The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest, and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton (Patrick Swayze) has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he’s more than capable, busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot-spot. But… Read more »
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Monthly Movie Round-Up: December 2023
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 »
Structural Film at the Turn of the Century: Manipulations in Space-Time
Still from *Corpus Callosum What is structural film? Alex Brannan explains the term and its place in the experimental film genre. A wave of films deemed “structural” emerged in the North American avant-garde during the 1960s. This was a brand of minimalist and highly formalist cinema. P. Adams Sitney, who coined the term “structural” to… Read more »
A Conversation with Rozpad Co-Producer Peter Almond
Still from Decay/Rozpad In this interview with Peter Almond, the co-producer of the Ukrainian classic Decay/Rozpad, guest writer Stanislav Menzelevskyi learns what the political landscape was like during the film’s production, how Almond came to the project, and more. In 1989, Peter Almond, an American scriptwriter and producer, was visiting his parents in Kyiv. His… Read more »
Monthly Movie Round-Up: November 2023
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 »
“You don’t really want to know. You want to be fooled”
Themester intern Brooklynn Shively briefly muses on the questions of truth and illusion at the heart of The Prestige. Christopher Nolan’s 2006 film The Prestige tells a tale of rivalry and obsession between two magicians, Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale), unfolding against a backdrop of illusory acts and a constant battle… Read more »