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Explore unlikely world of Kenosha horror hosts in new documentary, ‘I’m Your Host’

October 18, 2023

There's something weirdly comforting about horror hosts. Watching old black and white horror flicks in the middle of the night can be a lonely experience, but toss in a campy/corny host dressed like a vampire—t...

Heeeeeere’s the “Shocktoberfest 2023” film lineup!

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2023

It’s a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with events and promotions ending with the "tober" suffix. Now that "spo...

Wolfman’s got….! We’re screening ‘The Monster Squad’ October 25 at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild

September 21, 2023

The 1980s were loaded with "kid adventure" films: The Goonies, Explorers, Flight Of The Navigator, etc. But how many of those "kid adventure" films had the kids squaring off against Dracula, the Wolfman, Franke...

Downer Theatre has closed (for now?)

Matt Wild

September 19, 2023

UPDATE (9/20/23): In a press release, President of the Downer Avenue Business Improvement District Michael DeMichele says, "We have high hopes in finding a solution that continues to respect the tradition and h...

‘Stop Making Sense,’ Jerry Harrison will return to Oriental Theatre this fall

Matt Wild

September 14, 2023

It's a testament to how spoiled we are in Milwaukee that, when you receive a press release announcing that the 1984 Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense will screen at the Oriental Theatre, and that Tal...

Here’s the film lineup for the 2023 Cultures & Communities Festival

Matt Wild

September 11, 2023

From Thursday October 5 through Thursday, October 12, Milwaukee Film's 2023 Cultures & Communities Festival will take over the Oriental Theatre—and much of the city itself. The "eight-day convergence of ...

Help Milwaukee filmmaker Frankie Latina fund his third feature, ‘Skinny Dip’

Matt Wild

August 29, 2023

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...

Show me some teeth! We’re screening ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ September 20 at Avalon Theater

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 24, 2023

If you missed Wednesday night's sold-out screening of Jaws at Avalon Theater, there's no way you know what our September screening will be. Well, unless you read the title of this article. Anyway, get ready for...

We’re screening ‘Jaws’ at Avalon Theater on August 23

Matt Wild

July 27, 2023

Y'all know Milwaukee Record. Know how we earn a livin'. Music, culture, gentle sarcasm, monthly movie screenings at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater. We're screening Jaws at the Avalon on Wednesday, August 23, bu...

A guide to ‘Barbie’ events happening in and around Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2023

In case you've somehow missed the news, the long-awaited Barbie motion picture will finally be hitting screens this week. People everywhere are going nuts over this movie, and Milwaukee isn't immune from Barbie...

Joey, we’re screening ‘Airplane!’ July 26 at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild

June 26, 2023

Joey, do you like endlessly quotable and ridiculously absurd movies from 1980 that feature Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? ("Tell your old man to drag Walton ...

See ‘Southland Tales’ at Oriental Theatre, complete with director Q&A, Rebekah Del Rio performance

Matt Wild

June 9, 2023

In 2006, director Richard Kelly followed up his beloved cult classic Donnie Darko with the wildly ambitious, wildly bizarre, and just plain wild Southland Tales. The film...well...it was about...um, er...we'll ...

Times Cinema to celebrate video game movies with “Joystick June” film series

Tyler Maas

June 1, 2023

These days, video game movies are all the rage. However, the concept of releasing films that are either based on video games or that have a plot that's largely about video games is far from a new phenomenon. In...

We’re going to war! And screening ‘Starship Troopers’ at the Avalon on June 21!

Matt Wild

May 25, 2023

Has any modern-ish movie been more misunderstood than Starship Troopers? Decried by critics as a dirt-dumb glorification of fascism and jingoism upon its 1997 release, the film has since been celebrated as a sa...

Avalon Theater’s “Family Film Camp” series to screen fun flicks for all ages this summer

Tyler Maas

May 23, 2023

Summer is almost here! The arrival of the new season is also accompanied by warmer weather, longer days, dozens upon dozens of festivals and block parties, and—at least for the parents among us—the constant nee...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Oriental Theatre is a majestic movie palace of memories

Matt Wild

May 5, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Oriental Theatre! Is it possible to take something extraordinary—some...

Great Scott! We’re screening ‘Back To The Future’ at Avalon Theater on May 24

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2023

Tonight marks the end of the Milwaukee Film Festival. It's been one heck of a run, but all good things must come to an end. And on a positive note, now that another Film Festival is in the books, we can return ...

Some background and observations about the 1946 film ‘Two Guys From Milwaukee’

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2023

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! April 20 marked the beginning of the 2023 Milwaukee...

Ragtag theater troupes, crowd-pleasing cat wars take center stage in Milwaukee-made ‘Earlybird’

Cal Roach

April 26, 2023

In the wake of a worldwide pandemic, lots of people have found themselves working from home. Without the separation between an office and residence, some have found themselves working more and more without nece...

Frostbite, concussions, and beaver suits: Inside the Wisconsin-made ‘Hundreds Of Beavers’

Matt Wild

April 24, 2023

"It might not be too exciting to hear how few beavers there actually were, but hopefully the scale of the movie is giant and it feels like a big adventure." That's director and Whitefish Bay native Mike Ches...