This essay on the work of David Cronenberg was written by Katherine Quanz, a doctoral candidate in the Department of English and Film Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her dissertation examines how government policy and …
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UW CINEMATHEQUE’S BEN REISER ON ‘TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.’
This essay on William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A. was written by the UW Cinematheque's Ben Reiser. To Live and Die in L.A. will screen on Friday, September 26, 2015 at 7 p.m. …
UW’S ANDREW ZOLIDES ON ‘THE CAPTAIN’S PARADISE’
These notes on Anthony Kimmin's 1953 film The Captain's Paradise were written by UW Madison Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant Andrew Zolides. The Captain's Paradise will screen in a 35mm print as part of our …
AUSTIN WELLENS ON NOSTALGHIA
These notes by UW Madison student Austin Wellens were distributed at our screenings of Andrei Tarkovsky's Nostalghia in January and August of this year. Tarkovsky’s stated purpose in creating Nostalghia was “to make a film …
THE DISTRIBUTOR BEHIND ‘JE T’AIME JE T’AIME’
Our recent screening of Alan Resnais’ rarely seen masterpiece, Je T’aime, Je T’aime (called "A magnificent film” by Manohla Dargis of The New York Times), was brought to you in part through the burgeoning film …
UW MADISON’S AUSTIN WELLENS ON ‘RUSHMORE’
These notes on Wes Anderson's Rushmore were written by Austin Wellens, UW, Madison student. Rushmore will screen at 9 p.m. on Friday, July 25, in the Marquee Theater at Union South. While his first feature …
UW MADISON’S ALEX LOVENDAHL ON ‘BOTTLE ROCKET’
These notes on Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket were written by Alex Lovendahl, UW Madison student. Bottle Rocket will screen at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 25 in the Marquee Theater at Union South. Though Wes …
SCREENING ADDED OF ROGER EBERT DOC ‘LIFE ITSELF’ – AUGUST 9
UW CINEMATHEQUE ADDS LIFE ITSELF TO SUMMER 2014 SCREENING CALENDAR NEW DOC FROM HOOP DREAMS DIRECTOR COVERS LIFE AND TIMES OF ROGER EBERT A late addition to the UW Cinematheque’s Summer 2014 screening calendar, Steve …
WISCONSIN MOVIE – SEE ‘COVEN’
If you have not experienced the charming and sincere pleasures of the Wisconsin-made documentary American Movie, you are surely in for a treat. It will be screening this Friday, July 18th, in the Marquee Theater at Union South at …
A CLOSE-UP LOOK AT ‘CLOSE-UP’
These Notes on Abbas Kiarostami's Close-Up were written by Hamidreza Nassiri, a Teaching Assistant and Ph.D candidate in UW Madison's Communication Arts Department. The UW Cinematheque will present a 35mm print of Close-Up on Thursday, …