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 »
Onscreen at IU Cinema
Food for Thought: Audrey Hepburn in Charade
Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade While there is much to love about Stanley Donen’s romantic thriller, Michaela Owens tucks into one specific aspect that makes Audrey Hepburn’s character so entertaining. Reggie Lampert is terrified. Her husband, Charlie, has been murdered. A trio of dastardly men are after the $250,000 he stole from them,… Read more »
The Draw of Television: I Saw the TV Glow
Poster for I Saw the TV Glow Noni Ford reviews the iconoclastic coming-of-age film and its exploration of gender identity, loneliness, and the attachments we form with media like television. It’s insanely hard to write a review of I Saw the TV Glow that has no spoilers. Then again, maybe it isn’t since there are… Read more »
New Americas Cinema presents: The Eternal Memory (2023)
Augusto Góngora and Paulina Urrutia had been together for 25 years when their lives were forever changed by Augusto’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As one of Chile’s most prominent cultural commentators and television presenters, Augusto is no stranger to building an archive of memory. Now he turns that work to his own life, trying to hold on… Read more »
New Americas Cinema presents: Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
From director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story. Reclusive gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) falls hard for Jackie (Katy O’Brian), an ambitious bodybuilder headed to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But when their love ignites violence, they’re pulled deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family. Love Lies Bleeding premiered at the… Read more »
Duplicity, Deception, and Detail: The Cinematic World of John le Carré
Richard Burton in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Before his introduction to our upcoming screening of the John le Carré adaptation The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, IU Chancellor Michael A. McRobbie shares a preview of his remarks on the film and le Carré’s legacy. The renowned British author John… Read more »