'Bernard and Huey' director to attend Ross screening

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‘Bernard and Huey’ director to attend Ross screening

Jim Rash & David Koechner star in "Bernard and Huey"
Jim Rash and David Koechner play the title characters in the dark comedy "Bernard and Huey." The film is showing at the Ross through Aug. 23.

Nebraska’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center will host director Dan Mirvish for a question-and-answer session following the 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17 screening of “Bernard and Huey.”

The dark comedy, based on a decades-old, unproduced script by Jules Feiffer, shows Aug. 17-23 at the Ross. The western film “Damsel,” starring Robert Pattinson, also runs Aug. 17-23. Continuing to show is the documentary “Three Identical Strangers.”

“Bernard and Huey” is the story of roguish Huey (played by David Koechner) and nebbishy Bernard (played by Jim Rash), who are unlikely collegiate friends in late 1980s New York. Years later, a bedraggled Huey crashes at Bernard’s upscale bachelor pad. As the two reconnect, Bernard falls in love with Huey’s estranged daughter Zelda (Mae Whitman), an aspiring graphic novelist who’s got a seductive new creative partner, Conrad (Eka Darville).

Huey slowly gets his mojo back and tries to seduce the various women in Bernard’s life, including his off-again girlfriend Roz (Sasha Alexander) and colleague Mona (Nancy Travis), while reconnecting with his ex-wife (Bellamy Young) and brother (Richard Kind). As Bernard and Huey return to their old ways, at least one of them finds himself in danger of marrying a woman old enough to be his wife.

An award-winning film that has screened at more than 25 festivals on five continents, “Bernard and Huey” is a timely story of two men behaving badly and the smart women who rein them in.

The film is not rated.

Bernard and Huey - Trailer (2018)
Trailer: "Bernard and Huey"

In “Damsel,” Pattinson portrays Samuel Alabaster, an affluent pioneer who ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope (played by Mia Wasikowska). As Samuel traverses the Wild West with a drunkard named Parson Henry (David Zellner) and a miniature horse named Butterscotch, their once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between hero, villain and damsel.

A loving reinvention of the western genre from David and Nathan Zellner, “Damsel” showcases their trademark unpredictability, off-kilter sense of humor and unique brand of humanism.

The film is rated R for some violence, language, sexual material and brief graphic nudity.

Damsel Trailer #1 (2018) | Movieclips Trailers
Trailer: "Damsel"

Surreal and surprising, “Three Identical Strangers” questions the nature of reality and identity.

The film takes place in 1980 New York as three 19-year-old strangers discover that they are identical triplets who were separated at birth. The teens’ joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but it also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives — and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.

“Three Identical Strangers,” rated PG-13, shows through Aug. 23.

Three Identical Strangers Trailer #1 (2018) | Movieclips Indie
Trailer: "Three Identical Strangers"

For more information, including show times, click here or call 402-472-5353.

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