Woman Under the Influence Showcases Cassavetes Risk Taking
Director John Cassavetes pushes cinematic boundaries with A Woman Under the Influence starring Gena Rowlands. The film, praised for raw emotion and improvisatory yet scripted craft, centers on Mabel’s mental unraveling as her husband Nick reacts with frustration and misunderstanding.
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Nick
Peter Falk
Mabel
Gena Rowlands
Cassavetes
Falk
Ms. Rowlands
Hackman Checks In Again as Popeye Doyle in Connection II
Gene Hackman returns as Popeye Doyle in The French Connection II at the Varsity Theater. The film follows Doyle in Marseille where he confronts drug lord Frog I and endures a brutal descent into addiction, then fights to recover and pursue justice.
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Gene Hackman
Hackman
Popeye Doyle
Varsity Theater
Sean Connery
James Bond
Connery
John Frankenheimer
Popeye
Doyle
Fernando Rey
Marseille
Frog I
France
Heaven
Frank Sinatra
Looking for Mr Goodbar liberation vehicle reveals a myth
The opening pages of Judith Rossner’s Looking for Mr. Goodbar feature Theresa Dunn, a Bronx schoolteacher drawn to sexual freedom as liberation. Gary Cooper White, a blond cowboy, murders her after she leaves a bar, exposing the emptiness of swinging singles and the cost of defining freedom solely by sex.
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Theresa Dunn
Judith Rossner
Mr. Goodbar
Gary Cooper White
Theresa
Bronx
New York
Theresa Rejection and Tragic End in Mr Goodbar
The novel follows Theresa as she struggles for control over her life amid failed relationships and a desire for normalcy. She dates James Morrissey and rejects marriage while chasing love and independence. Her self isolating choices culminate in murder by the cowboy from Mr Goodbar, underscoring her fragility and need for parental support.
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James Morrissey
James
Theresa
Brigid
Katherine
Mr. Goodbar
John Brown's Body Opens KU Theatre Summer Run
Three KU theater alumni lead the cast in John Brown's Body at University Theatre Murphy Hall. Richard Kelton Susan Tisdall Niven and Sean Griffin return after 1968 acting careers in LA and NYC. A 16 voice chorus provides sound and multiple roles fill the Civil War epic from Benet.
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John Brown
Kansas University Theatre
KU Theater
Richard Kelton
Susan Tisdall Niven
Sean G. Griffin
Kelton
Mrs. Niven
Kip
Los Angeles
Griffin
New York
Stephen Vincent Benet
Tom Rea
Benet
Curtis Canfield
Tyrone Power
Judith Anderson
Raymond Massey
EU Theater
Maribeth Kirchhoff
University Theatre
Murphy Hall
John Cross
Sue Niven
Weekend Arts Calendar Highlights in Lawrence
Arts events and lectures fill the schedule from today through Friday across Lawrence venues including the Lawrence Arts Center KU Memorial Carillon and University Theater. Notable items include A Kansas History Play The Continuing Adventures of Nyfrm the Sprite A Thurber Carnival John Brown's Body and lectures on John Brown in Kansas and Frank Lloyd Wright works.
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Sprite
Lawrence Arts Center
Lawrence Summer Youth Theater
Landmarks of the American Theater Series
KU Memorial
John Brown
Landmarks of the American Theater
University Theater
Albert Gerken
University Theatre
KU Memorial Stadium
Spencer Library
Peter Rabbit
Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives
John Baskerville
North
Kansas
Robert L. Gilbert
Museum of Natural History
Maria
Spooner Art Museum
Watson Library
An-Yang
Peking
Professor to speak in Venezuela at Caracas conference
Kansas University mechanical engineering professor Kenneth A. Rose will present a technical paper at the fourth Inter American Conference on Materials Technology in Caracas Venezuela on July 1. Rose will discuss The Roles of Corrosion in Technological Growth and his KU work on the economic effects of corrosion.
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Kansas University
Caracas
Venezuela
Kenneth A. Rose
Rose
Magic Eye art class starts Monday at Lawrence Arts Center
The final summer arts series begins Monday at the Lawrence Arts Center. Instructors Marsha Paludan and Leni Salkind lead the Magic Eye course combining art and rhythm. The 4 to 5 year old group meets 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. and the 6 to 8 year old group from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. over three weeks, with sessions Monday through Thursday.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Ninth
Vermont
Marsha Paludan
Leni Salkind
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