The comic filmmaker Frank Tashlin (1913-1972) is probably best remembered today for directing Jerry Lewis in several outings during the 1950s and early 1960s, before Lewis embarked on his own directorial career. One label that I’ve observed other writers use to describe the filmmaking style of both Tashlin and Lewis is “plastic control.” This notion… Read more »
During my first viewing of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, his ninth feature-length film in 27 years, I was in hangout heaven. I marinated in the world. I took in the sights of the sun-drenched and lazy Los Angeles of 1969 and pulsed to the pop sounds pouring from the speakers in the… Read more »
Space: the final frontier, as the line goes, stands as a testament to the last unexplored territory for humanity, but it just as often serves as the final resting place of its pioneers. Those same starry plains full of hope and promise can quickly become a prison with no escape. You might even say space,… Read more »
After surviving my first year as a grad student, most of this summer has been about lazing around, binge-watching shows like Veronica Mars and Love It or List It, and, best of all, catching up on the many films that have accumulated on my DVR. To be honest, I have never felt more stressed about… Read more »
It is nearly impossible to define the essence of Nicholas Ray’s 1958 masterpiece Wind Across the Everglades, at once a kind of Floridian swamp western, a mysterious parable about the richness of the natural world, as well as an existential grudge match waged between an environmentalist and a bird poacher (Christopher Plummer and the powerful… Read more »
Guest post by Caitlyn Stevens, IU Cinema’s Social Media Specialist and Marketing & Engagement Assistant. I was first exposed to the work of Claire Denis years ago when I blind-bought a copy of White Material during a Criterion Collection sale. I absolutely loved the film (which was one of the sparks that ignited my obsession… Read more »