This week on A Place For Film, David and Elizabeth bring back an old segment to give themselves a breather. They talk about what they watched this week and were you can check those films out. David tries to stay on top better in regards to new release films in 2021 and Elizabeth brings an eclectic batch of topical and nostalgic movies she stumbled into this week. It's a chill ep with hopefully some good recommendations for your viewing pleasure.

Films discussed:

When Harry Met Sally

Dead Pigs

New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears

Malcom and Marie

50 First Dates

Judas and the Black Messiah 

Rest in Peace Chick Corea 

The IU Cinema family extends far and wide. For example, ever wonder who shoots and produces those slick and insightful 10 questions interviews on the IU Cinema's YouTube channel? Well, look no further than Joe Toth and Kirstin Wade, the founders and minds behind Toth Media LLC. They've been responsible for giving the IU Cinema one of its signature pieces media for the public to learn from and engage with. Elizabeth and David sit down with Kirstin and Joe and let them have their own recollections of the IU Cinema, growing up in the Midwest, how they came to filmmaking, cinematic favorites, and their involvement with the cinema for the better part of a decade. They even sprung an activity on our unsuspecting co-hosts. They're wonderful, and you should give this one a listen.

For more information on Toth Media, visit their website here:

https://www.tothmedia.com/

On this weeks episode of A Place For Film (and what a week it has been), our two co-host decide revisit a landmark of the film noir genre, Ida Lupino's lean and mean 1953 thriller: The Hitch-hiker. Elizabeth and David delve back and talk about what makes The Hitch-hiker such a standout piece of American cinema and what made Ida herself such a standout director.

Also as a treat, we have Interim Director Brittany Friesner report in and give her thoughts on opening night and weekend at Sundance 2021!

Find out more about Ida Lupino by checking Karina Longworth's episode on Ida from Longworth's podcast, You Must Remember This:

http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/youmustrememberthispodcastblog/the-many-loves-of-howard-hughes-part-2-the-many?rq=ida 

Rest In Peace Cloris Leachman

Rest In Peace Cicely Tyson

This week on the show, we say au revoir to one of our favorite cinephile centric companies, Tees-en-scène. They're closing there doors and David and Elizabeth felt like spreading the word and alerting listeners to a company that tried to put some good out in the world by highlighting the work of usually invisible or underappreciated artists. They're good people and we hope you check out their final wave of pre-orders and clearance items (alot of which center around past IU Cinema guests!) while they're still around.

You can check out their products here:

https://www.teesenscene.com/

And follow their Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/teesenscene/

We also spotlighted artist Drusilla Adeline aka Hyde Sister. You can find her website here:

https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/

This week on A Place For Film, Elizabeth and David give a brief account of their time at this years FilmEx conference. They talk about their favorite panels, the state of independent exhibition and what its like to attend their first formal film conference, let alone virtual film conference. They briefly talk to Yeeseon Chae, another first time attendee and a research assistant at the Black Film Center Archive. Come hear about their discoveries!

Producer Note: Due to the Co-host/Editor/Producer's stupidity, David's audio sounds a little weird. It'll be better next week. Check out Elizabeth's audio tho...silky...

On December 15th, 2020, the IU Cinema hosted a virtual edition of the A Place For Film blog's "Monthly Movie Round-Up". A time for (most of) the regular contributors to highlight a film that stood out to them once a month. It was the first time all the bloggers had been in the same location at the same time, virtual or otherwise. It was a great night filled with in depth discussion of some picks that showcased the holiday in some interesting ways. We hope to do it again someday.

Time Stamps for individual segments:

08:46 - David talks about Strange Days (1995)

21:05 - Laura talks about Tampopo (1985)

29:33 - Jack talks about Tale of Winter (1992)

39:20 - Jesse talks about The Apartment (1960)

47:57 - Michaela talks about Holiday Affair (1949)

1:00:39 - Q&A

A couple days after Christmas, Elizabeth and David decided to have a brief chat about two of the most anticipated releases of 2020 that got a straight to streaming deal for the holiday. They give their thoughts on Wonder Woman 1984 and Pixar's Soul. It's a good time.

Well folks, we made it. Another year of doing this podcast and we finally get to reward ourselves with some comfort food. David, Elizabeth and special guest Alyssa Brookes come together to talk about three of their favorite films that get them through the hectic holidays. It's an episode that 2 parts rom-com (While You Were Sleeping, The Holiday), 1 part anime (Tokyo Godfathers) and all love. Grab a hot dog, your warmest jacket, a glass of white wine and listen in while kick it conversatin' about some Christmas classics.

In a A Place For Film first, we have an immediate returning guest. Ava Clouden returns to talk about some of our favorite nontraditional holiday movies! They delve what the holiday means to each of them and how these films encompass those feelings despite using the holiday as a backdrop. They talk about the films Black Christmas (1974), Hustlers (2019), and Batman Returns (1992). It's a good time

On this emergency episode of A Place For Film, David, Elizabeth and returning guest Ava Clouden lament Warner Media's decision to release their 2020 and 2021 slate of films day and date in theaters and on their HBO Max streaming service. They get into what this means for the future of theatrical exhibition, how the fall of the Paramount Decree will effect this choice and most importantly, what this means for cinema as a conversation piece and artform. Unfortunately, this probably wont be the last time they visit this topic.

For more on the topic, read David article here: 

https://blogs.iu.edu/aplaceforfilm/2020/08/27/state-of-da-movies-the-end-of-the-paramount-decree-and-the-decline-of-physical-media/