6A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN NEWS --- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2003 Reaction to film positive By Kelley Weiss kweiss@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Matt Jacobson, cinematographer for Bukowski: Born into this, saw it on the big screen at the Sundance Film Festival Friday night for the first time. Seeing the reactions of the crowd and getting audience feedback was a great feeling, said Jacobson, assistant professor of theater and film. "There is nothing quite like seeing your movie on the big screen and seeing the audience reacting very strongly to your work," Jacobson said. The film was shown six times throughout the festival in Park City, Utah, and each showing had a capacity of 150 people. The last showing of the film on Friday had standing room only. When Jacobson walked into the theater, people asked him to scalp his ticket. After the weeklong screening of the film, John Dullaghan, the director, is trying to work out a deal with a distributor to sell the film. The ability to have conversations with filmmakers around the world was a unique experience, Jacobson said. While attending the festival, he sat in on a paneled discussion called "Life, love and quantum mechanics." The discussion was hosted by Ira Flatow, the host of National Public Radio's, Science Friday. The panel discussed how the development of technology and science in film is affecting film making. The screening of the film at Sundance favored the film because it was a documentary. Jacobson said. "Sundance doesn't discriminate against documentaries," he said. "Most of the time documentaries don't get picked up. If you create a documentary, it is automatically separated from the mainstream Hollywood blockbuster." The reaction of the audiences at the screenings of the film were positive and many dedicated Bukowski fans came to see the film, Jacobson said. At one point, some of the people who worked on the film wanted to get a picture in front of the poster at the festival advertising their film, but someone had stolen the poster, Jacobson said. Jacobson and Kevin Willmott, assistant professor of theater and film, will screen the film they produced together, Confederate States of America, at Liberty Hall on Feb.21. The film will be shown during the Langston Hughes History week in Lawrence. Willmott said he wanted Confederate States of America to be picked up by a distributor as Bukowski: Born into this most likely would be. The funding of an independent film's production usually comes out of the pocket of the director. Willmott said. It can be stressful waiting for the film to sell, but the stress of waiting for the film to be bought is not too bad Willmott said. "I like to compare making independent films to being a farmer," he said. "You have to harvest the crops but never know how much money you will get for them." Lawrence McDonald's thrive despite corporation's losses By Nicole Roche nroche@kansan.com Kansan staff writer The golden arches are looking a bit tarnished these days. McDonald's Corp. posted its first quarterly loss, $343.8 million, on Thursday and announced it would close 517 stores in the United States and Japan. Edited by Jason Elliott Despite the national slump, local business has not suffered, said Patrick Manning, marketing manager for Lawrence McDonald's. The Lawrence region finished fourth in sales out of 21 regions in Kansas and Missouri, Manning said. A new McDonald's recently opened outside town east on I-70, making five Lawrence stores. "We had a very healthy year in 2002." Manning said. Economically healthy, yes but some students still see eating McDonald's as a fatty indulgence. Christine Smith. Topeka junior, said she had been a McDonald's fan since Happy Meals came with plastic Grimaces and fries that transformed into spy cameras. Admittedly a McDonald's french fry fanatic, Smith said recent obesity lawsuits aimed at the company had curbed her cravings. "I just don't like spending money on fast food," she said. "And it's bad for you." Manning said McDonald's began offering a $1 value menu in October, making the restaurant more affordable. Low-fat menu items are also available, according to www.mcdonalds.com. The grilled chicken caesar salad has 2.5 grams of fat, and the herb vinaigrette salad is fatfree. Manning said McDonald's Corp.wanted to help open more stores of its partnered restaurant, Chipotle, because of the Mexican-American restaurant's popularity. Nearly 200 Chipotle locations have opened nationwide. Mike Vogel, store manager for Chipotle, 911 Massachusetts St., said McDonald's Corp. had helped provide monetary backing for Chipotle as a financial partner, but the connection between the businesses ended there. "We're a completely different company," Vogel said. "They're a big investor, but they don't influence us in any way." Vogel said Chipotle was geared for a college-age group, which may account for its popularity among students. "You get a quality product for a low price," he said. "Plus you don't have to worry about tipping." Edited by Erin Chapman Professor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A r-mail. Blake Adams, Tulsa, Oklahoma, junior took Jin's macroeconomics class last semester. He said switching professors in the middle of the semester was frustrating. "The class was pretty close to over when she left, but the time difference between here and Hong Kong made it difficult to get questions answered." Adams said. "It would take at least 24 hours to get a response." Adams said finals week was especially stressful. "I was prepared to study for the final, but without the teacher to answer last minute questions, it makes things pretty tough." Adams said. Jin understands that her absence made class work difficult for last semester's students. 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