You could see Stanley Kubrick’s iconic anti-war film Paths of Glory (Jan. 30). Or maybe you’ll check out Kasi Lemmons’ feature debut Eve’s Bayou on 35 mm (Feb. 3). You could see what this critic considers to be the best movie of 2023, Perfect Days (March 16). Or you could see what a bunch of critics in 2022 deemed the greatest film of all time, Jeanne Dielman (March 10). Or maybe you’ll just find yourself with a free evening and see whatever happens to be playing that night. Whatever you end up seeing, you can’t go wrong at the International Film Series (IFS).
Back for another semester of cinematic gems, classic and contemporary, IFS screens through May with dedicated weeks celebrating Black History Month (Feb. 3-14), Women Making Movies (March 6-10) and animation (April 3-7). Additionally, IFS’ spring calendar sports a retrospective of Hollywood favorite Robert Zemeckis (April 25-28), a screening of 1921 German silent, The Wildcat, featuring a live performance from the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra (May 1) and seven midnight shows, IFS Underground, hosted and curated by CU Cinema Studies student, Jason Shoemaker.
For those looking for something the whole family can enjoy, give 2013’s Oscar-nominated Boy and the World (April 3) a shot. It’s terrific. Speaking of Oscars, IFS will feature this year’s nominees in the Animation, Documentary and Live Action short subject categories over two weekends (Feb. 16-18 and Feb. 23-25). It’s an IFS tradition, one of the best around.
ON SCREEN:International Film Series, January through May, CU Boulder. Tickets, times and info at internationalfilmseries.com.
