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 …
Jim Healy’s Favorite Movies of 2016
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 …
THE SNAKE PIT: Prestige, Paternal Psychoanalysis and Performance
This essay on the 1948 drama The Snake Pit was written by Megan Boyd, PhD candidate in UW Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A 35mm archival print of The Snake Pit will screen in our …
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"Movies are the most powerful empathy machine in all the arts. When I go to a great movie I can live somebody else's life for a while. I can walk in somebody' else's shoes. I …
Exit Shakespeare: STRANGE BREW
This essay on Dave Thomas' & Rick Moranis' Strange Brew (1983) was written be Leo Rubinkowski, PhD candidate in UW Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A 35mm print of Strange Brew will screen at the …
Shakespeare at WB: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
This essay on the 1935 Warner Bros. adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream was written by Erica Moulton, PhD candidate in UW Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A 35mm print of A Midsummer …
Laurence Olivier and the HAMLET Problem
This essay on Laurence Olivier's movie of William Shakespeare's Hamlet was written by Erica Moulton, PhD candidate in UW Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A 35mm print of Hamlet will screen at the Chazen Museum …
The Lost Cult of CATCH MY SOUL
This essay on Catch My Soul (aka Santa Fe Satan) was written by Amanda McQueen, faculty assistant in UW Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A restored DCP of Catch My Soul will screen as the …
The Delightfully Disturbing HUSH…HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE
This essay on Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) was written by Erica Moulton, PhD candidate in UW Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A 35mm print of Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte will screen in our Sunday Cinematheque at …
Humanity Amidst Austerity: Wim Wenders’ ALICE IN THE CITIES
This essay on Wim Wenders' Alice in the Cities (1974) was written by Tim Brayton, PhD candidate in UW Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A recently restored DCP of Alice will be the second offering …