Gentle and timid, Haider (Ali Junejo) lives with his wife Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq), his father, and his elder brother’s family in Lahore, Pakistan. Following a long spell of unemployment, Haider finally lands a job at a Bollywood-style burlesque, telling his family he is a theater manager when, in actuality, he is a backup dancer. The… Read more »
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Art and a Movie: A Brief History
Nan Brewer speaks at a pre-screening gallery talk at the Eskenazi Museum before a screening of Mapplethorpe at the IU Cinema (Photo credit: Brittany D. Friesner) Art and a Movie series partner Nan Brewer reflects on the program’s past 13 years as she prepares to retire this month. From us here at IU Cinema, thank… Read more »
International Art House Series presents: Oldboy (2003)
After being mysteriously kidnapped and imprisoned with no human contact for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-sik) is suddenly released without any explanation. In a twisted game of cat and mouse, he has only five days to retrace his past, track down his captors, and get his revenge. An incredibly influential thriller from master filmmaker… Read more »
Not-Quite Midnights presents: Dream Scenario (2023)
Nicolas Cage stars as Paul Matthews, a listless family man and tenured professor with an affinity for evolutionary biology and anxiety regarding his own anonymity. One day, he discovers he has begun to appear in other people’s dreams at an exponential rate. He becomes an overnight celebrity and is soon showered with the attention he… Read more »
Monthly Movie Round-Up: January 2024
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 »
International Art House Series presents: The Royal Hotel (2023)
Americans Hanna (Julia Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick) are best friends backpacking in Australia. After they run out of money, Liv, looking for an adventure, convinces Hanna to take a temporary live-in job behind the bar of a pub called The Royal Hotel in a remote Outback mining town. Bar owner Billy (Hugo Weaving) and… Read more »