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Arts interviews, reviews, and features from WFIU Public Media from Indiana University.

Movies – Arts and Music


    • Apr 16, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Wizard of Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 4:41


    "Aunt Em is all about 'no nonsense,' and Glinda is all about nonsense!" Ashleigh Thompson

    Stories of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2018 7:27


    Documenting MLK’s “Beloved Community” in Bloomington

    Women Behind the Camera Create ‘Stardust and Moonbeams’

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2017 15:49


    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 Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 4:40


    Columbus..."the movie couldn't have been made without this town" Hayley Lu Richardson who plays Cassie

    “In A World…” Of Fake Film Trailers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2016 8:56


    The second annual Trailer Fest Film Festival celebrates the art of the fake film trailer.

    Krisha: A Family Drama Teetering On The Edge Of Documentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2016 9:10


    Krisha Fairchild's portrayal of a tormented prodigal daughter who once called Bloomington home screens at this weekend's Middle Coast Film Festival.

    Bloomington Gives Its Blessing To “The Good Catholic”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2016 7:31


    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.

    “The Optimists” Documents Little-Known Tale of Rescue In WW2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2016 4:53


    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.

    Pride Offers “Chance” To Watch Underrepresented Romance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2016 4:54


    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.

    With “Blackmail,” Neil Brand Scores Big

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2015 4:32


    Historic Cinema Celebrates Re-Animation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2015 3:12


    The Historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin, Indiana screens a horror classic and celebrates its own re-animation.

    On Location: Ja’Tovia Gary And Stefani Saintonge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2015 4:10


    Jorgensen Cinema appreciates Woman Film Directors by inviting members of a radical film collective , The New Negress Film Society

    #DirectedByWomen Is A Global Party, And You’re Invited

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 4:06


    Barbara Ann O’Leary started #DirectedByWomen as a way to celebrate female filmmakers and encourage movie buffs to think outside the Hollywood box.

    Middle Coast Fest: Growing Film Culture In The Heartland

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2015 4:40


    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.

    CMF: The Path To Hollywood Can Begin At The Quad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2015 4:15


    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.

    Preserving The Work Of Filmmaker Richard E. Norman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 4:20


    IU's Black Film Archive Center received a grant to fund the Richard E. Norman Project, preserving many important early 20th-century "race films."

    Looking Forward With The Indiana University Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2015 4:06


    Indiana University Cinema Director Jon Vickers and Associate Director Brittany Friesner share details about what it takes to keep the films on the screen.

    It’s Not Bossy To Be In Charge “Behind The Lens”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2015 3:53


    Organizers of the filmmaking summer camp say it’s important to give young girls positive associations with being in charge.

    A Jazz Backlash Against “Whiplash”?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2015 22:20


    Trio talk: trumpeter and IU faculty member Pat Harbison, drummer and bandleader Mitch Shiner, and WFIU's David Brent Johnson discuss the movie "Whiplash."

    On Location: Environmental Photographer James Balog

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2015 4:20


    James Balog's career as a wildlife and environmental photographer has taken him to the extreme ends of the world and himself.

    On Location: Josephine Decker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2015 4:05


    Prism Youth Community: Using Film to Create Better Allies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2015 4:26


    Members of the Prism Youth Community created a PSA film that will be aired at the 12th-annual PRIDE Film Festival.

    Director David Anspaugh Reflects On “Hoosiers”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2015


    The IU-alum director and producer discusses what making "Hoosiers" taught him about working with star talent.

    Move Over Jimmy Stewart, It’s ‘Santa Conquers The Martians’

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2014 4:22


    Shelbyville's Skyline Drive-In caters to the niche market where Norman Rockwell nostalgia meets grindhouse funk.

    On Location: Bridgett Davis On Creating The Character “Cece”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2014 4:30


    WFIU's Leah Johnson speaks with filmmaker Bridgett Davis on the 20th anniversary of her film Naked Acts.

    On Location: Filmmaker Steve James On Roger Ebert

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2014 8:34


    WFIU's James Gray speaks with filmmaker Steve James. James most recent film is about the life of the late film critic Roger Ebert.

    On Location: Actor Jonathan Banks On Being Lucky and “Bad”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2014 4:14


    On Location: Russell Sheaffer And The Art Of Buried Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2014 4:42


    Russell Sheaffer and Josephine Decker present an experimental performance using dirty, buried film.

    Found Footage Festival Brings Left-Field Video Center Stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2014 4:18


    Two guys from Wisconsin have turned their hobby of curating unintentionally funny videos into a career now spanning more than a decade.

    The Frenetic Journey To The Middle Coast Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2014 3:35


    The inaugural Middle Coast Festival Kicks off this weekend.

    New Beginnings for the Starlite Drive-In

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2014 3:59


    Mark Freeman purchased Bloomington's Starlite Drive-In, bringing some big cosmetic changes, while still holding onto its 59-year tradition

    A Place For Film – Summer Movie Preview 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2014 94:29


    A Place For Film – Indie Film Con 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2014 47:23


    On this week's episode, we're discussing the Indie Film Con for 2014.

    A Place For Film – Reviewing Campus Movie Fest 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2014 53:36


    A Place For Film – What Have You Seen Lately

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2014 59:28


    On this week's episode, we're catching up with films we've seen lately.

    A Place For Film – SXSW Review Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2014 99:06


    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.

    A Place For Film – SXSW Review Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2014 92:08


    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.

    A Place For Film – Discussing Double Exposure 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2014 59:07


    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.

    A Place For Film – 2014 Oscars Preview Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2014 106:39


    A Place For Film – 2014 Oscars Preview Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2014 57:27


    On this week's episode, we dig into our Oscars Preview with James Paasche from CMCL and Craig Simpson from the Lilly Library.

    Tribute To “The Master”: A Philip Seymour Hoffman Marathon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2014 5:12


    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.

    A Place For Film – SXSW Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2014 62:52


    On this week's episode, we're chatting about this week's upcoming releases and talking about some films coming up at SXSW.

    A Place For Film – Spring 2014 Underground Film Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2014 51:08


    On this week's episode we're discussing the Spring 2014 Underground film series playing at the IU Cinema.

    A Place For Film – Discussing The Burroughs Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2014 63:57


    On this week's episode we're discussing The Burroughs Century series with James Paasche and Joan Hawkins.

    A Place For Film – Spring 2014 City Lights Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2014 50:43


    On this week's episode, we're covering the Spring 2014 City Lights series with programmers Jason Qualls, and Noelle Griffis.

    Eric Grayson, “Dr. Film”: Surgeon, Professor, Evangelist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2014 3:38


    Indianapolis man inhabits a role unique to this area: film collector, preservationist, historian.

    A Place For Film – Spring 2014 IU Cinema Schedule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2014 76:56


    A Place For Film – Student 3D Film Showcase

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2013 69:04


    On this week's episode, we're talking to Chris Eller and Deborah Williams about the Fall 2013 Student 3D Film Showcase.

    A Place For Film – Hannah Fidell And Eliza Hittman Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2013 38:59


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