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Film Streams Repertory Calendar August – September 2007 V1.1 Film Streams Repertory Calendar August – September 2007 v1.1 Third Man 1949 We’re late. Typically, our quarterly newsletter will find your mailbox before so many of the films featured within it have come and gone. Starting this October, our Repertory Calendar will arrive loaded with the timeliest of information. In the meantime, there’s still plenty to discover in this introductory issue, including the full run of films for our ADAPTATIONS series this September. For even more details, including up-to-date info about our first- run programming, please visit us at filmstreams.org. —Film Streams Alexander Payne Presents July 27 – August 30, 2007 Seven Samurai 1954 McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 Viridiana 1961 The Wild Bunch 1969 Room at the Top 1959 8½ 1963 La Notte 1961 The Last Detail 1973 Modern Times 1936 To Be or Not to Be 1942 We have a lot of reasons for loving Alexander Payne. First, he’s from Omaha, our beloved burg off the coast of the Missouri River. He’s also directed some of the funniest and emotionally honest films of the past decade. And he’s a huge cinephile with a passion for the medium and an encyclopedic knowledge of film history. All of which brings us to our grand opening series. For our initial repertory series, we asked Alexander, an early and wonderful supporter of Film Streams, to select ten of his favorite movies. The result is a series featuring some of the most artistically interesting films ever made—and a unique opportunity to experience the big-screen influences that have shaped a contemporary filmmaker whose work we adore. See reverse side of this newsletter for full calendar of films, dates, and showtimes. Adaptations August 31 – October 4, 2007 The Shining 1980 The Third Man 1949 An Angel at My Table 1990 East of Eden 1955 Double Indemnity 1944 Short Cuts 1993 Naked Lunch 1991 Walkabout 1971 Rosemary’s Baby 1968 Masculin Feminin 1966 You like the book. She likes the film. He likes the novel. You like the movie. Since the beginning of motion pictures, cinema has looked to literature for creative MADE POSSIBLE inspiration, and audiences have debated the results. For this series, presented WITH THE SUPPORT OF in collaboration with the (Downtown) Omaha Lit Fest (September 14–15) and Omaha Public Library, we’ve collected ten movies drawn from literary sources— some more faithfully than others. The greatest adaptations ever? You be the judge. We’re just happy that William Burroughs, Jane Campion, and Jean-Luc SERIES PARTNERS Godard can now co-exist within the same sentence. And we’re also happy to extend our member-priced tickets ($4) to Omaha Public Library card-holders for the duration of the series. For more information, including details on panel MEDIA PARTNERS discussions and special events, visit us online at filmstreams.org. See reverse side of this newsletter for full calendar of films, dates, and showtimes. 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 Advisory Board Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater is located at 1340 Title Kurt Andersen Webster Street in downtown Omaha, within the Myriel Boes Saddle Creek Records development—west of Qwest Board of Directors Jason Kulbel Center Omaha and one block south of Cuming Street. Scott Anderson Danny Lee Ladely Showtimes occur during the evenings Monday- David Jacobson, Chairman Robb Nansel Friday and all day Saturday-Sunday. Rachel Jacobson, Founder/Director Joel Schlessinger Mark Javitch Michael B. Yanney Parking is available in the lot behind our theater, Ginger O’Neal Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein accessible from 14th Street (heading southbound, Alexander Payne between Cuming and Webster). Street parking is Steven W. Seline Staff also available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema Betiana Simon Rachel Jacobson, Director (free after 5pm weekdays and all day on weekends). Katie Weitz White Casey Logan, Tickets Communications Coordinator Buy tickets in-person at the box office (open 30 Design Partner minutes before the first showtime of the day), online Oxide Design Co. at filmstreams.org, or at any Homer’s location. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $8 general admission, $6 for students and seniors, and $4 for members. Please see the reverse side for more info. 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For even more details, including up-to-date info about our first- run programming, please visit us at filmstreams.org. —Film Streams Alexander Payne Presents July 27 – August 30, 2007 Seven Samurai 1954 McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 Viridiana 1961 The Wild Bunch 1969 Room at the Top 1959 8½ 1963 La Notte 1961 The Last Detail 1973 Modern Times 1936 To Be or Not to Be 1942 We have a lot of reasons for loving Alexander Payne. First, he’s from Omaha, our beloved burg off the coast of the Missouri River.
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