The Best of Enemies

Oct 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, Nov 1, ♦ Scroll down for times and locations

In the summer of 1968, television news changed forever. Dead last in the ratings, ABC hired two towering public intellectuals to debate each other during the Democratic and Republican national conventions. William F. Buckley Jr. was a leading light of the new conservative movement. A Democrat and cousin to Jackie Onassis, Gore Vidal was a leftist novelist and polemicist. Armed with deep-seated distrust and enmity, Vidal and Buckley believed each other’s political ideologies were dangerous for America. Like rounds in a heavyweight battle, they pummeled out policy and personal insult—their explosive exchanges devolving into vitriolic name-calling. Live and unscripted, they kept viewers riveted. Ratings for ABC News skyrocketed. And a new era in public discourse was born.

2015 / 87 MIN

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Fri, Oct 16
Best of Enemies 6:45 @ IU Fine Arts
The Kindergarten Teacher 7:30 @ IU Woodburn
Tangerine 8:30 @ IU Fine Arts

Sat, Oct 17
Best of Enemies 6:45 @ IU Fine Arts
The Kindergarten Teacher 7:30 @ IU Woodburn
Tangerine 8:30 @ IU Fine Arts

Sun, Oct 18
Tangerine 7:00 @ Bear’s Place – Last Chance!

Fri, Oct 23
Best of Enemies 6:45 @ IU Fine Arts
The Kindergarten Teacher 7:30 @ IU Woodburn

Sat, Oct 24
Best of Enemies 6:45 @ IU Fine Arts
The Kindergarten Teacher 7:30 @ IU Woodburn

Sun, Oct 25
The Kindergarten Teacher 7:00 @ Bear’s Place

Fri, Oct 30
Finders Keepers 6:45 @ IU Fine Arts
The Kindergarten Teacher 7:30 @ IU Woodburn
Best of Enemies 8:15 @ IU Fine Arts

Sat, Oct 31
Finders Keepers 6:45 @ IU Fine Arts
The Kindergarten Teacher 7:30 @ IU Woodburn
Best of Enemies 8:15 @ IU Fine Arts

Sun, Nov 1
Best of Enemies 7:00 @ Bear’s Place – Last Chance!