Can't wait for Milan's staff pick?? Honestly, neither can we. Go behind the scenes with the Rewind cast & crew to learn a little bit more about the making of the cult classic: youtu.be/_STXw5ZjVKc?si=KIlywpNNiF8X4oa1 Get tickets for Be Kind Rewind 2/21 at 3 PM: mkefilm.org/rewind #michelgondry

Looking for something to do while you wait for BAREFOOT IN THE PARK to open? Join us and @mkefilm.bsky.social for the NT Live screening of MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION, featuring real-life mother/daughter duo Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter, this weekend!

The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is coming up soon, warm up your film critic skills now before it's time to log multiple films a day! Tag us on Letterboxd if you want us to be able to find your reviews and check out our page for movie lists and more MKE Film #letterboxd fun: letterboxd.com/MKEFilm

Fellow Milwaukeeans who are interested in music may want to check out this Sun Ra film at the Oriental via @mkefilm.bsky.social in a few days: mkefilm.org/films/696156...

Our friends over at Niche Book Bar have put together a curated book list to pair with our Afrofuturism: Fates Beyond Fiction series. Check out the list here: bookshop.org/shop/NicheBookBar & don't miss out on the remainder of our Afrofuturism lineup now showing: mkefilm.org/afrofuturism #bhm

Tonight I will watch No Other Choice @katie.bzky.team sold me on this one with her review like a month ago and it just so happens that @mkefilm.bsky.social is still showing it so here I am! Very excited

Stop by our historic theatres for a cinematic experience you won't forget. Sure, there's no kibble available at concessions... but you know we have the best popcorn around! 🐾🍿 mkefilm.org/comingsoon #badreview

We’re looking directly at you Hamnet… Check out our Now Showing page for upcoming screenings of documentaries, repertory screenings, blockbusters, movies so good they’ll break your heart and more: mkefilm.org/comingsoon #sadmovies #sarahlynn

The Moment starts at the Downer Theatre MKE this Friday!! mkefilm.org/themoment

Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing Obex, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of Obex to bring her home: mkefilm.org/obex

A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Don't miss Emerald Fennell's latest, Wuthering Heights: mkefilm.org/wutheringheights #wutheringheights

2/10 at 6:30 PM we're honoring Rob Reiner with a screening of his cult classic directorial debut Spinal Tap at the Oriental Theatre MKE! Are you ready to rock Milwaukee?? mkefilm.org/spinaltap youtube.com/shorts/q9d0yOos1Xg?si=LUG8Rqp_redvEp4K

Tonight I will watch The Tale of Silyan It’s once again the Milwaukee Film (@mkefilm.bsky.social ) members screening! It’s the first one of the year and im as excited as ever :)

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, Black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe. Sorry To Bother You screens 2/12 at 7:30 PM at the Oriental Theatre MKE: mkefilm.org/sorrytobother

From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, the story follows Man-su on his desperate hunt for a new job after his abrupt layoff from the paper company he served for 25 years. No Other Choice Now Showing: mkefilm.org/nootherchoice #parkchanwook

An American rock 'n' roll singer (Val Kilmer in his film debut) becomes entangled in a web of international intrigue in this zany spy spoof from Milwaukee's own "ZAZ," the creators of AIRPLANE. Dive into Top Secret! 2/22 at 3 PM: mkefilm.org/topsecret #valkilmer

February is right around the corner... have you checked out our Afrofuturism: Fates Beyond Fiction series lineup yet?? Check out Afrofuturism and more film series scheduled at our cinemas on our @letterboxd.social: letterboxd.com/mkefilm/list/afrofuturism-fates-beyond-fiction

Both of the Downer Theatre and Oriental Theatre will be closed today 1/23 due to extreme weather. Ticket holders will be issued a refund via email, stay safe and stay warm Milwaukee!

"I'm really influenced by Mozart and Bach, and it's sort of in between those, really. This piece is called Lick My Love Pump." Rob Reiner's directorial debut This Is Spinal Tap screens 2/10 at 6:30 PM: mkefilm.org/spinaltap #robreiner

Park Chan-wook opens No Other Choice with two golden retrievers in the first scene, immediately weaponizing expectations. Nothing is safe, nothing is predictable, and every choice, no matter how small, carries weight in this perfectly brilliant and twisted satire. boxd.it/cG25oP @mkefilm.bsky.social

Josh Safdie takes us through the movies that shaped Marty Supreme, including Saturday Night Fever 🕺 Watch the full interview: boxd.it/evW

The Oriental Theatre was looking absolutely gorgeous the other day. That's it, that's the post. Come see a movie: mkefilm.org/comingsoon #milwaukee

Because he doesn’t know how to love. 8 1/2 screens 1/18 at 3:30 PM at the Oriental Theatre MKE: mkefilm.org/8andahalf #claudiacardinale

@mkefilm.bsky.social @ssk8.bsky.social Thanks for the secret cult screening tonight. What a treat! I think a secret film on the calendar and the audience that is willing to attend and be down for whatever starts rolling, are two of my favorite things. I’ll buy a ticket every time.

More secret screenings, please! And I love the Milwaukee Film re-branding. @mkefilm.bsky.social

Wisconsin Filmmaking Friends, check out "Voices Off Paper", Live Screenplay Table Reads in Milwaukee! Learn how more about Voices Off Paper: open.substack.com/pub/addemsmi... #tableread

Remembering those we lost in 2025 🕊️ boxd.it/efY

Just when we thought our Song Sung Blue experience couldn't get any more magical, Hugh sent along a special thank you to our very own Cinema Operations Director, Petey Balestrieri and cinema staff! Watch this musical, magical, Milwaukee story starting Chrismtas Day: mkefilm.org/songsungblue

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Watch Timothée Chalamet in his latest role as Marty Supreme starting 12/24 at the historic Downer Theatre: mkefilm.org/martysupreme #timotheechalamet #martysupreme

The art of film projection can seem so foreign and it truly is incredible but at the end of the day, you’re watching film projected by people who love movies just the same way you do. Projectionist to professional movie watcher, maybe we’re not so different after all: mkefilm.org/comingsoon #movies

Happy 110th Birthday to our beautiful Downer Theatre! Since we've reopened this historic cinema, we've hosted dozens of guest filmmakers, hundreds of moviegoers, and created countless memories with Milwaukee. Here's to 110 more years with Milwaukee's oldest movie theatre! #hbd

😯 So, apparently our theaters can talk. And sing. And they also wrote an entire musical number explaining why we’re having an end-of-year giving campaign! Huge thanks to our partners at Ski Team, Independent Studios, and The Electric Sun for creating this masterpiece for us: youtu.be/DUlCCLDseFU?...

Ready for a members night showing of KÖLN 75. Based on the true story of Vera Brandes, the driving force behind Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert. @mkefilm.bsky.social

Kerstin is back just in time for Season's Screenings, it's a holiday miracle! We're ready to hibernate with timeless classics and modern favorites this holiday season. If you start to get worried, just check Letterboxd to make sure we're still alive: mkefilm.org/seasonsscreenings

Milwaukee, one year ago today

Thank you to all of the friends of Milwaukee Film who came out last night to support us at Indeed Brewing Company for our Movie Trivia Night! By showing up and having a little #TriviaTuesday fun with us, you all made a major difference for a local Milwaukee non-profit🎥🍻 #milwaukee

For our end-of-year fundraiser, we are building popcorn garlands in the lobbies of our historic cinemas! Purchase a kernel and write your name or a holiday message to hang up this holiday season. Stop by the Oriental Theatre MKE or the Downer today to join our popcorn party🍿

We saw Paul Mescal on A LOT of your wishlists this year... Hamnet starts 12/5 at the Downer Theatre: mkefilm.org/hamnet #paulmescal

The search for an authentic life leads an existential bike mechanic to discover the universal truths and transformative powers of love. Love & Irony with Q&A screens 11/22 at 3:30 PM: mkefilm.org/loveandirony

We're starting off Season's Screenings strong with The Holiday 11/21 at 4 PM and 11//23 at 6:15 PM at the Oriental Theatre MKE. Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. I'm looking for corny in my life: mkefilm.org/theholiday #theholiday

We had the chance to screen the action-packed RRR from director S. S. Rajamouli in our historic theatre a few years ago, and now Rajamouli is back on our screens with Baahubali: The Epic screening 11/14 at 7 PM: mkefilm.org/Baahubali #ssrajamouli

Milwaukeeans should look out for this around Thanksgiving at @mkefilm.bsky.social

We’ve been chosen for the November edition of Indeed Brewing Company's charitable initiative INDEED WE CAN! Every Tuesday in Nov. you can round up your taproom tab or donate a custom amount to support Milwaukee Film & on 11/18, Indeed will donate 100% of taproom proceeds to our nonprofit! #nonprofit

As the Nuremberg trials are set to begin, a U.S. Army psychiatrist gets locked in a dramatic psychological showdown with accused Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring.Nuremberg starts 11/14 at the historic Downer Theatre: mkefilm.org/nuremberg #nuremberg #milwaukeefilm

A comedic send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. Monty Python and The Holy Grail 50th Anniversary screenings starting tomorrow at the Oriental Theatre: mkefilm.org/holygrail

Milwaukee Film was honored to attend Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s Native American Heritage Month Celebration luncheon. We love any opportunity to celebrate native cultures with our community. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #nahm

Milwaukee Film was honored to attend Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s Native American Heritage Month Celebration luncheon. We love any opportunity to celebrate native cultures with our community. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #nahm

This holiday season, immerse yourself in a cinematic wonderland with our second-annual seasonal film lineup, showcasing timeless classics and modern favorites. Find the full Season's Screenings lineup: mkefilm.org/seasonsscreenings

@radiomilwaukee.bsky.social is talking Cult Queen! The feature dives into @mkefilm.bsky.social’s Cinematic Sisterhood, powered by collective giving through the Women's Fund, and celebrates director Rachel Talalay’s fearless legacy. Read >> radiomilwaukee.org/film-tv/2025...

For the first time ever, we are nominated TWICE for best movie theatre in the Shepherd Express Best of Milwaukee Awards! Both the Oriental Theatre MKE and the Downer Theatre are nominated, so there is a chance that we could take 1st and 2nd place! Vote here: bom25.shepherdexpress.com/arts-and-ent...