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A black-and-white still from the film "Eraserhead" shows an apprehensive man with staticky hair. He's dressed in a dark suit and stands in an opened elevator. The floor in front of him has a pair of hallway lights on the wall and a chevron floor pattern that the director David Lynch came to be known for.

“Eraserhead” exemplifies David Lynch’s signature blend of the surreal and the mundane

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October 8, 2025

The director's psychological, seminal debut feature from 1977 screens on 35mm at UW Cinematheque on October 10.

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An abstract, prismatic still from Blake Barit's short film "Journey To Sunrise." It features a blurry blend of blues, golds, greens, and black to form a vague, interpretative image of insect wings in motion or sunstreaking in a dark environment.
Blake Barit values raw technique as much as conceptual ambition in his experimental films
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September 23, 2025

The locally based educator and filmmaker presents a program of his recent short-film works at Arts + Literature Laboratory as part of Mills Folly Microcinema on September 24.

A screenshot of "No Fear, No Die" shows the Black character, Jocelyn, standing before a diverse audience of cockfighting spectators surrounding him. Jocelyn holds a white rooster, Toni, over his shoulder in a dominant, flaunting pose.
It’s a thin line between men and their cocks in “No Fear, No Die”
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September 17, 2025

Claire Denis' knife-sharp portrait of masculinity from 1990 screens in a new restoration at the Chazen on September 21.

At a medium shot, two people sit in a simple conference room at two elongated desks arranged in a triangular-like formation. The two people are turned towards one another, smiling jovially. Paper notes, steel water bottles, and a phone are placed on the tables in front of or to the side of the people.
Video: Did we discover an oasis during the summer movie drought?
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September 16, 2025

A second collaborative sit-down with Josiah Wampfler at OCA Media to recap a strained but not irredeemable viewing season.

A modified still from the film "Weapons" shows several third-grade children running away from their suburban homes in the dead of night. The color-grading renders everything in a blue-ish grey, with the children running in a strange formation down a street into the distance. The children's arms are all held out to their sides to form an arrow-like shape.
Balancing acts in the multifaceted mystery of “Weapons”
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August 30, 2025

Edwanike Harbour and Jason Fuhrman swap responses to Zach Cregger's late-summer hit, an adaptable network narrative of psychological horror and black comedy.

A still image from the 1980 film "Night Of The Juggler" shows a man and a woman standing at a medium close-up in an area of the South Bronx, New York City. They stare off into the distance and look worn out in the waning daylight. The woman on the left wears a thin, pale blue tank top. The bearded man on the right wears a heavier red and gold plaid shirt that is partly unbuttoned.
The unrelenting chase of “Night Of The Juggler” captures the turbulence of late ’70s New York
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August 27, 2025

Robert Butler's gritty action-thriller screens in a new restoration at UW Cinematheque on August 29, and kicks off their fall calendar.

A lower-resolution digital still from the film "I-Be Area" shows an angled view of an antiquated media player on an Apple computer screen. Within the .mov file that's playing, a female character sits awkwardly in a strange, claustrophobic room. She stares at the camera with her tongue out, while holding up a plastic object.
The shifting identities of “I-Be Area” offer a radical commentary on isolationism of the digital era
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August 11, 2025

Ryan Trecartin's queer, postmodern 2007 video-art feature screens as part of MMoCA's Rooftop Cinema series on August 14 at dusk.

Joe Pera is shown from behind, gazing up at a lights show at Milwaukee's Mitchell Park Domes. There's an interconnected web of lights that illuminate the image in a cool blue. Pera's centered but very low in the frame, amplifying the scope of the Domes. He's wearing a dark, fashionable jacket and his face is not visible.
Wisconsin in film and television: through the looking glass
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August 8, 2025

Perseverance stands out as a common denominator in our state's cultural representation.

Photo of a performance venue with elaborate stage lighting. Taken at a long shot from a second level, the five-piece band performs on a stage in the background below on the first floor. A rather large crowd of several dozen people fill out the first floor space in front of the stage.
Atwood Music Hall is putting century-old silent film on its grand new stage
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August 6, 2025

The east-side venue launches a free trio of Silent Movie Nights featuring live DJ accompaniment, starting with "Metropolis" on August 8.

Five aging players on a recreational baseball league team named "Adler's Paint" sit in their dugout and look toward the ball field off screen. The catcher sits in the foreground near the center with protective gear on.
The measured rhythms of “Eephus” offer a remedy to the turbulence of the modern world
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July 16, 2025

Carson Lund's wistful indie baseball comedy makes its Madison premiere at the Bartell Theatre on July 19.