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Jason Fuhrman

An avid cinephile who remains immersed in the the rich film community of Madison, Jason Fuhrman previously contributed to Madison Film Forum. Since 2013, he has been the curator of the eclectic Cinesthesia film series at the Madison Public Library, a monthly program of alternative classic and contemporary movies.

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A woman in her late 20s stands in a darkened room peering out the window in horror at something unseen. She covers her mortified expression with her left hand while reaching for a holstered gun on her waistband with her right hand. The daylight from the window softly illuminates the room.
The short shelf life of “Longlegs”
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August 12, 2024

Edwanike Harbour and Jason Fuhrman consider the issues that define and afflict Osgood Perkins' recent horror hit.

A middle-aged man wearing a Hawaiian shirt slumps onto the bar counter in a drunken stupor with a beer bottle in his right hand. An ashtray with cigarette butts sits on the counter to his left. Neon lights of the night can be seen in the distance, including the Neon Boots bar sign.
“Blood Simple” exudes giddy nihilism in its sordid existential entanglements
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June 13, 2024

A 35mm presentation of the Coen brothers' 1984 neo-noir debut feature kicks off the UW Cinematheque's summer series on June 19.

Poster art for the film "Take Me Somewhere Nice" shows a young woman lounging face-down in her underwear on a towel amid brightly colored pink tiles. While her arms lay flat on the towel, she kicks her legs up in the air.
“Take Me Somewhere Nice” offers a gently absurdist look at the vicissitudes of contemporary Balkan life
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April 4, 2024

Writer-Director Ena Sendijarević visits the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 8 to present her candy-coated existential comedy.

A rectangular collage of film stills in different colors and intensities. A black-and-white image from "Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World" appears at the top left; the top right displays a character close-up from "Red Rooms" in luminescent red; bottom left displays archival footage in "So Unreal" digitally distorted in shades of green and blue; and the bottom right is a table read from "Ghostlight" in a room with a dark background.
A 2024 Wisconsin Film Festival preview in full bloom
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March 12, 2024

Nine of our writers offer their picks and advice on the annual cinematic rite of spring that runs between April 4 and 11.

Multisensory moviegoing: the art of pairing film and food in Madison
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February 12, 2024

A local foodie and cinephile shares what's on the menu before (or after) showtime this awards season.

A basic four-image collage collects colorful stills from different movies mentioned in this compilation piece. At top left is "Barbie," in shades of pink, as Margot Robbie's Barbie drives her convertible and harmonizes with Ken (Ryan Gosling) in the backseat. To its right, a dark red-toned still of "Sanctuary" shows the co-leads, Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott, during a moment of respite. Below that, Tanya Tagaq sings into a microphone on a neon blue-lit stage during a performance scene in "Ever Deadly." On the bottom left, neighbors Lizzy (Michelle Williams) and Jo (Hong Chau) stare up towards the sky from a Portland, Oregon, sidewalk.
Getting closer to fine cinema: our year in Madison moviegoing
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December 20, 2023

In 2023, Tone Madison's film writers went to some interesting places, and unearthed some new favorites.

Against a black background, jazz pianist Thelonious Monk sits at a piano that has two glasses of water on the edge of the lid. The image captures him playing intensely, mid-motion.
“Rewind & Play” re-presents a raw, quietly devastating, and sensitive portrait of Thelonious Monk
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August 28, 2023

Alain Gomis' revealing found-footage documentary closes out MMoCA's 2023 Rooftop Cinema season on August 31 at sundown.

The five siblings of Mustang wear white dresses, slightly bowing their heads towards a camera below at a medium shot. Their heads form the general shape of a star.
Turkish feminist fairy tale “Mustang” bursts with vitality amid oppression
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July 17, 2023

Deniz Gamze Ergüven's coming-of-age drama screens at UW Cinematheque on July 20.

Art from the "Lynch/Oz" movie poster by Andrew Bannister depicts the silhouette of David Lynch standing on the chevron-patterned floor of the Red Room behind green curtains with a microphone in front. He puffs a cigarette in the spotlight, as the smoke forms the shadow of the Wicked Witch Of The West above.
“Lynch/Oz” dissects the connections between “The Wizard Of Oz” and David Lynch’s populist surrealism
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June 27, 2023

Alexandre O. Philippe's new documentary/film essay premieres locally at UW Cinematheque on June 30.

An image collage of the five 2023 Wisconsin Film Festival selections. Clockwise from top left: Disaffected 16-year-old Eva (Daniela Marín Navarro) and her unstable father, Martín (Reinaldo Amien Gutiérrez) stare one another in the face while riding an elevator in "I Have Electric Dreams." Adam (Tawfeek Barhom) places his hand on the shoulder of an unseen man in a black shirt; both stand in the courtyard of Al-Azhar University in Cairo in "Cairo Conspiracy." A group of pink flamingos take refuge inside an enclosure during a spring rainstorm in "Zoo Lock Down." Mukunda Angulo from "The Wolf Pack" sports a pair of dark sunglasses as he leans back with his arms behind his head in "Subject." Taeko (Kimura Fumino) and Park (Sunada Atom) reconnect after a tragic accident forces them to examine their failed marriage and relationship in "Love Life."
Searing themes and fleeting presences in five 2023 Wisconsin Film Festival selections
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April 13, 2023

As the festival gets underway, a quick look at a quintet of compelling international documentaries and narrative features.