Indiana University Cinema

I wish this theater was here when I was a student. I would have lived here. I would have set up a tent on the sidewalk and forced the IUPD to drag me away.
Anything that is worth anything in the world of film is on the bill here: Hitchcock, Kubrick, foreign language films from people none of us have ever heard of… There are so many films being screened here that if I listed them all you wouldn’t even bother reading my review.- You wouldn’t have time. My first visit was prompted by an advance screening of The Rum Diary.- Thanks again, Jon A.
This is the most incredible theater I have ever visited. The picture and sound quality are unparalleled, and IU claims that this is one of the most advanced cinemas in the nation. The décor is rich and vibrant from the crimson seats to limestone façade to the towering murals. This building is so beautiful that it would be worth visiting even if there wasn’t a movie playing.
All the ticket prices that I have seen have been incredibly reasonable, and many of the screening here are absolutely free. All it will cost you is the gas for the trip. Check the calendar to find something you have to see. It won’t take long.

Cinema is a treasure. It’s the diner before the diners show up. It’s the diners. It’s the conversation between the diner and the diners, the waitress and the diners and the diner with itself. t
I went to film school in LA — theatres are movie palaces and every day theatres were revered somuchso the theatres themselves are held in a high esteem — where just being in the theatre is cause for going. When moving back to Indiana, old theatres were the refuge but they were few and far between, nor are they that well curated — the programming is the run-​of-​the-​mill.
Then last Spring IU Cinema opened their doors with welcome and energized arms.
This past Friday night we finally made it South to Bloomington. I’m going to rack up miles. I need carpoolers. I need a transit system.
The theatre is on campus (parking is available on Jordan next to the theatre). For the general public (that’s me) it’s $ 6, sometimes free, and for students $ 3, and sometimes free.
As a profressor crafts a syllabus. As a chef crafts a menu. IU Cinema crafts a season of programming. It’s well thought out. It’s well timed. It’s open to all. «State of the Art» is the saying that comes with the facility. And that means far more than comfortable chairs; check their website for the tech specs of each screening. They’re bringing top class cinema to Indiana, and bringing me through their door, often.
Sydney Pollack, Hoosier, once said, «the kids need to drop the damn popcorn once and for all and pay attention.» This is that place. There are no concessions so plan accordingly.
They take their cinema seriously but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun: look for Tarantino’s Grindhouse to be screened at midnight — for free. Look for programming for kids. Look for programming that’s before release date screenings. Look for you in these memory-​foam style seats soon.
Now… who wants to sponsor me & my 90 miles a week trips to & fro to be here as often as possible?