Every semester, IU President Michael A. McRobbie programs a series of films based around a theme. This year, in honor of the Media School opening in Franklin Hall, his series is called “Reporting Conflict,” and it is about the power of the media. The last film in this year’s series is the 1969 political classic… Read more »
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I had the great pleasure of being invited to have lunch with John Boorman during his visit to the IU Cinema. He was so sharp and intelligent, and he told wonderful stories. I ushered a screening of Point Blank just so I could hear him talk. I loved the movie, but at the time seeing… Read more »
“I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.” David Bowie 1983 was a pretty good year to be a Bowie fan. It was the year Let’s Dance came out and brought Bowie unprecedented levels of commercial success and mainstream acceptance. For those of his fans who worried that he was selling… Read more »