Naomi Watts and Bill Murray team up with an all-star cast — and newcomer, Bing — in a canine connection story, "The Friend," which opens May 2 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
Continuing is "One to One: John and Yoko."
Based on the bestselling novel of the same title, "The Friend" follows writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts), whose comfortable solitary New York life is thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his beloved 150-pound Great Dane, Apollo (played by Bing). The regal yet intractable beast immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life in this story of healing, love, and friendship.
"The Friend" is showing through May 8 and is rated R.
An expansive and revelatory inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, "One to One: John and Yoko" delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of John and Yoko’s only full-length concert. Featuring mind-blowing music newly remixed and produced by Sean Ono Lennon, the film is a seismic revelation that will challenge pre-existing notions of the iconic couple.
"One to One: John and Yoko" is showing through May 8 and is rated R.
For more information on films, including showtimes and ticket availability, visit the Ross' website.
