Putting the spotlight back on Spotlight Cinema
The arthouse and international film series returns to MMoCA on Wednesdays, starting October 6.
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Market Square, Madison’s discerning budget movie theater, reopens
The five-screen budget theater on Madison's west side is now back at full capacity after its closure on March 16, 2020.
The “Circumstantial Pleasures” of a Four Star podcast
Ahead of the final Rooftop Cinema of the summer on August 27, Hanna Kohn, Lewis Peterson, and Grant Phipps chat about the experimental animations of Lewis Klahr.
“Truth Or Consequences” finds emotional truths of character in a dwindling American town
Hannah Jayanti's "speculative documentary" is less speculative and more assured in the news cycles of mid-2021, but it remains an enamoring experience as part of MMoCA's Rooftop Cinema on August 20.
Composer Kyle Merckx lends “Sovietwave” sounds to trans tale indie game “Ascension: Transition And Silver”
SulMatul's lovingly written sci-fi visual novel is available to play on Itch.io and Steam at no cost.
Retreading the information superhighway: “The Cable Guy” at 25
Ben Stiller's densely divisive cult film is a satirical commentary on Gen-X media culture, but it has now become a memorable cultural moment in itself. ️
UW Cinematheque enthusiastically returns on June 30
After a 15-month-plus hiatus during the pandemic, campus screenings resume at 4070 Vilas Hall, with some precautionary measures.
A Wisconsin Film Festival shorts extravaganza!
Grant Phipps considers a plethora of short films included in a few of the virtual fest's programs—"Birth And Rebirth," "Do Not Adjust Your Sets," and "Only The Lonely."
A virtual Wisconsin Film Festival 2021 trailer teaser
We highlight 10 striking features as the race to digest the fest's lineup begins.
Public History Project unveils a film history of Madison housing discrimination
UW-restricted footage from 1961 premieres in the PBS live virtual event, "Sifting And Winnowing And Film Burning," on April 18 with a distinguished panel.