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Run to our December 27 screening of ‘The Fugitive’ at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild
November 30, 2023
All right, listen up, ladies and gentlemen, we're screening 1993's The Fugitive at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater on Wednesday, December 27. Runtime of the film, barring trailers and messages from screening spo...

Oh my gosh! We’re screening ‘Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar’ at Avalon Theater on November 29

Tyler Maas
October 26, 2023
Iron your best pair of culottes and reschedule your Talking Club session because Milwaukee Record is screening Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar this fall! This ultra rare big screen showing of the 2021 comedy—...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Here are the lineups for Avalon Theater’s “Studio Ghibli March” and Times Cinema’s “March Mystery Madness”

Milwaukee Record Staff
February 27, 2023
Attention anime fans still coming down from this month’s Anime Milwaukee convention: Avalon Atmospheric Theater has unveiled the lineup and schedule for a new "Studio Ghibli March" screening series. Similar to ...

Get over here! We’re screening the original ‘Mortal Kombat’ at Avalon Theater on March 29

Tyler Maas
February 23, 2023
These days, video games are relied upon to be the source material for a wide variety of films and television shows. Long before the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise was dominating the box office, The Last Of Us was...

We’re screening ‘The Little Rascals’ at Avalon Theater on February 22

Tyler Maas
January 26, 2023
These days, reboots are all the rage. However, about 30 years ago—long before any and every existing piece of intellectual property with even an ounce of nostalgia behind it would be revived, repackaged, and re...

Cowabunga! We’re screening the original ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ January 25 at the Avalon

Matt Wild
December 29, 2022
Hey dude, this is no cartoon: On Wednesday, January 25, we're screening the 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater. Reserved seating tickets to the 7 p.m. screening...

We’re screening ‘Uncle Buck’ at Avalon Theater on December 28

Tyler Maas
December 1, 2022
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and hopefully you had a chance to squeeze in your requisite viewing of Planes, Trains and Automobiles sometime last month. And since there's no such thing as too much John Candy,...

Get in the seasonal cinema spirit all December long at Avalon Theater and Times Cinema

Tyler Maas
November 21, 2022
If Andy Williams is to be believed, we’re getting close to the most wonderful time of the year. But we’re not so sure everyone agrees with that sentiment. By now, some of you are probably already tired of holid...

Alright everyone, chill! We’re screening ‘Batman & Robin’ at the Avalon on November 30

Matt Wild
October 27, 2022
Tim Burton's 1989 Batman was an attempt to move the Caped Crusader as far away from the cartoony camp of the '60s Batman TV show as possible. It worked, and was perfected with Burton's 1992 Batman Returns. Stil...

We’re screening a 4K restoration of ‘The Lost Boys’ at Avalon Theater on October 26

Matt Wild
September 29, 2022
What do you get when you combine a wickedly dark vampire movie with a teenage adventure film, and then spike it with a cast of '80s icons, the future director of Batman & Robin, a terrific soundtrack, a ter...

Here’s what’s screening at “Shocktoberfest VII” at Avalon Theater and The Times Cinema

Milwaukee Record Staff
September 26, 2022
It’s a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with "Rocktober" and "Shocktober" events. In the case of the latter, the...

We’re screening ‘The Wedding Singer’ at Avalon Theater on September 28 and you’re reaping all the benefits

Tyler Maas
September 1, 2022
September is a month that's synonymous with weddings. The month—which straddles the end of summer and the start of autumn—is among the most popular times for people to tie the knot. With that in mind...and beca...
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