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Lewis Peterson

Lewis Peterson has worked at Four Star Video Rental since 2013, and currently co-owns it.

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Alain (Alain Chabat) and Marie (Léa Drucker) stand in their basement with red walls, looking down at a hole that contains a mysterious device.
Big, if true: inherent human folly drives the absurdist comedy “Incredible But True”
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September 26, 2022

The latest oddball production from Parisian filmmaker Quentin Dupieux premieres at UW Cinematheque on September 29.

In a still from Nosferatu: Phantom Of The Night, Dracula, played by Klaus Kinski, is shown from below with a dramatically tilted camera angle. Dracula, deathly pale and clad in a flowing black garment, has extended his fingers, which have long pointy nails.
An ethereal “Nosferatu” and austere doom-metal
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September 25, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, September 26 through October 2 edition.

A photo shows the members of music duo Good Corners seated and performing in a warehouse-like setting.
A country-ambient release show and on-screen heroics
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September 11, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, September 5 through 11 edition.

A blood-soaked Alfred Chamberlain (Elliott Gould) stands in the middle of a New York subway car while the other passengers pay no attention to him.
“Little Murders” comically skewers American cultural sickness
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September 6, 2022

Alan Arkin's New Hollywood satire as envisioned by writer Jules Feiffer screens in a new DCP restoration at UW Cinematheque on September 10.

Daveed Diggs (left) and Rafael Casal (right) as best friends Collin and Miles, respectively.
“Blindspotting,” Mingus meditations, and PUP
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September 4, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, September 5 through 11 edition.

An image collage featuring several stills of premiere showcase films, including Park Chan-wook's "Decision To Leave" (2022) on the bottom left and "The Plains" (2022) on the bottom right. Others include David Lynch's "Lost Highway" (1997) on the top left, "Dial Code Santa Claus" (1989) on the middle left, and documentary "Television Event" (2020) on the top right.
UW Cinematheque’s new fall 2022 premiere series fills in the gaps missing from Madison multiplexes
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August 23, 2022

The often-repertory movie house on campus expands its horizons with a dozen premiere films every Thursday from September 1 through November 17.

(Don't) call them "before and after" shots. Before the podcast recording, Cap Times critic Rob Thomas (right) joins Grant Phipps (left) and Lewis Peterson (center) as they pose with sunglasses in front of the Four Star Video Rental counter. The bottom photo was taken after recording without Rob Thomas, with Jason Fuhrman taking his place on the right. Grant and Lewis assume similar poses and face the camera with sunglasses again.
The Four Star podcast on cinema in the great outdoors
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August 16, 2022

With special guest Rob Thomas, Jason Fuhrman, Lewis Peterson, and Grant Phipps share their thoughts on and a short history of the all-too-brief Madison outdoor movie season.

Ugo (Ugo Tognazzi) feeds pâté to a bedridden Michel (Michel Piccoli) while Philippe (Philippe Noiret) observes them and eats his own serving of pâté.
Gorging on the gluttonous “La Grande Bouffe”
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July 26, 2022

Marco Ferreri's absurdist Italian satire screens in a new DCP restoration at UW Cinematheque on July 29.

Musician Danielle Crim is shown performing in front of a window at Mother Fool's in Madison. Crim is singing into a microphone, and through the window, trees and buildings on Willy Street are visible.
A few Madison events, July 25 through 31, 2022
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July 24, 2022

Danielle Crim plays Mad Lit, a new jazz trio emerges, and the cinema scene serves up an obscene feast.

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.