UICA
Dynamic arts professional has strong, clear vision for UICA's future
by (DWalsh)
Submitted 06-10-2013 under OPINION
Two weeks into her tenure as Interim Executive Director of UICA, Miranda Krajniac (pronounced KRAHN-yak) met with me on a sunny afternoon to discuss her background, the community and plans for the institution’s future. To get to UICA’s...
The Reluctant Fundamentalist opens at UICA
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 06-07-2013 under OPINION
Mira Nair’s film adaptation of The Reluctant Fundamentalist opens at the UICA this weekend. Based on the novel of the same name, it follows the trajectory of Changez Khan, a Pakistani student who comes to America in the late 90s in search of...
"Room 237" and "The Shining" screening at UICA
by (annogus)
Submitted 04-30-2013 under OPINION
At 3:00 a.m., I bolted upright in a cold sweat. Jack Torrance’s frozen face swam before my eyes. The sight of my body pillow made me jump, and I poked at it cautiously to make sure it was more pillow than body. Oh, the logic of dreams. Two...
"The We and the I" lacks Gondry's unique visual flair at UICA
by (Renato)
Submitted 04-25-2013 under OPINION
I really wanted to like “The We and the I.” Prior to watching the film, I knew Michel Gondry directed and co-wrote it, so my hopes were sky-high. Gondry is must-see cinema. He has created some of the most visually interesting, creative...
"Like Someone in Love" at UICA explores human emotions, relationships
by (Renato)
Submitted 04-17-2013 under OPINION
At one point during Abbas Kiarostami’s film, “Like Someone in Love,” I literally said out loud, “I don’t know where this is going.” An Official Selection of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, “Like...
On the Road delivers at UICA
by (erickehoe)
Submitted 04-08-2013 under OPINION
Jack Kerouac never imagined his sprawling 1957 novel "On the Road" as a film. The unfiltered, energetic work of literature could not be confined to ninety minutes of rising action, climax and resolution. But "On the Road" as a...
UICA opens A Place at the Table this weekend
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 03-29-2013 under OPINION
Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush’s new documentary “A Place at the Table” opens at the UICA this weekend. The film is an attempt to turn the spotlight on conditions that allow 49 million people in America to live in...
UICA screening 2013 Oscar shorts
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 02-14-2013 under OPINION
The UICA is providing a unique opportunity to enhance Grand Rapids’ Oscar-viewing experience this year. Right up until the Oscar broadcast on February 24, the UICA is screening all the nominees for the following categories: “Documentary...
Beware of Mr. Baker comes to UICA
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 02-07-2013 under OPINION
“Beware of Mr. Baker," Jay Bulger’s documentary about legendary rock drummer Ginger Baker opens, as one might expect, with shaky footage of Baker beating Bulger on the face with a cane. Baker then proceeds to rave at Bulger,...
UICA's "Utopia/Dystopia" tries to see into the future
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 01-15-2013 under OPINION
I’m usually blown away by the shows at the UICA, but compared with the strengths of some of their past shows, their current exhibit “Utopia/Dystopia” falls a little flat. Comprised of 13 pieces spread throughout four floors, this...