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‘Ueck’ will open July 24 in Marcus Theatres; watch new trailer now

May 26, 2026

If you missed the screening of the new Bob Uecker documentary, Ueck, on opening night of the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival, fear not! The film is set to open in Marcus Theatres throughout Wisconsin on Friday, Ju...

Heads/Up: We’re screening ‘Face/Off’ at Avalon Theater on June 17

May 21, 2026

Thank you to everyone who made it out to last night's SOLD OUT Milwaukee Record screening of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar at Avalon Theater. What a night and what a movie! So how are we ever...

The Oriental Theatre during the 2026 Milwaukee Festival

Milwaukee Film announces 2026 festival attendance and winners, 2027 festival dates

May 7, 2026

In case you missed it, the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up last week. It was a blast! From April 16-30, hundreds of feature-length and short films lit up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters....

A clue-by-clue solution to our 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival treasure hunt

May 1, 2026

In case you missed it, the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up Thursday night. It was a blast! (The Closing Night film, Power Ballad, was great!) Oh, and something else wrapped up earlier in the week: our e...

Here are the Jury Award winners for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

April 27, 2026

The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is currently on Day 12, which means there are only a few days left before things wrap up on April 30. So get out there and see some films! Need help choosing those films? Perhap...

The Oriental Theatre during the 2026 Milwaukee Festival

Mandatory Milwaukee: Looking back on Week 1 of the Milwaukee Film Festival, buckling up for Week 2

April 23, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Milwaukee Film Festival! In case you missed it, the 2026 Milw...

11 things the guy behind me yelled at last night’s midnight screening of ‘A Bay Of Blood’

April 18, 2026

Friday night / Saturday morning, the Milwaukee Film Festival stayed up late for a midnight screening of Mario Bava's 1971 Italian giallo film A Bay Of Blood. The influential proto-slasher (sometimes known as Ca...

Did I cry during the Bob Uecker documentary ‘Ueck’? You better believe I did.

April 17, 2026

Here's something you may not know about me: I cry at movies. Like, all the time. I cry at sad movies, I cry at sort-of-sad movies, I cry at not-sad-at-all movies. It sounds corny but I find the act of sitting i...

We’re showing ‘To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar’ at Avalon Theater

April 16, 2026

Thanks to everyone who braved the elements and navigated the flood waters in order to watch Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story with us last night. It was a great time, and we're excited to follow it up with another...

The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival screening schedule

My wildly ambitious, never-gonna-happen-but-I’ll-try-anyway MFF26 itinerary

April 15, 2026

The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival cometh! From April 16-30, more than 100 feature films and 130 short films will light up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters. (The full lineup can be found HERE. Tick...

The Goonies looking at a treasure map

We created a treasure hunt for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival. Here’s the first clue

April 9, 2026

In case you missed it, the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. (Tickets and passes are on sale NOW.) We've already written 8,000 article...

Milwaukee Film Festival Cinema Hooligante films

When and where to see the Cinema Hooligante films at the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

April 8, 2026

Guess what? The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to light up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30! (Tickets and passes are on sale NOW.) And MFF's annual program of all things creepy, ...

Milwaukee Film Festival Cinema Hooligante films

I dropped by Radio Milwaukee’s Cinebuds podcast to talk about MFF26 and Cinema Hooligante

April 2, 2026

The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. You can purchase advance ticket packages and passes NOW. You can catch up on our MFF26 coverage ...

Guess the popcorn flavors (and listen to me blab) on Milwaukee Film’s ‘Popped Ones’

April 1, 2026

The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. You can purchase advance ticket packages and passes NOW. You can catch up on our MFF26 coverage ...

Dig into the full program for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

March 27, 2026

Two weeks. One-hundred-six feature films. One-hundred-thirty-eight short films. Two-hundred-eighty-two public screenings on five screens at two theaters. That's the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival, folks, set to t...

Milwaukee Black cowboy doc ‘Forged By Steele’ will premiere March 29 at Oriental Theatre

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 25, 2026

Back in October we told you about Forged By Steele, an upcoming short documentary about Milwaukee man Issac Steele. Who is Issac Steele? Well, Steele is a "third-generation Black cowboy who operates a welding s...

Come to our ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’ screening (and after party) on April 15

March 19, 2026

Most people have one of three experiences with Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. They either love it, they’ve never seen it but are sure to love it once they finally do, or they saw it and kind of liked it initia...

Bob Uecker documentary will open 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

March 19, 2026

The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival will take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. You already know the Cinema Hooligante films. You already know the Cream City Cinema films. You alrea...

Here’s the Cream City Cinema program for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

March 17, 2026

When the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival takes over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30, audiences will thrill to nearly 250 short and feature-length films from around the world. And "the w...

Milwaukee Film Festival Cinema Hooligante films

Here’s the Cinema Hooligante program for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

March 13, 2026

Guess what? The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to light up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30! (Advance ticket packages and passes are available NOW.) And MFF's annual program of a...