News
Cornell Cinema Fosters Space for Film Appreciation Among Campus, Ithaca Community
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In its more than 50 years of operations, Cornell Cinema has been screening a variety of films for the Cornell and greater Ithaca community.
News
Emmy-Winning Producers and Pals, Ferguson ’82 and Kantor ’83, Chronicle Paths From the Slope to the Silver Screen
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In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Emmy-winning producers Scott Ferguson ’82 and Michael Kantor ’83 shared their experiences at Cornell and in show business.
City
Cinemapolis’ Free Movie Day Brings Ithacans Together for a Day of Film Appreciation
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On March 18th, Cinemapolis provided customers with tickets to free films, intending to bring greater attention to the downtown Ithaca theater.
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Cornell Cinema Reels In Students After Reopening
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Cornell Cinema reopens with dozens of educational and entertaining film options, drawing student crowds for the first time in a year.
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Despite NYS Permission to Reopen, Tompkins County Movie Theaters Remain Shuttered
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Even though Tompkins County is one of the few counties in the area given this privilege, theaters will remain in their virtual or closed state.
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Cinema Survives in Ithaca’s ‘Art House’ Movie Theaters
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Cinemas may be struggling to stay open against COVID-19 orders, but Ithaca’s “art house” theaters have transitioned to online streaming and other revenues to survive.
Cornell Cinema
From Silent Films to Cat Videos, Cornell Cinema to Present Wide Variety of Screenings in This Semester
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The beloved cinema hub’s upcoming titles — such as Parasite and Joker — can be products of student recommendations or faculty requests.
Cornell Cinema
Behind the Movies: Cornell Cinema’s Film Selection Process
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Although Cornell Cinema shows 10 to 15 movies per week, the planning procedure for selecting these popular movies starts long before the lights dim.
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Authors to Discuss ‘Complexity of Blackness in Media’ as Part of Speaker Series
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Sheppard told The Sun that she hopes that “people will walk away thinking about the contemporary media landscape in a new and much more complex way.”
Arts & Culture
Avengers: Infinity War Goes to Infinity… But Not Beyond
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Though Marvel announced Avengers: Infinity War in October 2014, in many ways the title for the 19th installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a long time coming. Yes, the film is loosely based on Jim Starlin’s 1991 comic The Infinity Gauntlet (and its subsequent sequel The Infinity War) but even more so, the title is indicative of Marvel’s ongoing battle to tell cohesive and compelling crossover stories as its roster of heroes exponentially expands with each film. This conflict began back in 2008 when Nick Fury uttered to Tony Stark, “You’ve become a part of a bigger universe. You just don’t know it yet.”
With Infinity War, you can tell that its directors, the Russo Brothers, are trying to live out Thanos’ goal by making this film “balanced as all things should be.” Yet in their egalitarian attempts to give every character and plot thread a chance in the spotlight, Infinity War both does too much and consequently not enough. In its best moments, it is able to pull off the impossible, drawing together different franchises for a smorgasbord of action, spectacle and adventure.