Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center

September 10, Friday

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ADMISSION:

Evening

$9.00 Adults

$6.50 Students

$6.50 Children

$7.00 Military

$7.00 Seniors

$6.00 Members

Matinee

$7.00 Adults

$6.00 Students

$6.00 Children

$6.00 Military

$6.50 Seniors

$5.50 Members

Children are 12 and under, Seniors are 60 and older

Students and Military must show a valid ID to receive discount

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Box Office Opens 30 Minutes Before Showtimes

RATINGS:

Many of the films shown at The Ross are not rated due to the prohibitive cost of acquiring a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Consequently, as many of these films contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.

LOCATION:

313 N. 13 STREET
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

FEATURED SPONSOR:

The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported the programs of this organization through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization, or how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

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RED CLIFF

Directed By: John Woo
Runtime: 2 hours, 20 minutes
Rating: R for sequences of epic warefare
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Country: China
Release Date: November 18, 2009
With: Zhang Fengyi, Tony Leung, Liu Bei, Chang Chen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Chiling Lin
Mandarin with English Subtitles

Synopsis
Returning to his roots after a stint in Hollywood, Woo has made the most expensive film in mainland Chinese history, a pleasantly traditional picture that marks a new direction for one of the world's premier action maestros.—Kenneth Turan, L.A. Times

Flying arrows rain down like deadly needles. Soldiers wield their shields in formations worthy of a Busby Berkeley musical. A beautiful woman pours tea with intoxicating precision. There's plenty of vivid action to fill two and a half hours in John Woo's Chinese historical war epic RED CLIFF, a rewarding change of terrain and era for the inventive Hong Kong director. The spectacular battle scenes are the engorged heart of the delirious adventure. But Woo also gets maximum romantic value from Tony Leung as a war hero married to Chiling Lin as the tea-pouring beauty.—Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

Legendary action-cinema master John Woo and international superstar Tony Leung reunite for the first time since the 1992 classic HARD BOILED in RED CLIFF, the epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. RED CLIFF opens as power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi) seeks permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei (You Yong) and Sun Quan (Chang Chen). As the expedition gets underway, Cao Cao's troops rain destruction on Liu Bei's army, forcing him into retreat. Liu Bei's military strategist Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) knows that the rebels’ only hope for survival is to form an alliance with rival warlord Sun Quan, and reaches out to Sun Quan’s trusted advisor, war hero Zhou Yu (Tony Leung). Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao’s brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign – unrivaled in history – that changes the face of China forever. A massive hit in Asia and the most expensive Asian film production of all time, RED CLIFF is a breathtaking war epic that marks the triumphant return of John Woo.