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"Batman" producer and IU alumnus Michael Uslan, a professor of practice in the Media School, speaks Feb. 4, 2015, in the Ernie Pyle Hall auditorium. “Batman,” Uslan’s first movie as a producer, will be shown at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at the IU Cinema for a 30th anniversary screening with Uslan giving a talk after.

IU alumnus, Batman movies producer to screen two films on campus

Jan 24, 2019 5:05 pm

IU alumnus Michael Uslan made the films hoping superhero movies would be taken seriously.

Filmmaker Carlos Reygadas is coming to the IU Cinema as part of the film screening series “Carlos Reygadas: His Time.” Reygadas will be present at two of the events, the screening of “Nuestro Tiempo” at 7 p.m. Thursday and an on-stage interview event at 7 p.m. Friday. 
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Palme d'Or award-winning Japanese drama to screen at the IU Cinema Sunday

Jan 24, 2019 5:00 pm

"Shoplifters" is a story about a poverty-stricken family relying on stealing to survive.

"Spirited Away" was directed by Hayao Miyazaki in 2001. “Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki,” a documentary about Miyazaki, will show at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 and Jan. 25 at the IU Cinema.

Documentary covering award-winning Studio Ghibli director to screen at IU Cinema

Jan 23, 2019 7:25 pm

“Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki" will cover the filmmaker's retirement and subsequent work.

The IU Cinema is an art film cinema located at 1213 E. 7th St. next to the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.

What’s coming to the IU Cinema this semester

Jan 8, 2019 12:00 am

Films from South Korea, Israel, Mexico, Argentina and Cuba will be screened this semester.

"Amongst the Trees" is a film by IU student Tayla Blewitt. The Fall 2018 Student Films Showcase will start at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at IU Cinema.

Students’ work to be showcased at IU Cinema

Dec 6, 2018 5:07 pm

The student film showcase will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at IU Cinema.

Alexandre O. Philippe will present his Hitchcock masterclass Dec. 7 at the IU Cinema.

Filmmaker Alexandre O. Phillipe to discuss horror films at IU Cinema

Dec 3, 2018 6:58 pm

Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe will be present this week at the IU Cinema for multiple events.

Professor T. Kelly Wilson speaks to an audience on his life and architectural influences Nov. 11 at the Fine Arts building. Wilson graduated with a master's in architecture from Harvard University.

Film on the Eames Duo documented new era of design

Nov 11, 2018 10:28 pm

“Eames: The Architect and the Painter” was shown at 1 p.m. Nov. 11 in the IU Cinema. A talk discussing the couple's work preceded the documentary.

After 30 years since his last visit, filmmaker Michael Schultz will be visiting IU once more for a celebration of his work. Schultz turns 80 Nov. 10.

Filmmaker Michael Schultz to celebrate birthday at IU

Nov 7, 2018 7:21 pm

Filmmaker Michael Schultz will be visiting IU’s campus this week to teach a workshop, screen films and participate in an interview.

Director Boots Riley speaks Oct. 26 in the IU Cinema. Riley is also a songwriter and screenwriter who spoke about his film “Sorry To Bother You” and other topics.

Boots Riley brings radicalism to IU Cinema

Oct 27, 2018 11:10 am

Riley came to Bloomington for a film series at IU Cinema.

Boots Riley attends the red carpet arrival for "Sorry To Bother You" on April 12 during San Francisco International Film Festival at Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland, California.

Filmmaker Boots Riley 'Isn't Bothered' to visit IU

Oct 24, 2018 7:06 pm

Boots Riley, filmmaker and director of “Sorry to Bother You,” will visit the IU Cinema this Thursday and Friday.

Director Shelly Silver speaks about her films “A Strange New Beauty" and "What I’m Looking For” on Oct. 18 in the IU Auditorium.

World-renowned art films shown at IU Cinema

Oct 19, 2018 4:01 pm

Shelly Silver’s art films “A Strange New Beauty” and “What I’m Looking For” were shown Thursday night at the IU Cinema.

Professor Michael Crandol discusses a Japanese horror film, “The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen.” “This will be the first time this film will ever be shown anywhere outside of Japan on 35 mm film,” Crandol said.

First U.S. screening of 80-year-old Japanese horror film to premiere at IU Cinema

Oct 16, 2018 7:15 pm

“The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen” will have its U.S. premiere here at IU on its 80th anniversary.

A projector sits behind a small open window in the back of the IU Cinema.

Behind the Projector at the IU Cinema

Oct 9, 2018 8:02 pm

A projectionist at the IU Cinema has many responsibilities, but it has its rewards.

"In the Last Days of the City" is a film by Egyptian film-director Tamar El Said. It was released in 2016.

Q&A: Egyptian filmmaker Tamer El Said to visit Bloomington, debut new film

Sep 20, 2018 8:35 pm

Tamer El Said will be at the IU Cinema on Friday for an on-stage interview.

Film reel and projections are stored within the IU Cinema. Barbara Grassia is the technical director, and she is responsible for all technical aspects of the cinema’s equipment.

The reel life of a projectionist

Sep 19, 2018 8:03 pm

At IU Cinema, hours of work goes into preparing for a film screening.

Jon Vickers, the founding director at IU Cinema, stands near a statue at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Q&A: IU Cinema’s founding director talks Toronto International Film Festival

Sep 17, 2018 7:20 pm

Vickers saw 24 films at the festival.

See a sneak peak of ‘On Your Marc’ at the IU Cinema

Sep 13, 2018 7:12 pm

Marc Summers will be visiting IU at 7 p.m. Friday at the IU Cinema.

'Loving Vincent' shows a glimpse of van Gogh’s life

Sep 9, 2018 8:16 pm

IU Cinema collaborated with the Eskenazi Museum to show the film based on Vincent van Gogh’s later years.

Try a taste of Scandinavian film with ‘Under the Tree’

Aug 30, 2018 10:20 pm

“Under the Tree” was an Icelandic film shown at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the IU Cinema. It will be shown for a second time at 7 p.m. Aug. 31.

"Blow-Up" is a 1966 mystery film starring David Hemmings.

A mystery unsolved: “Blow-Up” at the IU Cinema

Aug 28, 2018 8:22 pm

“Blow-Up” puts the viewer inside the mindset of a film photographer in the '60s as he tries to solve a mystery of a murder.