Film

Photographer and filmmaker Jason Lindsey first started sugar making during the pandemic as a way to get over the winter-spring hump. The centuries' old practice is threatened by climate change — capturing in his short film, 'It's Time.'

The film covers prehistoric times through 1900, exploring key moments in agriculture, rail transportation and education in McLean County.

“The Last Republican” screened at film fests in Toronto and Chicago, but it has yet to find distribution for wider release.

The 1975 cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show will be screened with a live shadow cast and special guest Nell Campbell on Friday, Oct. 11, at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.

Costumes and participation are encouraged at Bloomington-Normal's dual "Rocky Horror" screenings ... provided you leave glitter and toast at home.

In a move to embrace the evolution of performing arts education, Illinois State University has rebranded its School of Theatre and Dance to reflect growing interest in cinematic arts.

Media studies professor Phil Duncan directed, shot and produced Mississippi Mud: A Natural History of the Blues during several trips to the Mississippi Delta.

Co-professors Eric Wesselmann and Stanford Carpenter's honors seminar on Black horror films was well-received by students and the public. The Normal Theater pressed them to mix up a new course focused on 1970s blaxploitation films.

The long weekend has more than turkey in store for folks clamming to get out there.

ISU professor John McHale and registered nurse Xavier Jackson wrote a feature-length film inspired by Jackson's experiences in rural health care from 2020-2021.