Tagged Milwaukee Film

Mandatory Milwaukee: The popcorn at the Oriental and Downer theaters is the best

June 17, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the popcorn at Oriental and Downer theaters! Popcorn and movie th...

Milwaukee Film’s historic Oriental Theatre awarded Cream of the Cream City Award for Commercial Rehabilitation

May 29, 2025

Milwaukee Film’s Historic Oriental Theatre Awarded Cream of the Cream City Award for Commercial Rehabilitation The City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission selected award recipients for the 2025 Crea...

Milwaukee Film Festival announces 2025 attendance and winners, 2026 dates

May 14, 2025

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up last week. It was a blast! From April 24 through May 8, more than 200 feature films and short films screened at the Oriental and Downer theatres. There were Q&As,...

My wildly ambitious, never-gonna-happen-but-I’ll-try-anyway MFF25 itinerary

April 22, 2025

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival cometh! From April 24 through May 8, 96 feature films and 112 short films will light up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theatres. (The full lineup can be found HERE. Tick...

When and where to see the Cinema Hooligante films at the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival

April 21, 2025

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival begins...this week! From April 24 through May 8, 96 feature films and 112 short films will light up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theatres. Tickets and passes are avail...

We created a treasure hunt for the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival. Here’s the first clue.

April 17, 2025

In case you missed it, the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to run April 24 – May 8. It'll feature approximately 200 feature-length and short films from around the world (and Milwaukee, of course) screening ...

Check out the full lineup and program guide for the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival

April 4, 2025

We're mere weeks away from the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival. The 17th annual fest will take over the Oriental and Downer theatres—along with other swaths of the East Side—April 24 through May 8. It's gonna be g...

Milwaukee Film reveals more MFF25 selections, Opening Night film and party

March 19, 2025

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival is just around the corner—April 24 - May 8, to be exact. It will feature approximately 200 short and feature-length documentary and fiction films from around the world (and Milw...

Here’s the schedule for Oriental Theatre’s David Lynch retrospective

March 13, 2025

If you're a David Lynch obsessive like we are, you've been mainlining Lynch movies, Lynch TV, Lynch documentaries, Lynch music, and Lynch clips ever since the director's death in January. Ugh. Just typing that ...

Oriental, Downer theaters will go cashless beginning March 10

March 3, 2025

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to run April 24 through May 8 at the Oriental Theatre and Downer Theatre. (Sorry, MFF films won't be screening at the Avalon or Times this year.) It will feature approxim...

2025 Milwaukee Film Festival reveals first films, will be at Oriental and Downer only

February 18, 2025

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to run April 24 – May 8. It will feature approximately 200 short and feature-length documentary and fiction films from around the world (and Milwaukee, of course). Advanc...

Oriental Theatre: “We’re never going to have” reclining seats or whatever (thank goodness)

February 6, 2025

We're about two and a half months away from the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival, which runs April 24 - May 8. And while the fest is amazing for 15 days, the Milwaukee Film-operated Oriental Theatre is amazing all ...

Spring has sprung with the artwork for the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival

January 30, 2025

Have you been outside today? It's pretty nice! True, spring is still months away, but at least it kinda-sorta feels like spring today. And here's another taste of spring: the just-released artwork for the 2025 ...

Milwaukee Film announces new executive leadership

January 13, 2025

Milwaukee Film Announces New Executive Leadership MILWAUKEE – Monday, January 13th – Milwaukee Film Inc., the nonprofit organization which produces the nationally recognized Milwaukee Film Festival and operate...

Whoa! Here’s the schedule for Milwaukee Film’s “Keanuthon”

October 28, 2024

If October is prime time for horror movies, what should folks binge in November? Thanksgiving movies? Christmas movies? Planes, Trains And Automobiles 24/7? If you're Milwaukee Film, the answer is a little more...

Watch “too-gross-for-theaters” trailer for 1994 Milwaukee-made horror film ‘Aswang’

October 17, 2024

It's the spooky season, and Milwaukee Film is currently neck-deep in its vampire-tastic "Bite Club" series. On Saturday, October 26 at the Oriental Theatre, that series will go local with a screening of the 199...

Here’s the lineup for Milwaukee Film’s inaugural Dialogues Documentary Festival

September 4, 2024

The annual Milwaukee Film Festival has long been the star of Milwaukee Film's year-long programming, but a new festival is poised to become another big event for the ever-busy nonprofit. Enter the inaugural ...

Milwaukee Film announces lineup of films in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 2024

August 27, 2024

Milwaukee Film Announces Lineup of Films in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 films to play at the Oriental Theatre this October MILWAUKEE – Monday, August 26th – Milwaukee Fi...

Milwaukee Film announces refocus on foundational mission of connecting community through cinema

August 9, 2024

Milwaukee Film Announces Refocus On Foundational Mission Of Connecting Community Through Cinema Changes Will Ensure Future Sustainability and Success Milwaukee, WI – Friday, August 9th – Milwaukee Film, the o...

Coming this August to Oriental Theatre…creepy kids!

July 30, 2024

Back in May, Milwaukee Film celebrated Mother's Day with a monthlong program of "Cool Moms" films at the Oriental Theatre. In June, in honor of Father's Day, it was time for the "Hot Dads" to step up. So what's...