Still from Decay/Rozpad In this interview with Peter Almond, the co-producer of the Ukrainian classic Decay/Rozpad, guest writer Stanislav Menzelevskyi learns what the political landscape was like during the film’s production, how Almond came to the project, and more. In 1989, Peter Almond, an American scriptwriter and producer, was visiting his parents in Kyiv. His… Read more »
A train to a strange place in Wong Kar-Wai’s 2046 Contextualizing Wong Kar-Wai’s Love Trilogy, Chris Forrester explains how the films are in conversation with Hong Kong’s political atmosphere, the world-building that connects the films and their characters, and more. Few filmmakers have become so synonymous with a specific kind of lovelorn loneliness as Wong… Read more »
Still from Days of Being Wild Before his introduction to tonight’s screening of Wong Kar-Wai’s Days of Being Wild, IU Chancellor Michael A. McRobbie shares a preview of his remarks on the lush, woozy cinema of Wong and his acclaimed Love Trilogy. I am delighted to say a few words about the three films that… Read more »
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 »
Still from Todd Haynes’s May December Fresh off of his time at the Chicago International Film Festival, Chris Forrester shares his thoughts on the films he saw, including buzzy upcoming releases like Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall and the latest from such filmmakers as Todd Haynes, Hayao Miyazaki, and more. The 59th edition… Read more »
When a woman’s head is discovered in a local river, her devastated fiancé Kim Soo-hyeon, a trained secret agent, becomes obsessed with hunting down her killer. Once he finds him, things get twisted, and a demented game of cat and mouse begins. An absolutely gonzo Korean revenge thriller starring Choi Min-sik (Oldboy) and Lee Byung-hun… Read more »