Film
Explore Madison’s art-house screenings and the adventurous corners of local cinema.
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“A Man And A Woman” and the poetic glow of the everyday
Claude Lelouch’s undersung, dizzying romantic drama screens in a new restoration at the UW Cinematheque on June 26.
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“The Elephant Man” imbues a transcendent portrait of a tortured outsider with deep compassion
David Lynch’s haunting sophomore feature kicks off the summer season at UW Cinematheque on June 25.
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“Sheetla” bears the weight of familial history as tethered to cultural destruction
Multidisciplinary artist Anamika Singh’s short documentary on leftist Indian newspaper Jan Morcha screens twice at the Chazen in June alongside her multimedia gallery exhibition “Corpus.”
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“No Other Land” centers the resilience of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation
The urgent documentary by a Palestinian-Israeli collective sees its belated Madison premiere at the Bartell on May 25.
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Take in the hysterically half-baked cult classic, “Reefer Madness”
“Schlock and Awe” presents a free screening of the 1930s propaganda film with live comedic commentary at the Crucible on May 15.
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Video: Talking 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival with Josiah Wampfler
A collaborative episode with OCA Media after recovering from festival fatigue in the wake of the 27th annual event, which was held from April 3 through 10.
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The garish glamor of “Honky Tonk Angels”
Meggen Heuss’ “dessert project”—a video accompaniment for a Westley Heine poem—premieres at Project Projection at Arts + Literature Laboratory on April 30.
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The dense digital palettes of “Body Prop” confront the horrific normalization of violence in America
M. Woods’ experimental collage essay film screens as part of Mills Folly Microcinema on April 23 at Arts + Literature Laboratory.
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“Amadeus” understands the artist’s allure better than a traditional biopic
Miloš Forman’s fantastical 1984 period drama screens on 35mm at UW Cinematheque on April 18.
