Film

Lt. Dangle from ‘Reno 911!” will be a cashier at the Lake Geneva Walmart this Friday

July 22, 2021

We now live in a world where your Milwaukee Bucks are NBA Champions, so we'll file this story under "Why not?" On Friday, July 23, from 1-3 p.m., actor/writer/filmmaker/State-alum/all-around-awesome-person Thom...

Oriental Theatre will reopen August 20

Matt Wild

July 19, 2021

After approximately 8,000 years of pandemic/restoration-related silence, Milwaukee's historic Oriental Theatre will reopen Friday, August 20. Milwaukee Film, which operates the theater, made the announcement Mo...

Check out the nearly complete restoration of the Oriental Theatre

Matt Wild

June 18, 2021

The last time we visited the Oriental Theatre (way back in July 2020), the historic East Side landmark was kind of a mess. But in a good way! Milwaukee Film's extensive five-phase Oriental restoration and renov...

2022 Milwaukee Film Festival set for April 21 – May 5, intends to be in-person

Matt Wild

June 8, 2021

If it feels like the 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival just wrapped up, well, it kind of did. The event ran May 6-20; like the 2020 fest, it was all-virtual. But today, Milwaukee Film not only announced the dates fo...

2021 Milwaukee Film Festival announces (virtual) attendance, awards

Matt Wild

May 25, 2021

The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up last Thursday. Once again, it was a virtual fest, bringing hundreds of films directly to your TV, laptop, phone, tablet, etc. How many film minutes were viewed during...

Catch screenings of MKE-made ‘Lake Michigan Monster’ at Lakefront Brewery, Avalon Theater

Matt Wild

May 20, 2021

Originally released in 2018, Lake Michigan Monster is one of the most singular seafaring—er, make that lakefaring—Milwaukee-made films in recent memory. It's a zany, madcap adventure filled with ridiculous char...

Milwaukee Film preps Cultures & Communities Festival for September 6-12

Matt Wild

May 19, 2021

Hey! The all-virtual 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival has only two days to go! Find everything you need to know HERE.And hey, here's another "Hey!" Milwaukee Film has just announced that its annual Minority He...

Milwaukee’s ‘Bid Caller’ offers new perspective on old tradition of auctioneering

Carmella D'Acquisto

May 10, 2021

When filmmaker David Van Auken moved to Milwaukee, he was on a mission to find the city’s best tacos. But then he stumbled into a story that would shape his experience in Milwaukee, and inspire his new document...

15 picks for the 15 days of the (all-virtual) 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

May 6, 2021

Hey! The all-virtual 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival is happening...RIGHT NOW. From May 6-20, hundreds of feature films and shorts will be available for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home. Find out how t...

Here’s the Cinema Hooligante lineup for the all-virtual 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

April 26, 2021

Hey! The annual Milwaukee Film Festival is happening a little early this year—like, May 6-20 early. Once again, the fest is all-virtual, meaning 89 can't-miss feature films (Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free!)...

LiveSCREAM Theater returns with four-film tribute to Kenosha native Bert I. Gordon

Matt Wild

April 21, 2021

Orson Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on May 6, 1915. Two short decades later, he took the world by storm as a theatre and radio sensation. A few years after that, he directed Citizen Kane, a film still c...

No longer exiled, John McGivern is heading to ‘Main Streets’

Matt Wild

March 3, 2021

John McGivern is back, baby. And he's heading to the main streets of the Midwest.The beloved Milwaukee personality announced his newest show Wednesday morning, John McGivern's Main Streets. The show will se...

Catch up with Mark Borchardt’s bite-sized film review show, ‘Cinephile’

Matt Wild

February 10, 2021

Late last year, Milwaukee filmmaker Mark Borchardt got animated. Literally. Along with Milwaukee-born filmmaker Frankie Latina, Borchardt launched an animated, bite-sized film review show called Cinephile. The ...

Nancy Drew And The Case Of “Hey, Is That Steny’s In The New ‘Nancy Drew’ Episode?”

Matt Wild

January 28, 2021

It's a case only a famous, forever reimagined and rebooted teen detective could solve: Why did Milwaukee bar and fish fry staple Steny's Tavern & Grill make an appearance on Wednesday night's episode of the...

Milwaukee PBS reveals 2021 production plans (with no new John McGivern shows)

Matt Wild

January 14, 2021

Viewers like you were shook back in December when it was revealed that Milwaukee PBS would not be renewing popular travel show Around The Corner With John McGivern. "We understand Around The Corner With John Mc...

Milwaukee PBS releases statement on future of ‘Around The Corner With John McGivern’

Matt Wild

December 15, 2020

On Sunday, the Washington County Insider reported that Milwaukee PBS programming staple Around The Corner With John McGivern would not be returning for another season. According to the story, McGivern himself l...

The last straw: ‘Around The Corner With John McGivern’ reportedly won’t return for another season

Matt Wild

December 14, 2020

UPDATE: Milwaukee PBS has released a statement on the future of Around The Corner With John McGivern. Read it HERE.Twenty-twenty: Haven't we suffered enough? Well, when it comes to Wisconsin's love for Milw...

The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival will be held in May, will still be virtual

Matt Wild

November 30, 2020

If you enjoyed the all-virtual Milwaukee Film Festival in October, another one is right around the corner.Milwaukee Film announced Monday afternoon that the 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival will not only be vir...

14 times ‘Supernatural’ came to Wisconsin

Vince Morales

November 25, 2020

Supernatural was a show about brotherhood, family, and killing monsters that aired on The CW television network for 327 episodes that spanned 15 seasons. The series told the story of two brothers who travel the...

Multiple Milwaukee movie theaters awarded funds through COVID-19 Movie Theater Grant Program

Matt Wild

November 17, 2020

Remember movie theaters? The State of Wisconsin does.On Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers and Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Joel Brennan announced that a total of $10 million from the federal COVID-19...