#ShittyCameraChallenge Black & White Tie Winter Wonder Challenge! December 1st through January 31st, a B&W themed #ShittyCameraChallenge Dress up cause it’s gonna be classy as fuck.

Milwaukee, one year ago today

😯 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?...

Wasn't sure what to expect from SONG SUNG BLUE, but Craig Brewer's film of a Milwaukee couple's real-life love story is a disarming crowd-pleaser. As a Neil Diamond tribute act that become local legends, Hugh Jackman & a never-better Kate Hudson shine. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Milwaukee Film Brings Back Take a Seat Campaign at Oriental Theatre

Our theater the Oriental in Milwaukee initially had it in their small theater… so many people demanded to see it they moved it to the BIG theater. I absolutely loved the film, saw it twice.

Relive the Milwaukee musical duo Lightning and Thunder's inspiring story of love, success, and overcoming tragedy as it becomes a Hollywood film starring Hugh Jackman.

Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year. Here's who it will affect and what will happen if the subsidies are allowed to expire:

From Executive Producer Michael Moore and Palestine's Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers. Tickets for From Ground Zero 10/2 at 7 PM and more Milwaukee Muslim Film Fest screenings: mkefilm.org/mmff

Charing Cross Tube Station has been temporarily renamed Haring Cross in tribute to Keith Haring’s iconic artwork. There are free prints & a temporary gallery in a usually unused part of the station, displaying 2 original 1986 artworks featuring Absolut Vodka Open 17 - 18th Sep

New silent auction items just dropped! Including a 3-night stay at The Dunes for $100 and VERY reasonably priced VERY fancy booze! Closes Sunday and all proceeds support Milwaukee Film my.onecause.com/event/organi...

Ben Shahn Natchez, Mississippi October 1935 In the early 1930s, Shahn learned a great deal from Walker Evans, whose studio he shared. But Shahn did very little picture taking after he left the Farm Security Administration in 1938.

Holding Liat screens Thurs, Sept 18, 6:30pm at Milwaukee Film’s Oriental Theater as part of the Dialogues Doc Fest. One screening only so a must see!

Holding Liat review: ‘A loving family rent apart by October 7’ ★★★★ www.thejc.com/life/holding...

Documentary "Holding Liat" examines the anguish of a hostage family in Israel. "We are being led by crazy people on both sides,” he complains, reserving particular contempt for Netanyahu, whom he believes to be using the suffering to extend his political life. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

Holding Liat review – powerful study of a family torn apart by Hamas’ 7 October attacks

There's an interesting section in David Foster Wallace's piece about Lynch's Lost Highway, where he talks about the difference between Lynch and Tarantino (and how much Lynch was an influence on a whole crop of filmmakers)

Susan is here to tell you a little bit more about the upcoming fest, and Robyn is here to... make sure you're really listening 😡💕 Explore the ever-changing world of Documentary Film with us at Dialogues Documentary Film Festival presented by Potawatomi Casino Hotel Sept 18–21: mkefilm.org/ddf #mke

We had a wonderful time on Wednesday introducing several films featured in the 2025 Dialogues Documentary Fest! Thank you to everyone who came out for a preview of DDF movie magic starting September 18th through the 21st. Make sure not to miss out: mkefilm.org/ddf #documentaryfilm #filmfestival

Julia Sweeney spoke with the director of a new documentary called We Are Pat after the IFC screening tonight. I've shared my thots. My ★★★★★ review of It's Pat on Letterboxd boxd.it/9ZctG1 ☯️ f. @papapishu.bsky.social & @screenslate.bsky.social

Michael Schultz surprised folks by stopping by last night’s Black Lens happy hour and screening of The Last Dragon! Don’t miss his Q&As today for Car Wash and Cooley High at Milwaukee Film’s Oriental Theatre! youtu.be/YFbwmvg3M5c?...

The NY Art Book Fair doubles as a tremendous display space for agit-prop and activist posters and graphics. Absolutely worth checking out for that alone, if that's one of your interests. At MOMA PS1. nyabf2025.printedmatterartbookfairs.org/visit

Very proud of Jay! One of my fave former students 💖

Happy New Liquid Mike Record Day and New Jens Lekman Record Day to all who partake

#AugustMovieChallenge #Moviesky Day 26 - African American Role Model in a Movie Richard Pryor in Car Wash!

Happy Birthday to Taimak! Hear him on our episode about THE LAST DRAGON: www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2016/01/epis...

Flipo con la carrera del direcor afroamericano MICHAEL SCHULTZ. Lo de los mosaicos no es NADA: con 86 años, sigue al pie del cañón dirigiendo episódicos de todo tipo (de Starsky & Hutch a Found pasando por New Girl o Allie McBeal), dirigió musicales de Broadway o videoclips de los Fat Boys. MI ÍDOLO

Bored at work today? Check out the variety of things in the Milwaukee Film silent auction! Movie-themed art, fancy booze, a chat with Gordon Quinn, and a cult starter pack? Yes, please! my.onecause.com/event/organi...

New review: Comparsa #ComparsaFilm #Comparsa #DougAnderson #VickieCurtis #Guatemala #femicide #documentary #Spanish #Peronia #genderbasedviolence #arts #AsociacionPeroniaAdolescente #HogarSeguro #2017GuatemalaOrphanageFire #womeninfilm Woods Hole Film Festival sarahgvincentviews.com/movies/compa...

I got to sit down with filmmaker Elaine Epstein and talk about her very relevant reproductive rights documentary ARREST THE MIDWIFE hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/arre...

Midwives are being criminalized for providing care in a system that’s failing pregnant people. “Arrest the Midwife” follows 3 CPMs arrested in NY amid a worsening maternal mortality crisis. 📍Midwives save lives. Let them work. zurl.co/niCc8

"Arrest the Midwife," a new documentary that debuted at @sxsw.com this year, follows a criminalized midwife, the Mennonite women who rallied behind her, and the political battle to legalize life-saving care. msmagazine.com/2025/05/04/a...

🎥 Arrest the Midwife tells the story of 3 midwives criminalized for providing care in U.S. maternity care deserts. Over 2,000 babies safely delivered—still, they're on trial. zurl.co/Qagad

This doc blew me away - Rachel Elizabeth Seed's powerful documentary "A Photographic Memory" (also screening this Wed. night at Nitehawk @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social Prospect Park , Bklyn / Aug 6 at 7PM ) Praised by NYT, @variety.com , LA Times & more - www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtcZ... Highest recomm.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY - the journey of dir Rachel Seed pieced together fragments of the life of her mom she never knew, thru home movies, photos, journals she left behind & the memories of those who knew her. Hauntingly moving! Best doc of the year 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/a-photo...

Probably my favorite film from Tribeca so far, WE ARE PAT is a fantastic look at Julia Sweeney’s SNL character Pat. It is thoughtful and funny and a little bit of a nostalgia trip. Love it. Review below! #tribeca #moviesky #filmsky

The documentary WE ARE PAT examines the legacy of Julia Sweeney's popular (and controversial) androgynous SNL character Pat. I had a long talk with Sweeney and director Rowan Haber about trans comedy and the tricky matter of deciding what humor is "problematic."

Just watched “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley”. So tragic that he left us so young, yet he left us with a piece of perfect art. His album Grace has spoken to me at so many moments in my life. We humans hurt each other a lot…but sometimes just one of us gives the entire world a gift that lasts forever.

Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs (born on this date in 1953) rode the wave of stardom in the mid-1970s as one of the unruly but lovable “Sweathogs” in ABC’s Welcome Back, Kotter. But before the sitcom, he turned heads in 1975 as Cochise in director Michael Schultz’ influential film – Cooley High.

Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. A portrait of a generation-defining singer. It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley, starting 9/5. Too young to hold on, and too old to just break free and run: mkefilm.org/jeffbuckley #jeffbuckley

Milwaukee Film is currently seeking interns to assist with various tasks across our Programming and Development departments! Applications received by September 5th will be given higher priority. Learn more about the opportunity to intern with us here: forms.gle/QvtuUzrEFKCa...

Dialogues Doc Festival, presented by Potawatomi Casino Hotel, is set to light up the Oriental & Downer September 18-21. More than 30 docs complete with plenty of filmmaker Q&As & talkbacks will be included in the four-day fest. - @milwaukeerecord.bsky.social milwaukeerecord.com/film/heres-t...

Exclusive 70MM Presentation! When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunites to rescue one of their own's daughter. Be the first to experience #OneBattleAfterAnother in 70MM 9/24 at 7 PM: mkefilm.org/onebattlefirstshowing

The true purpose of Bluesky has been revealed and it's Michael Stipe telling us the lyrics to It's The End Of The World As We Know It

If you wanna look up words that were first used in your birth year, too 🙂 www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/

Me watching Cooley High last night: "Glynn Turman looks familiar. Is he just reminding me of Raj on What's Happening?" Me looking him up later: "Holy shit, he's Mayor Royce on The Wire!?!?"

📺 August 5, 1976: "What's Happening!!" premiered on ABC. Loosely based on the film "Cooley High," this comedy was initially meant for a limited 4-episode run. But good ratings turned it into a weekly series set for the fall of 1976; ran for 3 full seasons.

Summer Madness – Day 23: Glynn Turman From Cooley High to The Wire, Glynn Turman’s career has spanned more than six decades, and he’s still going strong. #SummerMadness #GlynnTurman #CooleyHigh #TheWire #BlackCinema #FilmHistory #TheFilmGordon thefilmgordon.com/summer-madne...

The Milwaukee Film member screening this month! It looks bonkers🐵🍌🚎 letterboxd.com/film/sunligh...

"Milwaukee Film is launching an annual award to be presented to a "luminary Black filmmaker," and the first honoree will be a Milwaukee native who's been one of Hollywood's most versatile and prolific directors for the past half-century." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel www.jsonline.com/story/entert...