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Now Showing Isle of Dogs Itzhak Dir. Alison Chernick — USA 83 min — NR This enchanting documentary details violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman’s struggles as a polio survivor and Jewish émigré, and reminds us why art is vital to life.

Now Showing The Death of Stalin Dir. Armando Iannucci — France 107 min — R This biting new satire from the mastermind behind “Veep” depicts chaos within the Soviet regime after Stalin’s death.

Now Showing Preview Screenings start Apr 5 Dundee A Fantastic Woman Dir. Wes Anderson — USA — 101 min — PG-13 Dir. Sebastián Lelio — Chile Wes Anderson’s latest film is a dystopian, stop-motion adventure 104 min — R — Spanish with subtitles set in a pseudo-future Japan where a panic over Dog Flu has led Your 2018 Academy Award winner for Best all canines to be exiled to a place called Trash Island. Alluding Foreign Language Feature. frequently to the cinematic worlds of Akira Kurosawa, Isle of Dogs also contains all the Anderson signatures: meticulous compositions, surreal dialog, and Bill Murray.

Starting Apr 6 Ruth Sokolof Loveless Kitchen Table Central Dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev — Russia Real food made from scratch using the best local 127 min — R — Russian with subtitles ingredients possible. Enjoy dine-in or carry-out options from A divorcing couple search for their son, who fled our wonderful restaurant partner at the Dundee Theater. during one of their bitter arguments. The director Menu and more info at KitchenTableOmaha.com. of Leviathan again uses family drama to expose the brokenness of a political system. HOURS MON – FRI: 12 PM – 10 PM SAT – SUN: 9 AM – 10 PM

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Starting Apr 20 Ruth Sokolof Starting May 18 Ruth Sokolof Foxtrot Grace Jones: Dir. Samuel Maoz — Israel Bloodlight and Bami 108 min — R — Hebrew with subtitles Dir. Sophie Fiennes — Ireland A troubled family faces the facts when something 115 min — NR goes terribly wrong at their son’s desolate military post. Sights on Sounds preview screening May 13. See page 10.

Starting Apr 20 Ruth Sokolof Coming Soon Lean on Pete You Were Never Dir. Andrew Haigh — UK Really Here 127 min — R Dir. Lynne Ramsay — UK — 85 min — R A deeply moving story about love, loneliness, family, and friendship, told through the prism of Joaquin Phoenix is a traumatized veteran who a boy’s connection to an over-the-hill racehorse. tracks down missing girls in this adaptation of the Jonathan Ames novel from the writer-director From the director of Weekend and 45 Years. of We Need to Talk About Kevin and Ratcatcher (see page 8).

Starting May 11 Dundee Coming Soon RBG Let the Sunshine In Dir. Julie Cohen & Betsy West — USA Dir. — France 97 min — PG 96 min — NR A revelatory documentary on the exceptional life and Gerard Depardieu star in and career of the quiet judicial force and unlikely this charming romantic comedy from the director pop culture icon, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. of Beau travail about a woman looking for love in all the wrong places.

Starting May 18 Dundee Coming Soon The Rider Won’t You Be Dir. Chloé Zhao — USA My Neighbor? 104 min — R Dir. Morgan Neville — USA Working with non-actors to create a narrative 94 min — NR based on the events of their lives, Zhao delivers a biting yet tender story about an injured rodeo This exploration of the life and work of beloved rider struggling to find hope and a new path. children’s TV host Fred Rogers proves that his message of love and acceptance is still sorely needed.

3 4 COURSES SPRING REPERTORY A Salute to Janus Films & The OMAHA STEAKS CLASSICS Comedienne Curated by Alexander Payne Supported by Sam Walker

Saturdays, Apr 14 – May 12, 10 am to 1 pm Dundee Linder Microcinema INSTRUCTOR Diana Martinez, PhD, Film Streams Education Director COST $125 General $100 Student/Teacher/Senior/Military $75 Film Streams Members

In the last five years there has been great public interest in Hollywood’s “gender problem,” namely its unequal representation of women in key creative roles such as Few institutions have contributed as much to film culture in the director, producer, and writer. Yet, in the history of women in film and television, the United States as Janus Films and the Criterion Collection, as comedienne has had the greatest success and agency over her work, filling all those evidenced by this overflowing series curated by filmmaker and roles — usually simultaneously. In this way and many others, women comedians, Film Streams board member Alexander Payne. Founded in 1956 from Marie Dressler to Moms Mabley, Lucille Ball and Tiffany Haddish, often defy in Cambridge, Mass., Janus helped build the burgeoning art the roles set for them, and create new forms of empowerment. house movement by importing films by directors like Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni stateside, helping This five-week Course begins by looking at the relationship between women and to establish a canon for young cinephiles and film students comedy from its vaudeville and silent film roots. Then, using film, as well as stand- and contributing in no small way to the development of the up specials, sketch comedy shows, and television, we investigate how these unruly New American Cinema of the 1970s. Janus’ partner company, women use humor to gain recognition, power, and the love of their audiences. the Criterion Collection, grew from a boutique outfit issuing laserdiscs in the 1980s to the preeminent DVD/Blu-ray label for foreign, classic, and independent films in North America. Both Criterion and Janus continue to champion amazing cinema both SYLLABUS new and old, a pursuit truly worthy of a 19-film retrospective. Tillie’s Punctured Romance 1914 Alexander Payne & Peter Becker Desk Set 1957 in Conversation Selected Live Comedy Sat, Jun 2, 5 pm Tickets on sale May 1 Bridesmaids 2011 Join us for a chat between two of the world’s foremost cinephiles. Criterion Collection President Peter Becker joins close friend Selected Televised Comedy Alexander Payne for an enlightening conversation about their mutual love of film and the need to preserve cinema history. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear two cinema luminaries discuss their passion for the art of film.

5 6 SPRING REPERTORY SPRING REPERTORY Supported by Sam Walker

A Salute to Janus Films May 12, 14 & 17 Dundee Micro Jun 3, 4 & 6 Ruth Sokolof The Tale of Zatoichi Memories of & The Criterion Collection Dir. Kenji Misumi — 1962 — Japan — 96 min Underdevelopment Japanese with subtitles Curated by Alexander Payne Dir. Tomás Gutiérrez Alea — 1968 — Cuba — 79 min — 35mm The first film in a series that comprises the gold standard of yakuza films. As tensions mount between rival gangs, one side The first film to come out of Castro’s Cuba was a structurally enlists an unlikely ally — a humble, blind masseur named Ichi. innovative, politically brazen character study of an alienated intellectual.

May 13, 15 & 16 Ruth Sokolof

Apr 14, 16 & 19 Dundee Micro Apr 28 & 30 Dundee Micro The Wages of Fear Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot — 1953 — France — 147 min Salesman Le notti bianche Various with subtitles — 35mm

Dir. Albert Maysles, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin Dir. Luchino Visconti — 1957 — Italy — 101 min In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign 1968 — USA — 147 min Italian with subtitles on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin Jun 5 & 7 Dundee Micro This landmark American documentary captures in vivid detail This exquisite adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s “White Nights” is over a treacherous mountain route. A study in tension. the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman, discovering a romantic, shattering tale of two restless souls ( Le plaisir real-life Willy Lomans walking the line from hype to despair. and ). May 20 & 23 Dundee Micro Dir. Max Ophüls — 1952 — France — 97 min French with subtitles Apr 29, May 1 & 3 Ruth Sokolof A Special Day Ophüls brings his astonishing visual dexterity and Dir. — 1977 — Italy — 107 min storytelling bravura to this triptych of Guy de Maupassant Babette’s Feast Italian with subtitles tales about the limits of spiritual and physical pleasure. Dir. Gabriel Axel — 1987 — Denmark — 104 min It’s an infamous day in in 1938: Hitler has arrived and Danish & French with subtitles — 35mm is being publicly honored by Mussolini. In a working class Jun 9 & 13 Ruth Sokolof A lovingly layered tale of a French housekeeper who brings apartment building and Marcello Mastroianni Apr 15 & 17 Ruth Sokolof quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of are the only ones not celebrating and strike up a friendship. I fidanzati starkly pious villagers in late nineteenth-century Denmark. Dir. Ermanno Olmi — 1962 — Italy — 77 min Au revoir les enfants May 20, 21 & 24 Ruth Sokolof Italian with subtitles — 35mm Dir. — 1987 — France — 105 min May 5 & 8 Dundee Micro The tender story of Milanese fiancés whose strained French with subtitles — 35mm Throne of Blood relationship is tested when the husband-to-be accepts The Music Room Dir. Akira Kurosawa — 1957 — Japan — 109 min A heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss in a new job in Sicily. Nazi-occupied France based on events from writer-director Dir. Satyajit Ray — 1958 — India — 99 min Japanese with subtitles — 35mm Bengali with subtitles Malle’s own childhood. A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation set in a ghostly, fog- Jun 10, 12 & 14 Dundee Micro Ray brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of a fallen enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. Toshiro Mifune gives Apr 21 & 23 Dundee Micro aristocrat desperately clinging to the last symbol of his fading a remarkable, animalistic performance. life: the music room in which he once hosted lavish concerts. Dir. — 1960 — France — 108 min May 26 & 29 Ruth Sokolof French with subtitles Dir. Edward Yang — 2000 — Taiwan — 173 min and Jean-Paul Belmondo are the height of Mandarin with subtitles The Phantom Carriage tough-guy cool in this rugged noir about an aging gangster Dir. Victor Sjöström — 1921 — Sweden — 106 min — Silent — 35mm Following a middle-class family in Taipei over the course of who risks it all on a return to . one year, this warm, dazzling, and intimate epic is one of the A Dickensian ghost story and a deeply moving morality tale, undisputed masterworks of the new century. this extraordinarily rich and innovative silent classic inspired Jun 18 & 20 Dundee Micro Ingmar Bergman to make movies. Apr 22 & 24 Ruth Sokolof May 6 & 9 Ruth Sokolof Ratcatcher May 27 & 30 Dundee Micro I vitelloni Harlan County USA Dir. Lynne Ramsay — 1999 — UK — 94 min Set amid a garbage strike in 1970s Glasgow, a boy’s bleak Dir. Federico Fellini — 1953 — Italy — 103 min Dir. Barbara Kopple — 1976 — USA — 103 min — 35mm For All Mankind circumstances can’t stop him from dreaming. The stunning Italian with subtitles — 35mm Dir. Al Reinert — 1989 — USA — 79 min With unprecedented access, Kopple’s Academy Award– debut from the director of the new filmYou Were Never A semiautobiographical patchwork of sharply drawn winning documentary unflinchingly documents a grueling A radical, visually dazzling telling of the stories of the twenty- Really Here (page 4). character sketches compassionately detailing a year in coal miners’ strike in a small Kentucky town. four men who traveled to the moon, told in their words, in the life of a group of small-town layabouts. their voices, using the images of their experiences.

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FINAL FRIDAYS For ever You ng SPONSORED BY Dundee Midnights Hosted by Andy Helmkamp 11:55 pm Admission for kids 12 and under just $2.50! A Dundee tradition continues! Dundee

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Apr 7, 8, 12, 14, 15 & 19 May 5, 6 & 10 Jun 2, 3, 7, 9, 10 & 14 Ruth Sokolof Ruth Sokolof Ruth Sokolof Peter Rabbit and The Adventures Napoleon Apr 27 May 25 Jun 29 Tales of Beatrix of Baron Dynamite 2004 RoboCop 1987 Total Recall 1990 Starship Potter 1971 Munchausen 1988 The disarming story of a small- Detroit, the future. A fallen police Mars, the future. An average joe Troopers 1997 officer is revived as a crime-fighting (played by the perfectly average Donning ingenious costumes, The third installment in Gilliam’s town weirdo and a fateful student Buenos Aires, the future. Earth man-machine. Presented with Arnold Schwarzenegger) is troubled dancers from the Royal Ballet Trilogy of Imagination muddles the election. An instant cult classic is imperiled by giant, bug-like Nebraska Science Festival. by uncanny dreams that suggest inhabit famous Beatrix Potter line between fantasy and reality with flavors of Wes Anderson, John invaders, and a co-ed army of a past life as a secret agent. A characters in this mesmerizing through the exploits of Germany’s Hughes, and David Lynch. model-hot youths answer the call. trippy prescursor to the unreliable- production from some of the beloved folklore adventurer. The film’s bloody veneer masks a narrator tropes of late. filmmakers of The Red Shoes. Jun 16, 17, 21, 23, 24 & 28 critique of blind patriotism. May 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 24, Dundee Apr 21, 22, 26, 28, 29 & May 3 26, 27 & 31 A League of Ruth Sokolof Ruth Sokolof Their Own 1992 SECOND SUNDAYS Kirikou and the Lu Over the Wall 2017 The story of the Rockford Peaches Sights on Sounds Hosted by Patrick Kinney 7:00 pm Sorceress 1998 told with warmth and humor. In this way-out take on The Little An ongoing series for fans of great music and great stories. Ruth Sokolof A twentieth anniversary revival Mermaid, a lonely sea dweller A perfect complement to that of this magical blend of African comes ashore to join a dysfunctional college baseball tournament. folktales. middle school rock band and propel them to fame.

Mother’s Day at the Dundee Theater: Freaky Friday and brunch! Apr 8 May 13 Jun 10 Sun May 13 Tickets on sale Apr 26 Concert for Grace Jones: Half-Cocked 1994 Show mom you care with brunch and a movie at the Dundee George 2003 Bloodlight and Called “Easy Rider for the 90s,” Theater! Kitchen Table Central will open with a brunch bar and One year after the passing of Bami 2017 this gritty slice of DIY tour life special ala carte menu, and we’ll have Freaky Friday in the Peggy follows a group of kids who steal George Harrison, Eric Clapton An intimate camera follows the Payne Theater and RBG in the Linder Microcinema. Brunch starts assembled a group including Paul a van full of music equipment and enigmatic icon as she jet sets from pretend to be an indie band. Music at 9 am, theater doors open at 10 am, and films start at 11 am. McCartney, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, gig to gig, makes an emotional Ravi Shankar, and Ringo Starr to by Polvo, Smog, Helium, $5 off brunch with your movie ticket! return to her native Jamaica, and others. celebrate Harrison’s work. and commands the stage for one epic live show. Previews full run. See page 4.

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Spring Collaborations Special screenings with discussions. Science on Screen

Tue Apr 10, 7 pm Ruth Sokolof PRESENTED WITH Tue May 8, 7 pm Ruth Sokolof All This Panic Bugs Dir. Jenny Gage — 2016 — USA — 79 min — NR Dir. Michael Almereyda — 2017 —USA — 99 min A lyrical documentary shot over a three-year period, All This Panic Equal parts travelogue, nature documentary, takes an intimate look into the lives of seven teenage girls coming of food porn, and political treatise, Bugs travels age in New York. Presented with Omaha Teen Council, with a post- the globe to answer a single question: Will show panel featuring Teen Council members. eating insects save the Earth? Presented in collaboration with UNMC.

Thu Apr 26, 7 pm Ruth Sokolof PRESENTED WITH

A Stray Tue, Jun 5, 7 pm Ruth Sokolof Dir. Musa Syeed — 2016 — 82 min Eternal Sunshine of A Somali refugee living in Minneapolis takes in a stray dog and the Spotless Mind struggles to keep his faith in this tender, humane drama. Writer- Dir. Michel Gondry — 2004 — 108 min director Musa Syeed (co-writer of 2017’s Menashe) joins us for a post- show Q&A, presented with the UNO Islamic Studies Program. and Jim Carey play exes who undergo radical procedures to erase all memories of each other. One of the most affecting love stories of the 21st century, wrapped in an inventive soft Tue May 22, 7 pm Dundee PRESENTED WITH sci-fi mind-bender. Presented in collaboration Walk with Me with UNMC. Dir. Marc J. Francis & Max Pugh — 2017 — 94 min A cinematic journey into the world of a monastic community practicing the art of mindfulness with Zen Buddhist master Thich PRESENTED WITH Nhat Hanh. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. Presented with Ruth Sokolof Mindfulness Outreach Initiative. The Met: Live in HD

Così fan tutte (Mozart) Live: Mar 31, 11:55 am Encore: Apr 4, 6 pm Volunteer with Us Luisa Miller (Verdi) Join our Streams Team, an amazing group of volunteers who take Live: Apr 14, 11:30 am Encore: Apr 18, 6 pm tickets, assist with seating, support events, and help out in our Cendrillon (Massenet) administrative office. Earn free movie passes and all you can eat Live: Apr 28, 11:55 am Encore: May 2, 6 pm popcorn! Mark your calendar for the next volunteer orientation:

Sat, Jul 21! For more information visit FilmStreams.org/Volunteer. Join us for Prelude Talks by Opera Omaha speakers before all live Saturday showings. Paul Torres, February Volunteer of the Month Tickets: $24 General, $20 for Film Streams Members & Opera Omaha Subscribers, $10 for students

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Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the PRESENTED WITH Prime Time: A Conversation cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation with Women in Television and discussion of film as an art form. Our programming takes place across two wonderful and distinct cinemas: Free admission Dundee

Sat, May 19, 2 pm Tickets available Apr 19 Est. 2007 Est. 1925 1340 MIKE FAHEY STREET 4952 DODGE STREET Join us as we examine, discuss, and NORTH DOWNTOWN DUNDEE celebrate the historical and cultural impact The two-screen (206-seat and 96-seat) cinema we opened a Omaha’s longest-surviving cinema, now with two screens: decade ago within the Saddle Creek Records complex — the historic 300-seat Peggy Payne Theater and the 25-seat of women in media. located one block west of TD Ameritrade ballpark. Free lot Linder Microcinema. Dine-in or carry out from Kitchen Table parking is accessible from 14th Street between Cuming and Central and choose from a selection of film books, DVDs, Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also available in the and Blu-rays, in the new “Katie’s Video” bookstore. Free On the heels of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, which seek to expose and correct vicinity surrounding the cinema (free after 9 pm and all day parking is available in the lot to the north and east of the the abuse suffered by women and men in the entertainment industry, we invited three on Sunday). theater, and in the NRG Media lot (5011 Capitol Ave) after outstanding women, all originally from Omaha, who are having an impact in the news or 5 pm weekdays and all day Sat-Sun. entertainment industry. ACCESSIBILITY TICKETS FEATURING: All public areas of the Ruth Sokolof Theater and Dundee Theater are fully accessible. Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 The parking lots adjacent to our cinemas include reserved accessible spots, and min. before the day’s first showtime) In recent years, Yolonda Ross has garnered attention for roles in critically lauded seating at both cinemas can be reserved for patrons using wheelchairs and their or online at FilmStreams.org. Unless television shows like “Treme,” “The Get Down,” “How to Get Away With Murder,” parties. Assistive devices are available at both venues (Fidelio and CaptiView), and otherwise noted, tickets are $10 general, and “The Chi.” Among other honors, Yolonda has received two Independent Spirit hearing loop technology is now installed at the Dundee Theater for patrons with $7.50 for seniors, students, teachers, telecoil-equipped hearing aids. For more information, visit FilmStreams.org, or military, and those arriving by bike or Award nominations — for her feature debut in Stranger Inside in 2001 and the contact General Manager Kate Williams at 402-933-0259 x20. bus, and $5 for Members. 2014 John Sayles filmGo For Sisters.

Symone D. Sanders is a strategist who rose to prominence at just 25 during BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF her tenure as the national press secretary for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential Esther Brabec Rebecca Allen Diana Martinez, PhD PROJECTIONISTS campaign. Symone has been featured on NPR, Fox News, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, Tanya Cook Membership Coordinator Education Director Cody Blezek BET and currently can be seen on CNN as a Political Commentator. Roger duRand Brian Allen Sally Otis Scott Drickey Charles Gifford Assistant General Manager Community Engagement Jim Foyt, Dr. Soonjo Hwang Rachel Shukert has written for a variety of television projects such as “Red Band Manager Lead Projectionist David Jacobson, Founding Chair Brenton Gomez Society” and “Supergirl.” She is currently executive story editor on the Netflix Thomas Latchford Rachel Jacobson, Shift Manager Sean Pratt comedy “GLOW.” Her books include the bestselling memoir Everything Is Going Matt Maine, Founder/Executive Director Associate Manager, Crystal Hartford Lead Projectionist To Be Great and the young adult series Starstruck. Rachel currently is developing Gerry Lauritzen Ruth Sokolof Theater Shift Manager Jason Rumbaugh her first feature film. Mike Lebens, Vice Chair Kevin Rooney Andy Helmkamp Dan Lonergan, Chair Shift Manager/ House Manager, THEATER STAFF Dan McCarthy Projectionist Dundee Theater Alexander Payne Tony Chudomelka Dana Ryan Mike Betiana Simon Rachel Jacobson Patrick Clark Office Manager Paul G. Smith, Past Chair Executive Director Shari Duminy Send Us Your Films Ted Warin, Treasurer Tracy Shutt Taylor Eagan Patrick Kinney Katie Weitz, PhD Finance Director Amanda Fehlner Submissions open Tue, Apr 24 for our ninth annual Local Communications Director Sarah Bay Yale, Secretary TJ Jones Travis Upshaw Filmmakers Showcase — a curated program featuring work Caitlin LaVelle- Diane Kirchmann Shift Manager by area artists. For a film to be eligible, at least one Gustafson Jason Murphy of the project’s filmmakers must be a resident of Nebraska ADVISORY BOARD Development Manager Connie White Leesa Rangel Balcony Booking Isaac Rogers or Iowa. Follow us on social media for updates! Kurt Andersen Aaron Lee Paul Sanchez Danny Lee Ladely Shift Manager Kate Williams Ivy Sutton Robb Nansel General Manager Casey Logan Hillary Nather-Detisch Nicholas Watson Deputy Director Design by Justin Kemerling Joel Schlessinger Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein 13 Michael B. Yanney, Director Emeritus 14 Contents

NEW RELEASES COURSES 1–4 5

SPRING REPERTORY FOREVER YOUNG 6–8 9

MIDNIGHTS / COLLABORATIONS & SIGHTS ON SOUNDS SPECIAL PROGRAMS 10 11–12

THE MET IN HD WOMEN IN TV 12 13

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