Indiana University Cinema

Ben van Welzen champions the breezy escapism of the beloved 2008 musical MAMMA MIA! (screening 4/16 on 35mm) on @letterboxd: boxd.it/dZgufZ

City Lights Film Series curator Justin Bonthuys teases the immense style and enigmatic mystery of the French classic BELLE DE JOUR (screening on 35mm 4/18) on @letterboxd: boxd.it/dXL3z3

On @letterboxd: as she looks at the documentary ANOTHER BODY (screening 4/14), Noni Ford considers the lagging laws and current horror stories found in independent reporting pertaining to deepfake porn and its growing prevalence. boxd.it/dU9ayt

On @letterboxd: Caro Reed-Ferrara, Bruno Dariva, and Ahmed Tahsin Shams break down their upcoming In Light Human Rights Documentary Film Festival programming (including HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE on 4/11) and its vital connection to our current times. boxd.it/dRBhEH

City Lights Film Series co-curator Bruno Dariva discusses the contemptible character at the center of Robert Altman’s black-hearted critique of Tinseltown THE PLAYER (screening 4/4) on @letterboxd: boxd.it/dNiv8B

New on @letterboxd: Michaela Owens talks about the role of family in Tim Burton's quintessential 1988 horror-comedy BEETLEJUICE (screening 4/3 with a Q&A). boxd.it/dMmUwn

Now on @letterboxd: Jesse Pasternack delves into the timeliness of director William Friedkin’s film adaptation of writer Tracy Letts’s paranoic thriller BUG, screening 3/27 as part of actor Michael Shannon's visit. boxd.it/dEghIb

On @letterboxd: Noni Ford looks at Michael Shannon’s character of Curtis LaForche and how his desperate struggle to protect his family reveals the heart of the psychological drama TAKE SHELTER, screening 3/26 with actor Michael Shannon present for a Q&A! boxd.it/dsBc3L

Our @letterboxd latest: Ben van Welzen praises the delicate balance of biting satire and the violent realities of World War II in Ernst Lubitsch’s 1942 masterpiece TO BE OR NOT TO BE, screening 3/8 as part of our Hoosiers on Screen marathon. boxd.it/dp6Rlx

New on @letterboxd: Alex Brannan explains how the Luca Guadagnino film BONES AND ALL (screening 3/6) reinterprets its YA novel origins to strengthen and complicate its female protagonist’s coming-of-age story. boxd.it/dn62wh

Alex Brannan considers one of the most infamous scenes of Georges Franju's EYES WITHOUT A FACE, its reinterpretation for the U.S. re-release (screening on 2/28), and why the film shouldn’t be defined as conventional horror on @letterboxd: boxd.it/dgYiah

On @letterboxd: Jesse Pasternack argues that TWIN PEAKS' second season is a singular television experience that defines the show at its funniest and most delightfully unhinged. Catch the last five episodes of season two this Sunday! boxd.it/daaUT1

New on @letterboxd: Noni Ford reflects on the birth of the French New Wave, as depicted by Richard Linklater’s latest film NOUVELLE VAGUE (screening tonight and tomorrow!), and her hopes for the future of film movements. boxd.it/d6W2fB

Thanks to Indiana University Cinema (@IUcinema), you've got a chance to see another of Akira Kurosawa's finest films — with a screening of HIGH AND LOW at 7p Saturday. Find Nick Rogers' (@iamnickrogers) review, along with a ticket link, in the reply.

Alex Brannan details how Russ Meyer’s exploitation flick FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! (screening on 2/6) earns its status as a cult classic on @letterboxd: boxd.it/cYkEQd

As part of its Screening the Semiquincentennial series, Indiana University Cinema (@IUcinema) is screening GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK at 4 p.m. Saturday. In the reply, find Nick Rogers' (@iamnickrogers) essay on the film and a ticket link.

Want to see where the seeds of "Star Wars" were planted? Catch Akira Kurosawa's THE HIDDEN FORTRESS at 7p Saturday at Indiana University Cinema (@IUcinema). In the reply, find where it fell in Nick Rogers' (@iamnickrogers) ranking of Kurosawa's films as well as a ticket link.

Alex Brannan contextualizes Francis Ford Coppola’s notorious and divisive 2024 epic MEGALOPOLIS (screening 1/29) on @letterboxd: boxd.it/cQfZGB

We’re closed because of the snow! Today’s TWIN PEAKS screening has been moved to Sunday 2.1 at 10am. Today’s tickets are good for next week’s show. Questions: iucinema@iu.edu

On @letterboxd: IU Chancellor Michael A. McRobbie shares his introductory remarks ahead of our January 24th screening of THRONE OF BLOOD, the first film in our series of Akira Kurosawa/Toshiro Mifune collaborations as chosen by McRobbie. boxd.it/cMH87j