A new Marion Crane for a new Psycho Using examples from such luminaries as William Friedkin and Steven Soderbergh, Chris Forrester discusses three different kinds of remakes and what their filmmaking approaches bring to the table. IU Cinema’s series Re:Made parses the nature of the remake by screening pairs of films — inspiring originals and… Read more »
When brothers Pedro and Jimi discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse—its very proximity poisoning the local livestock—they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community. Now they… Read more »
Jeff Goldblum in The Fly Noni Ford digs into her first viewing of The Fly, its practical effects, Jeff Goldblum’s fantastic performance, and questions like, “Just where did Brundle get all of those monkeys?” I had no idea what I was in for when I began watching David Cronenberg’s adaptation of The Fly and I’m… Read more »
Peeping Tom‘s killer admires his handiwork from the comfort of his darkroom Chris Forrester considers the act of looking and how it’s intertwined with filmmaking in the proto-slasher Peeping Tom. Spoilers ahead! Nighttime in London. An eye opens. A man prowls the streets. Concealed beneath the folds of his coat is a camera, and as… Read more »
The killer strikes in Black Christmas (Clark, 1974) Chris Forrester argues for the importance of Black Christmas to the slasher genre. In the annals of horror history lurk a great many unsung classics, films beloved by cinephiles and/or horror fanatics but for a slew of reasons — often relating to their content and the genre’s… 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 »