Still from The Lunchbox Gwendolyn Kirk, South and Southeast Asian Studies Librarian with IU Bloomington Libraries, breaks down the pleasures of masala films and why audiences should check out the upcoming More Than Masala series. At its most basic level, masala means “spice” in several South Asian languages. The term is unsurprisingly most familiar to… Read more »
Still from In the Mouth of Madness Guest writer April Ridge gives a quick introduction to the John Carpenter classic. “You’ll go mad with fear!” The Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun” pipes into the insane asylum as John Trent (played by the wonderfully terrified and terrifying Sam Neill) is freshly admitted into his padded cell…. Read more »
After a cartel gunman from a small Mexican town is murdered, his four-year-old son Sujo is left an orphan and in danger. Raised by his aunt in the isolated countryside amidst hardship, poverty, and the constant peril associated with his identity, Sujo grows up and attempts to make his life anew, away from the violence… Read more »
Somewhere in the Brazilian hinterlands of the 1940s, ranch hand Manoel becomes an outlaw after killing his swindling boss. He pledges allegiance to Sebastião, a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners even as he perpetrates unspeakable acts of violent zealotry against the innocent. While the landowners hire a mercenary to take out… Read more »
The Others (Amenábar, 2001) Chris Forrester describes the magic of Nicole Kidman’s performances, particularly her star-defining string of films from 1995 to 2005. One of the more remarkable decades in any recent performer’s career is Nicole Kidman’s turn-of-the-millennium output, a thrillingly versatile stretch of outings that took her from newly minted breakout star on the… Read more »
Louise Brooks and Francis Lederer in Pandora’s Box Ever wonder how a deteriorating film can be given a second life? Ahead of our Silent Movie Day screening of the new 2K restoration of the 1929 masterpiece Pandora’s Box, learn more about this incredible film, its far-reaching cultural and cinematic impact, and the painstaking lengths it… Read more »