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A young woman in a grey, long-sleeved dress shirt looks through a magnifying glass on her right eye at a watch mechanism.
Anarchist watchmakers change the tick of history in period drama “Unrest”
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November 13, 2023

Swiss director Cyril Schäublin's latest film premieres locally at MMoCA on November 16.

A long-haired character, Tomona, in a purple kimono, sings and strums the biwa (a Japanese lute). To their left, a shirtless character, Inu-Oh, in a monkey mask, stares forward. Both sit on a bright, grassy hillside beneath a gnarled tree.
Medieval Japan goes glam in anime musical “Inu-Oh”
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August 7, 2023

Masaaki Yuasa's surrealistic period drama commences the 2023 Rooftop Cinema series at MMoCA on August 10 at dusk.

Five women, including members of the band The Kelly Affair / The Carrie Nations, stare down at the camera with varied expressions from a raised wooden platform. They're dressed in colorful late-1960s attire.
“Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls” is Meyer and Ebert’s happening, and it freaks us out
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July 13, 2023

The cheeky send-up of the '60s music industry screens at UW Cinematheque on July 19.

The top image from "Twilight" captures a funeral in a rural field under an overcast sky. Barren trees and a gravestone with a large cross populate the margins of the image. The bottom image shows a man (Lars Rudolph) in "Werckmeister Harmonies" sitting against a pillar reading a journal with various broken appliances in the background.
“Twilight” and “Werckmeister Harmonies” slowly unravel the existential plight of modern existence
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July 5, 2023

The two Hungarian art films by György Fehér and Béla Tarr screen in new restorations at UW Cinematheque on July 7 and 14.

Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton) and Norma Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver) have a discussion in a garden, while a dog sits on the ground to their right. Narvel sits on a bench to the left, dressed in dark colors, while he holds a pair of yellow gardening gloves. Norma sits on the same bench, dressed in white with floral shoes and a floral jacket.
“Master Gardener” cultivates a thorny story of atonement
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May 19, 2023

Paul Schrader's latest drama, and follow-up to "The Card Counter," is now playing at AMC Fitchburg through May 30.

Wearing a blazer and fedora, Latte Pronto (Charlie Day) sits in an office and stares forward with a confused look on his face.
Toothless Hollywood satire “Fool’s Paradise” reads like a meta-prank
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May 12, 2023

Charlie Day's directorial debut, which unfortunately plays against his strengths, is now screening at Marcus Point, Marcus Palace, and AMC Fitchburg.

Chop (Joe Pickett) lifts his foot while Steele (Nick Prueher) holds a wicker basket on the ground to be stomped in a local news morning show studio. Two news anchors to their right watch their activity. A sign reading “Chop & Steele Give Thank’s 4 Strength’s” Pickett rests against a wall displaying the TV station behind them.
Nick Prueher of Found Footage Festival stomps baskets and lawsuits in “Chop & Steele”
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April 14, 2023

The archivist comedian shares his insights on his career beginnings with Joe Pickett and new documentary premiering at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 18.

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.

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.

Hilldale General Manager Nanci Horn (left), Wisconsin Film Festival Director Of Operations Ben Reiser (center), and District 11 Alder Bill Tishler (right) speak at a Tuesday morning press conference in the lobby of the former AMC Madison 6. A "Wisconsin Film Festival 25 years" banner adorns the table with red balloons and "WFF Hilldale" logo backdrop.
Wisconsin Film Festival’s last picture show at Hilldale
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February 15, 2023

The WFF teams up with the Hilldale Mall to host one final fest at the former AMC Madison 6 space from April 14-20.