Still from Days of Being Wild Before his introduction to tonight’s screening of Wong Kar-Wai’s Days of Being Wild, IU Chancellor Michael A. McRobbie shares a preview of his remarks on the lush, woozy cinema of Wong and his acclaimed Love Trilogy. I am delighted to say a few words about the three films that… Read more »
When a woman’s head is discovered in a local river, her devastated fiancé Kim Soo-hyeon, a trained secret agent, becomes obsessed with hunting down her killer. Once he finds him, things get twisted, and a demented game of cat and mouse begins. An absolutely gonzo Korean revenge thriller starring Choi Min-sik (Oldboy) and Lee Byung-hun… Read more »
Shortly after delivering a patient to an understaffed hospital, a police officer experiences strange and violent occurrences seemingly linked to a group of mysterious hooded figures. Part Lovecraft, part Carpenter, part Fulci, part Romero, The Void wears its influences on its sleeve while simultaneously moving past homage into a nightmare construction of the unknowability —… Read more »
Still from Brother Noni Ford discusses the role of grief in the Canadian drama Brother and the brutality found in the characters’ everyday lives. How do we remember those we love? How does a family move on after the loss of a member? And how do we address the trauma of our past when it’s… Read more »
Our first glimpse of Debbie Harry as Nicki in Videodrome Chris Forrester considers the role of Nicki Brand and the icon who plays her, Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry, in David Cronenberg’s prescient examination of media. “The television screen has become the retina of the mind’s eye.” So says the wonderfully named Professor Brian O’Blivion early… Read more »
Aoyama, a widower who decides to start dating again, uses auditions for a fake production to function as a dating service. When Aoyama becomes intrigued by the withdrawn, gorgeous Asami, they begin a relationship. However, he begins to realize that Asami isn’t as reserved as she appears to be, leading to gradually increased tension and… Read more »