“Labyrinth Of Cinema” colorfully goofs on war and cinematic convention
The final epic feature of Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi (of "House" fame) kicks off UW Cinematheque's spring 2022 calendar on January 21.
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Wrapping up 2021 with a sense of cinematic possibility
Seven of "Tone Madison's" film crew reflect on changes to their viewing habits, thrills, and anxieties of the pandemic year(s).
The madcap doomsday intrigue of “The Unknown Man Of Shandigor”
Jean-Louis Roy's rarely seen '60s sci-fi spy oddity screens in a new 4K restoration at UW Cinematheque on December 10.
A Four Star podcast, possessed
Before the UW Cinematheque presentation of Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 film, "Possession," on November 5, Hanna Kohn, Lewis Peterson, and Ian Adcock, and Grant Phipps talk about all the film’s lurking absurdisms and obvious horrors.
“The Card Counter” contemplates how fallen people carry on in a fallen world
Paul Schrader’s latest psychological noir drama is now playing at AMC Madison 6 and Marcus Point.
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.
From Hollywood to Shandigor, UW Cinematheque casts a wide net with fall 2021 programming
The campus movie epicenter returns September 3 at full capacity (masks required).
Burhan Qurbani’s adaptation of “Berlin Alexanderplatz” keeps its stylized stride in the present
This new three-hour update to Fassbinder's famous 1980 miniseries is an ever-evolving journey.
“The Wild Goose Lake” is a winding neo-noir reeling with desperation
Yiao Dinan’s latest film is screening for seven days on Film Movement’s “virtual cinema,” starting April 6, and part of the proceeds go toward the Wisconsin Film Festival.
A Four Star Video Heaven podcast for darker times
Lewis Peterson joins Grant Phipps for a conversation about home viewing and coping in quarantine.