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      Matt Wild
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      Tyler Maas
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      September 16, 2024
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      May 14, 2025
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      June 5, 2025
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      Matt Wild
      May 22, 2025
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      May 5, 2025
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      August 29, 2017
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Chris works for WMSE 91.7 FM and is a sometime musician and writer of things. He enjoys a good sandwich, bourbon, those brown eyes of yours, flip flops, and long walks along the polluted lake. [Photo: CJ Foeckler]

What we’re excited to see at the Oriental Theatre: ‘Barry Lyndon’ and ‘Filmworker’

Chris DeMay
August 16, 2018
Judging by the initial rollout, Milwaukee Film's reopening of the Oriental Theatre promises to be a ceaseless trip for lovers of current and classic cinema. Falling cleanly on the classic side is Stanley Kubric...
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