Bijou Banter

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing – or about to open – at FilmScene.  Our line-up includes Kids, which plays at FilmScene Saturday night Sept 12, at 11PM as part of Bijou After Hours.  Next, we’ll be discussing Phoenix, which opened at FilmScene today, and will continue to play throughout the weekend and all next week.  Finally we’ll be discussing Best of Enemies, which plays at FilmScene Tuesday, September 15 at 6PM as part of Bijou Film Forum.  Joining us in our third segment to discuss Best of Enemies is Josh Voorhees, a senior writer at Slate Magazine.

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing – or about to open – at FilmScene.  Our line-up includes Jennifer’s Body, which plays Saturday night Sept 5, at 11PM as part of Bijou After Hours.  Next, we’ll be discussing The Look of Silence, which opened at FilmScene today, and will continue to play throughout the weekend and all next week.  Finally we’ll be discussing The End of the Tour, which also opened today and will continuing playing at FilmScene throughout this weekend and into next week.  Joining us in our third segment to discuss The End of the Tour is writer and recent MFA grad Michael Glaviano.

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing – or about to open – at FilmScene.  Our line-up includes Zombieland, which plays Saturday night, August 29, at 11PM as part of Bijou After Hours.  Next, we’ll be discussing The Diary of a Teenage Girl, which opened at FilmScene today, and will continue to play throughout the weekend and all next week.  Finally we’ll be discussing Tangerine, which opened last weekend and will continuing playing at FilmScene throughout this weekend and into next week.  Joining us in our third segment to discuss Tangerine is Bijou member Spencer Williams.

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing at, or coming soon to FilmScene.  Our line-up includes the animated film The Iron Giant, which plays this Saturday, May 9 at 10AM, and Thursday, May 14 at 3PM.  These screenings are a part of The Picture Show, a family and children’s series presented by MidWestOne Bank.  Next, we’ll be discussing Seymour: An Introduction, a new documentary by Ethan Hawke.  Seymour: An Introduction has its last screenings at FilmScene tomorrow, May 7 at 5:30 and 7:30PM.  Finally, we’ll be discussing Clouds of Sils Maria, a new film by Olivier Assayas featuring Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, and Chloë Grace Moretz.  Clouds of Sils Maria opens at FilmScene this Friday, May 8.

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing at, or coming soon to FilmScene.  Our line-up includes the roller derby flick Whip It, which plays this Saturday night, April 25, at 11PM, as part of Bijou After Hours.  Next, we’ll be discussing the documentary Ballet 422, which continues to play at FilmScene throughout the weekend and following week.  Finally, we’ll be discussing the award-winning White God, which has its last two screenings tomorrow, April 23, at 6 and 8:30PM.

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing at, or coming soon to FilmScene.  Our line-up includes Jamie Babbit’s But I’m a Cheerleader, which plays this Saturday night at 11PM as part of Bijou After Hours.  Next, we’ll be discussing Wild Tales, last year’s academy award-nominee for Best Foreign Language Film from Argentina.  Wild Tales continues to play at FilmScene throughout the weekend and following week.  Finally, we’ll be discussing Siddharth, which plays at FilmScene on Tuesday, April 21, at 6PM as part of Bijou Horizons, a series dedicated to bringing awareness to world cinema.

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing at, or coming soon to FilmScene.  Our line-up includes What We Do in the Shadows, a comedy by New Zealand filmmakers Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.  What We Do in the Shadows continues to play at FilmScene throughout this week and weekend.  Next, we’ll be discussing the 1982 animated classic, The Secret of NIMH, which plays this Saturday night, April 11, at 11PM as part of Bijou After Hours.  Finally, we’ll be discussing The Hunting Ground, which plays at FilmScene on Tuesday, April 14, at 6PM as part of Bijou Film Forum.

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing at, or coming soon to FilmScene.  Our line-up includes the new hockey documentary, Red Army, which continues to play at FilmScene this week and the next.  Joining us in our first segment is independent filmmaker and FilmScene’s cofounder, Andrew Sherburne. Next, we’ll be discussing The Boy and the World, by Brazilian director Alê Abreu. The Boy and the World plays on Tuesday, April 7, at 6PM, as part of Bijou Horizons, a series dedicated to bringing awareness to world cinema.  Finally, we’ll be discussing John Waters’s Cry-Baby, which plays this Saturday night, April 4, at 11PM, as part of Bijou After Hours.

On this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing at, or coming soon to FilmScene and downtown Iowa City.  Our line-up includes the Prince vehicle and cult hit Purple Rain, which  plays atFilmScene this Saturday night at 11pm as part of Bijou After Hours. Next, we’ll be discussing the John Hughes classic The Breakfast Club, which plays at The Englert, in partnership with FilmScene, this Saturday at 7pm, in celebration of its 30th Anniversary. That's the making of a great Saturday 80s double feature!  Finally we’ll be discussing French-Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan's Mommy, which has been playing at FilmScene this last week, and will continue to show both this evening and tomorrow.

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing at, or coming soon to FilmScene.  Our line-up includes the Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner, which continues to play at FilmScene throughout the weekend and following week.  Next, we’ll be discussing The Patience Stone, by Afghan director Atiq Rahimi.  The Patience Stone plays on Tuesday, March 24, at 6PM as part of Bijou Horizions, a series dedicated to bringing awareness to world cinema.  Finally we’ll be discussing Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger than Paradise, which plays at FilmScene this Saturday, March 14, at 1PM, and Sunday, March 15, also at 1PM.  These screenings kick off the series A Sad and Beautiful World: The Black and White Films of Jim Jarmusch.  Joining us in our third segment is FilmScene’s cofounder and programming director, Andy Brodie.