Tod Browning celebrated the “freaks” in his subversive silent and early sound cinema
“The Unknown” (1927) and “Freaks” (1932) screen in new restorations at UW Cinematheque on September 16 starting at 6 p.m.
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“Benedetta” offers satirically profane, stimulating visions of sanctity
Paul Verhoeven’s transgressive religious period piece screens at OutReach LGBTQ+ Community Center on July 26.
“Invaders From Mars” spiritedly reflects the rampant McCarthyism of its era
The 1950s B-movie horror classic screens at UW Cinematheque on March 17 in a new 4K restoration.
Treat yourself to the 2023 Wisconsin Film Festival
Our film team takes a first look at the gifts of this year’s festival guide.
Everyone everywhere all at once: a Tone Madison year-end film thread
The bulk of our film team imparts their highs and lows of 2022.
A few Madison events, July 11 through 17, 2022
Seething improvisation from Anteloper, dance heavyweights at Musique Electronique, and more music and film highlights.
There’s more to say about “Sharknado”
The B-movie phenomenon that started a six-film saga in 2013 screens at Memorial Union Terrace on July 11.
The Four Star podcast visits the Valley, fer sure
To mark the occasion of UW Cinematheque’s 35mm presentation of Martha Coolidge’s “Valley Girl” (1983) on April 22, Hanna Kohn, C Nelson-Lifson, Lewis Peterson, and Grant Phipps talk about its production, legacy, and Nicolas Cage.
Epic melodrama “The Best Years Of Our Lives” honestly chronicles three World War II veterans
William Wyler’s 1946 film screens at UW Cinematheque on April 8 as part of the Wisconsin Film Festival with special guest Mike Pogorzelski from the Academy Film Archive.
