The following notes on White Nights (Le Notti Bianche) were written by Matt Jackson, PhD student in the Department of Communication Arts at UW-Madison. A new 4K DCP of White Nights screens at the Cinematheque on Saturday, …
Year: 2026
ISHTAR: Digging Out from the Disaster
The following notes on Ishtar were written by Steph Chung, PhD student in the Department of Communication Arts at UW-Madison. Ishtar screens at the Cinematheque on Friday, October 9. Our venue is located at 4070 …
TWO LOVERS: James Gray’s Meditation on Love and Loneliness
The following notes on Two Lovers were written by Nick Sansone, PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW-Madison. Two Lovers will screen Saturday, October 3 on 35mm film, the second screening in our …
The Difficult Men of MIKEY AND NICKY
The following notes on Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky were written by Mattie Jacobs, PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW-Madison. A recently restored DCP of Mikey and Nicky will screen at the …
Accessible, At Last: Bresson’s FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER
The following notes on Bresson’s Four Nights of a Dreamer were written by Pate Duncan, PhD student in the Department of Communication Arts at UW – Madison. The notes were originally posted to our blog …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Cinematheque Adds Pre-Release Screening of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
The Cinematheque at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has just added a free sneak preview screening of the new Focus Features release, Sense and Sensibility. The screening will take place Sunday, October 11, at 2 p.m. …
BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE: Under the Spell (Again) of Novak and Stewart
The following notes on Bell, Book and Candle 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 restored 4K DCP of Bell, …