film
Open Projector Showcase displays diverse local films
by (empichot)
Submitted 07-24-2013 under NEWS
This July, the UICA with sponsorship from Kendall College hosted the annual Open Projector Showcase, the recap of films voted for during the Open Projector Night series. The evening consisted of a variety of films ranging from documentary to...
UICA screening French film "Something in the Air"
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 06-28-2013 under OPINION
Olivier Assayas’ new film “Something in the Air” opened at the UICA this Friday. The film follows a group of secondary school students in Paris as they marinate in their own discontent and mild revolutionary spirit. The film’...
"Man of Steel" soars
by (OmarJTodd)
Submitted 06-17-2013 under OPINION
I admit I was nervous walking into Zack Snyder’s "Man of Steel." Having seen the schizophrenic nightmare that was "Sucker Punch" and hearing the rumors buzzing around the internet, it didn’t fill me with high hopes....
Ride your bike to Grand Rapids Clips: Beer and Film Tour
by (mariah_kat)
Submitted 06-16-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
A bike and beer inspired picnic and outdoor film screening will take over Ah Nab Awen Park in front of the Gerald R. Ford Museum this Friday, June 21, from 8:30- 11:30 p.m. New Belgium beers will be available for purchase at the picnic-style...
The Reluctant Fundamentalist opens at UICA
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 06-07-2013 under OPINION
Mira Nair’s film adaptation of The Reluctant Fundamentalist opens at the UICA this weekend. Based on the novel of the same name, it follows the trajectory of Changez Khan, a Pakistani student who comes to America in the late 90s in search of...
"Room 237" and "The Shining" screening at UICA
by (annogus)
Submitted 04-30-2013 under OPINION
At 3:00 a.m., I bolted upright in a cold sweat. Jack Torrance’s frozen face swam before my eyes. The sight of my body pillow made me jump, and I poked at it cautiously to make sure it was more pillow than body. Oh, the logic of dreams. Two...
"The We and the I" lacks Gondry's unique visual flair at UICA
by (Renato)
Submitted 04-25-2013 under OPINION
I really wanted to like “The We and the I.” Prior to watching the film, I knew Michel Gondry directed and co-wrote it, so my hopes were sky-high. Gondry is must-see cinema. He has created some of the most visually interesting, creative...
"Like Someone in Love" at UICA explores human emotions, relationships
by (Renato)
Submitted 04-17-2013 under OPINION
At one point during Abbas Kiarostami’s film, “Like Someone in Love,” I literally said out loud, “I don’t know where this is going.” An Official Selection of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, “Like...
On the Road delivers at UICA
by (erickehoe)
Submitted 04-08-2013 under OPINION
Jack Kerouac never imagined his sprawling 1957 novel "On the Road" as a film. The unfiltered, energetic work of literature could not be confined to ninety minutes of rising action, climax and resolution. But "On the Road" as a...
"Wonder Women" at UICA traces evolution of American superheroines
by (annogus)
Submitted 03-07-2013 under OPINION
Wonder Women: The Untold Story of Female Superheroines is a documentary from filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. From World War II to Women’s Liberation, from Reaganism to Riot Grrls, the film examines the pop-culture legacies of female heroes...