Film

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We’re screening ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ at Avalon Theater October 20

September 23, 2021

Tickets are on sale NOW! Before Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino teamed up for the self-conscious 2007 double-feature Grindhouse, they just went ahead and made an honest-to-goodness grindhouse film. Ye...

Avalon Theater will pay tribute to Norm Macdonald with weekend ‘Dirty Work’ screenings

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 15, 2021

Comedy lost an absolute legend on Tuesday with the death of Norm Macdonald. Is there anything we can add to the countless clips, jokes, and fond remembrances floating around the internet? Nope. R.I.P. Norm. You...

Avalon Theater’s Shocktoberfest returns with ‘Death Becomes Her,’ ‘Dream Warriors,’ more

September 10, 2021

It's a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween caps the whole thing off, and businesses go nuts with the "Rocktober" and "Shocktober" events. Which brings us to Avalon Thea...

Our sold out screening of ‘The Fifth Element’ will finally happen September 22 at Avalon Theater

August 25, 2021

Waaaaaay back in February 2020, we announced we’d be showing the 1997 sci-fi classic, The Fifth Element, at Avalon Theater. The screening—originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 of last year—sold out in a ...

Oriental Theatre will require proof of vaccination or negative COVID test beginning August 25

August 24, 2021

After less than a week back in business, the Oriental Theatre has announced it will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours for entry. The policy, announced by the oper...

Oriental Theatre will reopen August 20, will soon require proof of vaccination or negative COVID test

August 13, 2021

When the Oriental Theatre reopens on Friday, August 20, attendees will be "expected" to be fully vaccinated or to have received a negative COVID-19 test within the past 72 hours. But that honor system approach ...

‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ is returning for Season 3 this fall

August 3, 2021

Good news! Joe Pera Talks With You, a heartwarming and hilarious Adult Swim series that's filmed primarily in Milwaukee by a largely local crew, is officially coming back for a third season this fall. The show'...

Lt. Dangle from ‘Reno 911!” will be a cashier at the Lake Geneva Walmart this Friday

July 22, 2021

We now live in a world where your Milwaukee Bucks are NBA Champions, so we'll file this story under "Why not?" On Friday, July 23, from 1-3 p.m., actor/writer/filmmaker/State-alum/all-around-awesome-person Thom...

Oriental Theatre will reopen August 20

July 19, 2021

After approximately 8,000 years of pandemic/restoration-related silence, Milwaukee's historic Oriental Theatre will reopen Friday, August 20. Milwaukee Film, which operates the theater, made the announcement Mo...

Check out the nearly complete restoration of the Oriental Theatre

June 18, 2021

The last time we visited the Oriental Theatre (way back in July 2020), the historic East Side landmark was kind of a mess. But in a good way! Milwaukee Film's extensive five-phase Oriental restoration and renov...

2022 Milwaukee Film Festival set for April 21 – May 5, intends to be in-person

June 8, 2021

If it feels like the 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival just wrapped up, well, it kind of did. The event ran May 6-20; like the 2020 fest, it was all-virtual. But today, Milwaukee Film not only announced the dates fo...

2021 Milwaukee Film Festival announces (virtual) attendance, awards

May 25, 2021

The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up last Thursday. Once again, it was a virtual fest, bringing hundreds of films directly to your TV, laptop, phone, tablet, etc. How many film minutes were viewed during...

Catch screenings of MKE-made ‘Lake Michigan Monster’ at Lakefront Brewery, Avalon Theater

May 20, 2021

Originally released in 2018, Lake Michigan Monster is one of the most singular seafaring—er, make that lakefaring—Milwaukee-made films in recent memory. It's a zany, madcap adventure filled with ridiculous char...

Milwaukee Film preps Cultures & Communities Festival for September 6-12

May 19, 2021

Hey! The all-virtual 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival has only two days to go! Find everything you need to know HERE. And hey, here's another "Hey!" Milwaukee Film has just announced that its annual Minority He...

Milwaukee’s ‘Bid Caller’ offers new perspective on old tradition of auctioneering

Carmella D'Acquisto

May 10, 2021

When filmmaker David Van Auken moved to Milwaukee, he was on a mission to find the city’s best tacos. But then he stumbled into a story that would shape his experience in Milwaukee, and inspire his new document...

15 picks for the 15 days of the (all-virtual) 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival

May 6, 2021

Hey! The all-virtual 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival is happening...RIGHT NOW. From May 6-20, hundreds of feature films and shorts will be available for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home. Find out how t...

Here’s the Cinema Hooligante lineup for the all-virtual 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival

April 26, 2021

Hey! The annual Milwaukee Film Festival is happening a little early this year—like, May 6-20 early. Once again, the fest is all-virtual, meaning 89 can't-miss feature films (Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free!)...

LiveSCREAM Theater returns with four-film tribute to Kenosha native Bert I. Gordon

April 21, 2021

Orson Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on May 6, 1915. Two short decades later, he took the world by storm as a theatre and radio sensation. A few years after that, he directed Citizen Kane, a film still c...

No longer exiled, John McGivern is heading to ‘Main Streets’

March 3, 2021

John McGivern is back, baby. And he's heading to the main streets of the Midwest. The beloved Milwaukee personality announced his newest show Wednesday morning, John McGivern's Main Streets. The show will se...

Catch up with Mark Borchardt’s bite-sized film review show, ‘Cinephile’

February 10, 2021

Late last year, Milwaukee filmmaker Mark Borchardt got animated. Literally. Along with Milwaukee-born filmmaker Frankie Latina, Borchardt launched an animated, bite-sized film review show called Cinephile. The ...