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Watch an episode of Adult Swim’s ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ that was filmed at a Milwaukee diner

May 22, 2018

Late Sunday night, a new series called Joe Pera Talks With You premiered on Adult Swim. The sub-15-minute show stars actor/comedian Joe Pera as a slow-talking, well-meaning middle school choir teacher living in...

Jump into summer with a June 20 screening of ‘Hot Rod’ at Avalon Theater

Tyler Maas

May 17, 2018

The fine folks at Avalon Theater have been kind enough to let Milwaukee Record screen a different under-appreciated classic at the Bay View movie house every month lately. Last night, we followed up April's sol...

Strangers’ lives entangle in Milwaukee-made feature, ‘Lesser Beasts’

Tyler Maas

May 8, 2018

In addition to the all-around excellence of the Milwaukee Film Festival and frequent screenings of time-tested favorites and cult classics (cough!) at the city's various neighborhood theaters, the state of cine...

‘American Gods’ has started filming at House on the Rock

Matt Wild

May 4, 2018

Last summer, we paid a visit to the most quintessential of bat-shit Wisconsin oddities, House on the Rock. "House on the Rock is a glimpse into the mind of a madman," we said back in August 2017. "It's an illus...

Riverwest Film & Video documentary premieres at Wisconsin Film Festival

Tone Madison

April 11, 2018

The following piece by Reid Kurkerewicz was originally published on Tone Madison under the headline "Filmmaker Emir Cakaroz on being a fly in the soup." Emir Cakaroz is a Milwaukee-based filmmaker and UW-Mil...

Join us for a 20th anniversary screening of ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ at Avalon Theater

Tyler Maas

April 5, 2018

It's going to be tough to top last night's sold-out screening of UHF we hosted at Avalon Theater, but dammit if we won't try. With school ending and the film's 20th anniversary a few weeks away, we figured it w...

Our ‘UHF’ after-party at Vanguard will feature Weird Al music and videos, Twinkie Wiener Sandwiches

Matt Wild

April 3, 2018

Hey! Welcome to Weird Al Week! For the next seven weekdays, Milwaukee Record will be filling your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It all leads up to the two Weird Al shows at...

Here’s the lineup for Downer Theatre’s new “Almost Midnight” movie series

Matt Wild

March 16, 2018

Do you like movies? Do you like "midnight" movies? Do you like watching "midnight" movies at midnight? If so, then you're sure to love Downer Theatre's new "Almost Midnight" movie series. Beginning in April, th...

Excellent! Lakefront Brewery will screen ‘Wayne’s World’ at Avalon Theater in April

Tyler Maas

March 13, 2018

Last month, Lakefront Brewery and Avalon Theater joined forces to show Tommy Boy on the eve of Chris Farley's birthday for an event they called "Farley + Barley." After the success of that sold out screening, t...

The case against Sony’s upcoming Slender Man movie

Maggie Iken

March 8, 2018

Despite the conclusion of the trials of teens Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier for the stabbing of their classmate Payton Leutner, Wisconsinites are not out of the woods yet in regards to Slender Man fallout. Son...

We got it all at Avalon Theater on April 4 when we screen the “Weird Al” classic ‘UHF’

Matt Wild

March 1, 2018

Put down your remote control. Throw out your TV Guide. Put away your jacket. There's no need to go outside. Well, there is a need to go outside on Wednesday, April 4. Yes, that's the night we're teaching poodle...

Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley announces Milwaukee-based No Studios

Matt Wild

February 27, 2018

At a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Brewhouse Inn & Suites, Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley (12 Years A Slave, American Crime) announced the creation of No Studios, an upcoming hub for the cr...

Here’s the lineup for Avalon Theater’s “Miyazaki March” and “Anime April”

Matt Wild

February 1, 2018

Anime fans in Milwaukee have plenty to look forward to with this month's Anime Milwaukee convention, but the fun doesn't stop there: Today, Avalon Atmospheric Theater & Lounge unveiled its biggest-yet lineu...

Let’s take a moment to recognize that the guy who voiced Howard the Duck is from Milwaukee

Matt Wild

January 24, 2018

If you've ever stumbled across one of those "47 celebrities you didn't know were from Milwaukee" things, you've probably seen the usual suspects: Gene Wilder, Heather Graham, the nice lady who played Mrs. Garre...

Troma legend Lloyd Kaufman will help judge this year’s Twisted Dreams Film Festival

Matt Wild

January 18, 2018

Milwaukee's Twisted Dreams Film Festival is coming soon—April 13-15 to the Times Cinema, to be exact—and the homegrown indie horror fest has already nabbed some solid judges. Chief among them is Lloyd Kauman, c...

Holy schnikes! Lakefront Brewery will screen ‘Tommy Boy’ at Avalon Theater in February

Tyler Maas

January 17, 2018

Even now, more than 20 years since his untimely death, Chris Farley still holds a special place in the hearts of comedy fans and Wisconsinites. To celebrate the life and the work of the Madison native and Marqu...

Enjoy new ads and jingles from Joshua Jones, creator of the Milwaukee Record theme song

Matt Wild

January 11, 2018

Back in 2016 we stumbled across a local auto detailing and carpet cleaning commercial that was, in a word, the best. Created by Milwaukee-by-way-of-Memphis entrepreneur Joshua Jones, the no-budget, catchy-as-he...

Remaking A Murderer: The rationale behind (and ramifications of) screening ‘My Friend Dahmer’ in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

December 22, 2017

Last night concluded the theatrical run for a drama about a troubled, misunderstood, and forgotten high school kid growing up in the Midwest in the late 1970s. The low-budget indie film has grossed less than $1...

Tearing myself apart at a midnight screening of ‘The Room’

Lauren Keene

December 19, 2017

I’ve always hated the concept of cultural “guilty pleasures.” I don’t understand why anyone should be ashamed of liking things just because society (or writers) say they’re “lame” or “bad.” I’m not at all asham...

Remembering the life and comedy of Chris Farley

Nick Olig

December 18, 2017

On the anniversary of Chris Farley’s untimely death, it’s worthwhile to recall a formula someone once expressed for living a full day: laugh, cry, and think. Chris Farley used his time on this Earth to deliv...