Jimbo’s Wisconsin Film Festival Dispatch: Day Three
I decided to take it a bit easier after my five-film Day Two, and only watch only three films on Day Three. And as I write this on Day Four, various factors have led me […]
Festivals
ITEM! Campfire Singalong at THE LUMBERJACK and BLACKMAIL
According to Wisconsin Film Festival coordinator Ben Reiser: “At all the shows David Drazin does live accompaniment (The Lumberjack, Blackmail) we will run the trailer silent and he will perform it on piano and organ.” […]
Jimbo’s Wisconsin Film Festival Dispatch: Day Two
As I start writing this, you should know that my dedication to you, my dear readers, has led me to decide to skip a film on Day Three. After a 5-film Day Two, my original […]
Jimbo’s Wisconsin Film Festival Dispatch: Day One
Despite a technical glitch on our end, not the Festival’s, Day One (or, more exactly, Evening One) went very well. As Jake Smith and I sat down at Manakamana at the Chazen Museum, we both […]
BIMvid Live Streaming Q & A’s at Wisconsin Film Festival
Broadcast Interactive Media in Madison will showcase their BIMvid Video Platform during the Wisconsin Film Festival by live streaming several Filmmaker Q & A sessions after selected screenings at Sundance Cinemas. First up: a discussion […]
Takin’ It to the Tweets: #wifilmfest @MadFilmForum
We will tweet Wisconsin Film Festival dispatches, observations, and photos @MadFilmForum, so follow us or keep checking our #wifilmfest widget on our home page.
Join Us At the Wisconsin Film Festival!
Hey, kids, want to meet your favorite Madison Film Forum critic? Well, we want to meet our favorite readers! Below I’ve embedded a Google Calendar listing all the films we plan to attend during the […]
Review: VERTIGO @ Wisconsin Film Fest, Sat Apr 5, 1:45pm
Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1958, 128 min) Wisconsin Film Festival, Saturday, April 5, 1:45pm» Vertigo (1958) has recently been placed at the top of Sight and Sound’s list of 100 top movies, ending Citizen Kane’s domination […]
David Gordon Green’s JOE Reviewed at SXSW
Our friend Jacob Mertens has posted a review of David Gordon Green’s Joe, which he attended at the South By Southwest Festival in Austin. Joe is also one of the opening night features at this […]
Capsule Reviews: Festival Short Takes from Jim and Jake
Yes, I know what I said at the beginning of our Wisconsin Film Festival coverage about capsule reviews. We followed through on that pledge with some roomy discussions of seven feature films or programs (and […]