After seven years of working in the film industry in both Arizona and Texas, director Louis Doerge returns to his hometown of Iowa City to shoot his latest horror…
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The Skeleton Twins: Hader and Wiig shine in brother-sister dramedy
After screaming into a pillow, Maggie (Kristen Wiig) sees Milo (Bill Hader) at the stereo. Cue the best use of the ’80s throwback “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”…
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Ghostbusters Night: Where you gonna go? FilmScene!
That’s right, folks, as the poorly paraphrased lyrics that you hopefully still sang in your head indicate, your favorite ghostbusters are coming to Iowa City for a special screening — the 30th Anniversary Restoration of Ghostbusters (1984). This Friday , all spooky shenanigans will start at 9:00pm. Festivities will include Ghostbusters-themed drinks, Ghostbusters-themed trivia,
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Talking Movies: Exploring true crime
Americans like to feel that we invented the ‘true crime’ genre. We think that it happened sometime after World War II, was rooted in classic detective fiction and was nurtured by pulp magazines, film noir, excessive smoking and the shock and disillusionment bred from serial killers and post-war ennui. Several movies currently showing in town […]
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Homemade Horror: Filmscene and Bijou to host a night of amateur fright films
This Sunday at 6 p.m, FilmScene is hosting “Homemade Horror,” the second installment of the Bijou Open Screen fall series. Prizes will be given to those who…
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FilmScene announces Joe Tiefenthaler as Executive Director
FilmScene announced today that Joe Tiefenthaler will become its new executive director. Tiefenthaler has a history of directing literary and arts events in…
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FilmScene to host award-winning crime novelists with ‘Noir at the Bar’ event
Crime fiction novelists, movies and alcoholic beverages. That’s what FilmScene is offering this Saturday at 9 p.m. with its Iowa City Book Festival event…
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Talking Movies: Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan set out on another hilarious adventure in ‘The Trip to Italy’
At the risk of sounding daft, let me emphasize that Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip (2010) and The Trip to Italy, its hilarious sequel, are about trips.
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FilmScene is constructing a tiny cinema in order to screen a documentary about tiny houses
FilmScene will be constructing a tiny tent cinema this weekend in the Ped Mall in conjunction with the Iowa City debut of Tiny: A Story About Living Small…
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Talking Movies: Larry Abrahamson’s ‘Frank’ is one heady indie rock film
It’s difficult to tell whether director Larry Abrahamson’s comedy-drama Frank benefits from or is hindered by its central conceit: Star Michael Fassbender…
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PATV competition gives area filmmakers 48 hours to do their best (or worst)
PATV Channel 18′s first-ever No Sleep 48 Hour Film Festival is scheduled to kick off on October 17th at 7:30 p.m., challenging teams of local filmmakers to create…
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Little Village’s picks for the summer’s best flicks
Blockbuster movie season is in full force, bringing yet another summer full of mutants, robots, aliens, monsters and all manner of CG creatures to our silver screens. Even if monsters and mechs aren’t your thing, July is jam-packed with reasons (both CG-heavy and not) to make it out to theaters. Here are recommended films to […]
