Guest post by Chris Forrester. “It doesn’t suck,” offers a character at one point in Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls — a tease, or understatement in one way or another, from a film not uncommonly heralded as the worst of all time. In context, it’s a throwaway line of dialogue from the film’s doe-eyed, sharp-witted protagonist; outside… Read more »
Channeling political dissent and creative daring into a revolutionary blend of history, fantasy, cinematic experimentation, satire, anger, fashion, and philosophy, legendary filmmaker Derek Jarman’s Jubilee follows Queen Elizabeth I as she travels 400 years into the future to witness a dystopian London overrun by a vicious gang of punk guerrilla girls led by the new… Read more »
We are the weirdos, mister. This sentence has been etched into enamel pins and posted thousands of times as a GIF on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr. For some, the line is just an iconic saying from some mid-1990s film, but for so many it’s one of the lines that cements their love and adoration for… Read more »
Every month, A Place for Film 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… Read more »
“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ” — James Baldwin Elvis was a hero to most But he never meant sh*t to me you see Straight up racist that sucker was Simple and plain Motherf*ck him and John… Read more »
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…. Read more »