Screenings Resume at 4070 Vilas

Beginning Friday, February 22, UW Cinematheque screenings will resume at 4070 Vilas Hall with a new 4K restoration of I am Cuba. On Saturday, February 23, we will present a 35mm print of Jacques Becker's …

CHANGE OF VENUE – 2/15-2/16

Due to ongoing repairs at Vilas Hall, our screenings of Vampires in Havana on Friday, February 15 and our double feature of Jacques Becker's Edouard et Caroline and Antoine et Antoinette on Saturday, February 16 …

VAMPIRES IN HAVANA: Gleefully Tawdry Marxism

The following notes on Juan Padrón's 1985 animated horror-comedy Vampires in Havana, were written by Tim Brayton, PhD candidate in UW-Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. A 35mm print from the University of North Carolina School …

Micheaux’s Ingenuity: WITHIN OUR GATES

These notes on Oscar Micheaux's Within Our Gates were written by Erica Moulton, PhD student in UW-Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. Within Our Gates will have a special screening in honor of Black History Month …

CHANGE OF VENUE – 2/8-2/9

Due to ongoing repairs at Vilas Hall, our screenings of Birds of Passage on Friday, February 8 and Rendezvous en Juillet on Saturday, February 9, have moved from 4070 Vilas to our other regular venue …

BACK STREET: The Case of John M. Stahl

These notes on John M. Stahl's Back Street were written by Zachary Zahos, PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW–Madison. A 35mm print of Back Street will screen in our Sunday Cinematheque …

PROTOTYPE: A 3D Avant-Garde Experience

These notes on Blake Williams' Prototype were written by Tim Brayton, PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. Prototype will be screened in its original 3D format on Friday, January 18 at 7 p.m., the …

Ben Reiser’s Favorite Movies of 2018

Ben Reiser is a Programmer for the UW Cinematheque and the Wisconsin Film Festival.   Ten recent movies I thoroughly enjoyed in 2018: BLOCKAGE (Mohsen Gharaie, 2017) CREED II (Steven Caple Jr., 2018) THE DEATH OF …