Poster for Perfect Days Jesse Pasternack explains why Perfect Days exemplifies the subgenre he has named “what if [blank] was Paddington and did [blank],” wherein a cheerful protagonist experiences the joys of everyday life while helping others. Every cinephile enjoys coining a term to describe their favorite subgenre. There’s something satisfying about taking a series… Read more »
Tag: Wim Wenders
Sol Folium
Courtesy of Caleb Allison Ahead of our screenings of Perfect Days, IU Cinema’s founding director emeritus Jon Vickers spoke with student filmmaker Caleb Allison about Sol Folium, his new short that the Cinema will be playing before each showing of the Wim Wenders film. This article was originally published by CanopyBloomington. In a town like… Read more »
The Space Between: Wim Wenders’s Paris, Texas
The lonely poetry of Paris, Texas Chris Forrester rhapsodizes about the overwhelming emotionality and breathtaking imagery of Wenders’s 1984 masterpiece. When Wim Wenders — then known for his contributions to the New German Cinema, in particular a string of road films through which he formed a close collaborative relationship with legendary cinematographer Robby Müller —… Read more »
Highlight Reel: CIFF 2023
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 »
There’s Still A Ways to Go: Wim Wenders’ Until the End of the World and Life on Pause
Guest post by Chris Forrester. As the early days of pandemic-necessitated isolation stretched into weeks and the weeks into months, and as it gradually became clearer and clearer that life as we knew it would never return and whatever semblance of it we could return to remains far out of reach, I found a degree… Read more »