Jake’s Take: 007 Days of 007
Discuss: Jake’s Take Introduction to 007 Days of 007 Counting down the seven days until the release of SPECTRE, Jake Smith examines one image from each (official) Bond film from Dr. No to Skyfall On behalf […]
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Review: PORT OF SHADOWS at CTEK, 4070 Vilas Hall, Wed Jul 1, 7:00pm
Review: One Night Only Port of Shadows (Le Quai des brumes) | Marcel Carné | France | 1938 | 90 min UW Cinematheque, 4070 Vilas Hall, Wednesday, July 1, 7pm» About 28 minutes into Port of Shadows, […]
Review: GOLDFINGER at Sundance Cinemas, Wed Jun 10, 7:45pm
Review: One Night Only Goldfinger | Guy Hamilton | UK | 1964 | 110 min Goldfinger said, “Mr. Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: ‘Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time it’s enemy […]
Review: UNCERTAIN TERMS at Micro-Wave (4070 Vilas), Sun Apr 26, 7pm
Review: One Night Only Uncertain Terms | Nathan Silver | USA | 2014 | 75 min Micro-Wave Cinema Series, 4070 Vilas Hall, Sunday, April 26, 7pm» To those of you who enjoyed Stinking Heaven at the […]
Jake’s Take: Wrapping up the 2015 Wisconsin Film Festival
Dispatch: Wisconsin Film Festival Jake Smith reflects on the films he saw in the second half of the 2015 Wisconsin Film Festival. As my colleague Jim alluded to in his post-fest post, I would count […]
Jake’s Take: 2015 Wisconsin Film Festival at the Halfway Mark
Dispatch: Wisconsin Film Festival Jake Smith shares brief thoughts on the films he has seen so far at the 2015 Wisconsin Film Festival. Each year, the number of films I want to see at the […]
Review: GUNMAN’S WALK at Wisconsin Film Festival, Sun Apr 12
Review: Wisconsin Film Festival Gunman’s Walk | Phil Karlson | USA | 1958 | 97 min Wisconsin Film Festival, UW Cinematheque (4070 Vilas Hall), Sunday, April 12, 7:00pm» Director of hard-boiled fare Phil Karlson delivers a […]
Review: STINKING HEAVEN at Wisconsin Film Festival, Fri Apr 10
Review: Wisconsin Film Festival Stinking Heaven | Nathan Silver | USA | 2015 | 70 min Wisconsin Film Festival, UW Cinematheque (4070 Vilas Hall), Friday, April 10, 9:00pm» Stinking Heaven is another strong outing from Nathan […]
Review: CRIME WAVE at Wisconsin Film Festival, Wed Apr 15
Review: Wisconsin Film Festival Crime Wave | John Paizs | Canada | 1985 | 80 min Wisconsin Film Festival, Sundance Cinemas, Wednesday, April 15, 9:15pm» Akin to a surrealist, after-school-special mix of The Kids in the […]
Streaming Before #wifilmfest 2015: Other Films by Festival Directors, Part 2
Streaming Quick Picks: 2015 Wisconsin Film Festival Filmmakers Welcome to the second half of our “Streaming Before the Wisconsin Film Festival” list. For those of you who might have missed our first post, we are […]