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Critically acclaimed ‘The Flagmakers’ tells a story of America, immigrants, Milwaukee

January 19, 2023

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click here to subscribe. One of the first things that struck me about The Flagm...

Here are the films and events coming to Milwaukee Film’s Black History Month celebration

Matt Wild

January 6, 2023

February is Black History Month, and, for the fifth consecutive year, Milwaukee Film and its Black Lens program are going all out with a monthlong lineup of screenings and events. Want to see 1985's The Last Dr...

Watch local short films about “timelines,” donate to help beloved UWM film lecturer Carl Bogner

Matt Wild

January 6, 2023

Earlier this week, Cactus Club hosted a screening of short, locally produced films centered around the idea of timelines. "Think linearity (or lack thereof), progress of existence, events in the past, present, ...

Cowabunga! We’re screening the original ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ January 25 at the Avalon

Matt Wild

December 29, 2022

Hey dude, this is no cartoon: On Wednesday, January 25, we're screening the 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater. Reserved seating tickets to the 7 p.m. screening...

Times Cinema hops into 2023 with bunny-filled “Year Of The Rabbit” film series

Tyler Maas

December 25, 2022

As you may or may not be aware, 2023 is "The Year Of The Rabbit" in the Chinese Zodiac. Though that "year" doesn't technically begin until January 22, Times Cinema isn't wasting much time before hopping into 20...

We’re screening ‘Uncle Buck’ at Avalon Theater on December 28

Tyler Maas

December 1, 2022

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and hopefully you had a chance to squeeze in your requisite viewing of Planes, Trains and Automobiles sometime last month. And since there's no such thing as too much John Candy,...

Coming soon: a historical documentary about Brady Street, produced by docUWM

Matt Wild

November 25, 2022

Anyone who has dipped into a John Gurda book or documentary knows that Milwaukee is steeped in history. Bridge wars, socialist mayors, bronze statue controversies—it's all there, and more. Speaking of "more," t...

Get in the seasonal cinema spirit all December long at Avalon Theater and Times Cinema

Tyler Maas

November 21, 2022

If Andy Williams is to be believed, we’re getting close to the most wonderful time of the year. But we’re not so sure everyone agrees with that sentiment. By now, some of you are probably already tired of holid...

Times Cinema to host “Nic Cage November”

Tyler Maas

October 28, 2022

Now that another year of Shocktoberfest is wrapping up, Neighborhood Theater Group has a tough act to follow once Halloween is through. However, it seems like they've found just the thing. Starting next Friday,...

Alright everyone, chill! We’re screening ‘Batman & Robin’ at the Avalon on November 30

Matt Wild

October 27, 2022

Tim Burton's 1989 Batman was an attempt to move the Caped Crusader as far away from the cartoony camp of the '60s Batman TV show as possible. It worked, and was perfected with Burton's 1992 Batman Returns. Stil...

Your guide to Milwaukee-area horror movie screenings from now until Halloween (and beyond)

Matt Wild

October 18, 2022

It's crunch time, people: Halloween is mere weeks away! Need to get in the holiday mood with hours and hours and hours and hours of horror movies? We've got you covered. The following list—which begins today an...

Celebration of Mike Schank’s life set for November 12 at MKE Alano Club

Matt Wild

October 17, 2022

Milwaukee lost a real one on October 13 when musician Mike Schank—best known as the co-star of the 1999 documentary American Movie—died at the age of 53. Schank had been diagnosed with cancer earlier in the yea...

R.I.P. Milwaukee musician, ‘American Movie’ co-star Mike Schank

Matt Wild

October 13, 2022

Milwaukee musician Mike Schank, best known as the co-star of the 1999 documentary American Movie, has died. A friend confirms to Milwaukee Record that Schank "passed away early this morning in his mother's arm...

Milwaukee Public Library’s video homage to Stephen King is perfect

Matt Wild

October 5, 2022

Along with being awesome in general, Milwaukee Public Library is awesome at social media. MPL's Twitter and TikTok accounts are loaded with funny, cheeky, and delightfully DIY videos. And a new video celebratin...

We’re screening a 4K restoration of ‘The Lost Boys’ at Avalon Theater on October 26

Matt Wild

September 29, 2022

What do you get when you combine a wickedly dark vampire movie with a teenage adventure film, and then spike it with a cast of '80s icons, the future director of Batman & Robin, a terrific soundtrack, a ter...

Here’s what’s screening at “Shocktoberfest VII” at Avalon Theater and The Times Cinema

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 26, 2022

It’s a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with "Rocktober" and "Shocktober" events. In the case of the latter, the...

Bring your old home movies to “Home Movie Day” at UWM on October 15

Matt Wild

September 15, 2022

Folks of a certain age with oodles of fond and/or cringe-y memories recorded on old VHS tapes or DV tapes or even film reels take note: On Saturday, October 15, the UWM Archives and the UWM Film Studies Departm...

2022 Cultures & Communities Festival opens Wednesday, closes Sunday with ‘Butterfly In The Sky’

Matt Wild

September 13, 2022

If you need an occasional reminder that Milwaukee Film is more than just the Milwaukee Film Festival, here you go: From September 14-18, Milwaukee Film will host the second annual Cultures & Communities Fes...

We’re screening ‘The Wedding Singer’ at Avalon Theater on September 28 and you’re reaping all the benefits

Tyler Maas

September 1, 2022

September is a month that's synonymous with weddings. The month—which straddles the end of summer and the start of autumn—is among the most popular times for people to tie the knot. With that in mind...and beca...

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin will perform a live score to ‘Suspiria’ October 30 at Oriental Theatre

Matt Wild

August 31, 2022

Back in 2018, Milwaukee moviegoers were treated to a screening of Dario Argento's 1977 classic giallo film Suspiria at the Oriental Theatre. But it wasn't just any screening—it came complete with a live score f...