In Chasing Chasing Amy, filmmaker Sav Rodgers goes on a journey of self-discovery while making a documentary on the development and creation of Kevin Smith’s controversial LGBTQ+ film Chasing Amy. The film explores the transformational impact of a ’90s rom-com on a 12-year-old kid from Kansas, coming of age and contending with queer identity. Learn… Read more »
Poster for Perfect Days Jesse Pasternack explains why Perfect Days exemplifies the subgenre he has named “what if [blank] was Paddington and did [blank],” wherein a cheerful protagonist experiences the joys of everyday life while helping others. Every cinephile enjoys coining a term to describe their favorite subgenre. There’s something satisfying about taking a series… Read more »
Renowned artist Tarrell creates artwork that excavates beauty from the anguish of his youth, keeping past wounds at bay. His path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, La’Ron, who is desperate to reconcile. Tarrell’s mother hopes that her son can open his heart to forgiveness, giving them all another… Read more »
Set in France in 1889, The Taste of Things follows the life of Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel) as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie (Juliette Binoche). They share a long history of gastronomy and love, but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has… Read more »
Courtesy of Caleb Allison Ahead of our screenings of Perfect Days, IU Cinema’s founding director emeritus Jon Vickers spoke with student filmmaker Caleb Allison about Sol Folium, his new short that the Cinema will be playing before each showing of the Wim Wenders film. This article was originally published by CanopyBloomington. In a town like… Read more »
Léa Seydoux stands against a green screen in the opening of The Beast Chris Forrester dissects the heady themes of Bertrand Bonello’s genre-defying romance and the Henry James novella that inspired it. Spoilers ahead! “The escape would have been to love her; then, then he would have lived. She had lived — who could say… Read more »