Guest post by Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert. I first saw the work of Swoon in the summer of 2008. I was in London on a small undergraduate research grant for my thesis. I was writing about the sudden attention being given to an emerging genre called Street Art. This was art that existed mostly outdoors… 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 »
Guest post by Imari Walker. “If I have work, then I’m not going to die, cause work is a living spirit in me — that which wants to connect with other people and pass on something, something to them which they can use in their own lives and grow from.” Marlon Riggs — filmmaker, poet,… Read more »
Guest post by Dayna Thompson. In the film Robot & Frank, the titular character, who is living with dementia, is forced to take in a “caregiving robot” his children purchase for him. He isn’t happy about it. Frank doesn’t see himself as needing this type of help. He doesn’t want to sit around and be… 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 »
Guest post by Alex Brannan. Horror and comedy – the salty and sweet of genre categories. I feel much has already been made of the horror-comedy as a seemingly incompatible hybrid that nevertheless persists. Not only does it persist, it has lived a life nearly as long as the cinema itself. The playful supernatural fantasies… Read more »