLP Betty Foster James & Anne Carroll Shane & Alli Lopez Janet Davis Mike & Susan Lebens Dr. Roger Fransecky Kate & John Cavanaugh Dr. Ruth & J. Terry Macnamara In Honor of Vernon “Ed” French Julie Anderson Friesen Lincoln Financial Foundation Michael Reilly & Deb Carson Dennis & Marilyn Mailliard Glenda Kugler Bob & Maggie Mundy The Gilbert Family Tina & John Cherica Sean & Christine Malloy Mutual of Omaha Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Gordman Client Resources, Inc. In Honor of Jim Heller Mike & Carolina Mapes Nancy Heller Oberon Motion Communications The Great Plains Motion Natalie Mason & Jen Cohen Tom Marfisi Picture Company Joel & Nancy Schlessinger Jim & Jo Collins Wayne & Karen Markus In Honor of John C. Kenefick Christine & George Greene Fred & Eve Simon Susie & Dennis Collins Col. Patricia Fornes Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Valmont Industries, Inc. Terry & Judy Haney Larry & Lucy Buntain Comine & Col. Doug Marshall In Memory of Alan Kulakofsky Sara Jacobson & Bart Haney Sam Walker Countryside Community Church Stacie & Duke Matz Janie Kulakofsky Mike & Brenda Whealy Timothy & Debra Hart Andrew & Lisa Cook Bartholomew & Jane McLeay In Honor of Bruce Lauritzen Holly & Bruce Hoberman Kelly & Chuck Cormaci John Wagner & Carolyn McNamara Shari Hofschire & Gerry Morrow $2,500 – $4,999 Ken & Alison Cowan Susan & Steve McWhorter Kathy & Gary Ensz Rachel Jacobson Penny & Michael Cox Tom & Linda Melia Anonymous* Matthew & Donna Johnson In Memory of Margy Schneider Tony Cody/Concentric Corporation Creighton Preparatory School Metropolitan Entertainment Sally & Gary Kaplan & Convention Authority Sylvia Cohn & Cynthia Schneider First National Bank Ron Widman & Julie Crowell Jack Becker & Lester Katz Mary & John Mitchell Carol Gendler Marti Danielsen In Celebration of Dan & Laurie Kemp Emily & Craig Moody Ellyn Grant Janey & Jerry Dann Betiana Simon’s birthday Hal & Ashlee Koch Diane Nelson Thomas & Darlynn Fellman Tom & Jennifer Pansing Hal & Mary Daub Shane & David Kotok Nancy Noddle Mike & Susan Lebens John & Terrie Ringwalt Tim & Linda Daugherty Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Lauritzen Gary Marshall & Ilka Oberst Sandy & John Lehr Jim & Kathy Simpson Jannette Davis Karen & Jim Linder John & Marilyn O’Gara Stacie & Duke Matz Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC Merlyn Knudson & James Davis Daniel & Tina Lonergan Naomi Deines Mary Helms & Ken Olson Greer & Sarah McCurley Anne Thorne Weaver Jenny & Scott Meyerson Bill & Kathy Lydiatt Robyn Devore Harriet Otis Drew & Meredith Weitz Robert & Barbara Peters Jan Mactier Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Owen Roger & Kate Weitz Jim & Sherry Douglas Constance M. Ryan Carrie & Ed May Dede McFayden-Donahue Mary & Jay Palu Mary E. McClymont Susan Scherl & Pat Donahue Audrey & Paul Paulman Adam & Sarah Yale $1,000 – $2,499 Mark & Vera Mercer Charles & Linda Duckworth Arthur Pearlstein Anonymous*** Don Mundy Robert & Karen Duncan Emily Brush & Stephen Pedersen In Memory of Larry L. Waller Louena Guidera Alley Poyner Macchietto Janie & Allan Murow Carol Dworak John & Julie Petr Architecture Sharee & Murray Newman Chuck & Beth Eliason Platinum Wine Distributing, Inc. In Honor of Todd & Betiana Simon Michael & Laura Alley Patty & Steve Nogg Tom & Suzy Elkins Rick & Patty Plugge Bryan & Pamela Hill Scott & Sheila Anderson Liz Noordhoek Bill & Julie Erickson Hank Plugge Stacie & Duke Matz Baird Holm LLP Robert Slovek & Karen O’Dowd Marilyn J. Erickson Terry Calek & Lee Polikov Dr. Elizabeth Noordhoek, MD Mogens & Cindy Bay Frank & Polly Partsch Mike Fahey Jeff & Barb Popp In Memory of Thomas J. Walsh Beardmore Chevrolet Subaru Robert M. Patterson David & Carolyn Fairbanks Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Virginia Walsh Shannon & Rik Bonness William & Jeanne Penry Mike Krainak & Janet Farber Timothy Schaffert & Rodney Rahl In Honor of the Weitz Family Jean Ann Ballinger & Ward Peters Mike & Judy Ricart Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts Richard & Beverly Fellman Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Dan & Esther Brabec Tom & Patti Peterson Dr. David & Judi Finkle Iris & Marty Ricks Dr. Frederick Bronski Pinnacle Bank Mary Beth & Mike Flanagan Kim & Bill Roberts Creighton University Rick & Robin Putnam Flatiron Cafe Jay & Suzanne Robinson In Kind Support Creighton University Curtis Reed & Jo Ann Quinif Kim M. Folta Katina & Joe Rogers Jesuit Community Jennifer Rasmussen Bill & Nicole Fox Tom Rogers 91.5 KIOS FM Henry A. Davis Reed & Jennifer Rasmussen Jane Franklin Mark Rousseau Alley Poyner Macchietto Ben & Janna Drickey Ed & Ilga Rauchut Rick & Mary Fulton Rick Rubio Barnhart Press Jerre Tritsch & Kimberly Dunovan Mr. & Dr. Robert S. Ross III Michael Gallner Peggy Rupprecht Bill & Monica Blizek Roger & Jody duRand Carol & Rick Russell Linda & David Gardels Julia Russell Boiler Room Restaurant Gary & Kathy Ensz Constance Ryan Moshe & Beth Gershovich Kevin & Linda Saltzman John Brodston Terry & Catherine Ferguson Jeanne & Pat Salerno Tim McMahan & Teresa Gleason Barb & Chris Sanford Dario’s Brasserie Gallup (Community Builders) Jeff & Maria Sauvageau Don Goldstein Barbara Schlott Dixie Quicks Dan & Jennifer Hamann Kevin Burr & Leslie Sanders Shirley Goldstein John & Julie Schroeder Flatiron Cafe Greg & Jeannie Heckman Sue & Steve Seline Mary Gay Gordon Mike & Kim Schwab Hilton Omaha Polly & Ted Hoff April Shaughnessy Greater Omaha Young Judy Schweikart Hiro 88 Jane Huerter & Dick Jeffries Norma Shoemaker Professionals Kay Shilling Infogroup Richard & Joanie Jacobson Jennifer Larsen & Joe Sisson Carl & Belinda Greiner Aveva & Marty Shukert International Minute Press George Kleine & Tom Knox Susie & Stewart Smoler Jerry & Patti Gress Scott & Vickie Shurmur Investors Realty Inc. Philip & Cynthia Lee Dave & Leigh Snow Mike & Kathy Gross Linda Sing Kutak Rock LLP Chery Griffin & Chuck Lenosky Mayor Jim & Mrs. Deb Suttle Teri & Carl Gumbiner Suzanne Singer Marks Food Wine & Spirit Harold & Kathleen Logan Janet & Jerry Syslo John & Emily Guzallis Charles G. & Susan L. Smith Omaha Mail Inc. Lund-Ross Constructors Jill June & John Twedt Robert & Jane Hailey Tim & Magan Smith Omaha Steaks Kevin McCarthy Beth & Bob Torson Lindsay Lundholm Joyce E. Southard Omahype Omaha Public Library Janine Ucchino & Christopher Halbkat Thomas Fay & Joan Squires Oxide Design Co. Omaha Public Power District & Christopher Tjaden Brinker & Rebecca Harding Thomas & Denese Stalnaker Paparazzi by Appointment Rob Gilmer & Rene Orduna Don & Beth Van de Water Stacy Heatherly Rich & Tracy Stanko The Reader Alexander Payne Eduardo J. Vasquez Nancy Heller Don & Julie Stavneak The River 89.7FM George & Peggy Payne Irv & Gail Veitzer Ruth & Scott Henneman Fred & Mary Ann Strider Upstream Brewing Co.

Design partner List includes gifts received within the last 12 months and is complete through March 22. For corrections, please email [email protected].

. Half-priced tickets ($4.50) to all regular There’s never been screenings . Discounts off all concession items (20%) a better time to be a . An advance sale period for all premieres and special events Film Streams Member. . For Dual Members and above, ticket discounts ($4.50) for two adults and all children In addition to helping us bring great cinema to or guests under 18—perfect for families! our community, your Film Streams Membership . And even more new benefits offers a growing list of benefits, including: at higher levels of Membership, including invitations to special preview screenings, discounted theater rentals, and reserved seating. To join, renew, or gift a Film Streams Membership today, or to make a donation, visit our Membership page at filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259.

Film Streams Programming Calendar April – June 2012 Film Streams Programming Calendar The Ruth Sokolof Theater . April – June 2012 v5.4

The Night of the Hunter 1955

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012

The Maltese Falcon 1941 The Night of the Hunter 1955 Out of the Past 1947 M 1931 Gilda 1946 In a Lonely Place 1950 The Big Heat 1953 Party Girl 1958 Mildred Pierce 1945 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 The Postman Always Gun Crazy 1950 Rings Twice 1946 Laura 1944 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Leave Her to Heaven 1945 The Big Sleep 1946 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker. The Killers 1946 Pick Up on South Street 1953

“The whole film is of a piece: contrived, artificial, mannered, and yet achieving really-dead. The wrongly accused, and the erro- a kind of perfection in its balance between low motives and high style.” That’s neously exonerated. Whodunnits, whatsits, and Roger Ebert describing Otto Preminger’s 1944 mystery LAURA, but he could who-are-they-really’s. In film noir, the past always just as easily be talking about film noir as a whole. Whether it’s a genre or a catches up to you, and the only thing you know for style (the subject of great debate), this much can be agreed upon: from roughly sure is you’re probably wrong about what you know. 1941 to 1958, Hollywood produced a flood of deliciously dark, devilishly told It’s impossible to imagine the medium as a whole tales that rendered the distinction between “high” and “low” art meaningless. without film noir, not only because of the classics Stories out of pulp fiction were filmed with visually dazzling innovation—high produced during that era, but all that have come contrast lighting, off-kilter angles, and lingering shadows behind which any- since under the banner of neo-noir: films like CHI- thing could materialize. It’s a good thing there are 19 films in this series, be- NATOWN and THE LONG GOODBYE in the 1970s, cause once you start watching film noir, you won’t want to stop. Some of Hol- BLUE VELVET, BLOOD SIMPLE, and even BLADE lywood’s greatest icons populate these films, delivering blistering dialogue RUNNER in the 1980s, and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, as they twist and turn their way through some of the most devious plots ever RESERVOIR DOGS, and THE USUAL SUSPECTS devised. Small-time crooks in over their heads. Ordinary people drawn into in the 1990s. To name a few. Investigate their ori- extraordinary situations. Surly private eyes swimming upstream against cor- gins. Look into their backgrounds. You’ll find the ruption. Irresistible femmes fatale. Cons, dupes, and dead-people-who-aren’t- trail leads right here.

The Met: Live in HD Film Streams’ 2011–2012 Season Presented with Opera Omaha Feature IV Manon – Massenet Live: Sat, Apr 7, 11am (Prelude Talk at 10am) with special guest Encore: Wed, Apr 11, 6pm La Traviata – Verdi Jane Fonda Live: Sat, Apr 14, 12pm (Prelude Talk at 11am) Encore: Wed, Apr 18, 6pm Sunday, July 22 Tickets ($24 general; $20 for Film Streams Members and Opera Omaha Subscribers; Holland Performing Arts Center $10 for full-time students). For more information, visit filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259. Honorary Chair: Susie Buffett Tickets on sale April 11 Student Night! All proceeds support Film Streams’ All shows FREE the first Monday of every Ruth Sokolof Theater. month with valid school ID. Made possible by the Tom and Mary Jetton Charitable Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation. Film Streams Information Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. For more info, visit us at filmstreams.org.

Location, Hours & Parking Board of Directors Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater is located at 1340 Roger duRand Mike Fahey Street in downtown Omaha, within the Charles Gifford Saddle Creek Records complex—one block west of Andy Holland David Jacobson, Chairman Staff the TD Ameritrade ballpark and one block south of Rachel Jacobson, Director Cuming Street. Showtimes begin in the early eve- Rachel Jacobson, Founder/Director Mark Javitch Casey Logan, Communications Coord. ning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and early Daniel Lonergan Hallie Sharkey, Membership Associate afternoon Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Robert E. (Bob) Mundy Maggie Wood, Office & Operations Manager Free parking is available in the lot behind our Alexander Payne Amanda Fehlner, Associate Manager Andrew Bouska, Shift Manager theater, accessible from 14th Street between Cum- Steven W. Seline Craig D, Shift Manager ing and Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also Betiana Simon Paul G. Smith Aaron Haug, Shift Manager available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema Jim Foyt, Projectionist (free after 5pm weekdays and all day on weekends). Ted Warin Katie Weitz White Jeff Jenkins, Projectionist Robert Cook, Theater Staff Tickets Advisory Board Alex Elliott, Theater Staff Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 min. before the Kurt Andersen Joe Knapp, Theater Staff day’s first showtime) or online at filmstreams.org. Jason Kulbel Alex Wodzinski, Theater Staff Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $9 general, $7 for Danny Lee Ladely Connie White, Balcony Booking seniors, students, teachers, military, and those arriv- Robb Nansel Teresa Vu, Intern ing by bike, and $4.50 for Members. See reverse side Joel Schlessinger for more about Film Streams Membership. Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein Michael B. Yanney, Director Emeritus

Jill & Terry Petersen Gifts & Lou Anne Rinn Donations Rose Blumkin Foundation Saddle Creek Film Streams Supporters $20,000 + Susan Scherl John & Dianne Scott Many thanks to the following contributors for Anonymous Security National Bank Of Omaha The Holland Foundation Aaron & Robin Shaddy National Endowment for the Arts Ann & Ken Stinson their support of the Ruth Sokolof Theater. Nebraska Arts Council Susan & Mary Stroesser The Todd & Betiana Charles Gifford Simon Foundation & Michele Van Deventer Tom & Sarah Waldman Bryan & Pamela Hill Bob & Karen Sundell Union Pacific Warren Distribution Ed & Colleen Warin Christine Hinton John & Jodi Sunderman Weitz Family Foundation Peter & Kristae Zandbergen Anne & Arnie Weitz Briana Hooi Gregory Swanson John Wilhelm Debbie Hunsberger Richard & Janice Tiggelaar $10,000 – $19,999 $500 – $999 Mary Beth & Jim Winner Susan Thomas & Steve Hutchinson Tobacco Free U - Lisa Fuchs Dr. Maurice L. Jay Anonymous Anonymous* Mike & Susan Toohey Donna Neff & Walt Jesteadt Becker Family Foundation Aaron Ferer & Sons, Co. Jason Untrauer $250 – $499 Debbi & Larry Josephson Douglas County Visitor Linda Matson Andersen David & Carol Van Metre Anonymous**** Dr. Robert Ottemann Improvement Fund Drs. Magda Peck & Jim Anderson Matt Vandenack Judy Alderman & Kim Kalkowski Omaha Steaks Margot Wickman-Bennett Judy Vann Phyllis Aronson Dana Kaufman Peter Kiewit Foundation & Edward Bennett Pat & Judd Wagner Benjamin & Sarah Arunski Mike & Barb Kelly Paul & Annette Smith Bill & Monica Blizek Mary Wampler Rabbi Aryeh & Elyce Azriel Bill, Seth & Jordan Kerrey Sokolof/Javitch Family Sherry Brown Nathan Weinert David & Lea Bailis Virginia Howe Kincaid Barbara & Wally Weitz Sandi & Bill Bruns Gail Werner-Robertson Ken & Kay Barjenbruch Tom & Susan Knight Katie Weitz White & Watie White Building Bright Futures Todd White Ed & Ann Batchelder Mogens Knudsen Eric Bunderson Chauncey Wilkins MD Paul Mileris & Robin Behlers Dick & Deb Koesters Stuart & Amy Chittenden Jerry & Vicki Wojtalewicz $5,000 – $9,999 Mary & Tom Bernstein Bruno Konopka Bob Broom & Mary Clarkson Steve Wolpa Anonymous Carol & Steven Bloch John & Sarah Ann Kotchian Bruce & Sharon Clawson Tim Held & Jay Worden The Academy Of Motion Louis & Frances Blumkin Mr. & Mrs. Howard Krantz Amy M. Coacher Kevin & Gail Wyatt Picture Arts & Sciences My Boes Jim & Sharon Kresha Bruce & Lisa Dale Adam & Sarah Yale Avenue Scholars Foundation Gary Wasdin & Luis Boggio Marie & Jack Kubat Janet Davis Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Bob & Janice Batt Steve & Leslie Bogue Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Tony & Claudia Deeb Christine Young Chris, Sue & Madeleine Behr Emily & Eric Bowman Alan Langnas Alice & Charlie Deffenbaugh Jeff P. Johnson & Tom A. Zahm Bluestem Prairie Foundation Frank Bramlett Clark & Emily Lauritzen Roger B. Devor Jill & Mike Erman Dr. Douglas & Karen Brouillette Dr. Richard & Carol Legge Nancy & David Jacobson John & Trish Fahey Bill & Kate Burke Sandy & John Lehr Tributes Tom & Mary Jetton Charitable Anne & Mike Fenner Brent & Karen Burmood Karen Levin & Memorials Fund through the Omaha Andrew & Betsy Fippinger Kathleen Cannia Rocky Lewis Community Foundation Anne C. Foley Kaylene Carlson Donna Walsh & Grant Lippincott In Memory of Fred Bunker Davis Kutak Rock LLP Betty Foster James & Anne Carroll Shane & Alli Lopez Janet Davis Mike & Susan Lebens Dr. Roger Fransecky Kate & John Cavanaugh Dr. Ruth & J. Terry Macnamara In Honor of Vernon “Ed” French Julie Anderson Friesen Lincoln Financial Foundation Michael Reilly & Deb Carson Dennis & Marilyn Mailliard Glenda Kugler Bob & Maggie Mundy The Gilbert Family Tina & John Cherica Sean & Christine Malloy Mutual of Omaha Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Gordman Client Resources, Inc. In Honor of Jim Heller Mike & Carolina Mapes Nancy Heller Oberon Motion Communications The Great Plains Motion Natalie Mason & Jen Cohen Tom Marfisi Picture Company Joel & Nancy Schlessinger Jim & Jo Collins Wayne & Karen Markus In Honor of John C. Kenefick Christine & George Greene Fred & Eve Simon Susie & Dennis Collins Col. Patricia Fornes Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Valmont Industries, Inc. Terry & Judy Haney Larry & Lucy Buntain Comine & Col. Doug Marshall In Memory of Alan Kulakofsky Sara Jacobson & Bart Haney Sam Walker Countryside Community Church Stacie & Duke Matz Janie Kulakofsky Mike & Brenda Whealy Timothy & Debra Hart Andrew & Lisa Cook Bartholomew & Jane McLeay In Honor of Bruce Lauritzen Holly & Bruce Hoberman Kelly & Chuck Cormaci John Wagner & Carolyn McNamara Shari Hofschire & Gerry Morrow $2,500 – $4,999 Ken & Alison Cowan Susan & Steve McWhorter Kathy & Gary Ensz Rachel Jacobson Penny & Michael Cox Tom & Linda Melia Anonymous* Matthew & Donna Johnson In Memory of Margy Schneider Tony Cody/Concentric Corporation Creighton Preparatory School Metropolitan Entertainment Sally & Gary Kaplan & Convention Authority Sylvia Cohn & Cynthia Schneider First National Bank Ron Widman & Julie Crowell Jack Becker & Lester Katz Mary & John Mitchell Carol Gendler Marti Danielsen In Celebration of Dan & Laurie Kemp Emily & Craig Moody Ellyn Grant Janey & Jerry Dann Betiana Simon’s birthday Hal & Ashlee Koch Diane Nelson Thomas & Darlynn Fellman Tom & Jennifer Pansing Hal & Mary Daub Shane & David Kotok Nancy Noddle Mike & Susan Lebens John & Terrie Ringwalt Tim & Linda Daugherty Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Lauritzen Gary Marshall & Ilka Oberst Sandy & John Lehr Jim & Kathy Simpson Jannette Davis Karen & Jim Linder John & Marilyn O’Gara Stacie & Duke Matz Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC Merlyn Knudson & James Davis Daniel & Tina Lonergan Naomi Deines Mary Helms & Ken Olson Greer & Sarah McCurley Anne Thorne Weaver Jenny & Scott Meyerson Bill & Kathy Lydiatt Robyn Devore Harriet Otis Drew & Meredith Weitz Robert & Barbara Peters Jan Mactier Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Owen Roger & Kate Weitz Jim & Sherry Douglas Constance M. Ryan Carrie & Ed May Dede McFayden-Donahue Mary & Jay Palu Mary E. McClymont Susan Scherl & Pat Donahue Audrey & Paul Paulman Adam & Sarah Yale $1,000 – $2,499 Mark & Vera Mercer Charles & Linda Duckworth Arthur Pearlstein Anonymous*** Don Mundy Robert & Karen Duncan Emily Brush & Stephen Pedersen In Memory of Larry L. Waller Louena Guidera Alley Poyner Macchietto Janie & Allan Murow Carol Dworak John & Julie Petr Architecture Sharee & Murray Newman Chuck & Beth Eliason Platinum Wine Distributing, Inc. In Honor of Todd & Betiana Simon Michael & Laura Alley Patty & Steve Nogg Tom & Suzy Elkins Rick & Patty Plugge Bryan & Pamela Hill Scott & Sheila Anderson Liz Noordhoek Bill & Julie Erickson Hank Plugge Stacie & Duke Matz Baird Holm LLP Robert Slovek & Karen O’Dowd Marilyn J. Erickson Terry Calek & Lee Polikov Dr. Elizabeth Noordhoek, MD Mogens & Cindy Bay Frank & Polly Partsch Mike Fahey Jeff & Barb Popp In Memory of Thomas J. Walsh Beardmore Chevrolet Subaru Robert M. Patterson David & Carolyn Fairbanks Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Virginia Walsh Shannon & Rik Bonness William & Jeanne Penry Mike Krainak & Janet Farber Timothy Schaffert & Rodney Rahl In Honor of the Weitz Family Jean Ann Ballinger & Ward Peters Mike & Judy Ricart Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts Richard & Beverly Fellman Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Dan & Esther Brabec Tom & Patti Peterson Dr. David & Judi Finkle Iris & Marty Ricks Dr. Frederick Bronski Pinnacle Bank Mary Beth & Mike Flanagan Kim & Bill Roberts Creighton University Rick & Robin Putnam Flatiron Cafe Jay & Suzanne Robinson In Kind Support Creighton University Curtis Reed & Jo Ann Quinif Kim M. Folta Katina & Joe Rogers Jesuit Community Jennifer Rasmussen Bill & Nicole Fox Tom Rogers 91.5 KIOS FM Henry A. Davis Reed & Jennifer Rasmussen Jane Franklin Mark Rousseau Alley Poyner Macchietto Ben & Janna Drickey Ed & Ilga Rauchut Rick & Mary Fulton Rick Rubio Barnhart Press Jerre Tritsch & Kimberly Dunovan Mr. & Dr. Robert S. Ross III Michael Gallner Peggy Rupprecht Bill & Monica Blizek Roger & Jody duRand Carol & Rick Russell Linda & David Gardels Julia Russell Boiler Room Restaurant Gary & Kathy Ensz Constance Ryan Moshe & Beth Gershovich Kevin & Linda Saltzman John Brodston Terry & Catherine Ferguson Jeanne & Pat Salerno Tim McMahan & Teresa Gleason Barb & Chris Sanford Dario’s Brasserie Gallup (Community Builders) Jeff & Maria Sauvageau Don Goldstein Barbara Schlott Dixie Quicks Dan & Jennifer Hamann Kevin Burr & Leslie Sanders Shirley Goldstein John & Julie Schroeder Flatiron Cafe Greg & Jeannie Heckman Sue & Steve Seline Mary Gay Gordon Mike & Kim Schwab Hilton Omaha Polly & Ted Hoff April Shaughnessy Greater Omaha Young Judy Schweikart Hiro 88 Jane Huerter & Dick Jeffries Norma Shoemaker Professionals Kay Shilling Infogroup Richard & Joanie Jacobson Jennifer Larsen & Joe Sisson Carl & Belinda Greiner Aveva & Marty Shukert International Minute Press George Kleine & Tom Knox Susie & Stewart Smoler Jerry & Patti Gress Scott & Vickie Shurmur Investors Realty Inc. Philip & Cynthia Lee Dave & Leigh Snow Mike & Kathy Gross Linda Sing Kutak Rock LLP Chery Griffin & Chuck Lenosky Mayor Jim & Mrs. Deb Suttle Teri & Carl Gumbiner Suzanne Singer Marks Food Wine & Spirit Harold & Kathleen Logan Janet & Jerry Syslo John & Emily Guzallis Charles G. & Susan L. Smith Omaha Mail Inc. Lund-Ross Constructors Jill June & John Twedt Robert & Jane Hailey Tim & Magan Smith Omaha Steaks Kevin McCarthy Beth & Bob Torson Lindsay Lundholm Joyce E. Southard Omahype Omaha Public Library Janine Ucchino & Christopher Halbkat Thomas Fay & Joan Squires Oxide Design Co. Omaha Public Power District & Christopher Tjaden Brinker & Rebecca Harding Thomas & Denese Stalnaker Paparazzi by Appointment Rob Gilmer & Rene Orduna Don & Beth Van de Water Stacy Heatherly Rich & Tracy Stanko The Reader Alexander Payne Eduardo J. Vasquez Nancy Heller Don & Julie Stavneak The River 89.7FM George & Peggy Payne Irv & Gail Veitzer Ruth & Scott Henneman Fred & Mary Ann Strider Upstream Brewing Co.

Design partner List includes gifts received within the last 12 months and is complete through March 22. For corrections, please email [email protected].

. Half-priced tickets ($4.50) to all regular There’s never been screenings . Discounts off all concession items (20%) a better time to be a . An advance sale period for all premieres and special events Film Streams Member. . For Dual Members and above, ticket discounts ($4.50) for two adults and all children In addition to helping us bring great cinema to or guests under 18—perfect for families! our community, your Film Streams Membership . And even more new benefits offers a growing list of benefits, including: at higher levels of Membership, including invitations to special preview screenings, discounted theater rentals, and reserved seating. To join, renew, or gift a Film Streams Membership today, or to make a donation, visit our Membership page at filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259.

Film Streams Programming Calendar April – June 2012 Film Streams Programming Calendar The Ruth Sokolof Theater . April – June 2012 v5.4

The Night of the Hunter 1955

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012

The Maltese Falcon 1941 The Night of the Hunter 1955 Out of the Past 1947 M 1931 Gilda 1946 In a Lonely Place 1950 The Big Heat 1953 Party Girl 1958 Mildred Pierce 1945 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 The Postman Always Gun Crazy 1950 Rings Twice 1946 Laura 1944 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Leave Her to Heaven 1945 The Big Sleep 1946 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker. The Killers 1946 Pick Up on South Street 1953

“The whole film is of a piece: contrived, artificial, mannered, and yet achieving really-dead. The wrongly accused, and the erro- a kind of perfection in its balance between low motives and high style.” That’s neously exonerated. Whodunnits, whatsits, and Roger Ebert describing Otto Preminger’s 1944 mystery LAURA, but he could who-are-they-really’s. In film noir, the past always just as easily be talking about film noir as a whole. Whether it’s a genre or a catches up to you, and the only thing you know for style (the subject of great debate), this much can be agreed upon: from roughly sure is you’re probably wrong about what you know. 1941 to 1958, Hollywood produced a flood of deliciously dark, devilishly told It’s impossible to imagine the medium as a whole tales that rendered the distinction between “high” and “low” art meaningless. without film noir, not only because of the classics Stories out of pulp fiction were filmed with visually dazzling innovation—high produced during that era, but all that have come contrast lighting, off-kilter angles, and lingering shadows behind which any- since under the banner of neo-noir: films like CHI- thing could materialize. It’s a good thing there are 19 films in this series, be- NATOWN and THE LONG GOODBYE in the 1970s, cause once you start watching film noir, you won’t want to stop. Some of Hol- BLUE VELVET, BLOOD SIMPLE, and even BLADE lywood’s greatest icons populate these films, delivering blistering dialogue RUNNER in the 1980s, and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, as they twist and turn their way through some of the most devious plots ever RESERVOIR DOGS, and THE USUAL SUSPECTS devised. Small-time crooks in over their heads. Ordinary people drawn into in the 1990s. To name a few. Investigate their ori- extraordinary situations. Surly private eyes swimming upstream against cor- gins. Look into their backgrounds. You’ll find the ruption. Irresistible femmes fatale. Cons, dupes, and dead-people-who-aren’t- trail leads right here.

The Met: Live in HD Film Streams’ 2011–2012 Season Presented with Opera Omaha Feature IV Manon – Massenet Live: Sat, Apr 7, 11am (Prelude Talk at 10am) with special guest Encore: Wed, Apr 11, 6pm La Traviata – Verdi Jane Fonda Live: Sat, Apr 14, 12pm (Prelude Talk at 11am) Encore: Wed, Apr 18, 6pm Sunday, July 22 Tickets ($24 general; $20 for Film Streams Members and Opera Omaha Subscribers; Holland Performing Arts Center $10 for full-time students). For more information, visit filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259. Honorary Chair: Susie Buffett Tickets on sale April 11 Student Night! All proceeds support Film Streams’ All shows FREE the first Monday of every Ruth Sokolof Theater. month with valid school ID. Made possible by the Tom and Mary Jetton Charitable Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation. Film Streams Information Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. For more info, visit us at filmstreams.org.

Location, Hours & Parking Board of Directors Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater is located at 1340 Roger duRand Mike Fahey Street in downtown Omaha, within the Charles Gifford Saddle Creek Records complex—one block west of Andy Holland David Jacobson, Chairman Staff the TD Ameritrade ballpark and one block south of Rachel Jacobson, Director Cuming Street. Showtimes begin in the early eve- Rachel Jacobson, Founder/Director Mark Javitch Casey Logan, Communications Coord. ning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and early Daniel Lonergan Hallie Sharkey, Membership Associate afternoon Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Robert E. (Bob) Mundy Maggie Wood, Office & Operations Manager Free parking is available in the lot behind our Alexander Payne Amanda Fehlner, Associate Manager Andrew Bouska, Shift Manager theater, accessible from 14th Street between Cum- Steven W. Seline Craig D, Shift Manager ing and Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also Betiana Simon Paul G. Smith Aaron Haug, Shift Manager available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema Jim Foyt, Projectionist (free after 5pm weekdays and all day on weekends). Ted Warin Katie Weitz White Jeff Jenkins, Projectionist Robert Cook, Theater Staff Tickets Advisory Board Alex Elliott, Theater Staff Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 min. before the Kurt Andersen Joe Knapp, Theater Staff day’s first showtime) or online at filmstreams.org. Jason Kulbel Alex Wodzinski, Theater Staff Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $9 general, $7 for Danny Lee Ladely Connie White, Balcony Booking seniors, students, teachers, military, and those arriv- Robb Nansel Teresa Vu, Intern ing by bike, and $4.50 for Members. See reverse side Joel Schlessinger for more about Film Streams Membership. Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein Michael B. Yanney, Director Emeritus

Jill & Terry Petersen Gifts & Lou Anne Rinn Donations Rose Blumkin Foundation Saddle Creek Film Streams Supporters $20,000 + Susan Scherl John & Dianne Scott Many thanks to the following contributors for Anonymous Security National Bank Of Omaha The Holland Foundation Aaron & Robin Shaddy National Endowment for the Arts Ann & Ken Stinson their support of the Ruth Sokolof Theater. Nebraska Arts Council Susan & Mary Stroesser The Todd & Betiana Charles Gifford Simon Foundation & Michele Van Deventer Tom & Sarah Waldman Bryan & Pamela Hill Bob & Karen Sundell Union Pacific Warren Distribution Ed & Colleen Warin Christine Hinton John & Jodi Sunderman Weitz Family Foundation Peter & Kristae Zandbergen Anne & Arnie Weitz Briana Hooi Gregory Swanson John Wilhelm Debbie Hunsberger Richard & Janice Tiggelaar $10,000 – $19,999 $500 – $999 Mary Beth & Jim Winner Susan Thomas & Steve Hutchinson Tobacco Free U - Lisa Fuchs Dr. Maurice L. Jay Anonymous Anonymous* Mike & Susan Toohey Donna Neff & Walt Jesteadt Becker Family Foundation Aaron Ferer & Sons, Co. Jason Untrauer $250 – $499 Debbi & Larry Josephson Douglas County Visitor Linda Matson Andersen David & Carol Van Metre Anonymous**** Dr. Robert Ottemann Improvement Fund Drs. Magda Peck & Jim Anderson Matt Vandenack Judy Alderman & Kim Kalkowski Omaha Steaks Margot Wickman-Bennett Judy Vann Phyllis Aronson Dana Kaufman Peter Kiewit Foundation & Edward Bennett Pat & Judd Wagner Benjamin & Sarah Arunski Mike & Barb Kelly Paul & Annette Smith Bill & Monica Blizek Mary Wampler Rabbi Aryeh & Elyce Azriel Bill, Seth & Jordan Kerrey Sokolof/Javitch Family Sherry Brown Nathan Weinert David & Lea Bailis Virginia Howe Kincaid Barbara & Wally Weitz Sandi & Bill Bruns Gail Werner-Robertson Ken & Kay Barjenbruch Tom & Susan Knight Katie Weitz White & Watie White Building Bright Futures Todd White Ed & Ann Batchelder Mogens Knudsen Eric Bunderson Chauncey Wilkins MD Paul Mileris & Robin Behlers Dick & Deb Koesters Stuart & Amy Chittenden Jerry & Vicki Wojtalewicz $5,000 – $9,999 Mary & Tom Bernstein Bruno Konopka Bob Broom & Mary Clarkson Steve Wolpa Anonymous Carol & Steven Bloch John & Sarah Ann Kotchian Bruce & Sharon Clawson Tim Held & Jay Worden The Academy Of Motion Louis & Frances Blumkin Mr. & Mrs. Howard Krantz Amy M. Coacher Kevin & Gail Wyatt Picture Arts & Sciences My Boes Jim & Sharon Kresha Bruce & Lisa Dale Adam & Sarah Yale Avenue Scholars Foundation Gary Wasdin & Luis Boggio Marie & Jack Kubat Janet Davis Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Bob & Janice Batt Steve & Leslie Bogue Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Tony & Claudia Deeb Christine Young Chris, Sue & Madeleine Behr Emily & Eric Bowman Alan Langnas Alice & Charlie Deffenbaugh Jeff P. Johnson & Tom A. Zahm Bluestem Prairie Foundation Frank Bramlett Clark & Emily Lauritzen Roger B. Devor Jill & Mike Erman Dr. Douglas & Karen Brouillette Dr. Richard & Carol Legge Nancy & David Jacobson John & Trish Fahey Bill & Kate Burke Sandy & John Lehr Tributes Tom & Mary Jetton Charitable Anne & Mike Fenner Brent & Karen Burmood Karen Levin & Memorials Fund through the Omaha Andrew & Betsy Fippinger Kathleen Cannia Rocky Lewis Community Foundation Anne C. Foley Kaylene Carlson Donna Walsh & Grant Lippincott In Memory of Fred Bunker Davis Kutak Rock LLP Betty Foster James & Anne Carroll Shane & Alli Lopez Janet Davis Mike & Susan Lebens Dr. Roger Fransecky Kate & John Cavanaugh Dr. Ruth & J. Terry Macnamara In Honor of Vernon “Ed” French Julie Anderson Friesen Lincoln Financial Foundation Michael Reilly & Deb Carson Dennis & Marilyn Mailliard Glenda Kugler Bob & Maggie Mundy The Gilbert Family Tina & John Cherica Sean & Christine Malloy Mutual of Omaha Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Gordman Client Resources, Inc. In Honor of Jim Heller Mike & Carolina Mapes Nancy Heller Oberon Motion Communications The Great Plains Motion Natalie Mason & Jen Cohen Tom Marfisi Picture Company Joel & Nancy Schlessinger Jim & Jo Collins Wayne & Karen Markus In Honor of John C. Kenefick Christine & George Greene Fred & Eve Simon Susie & Dennis Collins Col. Patricia Fornes Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Valmont Industries, Inc. Terry & Judy Haney Larry & Lucy Buntain Comine & Col. Doug Marshall In Memory of Alan Kulakofsky Sara Jacobson & Bart Haney Sam Walker Countryside Community Church Stacie & Duke Matz Janie Kulakofsky Mike & Brenda Whealy Timothy & Debra Hart Andrew & Lisa Cook Bartholomew & Jane McLeay In Honor of Bruce Lauritzen Holly & Bruce Hoberman Kelly & Chuck Cormaci John Wagner & Carolyn McNamara Shari Hofschire & Gerry Morrow $2,500 – $4,999 Ken & Alison Cowan Susan & Steve McWhorter Kathy & Gary Ensz Rachel Jacobson Penny & Michael Cox Tom & Linda Melia Anonymous* Matthew & Donna Johnson In Memory of Margy Schneider Tony Cody/Concentric Corporation Creighton Preparatory School Metropolitan Entertainment Sally & Gary Kaplan & Convention Authority Sylvia Cohn & Cynthia Schneider First National Bank Ron Widman & Julie Crowell Jack Becker & Lester Katz Mary & John Mitchell Carol Gendler Marti Danielsen In Celebration of Dan & Laurie Kemp Emily & Craig Moody Ellyn Grant Janey & Jerry Dann Betiana Simon’s birthday Hal & Ashlee Koch Diane Nelson Thomas & Darlynn Fellman Tom & Jennifer Pansing Hal & Mary Daub Shane & David Kotok Nancy Noddle Mike & Susan Lebens John & Terrie Ringwalt Tim & Linda Daugherty Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Lauritzen Gary Marshall & Ilka Oberst Sandy & John Lehr Jim & Kathy Simpson Jannette Davis Karen & Jim Linder John & Marilyn O’Gara Stacie & Duke Matz Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC Merlyn Knudson & James Davis Daniel & Tina Lonergan Naomi Deines Mary Helms & Ken Olson Greer & Sarah McCurley Anne Thorne Weaver Jenny & Scott Meyerson Bill & Kathy Lydiatt Robyn Devore Harriet Otis Drew & Meredith Weitz Robert & Barbara Peters Jan Mactier Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Owen Roger & Kate Weitz Jim & Sherry Douglas Constance M. Ryan Carrie & Ed May Dede McFayden-Donahue Mary & Jay Palu Mary E. McClymont Susan Scherl & Pat Donahue Audrey & Paul Paulman Adam & Sarah Yale $1,000 – $2,499 Mark & Vera Mercer Charles & Linda Duckworth Arthur Pearlstein Anonymous*** Don Mundy Robert & Karen Duncan Emily Brush & Stephen Pedersen In Memory of Larry L. Waller Louena Guidera Alley Poyner Macchietto Janie & Allan Murow Carol Dworak John & Julie Petr Architecture Sharee & Murray Newman Chuck & Beth Eliason Platinum Wine Distributing, Inc. In Honor of Todd & Betiana Simon Michael & Laura Alley Patty & Steve Nogg Tom & Suzy Elkins Rick & Patty Plugge Bryan & Pamela Hill Scott & Sheila Anderson Liz Noordhoek Bill & Julie Erickson Hank Plugge Stacie & Duke Matz Baird Holm LLP Robert Slovek & Karen O’Dowd Marilyn J. Erickson Terry Calek & Lee Polikov Dr. Elizabeth Noordhoek, MD Mogens & Cindy Bay Frank & Polly Partsch Mike Fahey Jeff & Barb Popp In Memory of Thomas J. Walsh Beardmore Chevrolet Subaru Robert M. Patterson David & Carolyn Fairbanks Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Virginia Walsh Shannon & Rik Bonness William & Jeanne Penry Mike Krainak & Janet Farber Timothy Schaffert & Rodney Rahl In Honor of the Weitz Family Jean Ann Ballinger & Ward Peters Mike & Judy Ricart Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts Richard & Beverly Fellman Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Dan & Esther Brabec Tom & Patti Peterson Dr. David & Judi Finkle Iris & Marty Ricks Dr. Frederick Bronski Pinnacle Bank Mary Beth & Mike Flanagan Kim & Bill Roberts Creighton University Rick & Robin Putnam Flatiron Cafe Jay & Suzanne Robinson In Kind Support Creighton University Curtis Reed & Jo Ann Quinif Kim M. Folta Katina & Joe Rogers Jesuit Community Jennifer Rasmussen Bill & Nicole Fox Tom Rogers 91.5 KIOS FM Henry A. Davis Reed & Jennifer Rasmussen Jane Franklin Mark Rousseau Alley Poyner Macchietto Ben & Janna Drickey Ed & Ilga Rauchut Rick & Mary Fulton Rick Rubio Barnhart Press Jerre Tritsch & Kimberly Dunovan Mr. & Dr. Robert S. Ross III Michael Gallner Peggy Rupprecht Bill & Monica Blizek Roger & Jody duRand Carol & Rick Russell Linda & David Gardels Julia Russell Boiler Room Restaurant Gary & Kathy Ensz Constance Ryan Moshe & Beth Gershovich Kevin & Linda Saltzman John Brodston Terry & Catherine Ferguson Jeanne & Pat Salerno Tim McMahan & Teresa Gleason Barb & Chris Sanford Dario’s Brasserie Gallup (Community Builders) Jeff & Maria Sauvageau Don Goldstein Barbara Schlott Dixie Quicks Dan & Jennifer Hamann Kevin Burr & Leslie Sanders Shirley Goldstein John & Julie Schroeder Flatiron Cafe Greg & Jeannie Heckman Sue & Steve Seline Mary Gay Gordon Mike & Kim Schwab Hilton Omaha Polly & Ted Hoff April Shaughnessy Greater Omaha Young Judy Schweikart Hiro 88 Jane Huerter & Dick Jeffries Norma Shoemaker Professionals Kay Shilling Infogroup Richard & Joanie Jacobson Jennifer Larsen & Joe Sisson Carl & Belinda Greiner Aveva & Marty Shukert International Minute Press George Kleine & Tom Knox Susie & Stewart Smoler Jerry & Patti Gress Scott & Vickie Shurmur Investors Realty Inc. Philip & Cynthia Lee Dave & Leigh Snow Mike & Kathy Gross Linda Sing Kutak Rock LLP Chery Griffin & Chuck Lenosky Mayor Jim & Mrs. Deb Suttle Teri & Carl Gumbiner Suzanne Singer Marks Food Wine & Spirit Harold & Kathleen Logan Janet & Jerry Syslo John & Emily Guzallis Charles G. & Susan L. Smith Omaha Mail Inc. Lund-Ross Constructors Jill June & John Twedt Robert & Jane Hailey Tim & Magan Smith Omaha Steaks Kevin McCarthy Beth & Bob Torson Lindsay Lundholm Joyce E. Southard Omahype Omaha Public Library Janine Ucchino & Christopher Halbkat Thomas Fay & Joan Squires Oxide Design Co. Omaha Public Power District & Christopher Tjaden Brinker & Rebecca Harding Thomas & Denese Stalnaker Paparazzi by Appointment Rob Gilmer & Rene Orduna Don & Beth Van de Water Stacy Heatherly Rich & Tracy Stanko The Reader Alexander Payne Eduardo J. Vasquez Nancy Heller Don & Julie Stavneak The River 89.7FM George & Peggy Payne Irv & Gail Veitzer Ruth & Scott Henneman Fred & Mary Ann Strider Upstream Brewing Co.

Design partner List includes gifts received within the last 12 months and is complete through March 22. For corrections, please email [email protected].

. Half-priced tickets ($4.50) to all regular There’s never been screenings . Discounts off all concession items (20%) a better time to be a . An advance sale period for all premieres and special events Film Streams Member. . For Dual Members and above, ticket discounts ($4.50) for two adults and all children In addition to helping us bring great cinema to or guests under 18—perfect for families! our community, your Film Streams Membership . And even more new benefits offers a growing list of benefits, including: at higher levels of Membership, including invitations to special preview screenings, discounted theater rentals, and reserved seating. To join, renew, or gift a Film Streams Membership today, or to make a donation, visit our Membership page at filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259.

Film Streams Programming Calendar April – June 2012 Film Streams Programming Calendar The Ruth Sokolof Theater . April – June 2012 v5.4

The Night of the Hunter 1955

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012

The Maltese Falcon 1941 The Night of the Hunter 1955 Out of the Past 1947 M 1931 Gilda 1946 In a Lonely Place 1950 The Big Heat 1953 Party Girl 1958 Mildred Pierce 1945 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 The Postman Always Gun Crazy 1950 Rings Twice 1946 Laura 1944 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Leave Her to Heaven 1945 The Big Sleep 1946 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker. The Killers 1946 Pick Up on South Street 1953

“The whole film is of a piece: contrived, artificial, mannered, and yet achieving really-dead. The wrongly accused, and the erro- a kind of perfection in its balance between low motives and high style.” That’s neously exonerated. Whodunnits, whatsits, and Roger Ebert describing Otto Preminger’s 1944 mystery LAURA, but he could who-are-they-really’s. In film noir, the past always just as easily be talking about film noir as a whole. Whether it’s a genre or a catches up to you, and the only thing you know for style (the subject of great debate), this much can be agreed upon: from roughly sure is you’re probably wrong about what you know. 1941 to 1958, Hollywood produced a flood of deliciously dark, devilishly told It’s impossible to imagine the medium as a whole tales that rendered the distinction between “high” and “low” art meaningless. without film noir, not only because of the classics Stories out of pulp fiction were filmed with visually dazzling innovation—high produced during that era, but all that have come contrast lighting, off-kilter angles, and lingering shadows behind which any- since under the banner of neo-noir: films like CHI- thing could materialize. It’s a good thing there are 19 films in this series, be- NATOWN and THE LONG GOODBYE in the 1970s, cause once you start watching film noir, you won’t want to stop. Some of Hol- BLUE VELVET, BLOOD SIMPLE, and even BLADE lywood’s greatest icons populate these films, delivering blistering dialogue RUNNER in the 1980s, and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, as they twist and turn their way through some of the most devious plots ever RESERVOIR DOGS, and THE USUAL SUSPECTS devised. Small-time crooks in over their heads. Ordinary people drawn into in the 1990s. To name a few. Investigate their ori- extraordinary situations. Surly private eyes swimming upstream against cor- gins. Look into their backgrounds. You’ll find the ruption. Irresistible femmes fatale. Cons, dupes, and dead-people-who-aren’t- trail leads right here.

The Met: Live in HD Film Streams’ 2011–2012 Season Presented with Opera Omaha Feature IV Manon – Massenet Live: Sat, Apr 7, 11am (Prelude Talk at 10am) with special guest Encore: Wed, Apr 11, 6pm La Traviata – Verdi Jane Fonda Live: Sat, Apr 14, 12pm (Prelude Talk at 11am) Encore: Wed, Apr 18, 6pm Sunday, July 22 Tickets ($24 general; $20 for Film Streams Members and Opera Omaha Subscribers; Holland Performing Arts Center $10 for full-time students). For more information, visit filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259. Honorary Chair: Susie Buffett Tickets on sale April 11 Student Night! All proceeds support Film Streams’ All shows FREE the first Monday of every Ruth Sokolof Theater. month with valid school ID. Made possible by the Tom and Mary Jetton Charitable Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation. Film Streams Information Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. For more info, visit us at filmstreams.org.

Location, Hours & Parking Board of Directors Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater is located at 1340 Roger duRand Mike Fahey Street in downtown Omaha, within the Charles Gifford Saddle Creek Records complex—one block west of Andy Holland David Jacobson, Chairman Staff the TD Ameritrade ballpark and one block south of Rachel Jacobson, Director Cuming Street. Showtimes begin in the early eve- Rachel Jacobson, Founder/Director Mark Javitch Casey Logan, Communications Coord. ning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and early Daniel Lonergan Hallie Sharkey, Membership Associate afternoon Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Robert E. (Bob) Mundy Maggie Wood, Office & Operations Manager Free parking is available in the lot behind our Alexander Payne Amanda Fehlner, Associate Manager Andrew Bouska, Shift Manager theater, accessible from 14th Street between Cum- Steven W. Seline Craig D, Shift Manager ing and Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also Betiana Simon Paul G. Smith Aaron Haug, Shift Manager available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema Jim Foyt, Projectionist (free after 5pm weekdays and all day on weekends). Ted Warin Katie Weitz White Jeff Jenkins, Projectionist Robert Cook, Theater Staff Tickets Advisory Board Alex Elliott, Theater Staff Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 min. before the Kurt Andersen Joe Knapp, Theater Staff day’s first showtime) or online at filmstreams.org. Jason Kulbel Alex Wodzinski, Theater Staff Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $9 general, $7 for Danny Lee Ladely Connie White, Balcony Booking seniors, students, teachers, military, and those arriv- Robb Nansel Teresa Vu, Intern ing by bike, and $4.50 for Members. See reverse side Joel Schlessinger for more about Film Streams Membership. Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein Michael B. Yanney, Director Emeritus

Jill & Terry Petersen Gifts & Lou Anne Rinn Donations Rose Blumkin Foundation Saddle Creek Film Streams Supporters $20,000 + Susan Scherl John & Dianne Scott Many thanks to the following contributors for Anonymous Security National Bank Of Omaha The Holland Foundation Aaron & Robin Shaddy National Endowment for the Arts Ann & Ken Stinson their support of the Ruth Sokolof Theater. Nebraska Arts Council Susan & Mary Stroesser The Todd & Betiana Charles Gifford Simon Foundation & Michele Van Deventer Tom & Sarah Waldman Bryan & Pamela Hill Bob & Karen Sundell Union Pacific Warren Distribution Ed & Colleen Warin Christine Hinton John & Jodi Sunderman Weitz Family Foundation Peter & Kristae Zandbergen Anne & Arnie Weitz Briana Hooi Gregory Swanson John Wilhelm Debbie Hunsberger Richard & Janice Tiggelaar $10,000 – $19,999 $500 – $999 Mary Beth & Jim Winner Susan Thomas & Steve Hutchinson Tobacco Free U - Lisa Fuchs Dr. Maurice L. Jay Anonymous Anonymous* Mike & Susan Toohey Donna Neff & Walt Jesteadt Becker Family Foundation Aaron Ferer & Sons, Co. Jason Untrauer $250 – $499 Debbi & Larry Josephson Douglas County Visitor Linda Matson Andersen David & Carol Van Metre Anonymous**** Dr. Robert Ottemann Improvement Fund Drs. Magda Peck & Jim Anderson Matt Vandenack Judy Alderman & Kim Kalkowski Omaha Steaks Margot Wickman-Bennett Judy Vann Phyllis Aronson Dana Kaufman Peter Kiewit Foundation & Edward Bennett Pat & Judd Wagner Benjamin & Sarah Arunski Mike & Barb Kelly Paul & Annette Smith Bill & Monica Blizek Mary Wampler Rabbi Aryeh & Elyce Azriel Bill, Seth & Jordan Kerrey Sokolof/Javitch Family Sherry Brown Nathan Weinert David & Lea Bailis Virginia Howe Kincaid Barbara & Wally Weitz Sandi & Bill Bruns Gail Werner-Robertson Ken & Kay Barjenbruch Tom & Susan Knight Katie Weitz White & Watie White Building Bright Futures Todd White Ed & Ann Batchelder Mogens Knudsen Eric Bunderson Chauncey Wilkins MD Paul Mileris & Robin Behlers Dick & Deb Koesters Stuart & Amy Chittenden Jerry & Vicki Wojtalewicz $5,000 – $9,999 Mary & Tom Bernstein Bruno Konopka Bob Broom & Mary Clarkson Steve Wolpa Anonymous Carol & Steven Bloch John & Sarah Ann Kotchian Bruce & Sharon Clawson Tim Held & Jay Worden The Academy Of Motion Louis & Frances Blumkin Mr. & Mrs. Howard Krantz Amy M. Coacher Kevin & Gail Wyatt Picture Arts & Sciences My Boes Jim & Sharon Kresha Bruce & Lisa Dale Adam & Sarah Yale Avenue Scholars Foundation Gary Wasdin & Luis Boggio Marie & Jack Kubat Janet Davis Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Bob & Janice Batt Steve & Leslie Bogue Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Tony & Claudia Deeb Christine Young Chris, Sue & Madeleine Behr Emily & Eric Bowman Alan Langnas Alice & Charlie Deffenbaugh Jeff P. Johnson & Tom A. Zahm Bluestem Prairie Foundation Frank Bramlett Clark & Emily Lauritzen Roger B. Devor Jill & Mike Erman Dr. Douglas & Karen Brouillette Dr. Richard & Carol Legge Nancy & David Jacobson John & Trish Fahey Bill & Kate Burke Sandy & John Lehr Tributes Tom & Mary Jetton Charitable Anne & Mike Fenner Brent & Karen Burmood Karen Levin & Memorials Fund through the Omaha Andrew & Betsy Fippinger Kathleen Cannia Rocky Lewis Community Foundation Anne C. Foley Kaylene Carlson Donna Walsh & Grant Lippincott In Memory of Fred Bunker Davis Kutak Rock LLP Betty Foster James & Anne Carroll Shane & Alli Lopez Janet Davis Mike & Susan Lebens Dr. Roger Fransecky Kate & John Cavanaugh Dr. Ruth & J. Terry Macnamara In Honor of Vernon “Ed” French Julie Anderson Friesen Lincoln Financial Foundation Michael Reilly & Deb Carson Dennis & Marilyn Mailliard Glenda Kugler Bob & Maggie Mundy The Gilbert Family Tina & John Cherica Sean & Christine Malloy Mutual of Omaha Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Gordman Client Resources, Inc. In Honor of Jim Heller Mike & Carolina Mapes Nancy Heller Oberon Motion Communications The Great Plains Motion Natalie Mason & Jen Cohen Tom Marfisi Picture Company Joel & Nancy Schlessinger Jim & Jo Collins Wayne & Karen Markus In Honor of John C. Kenefick Christine & George Greene Fred & Eve Simon Susie & Dennis Collins Col. Patricia Fornes Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Valmont Industries, Inc. Terry & Judy Haney Larry & Lucy Buntain Comine & Col. Doug Marshall In Memory of Alan Kulakofsky Sara Jacobson & Bart Haney Sam Walker Countryside Community Church Stacie & Duke Matz Janie Kulakofsky Mike & Brenda Whealy Timothy & Debra Hart Andrew & Lisa Cook Bartholomew & Jane McLeay In Honor of Bruce Lauritzen Holly & Bruce Hoberman Kelly & Chuck Cormaci John Wagner & Carolyn McNamara Shari Hofschire & Gerry Morrow $2,500 – $4,999 Ken & Alison Cowan Susan & Steve McWhorter Kathy & Gary Ensz Rachel Jacobson Penny & Michael Cox Tom & Linda Melia Anonymous* Matthew & Donna Johnson In Memory of Margy Schneider Tony Cody/Concentric Corporation Creighton Preparatory School Metropolitan Entertainment Sally & Gary Kaplan & Convention Authority Sylvia Cohn & Cynthia Schneider First National Bank Ron Widman & Julie Crowell Jack Becker & Lester Katz Mary & John Mitchell Carol Gendler Marti Danielsen In Celebration of Dan & Laurie Kemp Emily & Craig Moody Ellyn Grant Janey & Jerry Dann Betiana Simon’s birthday Hal & Ashlee Koch Diane Nelson Thomas & Darlynn Fellman Tom & Jennifer Pansing Hal & Mary Daub Shane & David Kotok Nancy Noddle Mike & Susan Lebens John & Terrie Ringwalt Tim & Linda Daugherty Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Lauritzen Gary Marshall & Ilka Oberst Sandy & John Lehr Jim & Kathy Simpson Jannette Davis Karen & Jim Linder John & Marilyn O’Gara Stacie & Duke Matz Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC Merlyn Knudson & James Davis Daniel & Tina Lonergan Naomi Deines Mary Helms & Ken Olson Greer & Sarah McCurley Anne Thorne Weaver Jenny & Scott Meyerson Bill & Kathy Lydiatt Robyn Devore Harriet Otis Drew & Meredith Weitz Robert & Barbara Peters Jan Mactier Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Owen Roger & Kate Weitz Jim & Sherry Douglas Constance M. Ryan Carrie & Ed May Dede McFayden-Donahue Mary & Jay Palu Mary E. McClymont Susan Scherl & Pat Donahue Audrey & Paul Paulman Adam & Sarah Yale $1,000 – $2,499 Mark & Vera Mercer Charles & Linda Duckworth Arthur Pearlstein Anonymous*** Don Mundy Robert & Karen Duncan Emily Brush & Stephen Pedersen In Memory of Larry L. Waller Louena Guidera Alley Poyner Macchietto Janie & Allan Murow Carol Dworak John & Julie Petr Architecture Sharee & Murray Newman Chuck & Beth Eliason Platinum Wine Distributing, Inc. In Honor of Todd & Betiana Simon Michael & Laura Alley Patty & Steve Nogg Tom & Suzy Elkins Rick & Patty Plugge Bryan & Pamela Hill Scott & Sheila Anderson Liz Noordhoek Bill & Julie Erickson Hank Plugge Stacie & Duke Matz Baird Holm LLP Robert Slovek & Karen O’Dowd Marilyn J. Erickson Terry Calek & Lee Polikov Dr. Elizabeth Noordhoek, MD Mogens & Cindy Bay Frank & Polly Partsch Mike Fahey Jeff & Barb Popp In Memory of Thomas J. Walsh Beardmore Chevrolet Subaru Robert M. Patterson David & Carolyn Fairbanks Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Virginia Walsh Shannon & Rik Bonness William & Jeanne Penry Mike Krainak & Janet Farber Timothy Schaffert & Rodney Rahl In Honor of the Weitz Family Jean Ann Ballinger & Ward Peters Mike & Judy Ricart Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts Richard & Beverly Fellman Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Dan & Esther Brabec Tom & Patti Peterson Dr. David & Judi Finkle Iris & Marty Ricks Dr. Frederick Bronski Pinnacle Bank Mary Beth & Mike Flanagan Kim & Bill Roberts Creighton University Rick & Robin Putnam Flatiron Cafe Jay & Suzanne Robinson In Kind Support Creighton University Curtis Reed & Jo Ann Quinif Kim M. Folta Katina & Joe Rogers Jesuit Community Jennifer Rasmussen Bill & Nicole Fox Tom Rogers 91.5 KIOS FM Henry A. Davis Reed & Jennifer Rasmussen Jane Franklin Mark Rousseau Alley Poyner Macchietto Ben & Janna Drickey Ed & Ilga Rauchut Rick & Mary Fulton Rick Rubio Barnhart Press Jerre Tritsch & Kimberly Dunovan Mr. & Dr. Robert S. Ross III Michael Gallner Peggy Rupprecht Bill & Monica Blizek Roger & Jody duRand Carol & Rick Russell Linda & David Gardels Julia Russell Boiler Room Restaurant Gary & Kathy Ensz Constance Ryan Moshe & Beth Gershovich Kevin & Linda Saltzman John Brodston Terry & Catherine Ferguson Jeanne & Pat Salerno Tim McMahan & Teresa Gleason Barb & Chris Sanford Dario’s Brasserie Gallup (Community Builders) Jeff & Maria Sauvageau Don Goldstein Barbara Schlott Dixie Quicks Dan & Jennifer Hamann Kevin Burr & Leslie Sanders Shirley Goldstein John & Julie Schroeder Flatiron Cafe Greg & Jeannie Heckman Sue & Steve Seline Mary Gay Gordon Mike & Kim Schwab Hilton Omaha Polly & Ted Hoff April Shaughnessy Greater Omaha Young Judy Schweikart Hiro 88 Jane Huerter & Dick Jeffries Norma Shoemaker Professionals Kay Shilling Infogroup Richard & Joanie Jacobson Jennifer Larsen & Joe Sisson Carl & Belinda Greiner Aveva & Marty Shukert International Minute Press George Kleine & Tom Knox Susie & Stewart Smoler Jerry & Patti Gress Scott & Vickie Shurmur Investors Realty Inc. Philip & Cynthia Lee Dave & Leigh Snow Mike & Kathy Gross Linda Sing Kutak Rock LLP Chery Griffin & Chuck Lenosky Mayor Jim & Mrs. Deb Suttle Teri & Carl Gumbiner Suzanne Singer Marks Food Wine & Spirit Harold & Kathleen Logan Janet & Jerry Syslo John & Emily Guzallis Charles G. & Susan L. Smith Omaha Mail Inc. Lund-Ross Constructors Jill June & John Twedt Robert & Jane Hailey Tim & Magan Smith Omaha Steaks Kevin McCarthy Beth & Bob Torson Lindsay Lundholm Joyce E. Southard Omahype Omaha Public Library Janine Ucchino & Christopher Halbkat Thomas Fay & Joan Squires Oxide Design Co. Omaha Public Power District & Christopher Tjaden Brinker & Rebecca Harding Thomas & Denese Stalnaker Paparazzi by Appointment Rob Gilmer & Rene Orduna Don & Beth Van de Water Stacy Heatherly Rich & Tracy Stanko The Reader Alexander Payne Eduardo J. Vasquez Nancy Heller Don & Julie Stavneak The River 89.7FM George & Peggy Payne Irv & Gail Veitzer Ruth & Scott Henneman Fred & Mary Ann Strider Upstream Brewing Co.

Design partner List includes gifts received within the last 12 months and is complete through March 22. For corrections, please email [email protected].

. Half-priced tickets ($4.50) to all regular There’s never been screenings . Discounts off all concession items (20%) a better time to be a . An advance sale period for all premieres and special events Film Streams Member. . For Dual Members and above, ticket discounts ($4.50) for two adults and all children In addition to helping us bring great cinema to or guests under 18—perfect for families! our community, your Film Streams Membership . And even more new benefits offers a growing list of benefits, including: at higher levels of Membership, including invitations to special preview screenings, discounted theater rentals, and reserved seating. To join, renew, or gift a Film Streams Membership today, or to make a donation, visit our Membership page at filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259.

Film Streams Programming Calendar April – June 2012 Film Streams Programming Calendar The Ruth Sokolof Theater . April – June 2012 v5.4

The Night of the Hunter 1955

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012

The Maltese Falcon 1941 The Night of the Hunter 1955 Out of the Past 1947 M 1931 Gilda 1946 In a Lonely Place 1950 The Big Heat 1953 Party Girl 1958 Mildred Pierce 1945 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 The Postman Always Gun Crazy 1950 Rings Twice 1946 Laura 1944 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Leave Her to Heaven 1945 The Big Sleep 1946 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker. The Killers 1946 Pick Up on South Street 1953

“The whole film is of a piece: contrived, artificial, mannered, and yet achieving really-dead. The wrongly accused, and the erro- a kind of perfection in its balance between low motives and high style.” That’s neously exonerated. Whodunnits, whatsits, and Roger Ebert describing Otto Preminger’s 1944 mystery LAURA, but he could who-are-they-really’s. In film noir, the past always just as easily be talking about film noir as a whole. Whether it’s a genre or a catches up to you, and the only thing you know for style (the subject of great debate), this much can be agreed upon: from roughly sure is you’re probably wrong about what you know. 1941 to 1958, Hollywood produced a flood of deliciously dark, devilishly told It’s impossible to imagine the medium as a whole tales that rendered the distinction between “high” and “low” art meaningless. without film noir, not only because of the classics Stories out of pulp fiction were filmed with visually dazzling innovation—high produced during that era, but all that have come contrast lighting, off-kilter angles, and lingering shadows behind which any- since under the banner of neo-noir: films like CHI- thing could materialize. It’s a good thing there are 19 films in this series, be- NATOWN and THE LONG GOODBYE in the 1970s, cause once you start watching film noir, you won’t want to stop. Some of Hol- BLUE VELVET, BLOOD SIMPLE, and even BLADE lywood’s greatest icons populate these films, delivering blistering dialogue RUNNER in the 1980s, and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, as they twist and turn their way through some of the most devious plots ever RESERVOIR DOGS, and THE USUAL SUSPECTS devised. Small-time crooks in over their heads. Ordinary people drawn into in the 1990s. To name a few. Investigate their ori- extraordinary situations. Surly private eyes swimming upstream against cor- gins. Look into their backgrounds. You’ll find the ruption. Irresistible femmes fatale. Cons, dupes, and dead-people-who-aren’t- trail leads right here.

The Met: Live in HD Film Streams’ 2011–2012 Season Presented with Opera Omaha Feature IV Manon – Massenet Live: Sat, Apr 7, 11am (Prelude Talk at 10am) with special guest Encore: Wed, Apr 11, 6pm La Traviata – Verdi Jane Fonda Live: Sat, Apr 14, 12pm (Prelude Talk at 11am) Encore: Wed, Apr 18, 6pm Sunday, July 22 Tickets ($24 general; $20 for Film Streams Members and Opera Omaha Subscribers; Holland Performing Arts Center $10 for full-time students). For more information, visit filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259. Honorary Chair: Susie Buffett Tickets on sale April 11 Student Night! All proceeds support Film Streams’ All shows FREE the first Monday of every Ruth Sokolof Theater. month with valid school ID. Made possible by the Tom and Mary Jetton Charitable Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation. Film Streams Information Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. For more info, visit us at filmstreams.org.

Location, Hours & Parking Board of Directors Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater is located at 1340 Roger duRand Mike Fahey Street in downtown Omaha, within the Charles Gifford Saddle Creek Records complex—one block west of Andy Holland David Jacobson, Chairman Staff the TD Ameritrade ballpark and one block south of Rachel Jacobson, Director Cuming Street. Showtimes begin in the early eve- Rachel Jacobson, Founder/Director Mark Javitch Casey Logan, Communications Coord. ning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and early Daniel Lonergan Hallie Sharkey, Membership Associate afternoon Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Robert E. (Bob) Mundy Maggie Wood, Office & Operations Manager Free parking is available in the lot behind our Alexander Payne Amanda Fehlner, Associate Manager Andrew Bouska, Shift Manager theater, accessible from 14th Street between Cum- Steven W. Seline Craig D, Shift Manager ing and Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also Betiana Simon Paul G. Smith Aaron Haug, Shift Manager available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema Jim Foyt, Projectionist (free after 5pm weekdays and all day on weekends). Ted Warin Katie Weitz White Jeff Jenkins, Projectionist Robert Cook, Theater Staff Tickets Advisory Board Alex Elliott, Theater Staff Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 min. before the Kurt Andersen Joe Knapp, Theater Staff day’s first showtime) or online at filmstreams.org. Jason Kulbel Alex Wodzinski, Theater Staff Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $9 general, $7 for Danny Lee Ladely Connie White, Balcony Booking seniors, students, teachers, military, and those arriv- Robb Nansel Teresa Vu, Intern ing by bike, and $4.50 for Members. See reverse side Joel Schlessinger for more about Film Streams Membership. Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein Michael B. Yanney, Director Emeritus

Jill & Terry Petersen Gifts & Lou Anne Rinn Donations Rose Blumkin Foundation Saddle Creek Film Streams Supporters $20,000 + Susan Scherl John & Dianne Scott Many thanks to the following contributors for Anonymous Security National Bank Of Omaha The Holland Foundation Aaron & Robin Shaddy National Endowment for the Arts Ann & Ken Stinson their support of the Ruth Sokolof Theater. Nebraska Arts Council Susan & Mary Stroesser The Todd & Betiana Charles Gifford Simon Foundation & Michele Van Deventer Tom & Sarah Waldman Bryan & Pamela Hill Bob & Karen Sundell Union Pacific Warren Distribution Ed & Colleen Warin Christine Hinton John & Jodi Sunderman Weitz Family Foundation Peter & Kristae Zandbergen Anne & Arnie Weitz Briana Hooi Gregory Swanson John Wilhelm Debbie Hunsberger Richard & Janice Tiggelaar $10,000 – $19,999 $500 – $999 Mary Beth & Jim Winner Susan Thomas & Steve Hutchinson Tobacco Free U - Lisa Fuchs Dr. Maurice L. Jay Anonymous Anonymous* Mike & Susan Toohey Donna Neff & Walt Jesteadt Becker Family Foundation Aaron Ferer & Sons, Co. Jason Untrauer $250 – $499 Debbi & Larry Josephson Douglas County Visitor Linda Matson Andersen David & Carol Van Metre Anonymous**** Dr. Robert Ottemann Improvement Fund Drs. Magda Peck & Jim Anderson Matt Vandenack Judy Alderman & Kim Kalkowski Omaha Steaks Margot Wickman-Bennett Judy Vann Phyllis Aronson Dana Kaufman Peter Kiewit Foundation & Edward Bennett Pat & Judd Wagner Benjamin & Sarah Arunski Mike & Barb Kelly Paul & Annette Smith Bill & Monica Blizek Mary Wampler Rabbi Aryeh & Elyce Azriel Bill, Seth & Jordan Kerrey Sokolof/Javitch Family Sherry Brown Nathan Weinert David & Lea Bailis Virginia Howe Kincaid Barbara & Wally Weitz Sandi & Bill Bruns Gail Werner-Robertson Ken & Kay Barjenbruch Tom & Susan Knight Katie Weitz White & Watie White Building Bright Futures Todd White Ed & Ann Batchelder Mogens Knudsen Eric Bunderson Chauncey Wilkins MD Paul Mileris & Robin Behlers Dick & Deb Koesters Stuart & Amy Chittenden Jerry & Vicki Wojtalewicz $5,000 – $9,999 Mary & Tom Bernstein Bruno Konopka Bob Broom & Mary Clarkson Steve Wolpa Anonymous Carol & Steven Bloch John & Sarah Ann Kotchian Bruce & Sharon Clawson Tim Held & Jay Worden The Academy Of Motion Louis & Frances Blumkin Mr. & Mrs. Howard Krantz Amy M. Coacher Kevin & Gail Wyatt Picture Arts & Sciences My Boes Jim & Sharon Kresha Bruce & Lisa Dale Adam & Sarah Yale Avenue Scholars Foundation Gary Wasdin & Luis Boggio Marie & Jack Kubat Janet Davis Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Bob & Janice Batt Steve & Leslie Bogue Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Tony & Claudia Deeb Christine Young Chris, Sue & Madeleine Behr Emily & Eric Bowman Alan Langnas Alice & Charlie Deffenbaugh Jeff P. Johnson & Tom A. Zahm Bluestem Prairie Foundation Frank Bramlett Clark & Emily Lauritzen Roger B. Devor Jill & Mike Erman Dr. Douglas & Karen Brouillette Dr. Richard & Carol Legge Nancy & David Jacobson John & Trish Fahey Bill & Kate Burke Sandy & John Lehr Tributes Tom & Mary Jetton Charitable Anne & Mike Fenner Brent & Karen Burmood Karen Levin & Memorials Fund through the Omaha Andrew & Betsy Fippinger Kathleen Cannia Rocky Lewis Community Foundation Anne C. Foley Kaylene Carlson Donna Walsh & Grant Lippincott In Memory of Fred Bunker Davis Kutak Rock LLP Betty Foster James & Anne Carroll Shane & Alli Lopez Janet Davis Mike & Susan Lebens Dr. Roger Fransecky Kate & John Cavanaugh Dr. Ruth & J. Terry Macnamara In Honor of Vernon “Ed” French Julie Anderson Friesen Lincoln Financial Foundation Michael Reilly & Deb Carson Dennis & Marilyn Mailliard Glenda Kugler Bob & Maggie Mundy The Gilbert Family Tina & John Cherica Sean & Christine Malloy Mutual of Omaha Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Gordman Client Resources, Inc. In Honor of Jim Heller Mike & Carolina Mapes Nancy Heller Oberon Motion Communications The Great Plains Motion Natalie Mason & Jen Cohen Tom Marfisi Picture Company Joel & Nancy Schlessinger Jim & Jo Collins Wayne & Karen Markus In Honor of John C. Kenefick Christine & George Greene Fred & Eve Simon Susie & Dennis Collins Col. Patricia Fornes Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Valmont Industries, Inc. Terry & Judy Haney Larry & Lucy Buntain Comine & Col. Doug Marshall In Memory of Alan Kulakofsky Sara Jacobson & Bart Haney Sam Walker Countryside Community Church Stacie & Duke Matz Janie Kulakofsky Mike & Brenda Whealy Timothy & Debra Hart Andrew & Lisa Cook Bartholomew & Jane McLeay In Honor of Bruce Lauritzen Holly & Bruce Hoberman Kelly & Chuck Cormaci John Wagner & Carolyn McNamara Shari Hofschire & Gerry Morrow $2,500 – $4,999 Ken & Alison Cowan Susan & Steve McWhorter Kathy & Gary Ensz Rachel Jacobson Penny & Michael Cox Tom & Linda Melia Anonymous* Matthew & Donna Johnson In Memory of Margy Schneider Tony Cody/Concentric Corporation Creighton Preparatory School Metropolitan Entertainment Sally & Gary Kaplan & Convention Authority Sylvia Cohn & Cynthia Schneider First National Bank Ron Widman & Julie Crowell Jack Becker & Lester Katz Mary & John Mitchell Carol Gendler Marti Danielsen In Celebration of Dan & Laurie Kemp Emily & Craig Moody Ellyn Grant Janey & Jerry Dann Betiana Simon’s birthday Hal & Ashlee Koch Diane Nelson Thomas & Darlynn Fellman Tom & Jennifer Pansing Hal & Mary Daub Shane & David Kotok Nancy Noddle Mike & Susan Lebens John & Terrie Ringwalt Tim & Linda Daugherty Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Lauritzen Gary Marshall & Ilka Oberst Sandy & John Lehr Jim & Kathy Simpson Jannette Davis Karen & Jim Linder John & Marilyn O’Gara Stacie & Duke Matz Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC Merlyn Knudson & James Davis Daniel & Tina Lonergan Naomi Deines Mary Helms & Ken Olson Greer & Sarah McCurley Anne Thorne Weaver Jenny & Scott Meyerson Bill & Kathy Lydiatt Robyn Devore Harriet Otis Drew & Meredith Weitz Robert & Barbara Peters Jan Mactier Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Owen Roger & Kate Weitz Jim & Sherry Douglas Constance M. Ryan Carrie & Ed May Dede McFayden-Donahue Mary & Jay Palu Mary E. McClymont Susan Scherl & Pat Donahue Audrey & Paul Paulman Adam & Sarah Yale $1,000 – $2,499 Mark & Vera Mercer Charles & Linda Duckworth Arthur Pearlstein Anonymous*** Don Mundy Robert & Karen Duncan Emily Brush & Stephen Pedersen In Memory of Larry L. Waller Louena Guidera Alley Poyner Macchietto Janie & Allan Murow Carol Dworak John & Julie Petr Architecture Sharee & Murray Newman Chuck & Beth Eliason Platinum Wine Distributing, Inc. In Honor of Todd & Betiana Simon Michael & Laura Alley Patty & Steve Nogg Tom & Suzy Elkins Rick & Patty Plugge Bryan & Pamela Hill Scott & Sheila Anderson Liz Noordhoek Bill & Julie Erickson Hank Plugge Stacie & Duke Matz Baird Holm LLP Robert Slovek & Karen O’Dowd Marilyn J. Erickson Terry Calek & Lee Polikov Dr. Elizabeth Noordhoek, MD Mogens & Cindy Bay Frank & Polly Partsch Mike Fahey Jeff & Barb Popp In Memory of Thomas J. Walsh Beardmore Chevrolet Subaru Robert M. Patterson David & Carolyn Fairbanks Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Virginia Walsh Shannon & Rik Bonness William & Jeanne Penry Mike Krainak & Janet Farber Timothy Schaffert & Rodney Rahl In Honor of the Weitz Family Jean Ann Ballinger & Ward Peters Mike & Judy Ricart Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts Richard & Beverly Fellman Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Dan & Esther Brabec Tom & Patti Peterson Dr. David & Judi Finkle Iris & Marty Ricks Dr. Frederick Bronski Pinnacle Bank Mary Beth & Mike Flanagan Kim & Bill Roberts Creighton University Rick & Robin Putnam Flatiron Cafe Jay & Suzanne Robinson In Kind Support Creighton University Curtis Reed & Jo Ann Quinif Kim M. Folta Katina & Joe Rogers Jesuit Community Jennifer Rasmussen Bill & Nicole Fox Tom Rogers 91.5 KIOS FM Henry A. Davis Reed & Jennifer Rasmussen Jane Franklin Mark Rousseau Alley Poyner Macchietto Ben & Janna Drickey Ed & Ilga Rauchut Rick & Mary Fulton Rick Rubio Barnhart Press Jerre Tritsch & Kimberly Dunovan Mr. & Dr. Robert S. Ross III Michael Gallner Peggy Rupprecht Bill & Monica Blizek Roger & Jody duRand Carol & Rick Russell Linda & David Gardels Julia Russell Boiler Room Restaurant Gary & Kathy Ensz Constance Ryan Moshe & Beth Gershovich Kevin & Linda Saltzman John Brodston Terry & Catherine Ferguson Jeanne & Pat Salerno Tim McMahan & Teresa Gleason Barb & Chris Sanford Dario’s Brasserie Gallup (Community Builders) Jeff & Maria Sauvageau Don Goldstein Barbara Schlott Dixie Quicks Dan & Jennifer Hamann Kevin Burr & Leslie Sanders Shirley Goldstein John & Julie Schroeder Flatiron Cafe Greg & Jeannie Heckman Sue & Steve Seline Mary Gay Gordon Mike & Kim Schwab Hilton Omaha Polly & Ted Hoff April Shaughnessy Greater Omaha Young Judy Schweikart Hiro 88 Jane Huerter & Dick Jeffries Norma Shoemaker Professionals Kay Shilling Infogroup Richard & Joanie Jacobson Jennifer Larsen & Joe Sisson Carl & Belinda Greiner Aveva & Marty Shukert International Minute Press George Kleine & Tom Knox Susie & Stewart Smoler Jerry & Patti Gress Scott & Vickie Shurmur Investors Realty Inc. Philip & Cynthia Lee Dave & Leigh Snow Mike & Kathy Gross Linda Sing Kutak Rock LLP Chery Griffin & Chuck Lenosky Mayor Jim & Mrs. Deb Suttle Teri & Carl Gumbiner Suzanne Singer Marks Food Wine & Spirit Harold & Kathleen Logan Janet & Jerry Syslo John & Emily Guzallis Charles G. & Susan L. Smith Omaha Mail Inc. Lund-Ross Constructors Jill June & John Twedt Robert & Jane Hailey Tim & Magan Smith Omaha Steaks Kevin McCarthy Beth & Bob Torson Lindsay Lundholm Joyce E. Southard Omahype Omaha Public Library Janine Ucchino & Christopher Halbkat Thomas Fay & Joan Squires Oxide Design Co. Omaha Public Power District & Christopher Tjaden Brinker & Rebecca Harding Thomas & Denese Stalnaker Paparazzi by Appointment Rob Gilmer & Rene Orduna Don & Beth Van de Water Stacy Heatherly Rich & Tracy Stanko The Reader Alexander Payne Eduardo J. Vasquez Nancy Heller Don & Julie Stavneak The River 89.7FM George & Peggy Payne Irv & Gail Veitzer Ruth & Scott Henneman Fred & Mary Ann Strider Upstream Brewing Co.

Design partner List includes gifts received within the last 12 months and is complete through March 22. For corrections, please email [email protected].

. Half-priced tickets ($4.50) to all regular There’s never been screenings . Discounts off all concession items (20%) a better time to be a . An advance sale period for all premieres and special events Film Streams Member. . For Dual Members and above, ticket discounts ($4.50) for two adults and all children In addition to helping us bring great cinema to or guests under 18—perfect for families! our community, your Film Streams Membership . And even more new benefits offers a growing list of benefits, including: at higher levels of Membership, including invitations to special preview screenings, discounted theater rentals, and reserved seating. To join, renew, or gift a Film Streams Membership today, or to make a donation, visit our Membership page at filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259.

Film Streams Programming Calendar April – June 2012 Film Streams Programming Calendar The Ruth Sokolof Theater . April – June 2012 v5.4

The Night of the Hunter 1955

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012

The Maltese Falcon 1941 The Night of the Hunter 1955 Out of the Past 1947 M 1931 Gilda 1946 In a Lonely Place 1950 The Big Heat 1953 Party Girl 1958 Mildred Pierce 1945 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 The Postman Always Gun Crazy 1950 Rings Twice 1946 Laura 1944 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Leave Her to Heaven 1945 The Big Sleep 1946 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker. The Killers 1946 Pick Up on South Street 1953

“The whole film is of a piece: contrived, artificial, mannered, and yet achieving really-dead. The wrongly accused, and the erro- a kind of perfection in its balance between low motives and high style.” That’s neously exonerated. Whodunnits, whatsits, and Roger Ebert describing Otto Preminger’s 1944 mystery LAURA, but he could who-are-they-really’s. In film noir, the past always just as easily be talking about film noir as a whole. Whether it’s a genre or a catches up to you, and the only thing you know for style (the subject of great debate), this much can be agreed upon: from roughly sure is you’re probably wrong about what you know. 1941 to 1958, Hollywood produced a flood of deliciously dark, devilishly told It’s impossible to imagine the medium as a whole tales that rendered the distinction between “high” and “low” art meaningless. without film noir, not only because of the classics Stories out of pulp fiction were filmed with visually dazzling innovation—high produced during that era, but all that have come contrast lighting, off-kilter angles, and lingering shadows behind which any- since under the banner of neo-noir: films like CHI- thing could materialize. It’s a good thing there are 19 films in this series, be- NATOWN and THE LONG GOODBYE in the 1970s, cause once you start watching film noir, you won’t want to stop. Some of Hol- BLUE VELVET, BLOOD SIMPLE, and even BLADE lywood’s greatest icons populate these films, delivering blistering dialogue RUNNER in the 1980s, and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, as they twist and turn their way through some of the most devious plots ever RESERVOIR DOGS, and THE USUAL SUSPECTS devised. Small-time crooks in over their heads. Ordinary people drawn into in the 1990s. To name a few. Investigate their ori- extraordinary situations. Surly private eyes swimming upstream against cor- gins. Look into their backgrounds. You’ll find the ruption. Irresistible femmes fatale. Cons, dupes, and dead-people-who-aren’t- trail leads right here.

The Met: Live in HD Film Streams’ 2011–2012 Season Presented with Opera Omaha Feature IV Manon – Massenet Live: Sat, Apr 7, 11am (Prelude Talk at 10am) with special guest Encore: Wed, Apr 11, 6pm La Traviata – Verdi Jane Fonda Live: Sat, Apr 14, 12pm (Prelude Talk at 11am) Encore: Wed, Apr 18, 6pm Sunday, July 22 Tickets ($24 general; $20 for Film Streams Members and Opera Omaha Subscribers; Holland Performing Arts Center $10 for full-time students). For more information, visit filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259. Honorary Chair: Susie Buffett Tickets on sale April 11 Student Night! All proceeds support Film Streams’ All shows FREE the first Monday of every Ruth Sokolof Theater. month with valid school ID. Made possible by the Tom and Mary Jetton Charitable Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation. Film Streams Information Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. For more info, visit us at filmstreams.org.

Location, Hours & Parking Board of Directors Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater is located at 1340 Roger duRand Mike Fahey Street in downtown Omaha, within the Charles Gifford Saddle Creek Records complex—one block west of Andy Holland David Jacobson, Chairman Staff the TD Ameritrade ballpark and one block south of Rachel Jacobson, Director Cuming Street. Showtimes begin in the early eve- Rachel Jacobson, Founder/Director Mark Javitch Casey Logan, Communications Coord. ning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and early Daniel Lonergan Hallie Sharkey, Membership Associate afternoon Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Robert E. (Bob) Mundy Maggie Wood, Office & Operations Manager Free parking is available in the lot behind our Alexander Payne Amanda Fehlner, Associate Manager Andrew Bouska, Shift Manager theater, accessible from 14th Street between Cum- Steven W. Seline Craig D, Shift Manager ing and Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also Betiana Simon Paul G. Smith Aaron Haug, Shift Manager available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema Jim Foyt, Projectionist (free after 5pm weekdays and all day on weekends). Ted Warin Katie Weitz White Jeff Jenkins, Projectionist Robert Cook, Theater Staff Tickets Advisory Board Alex Elliott, Theater Staff Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 min. before the Kurt Andersen Joe Knapp, Theater Staff day’s first showtime) or online at filmstreams.org. Jason Kulbel Alex Wodzinski, Theater Staff Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $9 general, $7 for Danny Lee Ladely Connie White, Balcony Booking seniors, students, teachers, military, and those arriv- Robb Nansel Teresa Vu, Intern ing by bike, and $4.50 for Members. See reverse side Joel Schlessinger for more about Film Streams Membership. Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein Michael B. Yanney, Director Emeritus

Jill & Terry Petersen Gifts & Lou Anne Rinn Donations Rose Blumkin Foundation Saddle Creek Film Streams Supporters $20,000 + Susan Scherl John & Dianne Scott Many thanks to the following contributors for Anonymous Security National Bank Of Omaha The Holland Foundation Aaron & Robin Shaddy National Endowment for the Arts Ann & Ken Stinson their support of the Ruth Sokolof Theater. Nebraska Arts Council Susan & Mary Stroesser The Todd & Betiana Charles Gifford Simon Foundation & Michele Van Deventer Tom & Sarah Waldman Bryan & Pamela Hill Bob & Karen Sundell Union Pacific Warren Distribution Ed & Colleen Warin Christine Hinton John & Jodi Sunderman Weitz Family Foundation Peter & Kristae Zandbergen Anne & Arnie Weitz Briana Hooi Gregory Swanson John Wilhelm Debbie Hunsberger Richard & Janice Tiggelaar $10,000 – $19,999 $500 – $999 Mary Beth & Jim Winner Susan Thomas & Steve Hutchinson Tobacco Free U - Lisa Fuchs Dr. Maurice L. Jay Anonymous Anonymous* Mike & Susan Toohey Donna Neff & Walt Jesteadt Becker Family Foundation Aaron Ferer & Sons, Co. Jason Untrauer $250 – $499 Debbi & Larry Josephson Douglas County Visitor Linda Matson Andersen David & Carol Van Metre Anonymous**** Dr. Robert Ottemann Improvement Fund Drs. Magda Peck & Jim Anderson Matt Vandenack Judy Alderman & Kim Kalkowski Omaha Steaks Margot Wickman-Bennett Judy Vann Phyllis Aronson Dana Kaufman Peter Kiewit Foundation & Edward Bennett Pat & Judd Wagner Benjamin & Sarah Arunski Mike & Barb Kelly Paul & Annette Smith Bill & Monica Blizek Mary Wampler Rabbi Aryeh & Elyce Azriel Bill, Seth & Jordan Kerrey Sokolof/Javitch Family Sherry Brown Nathan Weinert David & Lea Bailis Virginia Howe Kincaid Barbara & Wally Weitz Sandi & Bill Bruns Gail Werner-Robertson Ken & Kay Barjenbruch Tom & Susan Knight Katie Weitz White & Watie White Building Bright Futures Todd White Ed & Ann Batchelder Mogens Knudsen Eric Bunderson Chauncey Wilkins MD Paul Mileris & Robin Behlers Dick & Deb Koesters Stuart & Amy Chittenden Jerry & Vicki Wojtalewicz $5,000 – $9,999 Mary & Tom Bernstein Bruno Konopka Bob Broom & Mary Clarkson Steve Wolpa Anonymous Carol & Steven Bloch John & Sarah Ann Kotchian Bruce & Sharon Clawson Tim Held & Jay Worden The Academy Of Motion Louis & Frances Blumkin Mr. & Mrs. Howard Krantz Amy M. Coacher Kevin & Gail Wyatt Picture Arts & Sciences My Boes Jim & Sharon Kresha Bruce & Lisa Dale Adam & Sarah Yale Avenue Scholars Foundation Gary Wasdin & Luis Boggio Marie & Jack Kubat Janet Davis Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Bob & Janice Batt Steve & Leslie Bogue Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Tony & Claudia Deeb Christine Young Chris, Sue & Madeleine Behr Emily & Eric Bowman Alan Langnas Alice & Charlie Deffenbaugh Jeff P. Johnson & Tom A. Zahm Bluestem Prairie Foundation Frank Bramlett Clark & Emily Lauritzen Roger B. Devor Jill & Mike Erman Dr. Douglas & Karen Brouillette Dr. Richard & Carol Legge Nancy & David Jacobson John & Trish Fahey Bill & Kate Burke Sandy & John Lehr Tributes Tom & Mary Jetton Charitable Anne & Mike Fenner Brent & Karen Burmood Karen Levin & Memorials Fund through the Omaha Andrew & Betsy Fippinger Kathleen Cannia Rocky Lewis Community Foundation Anne C. Foley Kaylene Carlson Donna Walsh & Grant Lippincott In Memory of Fred Bunker Davis Kutak Rock LLP Betty Foster James & Anne Carroll Shane & Alli Lopez Janet Davis Mike & Susan Lebens Dr. Roger Fransecky Kate & John Cavanaugh Dr. Ruth & J. Terry Macnamara In Honor of Vernon “Ed” French Julie Anderson Friesen Lincoln Financial Foundation Michael Reilly & Deb Carson Dennis & Marilyn Mailliard Glenda Kugler Bob & Maggie Mundy The Gilbert Family Tina & John Cherica Sean & Christine Malloy Mutual of Omaha Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Gordman Client Resources, Inc. In Honor of Jim Heller Mike & Carolina Mapes Nancy Heller Oberon Motion Communications The Great Plains Motion Natalie Mason & Jen Cohen Tom Marfisi Picture Company Joel & Nancy Schlessinger Jim & Jo Collins Wayne & Karen Markus In Honor of John C. Kenefick Christine & George Greene Fred & Eve Simon Susie & Dennis Collins Col. Patricia Fornes Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Valmont Industries, Inc. Terry & Judy Haney Larry & Lucy Buntain Comine & Col. Doug Marshall In Memory of Alan Kulakofsky Sara Jacobson & Bart Haney Sam Walker Countryside Community Church Stacie & Duke Matz Janie Kulakofsky Mike & Brenda Whealy Timothy & Debra Hart Andrew & Lisa Cook Bartholomew & Jane McLeay In Honor of Bruce Lauritzen Holly & Bruce Hoberman Kelly & Chuck Cormaci John Wagner & Carolyn McNamara Shari Hofschire & Gerry Morrow $2,500 – $4,999 Ken & Alison Cowan Susan & Steve McWhorter Kathy & Gary Ensz Rachel Jacobson Penny & Michael Cox Tom & Linda Melia Anonymous* Matthew & Donna Johnson In Memory of Margy Schneider Tony Cody/Concentric Corporation Creighton Preparatory School Metropolitan Entertainment Sally & Gary Kaplan & Convention Authority Sylvia Cohn & Cynthia Schneider First National Bank Ron Widman & Julie Crowell Jack Becker & Lester Katz Mary & John Mitchell Carol Gendler Marti Danielsen In Celebration of Dan & Laurie Kemp Emily & Craig Moody Ellyn Grant Janey & Jerry Dann Betiana Simon’s birthday Hal & Ashlee Koch Diane Nelson Thomas & Darlynn Fellman Tom & Jennifer Pansing Hal & Mary Daub Shane & David Kotok Nancy Noddle Mike & Susan Lebens John & Terrie Ringwalt Tim & Linda Daugherty Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Lauritzen Gary Marshall & Ilka Oberst Sandy & John Lehr Jim & Kathy Simpson Jannette Davis Karen & Jim Linder John & Marilyn O’Gara Stacie & Duke Matz Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC Merlyn Knudson & James Davis Daniel & Tina Lonergan Naomi Deines Mary Helms & Ken Olson Greer & Sarah McCurley Anne Thorne Weaver Jenny & Scott Meyerson Bill & Kathy Lydiatt Robyn Devore Harriet Otis Drew & Meredith Weitz Robert & Barbara Peters Jan Mactier Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Owen Roger & Kate Weitz Jim & Sherry Douglas Constance M. Ryan Carrie & Ed May Dede McFayden-Donahue Mary & Jay Palu Mary E. McClymont Susan Scherl & Pat Donahue Audrey & Paul Paulman Adam & Sarah Yale $1,000 – $2,499 Mark & Vera Mercer Charles & Linda Duckworth Arthur Pearlstein Anonymous*** Don Mundy Robert & Karen Duncan Emily Brush & Stephen Pedersen In Memory of Larry L. Waller Louena Guidera Alley Poyner Macchietto Janie & Allan Murow Carol Dworak John & Julie Petr Architecture Sharee & Murray Newman Chuck & Beth Eliason Platinum Wine Distributing, Inc. In Honor of Todd & Betiana Simon Michael & Laura Alley Patty & Steve Nogg Tom & Suzy Elkins Rick & Patty Plugge Bryan & Pamela Hill Scott & Sheila Anderson Liz Noordhoek Bill & Julie Erickson Hank Plugge Stacie & Duke Matz Baird Holm LLP Robert Slovek & Karen O’Dowd Marilyn J. Erickson Terry Calek & Lee Polikov Dr. Elizabeth Noordhoek, MD Mogens & Cindy Bay Frank & Polly Partsch Mike Fahey Jeff & Barb Popp In Memory of Thomas J. Walsh Beardmore Chevrolet Subaru Robert M. Patterson David & Carolyn Fairbanks Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Virginia Walsh Shannon & Rik Bonness William & Jeanne Penry Mike Krainak & Janet Farber Timothy Schaffert & Rodney Rahl In Honor of the Weitz Family Jean Ann Ballinger & Ward Peters Mike & Judy Ricart Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts Richard & Beverly Fellman Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Dan & Esther Brabec Tom & Patti Peterson Dr. David & Judi Finkle Iris & Marty Ricks Dr. Frederick Bronski Pinnacle Bank Mary Beth & Mike Flanagan Kim & Bill Roberts Creighton University Rick & Robin Putnam Flatiron Cafe Jay & Suzanne Robinson In Kind Support Creighton University Curtis Reed & Jo Ann Quinif Kim M. Folta Katina & Joe Rogers Jesuit Community Jennifer Rasmussen Bill & Nicole Fox Tom Rogers 91.5 KIOS FM Henry A. Davis Reed & Jennifer Rasmussen Jane Franklin Mark Rousseau Alley Poyner Macchietto Ben & Janna Drickey Ed & Ilga Rauchut Rick & Mary Fulton Rick Rubio Barnhart Press Jerre Tritsch & Kimberly Dunovan Mr. & Dr. Robert S. Ross III Michael Gallner Peggy Rupprecht Bill & Monica Blizek Roger & Jody duRand Carol & Rick Russell Linda & David Gardels Julia Russell Boiler Room Restaurant Gary & Kathy Ensz Constance Ryan Moshe & Beth Gershovich Kevin & Linda Saltzman John Brodston Terry & Catherine Ferguson Jeanne & Pat Salerno Tim McMahan & Teresa Gleason Barb & Chris Sanford Dario’s Brasserie Gallup (Community Builders) Jeff & Maria Sauvageau Don Goldstein Barbara Schlott Dixie Quicks Dan & Jennifer Hamann Kevin Burr & Leslie Sanders Shirley Goldstein John & Julie Schroeder Flatiron Cafe Greg & Jeannie Heckman Sue & Steve Seline Mary Gay Gordon Mike & Kim Schwab Hilton Omaha Polly & Ted Hoff April Shaughnessy Greater Omaha Young Judy Schweikart Hiro 88 Jane Huerter & Dick Jeffries Norma Shoemaker Professionals Kay Shilling Infogroup Richard & Joanie Jacobson Jennifer Larsen & Joe Sisson Carl & Belinda Greiner Aveva & Marty Shukert International Minute Press George Kleine & Tom Knox Susie & Stewart Smoler Jerry & Patti Gress Scott & Vickie Shurmur Investors Realty Inc. Philip & Cynthia Lee Dave & Leigh Snow Mike & Kathy Gross Linda Sing Kutak Rock LLP Chery Griffin & Chuck Lenosky Mayor Jim & Mrs. Deb Suttle Teri & Carl Gumbiner Suzanne Singer Marks Food Wine & Spirit Harold & Kathleen Logan Janet & Jerry Syslo John & Emily Guzallis Charles G. & Susan L. Smith Omaha Mail Inc. Lund-Ross Constructors Jill June & John Twedt Robert & Jane Hailey Tim & Magan Smith Omaha Steaks Kevin McCarthy Beth & Bob Torson Lindsay Lundholm Joyce E. Southard Omahype Omaha Public Library Janine Ucchino & Christopher Halbkat Thomas Fay & Joan Squires Oxide Design Co. Omaha Public Power District & Christopher Tjaden Brinker & Rebecca Harding Thomas & Denese Stalnaker Paparazzi by Appointment Rob Gilmer & Rene Orduna Don & Beth Van de Water Stacy Heatherly Rich & Tracy Stanko The Reader Alexander Payne Eduardo J. Vasquez Nancy Heller Don & Julie Stavneak The River 89.7FM George & Peggy Payne Irv & Gail Veitzer Ruth & Scott Henneman Fred & Mary Ann Strider Upstream Brewing Co.

Design partner List includes gifts received within the last 12 months and is complete through March 22. For corrections, please email [email protected].

. Half-priced tickets ($4.50) to all regular There’s never been screenings . Discounts off all concession items (20%) a better time to be a . An advance sale period for all premieres and special events Film Streams Member. . For Dual Members and above, ticket discounts ($4.50) for two adults and all children In addition to helping us bring great cinema to or guests under 18—perfect for families! our community, your Film Streams Membership . And even more new benefits offers a growing list of benefits, including: at higher levels of Membership, including invitations to special preview screenings, discounted theater rentals, and reserved seating. To join, renew, or gift a Film Streams Membership today, or to make a donation, visit our Membership page at filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259.

Film Streams Programming Calendar April – June 2012 Film Streams Programming Calendar The Ruth Sokolof Theater . April – June 2012 v5.4

The Night of the Hunter 1955

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012

The Maltese Falcon 1941 The Night of the Hunter 1955 Out of the Past 1947 M 1931 Gilda 1946 In a Lonely Place 1950 The Big Heat 1953 Party Girl 1958 Mildred Pierce 1945 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 The Postman Always Gun Crazy 1950 Rings Twice 1946 Laura 1944 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Leave Her to Heaven 1945 The Big Sleep 1946 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker. The Killers 1946 Pick Up on South Street 1953

“The whole film is of a piece: contrived, artificial, mannered, and yet achieving really-dead. The wrongly accused, and the erro- a kind of perfection in its balance between low motives and high style.” That’s neously exonerated. Whodunnits, whatsits, and Roger Ebert describing Otto Preminger’s 1944 mystery LAURA, but he could who-are-they-really’s. In film noir, the past always just as easily be talking about film noir as a whole. Whether it’s a genre or a catches up to you, and the only thing you know for style (the subject of great debate), this much can be agreed upon: from roughly sure is you’re probably wrong about what you know. 1941 to 1958, Hollywood produced a flood of deliciously dark, devilishly told It’s impossible to imagine the medium as a whole tales that rendered the distinction between “high” and “low” art meaningless. without film noir, not only because of the classics Stories out of pulp fiction were filmed with visually dazzling innovation—high produced during that era, but all that have come contrast lighting, off-kilter angles, and lingering shadows behind which any- since under the banner of neo-noir: films like CHI- thing could materialize. It’s a good thing there are 19 films in this series, be- NATOWN and THE LONG GOODBYE in the 1970s, cause once you start watching film noir, you won’t want to stop. Some of Hol- BLUE VELVET, BLOOD SIMPLE, and even BLADE lywood’s greatest icons populate these films, delivering blistering dialogue RUNNER in the 1980s, and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, as they twist and turn their way through some of the most devious plots ever RESERVOIR DOGS, and THE USUAL SUSPECTS devised. Small-time crooks in over their heads. Ordinary people drawn into in the 1990s. To name a few. Investigate their ori- extraordinary situations. Surly private eyes swimming upstream against cor- gins. Look into their backgrounds. You’ll find the ruption. Irresistible femmes fatale. Cons, dupes, and dead-people-who-aren’t- trail leads right here.

The Met: Live in HD Film Streams’ 2011–2012 Season Presented with Opera Omaha Feature IV Manon – Massenet Live: Sat, Apr 7, 11am (Prelude Talk at 10am) with special guest Encore: Wed, Apr 11, 6pm La Traviata – Verdi Jane Fonda Live: Sat, Apr 14, 12pm (Prelude Talk at 11am) Encore: Wed, Apr 18, 6pm Sunday, July 22 Tickets ($24 general; $20 for Film Streams Members and Opera Omaha Subscribers; Holland Performing Arts Center $10 for full-time students). For more information, visit filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259. Honorary Chair: Susie Buffett Tickets on sale April 11 Student Night! All proceeds support Film Streams’ All shows FREE the first Monday of every Ruth Sokolof Theater. month with valid school ID. Made possible by the Tom and Mary Jetton Charitable Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation. Film Streams Information Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. For more info, visit us at filmstreams.org.

Location, Hours & Parking Board of Directors Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater is located at 1340 Roger duRand Mike Fahey Street in downtown Omaha, within the Charles Gifford Saddle Creek Records complex—one block west of Andy Holland David Jacobson, Chairman Staff the TD Ameritrade ballpark and one block south of Rachel Jacobson, Director Cuming Street. Showtimes begin in the early eve- Rachel Jacobson, Founder/Director Mark Javitch Casey Logan, Communications Coord. ning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and early Daniel Lonergan Hallie Sharkey, Membership Associate afternoon Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Robert E. (Bob) Mundy Maggie Wood, Office & Operations Manager Free parking is available in the lot behind our Alexander Payne Amanda Fehlner, Associate Manager Andrew Bouska, Shift Manager theater, accessible from 14th Street between Cum- Steven W. Seline Craig D, Shift Manager ing and Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also Betiana Simon Paul G. Smith Aaron Haug, Shift Manager available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema Jim Foyt, Projectionist (free after 5pm weekdays and all day on weekends). Ted Warin Katie Weitz White Jeff Jenkins, Projectionist Robert Cook, Theater Staff Tickets Advisory Board Alex Elliott, Theater Staff Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 min. before the Kurt Andersen Joe Knapp, Theater Staff day’s first showtime) or online at filmstreams.org. Jason Kulbel Alex Wodzinski, Theater Staff Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $9 general, $7 for Danny Lee Ladely Connie White, Balcony Booking seniors, students, teachers, military, and those arriv- Robb Nansel Teresa Vu, Intern ing by bike, and $4.50 for Members. See reverse side Joel Schlessinger for more about Film Streams Membership. Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein Michael B. Yanney, Director Emeritus

Jill & Terry Petersen Gifts & Lou Anne Rinn Donations Rose Blumkin Foundation Saddle Creek Film Streams Supporters $20,000 + Susan Scherl John & Dianne Scott Many thanks to the following contributors for Anonymous Security National Bank Of Omaha The Holland Foundation Aaron & Robin Shaddy National Endowment for the Arts Ann & Ken Stinson their support of the Ruth Sokolof Theater. Nebraska Arts Council Susan & Mary Stroesser The Todd & Betiana Charles Gifford Simon Foundation & Michele Van Deventer Tom & Sarah Waldman Bryan & Pamela Hill Bob & Karen Sundell Union Pacific Warren Distribution Ed & Colleen Warin Christine Hinton John & Jodi Sunderman Weitz Family Foundation Peter & Kristae Zandbergen Anne & Arnie Weitz Briana Hooi Gregory Swanson John Wilhelm Debbie Hunsberger Richard & Janice Tiggelaar $10,000 – $19,999 $500 – $999 Mary Beth & Jim Winner Susan Thomas & Steve Hutchinson Tobacco Free U - Lisa Fuchs Dr. Maurice L. Jay Anonymous Anonymous* Mike & Susan Toohey Donna Neff & Walt Jesteadt Becker Family Foundation Aaron Ferer & Sons, Co. Jason Untrauer $250 – $499 Debbi & Larry Josephson Douglas County Visitor Linda Matson Andersen David & Carol Van Metre Anonymous**** Dr. Robert Ottemann Improvement Fund Drs. Magda Peck & Jim Anderson Matt Vandenack Judy Alderman & Kim Kalkowski Omaha Steaks Margot Wickman-Bennett Judy Vann Phyllis Aronson Dana Kaufman Peter Kiewit Foundation & Edward Bennett Pat & Judd Wagner Benjamin & Sarah Arunski Mike & Barb Kelly Paul & Annette Smith Bill & Monica Blizek Mary Wampler Rabbi Aryeh & Elyce Azriel Bill, Seth & Jordan Kerrey Sokolof/Javitch Family Sherry Brown Nathan Weinert David & Lea Bailis Virginia Howe Kincaid Barbara & Wally Weitz Sandi & Bill Bruns Gail Werner-Robertson Ken & Kay Barjenbruch Tom & Susan Knight Katie Weitz White & Watie White Building Bright Futures Todd White Ed & Ann Batchelder Mogens Knudsen Eric Bunderson Chauncey Wilkins MD Paul Mileris & Robin Behlers Dick & Deb Koesters Stuart & Amy Chittenden Jerry & Vicki Wojtalewicz $5,000 – $9,999 Mary & Tom Bernstein Bruno Konopka Bob Broom & Mary Clarkson Steve Wolpa Anonymous Carol & Steven Bloch John & Sarah Ann Kotchian Bruce & Sharon Clawson Tim Held & Jay Worden The Academy Of Motion Louis & Frances Blumkin Mr. & Mrs. Howard Krantz Amy M. Coacher Kevin & Gail Wyatt Picture Arts & Sciences My Boes Jim & Sharon Kresha Bruce & Lisa Dale Adam & Sarah Yale Avenue Scholars Foundation Gary Wasdin & Luis Boggio Marie & Jack Kubat Janet Davis Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Bob & Janice Batt Steve & Leslie Bogue Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Tony & Claudia Deeb Christine Young Chris, Sue & Madeleine Behr Emily & Eric Bowman Alan Langnas Alice & Charlie Deffenbaugh Jeff P. Johnson & Tom A. Zahm Bluestem Prairie Foundation Frank Bramlett Clark & Emily Lauritzen Roger B. Devor Jill & Mike Erman Dr. Douglas & Karen Brouillette Dr. Richard & Carol Legge Nancy & David Jacobson John & Trish Fahey Bill & Kate Burke Sandy & John Lehr Tributes Tom & Mary Jetton Charitable Anne & Mike Fenner Brent & Karen Burmood Karen Levin & Memorials Fund through the Omaha Andrew & Betsy Fippinger Kathleen Cannia Rocky Lewis Community Foundation Anne C. Foley Kaylene Carlson Donna Walsh & Grant Lippincott In Memory of Fred Bunker Davis Kutak Rock LLP Betty Foster James & Anne Carroll Shane & Alli Lopez Janet Davis Mike & Susan Lebens Dr. Roger Fransecky Kate & John Cavanaugh Dr. Ruth & J. Terry Macnamara In Honor of Vernon “Ed” French Julie Anderson Friesen Lincoln Financial Foundation Michael Reilly & Deb Carson Dennis & Marilyn Mailliard Glenda Kugler Bob & Maggie Mundy The Gilbert Family Tina & John Cherica Sean & Christine Malloy Mutual of Omaha Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Gordman Client Resources, Inc. In Honor of Jim Heller Mike & Carolina Mapes Nancy Heller Oberon Motion Communications The Great Plains Motion Natalie Mason & Jen Cohen Tom Marfisi Picture Company Joel & Nancy Schlessinger Jim & Jo Collins Wayne & Karen Markus In Honor of John C. Kenefick Christine & George Greene Fred & Eve Simon Susie & Dennis Collins Col. Patricia Fornes Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Valmont Industries, Inc. Terry & Judy Haney Larry & Lucy Buntain Comine & Col. Doug Marshall In Memory of Alan Kulakofsky Sara Jacobson & Bart Haney Sam Walker Countryside Community Church Stacie & Duke Matz Janie Kulakofsky Mike & Brenda Whealy Timothy & Debra Hart Andrew & Lisa Cook Bartholomew & Jane McLeay In Honor of Bruce Lauritzen Holly & Bruce Hoberman Kelly & Chuck Cormaci John Wagner & Carolyn McNamara Shari Hofschire & Gerry Morrow $2,500 – $4,999 Ken & Alison Cowan Susan & Steve McWhorter Kathy & Gary Ensz Rachel Jacobson Penny & Michael Cox Tom & Linda Melia Anonymous* Matthew & Donna Johnson In Memory of Margy Schneider Tony Cody/Concentric Corporation Creighton Preparatory School Metropolitan Entertainment Sally & Gary Kaplan & Convention Authority Sylvia Cohn & Cynthia Schneider First National Bank Ron Widman & Julie Crowell Jack Becker & Lester Katz Mary & John Mitchell Carol Gendler Marti Danielsen In Celebration of Dan & Laurie Kemp Emily & Craig Moody Ellyn Grant Janey & Jerry Dann Betiana Simon’s birthday Hal & Ashlee Koch Diane Nelson Thomas & Darlynn Fellman Tom & Jennifer Pansing Hal & Mary Daub Shane & David Kotok Nancy Noddle Mike & Susan Lebens John & Terrie Ringwalt Tim & Linda Daugherty Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Lauritzen Gary Marshall & Ilka Oberst Sandy & John Lehr Jim & Kathy Simpson Jannette Davis Karen & Jim Linder John & Marilyn O’Gara Stacie & Duke Matz Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC Merlyn Knudson & James Davis Daniel & Tina Lonergan Naomi Deines Mary Helms & Ken Olson Greer & Sarah McCurley Anne Thorne Weaver Jenny & Scott Meyerson Bill & Kathy Lydiatt Robyn Devore Harriet Otis Drew & Meredith Weitz Robert & Barbara Peters Jan Mactier Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Owen Roger & Kate Weitz Jim & Sherry Douglas Constance M. Ryan Carrie & Ed May Dede McFayden-Donahue Mary & Jay Palu Mary E. McClymont Susan Scherl & Pat Donahue Audrey & Paul Paulman Adam & Sarah Yale $1,000 – $2,499 Mark & Vera Mercer Charles & Linda Duckworth Arthur Pearlstein Anonymous*** Don Mundy Robert & Karen Duncan Emily Brush & Stephen Pedersen In Memory of Larry L. Waller Louena Guidera Alley Poyner Macchietto Janie & Allan Murow Carol Dworak John & Julie Petr Architecture Sharee & Murray Newman Chuck & Beth Eliason Platinum Wine Distributing, Inc. In Honor of Todd & Betiana Simon Michael & Laura Alley Patty & Steve Nogg Tom & Suzy Elkins Rick & Patty Plugge Bryan & Pamela Hill Scott & Sheila Anderson Liz Noordhoek Bill & Julie Erickson Hank Plugge Stacie & Duke Matz Baird Holm LLP Robert Slovek & Karen O’Dowd Marilyn J. Erickson Terry Calek & Lee Polikov Dr. Elizabeth Noordhoek, MD Mogens & Cindy Bay Frank & Polly Partsch Mike Fahey Jeff & Barb Popp In Memory of Thomas J. Walsh Beardmore Chevrolet Subaru Robert M. Patterson David & Carolyn Fairbanks Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Virginia Walsh Shannon & Rik Bonness William & Jeanne Penry Mike Krainak & Janet Farber Timothy Schaffert & Rodney Rahl In Honor of the Weitz Family Jean Ann Ballinger & Ward Peters Mike & Judy Ricart Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts Richard & Beverly Fellman Kristin Williams & Erin Porterfield Dan & Esther Brabec Tom & Patti Peterson Dr. David & Judi Finkle Iris & Marty Ricks Dr. Frederick Bronski Pinnacle Bank Mary Beth & Mike Flanagan Kim & Bill Roberts Creighton University Rick & Robin Putnam Flatiron Cafe Jay & Suzanne Robinson In Kind Support Creighton University Curtis Reed & Jo Ann Quinif Kim M. Folta Katina & Joe Rogers Jesuit Community Jennifer Rasmussen Bill & Nicole Fox Tom Rogers 91.5 KIOS FM Henry A. Davis Reed & Jennifer Rasmussen Jane Franklin Mark Rousseau Alley Poyner Macchietto Ben & Janna Drickey Ed & Ilga Rauchut Rick & Mary Fulton Rick Rubio Barnhart Press Jerre Tritsch & Kimberly Dunovan Mr. & Dr. Robert S. Ross III Michael Gallner Peggy Rupprecht Bill & Monica Blizek Roger & Jody duRand Carol & Rick Russell Linda & David Gardels Julia Russell Boiler Room Restaurant Gary & Kathy Ensz Constance Ryan Moshe & Beth Gershovich Kevin & Linda Saltzman John Brodston Terry & Catherine Ferguson Jeanne & Pat Salerno Tim McMahan & Teresa Gleason Barb & Chris Sanford Dario’s Brasserie Gallup (Community Builders) Jeff & Maria Sauvageau Don Goldstein Barbara Schlott Dixie Quicks Dan & Jennifer Hamann Kevin Burr & Leslie Sanders Shirley Goldstein John & Julie Schroeder Flatiron Cafe Greg & Jeannie Heckman Sue & Steve Seline Mary Gay Gordon Mike & Kim Schwab Hilton Omaha Polly & Ted Hoff April Shaughnessy Greater Omaha Young Judy Schweikart Hiro 88 Jane Huerter & Dick Jeffries Norma Shoemaker Professionals Kay Shilling Infogroup Richard & Joanie Jacobson Jennifer Larsen & Joe Sisson Carl & Belinda Greiner Aveva & Marty Shukert International Minute Press George Kleine & Tom Knox Susie & Stewart Smoler Jerry & Patti Gress Scott & Vickie Shurmur Investors Realty Inc. Philip & Cynthia Lee Dave & Leigh Snow Mike & Kathy Gross Linda Sing Kutak Rock LLP Chery Griffin & Chuck Lenosky Mayor Jim & Mrs. Deb Suttle Teri & Carl Gumbiner Suzanne Singer Marks Food Wine & Spirit Harold & Kathleen Logan Janet & Jerry Syslo John & Emily Guzallis Charles G. & Susan L. Smith Omaha Mail Inc. Lund-Ross Constructors Jill June & John Twedt Robert & Jane Hailey Tim & Magan Smith Omaha Steaks Kevin McCarthy Beth & Bob Torson Lindsay Lundholm Joyce E. Southard Omahype Omaha Public Library Janine Ucchino & Christopher Halbkat Thomas Fay & Joan Squires Oxide Design Co. Omaha Public Power District & Christopher Tjaden Brinker & Rebecca Harding Thomas & Denese Stalnaker Paparazzi by Appointment Rob Gilmer & Rene Orduna Don & Beth Van de Water Stacy Heatherly Rich & Tracy Stanko The Reader Alexander Payne Eduardo J. Vasquez Nancy Heller Don & Julie Stavneak The River 89.7FM George & Peggy Payne Irv & Gail Veitzer Ruth & Scott Henneman Fred & Mary Ann Strider Upstream Brewing Co.

Design partner List includes gifts received within the last 12 months and is complete through March 22. For corrections, please email [email protected].

. Half-priced tickets ($4.50) to all regular There’s never been screenings . Discounts off all concession items (20%) a better time to be a . An advance sale period for all premieres and special events Film Streams Member. . For Dual Members and above, ticket discounts ($4.50) for two adults and all children In addition to helping us bring great cinema to or guests under 18—perfect for families! our community, your Film Streams Membership . And even more new benefits offers a growing list of benefits, including: at higher levels of Membership, including invitations to special preview screenings, discounted theater rentals, and reserved seating. To join, renew, or gift a Film Streams Membership today, or to make a donation, visit our Membership page at filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259.

Film Streams Programming Calendar April – June 2012 Film Streams Programming Calendar The Ruth Sokolof Theater . April – June 2012 v5.4

The Night of the Hunter 1955

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012

The Maltese Falcon 1941 The Night of the Hunter 1955 Out of the Past 1947 M 1931 Gilda 1946 In a Lonely Place 1950 The Big Heat 1953 Party Girl 1958 Mildred Pierce 1945 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 The Postman Always Gun Crazy 1950 Rings Twice 1946 Laura 1944 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Leave Her to Heaven 1945 The Big Sleep 1946 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker. The Killers 1946 Pick Up on South Street 1953

“The whole film is of a piece: contrived, artificial, mannered, and yet achieving really-dead. The wrongly accused, and the erro- a kind of perfection in its balance between low motives and high style.” That’s neously exonerated. Whodunnits, whatsits, and Roger Ebert describing Otto Preminger’s 1944 mystery LAURA, but he could who-are-they-really’s. In film noir, the past always just as easily be talking about film noir as a whole. Whether it’s a genre or a catches up to you, and the only thing you know for style (the subject of great debate), this much can be agreed upon: from roughly sure is you’re probably wrong about what you know. 1941 to 1958, Hollywood produced a flood of deliciously dark, devilishly told It’s impossible to imagine the medium as a whole tales that rendered the distinction between “high” and “low” art meaningless. without film noir, not only because of the classics Stories out of pulp fiction were filmed with visually dazzling innovation—high produced during that era, but all that have come contrast lighting, off-kilter angles, and lingering shadows behind which any- since under the banner of neo-noir: films like CHI- thing could materialize. It’s a good thing there are 19 films in this series, be- NATOWN and THE LONG GOODBYE in the 1970s, cause once you start watching film noir, you won’t want to stop. Some of Hol- BLUE VELVET, BLOOD SIMPLE, and even BLADE lywood’s greatest icons populate these films, delivering blistering dialogue RUNNER in the 1980s, and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, as they twist and turn their way through some of the most devious plots ever RESERVOIR DOGS, and THE USUAL SUSPECTS devised. Small-time crooks in over their heads. Ordinary people drawn into in the 1990s. To name a few. Investigate their ori- extraordinary situations. Surly private eyes swimming upstream against cor- gins. Look into their backgrounds. You’ll find the ruption. Irresistible femmes fatale. Cons, dupes, and dead-people-who-aren’t- trail leads right here.

The Met: Live in HD Film Streams’ 2011–2012 Season Presented with Opera Omaha Feature IV Manon – Massenet Live: Sat, Apr 7, 11am (Prelude Talk at 10am) with special guest Encore: Wed, Apr 11, 6pm La Traviata – Verdi Jane Fonda Live: Sat, Apr 14, 12pm (Prelude Talk at 11am) Encore: Wed, Apr 18, 6pm Sunday, July 22 Tickets ($24 general; $20 for Film Streams Members and Opera Omaha Subscribers; Holland Performing Arts Center $10 for full-time students). For more information, visit filmstreams.org or call (402) 933-0259. Honorary Chair: Susie Buffett Tickets on sale April 11 Student Night! All proceeds support Film Streams’ All shows FREE the first Monday of every Ruth Sokolof Theater. month with valid school ID. Made possible by the Tom and Mary Jetton Charitable Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation. Film Streams Information Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. For more info, visit us at filmstreams.org.

Location, Hours & Parking Board of Directors Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater is located at 1340 Roger duRand Mike Fahey Street in downtown Omaha, within the Charles Gifford Saddle Creek Records complex—one block west of Andy Holland David Jacobson, Chairman Staff the TD Ameritrade ballpark and one block south of Rachel Jacobson, Director Cuming Street. Showtimes begin in the early eve- Rachel Jacobson, Founder/Director Mark Javitch Casey Logan, Communications Coord. ning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and early Daniel Lonergan Hallie Sharkey, Membership Associate afternoon Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Robert E. (Bob) Mundy Maggie Wood, Office & Operations Manager Free parking is available in the lot behind our Alexander Payne Amanda Fehlner, Associate Manager Andrew Bouska, Shift Manager theater, accessible from 14th Street between Cum- Steven W. Seline Craig D, Shift Manager ing and Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also Betiana Simon Paul G. Smith Aaron Haug, Shift Manager available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema Jim Foyt, Projectionist (free after 5pm weekdays and all day on weekends). Ted Warin Katie Weitz White Jeff Jenkins, Projectionist Robert Cook, Theater Staff Tickets Advisory Board Alex Elliott, Theater Staff Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 min. before the Kurt Andersen Joe Knapp, Theater Staff day’s first showtime) or online at filmstreams.org. Jason Kulbel Alex Wodzinski, Theater Staff Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $9 general, $7 for Danny Lee Ladely Connie White, Balcony Booking seniors, students, teachers, military, and those arriv- Robb Nansel Teresa Vu, Intern ing by bike, and $4.50 for Members. See reverse side Joel Schlessinger for more about Film Streams Membership. Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein Michael B. Yanney, Director Emeritus

Jill & Terry Petersen Gifts & Lou Anne Rinn Donations Rose Blumkin Foundation Saddle Creek Film Streams Supporters $20,000 + Susan Scherl John & Dianne Scott Many thanks to the following contributors for Anonymous Security National Bank Of Omaha The Holland Foundation Aaron & Robin Shaddy National Endowment for the Arts Ann & Ken Stinson their support of the Ruth Sokolof Theater. Nebraska Arts Council Susan & Mary Stroesser The Todd & Betiana Charles Gifford Simon Foundation & Michele Van Deventer Tom & Sarah Waldman Bryan & Pamela Hill Bob & Karen Sundell Union Pacific Warren Distribution Ed & Colleen Warin Christine Hinton John & Jodi Sunderman Weitz Family Foundation Peter & Kristae Zandbergen Anne & Arnie Weitz Briana Hooi Gregory Swanson John Wilhelm Debbie Hunsberger Richard & Janice Tiggelaar $10,000 – $19,999 $500 – $999 Mary Beth & Jim Winner Susan Thomas & Steve Hutchinson Tobacco Free U - Lisa Fuchs Dr. Maurice L. Jay Anonymous Anonymous* Mike & Susan Toohey Donna Neff & Walt Jesteadt Becker Family Foundation Aaron Ferer & Sons, Co. Jason Untrauer $250 – $499 Debbi & Larry Josephson Douglas County Visitor Linda Matson Andersen David & Carol Van Metre Anonymous**** Dr. Robert Ottemann Improvement Fund Drs. Magda Peck & Jim Anderson Matt Vandenack Judy Alderman & Kim Kalkowski Omaha Steaks Margot Wickman-Bennett Judy Vann Phyllis Aronson Dana Kaufman Peter Kiewit Foundation & Edward Bennett Pat & Judd Wagner Benjamin & Sarah Arunski Mike & Barb Kelly Paul & Annette Smith Bill & Monica Blizek Mary Wampler Rabbi Aryeh & Elyce Azriel Bill, Seth & Jordan Kerrey Sokolof/Javitch Family Sherry Brown Nathan Weinert David & Lea Bailis Virginia Howe Kincaid Barbara & Wally Weitz Sandi & Bill Bruns Gail Werner-Robertson Ken & Kay Barjenbruch Tom & Susan Knight Katie Weitz White & Watie White Building Bright Futures Todd White Ed & Ann Batchelder Mogens Knudsen Eric Bunderson Chauncey Wilkins MD Paul Mileris & Robin Behlers Dick & Deb Koesters Stuart & Amy Chittenden Jerry & Vicki Wojtalewicz $5,000 – $9,999 Mary & Tom Bernstein Bruno Konopka Bob Broom & Mary Clarkson Steve Wolpa Anonymous Carol & Steven Bloch John & Sarah Ann Kotchian Bruce & Sharon Clawson Tim Held & Jay Worden The Academy Of Motion Louis & Frances Blumkin Mr. & Mrs. Howard Krantz Amy M. Coacher Kevin & Gail Wyatt Picture Arts & Sciences My Boes Jim & Sharon Kresha Bruce & Lisa Dale Adam & Sarah Yale Avenue Scholars Foundation Gary Wasdin & Luis Boggio Marie & Jack Kubat Janet Davis Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Bob & Janice Batt Steve & Leslie Bogue Liz Ryan & Steve Langan Tony & Claudia Deeb Christine Young Chris, Sue & Madeleine Behr Emily & Eric Bowman Alan Langnas Alice & Charlie Deffenbaugh Jeff P. Johnson & Tom A. Zahm Bluestem Prairie Foundation Frank Bramlett Clark & Emily Lauritzen Roger B. Devor Jill & Mike Erman Dr. Douglas & Karen Brouillette Dr. Richard & Carol Legge Nancy & David Jacobson John & Trish Fahey Bill & Kate Burke Sandy & John Lehr Tributes Tom & Mary Jetton Charitable Anne & Mike Fenner Brent & Karen Burmood Karen Levin & Memorials Fund through the Omaha Andrew & Betsy Fippinger Kathleen Cannia Rocky Lewis Community Foundation Anne C. 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Film Streams Programming Calendar April – June 2012 Coming Soon . Omaha Premieres March 30–April 5 Starting April 6 Starting April 13 Once Upon a Chico & Rita Crazy Horse First-Run Time in Anatolia First-Run (NR) Directed by Frederick Wiseman. First-Run (NR) Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal Documentary master Frederick Wiseman & Fernando Trueba. takes us behind the scenes of Paris’ leg- Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. endary Crazy Horse cabaret as it prepares Academy Award Nominee: Best Ani- “A metaphysical road movie about life, to unveil a brand new show. In English mated Feature. An epic story of love and death and the limits of knowledge, ONCE and French with English subtitles. heartbreak, set against the color and UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA has arrived France/USA; 134 min. bustle of Havana, New York, Las Vegas, just in time to cure the adult filmgoer Hollywood, and Paris in the 1940s and blues.” (Manohla Dargis, The New York 1950s. In Spanish with English subtitles. Times) In Turkish with English subtitles. Spain/UK; 94 min. Turkey/Bosnia/Herzegovina; 150 min. Starting April 20 Dates TBD The Kid with a Bike Monsieur Lazhar First-Run (PG-13) First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne Directed by Philippe Falardeau. & Luc Dardenne. The poignant story of an Algerian immi- A deeply moving new film from the inter- grant and substitute teacher who brings nationally acclaimed Dardenne brothers emotional stability to a Montreal middle (LORNA’S SILENCE, L’ENFANT) about school shaken by the suicide of their a troubled 11-year-old boy learning to well-liked teacher. Oscar Nominee: Best become good. In French with English sub- Foreign Language Film. In French with titles. France/Italy/Belgium; 87 min. English subtitles. Canada; 94 min. Dates TBD Jiro Dreams Dates TBD Dates TBD of Sushi First-Run (PG) Undefeated Peace, Love, Directed by David Gelb. First-Run (PG-13) & Misunderstanding “A breathtaking portrait of a great artist, Directed by Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin. First-Run a chef unique in the world…And the A real-life Friday Night Lights and Oscar- Directed by Bruce Beresford. most maddeningly delicious looking winner for Best Documentary, about an explanation of the all too frequently Our Feature IV special guest, Academy underfunded, underprivileged, underdog misunderstood world of sushi.“ (Anthony Award-winner Jane Fonda, stars in a new high school football team whose fortunes Bourdain) In Japanese with English sub- comedy-drama from director Bruce Beres- take a dramatic turn with the arrival of a titles. USA; 96 min. ford (DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER new head coach. USA; 96 min. MERCIES). USA; 96 min.

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker.

April 6–8 April 9–12 The Maltese Out of the Past 1947 Falcon 1941 Directed by Jacques Tourneu. Directed by John Huston. What’s past is prologue: Robert Mitchum plays a former private eye who thinks his Legendary filmmaker John Huston’s double-crossing days are behind him, only directorial debut is widely considered to get pulled back in when an old client the first film noir and arguably the best. comes calling. USA; 97 min. Humphrey Bogart stars as P.I. Sam Spade, with Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. USA; 100 min. April 13–15 April 16–19 April 20–22 Gilda 1946 The Big Heat 1953 Mildred Pierce 1945 Directed by Charles Vidor. Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Michael Curtiz. An illegal casino in Buenos Aires provides A vengeful detective (Glenn Ford) sets out Joan Crawford won an Academy Award the backdrop for a deadly love triangle, on a one-man mission to rid his city of for her performance in this classic who- featuring Rita Hayworth, in her most corruption, only to get drawn further and dunit, told in flashback as the title charac- famous role, as the film’s complicated further into the seedy underworld of gang- ter recounts for police the events leading femme fatale. USA; 110 min. sters and crooked cops. USA; 89 min. to her husband’s murder. USA; 111 min.

April 23–26 April 30 – May 3 The Postman Always Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Rings Twice 1946 Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Directed by Tay Garnett. Devious performances, spectacular dialogue, and in- spired cinematography shine in this deliciously amoral What goes around comes around in this scandalous drama about a scheming columnist (Burt Lancaster) crime drama about a pair of scheming lovers (John who uses an ambitious Broadway flack (Tony Curtis) Garfield and Lana Turner) who almost get away with to break up his sister’s relationship. USA; 96 min. murder. Almost. USA; 113 min.

May 4–6 May 7–10 May 11–13 The Big Sleep 1946 The Killers 1946 The Night of Directed by Howard Hawks. Directed by Robert Siodmak. the Hunter 1955 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall light When two hit men kill a small town gas Directed by Charles Laughton. up the screen in Howard Hawks’ adapta- station attendant, the resulting investiga- Believe it or not, this creepy classic star- tion of the classic Raymond Chandler tion delves much deeper than the murder. ring a terrifying Robert Mitchum—whose novel, from a screenplay by William Adapted from the short story by Ernest 15-foot-tall visage hangs over our lobby— Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furth- Hemingway and featuring breakout has never screened at the Ruth Sokolof man. USA; 114 min. performances by Burt Lancaster and Ava Theater…until now! USA; 93 min. Gardner. USA; 103 min.

May 14–17 May 18–20 M 1931 In a Lonely Place 1950 Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Nicholas Ray. At once a precursor to film noir and aston- A classic film noir on the dark side of Hol- ishingly contemporary, Fritz Lang’s haunt- lywood, featuring Humphrey Bogart as a ing drama about the hunt for a child-killer screenwriter accused of murder and Glo- in Berlin is a visual masterpiece, featuring ria Grahame as the new love struggling to an unforgettable performance by Peter believe he’s innocent. USA; 94 min. Lorre. In German with English subtitles. Germany; 99 min.

May 21–24 May 25–27 Party Girl 1958 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 Directed by Nicholas Ray. Directed by John Huston. A beautiful splash of color, Nicholas A brilliantly planned and nearly executed jewel heist un- Ray’s under-seen drama centers on ravels, leaving a terrific ensemble cast (Sterling Hayden, a mob attorney whose affection for a Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, James Whitmore, showgirl has him considering a change and, briefly, Marilyn Monroe) in the fray. A classic caper flick in careers, and consequently puts her and forbearer to such films as RESERVOIR DOGS and THE life in danger. USA; 99 min. USUAL SUSPECTS. USA; 112 min.

May 28–31 June 1 & 3 June 4 & 6 Gun Crazy (Deadly Laura 1944 Leave Her is the Female) 1950 Directed by Otto Preminger. to Heaven 1945 Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. There’s something about Laura: Every- Directed by John M. Stahl. one seems obsessed with her, as Mark Legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo Crazy! A melodramatic masterwork McPherson (Dana Andrews) discovers, wrote the script for this BONNIE AND featuring Gene Tierney (in an Oscar-nom- but only one is responsible for her death. CLYDE predecessor, about two gun-loving inated performance) as a woman so pos- A classic murder mystery and Oscar win- soulmates who embark on a nationwide sessive over her new husband’s attention ner for Best Cinematography, featuring a tour of armed robbery. USA; 86 min. that she’s driven to unthinkable crimes to stunning Gene Tierney in the title role. keep him to herself. USA; 110 min. USA; 88 min.

June 8–10 June 11 & 13 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Pick Up on Directed by Robert Aldrich. South Street 1953 Classic pulp fiction begets classic film Directed by Samuel Fuller. noir: Investigating the death of a hitch- A subway pickpocket (film noir staple hiker (Cloris Leachman) killed under Richard Widmark) unwittingly lifts an en- his watch, a vengeful detective (Ralph velope containing top-secret government Meeker) discovers the answer to all his information and launches a thrilling chase questions lies in a mysterious box (“the for its recovery. USA; 80 min. great whatsit”). USA; 106 min.

Forever Young Series made possible Family & Children’s Series . Spring 2012 with support from

April 7–8, 12, 14–15, 19 April 21–22, 26, 28–29, May 3 Rango 2011 (PG) Alice in Wonderland 2010 (PG) Directed by Gore Verbinski. Directed by Tim Burton. “RANGO is some kind of a miracle: An [Oscar-winning] animat- Lewis Carroll’s classic tale takes a ride down the rabbit hole of ed comedy for smart moviegoers, wonderfully made, great to look Tim Burton’s imagination in this Oscar-winning fantasy featur- at, wickedly satirical, and (gasp!) filmed in glorious 2-D.” (Roger ing Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Ebert) USA; 107 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+. Hathaway, Alan Rickman, and Crispin Glover. USA; 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+.

May 5–6, 10 May 12–13, 17, 19–20, 24 Edward Scissorhands The Indian in the 1990 (PG-13) Cupboard 1995 (PG) Directed by Tim Burton. Directed by Frank Oz. A timeless classic and the quintessential The popular children’s book comes to life Tim Burton film: funny and sad, satiric in Frank Oz’s faithful, live-action adapta- and sincere, gothic and modern, and won- tion, from a script by E.T. screenwriter derfully, brilliantly different. USA; 105 min. Melissa Mathison. USA; 96 min. Common Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 13+. Sense Media Rating: Ages 7+.

May 26–27, 31, June 2–3, 7 Charlotte’s Web 1973 (G) June 9–10 Directed by Charles A. Nichols 2003 (PG-13) & Iwao Takamoto. The School of Rock Directed by Richard Linklater. No remake can beat the original ani- mated version of the E.B. White classic, Jack Black channels Mr. Holland by way of Angus Young featuring the voices of Henry Gibson in this good-natured classroom comedy written by (Wilbur the pig), Debbie Reynolds (Char- (and featuring) Mike White, with support from Sarah Sil- lotte the spider), and Paul Lynde (Temple- verman and an awesomely uptight Joan Cusack. USA; ton the rat). USA; 94 min. Common Sense 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 12+. Media Rating: Ages 5+.

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Presented with the Natan & Hannah Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7pm Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Hell and Back Again 2011 Studies at UNO, and funded in part by a gift from Tammy Abramowitz through the Directed by Danfung Dennis. University of Nebraska Foundation. A post- A groundbreaking, Oscar-nom- show discussion will follow each film. inated documentary exploring both the extraordinary drama of war and, for a generation of soldiers, the no-less-difficult experience of returning Thursday, April 12, 7pm home. USA/UK/Afghanistan; 88 min. Presented with Metropolitan Community College’s Military and Restoration 2012 Veteran Support Services and Career Services Directed by Yossi Madmoni. departments. A panel discussion will follow the film. The Sundance Award winning story of a struggling antique res- toration shop in Tel Aviv and the miraculous discovery that could help save it. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7pm Director Michael Kleiman In Person: Thursday, April 19, 7pm The Last Survivor 2010 Director Hilla Medalia In Person: A documentary about survivors of four different geno- Happy You’re Alive 2010 cides and mass atrocities—The Holocaust, Rwanda, A powerful documentary about two men working through the Darfur, and Congo—and their struggle traumatic experience of battle in the West Bank, one turning to to make sense of tragedy by working to music and one to therapy. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; educate a new generation. USA; 88 min. 60 min. A Q&A with director Hilla Medalia will follow the film. Presented with the Institute for Holocaust Education (www.ihene.org). A discussion with direc- tor Michael Kleiman will follow the film. Showtimes daily beginning in May. Thursday, April 26, 7pm Footnote First-Run (PG) Each quarter, Film Streams’ Community Develop- Directed by Joseph Cedar. ment Committee accepts proposals for film-related partnerships and events. Deadlines for proposals are A special preview screening of the Oscar-nominated film about Jan 2 (for Apr-Jun events), April 1 (for Jul-Sep), July 1 the insane academic competition between father and son, both (for Oct-Dec), and Oct 1 (for Jan-Mar). For more info, eccentric professors who’ve dedicated their lives to Talmudic email [email protected]. Studies. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Coming Soon . Omaha Premieres March 30–April 5 Starting April 6 Starting April 13 Once Upon a Chico & Rita Crazy Horse First-Run Time in Anatolia First-Run (NR) Directed by Frederick Wiseman. First-Run (NR) Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal Documentary master Frederick Wiseman & Fernando Trueba. takes us behind the scenes of Paris’ leg- Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. endary Crazy Horse cabaret as it prepares Academy Award Nominee: Best Ani- “A metaphysical road movie about life, to unveil a brand new show. In English mated Feature. An epic story of love and death and the limits of knowledge, ONCE and French with English subtitles. heartbreak, set against the color and UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA has arrived France/USA; 134 min. bustle of Havana, New York, Las Vegas, just in time to cure the adult filmgoer Hollywood, and Paris in the 1940s and blues.” (Manohla Dargis, The New York 1950s. In Spanish with English subtitles. Times) In Turkish with English subtitles. Spain/UK; 94 min. Turkey/Bosnia/Herzegovina; 150 min. Starting April 20 Dates TBD The Kid with a Bike Monsieur Lazhar First-Run (PG-13) First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne Directed by Philippe Falardeau. & Luc Dardenne. The poignant story of an Algerian immi- A deeply moving new film from the inter- grant and substitute teacher who brings nationally acclaimed Dardenne brothers emotional stability to a Montreal middle (LORNA’S SILENCE, L’ENFANT) about school shaken by the suicide of their a troubled 11-year-old boy learning to well-liked teacher. Oscar Nominee: Best become good. In French with English sub- Foreign Language Film. In French with titles. France/Italy/Belgium; 87 min. English subtitles. Canada; 94 min. Dates TBD Jiro Dreams Dates TBD Dates TBD of Sushi First-Run (PG) Undefeated Peace, Love, Directed by David Gelb. First-Run (PG-13) & Misunderstanding “A breathtaking portrait of a great artist, Directed by Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin. First-Run a chef unique in the world…And the A real-life Friday Night Lights and Oscar- Directed by Bruce Beresford. most maddeningly delicious looking winner for Best Documentary, about an explanation of the all too frequently Our Feature IV special guest, Academy underfunded, underprivileged, underdog misunderstood world of sushi.“ (Anthony Award-winner Jane Fonda, stars in a new high school football team whose fortunes Bourdain) In Japanese with English sub- comedy-drama from director Bruce Beres- take a dramatic turn with the arrival of a titles. USA; 96 min. ford (DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER new head coach. USA; 96 min. MERCIES). USA; 96 min.

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker.

April 6–8 April 9–12 The Maltese Out of the Past 1947 Falcon 1941 Directed by Jacques Tourneu. Directed by John Huston. What’s past is prologue: Robert Mitchum plays a former private eye who thinks his Legendary filmmaker John Huston’s double-crossing days are behind him, only directorial debut is widely considered to get pulled back in when an old client the first film noir and arguably the best. comes calling. USA; 97 min. Humphrey Bogart stars as P.I. Sam Spade, with Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. USA; 100 min. April 13–15 April 16–19 April 20–22 Gilda 1946 The Big Heat 1953 Mildred Pierce 1945 Directed by Charles Vidor. Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Michael Curtiz. An illegal casino in Buenos Aires provides A vengeful detective (Glenn Ford) sets out Joan Crawford won an Academy Award the backdrop for a deadly love triangle, on a one-man mission to rid his city of for her performance in this classic who- featuring Rita Hayworth, in her most corruption, only to get drawn further and dunit, told in flashback as the title charac- famous role, as the film’s complicated further into the seedy underworld of gang- ter recounts for police the events leading femme fatale. USA; 110 min. sters and crooked cops. USA; 89 min. to her husband’s murder. USA; 111 min.

April 23–26 April 30 – May 3 The Postman Always Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Rings Twice 1946 Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Directed by Tay Garnett. Devious performances, spectacular dialogue, and in- spired cinematography shine in this deliciously amoral What goes around comes around in this scandalous drama about a scheming columnist (Burt Lancaster) crime drama about a pair of scheming lovers (John who uses an ambitious Broadway flack (Tony Curtis) Garfield and Lana Turner) who almost get away with to break up his sister’s relationship. USA; 96 min. murder. Almost. USA; 113 min.

May 4–6 May 7–10 May 11–13 The Big Sleep 1946 The Killers 1946 The Night of Directed by Howard Hawks. Directed by Robert Siodmak. the Hunter 1955 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall light When two hit men kill a small town gas Directed by Charles Laughton. up the screen in Howard Hawks’ adapta- station attendant, the resulting investiga- Believe it or not, this creepy classic star- tion of the classic Raymond Chandler tion delves much deeper than the murder. ring a terrifying Robert Mitchum—whose novel, from a screenplay by William Adapted from the short story by Ernest 15-foot-tall visage hangs over our lobby— Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furth- Hemingway and featuring breakout has never screened at the Ruth Sokolof man. USA; 114 min. performances by Burt Lancaster and Ava Theater…until now! USA; 93 min. Gardner. USA; 103 min.

May 14–17 May 18–20 M 1931 In a Lonely Place 1950 Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Nicholas Ray. At once a precursor to film noir and aston- A classic film noir on the dark side of Hol- ishingly contemporary, Fritz Lang’s haunt- lywood, featuring Humphrey Bogart as a ing drama about the hunt for a child-killer screenwriter accused of murder and Glo- in Berlin is a visual masterpiece, featuring ria Grahame as the new love struggling to an unforgettable performance by Peter believe he’s innocent. USA; 94 min. Lorre. In German with English subtitles. Germany; 99 min.

May 21–24 May 25–27 Party Girl 1958 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 Directed by Nicholas Ray. Directed by John Huston. A beautiful splash of color, Nicholas A brilliantly planned and nearly executed jewel heist un- Ray’s under-seen drama centers on ravels, leaving a terrific ensemble cast (Sterling Hayden, a mob attorney whose affection for a Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, James Whitmore, showgirl has him considering a change and, briefly, Marilyn Monroe) in the fray. A classic caper flick in careers, and consequently puts her and forbearer to such films as RESERVOIR DOGS and THE life in danger. USA; 99 min. USUAL SUSPECTS. USA; 112 min.

May 28–31 June 1 & 3 June 4 & 6 Gun Crazy (Deadly Laura 1944 Leave Her is the Female) 1950 Directed by Otto Preminger. to Heaven 1945 Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. There’s something about Laura: Every- Directed by John M. Stahl. one seems obsessed with her, as Mark Legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo Crazy! A melodramatic masterwork McPherson (Dana Andrews) discovers, wrote the script for this BONNIE AND featuring Gene Tierney (in an Oscar-nom- but only one is responsible for her death. CLYDE predecessor, about two gun-loving inated performance) as a woman so pos- A classic murder mystery and Oscar win- soulmates who embark on a nationwide sessive over her new husband’s attention ner for Best Cinematography, featuring a tour of armed robbery. USA; 86 min. that she’s driven to unthinkable crimes to stunning Gene Tierney in the title role. keep him to herself. USA; 110 min. USA; 88 min.

June 8–10 June 11 & 13 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Pick Up on Directed by Robert Aldrich. South Street 1953 Classic pulp fiction begets classic film Directed by Samuel Fuller. noir: Investigating the death of a hitch- A subway pickpocket (film noir staple hiker (Cloris Leachman) killed under Richard Widmark) unwittingly lifts an en- his watch, a vengeful detective (Ralph velope containing top-secret government Meeker) discovers the answer to all his information and launches a thrilling chase questions lies in a mysterious box (“the for its recovery. USA; 80 min. great whatsit”). USA; 106 min.

Forever Young Series made possible Family & Children’s Series . Spring 2012 with support from

April 7–8, 12, 14–15, 19 April 21–22, 26, 28–29, May 3 Rango 2011 (PG) Alice in Wonderland 2010 (PG) Directed by Gore Verbinski. Directed by Tim Burton. “RANGO is some kind of a miracle: An [Oscar-winning] animat- Lewis Carroll’s classic tale takes a ride down the rabbit hole of ed comedy for smart moviegoers, wonderfully made, great to look Tim Burton’s imagination in this Oscar-winning fantasy featur- at, wickedly satirical, and (gasp!) filmed in glorious 2-D.” (Roger ing Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Ebert) USA; 107 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+. Hathaway, Alan Rickman, and Crispin Glover. USA; 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+.

May 5–6, 10 May 12–13, 17, 19–20, 24 Edward Scissorhands The Indian in the 1990 (PG-13) Cupboard 1995 (PG) Directed by Tim Burton. Directed by Frank Oz. A timeless classic and the quintessential The popular children’s book comes to life Tim Burton film: funny and sad, satiric in Frank Oz’s faithful, live-action adapta- and sincere, gothic and modern, and won- tion, from a script by E.T. screenwriter derfully, brilliantly different. USA; 105 min. Melissa Mathison. USA; 96 min. Common Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 13+. Sense Media Rating: Ages 7+.

May 26–27, 31, June 2–3, 7 Charlotte’s Web 1973 (G) June 9–10 Directed by Charles A. Nichols 2003 (PG-13) & Iwao Takamoto. The School of Rock Directed by Richard Linklater. No remake can beat the original ani- mated version of the E.B. White classic, Jack Black channels Mr. Holland by way of Angus Young featuring the voices of Henry Gibson in this good-natured classroom comedy written by (Wilbur the pig), Debbie Reynolds (Char- (and featuring) Mike White, with support from Sarah Sil- lotte the spider), and Paul Lynde (Temple- verman and an awesomely uptight Joan Cusack. USA; ton the rat). USA; 94 min. Common Sense 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 12+. Media Rating: Ages 5+.

Collaborations 3 New Israeli Films

Presented with the Natan & Hannah Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7pm Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Hell and Back Again 2011 Studies at UNO, and funded in part by a gift from Tammy Abramowitz through the Directed by Danfung Dennis. University of Nebraska Foundation. A post- A groundbreaking, Oscar-nom- show discussion will follow each film. inated documentary exploring both the extraordinary drama of war and, for a generation of soldiers, the no-less-difficult experience of returning Thursday, April 12, 7pm home. USA/UK/Afghanistan; 88 min. Presented with Metropolitan Community College’s Military and Restoration 2012 Veteran Support Services and Career Services Directed by Yossi Madmoni. departments. A panel discussion will follow the film. The Sundance Award winning story of a struggling antique res- toration shop in Tel Aviv and the miraculous discovery that could help save it. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7pm Director Michael Kleiman In Person: Thursday, April 19, 7pm The Last Survivor 2010 Director Hilla Medalia In Person: A documentary about survivors of four different geno- Happy You’re Alive 2010 cides and mass atrocities—The Holocaust, Rwanda, A powerful documentary about two men working through the Darfur, and Congo—and their struggle traumatic experience of battle in the West Bank, one turning to to make sense of tragedy by working to music and one to therapy. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; educate a new generation. USA; 88 min. 60 min. A Q&A with director Hilla Medalia will follow the film. Presented with the Institute for Holocaust Education (www.ihene.org). A discussion with direc- tor Michael Kleiman will follow the film. Showtimes daily beginning in May. Thursday, April 26, 7pm Footnote First-Run (PG) Each quarter, Film Streams’ Community Develop- Directed by Joseph Cedar. ment Committee accepts proposals for film-related partnerships and events. Deadlines for proposals are A special preview screening of the Oscar-nominated film about Jan 2 (for Apr-Jun events), April 1 (for Jul-Sep), July 1 the insane academic competition between father and son, both (for Oct-Dec), and Oct 1 (for Jan-Mar). For more info, eccentric professors who’ve dedicated their lives to Talmudic email [email protected]. Studies. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Coming Soon . Omaha Premieres March 30–April 5 Starting April 6 Starting April 13 Once Upon a Chico & Rita Crazy Horse First-Run Time in Anatolia First-Run (NR) Directed by Frederick Wiseman. First-Run (NR) Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal Documentary master Frederick Wiseman & Fernando Trueba. takes us behind the scenes of Paris’ leg- Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. endary Crazy Horse cabaret as it prepares Academy Award Nominee: Best Ani- “A metaphysical road movie about life, to unveil a brand new show. In English mated Feature. An epic story of love and death and the limits of knowledge, ONCE and French with English subtitles. heartbreak, set against the color and UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA has arrived France/USA; 134 min. bustle of Havana, New York, Las Vegas, just in time to cure the adult filmgoer Hollywood, and Paris in the 1940s and blues.” (Manohla Dargis, The New York 1950s. In Spanish with English subtitles. Times) In Turkish with English subtitles. Spain/UK; 94 min. Turkey/Bosnia/Herzegovina; 150 min. Starting April 20 Dates TBD The Kid with a Bike Monsieur Lazhar First-Run (PG-13) First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne Directed by Philippe Falardeau. & Luc Dardenne. The poignant story of an Algerian immi- A deeply moving new film from the inter- grant and substitute teacher who brings nationally acclaimed Dardenne brothers emotional stability to a Montreal middle (LORNA’S SILENCE, L’ENFANT) about school shaken by the suicide of their a troubled 11-year-old boy learning to well-liked teacher. Oscar Nominee: Best become good. In French with English sub- Foreign Language Film. In French with titles. France/Italy/Belgium; 87 min. English subtitles. Canada; 94 min. Dates TBD Jiro Dreams Dates TBD Dates TBD of Sushi First-Run (PG) Undefeated Peace, Love, Directed by David Gelb. First-Run (PG-13) & Misunderstanding “A breathtaking portrait of a great artist, Directed by Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin. First-Run a chef unique in the world…And the A real-life Friday Night Lights and Oscar- Directed by Bruce Beresford. most maddeningly delicious looking winner for Best Documentary, about an explanation of the all too frequently Our Feature IV special guest, Academy underfunded, underprivileged, underdog misunderstood world of sushi.“ (Anthony Award-winner Jane Fonda, stars in a new high school football team whose fortunes Bourdain) In Japanese with English sub- comedy-drama from director Bruce Beres- take a dramatic turn with the arrival of a titles. USA; 96 min. ford (DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER new head coach. USA; 96 min. MERCIES). USA; 96 min.

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker.

April 6–8 April 9–12 The Maltese Out of the Past 1947 Falcon 1941 Directed by Jacques Tourneu. Directed by John Huston. What’s past is prologue: Robert Mitchum plays a former private eye who thinks his Legendary filmmaker John Huston’s double-crossing days are behind him, only directorial debut is widely considered to get pulled back in when an old client the first film noir and arguably the best. comes calling. USA; 97 min. Humphrey Bogart stars as P.I. Sam Spade, with Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. USA; 100 min. April 13–15 April 16–19 April 20–22 Gilda 1946 The Big Heat 1953 Mildred Pierce 1945 Directed by Charles Vidor. Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Michael Curtiz. An illegal casino in Buenos Aires provides A vengeful detective (Glenn Ford) sets out Joan Crawford won an Academy Award the backdrop for a deadly love triangle, on a one-man mission to rid his city of for her performance in this classic who- featuring Rita Hayworth, in her most corruption, only to get drawn further and dunit, told in flashback as the title charac- famous role, as the film’s complicated further into the seedy underworld of gang- ter recounts for police the events leading femme fatale. USA; 110 min. sters and crooked cops. USA; 89 min. to her husband’s murder. USA; 111 min.

April 23–26 April 30 – May 3 The Postman Always Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Rings Twice 1946 Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Directed by Tay Garnett. Devious performances, spectacular dialogue, and in- spired cinematography shine in this deliciously amoral What goes around comes around in this scandalous drama about a scheming columnist (Burt Lancaster) crime drama about a pair of scheming lovers (John who uses an ambitious Broadway flack (Tony Curtis) Garfield and Lana Turner) who almost get away with to break up his sister’s relationship. USA; 96 min. murder. Almost. USA; 113 min.

May 4–6 May 7–10 May 11–13 The Big Sleep 1946 The Killers 1946 The Night of Directed by Howard Hawks. Directed by Robert Siodmak. the Hunter 1955 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall light When two hit men kill a small town gas Directed by Charles Laughton. up the screen in Howard Hawks’ adapta- station attendant, the resulting investiga- Believe it or not, this creepy classic star- tion of the classic Raymond Chandler tion delves much deeper than the murder. ring a terrifying Robert Mitchum—whose novel, from a screenplay by William Adapted from the short story by Ernest 15-foot-tall visage hangs over our lobby— Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furth- Hemingway and featuring breakout has never screened at the Ruth Sokolof man. USA; 114 min. performances by Burt Lancaster and Ava Theater…until now! USA; 93 min. Gardner. USA; 103 min.

May 14–17 May 18–20 M 1931 In a Lonely Place 1950 Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Nicholas Ray. At once a precursor to film noir and aston- A classic film noir on the dark side of Hol- ishingly contemporary, Fritz Lang’s haunt- lywood, featuring Humphrey Bogart as a ing drama about the hunt for a child-killer screenwriter accused of murder and Glo- in Berlin is a visual masterpiece, featuring ria Grahame as the new love struggling to an unforgettable performance by Peter believe he’s innocent. USA; 94 min. Lorre. In German with English subtitles. Germany; 99 min.

May 21–24 May 25–27 Party Girl 1958 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 Directed by Nicholas Ray. Directed by John Huston. A beautiful splash of color, Nicholas A brilliantly planned and nearly executed jewel heist un- Ray’s under-seen drama centers on ravels, leaving a terrific ensemble cast (Sterling Hayden, a mob attorney whose affection for a Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, James Whitmore, showgirl has him considering a change and, briefly, Marilyn Monroe) in the fray. A classic caper flick in careers, and consequently puts her and forbearer to such films as RESERVOIR DOGS and THE life in danger. USA; 99 min. USUAL SUSPECTS. USA; 112 min.

May 28–31 June 1 & 3 June 4 & 6 Gun Crazy (Deadly Laura 1944 Leave Her is the Female) 1950 Directed by Otto Preminger. to Heaven 1945 Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. There’s something about Laura: Every- Directed by John M. Stahl. one seems obsessed with her, as Mark Legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo Crazy! A melodramatic masterwork McPherson (Dana Andrews) discovers, wrote the script for this BONNIE AND featuring Gene Tierney (in an Oscar-nom- but only one is responsible for her death. CLYDE predecessor, about two gun-loving inated performance) as a woman so pos- A classic murder mystery and Oscar win- soulmates who embark on a nationwide sessive over her new husband’s attention ner for Best Cinematography, featuring a tour of armed robbery. USA; 86 min. that she’s driven to unthinkable crimes to stunning Gene Tierney in the title role. keep him to herself. USA; 110 min. USA; 88 min.

June 8–10 June 11 & 13 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Pick Up on Directed by Robert Aldrich. South Street 1953 Classic pulp fiction begets classic film Directed by Samuel Fuller. noir: Investigating the death of a hitch- A subway pickpocket (film noir staple hiker (Cloris Leachman) killed under Richard Widmark) unwittingly lifts an en- his watch, a vengeful detective (Ralph velope containing top-secret government Meeker) discovers the answer to all his information and launches a thrilling chase questions lies in a mysterious box (“the for its recovery. USA; 80 min. great whatsit”). USA; 106 min.

Forever Young Series made possible Family & Children’s Series . Spring 2012 with support from

April 7–8, 12, 14–15, 19 April 21–22, 26, 28–29, May 3 Rango 2011 (PG) Alice in Wonderland 2010 (PG) Directed by Gore Verbinski. Directed by Tim Burton. “RANGO is some kind of a miracle: An [Oscar-winning] animat- Lewis Carroll’s classic tale takes a ride down the rabbit hole of ed comedy for smart moviegoers, wonderfully made, great to look Tim Burton’s imagination in this Oscar-winning fantasy featur- at, wickedly satirical, and (gasp!) filmed in glorious 2-D.” (Roger ing Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Ebert) USA; 107 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+. Hathaway, Alan Rickman, and Crispin Glover. USA; 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+.

May 5–6, 10 May 12–13, 17, 19–20, 24 Edward Scissorhands The Indian in the 1990 (PG-13) Cupboard 1995 (PG) Directed by Tim Burton. Directed by Frank Oz. A timeless classic and the quintessential The popular children’s book comes to life Tim Burton film: funny and sad, satiric in Frank Oz’s faithful, live-action adapta- and sincere, gothic and modern, and won- tion, from a script by E.T. screenwriter derfully, brilliantly different. USA; 105 min. Melissa Mathison. USA; 96 min. Common Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 13+. Sense Media Rating: Ages 7+.

May 26–27, 31, June 2–3, 7 Charlotte’s Web 1973 (G) June 9–10 Directed by Charles A. Nichols 2003 (PG-13) & Iwao Takamoto. The School of Rock Directed by Richard Linklater. No remake can beat the original ani- mated version of the E.B. White classic, Jack Black channels Mr. Holland by way of Angus Young featuring the voices of Henry Gibson in this good-natured classroom comedy written by (Wilbur the pig), Debbie Reynolds (Char- (and featuring) Mike White, with support from Sarah Sil- lotte the spider), and Paul Lynde (Temple- verman and an awesomely uptight Joan Cusack. USA; ton the rat). USA; 94 min. Common Sense 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 12+. Media Rating: Ages 5+.

Collaborations 3 New Israeli Films

Presented with the Natan & Hannah Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7pm Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Hell and Back Again 2011 Studies at UNO, and funded in part by a gift from Tammy Abramowitz through the Directed by Danfung Dennis. University of Nebraska Foundation. A post- A groundbreaking, Oscar-nom- show discussion will follow each film. inated documentary exploring both the extraordinary drama of war and, for a generation of soldiers, the no-less-difficult experience of returning Thursday, April 12, 7pm home. USA/UK/Afghanistan; 88 min. Presented with Metropolitan Community College’s Military and Restoration 2012 Veteran Support Services and Career Services Directed by Yossi Madmoni. departments. A panel discussion will follow the film. The Sundance Award winning story of a struggling antique res- toration shop in Tel Aviv and the miraculous discovery that could help save it. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7pm Director Michael Kleiman In Person: Thursday, April 19, 7pm The Last Survivor 2010 Director Hilla Medalia In Person: A documentary about survivors of four different geno- Happy You’re Alive 2010 cides and mass atrocities—The Holocaust, Rwanda, A powerful documentary about two men working through the Darfur, and Congo—and their struggle traumatic experience of battle in the West Bank, one turning to to make sense of tragedy by working to music and one to therapy. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; educate a new generation. USA; 88 min. 60 min. A Q&A with director Hilla Medalia will follow the film. Presented with the Institute for Holocaust Education (www.ihene.org). A discussion with direc- tor Michael Kleiman will follow the film. Showtimes daily beginning in May. Thursday, April 26, 7pm Footnote First-Run (PG) Each quarter, Film Streams’ Community Develop- Directed by Joseph Cedar. ment Committee accepts proposals for film-related partnerships and events. Deadlines for proposals are A special preview screening of the Oscar-nominated film about Jan 2 (for Apr-Jun events), April 1 (for Jul-Sep), July 1 the insane academic competition between father and son, both (for Oct-Dec), and Oct 1 (for Jan-Mar). For more info, eccentric professors who’ve dedicated their lives to Talmudic email [email protected]. Studies. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Coming Soon . Omaha Premieres March 30–April 5 Starting April 6 Starting April 13 Once Upon a Chico & Rita Crazy Horse First-Run Time in Anatolia First-Run (NR) Directed by Frederick Wiseman. First-Run (NR) Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal Documentary master Frederick Wiseman & Fernando Trueba. takes us behind the scenes of Paris’ leg- Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. endary Crazy Horse cabaret as it prepares Academy Award Nominee: Best Ani- “A metaphysical road movie about life, to unveil a brand new show. In English mated Feature. An epic story of love and death and the limits of knowledge, ONCE and French with English subtitles. heartbreak, set against the color and UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA has arrived France/USA; 134 min. bustle of Havana, New York, Las Vegas, just in time to cure the adult filmgoer Hollywood, and Paris in the 1940s and blues.” (Manohla Dargis, The New York 1950s. In Spanish with English subtitles. Times) In Turkish with English subtitles. Spain/UK; 94 min. Turkey/Bosnia/Herzegovina; 150 min. Starting April 20 Dates TBD The Kid with a Bike Monsieur Lazhar First-Run (PG-13) First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne Directed by Philippe Falardeau. & Luc Dardenne. The poignant story of an Algerian immi- A deeply moving new film from the inter- grant and substitute teacher who brings nationally acclaimed Dardenne brothers emotional stability to a Montreal middle (LORNA’S SILENCE, L’ENFANT) about school shaken by the suicide of their a troubled 11-year-old boy learning to well-liked teacher. Oscar Nominee: Best become good. In French with English sub- Foreign Language Film. In French with titles. France/Italy/Belgium; 87 min. English subtitles. Canada; 94 min. Dates TBD Jiro Dreams Dates TBD Dates TBD of Sushi First-Run (PG) Undefeated Peace, Love, Directed by David Gelb. First-Run (PG-13) & Misunderstanding “A breathtaking portrait of a great artist, Directed by Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin. First-Run a chef unique in the world…And the A real-life Friday Night Lights and Oscar- Directed by Bruce Beresford. most maddeningly delicious looking winner for Best Documentary, about an explanation of the all too frequently Our Feature IV special guest, Academy underfunded, underprivileged, underdog misunderstood world of sushi.“ (Anthony Award-winner Jane Fonda, stars in a new high school football team whose fortunes Bourdain) In Japanese with English sub- comedy-drama from director Bruce Beres- take a dramatic turn with the arrival of a titles. USA; 96 min. ford (DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER new head coach. USA; 96 min. MERCIES). USA; 96 min.

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker.

April 6–8 April 9–12 The Maltese Out of the Past 1947 Falcon 1941 Directed by Jacques Tourneu. Directed by John Huston. What’s past is prologue: Robert Mitchum plays a former private eye who thinks his Legendary filmmaker John Huston’s double-crossing days are behind him, only directorial debut is widely considered to get pulled back in when an old client the first film noir and arguably the best. comes calling. USA; 97 min. Humphrey Bogart stars as P.I. Sam Spade, with Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. USA; 100 min. April 13–15 April 16–19 April 20–22 Gilda 1946 The Big Heat 1953 Mildred Pierce 1945 Directed by Charles Vidor. Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Michael Curtiz. An illegal casino in Buenos Aires provides A vengeful detective (Glenn Ford) sets out Joan Crawford won an Academy Award the backdrop for a deadly love triangle, on a one-man mission to rid his city of for her performance in this classic who- featuring Rita Hayworth, in her most corruption, only to get drawn further and dunit, told in flashback as the title charac- famous role, as the film’s complicated further into the seedy underworld of gang- ter recounts for police the events leading femme fatale. USA; 110 min. sters and crooked cops. USA; 89 min. to her husband’s murder. USA; 111 min.

April 23–26 April 30 – May 3 The Postman Always Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Rings Twice 1946 Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Directed by Tay Garnett. Devious performances, spectacular dialogue, and in- spired cinematography shine in this deliciously amoral What goes around comes around in this scandalous drama about a scheming columnist (Burt Lancaster) crime drama about a pair of scheming lovers (John who uses an ambitious Broadway flack (Tony Curtis) Garfield and Lana Turner) who almost get away with to break up his sister’s relationship. USA; 96 min. murder. Almost. USA; 113 min.

May 4–6 May 7–10 May 11–13 The Big Sleep 1946 The Killers 1946 The Night of Directed by Howard Hawks. Directed by Robert Siodmak. the Hunter 1955 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall light When two hit men kill a small town gas Directed by Charles Laughton. up the screen in Howard Hawks’ adapta- station attendant, the resulting investiga- Believe it or not, this creepy classic star- tion of the classic Raymond Chandler tion delves much deeper than the murder. ring a terrifying Robert Mitchum—whose novel, from a screenplay by William Adapted from the short story by Ernest 15-foot-tall visage hangs over our lobby— Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furth- Hemingway and featuring breakout has never screened at the Ruth Sokolof man. USA; 114 min. performances by Burt Lancaster and Ava Theater…until now! USA; 93 min. Gardner. USA; 103 min.

May 14–17 May 18–20 M 1931 In a Lonely Place 1950 Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Nicholas Ray. At once a precursor to film noir and aston- A classic film noir on the dark side of Hol- ishingly contemporary, Fritz Lang’s haunt- lywood, featuring Humphrey Bogart as a ing drama about the hunt for a child-killer screenwriter accused of murder and Glo- in Berlin is a visual masterpiece, featuring ria Grahame as the new love struggling to an unforgettable performance by Peter believe he’s innocent. USA; 94 min. Lorre. In German with English subtitles. Germany; 99 min.

May 21–24 May 25–27 Party Girl 1958 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 Directed by Nicholas Ray. Directed by John Huston. A beautiful splash of color, Nicholas A brilliantly planned and nearly executed jewel heist un- Ray’s under-seen drama centers on ravels, leaving a terrific ensemble cast (Sterling Hayden, a mob attorney whose affection for a Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, James Whitmore, showgirl has him considering a change and, briefly, Marilyn Monroe) in the fray. A classic caper flick in careers, and consequently puts her and forbearer to such films as RESERVOIR DOGS and THE life in danger. USA; 99 min. USUAL SUSPECTS. USA; 112 min.

May 28–31 June 1 & 3 June 4 & 6 Gun Crazy (Deadly Laura 1944 Leave Her is the Female) 1950 Directed by Otto Preminger. to Heaven 1945 Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. There’s something about Laura: Every- Directed by John M. Stahl. one seems obsessed with her, as Mark Legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo Crazy! A melodramatic masterwork McPherson (Dana Andrews) discovers, wrote the script for this BONNIE AND featuring Gene Tierney (in an Oscar-nom- but only one is responsible for her death. CLYDE predecessor, about two gun-loving inated performance) as a woman so pos- A classic murder mystery and Oscar win- soulmates who embark on a nationwide sessive over her new husband’s attention ner for Best Cinematography, featuring a tour of armed robbery. USA; 86 min. that she’s driven to unthinkable crimes to stunning Gene Tierney in the title role. keep him to herself. USA; 110 min. USA; 88 min.

June 8–10 June 11 & 13 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Pick Up on Directed by Robert Aldrich. South Street 1953 Classic pulp fiction begets classic film Directed by Samuel Fuller. noir: Investigating the death of a hitch- A subway pickpocket (film noir staple hiker (Cloris Leachman) killed under Richard Widmark) unwittingly lifts an en- his watch, a vengeful detective (Ralph velope containing top-secret government Meeker) discovers the answer to all his information and launches a thrilling chase questions lies in a mysterious box (“the for its recovery. USA; 80 min. great whatsit”). USA; 106 min.

Forever Young Series made possible Family & Children’s Series . Spring 2012 with support from

April 7–8, 12, 14–15, 19 April 21–22, 26, 28–29, May 3 Rango 2011 (PG) Alice in Wonderland 2010 (PG) Directed by Gore Verbinski. Directed by Tim Burton. “RANGO is some kind of a miracle: An [Oscar-winning] animat- Lewis Carroll’s classic tale takes a ride down the rabbit hole of ed comedy for smart moviegoers, wonderfully made, great to look Tim Burton’s imagination in this Oscar-winning fantasy featur- at, wickedly satirical, and (gasp!) filmed in glorious 2-D.” (Roger ing Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Ebert) USA; 107 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+. Hathaway, Alan Rickman, and Crispin Glover. USA; 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+.

May 5–6, 10 May 12–13, 17, 19–20, 24 Edward Scissorhands The Indian in the 1990 (PG-13) Cupboard 1995 (PG) Directed by Tim Burton. Directed by Frank Oz. A timeless classic and the quintessential The popular children’s book comes to life Tim Burton film: funny and sad, satiric in Frank Oz’s faithful, live-action adapta- and sincere, gothic and modern, and won- tion, from a script by E.T. screenwriter derfully, brilliantly different. USA; 105 min. Melissa Mathison. USA; 96 min. Common Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 13+. Sense Media Rating: Ages 7+.

May 26–27, 31, June 2–3, 7 Charlotte’s Web 1973 (G) June 9–10 Directed by Charles A. Nichols 2003 (PG-13) & Iwao Takamoto. The School of Rock Directed by Richard Linklater. No remake can beat the original ani- mated version of the E.B. White classic, Jack Black channels Mr. Holland by way of Angus Young featuring the voices of Henry Gibson in this good-natured classroom comedy written by (Wilbur the pig), Debbie Reynolds (Char- (and featuring) Mike White, with support from Sarah Sil- lotte the spider), and Paul Lynde (Temple- verman and an awesomely uptight Joan Cusack. USA; ton the rat). USA; 94 min. Common Sense 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 12+. Media Rating: Ages 5+.

Collaborations 3 New Israeli Films

Presented with the Natan & Hannah Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7pm Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Hell and Back Again 2011 Studies at UNO, and funded in part by a gift from Tammy Abramowitz through the Directed by Danfung Dennis. University of Nebraska Foundation. A post- A groundbreaking, Oscar-nom- show discussion will follow each film. inated documentary exploring both the extraordinary drama of war and, for a generation of soldiers, the no-less-difficult experience of returning Thursday, April 12, 7pm home. USA/UK/Afghanistan; 88 min. Presented with Metropolitan Community College’s Military and Restoration 2012 Veteran Support Services and Career Services Directed by Yossi Madmoni. departments. A panel discussion will follow the film. The Sundance Award winning story of a struggling antique res- toration shop in Tel Aviv and the miraculous discovery that could help save it. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7pm Director Michael Kleiman In Person: Thursday, April 19, 7pm The Last Survivor 2010 Director Hilla Medalia In Person: A documentary about survivors of four different geno- Happy You’re Alive 2010 cides and mass atrocities—The Holocaust, Rwanda, A powerful documentary about two men working through the Darfur, and Congo—and their struggle traumatic experience of battle in the West Bank, one turning to to make sense of tragedy by working to music and one to therapy. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; educate a new generation. USA; 88 min. 60 min. A Q&A with director Hilla Medalia will follow the film. Presented with the Institute for Holocaust Education (www.ihene.org). A discussion with direc- tor Michael Kleiman will follow the film. Showtimes daily beginning in May. Thursday, April 26, 7pm Footnote First-Run (PG) Each quarter, Film Streams’ Community Develop- Directed by Joseph Cedar. ment Committee accepts proposals for film-related partnerships and events. Deadlines for proposals are A special preview screening of the Oscar-nominated film about Jan 2 (for Apr-Jun events), April 1 (for Jul-Sep), July 1 the insane academic competition between father and son, both (for Oct-Dec), and Oct 1 (for Jan-Mar). For more info, eccentric professors who’ve dedicated their lives to Talmudic email [email protected]. Studies. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Coming Soon . Omaha Premieres March 30–April 5 Starting April 6 Starting April 13 Once Upon a Chico & Rita Crazy Horse First-Run Time in Anatolia First-Run (NR) Directed by Frederick Wiseman. First-Run (NR) Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal Documentary master Frederick Wiseman & Fernando Trueba. takes us behind the scenes of Paris’ leg- Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. endary Crazy Horse cabaret as it prepares Academy Award Nominee: Best Ani- “A metaphysical road movie about life, to unveil a brand new show. In English mated Feature. An epic story of love and death and the limits of knowledge, ONCE and French with English subtitles. heartbreak, set against the color and UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA has arrived France/USA; 134 min. bustle of Havana, New York, Las Vegas, just in time to cure the adult filmgoer Hollywood, and Paris in the 1940s and blues.” (Manohla Dargis, The New York 1950s. In Spanish with English subtitles. Times) In Turkish with English subtitles. Spain/UK; 94 min. Turkey/Bosnia/Herzegovina; 150 min. Starting April 20 Dates TBD The Kid with a Bike Monsieur Lazhar First-Run (PG-13) First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne Directed by Philippe Falardeau. & Luc Dardenne. The poignant story of an Algerian immi- A deeply moving new film from the inter- grant and substitute teacher who brings nationally acclaimed Dardenne brothers emotional stability to a Montreal middle (LORNA’S SILENCE, L’ENFANT) about school shaken by the suicide of their a troubled 11-year-old boy learning to well-liked teacher. Oscar Nominee: Best become good. In French with English sub- Foreign Language Film. In French with titles. France/Italy/Belgium; 87 min. English subtitles. Canada; 94 min. Dates TBD Jiro Dreams Dates TBD Dates TBD of Sushi First-Run (PG) Undefeated Peace, Love, Directed by David Gelb. First-Run (PG-13) & Misunderstanding “A breathtaking portrait of a great artist, Directed by Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin. First-Run a chef unique in the world…And the A real-life Friday Night Lights and Oscar- Directed by Bruce Beresford. most maddeningly delicious looking winner for Best Documentary, about an explanation of the all too frequently Our Feature IV special guest, Academy underfunded, underprivileged, underdog misunderstood world of sushi.“ (Anthony Award-winner Jane Fonda, stars in a new high school football team whose fortunes Bourdain) In Japanese with English sub- comedy-drama from director Bruce Beres- take a dramatic turn with the arrival of a titles. USA; 96 min. ford (DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER new head coach. USA; 96 min. MERCIES). USA; 96 min.

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker.

April 6–8 April 9–12 The Maltese Out of the Past 1947 Falcon 1941 Directed by Jacques Tourneu. Directed by John Huston. What’s past is prologue: Robert Mitchum plays a former private eye who thinks his Legendary filmmaker John Huston’s double-crossing days are behind him, only directorial debut is widely considered to get pulled back in when an old client the first film noir and arguably the best. comes calling. USA; 97 min. Humphrey Bogart stars as P.I. Sam Spade, with Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. USA; 100 min. April 13–15 April 16–19 April 20–22 Gilda 1946 The Big Heat 1953 Mildred Pierce 1945 Directed by Charles Vidor. Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Michael Curtiz. An illegal casino in Buenos Aires provides A vengeful detective (Glenn Ford) sets out Joan Crawford won an Academy Award the backdrop for a deadly love triangle, on a one-man mission to rid his city of for her performance in this classic who- featuring Rita Hayworth, in her most corruption, only to get drawn further and dunit, told in flashback as the title charac- famous role, as the film’s complicated further into the seedy underworld of gang- ter recounts for police the events leading femme fatale. USA; 110 min. sters and crooked cops. USA; 89 min. to her husband’s murder. USA; 111 min.

April 23–26 April 30 – May 3 The Postman Always Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Rings Twice 1946 Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Directed by Tay Garnett. Devious performances, spectacular dialogue, and in- spired cinematography shine in this deliciously amoral What goes around comes around in this scandalous drama about a scheming columnist (Burt Lancaster) crime drama about a pair of scheming lovers (John who uses an ambitious Broadway flack (Tony Curtis) Garfield and Lana Turner) who almost get away with to break up his sister’s relationship. USA; 96 min. murder. Almost. USA; 113 min.

May 4–6 May 7–10 May 11–13 The Big Sleep 1946 The Killers 1946 The Night of Directed by Howard Hawks. Directed by Robert Siodmak. the Hunter 1955 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall light When two hit men kill a small town gas Directed by Charles Laughton. up the screen in Howard Hawks’ adapta- station attendant, the resulting investiga- Believe it or not, this creepy classic star- tion of the classic Raymond Chandler tion delves much deeper than the murder. ring a terrifying Robert Mitchum—whose novel, from a screenplay by William Adapted from the short story by Ernest 15-foot-tall visage hangs over our lobby— Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furth- Hemingway and featuring breakout has never screened at the Ruth Sokolof man. USA; 114 min. performances by Burt Lancaster and Ava Theater…until now! USA; 93 min. Gardner. USA; 103 min.

May 14–17 May 18–20 M 1931 In a Lonely Place 1950 Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Nicholas Ray. At once a precursor to film noir and aston- A classic film noir on the dark side of Hol- ishingly contemporary, Fritz Lang’s haunt- lywood, featuring Humphrey Bogart as a ing drama about the hunt for a child-killer screenwriter accused of murder and Glo- in Berlin is a visual masterpiece, featuring ria Grahame as the new love struggling to an unforgettable performance by Peter believe he’s innocent. USA; 94 min. Lorre. In German with English subtitles. Germany; 99 min.

May 21–24 May 25–27 Party Girl 1958 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 Directed by Nicholas Ray. Directed by John Huston. A beautiful splash of color, Nicholas A brilliantly planned and nearly executed jewel heist un- Ray’s under-seen drama centers on ravels, leaving a terrific ensemble cast (Sterling Hayden, a mob attorney whose affection for a Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, James Whitmore, showgirl has him considering a change and, briefly, Marilyn Monroe) in the fray. A classic caper flick in careers, and consequently puts her and forbearer to such films as RESERVOIR DOGS and THE life in danger. USA; 99 min. USUAL SUSPECTS. USA; 112 min.

May 28–31 June 1 & 3 June 4 & 6 Gun Crazy (Deadly Laura 1944 Leave Her is the Female) 1950 Directed by Otto Preminger. to Heaven 1945 Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. There’s something about Laura: Every- Directed by John M. Stahl. one seems obsessed with her, as Mark Legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo Crazy! A melodramatic masterwork McPherson (Dana Andrews) discovers, wrote the script for this BONNIE AND featuring Gene Tierney (in an Oscar-nom- but only one is responsible for her death. CLYDE predecessor, about two gun-loving inated performance) as a woman so pos- A classic murder mystery and Oscar win- soulmates who embark on a nationwide sessive over her new husband’s attention ner for Best Cinematography, featuring a tour of armed robbery. USA; 86 min. that she’s driven to unthinkable crimes to stunning Gene Tierney in the title role. keep him to herself. USA; 110 min. USA; 88 min.

June 8–10 June 11 & 13 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Pick Up on Directed by Robert Aldrich. South Street 1953 Classic pulp fiction begets classic film Directed by Samuel Fuller. noir: Investigating the death of a hitch- A subway pickpocket (film noir staple hiker (Cloris Leachman) killed under Richard Widmark) unwittingly lifts an en- his watch, a vengeful detective (Ralph velope containing top-secret government Meeker) discovers the answer to all his information and launches a thrilling chase questions lies in a mysterious box (“the for its recovery. USA; 80 min. great whatsit”). USA; 106 min.

Forever Young Series made possible Family & Children’s Series . Spring 2012 with support from

April 7–8, 12, 14–15, 19 April 21–22, 26, 28–29, May 3 Rango 2011 (PG) Alice in Wonderland 2010 (PG) Directed by Gore Verbinski. Directed by Tim Burton. “RANGO is some kind of a miracle: An [Oscar-winning] animat- Lewis Carroll’s classic tale takes a ride down the rabbit hole of ed comedy for smart moviegoers, wonderfully made, great to look Tim Burton’s imagination in this Oscar-winning fantasy featur- at, wickedly satirical, and (gasp!) filmed in glorious 2-D.” (Roger ing Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Ebert) USA; 107 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+. Hathaway, Alan Rickman, and Crispin Glover. USA; 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+.

May 5–6, 10 May 12–13, 17, 19–20, 24 Edward Scissorhands The Indian in the 1990 (PG-13) Cupboard 1995 (PG) Directed by Tim Burton. Directed by Frank Oz. A timeless classic and the quintessential The popular children’s book comes to life Tim Burton film: funny and sad, satiric in Frank Oz’s faithful, live-action adapta- and sincere, gothic and modern, and won- tion, from a script by E.T. screenwriter derfully, brilliantly different. USA; 105 min. Melissa Mathison. USA; 96 min. Common Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 13+. Sense Media Rating: Ages 7+.

May 26–27, 31, June 2–3, 7 Charlotte’s Web 1973 (G) June 9–10 Directed by Charles A. Nichols 2003 (PG-13) & Iwao Takamoto. The School of Rock Directed by Richard Linklater. No remake can beat the original ani- mated version of the E.B. White classic, Jack Black channels Mr. Holland by way of Angus Young featuring the voices of Henry Gibson in this good-natured classroom comedy written by (Wilbur the pig), Debbie Reynolds (Char- (and featuring) Mike White, with support from Sarah Sil- lotte the spider), and Paul Lynde (Temple- verman and an awesomely uptight Joan Cusack. USA; ton the rat). USA; 94 min. Common Sense 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 12+. Media Rating: Ages 5+.

Collaborations 3 New Israeli Films

Presented with the Natan & Hannah Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7pm Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Hell and Back Again 2011 Studies at UNO, and funded in part by a gift from Tammy Abramowitz through the Directed by Danfung Dennis. University of Nebraska Foundation. A post- A groundbreaking, Oscar-nom- show discussion will follow each film. inated documentary exploring both the extraordinary drama of war and, for a generation of soldiers, the no-less-difficult experience of returning Thursday, April 12, 7pm home. USA/UK/Afghanistan; 88 min. Presented with Metropolitan Community College’s Military and Restoration 2012 Veteran Support Services and Career Services Directed by Yossi Madmoni. departments. A panel discussion will follow the film. The Sundance Award winning story of a struggling antique res- toration shop in Tel Aviv and the miraculous discovery that could help save it. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7pm Director Michael Kleiman In Person: Thursday, April 19, 7pm The Last Survivor 2010 Director Hilla Medalia In Person: A documentary about survivors of four different geno- Happy You’re Alive 2010 cides and mass atrocities—The Holocaust, Rwanda, A powerful documentary about two men working through the Darfur, and Congo—and their struggle traumatic experience of battle in the West Bank, one turning to to make sense of tragedy by working to music and one to therapy. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; educate a new generation. USA; 88 min. 60 min. A Q&A with director Hilla Medalia will follow the film. Presented with the Institute for Holocaust Education (www.ihene.org). A discussion with direc- tor Michael Kleiman will follow the film. Showtimes daily beginning in May. Thursday, April 26, 7pm Footnote First-Run (PG) Each quarter, Film Streams’ Community Develop- Directed by Joseph Cedar. ment Committee accepts proposals for film-related partnerships and events. Deadlines for proposals are A special preview screening of the Oscar-nominated film about Jan 2 (for Apr-Jun events), April 1 (for Jul-Sep), July 1 the insane academic competition between father and son, both (for Oct-Dec), and Oct 1 (for Jan-Mar). For more info, eccentric professors who’ve dedicated their lives to Talmudic email [email protected]. Studies. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Coming Soon . Omaha Premieres March 30–April 5 Starting April 6 Starting April 13 Once Upon a Chico & Rita Crazy Horse First-Run Time in Anatolia First-Run (NR) Directed by Frederick Wiseman. First-Run (NR) Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal Documentary master Frederick Wiseman & Fernando Trueba. takes us behind the scenes of Paris’ leg- Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. endary Crazy Horse cabaret as it prepares Academy Award Nominee: Best Ani- “A metaphysical road movie about life, to unveil a brand new show. In English mated Feature. An epic story of love and death and the limits of knowledge, ONCE and French with English subtitles. heartbreak, set against the color and UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA has arrived France/USA; 134 min. bustle of Havana, New York, Las Vegas, just in time to cure the adult filmgoer Hollywood, and Paris in the 1940s and blues.” (Manohla Dargis, The New York 1950s. In Spanish with English subtitles. Times) In Turkish with English subtitles. Spain/UK; 94 min. Turkey/Bosnia/Herzegovina; 150 min. Starting April 20 Dates TBD The Kid with a Bike Monsieur Lazhar First-Run (PG-13) First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne Directed by Philippe Falardeau. & Luc Dardenne. The poignant story of an Algerian immi- A deeply moving new film from the inter- grant and substitute teacher who brings nationally acclaimed Dardenne brothers emotional stability to a Montreal middle (LORNA’S SILENCE, L’ENFANT) about school shaken by the suicide of their a troubled 11-year-old boy learning to well-liked teacher. Oscar Nominee: Best become good. In French with English sub- Foreign Language Film. In French with titles. France/Italy/Belgium; 87 min. English subtitles. Canada; 94 min. Dates TBD Jiro Dreams Dates TBD Dates TBD of Sushi First-Run (PG) Undefeated Peace, Love, Directed by David Gelb. First-Run (PG-13) & Misunderstanding “A breathtaking portrait of a great artist, Directed by Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin. First-Run a chef unique in the world…And the A real-life Friday Night Lights and Oscar- Directed by Bruce Beresford. most maddeningly delicious looking winner for Best Documentary, about an explanation of the all too frequently Our Feature IV special guest, Academy underfunded, underprivileged, underdog misunderstood world of sushi.“ (Anthony Award-winner Jane Fonda, stars in a new high school football team whose fortunes Bourdain) In Japanese with English sub- comedy-drama from director Bruce Beres- take a dramatic turn with the arrival of a titles. USA; 96 min. ford (DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER new head coach. USA; 96 min. MERCIES). USA; 96 min.

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker.

April 6–8 April 9–12 The Maltese Out of the Past 1947 Falcon 1941 Directed by Jacques Tourneu. Directed by John Huston. What’s past is prologue: Robert Mitchum plays a former private eye who thinks his Legendary filmmaker John Huston’s double-crossing days are behind him, only directorial debut is widely considered to get pulled back in when an old client the first film noir and arguably the best. comes calling. USA; 97 min. Humphrey Bogart stars as P.I. Sam Spade, with Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. USA; 100 min. April 13–15 April 16–19 April 20–22 Gilda 1946 The Big Heat 1953 Mildred Pierce 1945 Directed by Charles Vidor. Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Michael Curtiz. An illegal casino in Buenos Aires provides A vengeful detective (Glenn Ford) sets out Joan Crawford won an Academy Award the backdrop for a deadly love triangle, on a one-man mission to rid his city of for her performance in this classic who- featuring Rita Hayworth, in her most corruption, only to get drawn further and dunit, told in flashback as the title charac- famous role, as the film’s complicated further into the seedy underworld of gang- ter recounts for police the events leading femme fatale. USA; 110 min. sters and crooked cops. USA; 89 min. to her husband’s murder. USA; 111 min.

April 23–26 April 30 – May 3 The Postman Always Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Rings Twice 1946 Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Directed by Tay Garnett. Devious performances, spectacular dialogue, and in- spired cinematography shine in this deliciously amoral What goes around comes around in this scandalous drama about a scheming columnist (Burt Lancaster) crime drama about a pair of scheming lovers (John who uses an ambitious Broadway flack (Tony Curtis) Garfield and Lana Turner) who almost get away with to break up his sister’s relationship. USA; 96 min. murder. Almost. USA; 113 min.

May 4–6 May 7–10 May 11–13 The Big Sleep 1946 The Killers 1946 The Night of Directed by Howard Hawks. Directed by Robert Siodmak. the Hunter 1955 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall light When two hit men kill a small town gas Directed by Charles Laughton. up the screen in Howard Hawks’ adapta- station attendant, the resulting investiga- Believe it or not, this creepy classic star- tion of the classic Raymond Chandler tion delves much deeper than the murder. ring a terrifying Robert Mitchum—whose novel, from a screenplay by William Adapted from the short story by Ernest 15-foot-tall visage hangs over our lobby— Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furth- Hemingway and featuring breakout has never screened at the Ruth Sokolof man. USA; 114 min. performances by Burt Lancaster and Ava Theater…until now! USA; 93 min. Gardner. USA; 103 min.

May 14–17 May 18–20 M 1931 In a Lonely Place 1950 Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Nicholas Ray. At once a precursor to film noir and aston- A classic film noir on the dark side of Hol- ishingly contemporary, Fritz Lang’s haunt- lywood, featuring Humphrey Bogart as a ing drama about the hunt for a child-killer screenwriter accused of murder and Glo- in Berlin is a visual masterpiece, featuring ria Grahame as the new love struggling to an unforgettable performance by Peter believe he’s innocent. USA; 94 min. Lorre. In German with English subtitles. Germany; 99 min.

May 21–24 May 25–27 Party Girl 1958 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 Directed by Nicholas Ray. Directed by John Huston. A beautiful splash of color, Nicholas A brilliantly planned and nearly executed jewel heist un- Ray’s under-seen drama centers on ravels, leaving a terrific ensemble cast (Sterling Hayden, a mob attorney whose affection for a Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, James Whitmore, showgirl has him considering a change and, briefly, Marilyn Monroe) in the fray. A classic caper flick in careers, and consequently puts her and forbearer to such films as RESERVOIR DOGS and THE life in danger. USA; 99 min. USUAL SUSPECTS. USA; 112 min.

May 28–31 June 1 & 3 June 4 & 6 Gun Crazy (Deadly Laura 1944 Leave Her is the Female) 1950 Directed by Otto Preminger. to Heaven 1945 Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. There’s something about Laura: Every- Directed by John M. Stahl. one seems obsessed with her, as Mark Legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo Crazy! A melodramatic masterwork McPherson (Dana Andrews) discovers, wrote the script for this BONNIE AND featuring Gene Tierney (in an Oscar-nom- but only one is responsible for her death. CLYDE predecessor, about two gun-loving inated performance) as a woman so pos- A classic murder mystery and Oscar win- soulmates who embark on a nationwide sessive over her new husband’s attention ner for Best Cinematography, featuring a tour of armed robbery. USA; 86 min. that she’s driven to unthinkable crimes to stunning Gene Tierney in the title role. keep him to herself. USA; 110 min. USA; 88 min.

June 8–10 June 11 & 13 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Pick Up on Directed by Robert Aldrich. South Street 1953 Classic pulp fiction begets classic film Directed by Samuel Fuller. noir: Investigating the death of a hitch- A subway pickpocket (film noir staple hiker (Cloris Leachman) killed under Richard Widmark) unwittingly lifts an en- his watch, a vengeful detective (Ralph velope containing top-secret government Meeker) discovers the answer to all his information and launches a thrilling chase questions lies in a mysterious box (“the for its recovery. USA; 80 min. great whatsit”). USA; 106 min.

Forever Young Series made possible Family & Children’s Series . Spring 2012 with support from

April 7–8, 12, 14–15, 19 April 21–22, 26, 28–29, May 3 Rango 2011 (PG) Alice in Wonderland 2010 (PG) Directed by Gore Verbinski. Directed by Tim Burton. “RANGO is some kind of a miracle: An [Oscar-winning] animat- Lewis Carroll’s classic tale takes a ride down the rabbit hole of ed comedy for smart moviegoers, wonderfully made, great to look Tim Burton’s imagination in this Oscar-winning fantasy featur- at, wickedly satirical, and (gasp!) filmed in glorious 2-D.” (Roger ing Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Ebert) USA; 107 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+. Hathaway, Alan Rickman, and Crispin Glover. USA; 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+.

May 5–6, 10 May 12–13, 17, 19–20, 24 Edward Scissorhands The Indian in the 1990 (PG-13) Cupboard 1995 (PG) Directed by Tim Burton. Directed by Frank Oz. A timeless classic and the quintessential The popular children’s book comes to life Tim Burton film: funny and sad, satiric in Frank Oz’s faithful, live-action adapta- and sincere, gothic and modern, and won- tion, from a script by E.T. screenwriter derfully, brilliantly different. USA; 105 min. Melissa Mathison. USA; 96 min. Common Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 13+. Sense Media Rating: Ages 7+.

May 26–27, 31, June 2–3, 7 Charlotte’s Web 1973 (G) June 9–10 Directed by Charles A. Nichols 2003 (PG-13) & Iwao Takamoto. The School of Rock Directed by Richard Linklater. No remake can beat the original ani- mated version of the E.B. White classic, Jack Black channels Mr. Holland by way of Angus Young featuring the voices of Henry Gibson in this good-natured classroom comedy written by (Wilbur the pig), Debbie Reynolds (Char- (and featuring) Mike White, with support from Sarah Sil- lotte the spider), and Paul Lynde (Temple- verman and an awesomely uptight Joan Cusack. USA; ton the rat). USA; 94 min. Common Sense 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 12+. Media Rating: Ages 5+.

Collaborations 3 New Israeli Films

Presented with the Natan & Hannah Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7pm Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Hell and Back Again 2011 Studies at UNO, and funded in part by a gift from Tammy Abramowitz through the Directed by Danfung Dennis. University of Nebraska Foundation. A post- A groundbreaking, Oscar-nom- show discussion will follow each film. inated documentary exploring both the extraordinary drama of war and, for a generation of soldiers, the no-less-difficult experience of returning Thursday, April 12, 7pm home. USA/UK/Afghanistan; 88 min. Presented with Metropolitan Community College’s Military and Restoration 2012 Veteran Support Services and Career Services Directed by Yossi Madmoni. departments. A panel discussion will follow the film. The Sundance Award winning story of a struggling antique res- toration shop in Tel Aviv and the miraculous discovery that could help save it. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7pm Director Michael Kleiman In Person: Thursday, April 19, 7pm The Last Survivor 2010 Director Hilla Medalia In Person: A documentary about survivors of four different geno- Happy You’re Alive 2010 cides and mass atrocities—The Holocaust, Rwanda, A powerful documentary about two men working through the Darfur, and Congo—and their struggle traumatic experience of battle in the West Bank, one turning to to make sense of tragedy by working to music and one to therapy. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; educate a new generation. USA; 88 min. 60 min. A Q&A with director Hilla Medalia will follow the film. Presented with the Institute for Holocaust Education (www.ihene.org). A discussion with direc- tor Michael Kleiman will follow the film. Showtimes daily beginning in May. Thursday, April 26, 7pm Footnote First-Run (PG) Each quarter, Film Streams’ Community Develop- Directed by Joseph Cedar. ment Committee accepts proposals for film-related partnerships and events. Deadlines for proposals are A special preview screening of the Oscar-nominated film about Jan 2 (for Apr-Jun events), April 1 (for Jul-Sep), July 1 the insane academic competition between father and son, both (for Oct-Dec), and Oct 1 (for Jan-Mar). For more info, eccentric professors who’ve dedicated their lives to Talmudic email [email protected]. Studies. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Coming Soon . Omaha Premieres March 30–April 5 Starting April 6 Starting April 13 Once Upon a Chico & Rita Crazy Horse First-Run Time in Anatolia First-Run (NR) Directed by Frederick Wiseman. First-Run (NR) Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal Documentary master Frederick Wiseman & Fernando Trueba. takes us behind the scenes of Paris’ leg- Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. endary Crazy Horse cabaret as it prepares Academy Award Nominee: Best Ani- “A metaphysical road movie about life, to unveil a brand new show. In English mated Feature. An epic story of love and death and the limits of knowledge, ONCE and French with English subtitles. heartbreak, set against the color and UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA has arrived France/USA; 134 min. bustle of Havana, New York, Las Vegas, just in time to cure the adult filmgoer Hollywood, and Paris in the 1940s and blues.” (Manohla Dargis, The New York 1950s. In Spanish with English subtitles. Times) In Turkish with English subtitles. Spain/UK; 94 min. Turkey/Bosnia/Herzegovina; 150 min. Starting April 20 Dates TBD The Kid with a Bike Monsieur Lazhar First-Run (PG-13) First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne Directed by Philippe Falardeau. & Luc Dardenne. The poignant story of an Algerian immi- A deeply moving new film from the inter- grant and substitute teacher who brings nationally acclaimed Dardenne brothers emotional stability to a Montreal middle (LORNA’S SILENCE, L’ENFANT) about school shaken by the suicide of their a troubled 11-year-old boy learning to well-liked teacher. Oscar Nominee: Best become good. In French with English sub- Foreign Language Film. In French with titles. France/Italy/Belgium; 87 min. English subtitles. Canada; 94 min. Dates TBD Jiro Dreams Dates TBD Dates TBD of Sushi First-Run (PG) Undefeated Peace, Love, Directed by David Gelb. First-Run (PG-13) & Misunderstanding “A breathtaking portrait of a great artist, Directed by Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin. First-Run a chef unique in the world…And the A real-life Friday Night Lights and Oscar- Directed by Bruce Beresford. most maddeningly delicious looking winner for Best Documentary, about an explanation of the all too frequently Our Feature IV special guest, Academy underfunded, underprivileged, underdog misunderstood world of sushi.“ (Anthony Award-winner Jane Fonda, stars in a new high school football team whose fortunes Bourdain) In Japanese with English sub- comedy-drama from director Bruce Beres- take a dramatic turn with the arrival of a titles. USA; 96 min. ford (DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER new head coach. USA; 96 min. MERCIES). USA; 96 min.

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker.

April 6–8 April 9–12 The Maltese Out of the Past 1947 Falcon 1941 Directed by Jacques Tourneu. Directed by John Huston. What’s past is prologue: Robert Mitchum plays a former private eye who thinks his Legendary filmmaker John Huston’s double-crossing days are behind him, only directorial debut is widely considered to get pulled back in when an old client the first film noir and arguably the best. comes calling. USA; 97 min. Humphrey Bogart stars as P.I. Sam Spade, with Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. USA; 100 min. April 13–15 April 16–19 April 20–22 Gilda 1946 The Big Heat 1953 Mildred Pierce 1945 Directed by Charles Vidor. Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Michael Curtiz. An illegal casino in Buenos Aires provides A vengeful detective (Glenn Ford) sets out Joan Crawford won an Academy Award the backdrop for a deadly love triangle, on a one-man mission to rid his city of for her performance in this classic who- featuring Rita Hayworth, in her most corruption, only to get drawn further and dunit, told in flashback as the title charac- famous role, as the film’s complicated further into the seedy underworld of gang- ter recounts for police the events leading femme fatale. USA; 110 min. sters and crooked cops. USA; 89 min. to her husband’s murder. USA; 111 min.

April 23–26 April 30 – May 3 The Postman Always Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Rings Twice 1946 Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Directed by Tay Garnett. Devious performances, spectacular dialogue, and in- spired cinematography shine in this deliciously amoral What goes around comes around in this scandalous drama about a scheming columnist (Burt Lancaster) crime drama about a pair of scheming lovers (John who uses an ambitious Broadway flack (Tony Curtis) Garfield and Lana Turner) who almost get away with to break up his sister’s relationship. USA; 96 min. murder. Almost. USA; 113 min.

May 4–6 May 7–10 May 11–13 The Big Sleep 1946 The Killers 1946 The Night of Directed by Howard Hawks. Directed by Robert Siodmak. the Hunter 1955 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall light When two hit men kill a small town gas Directed by Charles Laughton. up the screen in Howard Hawks’ adapta- station attendant, the resulting investiga- Believe it or not, this creepy classic star- tion of the classic Raymond Chandler tion delves much deeper than the murder. ring a terrifying Robert Mitchum—whose novel, from a screenplay by William Adapted from the short story by Ernest 15-foot-tall visage hangs over our lobby— Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furth- Hemingway and featuring breakout has never screened at the Ruth Sokolof man. USA; 114 min. performances by Burt Lancaster and Ava Theater…until now! USA; 93 min. Gardner. USA; 103 min.

May 14–17 May 18–20 M 1931 In a Lonely Place 1950 Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Nicholas Ray. At once a precursor to film noir and aston- A classic film noir on the dark side of Hol- ishingly contemporary, Fritz Lang’s haunt- lywood, featuring Humphrey Bogart as a ing drama about the hunt for a child-killer screenwriter accused of murder and Glo- in Berlin is a visual masterpiece, featuring ria Grahame as the new love struggling to an unforgettable performance by Peter believe he’s innocent. USA; 94 min. Lorre. In German with English subtitles. Germany; 99 min.

May 21–24 May 25–27 Party Girl 1958 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 Directed by Nicholas Ray. Directed by John Huston. A beautiful splash of color, Nicholas A brilliantly planned and nearly executed jewel heist un- Ray’s under-seen drama centers on ravels, leaving a terrific ensemble cast (Sterling Hayden, a mob attorney whose affection for a Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, James Whitmore, showgirl has him considering a change and, briefly, Marilyn Monroe) in the fray. A classic caper flick in careers, and consequently puts her and forbearer to such films as RESERVOIR DOGS and THE life in danger. USA; 99 min. USUAL SUSPECTS. USA; 112 min.

May 28–31 June 1 & 3 June 4 & 6 Gun Crazy (Deadly Laura 1944 Leave Her is the Female) 1950 Directed by Otto Preminger. to Heaven 1945 Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. There’s something about Laura: Every- Directed by John M. Stahl. one seems obsessed with her, as Mark Legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo Crazy! A melodramatic masterwork McPherson (Dana Andrews) discovers, wrote the script for this BONNIE AND featuring Gene Tierney (in an Oscar-nom- but only one is responsible for her death. CLYDE predecessor, about two gun-loving inated performance) as a woman so pos- A classic murder mystery and Oscar win- soulmates who embark on a nationwide sessive over her new husband’s attention ner for Best Cinematography, featuring a tour of armed robbery. USA; 86 min. that she’s driven to unthinkable crimes to stunning Gene Tierney in the title role. keep him to herself. USA; 110 min. USA; 88 min.

June 8–10 June 11 & 13 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Pick Up on Directed by Robert Aldrich. South Street 1953 Classic pulp fiction begets classic film Directed by Samuel Fuller. noir: Investigating the death of a hitch- A subway pickpocket (film noir staple hiker (Cloris Leachman) killed under Richard Widmark) unwittingly lifts an en- his watch, a vengeful detective (Ralph velope containing top-secret government Meeker) discovers the answer to all his information and launches a thrilling chase questions lies in a mysterious box (“the for its recovery. USA; 80 min. great whatsit”). USA; 106 min.

Forever Young Series made possible Family & Children’s Series . Spring 2012 with support from

April 7–8, 12, 14–15, 19 April 21–22, 26, 28–29, May 3 Rango 2011 (PG) Alice in Wonderland 2010 (PG) Directed by Gore Verbinski. Directed by Tim Burton. “RANGO is some kind of a miracle: An [Oscar-winning] animat- Lewis Carroll’s classic tale takes a ride down the rabbit hole of ed comedy for smart moviegoers, wonderfully made, great to look Tim Burton’s imagination in this Oscar-winning fantasy featur- at, wickedly satirical, and (gasp!) filmed in glorious 2-D.” (Roger ing Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Ebert) USA; 107 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+. Hathaway, Alan Rickman, and Crispin Glover. USA; 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+.

May 5–6, 10 May 12–13, 17, 19–20, 24 Edward Scissorhands The Indian in the 1990 (PG-13) Cupboard 1995 (PG) Directed by Tim Burton. Directed by Frank Oz. A timeless classic and the quintessential The popular children’s book comes to life Tim Burton film: funny and sad, satiric in Frank Oz’s faithful, live-action adapta- and sincere, gothic and modern, and won- tion, from a script by E.T. screenwriter derfully, brilliantly different. USA; 105 min. Melissa Mathison. USA; 96 min. Common Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 13+. Sense Media Rating: Ages 7+.

May 26–27, 31, June 2–3, 7 Charlotte’s Web 1973 (G) June 9–10 Directed by Charles A. Nichols 2003 (PG-13) & Iwao Takamoto. The School of Rock Directed by Richard Linklater. No remake can beat the original ani- mated version of the E.B. White classic, Jack Black channels Mr. Holland by way of Angus Young featuring the voices of Henry Gibson in this good-natured classroom comedy written by (Wilbur the pig), Debbie Reynolds (Char- (and featuring) Mike White, with support from Sarah Sil- lotte the spider), and Paul Lynde (Temple- verman and an awesomely uptight Joan Cusack. USA; ton the rat). USA; 94 min. Common Sense 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 12+. Media Rating: Ages 5+.

Collaborations 3 New Israeli Films

Presented with the Natan & Hannah Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7pm Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Hell and Back Again 2011 Studies at UNO, and funded in part by a gift from Tammy Abramowitz through the Directed by Danfung Dennis. University of Nebraska Foundation. A post- A groundbreaking, Oscar-nom- show discussion will follow each film. inated documentary exploring both the extraordinary drama of war and, for a generation of soldiers, the no-less-difficult experience of returning Thursday, April 12, 7pm home. USA/UK/Afghanistan; 88 min. Presented with Metropolitan Community College’s Military and Restoration 2012 Veteran Support Services and Career Services Directed by Yossi Madmoni. departments. A panel discussion will follow the film. The Sundance Award winning story of a struggling antique res- toration shop in Tel Aviv and the miraculous discovery that could help save it. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7pm Director Michael Kleiman In Person: Thursday, April 19, 7pm The Last Survivor 2010 Director Hilla Medalia In Person: A documentary about survivors of four different geno- Happy You’re Alive 2010 cides and mass atrocities—The Holocaust, Rwanda, A powerful documentary about two men working through the Darfur, and Congo—and their struggle traumatic experience of battle in the West Bank, one turning to to make sense of tragedy by working to music and one to therapy. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; educate a new generation. USA; 88 min. 60 min. A Q&A with director Hilla Medalia will follow the film. Presented with the Institute for Holocaust Education (www.ihene.org). A discussion with direc- tor Michael Kleiman will follow the film. Showtimes daily beginning in May. Thursday, April 26, 7pm Footnote First-Run (PG) Each quarter, Film Streams’ Community Develop- Directed by Joseph Cedar. ment Committee accepts proposals for film-related partnerships and events. Deadlines for proposals are A special preview screening of the Oscar-nominated film about Jan 2 (for Apr-Jun events), April 1 (for Jul-Sep), July 1 the insane academic competition between father and son, both (for Oct-Dec), and Oct 1 (for Jan-Mar). For more info, eccentric professors who’ve dedicated their lives to Talmudic email [email protected]. Studies. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Coming Soon . Omaha Premieres March 30–April 5 Starting April 6 Starting April 13 Once Upon a Chico & Rita Crazy Horse First-Run Time in Anatolia First-Run (NR) Directed by Frederick Wiseman. First-Run (NR) Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal Documentary master Frederick Wiseman & Fernando Trueba. takes us behind the scenes of Paris’ leg- Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. endary Crazy Horse cabaret as it prepares Academy Award Nominee: Best Ani- “A metaphysical road movie about life, to unveil a brand new show. In English mated Feature. An epic story of love and death and the limits of knowledge, ONCE and French with English subtitles. heartbreak, set against the color and UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA has arrived France/USA; 134 min. bustle of Havana, New York, Las Vegas, just in time to cure the adult filmgoer Hollywood, and Paris in the 1940s and blues.” (Manohla Dargis, The New York 1950s. In Spanish with English subtitles. Times) In Turkish with English subtitles. Spain/UK; 94 min. Turkey/Bosnia/Herzegovina; 150 min. Starting April 20 Dates TBD The Kid with a Bike Monsieur Lazhar First-Run (PG-13) First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne Directed by Philippe Falardeau. & Luc Dardenne. The poignant story of an Algerian immi- A deeply moving new film from the inter- grant and substitute teacher who brings nationally acclaimed Dardenne brothers emotional stability to a Montreal middle (LORNA’S SILENCE, L’ENFANT) about school shaken by the suicide of their a troubled 11-year-old boy learning to well-liked teacher. Oscar Nominee: Best become good. In French with English sub- Foreign Language Film. In French with titles. France/Italy/Belgium; 87 min. English subtitles. Canada; 94 min. Dates TBD Jiro Dreams Dates TBD Dates TBD of Sushi First-Run (PG) Undefeated Peace, Love, Directed by David Gelb. First-Run (PG-13) & Misunderstanding “A breathtaking portrait of a great artist, Directed by Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin. First-Run a chef unique in the world…And the A real-life Friday Night Lights and Oscar- Directed by Bruce Beresford. most maddeningly delicious looking winner for Best Documentary, about an explanation of the all too frequently Our Feature IV special guest, Academy underfunded, underprivileged, underdog misunderstood world of sushi.“ (Anthony Award-winner Jane Fonda, stars in a new high school football team whose fortunes Bourdain) In Japanese with English sub- comedy-drama from director Bruce Beres- take a dramatic turn with the arrival of a titles. USA; 96 min. ford (DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER new head coach. USA; 96 min. MERCIES). USA; 96 min.

Film Streams Noir April 6 – June 13, 2012 Series generously sponsored by Sam Walker.

April 6–8 April 9–12 The Maltese Out of the Past 1947 Falcon 1941 Directed by Jacques Tourneu. Directed by John Huston. What’s past is prologue: Robert Mitchum plays a former private eye who thinks his Legendary filmmaker John Huston’s double-crossing days are behind him, only directorial debut is widely considered to get pulled back in when an old client the first film noir and arguably the best. comes calling. USA; 97 min. Humphrey Bogart stars as P.I. Sam Spade, with Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. USA; 100 min. April 13–15 April 16–19 April 20–22 Gilda 1946 The Big Heat 1953 Mildred Pierce 1945 Directed by Charles Vidor. Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Michael Curtiz. An illegal casino in Buenos Aires provides A vengeful detective (Glenn Ford) sets out Joan Crawford won an Academy Award the backdrop for a deadly love triangle, on a one-man mission to rid his city of for her performance in this classic who- featuring Rita Hayworth, in her most corruption, only to get drawn further and dunit, told in flashback as the title charac- famous role, as the film’s complicated further into the seedy underworld of gang- ter recounts for police the events leading femme fatale. USA; 110 min. sters and crooked cops. USA; 89 min. to her husband’s murder. USA; 111 min.

April 23–26 April 30 – May 3 The Postman Always Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Rings Twice 1946 Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Directed by Tay Garnett. Devious performances, spectacular dialogue, and in- spired cinematography shine in this deliciously amoral What goes around comes around in this scandalous drama about a scheming columnist (Burt Lancaster) crime drama about a pair of scheming lovers (John who uses an ambitious Broadway flack (Tony Curtis) Garfield and Lana Turner) who almost get away with to break up his sister’s relationship. USA; 96 min. murder. Almost. USA; 113 min.

May 4–6 May 7–10 May 11–13 The Big Sleep 1946 The Killers 1946 The Night of Directed by Howard Hawks. Directed by Robert Siodmak. the Hunter 1955 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall light When two hit men kill a small town gas Directed by Charles Laughton. up the screen in Howard Hawks’ adapta- station attendant, the resulting investiga- Believe it or not, this creepy classic star- tion of the classic Raymond Chandler tion delves much deeper than the murder. ring a terrifying Robert Mitchum—whose novel, from a screenplay by William Adapted from the short story by Ernest 15-foot-tall visage hangs over our lobby— Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furth- Hemingway and featuring breakout has never screened at the Ruth Sokolof man. USA; 114 min. performances by Burt Lancaster and Ava Theater…until now! USA; 93 min. Gardner. USA; 103 min.

May 14–17 May 18–20 M 1931 In a Lonely Place 1950 Directed by Fritz Lang. Directed by Nicholas Ray. At once a precursor to film noir and aston- A classic film noir on the dark side of Hol- ishingly contemporary, Fritz Lang’s haunt- lywood, featuring Humphrey Bogart as a ing drama about the hunt for a child-killer screenwriter accused of murder and Glo- in Berlin is a visual masterpiece, featuring ria Grahame as the new love struggling to an unforgettable performance by Peter believe he’s innocent. USA; 94 min. Lorre. In German with English subtitles. Germany; 99 min.

May 21–24 May 25–27 Party Girl 1958 The Asphalt Jungle 1950 Directed by Nicholas Ray. Directed by John Huston. A beautiful splash of color, Nicholas A brilliantly planned and nearly executed jewel heist un- Ray’s under-seen drama centers on ravels, leaving a terrific ensemble cast (Sterling Hayden, a mob attorney whose affection for a Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, James Whitmore, showgirl has him considering a change and, briefly, Marilyn Monroe) in the fray. A classic caper flick in careers, and consequently puts her and forbearer to such films as RESERVOIR DOGS and THE life in danger. USA; 99 min. USUAL SUSPECTS. USA; 112 min.

May 28–31 June 1 & 3 June 4 & 6 Gun Crazy (Deadly Laura 1944 Leave Her is the Female) 1950 Directed by Otto Preminger. to Heaven 1945 Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. There’s something about Laura: Every- Directed by John M. Stahl. one seems obsessed with her, as Mark Legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo Crazy! A melodramatic masterwork McPherson (Dana Andrews) discovers, wrote the script for this BONNIE AND featuring Gene Tierney (in an Oscar-nom- but only one is responsible for her death. CLYDE predecessor, about two gun-loving inated performance) as a woman so pos- A classic murder mystery and Oscar win- soulmates who embark on a nationwide sessive over her new husband’s attention ner for Best Cinematography, featuring a tour of armed robbery. USA; 86 min. that she’s driven to unthinkable crimes to stunning Gene Tierney in the title role. keep him to herself. USA; 110 min. USA; 88 min.

June 8–10 June 11 & 13 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Pick Up on Directed by Robert Aldrich. South Street 1953 Classic pulp fiction begets classic film Directed by Samuel Fuller. noir: Investigating the death of a hitch- A subway pickpocket (film noir staple hiker (Cloris Leachman) killed under Richard Widmark) unwittingly lifts an en- his watch, a vengeful detective (Ralph velope containing top-secret government Meeker) discovers the answer to all his information and launches a thrilling chase questions lies in a mysterious box (“the for its recovery. USA; 80 min. great whatsit”). USA; 106 min.

Forever Young Series made possible Family & Children’s Series . Spring 2012 with support from

April 7–8, 12, 14–15, 19 April 21–22, 26, 28–29, May 3 Rango 2011 (PG) Alice in Wonderland 2010 (PG) Directed by Gore Verbinski. Directed by Tim Burton. “RANGO is some kind of a miracle: An [Oscar-winning] animat- Lewis Carroll’s classic tale takes a ride down the rabbit hole of ed comedy for smart moviegoers, wonderfully made, great to look Tim Burton’s imagination in this Oscar-winning fantasy featur- at, wickedly satirical, and (gasp!) filmed in glorious 2-D.” (Roger ing Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Ebert) USA; 107 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+. Hathaway, Alan Rickman, and Crispin Glover. USA; 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+.

May 5–6, 10 May 12–13, 17, 19–20, 24 Edward Scissorhands The Indian in the 1990 (PG-13) Cupboard 1995 (PG) Directed by Tim Burton. Directed by Frank Oz. A timeless classic and the quintessential The popular children’s book comes to life Tim Burton film: funny and sad, satiric in Frank Oz’s faithful, live-action adapta- and sincere, gothic and modern, and won- tion, from a script by E.T. screenwriter derfully, brilliantly different. USA; 105 min. Melissa Mathison. USA; 96 min. Common Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 13+. Sense Media Rating: Ages 7+.

May 26–27, 31, June 2–3, 7 Charlotte’s Web 1973 (G) June 9–10 Directed by Charles A. Nichols 2003 (PG-13) & Iwao Takamoto. The School of Rock Directed by Richard Linklater. No remake can beat the original ani- mated version of the E.B. White classic, Jack Black channels Mr. Holland by way of Angus Young featuring the voices of Henry Gibson in this good-natured classroom comedy written by (Wilbur the pig), Debbie Reynolds (Char- (and featuring) Mike White, with support from Sarah Sil- lotte the spider), and Paul Lynde (Temple- verman and an awesomely uptight Joan Cusack. USA; ton the rat). USA; 94 min. Common Sense 108 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 12+. Media Rating: Ages 5+.

Collaborations 3 New Israeli Films

Presented with the Natan & Hannah Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7pm Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Hell and Back Again 2011 Studies at UNO, and funded in part by a gift from Tammy Abramowitz through the Directed by Danfung Dennis. University of Nebraska Foundation. A post- A groundbreaking, Oscar-nom- show discussion will follow each film. inated documentary exploring both the extraordinary drama of war and, for a generation of soldiers, the no-less-difficult experience of returning Thursday, April 12, 7pm home. USA/UK/Afghanistan; 88 min. Presented with Metropolitan Community College’s Military and Restoration 2012 Veteran Support Services and Career Services Directed by Yossi Madmoni. departments. A panel discussion will follow the film. The Sundance Award winning story of a struggling antique res- toration shop in Tel Aviv and the miraculous discovery that could help save it. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7pm Director Michael Kleiman In Person: Thursday, April 19, 7pm The Last Survivor 2010 Director Hilla Medalia In Person: A documentary about survivors of four different geno- Happy You’re Alive 2010 cides and mass atrocities—The Holocaust, Rwanda, A powerful documentary about two men working through the Darfur, and Congo—and their struggle traumatic experience of battle in the West Bank, one turning to to make sense of tragedy by working to music and one to therapy. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; educate a new generation. USA; 88 min. 60 min. A Q&A with director Hilla Medalia will follow the film. Presented with the Institute for Holocaust Education (www.ihene.org). A discussion with direc- tor Michael Kleiman will follow the film. Showtimes daily beginning in May. Thursday, April 26, 7pm Footnote First-Run (PG) Each quarter, Film Streams’ Community Develop- Directed by Joseph Cedar. ment Committee accepts proposals for film-related partnerships and events. Deadlines for proposals are A special preview screening of the Oscar-nominated film about Jan 2 (for Apr-Jun events), April 1 (for Jul-Sep), July 1 the insane academic competition between father and son, both (for Oct-Dec), and Oct 1 (for Jan-Mar). For more info, eccentric professors who’ve dedicated their lives to Talmudic email [email protected]. Studies. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Israel; 105 min.