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A few Madison events, June 27 through July 3, 2022
A Hot Summer Gays Halloween, and a rich mix of experimental film and music.
The 2022 Wisconsin Film Festival diaries
Five writers detail their experiences of returning to the first in-person festival in Madison since April 2019.
“Flesh For Frankenstein” pushes the boundaries of science, 3D, and good taste
Paul Morrissey’s disgusting and hilarious take on the classic tale screens (in 3D!) in a new restoration at UW Cinematheque on April 30.
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.
Nic Cage’s laboratory bubbles over in the caustic and bizarre “Vampire’s Kiss”
Author Keith Phipps joins the Wisconsin Film Festival presentation of Robert Bierman’s 1988 horror-tinged black comedy on April 10 at the Chazen Museum of Art.
Sleaze and haywire hippies have the upper hand in “Death Game”
The exploitation thriller from 1977 screens at AMC Madison 6 as part of the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 11.
Getting personal with an in-person 2022 Wisconsin Film Festival
After perusing the film guide that is publicly unveiled today, our film team shares thoughts and ecstatic observations.
“What’s Up, Doc?” is an old-school comedy in a New Hollywood of loony toons
UW Cinematheque celebrates the 50th anniversary of Peter Bogdanovich’s 1972 screwball romance with a 35mm screening on March 11.
You can say “Goodbye” to the “Dragon Inn,” but you can never leave
On February 13 and 20, UW Cinematheque offers audiences a chance to take in the theatrical interplay of King Hu’s classic 1967 wuxia tale and Tsai Ming-Liang’s slow cinema salute to the movie theater.