By Ben Reiser, Wisconsin Film Festival Coordinator and UW Cinematheque Programmer (POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW) Movies I saw in a theater more than once and what I learned the second time: Mad Max: Fury Road – …
Favorites of 2015: Mike King
By Mike King, Senior Programmer, Wisconsin Film Festival & UW Cinematheque Programmer Top ten new films to play Madison in 2015: Carol (2015, Todd Haynes) Girlhood (2014, Céline Sciamma) Heaven Knows What (2014, Josh and …
Favorites of 2015: Jim Healy
By Jim Healy, Director of Programming, UW Cinematheque & Wisconsin Film Festival Of the many movies I saw for the first time in 2015, I've selected 20 that were my favorites. In alphabetical order they …
“The Apu Trilogy” 3: THE WORLD OF APU
This essay on Satyajit Ray's The World of Apu was written by Tim Brayton, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A newly restored 4K DCP of The World of Apu, …
Matt Connolly on THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER
This essay on Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop Around the Cornere was written by Matt Connolly, Ph.D. candidate in UW Madison Dept. of Communication Arts. Shop will screen as the final Sunday Cinematheque at the Chazen, …
“The Apu Trilogy” 2: APARAJITO
This essay on Satyajit Ray's Aparajito was written by Tim Brayton, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A newly restored 4K DCP of Aparajito, the second film in Ray's Apu …
Outside the Law: Joseph Losey’s THE PROWLER
This essay on Joseph Losey’s The Prowler (1951) was written by Harry Gilbert, a graduate of Williams College (B.A., History). A 35mm print of The Prowler, will screen in our Sunday Cinematheque at the Chazen …
“The Apu Trilogy” 1: PATHER PANCHALI
This essay on Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali was written by Tim Brayton, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A newly restored 4K DCP of Pather Panchali, the first film in …
MUR MURS & DOCUMENTEUR: Agnès Varda in Los Angeles
This essay on Agnès Varda's Mur Murs and Documenteur (both 1981) was written by Jenny Oyallon-Koloski, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. Mur Murs and Documenteur will both screen on …
I Am a Child: A Brief History of John and Faith Hubley
This essay on the career and films of John and Faith Hubley were written by WUD Film Programmer Vincent Mollica. A selection of Hubley short films will screen in our Sunday Cinematheque at the Chazen …