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9 reasons to get excited for the (all-virtual) 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival

October 13, 2020

Big screens, small screens, it doesn't matter: The Milwaukee Film Festival is the best. Okay, fine—big screens would be great, but that ain't happening this year. Instead, the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival—wh...

The 197-film lineup for the all-virtual 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival has been unveiled, looks great

Matt Wild

October 5, 2020

Big screens, small screens, it doesn't matter: The Milwaukee Film Festival is the best. Okay, fine—big screens would be great, but that ain't happening this year. Instead, the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival wi...

Returning this October to an internet near you: Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater!

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

Have you been missing the communal joys of watching films with strangers? Are you not yet sick of livestreams? If you giddily answered YES to both of these questions, you're in luck: For the first four Friday's...

2020 Milwaukee Film Festival goes virtual, will be preceded by virtual Minority Health Film Festival

Matt Wild

August 12, 2020

The 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival will be an entirely virtual festival, Milwaukee Film revealed on Wednesday. The festival, set for its previously announced dates of October 15-29, will be preceded by another vi...

2020 Milwaukee Film Festival now accepting submissions

Matt Wild

March 9, 2020

Is it too early to get excited for the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival? NO. It is never too early to get excited for the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival. The 12th annual MFF isn't set to light up Milwaukee movie scre...

Save the dates: 12th annual Milwaukee Film Festival will run October 15-29, 2020

Matt Wild

December 3, 2019

The 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival ran October 17-31. It was great. Is it too early to be thinking about the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival? No, no it is not. To prove it, Milwaukee Film just announced the dates fo...

2019 Milwaukee Film Festival drew a record 87,618 fans

Matt Wild

November 5, 2019

Last Friday we rounded up our 15 standout moments from the recently wrapped 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival. Today, Milwaukee Film revealed a few highlights of its own. 87,618 of them, to be exact. Yes, that's ...

15 standout moments from the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 1, 2019

Is it over? Is it really over? Boo. Yes, after 15 days, 444 public screenings, 349 films, and enough Ian's Pizza to last us a lifetime (don't worry, we'll probably be back this weekend), the 2019 Milwaukee Film...

Watch the final episode of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, ‘Killers From Space’

Matt Wild

October 29, 2019

Monday night, during the final installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, jokes flew, stock footage was used, giant bugs turned into stew, and a young Peter Graves took off his shirt. Yep, we watched t...

Let’s talk about the Rocky Rococo short film playing tonight at the Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 28, 2019

Last month, we received an email with the subject line "Rocky Rococo Tipline: (1) New Messages." We opened it immediately. "Hi there," the email read. "I know y'all are big Rocky Rococo fans, so just wanted ...

Watch the latest episode of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, ‘The Brain That Wouldn’t Die’

Matt Wild

October 23, 2019

Tuesday night, for the four installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, we conducted some shady experiments, embarked on some sleazy day trips, and waited for...something to burst out of the closet. Yep...

“I was a jock growing up”: an interview with Zia Anger

Tone Madison

October 21, 2019

The following piece by Grant Phipps was originally published on Tone Madison. In the last few years, multidisciplinary artist Zia Anger has traversed the boundaries between music, performance art, and cinema...

The making of ‘Markie In Milwaukee’

Carmella D'Acquisto

October 18, 2019

Every once in a while, we stumble across people whose stories beg to be heard. You see them at a coffee shop, maybe at a show, or, in director Matt Kliegman's case, at the airport. "Markie was putting out some ...

LiveSCREAM Theater: Watch ‘Dementia 13’ with the cast and crew of ‘The Field’

Matt Wild

October 16, 2019

Tuesday night, we took a dip in a nearby pond, discovered a watery grave, and got our heads chopped off for the third installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater. Yep, we watched the 1963 Francis Ford Co...

11 reasons to get excited for the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 15, 2019

broadstreet.zone(32806); HERE WE GO: The 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival runs October 17-31. Roughly 300 films will screen at various Milwaukee-area theaters and venues. Oodles of panels, discussions, and concert...

LiveSCREAM Theater: Watch ‘Attack Of The Giant Leeches’ with guests Jack Packard and Maggie Iken

Matt Wild

October 9, 2019

Tuesday night, we grabbed some moonshine, hopped in a rickety canoe, and chilled out in an underwater leech grotto for the second installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater. Yep, we watched 1959's Attac...

Milwaukee Film Festival adds ‘The Lodge’ to Cinema Hooligante program

Matt Wild

October 4, 2019

Hey! The 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival begins in less than two weeks! (It runs October 17-31.) Tickets are on sale NOW! The whole thing is going to be great, but the fest's Cinema Hooligante program (sponsored b...

Watch the first episode of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, ‘Night Of The Living Dead’

Matt Wild

October 3, 2019

This past Tuesday, we unleashed the first episode of our new live-on-the-internet YouTube series, Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater. The eternally awesome and witchy Tigernite joined host Matt Wild (that's me...

Coming this October to an internet near you: Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater!

Matt Wild

September 24, 2019

From October 17 through the 31st, the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival will light up local screens with more than 300 films. Milwaukee Record is once again the proud sponsor of the festival's "Cinema Hooligante" pr...

MTV and Apollo documentaries will open and close 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

September 24, 2019

From October 17 through the 31st, the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival will light up local screens with more than 300 films. You already know about the "Cinema Hooligante" program (sponsored by Milwaukee Record!) a...

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