Events
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There’s always more to see and sensorially absorb in Tuohy and Barrie’s experimental films
Mills Folly Microcinema presents eight shorts by the Australian creative partners on March 26 at Arts + Literature Laboratory.
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“The Battle Of Algiers” radically confronts the horrors of French imperialism
UW Cinematheque presents the innovative and still-urgently relevant 1966 film of political upheaval on March 14.
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The spellbinding, suspenseful adventure of “Sorcerer” is life-changing
William Friedkin’s undersung 1977 film screens in a DCP restoration at UW Cinematheque on February 7.
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“Smooth Talk” steadily constructs a devastating portrait of the loss of innocence
Joyce Chopra’s 1985 film adaptation of a Joyce Carol Oates short story screens at the Chazen Museum of Art on November 17.
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James Hamilton’s legacy snaps into focus in “Uncropped”
D.W. Young’s documentary, which chronicles the legendary photographer and decline of journalism, premieres locally at Arts + Literature Laboratory on November 14.
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“Nocturnes” captures a plainly studied beauty amid flickers of uncertainty
The new nature documentary about moths of Northeastern India premieres at UW Cinematheque on November 7.
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Psychedelic crime thriller “Aggro Dr1ft” saturates itself in avant-garde traditions
Harmony Korine’s alluring, infrared, video art-adjacent feature premieres locally at UW Cinematheque on Halloween night.
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Gabriella Cisneros’ “Impermanence” creates a lasting cinematic impression
The Milwaukee-based filmmaker’s latest short screens October 5 at the Midwest Video Poetry Fest, amid international selections and local, live collaborations.
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“Dogfight” is an unsentimental masterpiece about two souls searching
Nancy Savoca’s coming-of-age romance screens at UW Cinematheque on September 20.
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Robert Downey, Sr.’s brazenly unfettered experimental satire
The transgressive “Chafed Elbows” (1966) and “No More Excuses” (1968) both screen at MMoCA as part of Rooftop Cinema’s season finale on September 5.
