Sharply constructed with a heavy spray of noirish aroma, INTO TEMPTATION is a uniquely accomplished indie film, wielding salacious material sensitively, building an intoxicating sense of intrigue and discomfort.

Director Patrick Coyle, originally from Omaha, Nebraska, will appear at the opening night screening of INTO TEMPTATION on Friday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. at The Ross.

Mr. Coyle’s visit is sponsored by a generous donation from Vincent M. Powers & Associates.

Variety film critic Rob Nelson writes, “[INTO TEMPTATION is] A Catholic-themed indie of occasionally irreverent wit, "Into Temptation" is appropriately tough to resist, particularly as its cup runneth over with intoxicating turns by TV regulars and eager unknowns.”

“INTO TEMPTATION is a haunting, carefully crafted movie about a woman with mile-wide rips in her soul and the flawed priest who aims to save her,” according to Colin Covert, film critic for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune.

“INTO TEMPTATION dives into the deep end of collar-tightening, rosary-fingering unrest, creating a riveting momentum as it looks to articulate the push and pull between the obligations of religion and the overwhelming sway of sexuality,” writes Brian Orndorf, film critic for EFilmCritic.com. He continues, “”

INTO TEMPTATION is showing at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center on Friday, February 12 through Thursday, February 18. Show times are available at www.TheRoss.org, by consulting your newspaper, or by calling the MRRMAC film information line at 402.472.5353. The Motion Picture Association of America has rated INTO TEMPATION R for for language and some sexual content.

The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported the programs of this organization through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. For more information, call the Nebraska Arts Council at 402.595.2122.

A jaded priest finds hope and redemption in the unlikeliest of places in this indie drama from writer-director Patrick Coyle. Jeremy Sisto stars as the Catholic priest Father John, who has become complacent in his vocation until the day that a depressed prostitute, Linda (Kristen Chenoweth), wanders into his confession and reveals that she intends to commit suicide on her birthday, and then disappears. Father John’s quest to find and save the woman leads him on a journey into the city’s sexual underworld, where he finds help from unexpected sources, including hookers, pimps, and strippers. Brian Baumgartner (Kevin from “The Office”) turns in a supporting performance as a fellow priest.

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