Indiana University Cinema
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Film for All! IU and Bloomington's only public art house theater & world-class curatorial program. Screening digital, 35mm, and 16mm. www.cinema.indiana.edu
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Jesse Pasternack explains how PAN'S LABYRINTH (screening 11/20) develops one of filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro’s most frequent themes on @letterboxd.social:
A review of Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
“Without Questioning”: The Role of Disobedience in Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), by Jesse Pasternack There are some films which wash away the years when you revisit them. Every time I return to Pan’s Labyri...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Jesse Pasternack explains how PAN'S LABYRINTH (screening 11/20) develops one of filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro’s most frequent themes on @letterboxd.social:
Noni Ford speaks with composer and Jon Vickers Scoring Award winner Jamey Guzman about her new score for the 1926 film TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM (which will have its world premiere on 11/15), her advice for aspiring composers, and more on @letterboxd.social:
A review of Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926)
An Interview with Composer Jamey Guzman, by Noni Ford On November 15th, the IU Cinema will be screening Roy Calnek’s Ten Nights in a Barroom accompanied by a new composed score from Jon Vickers Scorin...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Noni Ford speaks with composer and Jon Vickers Scoring Award winner Jamey Guzman about her new score for the 1926 film TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM (which will have its world premiere on 11/15), her advice for aspiring composers, and more on @letterboxd.social:
New on @letterboxd.social: Alex Brannan takes a stage dive into how the 2015 thriller GREEN ROOM (screening 11/13) explores ideas of identity and authenticity with its conceit of a punk band fighting for their lives.
A review of Green Room (2015)
Politics, Power, Poseur: Green Room, by Alex Brannan The means of arrival at the horrific circumstances at the center of Green Room are utterly simple. It’s as easy as entering the wrong room, like on...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
New on @letterboxd.social: Alex Brannan takes a stage dive into how the 2015 thriller GREEN ROOM (screening 11/13) explores ideas of identity and authenticity with its conceit of a punk band fighting for their lives.
IU Cinema House Manager Ava Clouden wrestles with why they still find their pick for this fall’s Staff Selects series, ROSEMARY'S BABY (screening 11/14), to be a resonant piece of cinema despite its incredibly controversial director on @letterboxd.social:
A review of Rosemary's Baby (1968)
A Little Less Baby, A Little More Rosemary, by Ava Clouden I struggle to reconcile a truth I hold for myself: an evil man made an excellent movie. An industry that enables, protects, and valorizes pre...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
IU Cinema House Manager Ava Clouden wrestles with why they still find their pick for this fall’s Staff Selects series, ROSEMARY'S BABY (screening 11/14), to be a resonant piece of cinema despite its incredibly controversial director on @letterboxd.social:
On @letterboxd.social: Ben van Welzen breaks down how musician biopics like WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY go beyond the usual tropes to match the allure of their subjects. Catch WEIRD w/producer Mike Farah tonight, 11/7, at 7pm!
A review of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
A Musician’s Mysteries: Music Biopics as Adaptation, by Ben van Welzen What is the purpose of the musician’s biopic? The cynic may say the films take advantage of the public’s nostalgia to capitalize ...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On @letterboxd.social: Ben van Welzen breaks down how musician biopics like WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY go beyond the usual tropes to match the allure of their subjects. Catch WEIRD w/producer Mike Farah tonight, 11/7, at 7pm!
New on @letterboxd.social: Alex Brannan champions the rebellious ethos and audacious feminism of two works by underground film icon Sarah Jacobson, I WAS A TEENAGE SERIAL KILLER and MARY JANE'S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE, both of which will be screened on 11/8.
A review of Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1996)
Radical Sex Positivity in the Films of Sarah Jacobson, by Alex Brannan “We’re gonna f*ck sh*t up!” According to IndieWire, this was a phrase filmmaker Sarah Jacobson would repeat “with a big smile, to...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New on @letterboxd.social: Alex Brannan champions the rebellious ethos and audacious feminism of two works by underground film icon Sarah Jacobson, I WAS A TEENAGE SERIAL KILLER and MARY JANE'S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE, both of which will be screened on 11/8.
New on @letterboxd.social: IU Chancellor Michael A. McRobbie shares his introductory remarks from our October 25th screening of THE CONFESSION, the second film in our ongoing series of Costa-Gavras films, which will conclude this Saturday, 11/1, with MISSING.
A review of The Confession (1970)
Politics and Propaganda: The Cinema of Costa-Gavras, by Michael A. McRobbie Born Konstantinos Gavras in Greece in 1933, the filmmaker’s life was shaped by post-war political turmoil. His father, a gov...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New on @letterboxd.social: IU Chancellor Michael A. McRobbie shares his introductory remarks from our October 25th screening of THE CONFESSION, the second film in our ongoing series of Costa-Gavras films, which will conclude this Saturday, 11/1, with MISSING.
Chris Forrester articulates how Costa-Gavras’s Palme d'Or-winning drama MISSING (screening 11/1) subverts the idea of the “Hollywood true story” movie in favor of realism and harsh truths on @letterboxd.social:
A review of Missing (1982)
Missing: Inaction, by Chris Forrester For those unfamiliar with its filmmaker, Costa-Gavras’s Palme d’Or-winning Missing (1982 — it shared the win with the Turkish film Yol) may come as a bitter surpr...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Chris Forrester articulates how Costa-Gavras’s Palme d'Or-winning drama MISSING (screening 11/1) subverts the idea of the “Hollywood true story” movie in favor of realism and harsh truths on @letterboxd.social:
On @letterboxd.social: Alex Brannan takes a look at the clever interrogation of tech in the throwback slasher CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD and the bone-chilling thriller RED ROOMS. See both films as part of our Slice & Dice Double Feature on 10/31!
A review of Clown in a Cornfield (2025)
The Fear of the (Technological) Other: Clown in a Cornfield and Red Rooms, by Alex Brannan The Cinema’s upcoming double feature of Eli Craig’s Clown in a Cornfield and Pascal Plante’s Red Rooms presen...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
On @letterboxd.social: Alex Brannan takes a look at the clever interrogation of tech in the throwback slasher CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD and the bone-chilling thriller RED ROOMS. See both films as part of our Slice & Dice Double Feature on 10/31!
New on @letterboxd.social: Noni Ford describes how cult classic DONNIE DARKO’s outsider characters question the normalization and acceptance of their town’s insidious behavior. See the film in a new 4K restoration on 10/24!
A review of Donnie Darko (2001)
Be an Outcast, Save the World in Donnie Darko, by Noni Ford Donnie never says the things we think he’ll say, and though he does understand the social hierarchy and pecking order of his bus stop along ...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New on @letterboxd.social: Noni Ford describes how cult classic DONNIE DARKO’s outsider characters question the normalization and acceptance of their town’s insidious behavior. See the film in a new 4K restoration on 10/24!
It’s VIDEO STORE DAY! Head on over to see our friends @vulturevideo.bsky.social today from noon-10pm for all the good stuff
October 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It’s VIDEO STORE DAY! Head on over to see our friends @vulturevideo.bsky.social today from noon-10pm for all the good stuff
Tomorrow is Video Store Day! Be sure to visit our buds @vulturevideo.bsky.social who will be open extended hours (noon-10pm) and have some surprises in store!
October 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Tomorrow is Video Store Day! Be sure to visit our buds @vulturevideo.bsky.social who will be open extended hours (noon-10pm) and have some surprises in store!
Free movie alert!
Monday, 10/20 at AMC Indianapolis at 7pm - get your tickets here: gofobo.com/REGRETTINGIU
Monday, 10/20 at AMC Indianapolis at 7pm - get your tickets here: gofobo.com/REGRETTINGIU
October 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Free movie alert!
Monday, 10/20 at AMC Indianapolis at 7pm - get your tickets here: gofobo.com/REGRETTINGIU
Monday, 10/20 at AMC Indianapolis at 7pm - get your tickets here: gofobo.com/REGRETTINGIU
City Lights Film Series curator Ahmed Tahsin Shams uncovers the raw pulse of human struggle in Robert Bresson’s L'ARGENT (screening 10/18) on @letterboxd.social:
A review of L'Argent (1983)
L’Argent: How Money Moves, by Ahmed Tahsin Shams Bresson’s swan song shared the Best Director prize at Cannes 1983 with Andrei Tarkovsky, presented by Orson Welles. What a moment to cherish! It appear...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
City Lights Film Series curator Ahmed Tahsin Shams uncovers the raw pulse of human struggle in Robert Bresson’s L'ARGENT (screening 10/18) on @letterboxd.social:
On @letterboxd.social: Jesse Pasternack looks back at the comedic work Val Kilmer brought to the screen in the ’80s with films like REAL GENIUS (screening 10/16) and how it precipitated his later movie stardom.
A review of Real Genius (1985)
The Early Comedies of Val Kilmer, by Jesse Pasternack Val Kilmer was one of the most beloved American actors of the second half of the 20th century. Over the course of his decades-long career, he rece...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
On @letterboxd.social: Jesse Pasternack looks back at the comedic work Val Kilmer brought to the screen in the ’80s with films like REAL GENIUS (screening 10/16) and how it precipitated his later movie stardom.
Chris Forrester breaks down the mirroring between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro’s characters, the vicious cycle of the carceral system, and more in 1995’s cops-and-robbers saga HEAT (screening 10/9) on @letterboxd.social:
A review of Heat (1995)
“Told You I’m Never Going Back:” Michael Mann’s Heat, by Chris Forrester You might expect the most enduring image of a three-hour crime epic from the genre’s most accomplished filmmaker since Martin S...
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October 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Chris Forrester breaks down the mirroring between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro’s characters, the vicious cycle of the carceral system, and more in 1995’s cops-and-robbers saga HEAT (screening 10/9) on @letterboxd.social:
Ahead of our 10/4 showing of RIEFENSTAHL, on @letterboxd.social Ben van Welzen considers how film was used to exalt and expose the evil of WWII, as demonstrated by the opposing approaches of Leni Riefenstahl and Alain Resnais.
A review of Riefenstahl (2024)
Exploiting Artistry: Cinematic Propaganda and Documentary in World War II, by Ben van Welzen Film is propaganda. An effective film penetrates the mind, circumvents rational thought, and — in the words...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ahead of our 10/4 showing of RIEFENSTAHL, on @letterboxd.social Ben van Welzen considers how film was used to exalt and expose the evil of WWII, as demonstrated by the opposing approaches of Leni Riefenstahl and Alain Resnais.
Our @letterboxd.social latest: IU Cinema Founding Director Emeritus Jon Vickers discusses the pivotal role of nature in the Miyazaki classic MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (showing 9/30) and the inspiring documentary about second chances CITY OF TREES (showing 10/7).
A review of My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
For Wonder and for Action, by Jon Vickers While most people understand the environmental aspects of individual trees and forests — trees are inherently good — many do not know the links to socio-econo...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Our @letterboxd.social latest: IU Cinema Founding Director Emeritus Jon Vickers discusses the pivotal role of nature in the Miyazaki classic MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (showing 9/30) and the inspiring documentary about second chances CITY OF TREES (showing 10/7).
On @letterboxd.social: Ben van Welzen details how filmmaker Billy Wilder's past informed his work and subsequently elevated American cinema with films like SOME LIKE IT HOT (screening 9/27).
A review of Some Like It Hot (1959)
Billy’s Wild World: The Multicultural Irreverence of Billy Wilder and Some Like It Hot, by Ben van Welzen In 1906, a boy was born in a 10-square-mile town in a country that no longer exists, about to ...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
On @letterboxd.social: Ben van Welzen details how filmmaker Billy Wilder's past informed his work and subsequently elevated American cinema with films like SOME LIKE IT HOT (screening 9/27).
Jesse Pasternack explains why the use of voiceover narration excels in Alfonso Cuarón’s coming-of-age classic Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (screening 9/25) on @letterboxd.social:
A review of Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
The Digressionary Delights of Y Tu Mamá También (2001), by Jesse Pasternack Y Tu Mamá También (2001) has one of the best uses of voiceover narration in the history of cinema. Writers Alfonso Cuarón (w...
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September 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Jesse Pasternack explains why the use of voiceover narration excels in Alfonso Cuarón’s coming-of-age classic Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (screening 9/25) on @letterboxd.social:
New on @letterboxd.social: Alex Brannan extols the virtues of MICKEY 17 (screening 9/19 and 9/20), Bong Joon-ho’s unfairly maligned follow-up to his Oscar-winning smash PARASITE.
A review of Mickey 17 (2025)
Two Beating Hearts in the Machine of Capitalism: Mickey 17 and Bong Joon-ho’s Humanism, by Alex Brannan Bong Joon-ho, the long-treasured South Korean filmmaker whose films whimsically dance around the...
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September 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New on @letterboxd.social: Alex Brannan extols the virtues of MICKEY 17 (screening 9/19 and 9/20), Bong Joon-ho’s unfairly maligned follow-up to his Oscar-winning smash PARASITE.
Underground Film Series curator Justin Bonthuys details how the John Waters trashterpiece PINK FLAMINGOS (screening 9/19) is still relevant over 50 years later on @letterboxd.social.
A review of Pink Flamingos (1972)
The Freedom to Be Filthy: Pink Flamingos at 51, by Justin Bonthuys Recently, I was talking to a friend from Brazil about screening Pink Flamingos at IU Cinema. After showing him a clip, he asked me wh...
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September 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Underground Film Series curator Justin Bonthuys details how the John Waters trashterpiece PINK FLAMINGOS (screening 9/19) is still relevant over 50 years later on @letterboxd.social.
Chris Forrester explains how filmmaker Todd Haynes expertly crafted a David Bowie biopic without actually making a David Bowie biopic with VELVET GOLDMINE (screening on 9/18) on @letterboxd.social:
A review of Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide: Todd Haynes’s Velvet Goldmine, by Chris Forrester While much better known for his vivid invocations and reworking of classical melodrama — Safe (1995), Far From Heaven (2002), M...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Chris Forrester explains how filmmaker Todd Haynes expertly crafted a David Bowie biopic without actually making a David Bowie biopic with VELVET GOLDMINE (screening on 9/18) on @letterboxd.social:
Our @letterboxd.social latest: Michaela Owens contextualizes the production history of the comedy classic directed by Mike Nichols and penned by Elaine May, THE BIRDCAGE (screening tomorrow, 9/11).
A review of The Birdcage (1996)
Piercing the Toast: How The Birdcage Changed Cinema, by Michaela Owens A hilarious farce about a gay couple and the outrageous ruse they’re willing to go through in order to convince their son’s futur...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Our @letterboxd.social latest: Michaela Owens contextualizes the production history of the comedy classic directed by Mike Nichols and penned by Elaine May, THE BIRDCAGE (screening tomorrow, 9/11).