By Jim Healy, Director of Programming, UW Cinematheque In 2023, I viewed 468 movies that were all new to me. These ten features, presented in alphabetical order, were my favorites: GODZILLA MINUS ONE/GOJIRA -1.0 (2023, Takashi Yamazaki) …
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RAGING BULL and the End of ’70s Cinema
The following notes on Raging Bull were written by Garrett Strpko, PhD student in the department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A restored 4K DCP of Raging Bull will screen on Saturday, December 9 …
Oliver Stone’s JFK: A Controversial Filmmaker at His Peak
The following notes on Oliver Stone's JFK were written by Lance St. Laurent, Project Assistant for the Cinematheque and PhD candidate in the department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A 35mm print of the …
Terry Zwigoff Presents WICKED WOMAN!
We asked filmmaker Terry Zwigoff to select a favorite film to screen alongside his own work as he visits the Cinematheque this weekend. Given that his movies frequently examine the dark side of American life, …
The Strip Mall Wasteland of GHOST WORLD
The following notes on Ghost World were written by Sarah Mae Fleming, PhD Student in the Department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A 35mm print of Ghost World will be screened at the Cinematheque …
IN THE LINE OF FIRE and In the Shadow of the JFK Assassination
The following notes on In the Line of Fire were written by Garrett Strpko, PhD student in the department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A 35mm print of In the Line of Fire screens …
TAXI DRIVER: A Still-Controversial Cinematic Milestone
These notes on Taxi Driver were written by Nick Sansone, PhD Student, and Lance St. Laurent, the Cinematheque’s Project Assistant and PhD Candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A restored 4K …
Cronenberg’s THE FLY: Tragic Love Story and Gorefest
The following notes on David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986) were written by Lance St. Laurent, the Cinematheque’s Project Assistant and PhD Candidate in the department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A 35mm print of …
THE PARALLAX VIEW: Perfectly Paranoid
The following notes on The Parallax View were written by Josh Martin, PhD student in the department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. The Parallax View will screen at the Chazen Museum of Art on …
Don’t Eat the Chili! THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2
The following notes on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 were written by David Vanden Bossche, PhD Candidate in the department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A 35mm print of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 …