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Explore Madison’s art-house screenings and the adventurous corners of local cinema.

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 ● Film ● February 6, 2023 February 2, 2023

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

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A poster collage of the six features in the new MMoCA Cinema winter series in chronological order. From top left, "Riotsville USA" (January 26), "Leonor Will Never Die" (February 2), "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" (February 9), "małni—towards the ocean towards the shore" (February 16), "Stand By For Failure: A Documentary About Negativland" (February 23), and "Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power" (March 2).

MMoCA Cinema refreshes its approach with a doc-heavy winter series

By Grant Phipps ● Film ● January 23, 2023 January 23, 2023

The six-week Thursday series, starting January 26, picks up where Spotlight Cinema left off.

An image collage of four films the UW Cinematheque is presenting this spring semester. Clockwise from top left: "Eo" (2022), "Cooley High" (1975), "Él" or "This Strange Passion" (1953), and "Los Conductos" (2020).

UW Cinematheque cements its status as Madison’s premier moviegoing hub

By Grant Phipps ● Film ● January 6, 2023 January 6, 2023

The campus program commences its winter-spring 2023 calendar on January 26 with Jerzy Skolimowski’s Eo.

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 ● Film ● December 20, 2022 December 21, 2022

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

A photo shows a screening of "David Lynch: The Art Life" on a lawn outside of Tandem Press in September 2022. The audience is spread across the grass, sitting on lawn chairs and blankets. They are shown from behind, facing the screen, on which a shot of David Lynch smoking a cigarette is visible.

Expanding our film footprint

By Grant Phipps ● Film ● December 12, 2022 December 12, 2022

Despite uncertainties in our midst, Tone Madison’s film team remained engaged throughout 2022.

A trio of headshots of the performing musicians—Shuguang Gong (piano), Sahada Buckley (violin), and Trace Johnson (cello).

Heady trios and “White Noise”

By Scott Gordon, Lewis Peterson & Grant Phipps ● Music ● December 11, 2022 December 13, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, December 12 through 18 edition.

An illustration shows multi-colored images of a keyboard, a turntable, a microphone, speakers, a "play" button," and sliders and indicators from a soundboard, all arranged in a grid-like pattern.

A “music city” study and “Tokyo Godfathers”

By Scott Gordon & Grant Phipps ● Music ● December 4, 2022 December 6, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, December 5 through 11 edition.

Nightclub dancer Lola (Claude Borelli) stands ready to remove her clothes in front of the rakish Max (Philippe Lemaire), who regards her with smug indifference.

“When You Read This Letter” observes the lurid collision of bourgeois propriety and criminal abandon

By Jason Fuhrman ● Film ● November 28, 2022 November 26, 2022

Jean-Pierre Melville’s oft-overlooked melodrama from 1953 screens in a new DCP restoration at UW Cinematheque on December 2.

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 ● Music ● November 27, 2022 December 5, 2022

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

Annette (Marie-Christine Friedrich) and her young daughter Pamela (Victoire Rousseau) listen to the piano at a family gathering.

“All Is Forgiven” captures the prosaic malaise of familial drama

By Alisyn Amant ● Film ● November 15, 2022 November 14, 2022

Mia Hansen-Løve’s directorial debut feature hits local theaters for the first time at UW Cinematheque on November 18.