Still from In the Mouth of Madness Guest writer April Ridge gives a quick introduction to the John Carpenter classic. “You’ll go mad with fear!” The Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun” pipes into the insane asylum as John Trent (played by the wonderfully terrified and terrifying Sam Neill) is freshly admitted into his padded cell…. Read more »
After a cartel gunman from a small Mexican town is murdered, his four-year-old son Sujo is left an orphan and in danger. Raised by his aunt in the isolated countryside amidst hardship, poverty, and the constant peril associated with his identity, Sujo grows up and attempts to make his life anew, away from the violence… Read more »
Every month, Establishing Shot brings you a selection of films from our group of regular bloggers. Even though these films aren’t currently being screened at the IU Cinema, this series reflects the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema and demonstrates the eclectic tastes of the bloggers. Each contributor has picked one film that they… Read more »
Somewhere in the Brazilian hinterlands of the 1940s, ranch hand Manoel becomes an outlaw after killing his swindling boss. He pledges allegiance to Sebastião, a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners even as he perpetrates unspeakable acts of violent zealotry against the innocent. While the landowners hire a mercenary to take out… Read more »
Louise Brooks and Francis Lederer in Pandora’s Box Ever wonder how a deteriorating film can be given a second life? Ahead of our Silent Movie Day screening of the new 2K restoration of the 1929 masterpiece Pandora’s Box, learn more about this incredible film, its far-reaching cultural and cinematic impact, and the painstaking lengths it… Read more »
Augusto Góngora and Paulina Urrutia had been together for 25 years when their lives were forever changed by Augusto’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As one of Chile’s most prominent cultural commentators and television presenters, Augusto is no stranger to building an archive of memory. Now he turns that work to his own life, trying to hold on… Read more »