Film

Milwaukee Film brings movie magic to your living room with “Sofa Cinema”

April 2, 2020

Have you, in the age of COVID-19 and a statewide "stay-at-home" order, been craving the top-shelf films usually offered by Milwaukee Film? Have you been missing the glorious Oriental Theatre? Have you already f...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Red Letter Media remains the reigning champ of online review culture

Matt Wild

March 30, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples (like Red Letter Media...

Ride this thing out at Apocalypse Drive-In, every Friday and Saturday at Bounce Milwaukee

Matt Wild

March 23, 2020

UPDATE: Apocalypse Drive-In has been canceled. Here's a note from Bounce Milwaukee: "Hi, all! After hearing back from the City of Milwaukee for guidance on this event and the most recent order, we have decided...

In these troubled times, find solace in a new “Pass Me A Beer” video

Matt Wild

March 21, 2020

Do we even have to say it? These are strange, weird, troubled times. Happily, the mad Milwaukee geniuses behind the brilliant "Pass Me A Beer" video series—Tim Higgins and brothers Jack and Nick Packard—are bac...

Our screening of ‘The Fifth Element’ at Avalon Theater has been postponed

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 14, 2020

Last month, we announced we'd be showing the 1997 sci-fi classic, The Fifth Element, at Avalon Theater. The screening—scheduled for Wednesday, March 18—sold out in less than a week. Unfortunately, in the weeks ...

Oriental Theatre will close March 14 to April 9

Matt Wild

March 13, 2020

No "Rowdy" screenings of Cats. No 1,000th screening of Parasite. No screenings of anything, until April 9. That's the decision Milwaukee Film made today for the Oriental Theatre. Due to concerns of coronavirus/...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Downer Theatre is a no-frills “neighborhood theater” at its finest

Matt Wild

March 11, 2020

Milwaukee Film shares coronavirus tips: If possible, “sit at least six feet away from other patrons”

Matt Wild

March 11, 2020

Another day, another round of coronavirus precautions and tips. The latest comes courtesy of Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental Theatre on Milwaukee's east side. "Here are a few changes we're making—an...

2020 Milwaukee Film Festival now accepting submissions

Matt Wild

March 9, 2020

Is it too early to get excited for the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival? NO. It is never too early to get excited for the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival. The 12th annual MFF isn't set to light up Milwaukee movie scre...

Get your multi passes now for our screening of ‘The Fifth Element’ March 18 at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild

February 20, 2020

Has there ever been a cinematic vision of the future as delightfully weird and strangely stylish as The Fifth Element? Probably not! One part DayGlo Blade Runner and two parts Jean-Paul Gaultier fever dream, th...

Here’s the lineup for Avalon Theater’s “Miyazaki March” and “Anime April”

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 19, 2020

Attention anime fans still coming down from this month’s Anime Milwaukee convention: Avalon Atmospheric Theater & Lounge has unveiled the lineup and schedule for this year’s "Miyazaki March" and "Anime Apri...

Thanks to a petition, Oriental Theatre will host “rowdy” screenings of ‘Cats’

Matt Wild

February 10, 2020

UPDATE (3/12/2020): As a precautionary measure done in effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, Milwaukee Film is capping capacity of its Oriental Theatre screenings at 33% through the end of April. They've a...

Don’t Munson your chance to see ‘Kingpin’ at Avalon Theater on February 19

Tyler Maas

January 23, 2020

Last night, a passionate group of film buffs congregated at Avalon Theater to take in an extra special screening of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Laughs were had. Beers were consumed. It was awesome. After th...

5 reasons to watch ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’ with us January 22

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 20, 2020

Ever since Milwaukee Record's movie screenings at Avalon Theater became a recurring event back in 2018, the fine folks at Lakefront Brewery have partnered with us to help bring you a different classic comedy ea...

Here’s UWM Union Cinema’s winter 2020 lineup

Matt Wild

January 7, 2020

The UWM Union Cinema has been a hidden-not-really-hidden gem of Milwaukee's East Side since 1972. Located inside the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Union, the unassuming theater has long served as a ...

Milwaukee skyline prominently, strangely featured on Netflix reality show ‘The Circle’

Matt Wild

January 6, 2020

If, for whatever reason, you've pushed play on new Netflix content The Circle, this is what you've seen: a Real World/Big Brother-crossed-with-Catfish/Black Mirror reality show where contestants live in the sam...

We’re screening ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’ at Avalon Theater in January

Tyler Maas

December 17, 2019

Most people have one of three experiences with Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. They either love it, they've never seen it but are sure to love it once they finally do, or they saw it and kind of liked it initia...

Celebrate the life of David Bowie with January 10 screenings of ‘Labyrinth’ and ‘Cat People’ at Avalon Theater and Times Cinema

Tyler Maas

December 16, 2019

The world became a darker place on January 10, 2016. That day, the death of David Bowie left a gaping hole in the hearts of music fans throughout the world. Few, if any, mortals could equal the body of work and...

Milwaukee made an appearance on last night’s episode of ‘Supergirl’

Matt Wild

December 9, 2019

Look, we're not going to pretend to have any idea what's going on in the so-called Arrowverse. The CW Network's shared small-screen universe of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends Of Tomorrow, and Batwoman is ...

Save the dates: 12th annual Milwaukee Film Festival will run October 15-29, 2020

Matt Wild

December 3, 2019

The 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival ran October 17-31. It was great. Is it too early to be thinking about the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival? No, no it is not. To prove it, Milwaukee Film just announced the dates fo...