Film

18 gratuitous Milwaukee references in the 1995 Charles Bronson TV movie ‘Family Of Cops’

August 15, 2017

When one thinks of movies made in Milwaukee, the usual suspects come to mind: Major League, American Movie, maybe that one with Bernie Mac. There are others, of course, but none more Milwaukee-tastic and obscur...

We’re showing ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at Avalon Theater again

Tyler Maas

August 10, 2017

In 2015, we said goodbye to the summer with a late September screening of Wet Hot American Summer. The first-ever Milwaukee showing of the cult comedy classic sold out, people dressed up as characters from the ...

UWM Union Cinema’s fall schedule includes David Lynch retrospective, Hollywood blockbusters, more

Matt Wild

August 8, 2017

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 ...

Rosebud Cinema to celebrate Edgar Wright’s films August 11-17

Tyler Maas

August 4, 2017

Having received oodles of acclaim from critics and audiences alike and a worldwide box office take of $141 million (and counting), it's safe to call Edgar Wright's latest effort, Baby Driver, a complete and utt...

Reitman and Mueller’s 1983 “Brew Ha Ha” TV special: a minute-by-minute recap

Matt Wild

August 3, 2017

Throughout the 1980s, the 1990s, and into the 2000s, Milwaukee's early morning airwaves were ruled by two names: Reitman and Mueller. Bob Reitman was already a radio veteran when he was paired with relative new...

‘The Dark Crystal,’ ‘Purple Rain,’ more announced for 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

August 1, 2017

We're less than two months away from the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival (September 28 - October 12), but besides Erik Ljung's The Blood Is At The Doorstep being named the Centerpiece Screening, little is known ab...

Avalon Theater will screen 1968’s ‘Night Of The Living Dead’ to honor George Romero

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2017

The world got a lot less scary on Sunday. On July 16, legendary filmmaker George Romero died at the age of 77. The horror icon directed more than 15 terrifying features—many with the word "Dead" in the title—an...

“Cat Videos Live!” is coming to Turner Hall, is something we all need right now

Matt Wild

July 17, 2017

It's Monday. Our country is bitterly divided. Politics are insane. Our planet is doomed. George Romero died yesterday. So did Martin Landau. McDonald's is really going through with that whole "getting rid of Hi...

Three Milwaukee businesses will be featured on July 20 episode of ‘Married At First Sight’

Matt Wild

July 10, 2017

Are you a big fan of Lifetime's Married At First Sight? No, we haven't heard of it, either. It's apparently a reality show where two people are paired up by "relationship experts" and have to agree to get marri...

Milwaukee Record’s 2017 summer movie guide

Tyler Maas

June 21, 2017

Last week, Point Fish Fry & A Flick was officially cancelled for 2017, and possibly forever. As Milwaukee mourns the beloved series' indefinite end, it's important to remember the city presents film buffs w...

Milwaukee Film will take over operation of Oriental Theatre beginning in 2018

Matt Wild

June 18, 2017

Big news, Milwaukee film buffs/East Side lovers: Milwaukee Film has announced the acquisition of a 31-year lease to operate the historic Oriental Theatre. The nonprofit organization responsible for the annual M...

Avalon Theater will screen 1966’s ‘Batman: The Movie’ in honor of Adam West

Matt Wild

June 14, 2017

Get out your shark repellent, Bat-fans: In honor of the recently departed Adam West, who portrayed Batman on the delightfully campy '60s series, Avalon Theater will screen the movie version of the delightfully ...

Milwaukee Bike-In Movie Series releases tentative schedule, but needs your help to make screenings possible

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2017

For the past nine summers, Milwaukee Bike-In Movie Series has set up a projector at the swing park beneath the Holton Street Bridge and offered free outdoor screenings the third Friday of every summer month. Re...

John Cleese and ‘Monty Python And The Holy Grail’ are headed in Milwaukee’s general direction

Matt Wild

June 2, 2017

"Old woman!""Man.""Man, sorry. Rumor has it that John Cleese is coming to the Riverside Theater Saturday, October 7 for a live conversation and audience Q&A, and that the event will be preceded by a...

Trailer for Frankie Latina’s ‘China Test Girls’ promises intrigue, Danny Trejo, Yoko Ono

Matt Wild

May 23, 2017

Back in 2009, Milwaukee enfant terrible filmmaker Frankie Latina made a splash with Modus Operandi, a delightfully sleazy, Z-grade exploitation flick co-produced by Sasha Grey and starring Danny Trejo. It was t...

That’s a wrap on Value Cinema: Taking in the sights, sounds, and spirit on a movie theater’s last day

Tyler Maas

May 22, 2017

The value cinema is a dying commodity. These days, full-service movie houses are screening brand new films and serving beer, cocktails, and meals to customers seated in plush reclining seats. For those who can ...

2017 Milwaukee Film Festival announces early ticket sales, new campaign art

Matt Wild

May 16, 2017

It's practically obscene to think about fall when summer is just around the corner (here's what you're doing this summer, by the way), but it's easy to let things slide when it comes to the Milwaukee Film Festi...

Diane, here are 5 ways to celebrate the return of ‘Twin Peaks’ in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

May 15, 2017

On Sunday, May 21, Twin Peaks will make its unlikely, highly anticipated, sure-to-be-demented return to television. The new 18-episode Showtime series—written by original co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost,...

Watch Mark Borchardt give a tour of Menomonee Falls and Milwaukee (circa 2000) on ‘Letterman’

Matt Wild

April 17, 2017

Mark Borchardt is a Milwaukee icon, as familiar as the wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the shores of Lake Michigan, or the jean shorts on that guy who sells hot dogs on the corner of Wisconsin and Water...

Here’s the Justin Vernon-narrated trailer for Mark Borchardt’s ‘The Dundee Project’

Matt Wild

March 15, 2017

Back in January, we chatted with Milwaukee filmmaking maverick/icon Mark Borchardt about his new flick, The Dundee Project. Shot by Borchardt over several years beginning in the early 2000s, the film chronicles...