Omaha: It's Not Just Telemarketing Anymore

Omaha's not just telemarketing and a bevy of fast food restaurants anymore. The metro area stinks with culture: Literary masterpieces, performing arts, visual arts, theatre and cinema and the word has gotten out. The March 25 issue of the New York Times Magazine featured an insightful article about all of the cultural happenings in Omaha:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/travel/tmagazine/03talk.omaha.t.html?ref=tmagazine

Also, a two-screen cinema in downtown Omaha at the corner of 14th & Webster will open this summer with a month-long repertory series curated by Omaha native, Oscar-winner, and Film Streams Board Member Alexander Payne. Along with his curatorial input, Mr. Payne will be writing program notes for the entire series and speaking about select films during special event Q&A sessions. Screenwriters come and take note as Mr. Payne's Academy Award was won for Best Adapted Screenplay. However, he's also directed some of the most successful films of the past decade: Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt and Sideways.

Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. Its new unnamed cinema will feature first run movies: American independents, documentaries, and foreign films making their theatrical premiere in Omaha and the surrounding region. It will also host repertory selections, including classic films, themed series, and director retrospectives, featuring an impressive cast of guest curators. For more information, including how to join the organization and receive half-price movie tickets, go to: www.filmstreams.org.