Last semester I did a blog post on the Lilly Library’s David Bradley Collection, a resource used in the selection of titles screened in the City Lights Film Series at the IU Cinema. In my explorations of this wonderful collection I discovered that not only does it have a rich history, but so too… Read more »
A Place For Film editor Barbara Ann O’Leary chatted this week with experimental filmmaker Matt Lutz, whose work will screen Saturday at IU Cinema during the 2017 Iris Film Festival. BOL: You have two films in the 2017 Iris Film Festival: Thunderstorm (0:30) and Western Segment (7:19). Can you share a little about the films and… Read more »
The IU Cinema has had a great track record hosting live accompaniment and composers for its presentation of silent films. Films such as Blackmail, Metropolis and The General have all gotten the live orchestral treatment under the IU Cinema roof. However, this past year the cinema invited a group of musicians that had a little… Read more »
Lilly Library’s acquisition of John Boorman’s papers led to a stimulating campus visit by the visionary filmmaker last month. Events during Boorman’s visit included a Public Reception associated with the opening of The Directed by John Boorman: An Introduction to His Collection at the Lilly Library and the John Boorman: Conjurer of Cinema Film Series at… Read more »
Sequels are notoriously hard to make. In 2016 alone we have had movies like Zoolander 2, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, and Blair Witch come and go without making a dent with the audience, with critics, or with the box office. This isn’t a modern… Read more »
I’ve been a student here at IU for going on three years now, and I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Russell Sheaffer as a fellow Communication and Culture (CMCL) PhD student. It didn’t take long for me to discover how willing Russell is to help others experiment with media and explore interesting issues using it…. Read more »