After a special showing of A24’s “Heretic” at FilmScene on Nov. 10, the University of Iowa alums and directors and writers of the film, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, answered audience questions...
Early November came with high hopes when I saw that Robert Zemeckis, the filmmaker of Back to the Future, returned to the big screen with a new movie dubbed “Here.”
The plot was simple, following...
Based on a novel by John Buchan and a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this story has no shortage of adaptations. From print to the big screen and now to the stage, The James Theater is now showing...
“The throne of the Holy See is vacant.”
The newly released film “Conclave” begins with a bang, hooking audience members with the unexpected death of the pope. As the former pope is taken...
After coming home from a long day of school, practice, work — whatever it may be — the last thing you may want to do is do more work before you can finally sleep. However, with daylight savings...
Streaks of neon colors, strobing lights, and curly comic book bubble letters. Tortured characters in the midst of war, splintering loyalties against a backdrop of wild magic, and the most epic one-liners...
In recognition of his pioneering contributions to Chicano poetry and activism, University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alum Juan Felipe Herrera has been awarded the MacArthur Fellowship.
His is...
In a narrow office four floors above the freshly renovated Seamans Center, one engineer is optimistic amid an uncertain industry.
Sitting at a desk with four screens and a colorful keyboard, Tyler...
On a rainy Thursday evening, Carlos Oliva climbed to the top of a ladder inside The Dandy Lion — a diner and staple of Iowa City. Onlookers — inside and out — followed Oliva with their eyes as...
Poetry is a fascinating form of art with a long and beautiful history. However, it often doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Regardless of reason, poetry often stays hidden from the forefront...
After being presented with the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year, Sean Baker took the opportunity to show his appreciation for sex workers. Listening to the voices of many sex workers from all backgrounds,...
Love prevails through tragedy in the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts production of “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf.” The historic poetic...
