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Monthly Movie Round-Up: December

Posted on by Establishing Shot

Every month, A Place for Film will bring you a selection of films from our group of regular bloggers. Even though these films aren’t currently being screened at the IU Cinema, this series will reflect the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema, as well as demonstrate the eclectic tastes of the bloggers. Each contributor has picked one film that they saw this month that they couldn’t wait to share with others. Keep reading to find out what discoveries these cinephiles have made, as well as some of the old friends they’ve revisited. (more…)

Holiday Favorites

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For the next few weeks, the IU Cinema will be dark as we spend time with our loved ones for the holidays. It’s a time for us all to take a breather as we reflect on the past year and look forward to the new one. While the Cinema’s spring schedule has not yet been completely released, there are quite a few films we think you should definitely check out as you celebrate the holidays with your own families and friends. (more…)

Mathematical Beauty: Visual Music by Mary Ellen Bute

Posted on by Laura Ivins

Still from Synchromy No. 2
Synchromy No. 2 (1935)

Before Disney’s Fantasia (Joe Grant & Dick Huemer, 1940) introduced the idea of visual music to mass audiences, experimental filmmakers had been playing with the idea for decades. As early as 1909, Italian futurists were painting abstract forms onto film stock, attempting to translate the purity of classical compositions into moving image media. (more…)

In Anticipation of Joachim Trier’s Thelma

Posted on by Katherine Johnson

Still from Thelma

 

This post is a pretty early push for a film I am incredibly excited to see: Joachim Trier’s Thelma, showing at the Indiana University Cinema on January 5 and 6, 2018. Yes, these screenings are still weeks away, but I wholeheartedly believe my anticipation for seeing a film that The Independent calls “a new take on body horror” is well worth it (see more here). (more…)

Myrna Loy: More Than Just “The Perfect Wife”

Posted on by Michaela Owens

 

If you were to ask the average person to name an actress from old Hollywood, you’re likely to hear the same handful of names: Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, maybe even Ginger Rogers. If you’re a classic film fan, you know that while these ladies are incredible representations of Hollywood’s Golden Age, there are many, many more women who also deserve to be recognized. One such woman is the irreplaceable Myrna Loy. (more…)

A (Very) Brief Introduction to Ruben Östlund, Sweden’s Oscar Contenders, and The Square

Posted on by Nathaniel Sexton

The Square

“I hope it will be less painful this time…”
— Ruben Östlund, joking about The Square’s selection as Sweden’s official nominee for Best Foreign Language Film for the 90th Academy Awards

Although the Nordic country is a mainstay of the award season in the United States, having been represented 15 times since 1956, Sweden has only taken the prize for Best Foreign Language Film on three occasions, and only for famed master Ingmar Bergman (The Virgin Spring in 1960, Through a Glass Darkly in 1961, and Fanny and Alexander in 1983). The 43-year-old writer/director Ruben Östlund, among sweeping Swedish classicist Jan Troell and the darkly comedic, stagy minimalist Roy Andersson, stand as the Scandinavian country’s greatest hopes for capturing the prize beyond Bergman’s shadow (each director has had multiple films submitted by their home country). This year, with Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner The Square, Sweden, and Östlund, hope to finally win the prize and come out from under the austere legacy of Bergman. (more…)

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