The question of realism in narrative cinema is an interesting and complex one. When a group of Italian filmmakers in the 1940s, led by Roberto Rossellini but also composed of quite different figures such as Luchino Visconti and Vittorio De Sica, began to produce works that have come to comprise the Italian Neorealist canon, their… Read more »
Tag: 1980s
10 Reasons Why I Love Weird Al’s 1989 Film UHF (#6 Will Shock You!)
Guest post by Seth Mutchler. Hi, everybody! Seth Mutchler here, IU Cinema’s Cinema Technology Specialist. On September 10th, IU Cinema will be presenting my Staff Selects, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s UHF (1989). I was thinking about this movie as I was preparing to write this blog post, and I was struggling to put my finger on… Read more »
Monthly Movie Round-Up: August
Every month, Establishing Shot brings 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 reflects the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema and demonstrates the eclectic tastes of the bloggers. Each contributor has picked one film that they… Read more »
Amadeus and the Binary of Genius
There is a lot to like about the movie adaptation and the recent National Theatre Live production of Peter Shaffer’s play Amadeus. There is the the sumptuous production design, the fantastic acting from both casts, and of course the beautiful music. But one of my favorite things about Amadeus is its articulation of a cultural… Read more »