New on Letterboxd: Jesse Pasternack considers the echoes of 2020 that can be found in 2005’s intense, yet still hopeful, dystopian drama V FOR VENDETTA, screening this Friday! boxd.it/6zdLoD

What the Hays Code took from us

Over on Letterboxd, guest writer Ben van Welzen explains how genre tropes, the tension between banality and absurdity, overwhelming production design, and more make Terry Gilliam’s masterwork BRAZIL (screening 6/5!) so effective. boxd.it/6BJJK5

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bridgett Davis's film, Naked Acts, w/ its beautifully restored version. Get your tickets & relive the nostalgia & experience the film on the big screen! Many thanks to all involved with its restoration! We are honored to be the archival home...

happy father’s day to her

Pro tip: if you visit Indiana University Cinema be sure to check out the basement displays! #filmhistory baby!!

New on Letterboxd: famous for its use of the Mamas & the Papas’ song “California Dreamin,'” Jesse Pasternack interprets how CHUNGKING EXPRESS (screening in 4K this Saturday!) evokes the feeling of pop music. boxd.it/6LsXnZ

FOR THE (IU Cinema) FAMILY

New on Letterboxd: our blog returns with Chris Forrester's look at Michael Mann's COLLATERAL, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month and was the first film to foreground the digital style that has defined Mann’s career since. boxd.it/75tDCd

Jesse Pasternack explains how the new Mad Max prequel FURIOSA enriches and informs its predecessor MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (screening in 3D this Friday!) on Letterboxd: boxd.it/78Jr6j

"Batman" and originator, executive producer Michael Uslan share the stage at Indiana University Cinema heraldtimesonline.com/story/entertai… via The Herald-Times

From Letterboxd: Noni Ford dances with the devil in the pale moonlight as she reviews the portrayal of Batman and the Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 classic, screening this Friday with producer Michael Uslan in attendance! boxd.it/7bWY1p

On Letterboxd, Michaela Owens defines what makes Cary Grant such a fascinating and endlessly watchable star. Don't miss our four-film salute to Grant with HIS GIRL FRIDAY on 9/7, TO CATCH A THIEF on 9/14, CHARADE on 9/21, and BRINGING UP BABY on 9/28! boxd.it/7cRwSf

Before his introduction to this Thursday's screening of the John le Carré adaptation THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, IU Chancellor Michael A. McRobbie shares a preview of his remarks on the film and le Carré’s legacy on Letterboxd: boxd.it/7fI2Nt

New on Letterboxd: Jesse Pasternack explains what makes Cary Grant’s work so dazzling in the indelible rom-com HIS GIRL FRIDAY, which kicks off our four-film celebration of Grant this Saturday, 9/7! boxd.it/7g3m1h

Are you subscribed to our newsletter?? Here is an upcoming week of events that you do not want to miss! Join us as we welcome Kevin Willmott back to IU Bloomington! We look forward to a wonderful week of films, discussions, & more! (Sept. 2024 newsletter: eepurl.com/iYquew)