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C Nelson-Lifson

C Nelson-Lifson is a Madison based artist, musician, and writer. They are currently in the band Proud Parents.

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An image collage features the Wisconsin Film Festival logo and 2023 dates at top right. Underneath, a shot of Isaiah Lehtinen from Chandler Levack's "I Like Movies." Below that, Nyeisha Prince in Alison O'Daniel's "The Tuba Thieves." To her left, a shot of Jesse Wang in Andy Yi Li's short film, "After Sunset, Dawn Arrives." The top left features a shot of Nacho Sánchez in Carlos Vermut's "Manticore."
Treat yourself to the 2023 Wisconsin Film Festival
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March 9, 2023

Our film team takes a first look at the gifts of this year's festival guide.

A simple image collage that depicts (at top left) a Monday night screening of "Sharknado" at Memorial Union Terrace in Madison with three other film stills. To its right, an shot of actress Katia Pascariu in "Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn;" below that, a shot of Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen, and Léa Seydoux in "Crimes Of The Future;" and to its left, a still of Michelle Yeoh, a looming Jamie Lee Curtis, and reflection of Ke Huy Quan in "Everything Everywhere All At Once."
Everyone everywhere all at once: a Tone Madison year-end film thread
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December 20, 2022

The bulk of our film team imparts their highs and lows of 2022.

A promotional photo shows the two members of Anteloper, Jaimie Branch and Jason Nazary, standing on a tennis court and facing the camera.
A few Madison events, July 11 through 17, 2022
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July 10, 2022

Seething improvisation from Anteloper, dance heavyweights at Musique Electronique, and more music and film highlights.

Former surfer Fin Shepard (Ian Ziering) uses a chainsaw to fight a giant CGI shark.
There’s more to say about “Sharknado”
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July 7, 2022

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
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April 18, 2022

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
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March 31, 2022

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.