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LIFE 3B Page design: Rebecca Roberts Batie Lincoln Journal Star Friday, March 22, 1996 KLKNNew tv 'Director' Buscemi makes 'Living in Oblivion' work Statinn Hp lave ctorf Continued from Page 1B Movie review Living In Oblivion Stars: Steve Buscemi, Dermot Mulroney, Catherine Keener. Director: Tom DiCillo. Rating: (nudity, language). Now showing: Ross. The Reel Story: Wickedly funny, dead-on look at the behind-the-scenes world of low-budget filmmaking.

who can't keep the boom mikes out the shot and a grip who doesn't have much of a grip on his work. They're filming a pair of ego-tripping actors. Chad Palomino (James LeGros) is a Hollywood hot shot, slumming on a hip independent film and trying to seduce every woman on the set. Ellen (Catherine Keener) Chad's co-star and first victim is an aspiring actress whose claim to fame is a shower scene in a Richard Gere movie. A film fan's fun fantasy, "Living In Oblivion" careens along with malfunctioning smoke machines, an irritated dwarf and so many on-set romances that one needs a program to keep track of who is chasing and breaking up with whom.

Most of "Living" is shot in the sleazy tenement building that houses Nick's set. After a few minutes, the viewer is actually there, standing near the camera and watching the movie magic except this outfit can't come close to performing real magic. But they sure are funny. "Living" puts a very human spin on an intriguing world, exposing the moviemaking business while maintaining BY L. KENT WOLGAMOTT Lincoln Journal Star On the surface, "Living In Oblivion" appears to be another self-indulgent, behind-the-camera look at moviemaking.

But writerdirector Tom DiCillo avoids most of the pitfalls of such "inside baseball" films and creates a wickedly funny look at the world of low-budget moviemaking. The film opens in black and white, with director Nick Reve (Steve Buscemi) watching a touching scene involving his lead actress and the older woman playing her mother. The scene deteriorates as technical flaws spoil take after take. The kicker here is another cliche Nick's nightmare is a real nightmare. But DiCillo cleverly breathes new life into the old "it's only a dream" sequence and gets the movie off to a rousing start.

When the film switches to full color and returns to reality, Nick is on the set with his offbeat crew a be-reted cinematographer (Dermot Mulroney), an efficient, if overly loud assistant director (Danielle Von Zerneck), a pair of soundmen far" SONY PICTURES Steve Buscemi is a low-budget film director and Catherine Keener his ego-tripping star in 'Living in much of its allure. tempts to improvise a scene and hog Special notice is due LeGros, best the camera are among the movie's known for his work in "Drugstore most revealing moments. Cowboy." He is dead-on perfect as But the star is Buscemi, whose the pompous Palomino, whose at- scruffy lovability and bug-eyed looks make Nick a believable struggling filmmaker. His intensity and eccentricity personify independent filmmaking. In addition to providing non-stop laughs, "Living In Oblivion" connects thanks to his performance.

Nightclubs Elliott Chiropractic HEADACHES LOW BACK PAIN LEG PAIN NECK ARM PAIN I Can Help 489-9899 Dr. Lori A. Elliott More Civic. More Headroom. The Royal Grove, Stepchild, Friday; Tesla.

Saturday; ail 9 p.m.-12:45 a.m., 340 W. Cornhusker Highway. The Storm, AZ.U.R., Friday-Saturday; Smokehouse Dan acoustic open stage, Monday and Wednesday; all 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 2441 N. 48th St. Striptease B.J.'s Hideaway, dancers, 5:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

Monday-Saturday, 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday; amateur nights, 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday-Wednesday; 5100 N. 48th St. Foxy Lady, Star City Dancers, 11:30 a.m.-l a.m.

Monday-Saturday, 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday; dance contest, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesday; 1823 St. The Night Before, dancers, 3:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Monday-Saturday; 6 p.m.-midnight Sunday; 1035 St.

Royal Grove, dancers, 11:30 a.m. -8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; dance contest, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, 340 W. Cornhusker Highway.

Shakers, exotic dancers, 6:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Monday-Thursday: 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, I-80 and Highway 6. For inclusion in this column, please send the name and address of the establishment, the name and type of entertainment, and the date and time of appearance. Address suggested material to Nightclubs, P.O.

Box 81669, Lincoln, NE 68501. Deadline is noon Tuesday before the date of publication. Country Western Best Western Airport, Lee Noble, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, I-80 Airport Exit. El Matador Lounge, Karaoke Konnec-tion, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Friday and Tuesday, 1620 Cornhusker Highway. Gentleman Jim's, Unforgiven, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday-Saturday; The City Limits Band, 6-10 p.m. Sunday, 56th Street and Cornhusker Highway. Long Shot Bar and Grill, Country Line, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Friday-Saturday, 1445 Cornhusker Highway. Dance Huey's, Planet Night with 104.1 The Planet and D.J. Ian, Saturday; 1 Cent Wednesdays with D.J., Wednesday; Thursday Night Fever with 95 KLDZ and M.C. Dale Young, Thursday; all 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 13th and streets. Speakeasy, Alibi, Friday-Saturday; jam night, Thursday; all 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., 3233V2 S.

13th St. JazzBlues Yia Yia's, The Kid QuarkStar Band, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Thursday, 1427 St. Zoo Bar, Billy Bacon and The Forbidden Pigs. Friday-Saturday: Justice League of the Blues and Home Grown, Monday; Kid Quarkstar, Tuesday; The Randies, Wednesday; Baby Jason and The Spankers, Thursday; all 9 p.m., 136 N.

14th St. Easy Listening Mojava, Laurie McLain, 8-10 p.m. Saturday, 2713 N. 48th St. Popular Congress Inn Lounge, Kevin Muldrow, 8:30 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 2001 W. St. The Isles Pub and Pizza, Double Take, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday-Saturday, 6232 Havelock Ave. The Keg, Karaoke, Wednesday, 20th and streets.

i Library Lounge, karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday and Thursday, 70th and A streets. The Neighbors Lounge, karaoke 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday and Wednesday, 7010 St. The Oven, Jack Scherbak, p.m.

Thursday, Eighth and streets. Pla Mor Ballroom, The Rumbles, 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday; Tuxedo Junction Orchestra, p.m. Saturday; Sandy Creek and Bordertown, 8 p.m.-midnight Sunday; Leo Lonnie, p.m. Wednesday: 6600 W.

St. The Point After, Input, 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 101 1 W. Dawes Ave. Kinsey Sicks, 8 p.m.

Thursday, 226 S. Ninth St. Sherry's Supper Club, Jimmy Mack Show, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday-Sunday and Wednesday-Thursday, 3223 Cornhusker Highway. Sidetrack, Joyce Durand, Paul Newton.

Fred Meyer and Jim Rupert, 8:45 p.m.-12:45 a.m. Friday-Saturday, 935 St. Rock Cheerleaders, Paul Phillips. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday.

5560 S. 48th St. Duggan's Pub, Owen Mutch and The Debtors. Friday; Bid Daddy and Authorized Personnel, Saturday; Open Stage with Dangerous Dan, Monday; Duggan's Unplugged Acoustic Jam, Tuesday: Wednesday New News Blues Band, Wednesday; AZ.U.R., Thursday; 11th and streets. Joe's Place, Crossfire, 8:30 12:30 a.m.

and Thursday, 1920 W. OSt. Knickerbockers, Morphine Angel and Sawdust Devil, Friday; One Size Fits Most and Violent Nine, Saturday; Apocalypse Theatre, Monday; 901 St. Mudslide Slims, Acoustic night, Monday; Little Satan's Hell Bound Train, Tuesday: 1418 OSt. P.O.

Pears, Distractions, Friday-Saturday, 322 S. Ninth St. The 1996 Honda Civic Automobile Magazine's Car of the Year. IfiUiasmcrL 437-1200 1-800-742-7811 21st Lincoln LIVE AT THE LIED CENTER 7n mm I 3s 2 distinction as the largest city in the country with only one commercial television affiliate. Of course, as Jonas points out, the vast majority of KLKN's programming already is available to the Lincoln market via KETV, the ABC affiliate in Omaha.

"So, much of the competition and comparisons between the two stations will revolve around the very small portion of programming that is generated locally. That's why Citadel president Phil Lombardo said Tuesday that he was considering delaying sign-on another week to make sure his news staff, in rehearsals for nearly two weeks, was ready for prune time. And indeed, the station announced Thursday that it would delay sign-on until April 1. "It's going on eight years since I started this journey," Lombardo said. "Another week isn't going to matter." Those 6 and 10 p.m.

weeknight newscasts will be directly opposite KOLN's, of course. Dant said he expected to add a morning and midday newscast in a few months. -KOLN viewers who tune in KLKN's newscast will see some familiar faces: Reporters Terri Teub-er-t and Steve Van Hoosen have jumped from the former to the latter (as have some key behind-the-scenes news people). Both stations clearly are embracing marketing strategies that emphasize their home base. KOLN has taken to calling its newscast "your Capital City newscast," while KLKN's slogan is "Lincoln's own ABC." KOLN recently adopted the Capitol-dominated Lincoln skyline as the backdrop to its newscasts; KLKN will do the same.

For all of the talk about KLKN's arrival. KOLN has been dealing with competition from two distinct markets' for years, noted Larry Walklin, professor of broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. KOLN has" faced competition from Omaha and from network affiliates in Hastings. Kearney and North Platte, among other places, that broadcast in western Nebraska, where KOLN is seen via Grand Island's KGIN. In that environment.

Walklin said, KLKN is just "another store on the block." But Walklin and other observers agree that that new "store" should have a large impact on the overall quality of local programming. Mary Jane Bruce, a former KOLN reporter and now an information specialist at UNL, suspects her former employer's news staff at is looking forward to the competition. "I think in some respects they'll welcome it. It will make their work more meaningful," she said. Already, KOLN has made some significant changes in its news operation, including a new, more modern-looking set and more live reports, Bruce observed.

And Jonas said that new news director Randy Lube has made strides to boost the station's Lincoln news content without decreasing coverage for western Nebraska. The newscast now features a three- to four-minute segment of news produced in Grand Island that is not seen in Lincoln. KLKN's arrival, Jonas said: "We really haven't been very concerned about it." Although it's dropped the practice, KOLNKGIN still is known -fondly among some, derisively among others as the station that for years began its newscasts with the weather report. It wouldn't matter if the Sower fell off the top of the Capitol on Ben Nelson, they still would have led with the weather," joked James Schaffer, a broadcasting professor at Nebraska Wesley an University. 'It was a bright, sunny day today and the Sower fell on Ben Those days may be gone, but they still symbolize the station's approach to news, Schaffer said.

He expects KLKN's arrival to force still more changes in style. "I don't think KOLN has ever realty felt a sense of competition from the Omaha stations," Schaffer said. "I hope (KLKN) sort of goads KOLN into better news coverage." In fact, it's possible that all of the commercial stations in the Omaha-Lincoln market will reassess their approaches and look for ways to set themselves apart, Schaffer said. Among other things, one Omaha station, has billed one of its evening newscasts as more family-oriented, with less emphasis on violence. JIt suggests to me that TV stations are beginning to find a niche in the news market and are beginning to segment themselves a little bit." In Lincoln, specifically, there's clearly room for a station whether KLKN or KOLN to focus its newscast to attract younger viewers, few of whom watch local news now, Schaffer said.

"I think a station might want to do a little fancier graphics and maybe st little jazzier presentation," as well as boosting content that appeals to young people, he added. Meantime, Walklin said that KLKN's arrival reflects a largely overlooked counter-trend to the bal-lyhooed expansion of cable and satellite offerings across the nation. 'Pointing also to last year's startup of KXVO in Omaha, Walklin said "It is interesting to see the continued increase in 'terrestrial' television stations. What it kind of points to is that the audience does relate to, and does like, the local, over-the-air stations. And those apparently remain economically viable." THE MOST AWARDED ACT IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF COUNTRY MUSIC.

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