Events
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Anarchist watchmakers change the tick of history in period drama “Unrest”
Swiss director Cyril Schäublin’s latest film premieres locally at MMoCA on November 16.
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“The Fly” still penetrates beyond society’s veil of the flesh
Cronenberg’s definitive 1986 body horror film screens at UW Cinematheque on October 28.
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Midwest Video Poetry Fest reveals sweepingly collaborative, cross-disciplinary depths
The fourth annual short film and live performance event returns to Arts + Literature Laboratory on October 14 and 15.
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The inaugural Cinema Lanterna screening conjures and matches Chaplin’s reverence of “The Circus”
Founder Landen Celano brings the all-ages slapstick classic to the Madison Circus Space on October 14.
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“Kim’s Video” reaffirms the value of physical media in storytelling
David Redmon and Ashley Sabin’s new documentary about the storied video rental store premieres at Arts + Literature Laboratory on October 4 as a benefit for Four Star Video Rental.
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Childhood dreams (and nightmares) brightly live again in “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure”
UW Cinematheque celebrates Paul Reubens with a screening of Tim Burton’s absurdist adventure-comedy on September 1.
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“Rewind & Play” re-presents a raw, quietly devastating, and sensitive portrait of Thelonious Monk
Alain Gomis’ revealing found-footage documentary closes out MMoCA’s 2023 Rooftop Cinema season on August 31 at sundown.
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“Alma’s Rainbow” puts the Black culture of early ’90s Brooklyn on center stage
Ayoka Chenzira’s 1994 family dramedy screens at MMoCA’s Rooftop Cinema at dusk on August 17.
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Blown-out details give “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” its staying power
Edgar Wright’s most frenetic film screens the night of August 14 at Memorial Union Terrace.
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Medieval Japan goes glam in anime musical “Inu-Oh”
Masaaki Yuasa’s surrealistic period drama commences the 2023 Rooftop Cinema series at MMoCA on August 10 at dusk.
