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"Aunt Em is all about 'no nonsense,' and Glinda is all about nonsense!" Ashleigh Thompson
Film and Gender scholar Madelyn Ritrosky tells the story of a thoroughly modern 1920s woman, in her new short film “Stardust and Moonbeams.”
Columbus..."the movie couldn't have been made without this town" Hayley Lu Richardson who plays Cassie
The second annual Trailer Fest Film Festival celebrates the art of the fake film trailer.
Krisha Fairchild's portrayal of a tormented prodigal daughter who once called Bloomington home screens at this weekend's Middle Coast Film Festival.
Technology makes it easier to make a movie wherever you like. The IU alumni producing "The Good Catholic" have chosen to test this theory in Bloomington.
In Bulgaria, 50,000 Jews were spared the fate of genocide when everyday heroes rebelled against the government's decision to deport their Jewish neighbors.
Jake Graf attends Pride Film Festival as its first guest international filmmaker. He's blazing his own trail and enlightening hearts and minds along the way.
Composer Neil Brand shares some of the decisions he made while scoring Blackmail.
The Historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin, Indiana screens a horror classic and celebrates its own re-animation.
Jorgensen Cinema appreciates Woman Film Directors by inviting members of a radical film collective , The New Negress Film Society
Barbara Ann O’Leary started #DirectedByWomen as a way to celebrate female filmmakers and encourage movie buffs to think outside the Hollywood box.
Scenery may not be the key factor when it comes to determining a good location for making movies. That decision might have more to do with community.
Two IU filmmakers may have proved Leonard Bernstein's theory that to achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.
IU's Black Film Archive Center received a grant to fund the Richard E. Norman Project, preserving many important early 20th-century "race films."
Indiana University Cinema Director Jon Vickers and Associate Director Brittany Friesner share details about what it takes to keep the films on the screen.
Organizers of the filmmaking summer camp say it’s important to give young girls positive associations with being in charge.
Trio talk: trumpeter and IU faculty member Pat Harbison, drummer and bandleader Mitch Shiner, and WFIU's David Brent Johnson discuss the movie "Whiplash."
James Balog's career as a wildlife and environmental photographer has taken him to the extreme ends of the world and himself.
Filmmaker Josephine Decker spoke with WFIU's James Gray
Members of the Prism Youth Community created a PSA film that will be aired at the 12th-annual PRIDE Film Festival.
The IU-alum director and producer discusses what making "Hoosiers" taught him about working with star talent.
Shelbyville's Skyline Drive-In caters to the niche market where Norman Rockwell nostalgia meets grindhouse funk.
WFIU's Leah Johnson speaks with filmmaker Bridgett Davis on the 20th anniversary of her film Naked Acts.
WFIU's James Gray speaks with filmmaker Steve James. James most recent film is about the life of the late film critic Roger Ebert.
Actor Jonathan Banks spoke with WFIU's Betsy Shepherd about his career and life.
Russell Sheaffer and Josephine Decker present an experimental performance using dirty, buried film.
Two guys from Wisconsin have turned their hobby of curating unintentionally funny videos into a career now spanning more than a decade.
The inaugural Middle Coast Festival Kicks off this weekend.
Mark Freeman purchased Bloomington's Starlite Drive-In, bringing some big cosmetic changes, while still holding onto its 59-year tradition
On this week's episode we're discussing the movies coming up this summer.
On this week's episode, we're discussing the Indie Film Con for 2014.
On this week's episode we're reviewing the films from Campus Movie Fest 2014.
On this week's episode, we're catching up with films we've seen lately.
On this week's episode, we're covering the last section of films we saw at SXSW 2014. We're joined by Jon Vickers, Director of the IU Cinema.
On this week's episode, we've invited Fox Troilo from the GeekScholars Movie News podcast to discuss the films we saw at South By Southwest 2014.
On this week's episode we're talking about the Double Exposure series. Double Exposure pairs student filmmakers and student composers to collaborate on films.
We're back with part 2 of our Oscar preview, with James Paasche and Craig Simpson.
On this week's episode, we dig into our Oscars Preview with James Paasche from CMCL and Craig Simpson from the Lilly Library.
In the wake of the actor's untimely death February 2, the IU Cinema has organized a unique tribute designed to capture the breadth and intensity of his work.
On this week's episode, we're chatting about this week's upcoming releases and talking about some films coming up at SXSW.
On this week's episode we're discussing the Spring 2014 Underground film series playing at the IU Cinema.
On this week's episode we're discussing The Burroughs Century series with James Paasche and Joan Hawkins.
On this week's episode, we're covering the Spring 2014 City Lights series with programmers Jason Qualls, and Noelle Griffis.
Indianapolis man inhabits a role unique to this area: film collector, preservationist, historian.
On this week's episode, we're discussing the Spring 2014 IU Cinema schedule.
On this week's episode, we're talking to Chris Eller and Deborah Williams about the Fall 2013 Student 3D Film Showcase.
On this week's episode we have Hannah Fiddel and Eliza Hittman in the studio.