Establishing Shot

In this month's episode of Establishing Shot, Ted and Ricky breakdown the schedule with special guest Dr. Dan Graff, a close friend of and frequent collaborator with the Browning Cinema. read more

Dr. Paulette Curtis joins Ricky and Ted to discuss film adaptations that transform the source material in an interesting way, make use of film’s properties as a medium, or transport an original story to an unexpected new location. read more

In this episode of Establishing Shot, Notre Dame’s own Dr. Paulette Curtis joins Ted and Ricky to discuss the rundown of Ted’s recent trip to the Munich Film Festival as well as the 10th Annual ANDkids World Film Festival, which is upcoming August 1-3 in the Browning Cinema. read more

Running on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. starting July 11, the Summer Classics look to present a cross-section of filmic eras. This year, the films come from various moments in the history of musicals. read more

In this Establishing Shot episode, Cinema Program Director Ricky Herbst is joined by Sarah Snider to discuss the 8th Annual Michiana Jewish Film Festival which runs May 14-17. The Browning Cinema’s programming wraps up this month and reopens in July with the Summer Classics Series followed by the ANDkids World Film Festival come the beginning of August. read more

April is an incredibly busy month in the Browning Cinema with 30 different titles screening. Ted and Ricky do a rundown of some options for indoor fun if the month makes good on its rainy persona. read more

March stands at an interesting juncture of the cinema world. Sundance, Berlinale, the BAFTAs and the Oscars have just wrapped up. In their wake, the summer blockbusters have started appearing, heralding the warmer months and, also, different conversations about movies. In the Browning Cinema, March is a busy month with screenings running throughout Spring Break. read more

Ted and Ricky are back in the warm confines of the Browning Cinema to discuss the full slate of films February has in place. February is one of the busier months here in the Browning with no planned breaks or holidays. Further, the American film awards season crescendos during the month giving arthouses both more supply and demand. Of note, the Browning will be showing multiple films nominated for Oscars, including The Florida Project, The Square, and a weekend full of short films nominated for Oscars in three categories: live action, documentary (program A and program B), and animated. read more

Ted and Ricky ring in the new year and the new semester with the Browning Cinema’s exciting offerings starting in January. Those include a new film education opportunity available to the public via the new Learning Beyond the Classics Series, which expands a film series with academic articles, pre-recorded introductions, and post-film discussions. After briefly discussing what's happening at the Browning Cinema, Ted and Ricky close the books on 2017 with two separate Top 3 Lists read more

In the December Establishing Shot podcast, Ted and Ricky engage in a thought experiment about which director had the greatest run of three straight films and present their top three directors each with their run of three films, which makes for a 3^3 cube and a bunch of binge-worthy options as winter approaches. read more