A New York-set romantic comedy, "Fantasy Life," opens April 10 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
Continuing is "Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It."
An anxious law school dropout (Matthew Shear) stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters and falls for the girls’ mother (Amanda Peet), an actress in a rocky marriage. A smart, New York-set romantic comedy co-starring Alessandro Nivola, Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Andrea Martin, Zosia Mamet, and Holland Taylor. It was the winner of the SXSW Narrative Feature Audience Award.
"Fantasy Life" is rated R and plays through April 16.
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes and rare photos, "Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned" is an exhilarating documentary about the legendary Grammy-winning musician whose signature sound shaped the work of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin and countless others.
Billy Preston was perhaps the most unsung musical hero of his time. Born in Houston, Texas, in 1946, he arrived in Los Angeles with his family three years later. At just 5 years old, he was backing gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. By age 10, he was appearing with Ray Charles on film, and by age 15, he was touring with Little Richard in Hamburg, Germany, where he met Richard’s opening act — The Beatles. He would later perform and record with the biggest names in music.
But Billy had quietly held secrets about his sexuality and early sexual abuse, known to very few in his life, which tormented him his entire life, affecting not only his well-being and relationships but also influencing his career choices.
"Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It" is showing through April 16.
For more information on films, including showtimes and ticket availability, visit the Ross' website.
