Thinking Outside the Multiplex in Indiana (December 30, 2011)
by HELEN GEIB
No new openings in another quiet week outside the multiplex- although with six movies listed not quite as quiet as last week. The good news is that part of the reason pickings are slim is that quality movies for adults are currently vying for our attention inside the multiplex. More good news: winter break ends next week on the repertory theater circuit. Read more 
Keeping Track (December 29, 2011)
by HELEN GEIB
Last Week at the Movies
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows- a must-see if you liked the first film
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol- the action movie of the year Read more
Movie Review – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
by NIR SHALEV
Globetrotting IMF (Impossible Mission Force) super agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is on the job again; this time to find a man named Hendricks and to stop him from buying nuclear launch codes from other bad guys. Sounds simple, right? Read more
Thinking Outside the Multiplex in Indiana (December 23, 2011)
by HELEN GEIB
Featuring a grand total of five movies, this is undoubtedly the slowest week “outside the multiplex” since I’ve been writing TOTM in IN, and quite possibly the slowest week since the feature’s been in existence. Which is not to say that there’s nothing to see: The Artist and Don 2 open in Indianapolis and The Descendants and My Week With Marilyn expand to enough theaters around the state to be almost outside the scope of this column. I know I’m excited about The Artist. What looks good to you? Read more
Keeping Track (December 22, 2011)
by HELEN GEIB
Last Week at the Movies
The Skin I Live In- I did not see that coming Read more
Trailers for Movies I Like: A Christmas Carol (1951)
by HELEN GEIB
An occasional series. Title self-explanatory.
Note: Scrooge was re-titled A Christmas Carol for the American release
DVD of the Week – Midnight in Paris (2011)
by NIR SHALEV
There is no other film this year that has managed to put a smile on my face and keep it there like Woody Allen’s extremely charming Midnight in Paris. Read more
In the Blogosphere – 2011 Year-End Compilation
by HELEN GEIB
Year-end compilation of the monthly blog posts recommendations.
Beth Loves Bollywood on Naag Lok: “Snake films are woefully lacking in my repertoire, but so strong are many of the key snaky elements here that even only having seen Nagin and Sheshnaag, I was easily able to recognize its fabulousnesssssss.” (more)
Beth Loves Bollywood processes her thoughts on Ra.One in a conversation with her SRK action figure
Commentary Track favorite The Bioscope reports on the films that recorded the 1910 “siege of Sidney Street” in London
The Bioscope on Mr. Bean and modern silent comedy Read more
Thinking Outside the Multiplex in Indiana (December 16, 2011)
by HELEN GEIB
No new limited release films opening this week in-state and the repertory screening section is comparatively slim due to the university towns going on winter break. The paucity of new options is probably just as well- there’s plenty in theaters to catch up on, and better than usual Hollywood fare in the pipeline as well. What are your moviegoing priorities this week? Read more
DVD of the Week – Review and Disc Commentary Track for Sunrise (1927)
by NIR SHALEV
Director F. W. Murnau is mostly remembered today for Nosferatu (1922) and Faust (1926), but his first American film, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, is his best film and also one of the greatest films ever made. Read more