Guest post by Jawshing Arthur Liou. My son was particularly curious about where he came from when he was 7 or 8. His sister passed away before he was born. There is a black hole in his memory about a person who is supposed to be so close to him and yet remains as an… Read more »
*Contains spoilers! Watch the film before you read!* Keanu Reeves’ beard proved challenging for the animation team of A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater, 2006). It’s patchy and inconsistent, requiring a high-degree of detail work to capture the tonal and textural variations across the actor’s cheek. A Scanner Darkly is made in an animation style called… Read more »
“What makes a man leave bed and board And turn his back on home? Ride away, ride away, ride away.” — Stan Jones, theme song from The Searchers “Face to face…with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Steven Spielberg loves The Searchers (1956). He has repeatedly cited… Read more »
assault. noun a: a violent physical or verbal attack b: a military attack usually involving direct combat with enemy forces c: a concerted effort From the latin (ad) “saltus” meaning, “to leap” In a scene from Lana Wachowski’s most recent film, The Matrix Resurrections, she introduces a new character to the mythos of The Matrix… Read more »
Hard to believe there was a point in the 21st century when you could say Disney wasn’t completely risk-averse or desperate enough for something to connect that they’d take a shot on giving a person or team enough creative slack to impose a hefty amount of character and vision onto a film. Well, it’s been… Read more »
Every month, A Place for Film 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… Read more »