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 »
Tag: adaptations
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 »
The Iterations of Batman
Tim Burton and Michael Keaton on the set of Batman Noni Ford dances with the devil in the pale moonlight as she reviews the portrayal of Batman and the Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 classic. The year is 1989 and Tim Burton has come out with his version of the caped crusader Batman. This is… Read more »
The Lives of Female Artists in Greta Gerwig’s Filmography
I watched Frances Ha at the wrong time in my life; I was too young to quite get the character. I didn’t understand her, why she wasn’t aware of the incredibly embarrassing things she was saying, why she went to Paris, and why she couldn’t accept the strain in her relationship with her friend Sophie…. Read more »
Monthly Movie Round-Up: November
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 »
Kerouac at 100
Guest post by Joan Hawkins. “Who chose his words from mouths of babes got lost in the wood. Hip-flask-slinging madmen, steaming café flirts. They all spoke through you.” — “Hey Jack Kerouac,” Natalie Merchant and Robert Buck Remember the story of King Midas. He was granted a wish and without thinking it through, he asked that… Read more »