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Page B3 ^ ÌjJo rtla n ò © bseruer March 16. 2005 Focus ‘Ray’ Writer Honored Power of Truth and Reconciliation Film accounts for healing in post-Apartheid South Africa James L. White On the heels o f his successful starring role in C oach Carter, Sam uel L. Jackson stars in a deeply moving film, “In My Coun try,” an account o f the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hear ings in p o st-A p arth eid South Africa. A Sony C lassics release, “In My C ountry” opened in theaters on Friday. Based on Antjie Krong’s book. Country of My Skull, the film exam ines the brave attempt by Nelson Mandela and the new leadership to heal the deep division and wounds Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche star In the South African drama 'In My Country.' in the wake of Apartheid. An unprecedented event, the to the atrocities com m itted allow a poet covering the hearings for healing,” Jackson said. “I was attached to this project from the hearings sought the truth and ing all South A fricans to start South A frican state media. very beginning. The script was “This is a story about making offered forgiveness to those who afresh. head and shoulders above any the world a little better. It is am az J a c k s o n p la y s L a n g s to n heard from the victim s and con other that I had read and it is very ing that through the hearings W hitfield, a W ashington Post fessed to crim es com m itted d u r real. I hope that this film will en South A frica, which has suffered jo u r n a lis t, w ho m e e ts A nna ing the A partheid era. Out o f this gender conversations and d e so terribly from racism , was now Malan, played by Juliette Binoche desire to reconcile the past, the bates after people have seen it.” able to teach the w orld a lesson in (The English Patient, Chocolate), hearings strived to bring closure James L. White was given spe cial recognized at the 25lh A n nual Tree o f Life A w ards for outstanding screenw riting for "R a y ” at a b la c k -tie d in n e r hosted by the Friends o f the Black O scar N om inees. W hite received his first H ol lywood writing assignm ent from Academy A w ard-w inner Sidney Poitier in 1992 for a script en titled "R ed M oney” (a.k.a. The Better Half). O th e r h o n o re e s in c lu d e d Academ y A w ard nom inated ac tors Jamie Foxx and Don Cheadle, Ray costum e designer Sharen Davis and “W oman Thou Art L oosed” producer Reuben C an non. The F rien d s o f the B lack O s car N om inees c e le b ra tio n w as sta rte d by W a sh in g to n , D .C . b u sin e ss e n tre p re n e u r A lb e rt N ellum m ore than 25 y ears ago a fte r he w as a la rm e d by the num ber o f b lack film in d u stry artists and film s th a t w ere o v e r looked by the A cadem y. He felt that if the A frican A m erican co m m u n ity h o n o red these a rt ists - n o t only w ould the re st o f H o llyw ood sit up and take n o tic e , th e a r tis ts th e m s e lv e s w ould be in sp ire d to c o n tin u e th eir a rtistic ou treach . Jazz Returns to Portland State District G r a n d O p e n i n g a t L V 's B e n e fits J a z z In s titu te During its heyday it was not uncommon to hear the swinging sounds of jazz swirling from down town Portland hotspots like The Mural Room, Sydney ’ s and the Jazz Quarry, a mere stone’s throw from the campus of Portland State Col lege. This week after a long hiatus, jazz returns to Portland’s Univer sity District with the opening of Leroy Vinnegar’s Uptown at Uni versity Place. Portland’s newest home for jazz, located in PSU’s University Place Conference Center at 310 South west Lincoln Street, opened last weekend with an evening benefit ing the Leroy Vinnegar Jazz Insti tute at Portland State University. Hosted by PSU president Daniel O. Bemstine and Dean of Fine and Performing Arts Robert Sylvester, the Grand Opening will feature fine food from the University Place Grill, a wine tasting, and the music of pianist Darrell Grant and his all-star trio. Beginning on Friday, March 18, LV’s Uptown will showcase the sophisticated sounds of Northwest jazz duos and trios on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 to 10 p.m. The spring schedule kicks off with LV ’s house trio led by Darrell Grant. An associate Professor of Music at Portland State, Grant will also serve as the venue’s music director, a role he occupied at noted Portland jazz spot The Typhoon Imperial Lounge from 1999-2001. Artists scheduled to appear at the new club include Portland favor ites Dave Frishberg & Rebecca Kilgore, Tall Jazz, Tom Grant, and vocalists Nancy King and Mary Kadderly. The room will also fea- ture visiting North west artists such as Seattle vocalist Greta Matassa and Brazil ian pianist Jovino Santos Netto. With 41 seats in its lounge area, LV ’s Uptown will offeran up-close and per sonal jazzexperience. “That is part of its appeal,” says Julie North, D irector of Auxiliary Services at PSU. "We hope LV’s will provide a com fortable and intimate environment to listen to great music.” The club will also feature an ap petizer menu that includes coconut shrimp, fried calamari, burgers and wings, specialty cocktails, a full bar and, a rarity downtown, free park ing. 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