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Milwaukee Film will screen all 18 episodes of ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ January 9-14

Matt Wild
January 2, 2026
Visionary artist and filmmaker David Lynch died on January 20, 2024. (Bob Uecker died the same day. Talk about tough days.) Now, ahead of the one-year anniversary of Lynch's passing to a realm both wonderful an...

Milwaukee Film brings back Take a Seat Campaign at Oriental Theatre

Press Release
November 11, 2025
Milwaukee Film Brings Back Take a Seat Campaign at Oriental Theatre The Take a Seat Campaign offers community members the chance to invest in the power of film and leave a mark on the historic Oriental Theatre...

Milwaukee Film welcomes Milan Zori as new Marketing Director

Press Release
October 23, 2025
Milwaukee Film Welcomes Milan Zori as New Marketing Director Milwaukee-based artist and creative director Milan Zori, also known as Dwellephant, will join Milwaukee Film’s Marketing Department this November M...

Where is the 2006 cult classic ‘Monster House’ really set? (Spoiler: It’s a Wisconsin story.)

Adam Smith
October 2, 2025
Every generation has its defining holiday films, and if you’re an early-2000s kid like me, you won’t be surprised to hear that I consider Monster House one of the greatest Halloween movies ever. It’s definitely...

Here’s the full lineup for the 2025 Dialogues Documentary Festival

Matt Wild
September 3, 2025
If you think Milwaukee Film is just about the annual Milwaukee Film Festival (and, um, running the Oriental and Downer theaters all year round), think again! Milwaukee Film's second annual Dialogues Documentary...

Milwaukee Film unveils six films coming to 2025 Dialogues Documentary Festival

Matt Wild
August 19, 2025
If you think Milwaukee Film is just about the annual Milwaukee Film Festival (and, um, running the Oriental and Downer theaters all year round), think again! Milwaukee Film's second annual Dialogues Document...

Potawatomi Casino Hotel returns as Dialogues Documentary Festival presenting sponsor; Milwaukee Film announces flash sale for discounted tickets

Press Release
July 29, 2025
Potawatomi Casino Hotel Returns as Dialogues Documentary Festival Presenting Sponsor; Milwaukee Film Announces Flash Sale for Discounted Tickets Milwaukee Film’s second annual Dialogues Documentary Festival wi...

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

Matt Wild
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

Press Release
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

Matt Wild
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

Matt Wild
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

Matt Wild
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...
The Goonies looking at a treasure map

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

Matt Wild
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

Matt Wild
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

Matt Wild
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

Matt Wild
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

Matt Wild
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

Matt Wild
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)

Matt Wild
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

Matt Wild
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 ...
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