Year: 2017

These notes on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were written by Matt St. John, PhD candidate in UW Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A 35mm print of this third chapter in the Harry …

These notes on Raoul Walsh's Wild Girl were written by Casey Long, PhD candidate in UW Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A 35mm print of Wild Girl from the Museum of Modern Art will screen …

These notes on The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) were written by Casey Long, PhD candidate in UW Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A 35mm print of The Trial of Vivienne Ware will screen in …

This essay on the sound design in House of Wax (1953) was written by Eric Dienstfrey, doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  His dissertation traces the development of surround sound technologies from 1930 to …

By J.J. Murphy Hamel Family Distinguished Chair in Communication Arts Director, UW Cinematheque Favorite Films of 2016: 1. DRUNK aka DRINK (1965, Andy Warhol) 2. MOONLIGHT (Barry Jenkins) 3. AMERICAN HONEY (Andrea Arnold) 4. CERTAIN …

By Ben Reiser Programmer & Accounts Manager, UW Cinematheque Festival Coordinator, Wisconsin Film Festival Movies I’m Really Glad I Saw in 2016: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016, Dan Trachtenberg) Arabian Nights (2015, Miguel Gomes) Arrival (2016, …

By Matt St. John Project Assistant, UW Cinematheque 20 favorite new-to-me films of 2016: 1. MOANA (2016, John Musker, Ron Clement 2. MOONLIGHT (2016, Barry Jenkins) 3. IN TRANSIT (2015, Albert Maysles, Lynn True, David …

By Mike King Programmer & Chief Projectionist, UW Cinematheque Senior Programmer, Wisconsin Film Festival Top ten films to play Madison in 2016: ARABIAN NIGHTS (2015, Miguel Gomes) CERTAIN WOMEN (2016, Kelly Reichardt) CHEVALIER (2015, Athina …

By Jim Healy, Director of Programming, UW Cinematheque & Wisconsin Film Festival Between January 1 and December 31 in 2016, I managed to view 634 feature films that I had never seen before. My list …