It’s time once again for our annual summer special, and this year we have The Wrong Stuff. In 1983, Philip Kaufman assembled Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward and others to portray the men with THE RIGHT STUFF. But what happened when Hollywood tried to turn some of those guys into
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I’ve been interested in zombies forever. At least since reading Monsters from the Movies in the 1970s and seeing an image from I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE. That’s extended to lots of places as popular culture shifted its portrayal over the years including George Romero’s flesh eaters. You can listen to some of my thoughts
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We reached the end of the 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival with a full house and the much anticipated PETITE MAMAN. It’s been heartening to see the return of the in person film festival, and enthusiastic crowds. And those who made it out for the final day were treated to one of the very best films
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As the Milwaukee Film Festival winds down, the documentary WE FEED PEOPLE about World Central Kitchen and chef José Andrés, seemed like a good bet with Ron Howard at the helm. And, for the most part, it is. The work of World Central Kitchen, providing good meals to people affected by disasters, is hard to
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Day 12 of the 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival brought me to the Cine Sin Fronteras program and the Venezuelan film ME AND THE BEASTS. ME AND THE BEASTS focuses on Andrés, a young, frustrated musician who quits his band, takes an unpaid leave from his job, and sets out to produce an album by himself.
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With the last days of the 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival coming up, it was time to virtually catch up on some of the bigger profile films still left. THE CONSERVATION GAME, which seems to have been filmed before TIGER KING as it intersects with some of the events, fit the bill and certainly had an
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