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The shows and movies that got me through 2020
The best way to find solace during quarantine is in many of the TV shows and movies we stream from the comfort of our living rooms. Read more
Determined
Brains and hearts
“Determined” is a powerful new documentary about UW-Madison’s groundbreaking Alzheimer’s study. Its Wisconsin Film Festival premiere was cancelled due to COVID-19, but it will be available for free starting Dec. 10. Read more
Dec 8, 2020
Zoom/Catherine Capellaro
The soul of Wisconsin
The new documentary “Can You Hear Us Now?” shows how Wisconsin is a laboratory for both anti-democratic forces and a passionate resistance in the form of down-ballot activists. Actor and Wisconsin native Tony Shalhoub is an executive producer. Read more
Sep 30, 2020
Ned Piyadarakorn
Editing our future
“Human Nature” is a new documentary featuring UW-Madison bioethicist Alta Charo. It looks at the ethical implications of the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR. Read more
Sep 7, 2020
Upper East Films
"Bedlam" at the drive-in
Thanks to Downtown Madison Inc. and a number of mental health organizations, a Madison audience got to experience “Bedlam,” a compelling new documentary on a national crisis, at the Mallards drive-in. Read more
Aug 27, 2020
A woman's place
At the center of the highly engaging “Mrs. America” is Cate Blanchett as the powerhouse conservative organizer, Phyllis Schlafly. Each episode of this history series focuses on a different woman involved in the pivotal struggle to pass the ERA. Read more
Jul 17, 2020
Greg Jeschke
A tale of two branches
While researching his family tree, the Rev. Dr. Alex Gee meets some of his white relatives, learning how the rape of his great-great-great-grandmother resulted in two families separated by race and opportunity in Mississippi. Read more
Jun 27, 2020
Catherine Capellaro
Black fatherhood, police, war and the new Spike Lee joint
Just in time for Father’s Day: a Zoom chat with Kevin Willmott I, three-time collaborator with Spike Lee, and his son, Kevin Willmott II, Madison artist, activist and new father. Read more
Jun 19, 2020
1:10 PM
Wistful for Wisconsin Film Festival?
You have two days to rent on-demand films that support the Wisconsin Film Festival. Half of the proceeds support the festival, which had to cancel its April 2-9 screenings. Read more
May 5, 2020
3:00 PM
Film fest falls, but movies endure
The Wisconsin Film Festival is regrouping in the face of the cancellation of 155 film screenings. Organizers hope that some of the Wisconsin’s Own series will be shown when it’s safe to gather again. Read more
Mar 19, 2020
4:05 PM
Thomas Ferrella
Immersive experience
“MindStorm” is a one-of-a-kind immersive experience, blending live music and a collage of images projected onto the school district’s planetarium dome. Read more
Mar 5, 2020
5:00 AM
Special Screenings
ONLINE: Topics in Documentary Film Part 2
Arts + Literature Laboratory class series by James Kreul, 7 pm Wednesdays, 1/20-2/24. $135. RSVP for series. Read more
Jan 20, 2021
7:00 PM
ONLINE: The Evil Dead
Livestream screening of the 1981 Sam Raimi horror classic with live commentary by Bruce Campbell. $50-$25 benefits Pabst Theater. Read more
Jan 23, 2021
8:00 PM
SOLD OUT: Decoding the Driftless: A Film of Science Exploration and Adventure
River Arts Center virtual documentary screening, followed by Q&A with filmmaker George Howe. Free. RSVP for waitlist. Read more
Jan 26, 2021
6:00 PM
ONLINE: Sundance Film Festival
Virtual edition, 1/28-2/3. $15/film ($350/pass). Read more
Jan 28, 2021Feb 3, 2021
ONLINE: WVM Movie Night
Wisconsin Veterans Museum discussion of "Dr Strangelove or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," via Zoom. Free. RSVP for link. Read more
Jan 29, 2021
7:00 PM
