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Milwaukee Film’s Women’s History Month lineup includes newly crowned greatest film of all time

February 28, 2023

In case you missed it, the most recent Sight & Sound poll named 1975's Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles as the greatest film of all time. (Vertigo and Citizen Kane came in at #2 and #3, r...

Here are the lineups for Avalon Theater’s “Studio Ghibli March” and Times Cinema’s “March Mystery Madness”

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 27, 2023

Attention anime fans still coming down from this month’s Anime Milwaukee convention: Avalon Atmospheric Theater has unveiled the lineup and schedule for a new "Studio Ghibli March" screening series. Similar to ...

2023 Milwaukee Film Festival is fast approaching. Here’s this year’s artwork.

Matt Wild

February 27, 2023

It's miserable outside today but guess what? We're less than two months away from the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival! The 15th annual fest is set for April 20 through May 4 at the Oriental Theatre (and other thea...

Get over here! We’re screening the original ‘Mortal Kombat’ at Avalon Theater on March 29

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2023

These days, video games are relied upon to be the source material for a wide variety of films and television shows. Long before the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise was dominating the box office, The Last Of Us was...

2023 Milwaukee Film Festival will include ‘Metropolis,’ with live score from Anvil Orchestra

Matt Wild

February 22, 2023

It's miserable outside today but guess what? We're less than two months away from the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival! The 15th annual fest is set for April 20 through May 4 at the Oriental Theatre (and other thea...

Oscar shorts, family films coming to Oriental Theatre

Matt Wild

February 17, 2023

If you're in the market for catching up on this year's crop of Oscar-nominated short films and enjoying the original Muppet Movie on the big screen, have we got some news for you. Beginning Friday, February ...

We’re screening ‘The Little Rascals’ at Avalon Theater on February 22

Tyler Maas

January 26, 2023

These days, reboots are all the rage. However, about 30 years ago—long before any and every existing piece of intellectual property with even an ounce of nostalgia behind it would be revived, repackaged, and re...

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

Dan Shafer

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...