The UWM Union Cinema (formerly Union Theatre) has been a hidden-not-really-hidden gem of Milwaukee’s East Side since 1972. Located inside the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Union, the unassuming theater has long served as a terrific resource for students and non-students alike, offering impeccably programmed lineups of independent films, Hollywood blockbusters, and fests like the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival. And if the Cinema’s just-released fall 2015 lineup is any indication, that tradition is set to continue.
But first, the theater’s new admission policy. Beginning this fall, the general public will be charged $5 per film. All films and festivals remain free for UWM students. For non-student cinematic diehards, a $50 membership can be purchased, which includes admission to all films during the academic year, guest passes for two films, and a small bag of popcorn on Wednesday nights. (The same membership is $40 for alumni, seniors, and members of the campus community).
Check out the Union Cinema’s complete fall 2015 lineup below, which includes blockbusters like Furious 7 and Mad Max: Fury Road (part of the “Fall Welcome” series August 27 – September 6), celluloid classics like Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, and the Milwaukee premieres of documentaries like (T)error and In The Basement. Oh, and Roar!
August 27
Get Hard – 9 p.m.
August 28
Pitch Perfect 2 – 7 p.m.
Furious 7 – 9 p.m.
August 29
Mad Max: Fury Road – 7 p.m.
Office Space – 9 p.m.
August 30
Ex Machina – 7 p.m.
It Follows – 9 p.m.
September 1
Get Hard – 7 p.m.
September 2
It Follows – 7 p.m.
September 3
Office Space – 7 p.m.
September 5
Pitch Perfect 2 – 7 p.m.
Furious 7 – 9 p.m.
September 6
Mad Max: Fury Road – 7 p.m.
Ex Machina – 9 p.m.
September 8
Experimental Tuesday: Color My World – 7 p.m. (free)
September 9
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story – 7 p.m.
September 10
Little Hope Was Arson – 7 p.m.
September 11
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? – 7 p.m.
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence – 9:30 p.m.
September 12
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence – 7 p.m.
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? – 9 p.m.
September 13
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence – 5 p.m.
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? – 7 p.m.
September 15
Experimental Tuesday: Is It Because I Am A Dog? – 7 p.m. (free)
September 16
Sundance Award Winning Shorts – 7 p.m.
September 17
(T)error – 7 p.m.
September 18
Breathe – 7 p.m.
Roar – 9 p.m.
September 19
Roar – 7 p.m.
Breathe – 9 p.m.
September 20
Paddington – 3 p.m.
Breathe – 5 p.m.
September 22
Experimental Tuesday: Backup Film Festival – 7 p.m. (free)
September 23
Because I Was A Painter – 7 p.m.
September 25
Felt – 7 p.m.
September 26
Felt – 7 p.m.
September 27
Felt – 7 p.m.
September 29
Experimental Tuesday: Working Through The City (free)
September 30
In The Basement – 7 p.m.
October 1
In The Basement – 7 p.m.
October 15-25
30th Annual LGBT Film/Video Festival