Joe’s final show in All That Jazz Guest contributor Vlada Lodesk discusses the blurred lines between reality and fantasy, as well as life and art, in Bob Fosse’s magnum opus All That Jazz. There are a lot of things Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz can be praised for. From its innovative and masterful visual language… Read more »
Tag: musicals
Monthly Movie Round-Up: March 2024
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 »
Monthly Movie Round-Up: January 2024
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 »
James Cagney, Song-and-Dance Man
James Cagney as George M. Cohan Michaela Owens explains why she appreciates James Cagney’s tour-de-force performance in Michael Curtiz’s tremendous musical biopic Yankee Doodle Dandy. It only takes a few seconds of a James Cagney performance to know that there hasn’t been and never will be another actor like him. With his rat-a-tat voice, jerky… Read more »
The Diegetic Folk Horrors of The Wicker Man (1973)
Poster for The Wicker Man (1973) Jesse Pasternack looks at the musical aspects of the unsettling horror masterwork The Wicker Man. The Wicker Man (1973) is an enduring cult classic for several reasons. It has a fantastic sense of worldbuilding, an excellent cast of iconic actors (Christopher Lee, Ingrid Pitt, etc.), and a finale that… Read more »
Monthly Movie Round-Up: February 2023
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 »