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(10/30/18 11:33pm)
It’s hard to nail down precisely what horror film is — is it scary? Violent? Bloody? But horror through film history has consistently been a response to taboos. In contemporary and independent horror, a new trend spins horror film into social metaphor.
(10/27/18 3:10pm)
Boots Riley, the prolific singer, songwriter, screenwriter, director, activist and author behind the new movie “Sorry to Bother You,” is full of radical ideas.
(10/23/18 11:14pm)
“Call Me by Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino’s new film “Suspiria,” a remake of a classic Italian horror flick of the same name, is mere weeks away from release, and if early buzz from festivals is to trust, it’s not a film to miss.
(10/21/18 6:41pm)
Welcome back to Double Feature, the IDS film podcast where the powers that be let us in a podcast booth to give you hot takes, and maybe some lukewarm ones too.
(10/22/18 12:22am)
It was recently announced that an American remake of the acclaimed South Korean horror film “Train to Busan” is in the works. Set to be produced by “Saw” director James Wan, it will presumably retell the story of a father and his estranged daughter trapped on a train in the midst of a zombie outbreak.
(10/16/18 12:22am)
Welcome back to Double Feature, the IDS film podcast where the powers that be let us in a podcast booth to give you hot takes and maybe some lukewarm ones, too.
(10/14/18 10:40pm)
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” a biographical movie starring Rami Malek as the late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury, will sing and dance its way onto multiplex screens everywhere Nov. 2, no doubt to box office success despite the antics of its original director.
(10/15/18 12:14am)
Before Lady Gaga went off the deep end, before Barbara Streisand fell in love with an aging rocker and before Judy Garland sang circles around every other musical performer in Hollywood’s colorful history, a young girl had a dream.
(10/08/18 11:46pm)
Let’s face it, it’s been a rough week.
(10/07/18 10:53pm)
Netflix’s new limited series “Maniac” debuted in late September and — what a big surprise — the streaming service behind such delights as “13 Reasons Why” and “To the Bone” has delivered yet another series that’s content to wallow in the pains of the mentally ill without ever representing them with truth or empathy.
(10/04/18 12:22am)
Welcome back to Double Feature, the IDS film podcast where the powers that be let us in a podcast booth to give you hot takes, and maybe some lukewarm ones too.
(10/02/18 10:45pm)
There’s a scene late in “A Star is Born” in which actor Sam Elliot explains a philosophy that music is merely 12 notes repeated in every octave, and that the real beauty is in the artist who can make them meaningful. It’s a solid observation for the third remake of the 1937 film of the same name, itself adapted from classic archetypes — the rising star, the falling legend and most of all, the tragic love story.
(09/30/18 9:47pm)
As temperatures begin to drop and fall rolls in, there’s no better time for seasonal hikes, pumpkin patches and apple picking. But on gloomy days and chilly nights, October is also the perfect time to curl up with a great horror movie. Here are a few great movies at your fingertips through the magic of streaming:
(09/27/18 11:51pm)
Earlier this year, Indiewire’s David Ehrlich coined and popularized the term “nicecore,” characterizing a growing genre of films predominantly concerned with the capacity of people to be kind, humane and loving. Ehrlich’s appraisal, naturally, focused on the delightful, hopeful and all around splendid “Paddington 2,” a children’s film about an adorable bear from the fictitious land of Darkest Peru that’s as much about the antics of its titular teddy as it is a parable for the struggles of immigrants.
(09/25/18 8:05pm)
It’s cuffing season, and for most of us that means soaking in the warmth of cinema’s great romances because the warmth of, *ahem*, actual love is unattainable.
(09/23/18 10:00pm)
There is perhaps no more vital film for our time than Michael Mann’s 1999 drama “The Insider,” a film as much about a team of CBS "60 Minutes" journalists as it is about the vitality of truth and the cost of doing the right thing.
(09/23/18 11:37pm)
On an annual pilgrimage to Indiana, Nanette Vonnegut, daughter of legendary author Kurt Vonnegut, visited the Lilly Library to see its collection of her father's original manuscripts.
(09/17/18 11:20pm)
IU Cinema’s founding director Jon Vickers traveled to Canada recently for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, known as TIFF.
(09/17/18 11:44pm)
On the first episode of Double Feature, arts reporters Chris Forrester and Annie Aguiar are talking about the legacies of “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “The Dark Knight” as they celebrate big birthdays. “2001” released in 1968. “The Dark Knight” released in 2008. Both were screened in 70mm IMAX last weekend at the Indiana State Museum.
(09/20/18 12:03am)
In a room somewhere beneath its grand auditorium, IU Cinema’s technical director Barbara Grassia toils away at her desk. It’s a small room, lit with bright fluorescent lights, filled with gadgetry and film paraphernalia. Racks of empty reels line the walls, and on a small white desk in the corner, is a rig to hold reels for her inspection.