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Milwaukee Bike-In Movie Series releases tentative schedule, but needs your help to make screenings possible

June 7, 2017

For the past nine summers, Milwaukee Bike-In Movie Series has set up a projector at the swing park beneath the Holton Street Bridge and offered free outdoor screenings the third Friday of every summer month. Re...

John Cleese and ‘Monty Python And The Holy Grail’ are headed in Milwaukee’s general direction

Matt Wild

June 2, 2017

"Old woman!" "Man." "Man, sorry. Rumor has it that John Cleese is coming to the Riverside Theater Saturday, October 7 for a live conversation and audience Q&A, and that the event will be preceded by a...

Trailer for Frankie Latina’s ‘China Test Girls’ promises intrigue, Danny Trejo, Yoko Ono

Matt Wild

May 23, 2017

Back in 2009, Milwaukee enfant terrible filmmaker Frankie Latina made a splash with Modus Operandi, a delightfully sleazy, Z-grade exploitation flick co-produced by Sasha Grey and starring Danny Trejo. It was t...

That’s a wrap on Value Cinema: Taking in the sights, sounds, and spirit on a movie theater’s last day

Tyler Maas

May 22, 2017

The value cinema is a dying commodity. These days, full-service movie houses are screening brand new films and serving beer, cocktails, and meals to customers seated in plush reclining seats. For those who can ...

2017 Milwaukee Film Festival announces early ticket sales, new campaign art

Matt Wild

May 16, 2017

It's practically obscene to think about fall when summer is just around the corner (here's what you're doing this summer, by the way), but it's easy to let things slide when it comes to the Milwaukee Film Festi...

Diane, here are 5 ways to celebrate the return of ‘Twin Peaks’ in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

May 15, 2017

On Sunday, May 21, Twin Peaks will make its unlikely, highly anticipated, sure-to-be-demented return to television. The new 18-episode Showtime series—written by original co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost,...

Watch Mark Borchardt give a tour of Menomonee Falls and Milwaukee (circa 2000) on ‘Letterman’

Matt Wild

April 17, 2017

Mark Borchardt is a Milwaukee icon, as familiar as the wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the shores of Lake Michigan, or the jean shorts on that guy who sells hot dogs on the corner of Wisconsin and Water...

Here’s the Justin Vernon-narrated trailer for Mark Borchardt’s ‘The Dundee Project’

Matt Wild

March 15, 2017

Back in January, we chatted with Milwaukee filmmaking maverick/icon Mark Borchardt about his new flick, The Dundee Project. Shot by Borchardt over several years beginning in the early 2000s, the film chronicles...

We’re showing ‘BASEketball’ at Avalon Theater

Tyler Maas

March 3, 2017

Way back in July of 1998, Trey Parker and Matt Stone were enjoying newfound success with South Park, which premiered the previous summer. As the world was first getting to know the groundbreaking and influentia...

2017 Milwaukee Film Festival now accepting entries

Matt Wild

February 28, 2017

broadstreet.zone(46016BB); Is it too early to pine for the cool, crisp comforts of autumn? Probably, but when it comes to the Milwaukee Film Festival, all bets are off. Today, Milwaukee Film announced that it ...

Serenity now! Bay View bar to celebrate ‘Seinfeld’ with “A Night About Nothing”

Tyler Maas

February 16, 2017

Even though the closest Seinfeld ever came to Milwaukee was that time Kramer and Newman drove to Michigan in an ill-fated effort to take advantage of the state's 10 cent bottle deposits, our fair city seems t...

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

Matt Wild

February 11, 2017

Anime fans in Milwaukee have plenty to look forward to with next week's Anime Milwaukee convention, but the fun doesn't stop there: Today, Avalon Atmospheric Theater & Lounge announced the return of its "...

Mark Borchardt looks to the skies with latest film, ‘The Dundee Project’

Matt Wild

January 20, 2017

Ask Mark Borchardt what he's up to these days and you'll get a simple answer: working. The Milwaukee filmmaker may have found unlikely fame way back in 1999 as the subject of the documentary American Movie, but...

That’s no moon: 6 ways to celebrate the opening of ‘Rogue One’ in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

December 12, 2016

On Friday, December 16 (well, Thursday, December 15, per confounding new movie-release rules), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story attacks theaters nationwide. The prequel to the original Star Wars that also serves ...

WMSE’s Friday Night Freak Show will feed fans before midnight with ‘Gremlins’

Matt Wild

November 22, 2016

Since returning from a decade-long hiatus back in August, WMSE's Friday Night Freak Show has lit up the silver screen of the Times Cinema with a number of beloved cult classics. Easy Rider, Army Of Darkness, ...

Times Cinema and Avalon Theater revive holiday classics for “5 Days Of Christmas”

Tyler Maas

November 22, 2016

If Andy Williams is to be believed, we’re getting close to the most wonderful time of the year. While Black Friday madness, frigid temperatures, and dreadful seasonal ditties like “It’s The Most Wonderful Tim...

Spend two hours watching a Milwaukee filmmaker execute “The world’s longest and worst Mannequin Challenge”

Tyler Maas

November 21, 2016

With productions like The Life And Times Of Thomas Thumb Jr. (a short where the titular character has a "giant fuckin' thumb for a head") and the Adult Swim-featured R.P.M. 2, which found him duct taping a ca...

Milwaukee drag superstar Trixie Mattel was on the ‘American Horror Story’ season finale

Tyler Maas

November 18, 2016

Those with any awareness of drag—especially on the local level—are sure to know the name Trixie Mattel. The Milwaukee-born drag queen achieved international notoriety as a contestant on season seven of RuPaul's...

The Randoms 2016: Best Milwaukee-made social media app for people who hate social media

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 17, 2016

broadstreet.zone(54421); With the city currently in the throes of local awards fever, Milwaukee Record presents The Randoms, a series of highly specific and delightfully arbitrary "best of" awards that do away...

The Randoms 2016: Best 3,000+ Milwaukee movie buffs who help support a local film festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 17, 2016

broadstreet.zone(54421); With the city currently in the throes of local awards fever, Milwaukee Record presents The Randoms, a series of highly specific and delightfully arbitrary "best of" awards that do away...