Tag Film
Wisconsin Film Festival expands to eight days
The Wisconsin Film Festival - the largest campus-based film festival in the United States, averaging over 100 films and up to 34,000 attendees each spring - will spread out beyond one weekend for the first time this year, giving audiences eight days to take in the wide range of cinema being offered. Read More
Film examines fate of prisoners after 1920 war
The Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee and the UW Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia present "What Can Dead Prisoners Do?" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at The Marquee in Union South. Read More
Science in film: The ‘evil institute’ takes center stage
For filmmakers, science has always set a sumptuous table for story telling. Characters, plots and settings drawn from science are all reliable grist for the celluloid mill. Read More
The curtain rises on the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 18
The 2012 Wisconsin Film Festival runs from April 18-22. Read More
Film festival finds environmental stories in unexpected places
From Cold War bunkers in Albania to the night skies over Manhattan, Tales from Planet Earth will offer a broad - and often surprising - exploration of the environment. Read More
Spring semester alive with arts events
The spring semester will be bursting with arts events across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus during the university's Year of the Wisconsin Idea. Read More
UW-Madison welcomes gift of celebrated Taiwanese feature films
A unique collection of 30 celebrated feature films by various studios in Taiwan donated to the University of Wisconsin–Madison will enable scholars, film aficionados and general audiences to explore the richly layered history and daily lives of people in Taiwan. Read More
Recent sightings: Lakeside light journal
Working on a “light journal” assignment for his Communications Arts 350 class, undergraduate Michael Hebert films abstractions near the convergence of melting Lake Mendota… Read More
Trove of Taiwanese classic films donated to UW–Madison
New 35mm prints of 30 of some of the most celebrated Chinese-language feature films have been donated to the University of Wisconsin–Madison by various film studios in Taiwan with the help of the Taiwanese government. Read More
Documentary filmmaker’s work celebrated in Year of the Arts events
Errol Morris' Twitter bio lists writer, filmmaker and anthropoid... in that order. It's curious that an Academy-award winning filmmaker doesn't lead with that accomplishment. And anthropoid? A little digging into his work and it becomes clear that outsider Morris might feel he has just a toe or two in the human race rather than being all-in. Read More
Film Festival volunteers keep reels spinning
A few years ago, UW–Madison grants and contracts specialist Aaron Crandall was sitting in the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre during a screening at the Wisconsin Film Festival when he and the other volunteers realized it’d been awhile since they’d heard from the projectionist. Read More
Festival to showcase films from across the globe
It Changes You. That’s the 12th Wisconsin Film Festival slogan, and though it’s too early to tell, it’s probably accurate. Read More
The story continues off-screen for movies, TV shows
Even if you haven't seen "Avatar," you may have caught the movie's trailer on television, heard its characters are blue and 10 feet tall, or know it was directed by James Cameron of "Titanic" and "Terminator" fame. Based on those tidbits, you may have decided you're dying to see the blockbuster or you'd rather watch paint dry. Read More
Festival leverages power of film for community action
The Tales from Planet Earth film festival takes center stage in Madison Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8, with something new: a built-in call to action. Read More
Festival leverages film for community action
The Tales from Planet Earth film festival takes center stage in Madison Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8 with something new — a built-in call to action. Read More
Lecture explains the science behind ‘Angels and Demons’
Physics professor Wesley Smith will discuss the science behind the movie in a public lecture titled “Angels and Demons of the Large Hadron Collider” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4, in 2103 Chamberlin Hall. Read More
Cinema Day highlights German, Iranian cultures
On Friday, April 3, Wisconsin high school students and teachers will participate in World Cinema Day, with an educational screening of “Football Under Cover,”, a film that documents the efforts of both the Iranian and German teams to cross cultural and national borders to play the match of a lifetime. Read More
Tickets now on sale for Wisconsin Film Festival
It started as an experiment in 1999. Now in its 11th year, the Wisconsin Film Festival has grown so popular that it’s taken over Babcock Hall. Read More
Cinematheque series explores American politics
It seems as if the presidential campaigning has been going on forever. With primaries, caucuses, dueling ad campaigns and the spectacle of conventions designed to energize the faithful, even the most dutiful voting citizen can grow weary. Mercifully, Cinematheque will rescue us with films that explore American politics and give some healthy perspective to the chatter. Read More
Recent sightings: Lakeside Cinema
Students and community members take part in a Wisconsin Union Lakeside Cinema event featuring a screening of the 1971 movie “Willy Wonka… Read More