By Lance St. Laurent, Cinematheque and Wisconsin Film Festival Project Assistant and Programmer My favorite movies released in 2023, in ascending order: 15. BARBIE (Greta Gerwig) 14. ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET. (Kelly …
Favorites of 2023: Ben Reiser
By Ben Reiser, Cinematheque Programmer & Director of Operations and Programmer, Wisconsin Film Festival In alphabetical order, here is a list of 23 movies I saw that were released in 2023 (unless otherwise noted). These …
Favorites of 2023: Jim Healy
By Jim Healy, Director of Programming, UW Cinematheque In 2023, I viewed 468 movies that were all new to me. These ten features, presented in alphabetical order, were my favorites: GODZILLA MINUS ONE/GOJIRA -1.0 (2023, Takashi Yamazaki) …
RAGING BULL and the End of ’70s Cinema
The following notes on Raging Bull were written by Garrett Strpko, PhD student in the department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A restored 4K DCP of Raging Bull will screen on Saturday, December 9 …
Oliver Stone’s JFK: A Controversial Filmmaker at His Peak
The following notes on Oliver Stone's JFK were written by Lance St. Laurent, Project Assistant for the Cinematheque and PhD candidate in the department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A 35mm print of the …
Terry Zwigoff Presents WICKED WOMAN!
We asked filmmaker Terry Zwigoff to select a favorite film to screen alongside his own work as he visits the Cinematheque this weekend. Given that his movies frequently examine the dark side of American life, …
The Strip Mall Wasteland of GHOST WORLD
The following notes on Ghost World were written by Sarah Mae Fleming, PhD Student in the Department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A 35mm print of Ghost World will be screened at the Cinematheque …
IN THE LINE OF FIRE and In the Shadow of the JFK Assassination
The following notes on In the Line of Fire were written by Garrett Strpko, PhD student in the department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A 35mm print of In the Line of Fire screens …
TAXI DRIVER: A Still-Controversial Cinematic Milestone
These notes on Taxi Driver were written by Nick Sansone, PhD Student, and Lance St. Laurent, the Cinematheque’s Project Assistant and PhD Candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A restored 4K …
Cronenberg’s THE FLY: Tragic Love Story and Gorefest
The following notes on David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986) were written by Lance St. Laurent, the Cinematheque’s Project Assistant and PhD Candidate in the department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A 35mm print of …