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POISON: A New Queer Cinema Milestone
The following notes on Todd Haynes’s Poison were written by Pate Duncan, PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW-Madison. A 35mm print of Poison, from the Zeitgeist Collection at the Wisconsin Center for …
September 26, 2026
In the Ruins of Europe: The Enduring Despair of THE THIRD MAN
The following notes on The Third Man were written by Josh Martin, the Cinematheque’s project assistant and a PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW–Madison. A recently struck 35mm print of The Third …
September 23, 2026
Draped in Doo-Wop: John Waters’ CRY-BABY
The following notes on Cry-Baby were written by Shannon Weidner, PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW-Madison. A 35mm print of Cry-Baby will screen at the Cinematheque on Friday, September 25, 7 p.m. …
September 23, 2026- More News
