“Underseen” is a new, ongoing series where I highlight exceptional titles that have gone unfairly overlooked or underseen. Serpent’s Path is one half of a two-part project which followed Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s international sensation, the frightening and strange horror detective story Cure (1997). Having been offered a small budget to make two films, director Kurosawa and… Read more »
A new movie and a special anniversary make May 2018 a fantastic time to revisit the life and work of French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard. A biopic about Godard, Le Redoubtable, recently played at the IU Cinema. It tells the story of his political radicalization during the late 1960s. One section of the film… 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 »
Abbas Kiarostami was one of cinema’s quietest adventurers. He asked hard questions and answered them effortlessly. Can you make a film that expresses the innocence and fidelity of childhood? Yes, just look at Where is the Friend’s House. Can you make a meta documentary that tells a true story in a way that cannot seem real?… Read more »
Guest post by David A. McDonald. With the recent release of the award-winning Israeli feature film, Junction 48 (2016), acclaimed Director and Activist Udi Aloni has made a significant intervention into the ongoing discussion of vulnerability, popular culture, and Palestinian activism in Israel. Starring DAM frontman and Godfather of Arab hip-hop, Tamer Nafar, Junction 48… Read more »
Have you listened to A Place for Film yet? Well, it’s the official IU Cinema podcast, a podcast that I have nagged and bugged the powers-that-be to resurrect after it ended a great four-year run with 169 episodes. Thanks to WIUX and our producer Matt, my co-host Elizabeth Roell (IU Cinema House Manager and usher)… Read more »