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The 197-film lineup for the all-virtual 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival has been unveiled, looks great

October 5, 2020

Big screens, small screens, it doesn't matter: The Milwaukee Film Festival is the best. Okay, fine—big screens would be great, but that ain't happening this year. Instead, the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival wi...

Returning this October to an internet near you: Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater!

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

Have you been missing the communal joys of watching films with strangers? Are you not yet sick of livestreams? If you giddily answered YES to both of these questions, you're in luck: For the first four Friday's...

Canni Hemp Co. is screening “cannabis-themed movies” in its outdoor oasis

Tyler Maas

August 25, 2020

Remember going somewhere to watch a movie? Man, those were the days. Though a few area businesses have stepped up to help give viewers a taste of the movie-going experience with outdoor screenings in recent mon...

2020 Milwaukee Film Festival goes virtual, will be preceded by virtual Minority Health Film Festival

Matt Wild

August 12, 2020

The 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival will be an entirely virtual festival, Milwaukee Film revealed on Wednesday. The festival, set for its previously announced dates of October 15-29, will be preceded by another vi...

Take a behind-the-scenes peek at the ongoing Oriental Theatre restoration

Matt Wild

July 29, 2020

Remember movie theaters? Remember the Oriental Theatre? So do we! When the historic East Side theater reopens sometime this fall, however, it won't be the Oriental Theatre you remember. Happily, it'll be even b...

10 beautiful words: ‘Mr. Belvedere’ Zoom reunion (with Bob Uecker!) on May 29

Matt Wild

May 23, 2020

We miss baseball. We miss Bob Uecker. We miss baseball being called by Bob Uecker. If we can't have those things, we guess we'll settle for this: A MR. BELVEDERE ZOOM REUNION ON FRIDAY, MAY 29!!!!! WITH BOB UEC...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 18-24 (COVID-19 self-isolation edition)

Tyler Maas

May 18, 2020

Crazy times, eh? With every venue, theater, and public space closed due to COVID-19 concerns, our normally bustling events calendar is pretty barren. So here’s what we’ll be watching, playing, reading, and list...

Milwaukee Film Festival: “The likelihood of us holding a 15-day, in-person event” is “exceedingly low”

Matt Wild

May 18, 2020

On Monday, Milwaukee Film CEO/Artistic Director Jonathan Jackson issued a statement on the status of the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival, tentatively scheduled for October. "The question on everyone's mind has bee...

Apocalypse Drive-In at Bounce Milwaukee is back on, baby

Matt Wild

May 12, 2020

Back in March, we announced we were partnering with Bounce Milwaukee for their Apocalypse Drive-In, a free weekend movie series of end-of-the-world flicks projected on the side of the Bounce building (2801 S. 5...

Watch last night’s episode of LiveSCREAM Theater…if you dare

Matt Wild

May 8, 2020

Did you miss last night's episode of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater? You know, the one where we watched the 1959 William Castle/public domain classic House On Haunted Hill? The one where we talked about Vi...

Longtime bandmates move from stage to screen as Justin Krol & Quinn Scharber composing duo

Tyler Maas

May 7, 2020

If you've been to enough local shows, you've surely seen Quinn Scharber and Justin Krol on stage. The veteran Milwaukee musicians have spent years playing together in Hugh Bob & The Hustle and in Trapper Sc...

Tonight! The return of LiveSCREAM Theater! Tune in at 8!

Matt Wild

May 7, 2020

Have you been missing the communal joys of watching films with strangers? Are you not yet sick of Facebook/Instagram/Twitch livestreams? If you giddily answered YES to both of these questions, you're in luck: T...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 4-10 (COVID-19 self-isolation edition)

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2020

Crazy times, eh? With every venue, theater, and public space closed due to COVID-19 concerns, our normally bustling events calendar is pretty barren. So here’s what we’ll be watching, playing, reading, and list...

Milwaukee native Joe Wong talks about scoring (and having a song featured on) ‘The Midnight Gospel’

Tyler Maas

April 24, 2020

Even if you don’t know who Joe Wong is, you’re almost certainly aware of his work. The Milwaukee-born (and now Los Angeles-based) composer and producer can be heard on television shows like Russian Doll, Ugly D...

Milwaukee Film brings movie magic to your living room with “Sofa Cinema”

Matt Wild

April 2, 2020

Have you, in the age of COVID-19 and a statewide "stay-at-home" order, been craving the top-shelf films usually offered by Milwaukee Film? Have you been missing the glorious Oriental Theatre? Have you already f...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Red Letter Media remains the reigning champ of online review culture

Matt Wild

March 30, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples (like Red Letter Media...

Ride this thing out at Apocalypse Drive-In, every Friday and Saturday at Bounce Milwaukee

Matt Wild

March 23, 2020

UPDATE: Apocalypse Drive-In has been canceled. Here's a note from Bounce Milwaukee: "Hi, all! After hearing back from the City of Milwaukee for guidance on this event and the most recent order, we have decided...

In these troubled times, find solace in a new “Pass Me A Beer” video

Matt Wild

March 21, 2020

Do we even have to say it? These are strange, weird, troubled times. Happily, the mad Milwaukee geniuses behind the brilliant "Pass Me A Beer" video series—Tim Higgins and brothers Jack and Nick Packard—are bac...

Our screening of ‘The Fifth Element’ at Avalon Theater has been postponed

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 14, 2020

Last month, we announced we'd be showing the 1997 sci-fi classic, The Fifth Element, at Avalon Theater. The screening—scheduled for Wednesday, March 18—sold out in less than a week. Unfortunately, in the weeks ...

Oriental Theatre will close March 14 to April 9

Matt Wild

March 13, 2020

No "Rowdy" screenings of Cats. No 1,000th screening of Parasite. No screenings of anything, until April 9. That's the decision Milwaukee Film made today for the Oriental Theatre. Due to concerns of coronavirus/...