Maxwell Courtright

A photo of Caroline Kennedy as a child is layered with an image of a child wounded during the Vietnam War in Paolo Gioli's "Children" (2008).

Experimental filmmaker Paolo Gioli’s diverse work asks the viewer to reconsider the mechanics of their own seeing

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February 14, 2023

A short-film program at the Chazen Museum on February 19, "Remembering Paoli Gioli," explores his rich and varied exploration of celluloid through the decades.

Protesters wave a hole-riddled flag of Chile and climb atop a graffiti-covered statue of 19th-century general Manuel Baquedano.

“My Imaginary Country” tracks Chile’s macro-social revolution through its recent years of unrest

By Maxwell Courtright

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February 6, 2023

Acclaimed documentarian Patricio Guzmán's latest film premieres at UW Cinematheque on February 10.

A simple image collage that depicts (at top left) a Monday night screening of "Sharknado" at Memorial Union Terrace in Madison with three other film stills. To its right, an shot of actress Katia Pascariu in "Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn;" below that, a shot of Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen, and Léa Seydoux in "Crimes Of The Future;" and to its left, a still of Michelle Yeoh, a looming Jamie Lee Curtis, and reflection of Ke Huy Quan in "Everything Everywhere All At Once."

Everyone everywhere all at once: a Tone Madison year-end film thread

By Grant Phipps, Lewis Peterson, Edwanike Harbour, C Nelson-Lifson, Steven Spoerl, Alisyn Amant, Ian Adcock, Maxwell Courtright & Jason Fuhrman

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December 20, 2022

The bulk of our film team imparts their highs and lows of 2022.

A photo shows musician Nick Moran standing with an upright bass and smiling, with his face angled a bit downward. Behind him is the open lid of a grand piano and a curtain.

An indispensable bassist and boundary-pushing films take the spotlight

By Maxwell Courtright, Jason Fuhrman, Scott Gordon & Grant Phipps

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November 27, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, November 28 through December 4 edition.

From a glitzy stage, in a glitzy jumpsuit, singer Richie Bravo (Michael Thomas) leads his dozens of fans in a singalong.

In “Rimini,” all the world’s a repository

By Maxwell Courtright

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November 7, 2022

Ulrich Seidl's new black comedy-drama about an aging lounge singer screens at UW Cinematheque on November 10.

An illustration shows a series of multicolored guitar necks pointing in from either side of the frame.

A homegrown emo fest and a heavy farewell

By Maxwell Courtright, Scott Gordon, Lewis Peterson & Steven Spoerl

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November 6, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, November 7 through 13 edition.

The top image is a still depicting a nuclear explosion in Nicholas Meyer's "The Day After"; beneath it is a promotional still of the Dahlberg family and their apocalypse stowaway (Steve Guttenberg, staring at the camera) from "The Day After" as seen in Jeff Daniels' "Television Event."

“The Day After” and “Television Event” revel in Reagan-era fears

By Maxwell Courtright

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October 3, 2022

Nicholas Meyer appears in person at UW Cinematheque for a screening of his 1983 TV disaster drama on October 7, preceded by a new documentary on its making on October 6.