Shifting focus
For most of his working life, Lamar Marchese focused on the sound of things.
Not a surprise, considering that the longtime Las Vegan is the founder and first general manager of Nevada Public Radio.
After more than three decades in radio, Marchese retired in 2007 — and his focus shifted from the ear to the eye, thanks to his post-retirement pursuit of photography.
He shares some of what, and who, he’s seen in a new exhibit at Sahara West Library, which begins a twomonth run with a free reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
“Global Villagers: Street Portraits From Around the World” — Marchese’s sixth solo show — presents 30 large-format digital prints chosen from more than 22,000 photographs Marchese shot in 22 countries, from Australia to Zanzibar, on multiple international treks.
But photography is hardly a new pursuit for Marchese, 74, who picked up his first serious camera — a 35mm single-lens reflex Pentax — while he was in graduate school.
“I never took a class; I taught myself,” he recalls. “I see the world in photographs.”
That was long before he had a chance to see the world, however. After Marchese retired, “I thought it
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theaters Jan. 19.
To help you have any idea what’s going on during the March 4 Academy Awards, three theater chains are offering passes to see all nine nominees for $35.
The Regal Best Picture Film Festival will show each nominee four times between Friday and March 4 at Aliante, Green Valley Ranch Resort, Red Rock Resort and Sunset Station. Cinemark’s Oscar Movie Week, offering two chances each, runs Monday through March 4 at South Point.
And AMC’S Best Picture Showcase is marathoning four nominees Saturday and five March 3 at Town Square.
Here’s a look at the nominees, as well as the special screening times:
“Call Me by Your Name”
A 17-year-old (best actor nominee Timothee Chalamet) falls for the older American scholar interning for his father in Italy in the summer of 1983.
7 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Monday, 10 p.m. March 1, 1 p.m. March 4
10 p.m. March 1, 1 p.m. March 3
3 p.m. March 3
Regals: South Point: Town Square: “Darkest Hour”
Newly appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (best actor nominee Gary Oldman) must rally his nation during the early days of World War II.
4 p.m. Saturday, 10 p.m. Monday, 1 p.m. Wednesday, 1 p.m. March 3
7 p.m. Wednesday, 1 p.m. March 4
12:40 p.m.
March 3
Regals: South Point: Town Square: “Dunkirk”
At the beginning of World War II, nearly 400,000 Allied soldiers are stranded on a French beach, just 26 miles from the safety of England. 10 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. Monday, 4 p.m. Wednesday, 4 p.m. March 3
10 p.m. Wednesday, 4 p.m. March 2
10:30 a.m. March 3
Regals: South Point: Town Square: “Get Out”
A black photographer (best actor nominee Daniel Kaluuya) and his white girlfriend spend a weekend with her parents at their remote country estate in this social commentary turned horror story.
10 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Sunday, 10 p.m. Tuesday, 1 p.m. March 1
10 p.m. Monday, 10 p.m. March 2
8:15 p.m. March 3
Regals: South Point: Town Square: “Lady Bird”
A high school senior (best actress nominee Saoirse Ronan) battles her strong-willed mother (best supporting actress nominee Laurie Metcalf ) in this coming-of-age tale set in 2002 Sacramento, California.
7 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m. Tuesday, 4 p.m. March 4
10 p.m. Tuesday, 7 p.m. March 2
1 p.m. Saturday
Regals: South Point: Town Square: “Phantom Thread”
Dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (best actor nominee Daniel Day-lewis), whose fashion house is overseen by his sister (best supporting actress nominee Lesley Manville), draws inspiration from the parade of women who enter his life in 1950s London.
1 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Wednesday, 1 p.m. March 2, 10 p.m. March 3
Regals: South Point: Town Square:
10 p.m. March 3 Saturday
“The Post”
Washington Post publisher Kay Graham (best actress nominee Meryl Streep) and editor Ben Bradlee work to publish a story based on the Pentagon Papers in this historical drama.
1 p.m. Friday,
4 p.m. Tuesday, 4 p.m. March 1,
7 p.m. March 2
7 p.m. Tuesday, 4 p.m. March 4
6 p.m. March 3
Regals: South Point: Town Square: “The Shape of Water”
Co-workers (best actress nominee Sally Hawkins and best supporting actress nominee Octavia Spencer) in a high-security government laboratory discover a top-secret classified experiment.
4 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Monday, 10 p.m. Wednesday,
7 p.m. March 3
7 p.m. Monday, 4 p.m. March 3
6 p.m. Saturday
Regals: South Point: Town Square: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Months after her daughter’s unsolved murder, a mother (best actress nominee Frances Mcdormand) battles the chief of police (best supporting actor nominee Woody Harrelson) and his racist underling (best supporting actor nominee Sam Rockwell).
1 p.m. Saturday,
10 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Tuesday,
4 p.m. March 2
4 p.m. March 1, 7 p.m. March 3
3 p.m. Saturday Contact Christopher Lawrence at clawrence@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-4567. Follow @life_ onthecouch on Twitter.
Regals:
7 p.m. March 1, 10:30 a.m.
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