CINEMA PARADISO Tucked in the basement of the University of New Mexico's Student Union Building, the Southwest Film Center offers mature, intelligent, challenging films the likes of which are seldom screened in the Duke City

From: Albuquerque Journal | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

There's a well-kept secret tucked into a corner of the lower level of the Student Union Building at the University of New Mexico.

But the students who run the Southwest Film Center plan to spread the word about the plush, state-ofthe-art venue where they screen the kind of movies you can't find at the big-box cineplexes and the $1 theater.

And the message, targeted to those tired of paying $9.25 to see formulaic Hollywood fare, could be that Manhattan-quality cinema exists here at Albuquerque prices.

"Our plan is to expand our reach and bring in more nonstudents," said Andrew Berry, the ...

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