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 »
Tag: romance films
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 »
Dislocation Blues: Wong Kar-Wai’s Love Trilogy
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 »
An Introduction to Wong Kar-Wai’s Love Trilogy and Days of Being Wild
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 »
Vulnerability Unveiled: Past Lives
Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in Past Lives Guest contributor Eli Denson breaks down the cinematic and emotional power of filmmaker Celine Song’s summer hit. When we go to the cinema, we are accustomed to satisfying our craving for a sense of relatability. It is through shared experiences, emotions, or perspectives that we, the audience,… Read more »