By Jim Healy, UW Cinematheque Director of Programming During this season of giving, please take a moment to consider how the UW Cinematheque has enhanced our cinematic culture in 2014. This year, the Cinematheque has …
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Mike King on the Resnais/Ayckbourn Collaborations
These notes on the working relationship between director Alain Resnais and writer Alan Ayckbourn were written by UW Cinematheque and Wisconsin Film Festival Programmer Mike King. The final Resnais/Ayckbourn movie collaboration, Life of Riley (Aimer, …
Mike King Prepares You for APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
Appropriate Behavior will have its only Madison-area theatrical screening on Friday, November 21, at 7 p.m. in the Cinematheque's regular venue, 4070 Vilas Hall. By Mike King, UW Cinematheque Programmer & Chief Projectionist When Desiree …
A Video Game Fan on eXistenZ
This essay on David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ was written by former WUD Film committee member Victor Alicea (’14). A 35mm print of eXistenZ will screen on Thursday, November 20, 7 p.m., at the Chazen Museum of …
UW’s Jonah Horwitz on J’ACCUSE
This essay on Abel Gance's J'accuse was written by Jonah Horwitz, Ph.D Candidate in the Communication Arts Department at UW Madison. A recent DCP restoration of J'accuse will screen with a synchronous soundtrack on Saturday, …
UW’s Derek Long on THE BIG PARADE
This essay on King Vidor's The Big Parade was written by Derek Long, Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant in the Communication Arts Department at UW Madison. A restored 35mm print of the silent version of …
Amanda McQueen on Billy Wilder’s FEDORA
This essay on Billy Wilder's Fedora was written by Cinematheque Programmer and Project Assistant Amanda McQueen. A new DCP restoration of Fedora will screen at the Cinematheque on Friday, November 14 at 7 p.m. in …
When SUNSET BLVD. Went to Broadway
This essay on the Broadway version of Sunset Blvd. is by UW Cinematheque Programmer and Project Assistant Amanda McQueen. A restored 35mm print of Sunset Blvd. will screen in our regular venue, 4070 Vilas Hall, …
Revisiting TORN CURTAIN
This essay on Alfred Hitchcock's Torn Curtain was written by Cinematheque Programmer and Project Assistant Amanda McQueen. A 35mm print of Torn Curtain will screen at the Chazen Museum of Art on Sunday, November 2 …
How to Watch HOW I WON THE WAR
How to Watch How I Won the War By Amanda McQueen, UW Cinematheque Programmer and Project Assistant I'll admit, the first time I sat down to watch How I Won the War, I didn't make …