http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_movies.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Movies en-us Sun, 8 Nov 2009 07:00:28 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/omc_rssfeed_logo.gif http://onmilwaukee.com 204 67 Wauwatosa's talented Grace Weber didn't make it through to the next round of Oprah Winfrey's karaoke competition. But she isn't coming home empty-handed http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/graceloses.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/graceloses.html?20771 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:10:00 CST The interior of the "mother ship" on ABC's new sci-fi series "V" does look like Santiago Calatrava had a hand in its design, but there's no evidence that it's any more than a coincidence. ... Wauwatosa's Grace Weber sings for Oprah Winfrey's national audience. ... And AMC's "Mad Men" ends a fine season. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/vmothership.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/vmothership.html?20759 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST CBS has cut back the number of episodes planned for its veteran crime drama "Numbers." That could be the kiss of death for the show, which has started its sixth season. And NBC news anchor Brian Williams drops by "30 Rock" tonight. Is that a good idea? http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/cbschanges.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/cbschanges.html?20745 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST "Paranormal Activity" is the surprise hit of the year in movies. Made for $11,000 by director Oren Peli and shot at his home, the film has made over $60 million. Its young stars, Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat spoke with OnMilwaukee.com's Gino Salomone recently. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/onhollywoodparanormalactivity.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/onhollywoodparanormalactivity.html?20739 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:10:00 CST Oscar is trying to liven up what is traditionally the biggest non-sports TV event of the year by doubling the number of best-picture nominees, cutting some of the boring honorary awards and now adding two big names as hosts. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/oscar.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/oscar.html?20730 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST The DVR technology makes it easy to zip past the ads and just watch the program. But it looks like lots of us are still watching the commercials. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/dvr.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/dvr.html?20724 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST The ratings prove that it's hard to exaggerate how big a deal Brett Favre's Sunday afternoon return to Lambeau really was. And, "Southland" lives again on TNT. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/brettfavreratings.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/brettfavreratings.html?20711 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST In the first measure of viewing since NBC gave the 9 p.m. hour to Jay Leno, Channel 12 edged out Channel 4 in the October TV ratings. And Rosie O'Donnell returns to the airwaves: if you're a subscriber. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/octoberratings.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/octoberratings.html?20686 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CST The latest season of public television's "Pioneers of Television" is in production for airing next year, and the Milwaukee-based production company is shooting one of the key scenes up in Thiensville. And it's looking more and more like NBC's "Chuck" will be back in January, a bit earlier than planned. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/steveboettcher.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/steveboettcher.html?20669 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CST The November ratings "sweeps" begins Thursday night. While the ratings period doesn't offer all the big events it once did, the best news for viewers is that they're unlikely to see reruns over the next four weeks. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/novembersweeps.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/novembersweeps.html?20656 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CST NBC's big fall programming experiment -- programming the 9 p.m. hour with nightly Jay Leno shows -- wasn't expected to dominate the ratings. But there are signs that it's hurting the late newscasts in some places. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/jayleno.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/jayleno.html?20647 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CST Two months after he appeared at the Bradley Center as part of the "American Idol" live tour, Milwaukee's Danny Gokey returns to sing the national anthem at the Milwaukee Bucks home opener Saturday night. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/dannygokeysings.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/dannygokeysings.html?20648 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:05:00 CST Tuesday night's installment of the Travel Channel's "Bizarre World" focuses squarely on America's Dairyland. What, exactly, does host Andrew Zimmern think is so darn bizarre about us? http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/andrewzimmern.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/andrewzimmern.html?20630 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CST Consider this a warning: Christmas music is likely just around the corner, although we don't yet know which stations will take the plunge this year, and just when they'll do it. Last year, two stations went all-Yule on Halloween. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/christmasradio.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/christmasradio.html?20614 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:01:00 CST Longtime Channel 12 anchor Jerry Taff returns to Milwaukee this weekend for only the second time since he retired in May 2005 for his induction into the Milwaukee Press Club's media Hall of Fame. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/jerrytaffreturns.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/jerrytaffreturns.html?20600 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CST Oprah's scheduling of Sarah Palin is a sweeps month coup for the queen of daytime TV, and it's sure to give plenty of exposure to Palin's new book. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/sarahandoprah.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/sarahandoprah.html?20581 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CST WISN-TV's Stephanie Sutton has worked in the deep South and San Jose, but missed Milwaukee the whole time. Now, the mother of two can follow her Packers and Badgers professionally, balance her career and family -- and even find time to do radio work on the side. We caught up with Sutton for this latest Milwaukee Talks. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/stephaniesutton.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/stephaniesutton.html?20562 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:03:00 CST You may see a lot of Sarah Palin as she sells her new book next month, but it looks like Oprah's got her first. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/oprahsnarespalin.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/oprahsnarespalin.html?20573 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:40:00 CST Thanks to Channel 6's digital subchannel 6.2 -- also available to digital cable viewers -- the Fox station is able to broadcast tonight's ALCS game, and offer the normal 9 o'clock news to viewers who aren't baseball fans. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/baseballornews.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/baseballornews.html?20566 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CST The Milwaukee Short Film Festival is behind us and the debut Milwaukee Film Festival is under our belt, too. But don't think for a minute that the film scene has quieted down here. No, now it's time for the 22nd annual LBGT Film / Video Festival, which takes places Oct. 15-25 at the UWM Union Theatre, the Oriental Theatre and the Milwaukee Art Museum. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/lgbtfilmvideofestival09.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/lgbtfilmvideofestival09.html?20197 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:08:00 CST For a while, "An American Werewolf In London" was the most popular video to rent or buy in the world. That was before DVD's, in the long ago days of videotape, back in the mid-1980s. It is still worth a look for several reasons. First, because it was the film that forced the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to start giving an Academy Award for makeup design. And, it marked a big step for writer/director John Landis. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/americanwerewolf.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/americanwerewolf.html?20440 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:15:00 CST Ron Faiola visits some of Milwaukee's most beloved fish fry venues in his hour-long documentary, "Fish Fry Night Milwaukee." The film makes its world premiere Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2 and 4 p.m. at The Times Cinema, 5906 W. Vliet St. Tickets are $8 and there will be prizes, movie snacks and a cash bar. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/fishfrynightmilwaukee.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/fishfrynightmilwaukee.html?20386 Thu, 8 Oct 2009 05:20:00 CST On Jan. 28, 2008, three guys got together to talk about guitars. While it happens every day all over the world, this meeting was different. The three men were The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White, and that meeting was captured on film by "An Inconvenient Truth" director Davis Guggenheim. The resulting picture, "It Might Get Loud," arrives in Milwaukee this month. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/itmightgetloud.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/itmightgetloud.html?20152 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 05:23:00 CST With repeated airings during football games and network shows, the trailer for John Cusack's upcoming movie "2012" is creating a buzz. When you think about it, that's what trailers are supposed to do. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/2012trailer.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/2012trailer.html?20400 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 19:32:00 CST Martin Landau has done just about everything there is to do in the show business. He started out in television when there was live television, as early as 1948. He was nominated three times for Oscars. He won once, for playing Bela Lugosi in the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film "Ed Wood." Landau has been part of so many memorable moments in Hollywood and now he'll be part of the Milwaukee Film Festival. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/martinlandau.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/martinlandau.html?20330 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:07:00 CST They haven't run out of popcorn or excellent movies at the Milwaukee Film Festival, which continues through the weekend at the Oriental Theatre on the East Side and Marcus North Shore Cinema in Mequon. If you haven't checked out any of the movies yet, OnMilwaukee.com film expert Mark Metcalf has some recommendations to help you plan your schedule. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmweek2.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmweek2.html?20310 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:25:00 CST Most of the Milwaukee-area Marcus Movie Theatres will screen the upcoming movie, Michael Jackson's "This is It." Tickets are on sale now for the concert film that opens October 27. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/thisisitjackson.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/thisisitjackson.html?20279 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:39:00 CST In this edition of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf takes a look at a handful of movies showing at the Milwaukee Film Festival, which runs through Sunday, Oct. 4. One of the films Metcalf looks at is "Theater of War," which was produced by Whitefish bay native Jack Turner and stars Academy Award winner Meryl Streep (pictured). http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfscreenmilwfilm092609.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfscreenmilwfilm092609.html?20272 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:07:00 CST The Milwaukee Film Festival is in full swing and there are showings through the weekend and into next week. Here is the complete schedule: http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmweekend1.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmweekend1.html?20265 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:05:00 CST It has been a long and difficult year, but the Milwaukee Film Festival is ready to rise from the ashes of its predecessor. Thanks to the hard work of Jonathan Jackson, Kyle Heller, TJ Fackelman and a board of directors that includes many of the smartest, most imaginative, active and important people in the community -- people with a deep passion for film, the creative world and Milwaukee -- this is a time to celebrate. The Milwaukee Film Festival opens today! http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmopening09.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmopening09.html?20245 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:15:00 CST With the Milwaukee Film Festival making its debut this Thursday, there's no doubt Milwaukeeans have movies on their minds. The film festival is sure to be 11 days of cinematic intrigue, but if you just can't stand to wait until Thursday to get into a dark theater, consider UWM's free screenings at its Union Theatre, which begin Wednesday, Sept. 23 and continue through Saturday, Sept. 26. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/freescreeningsuwm.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/freescreeningsuwm.html?20242 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:33:00 CST In this edition of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf looks at "Amores Perros," a film by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and "Spun," which features There are outrageous performances from actors like John Leguizamo and Brittany Murphy along with solid work from Mickey Rourke and Jason Schwartzman. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd.html?20220 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:55:00 CST If you've seen a concert film before, you know that there's more to films in this genre than concert footage. Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains the Same" had lots of crazy offstage stuff, to offer just one example. "Soul Power," a new film from director Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, is no different. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/soulpower.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/soulpower.html?20048 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:31:00 CST In this edition of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf takes a look at the animated movie "9," which seems to pay more attention to video game marketing than plot line, and a documentary about Vogue and the world of high fashion entitled "The September Issue." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/screeningroom9septissue.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/screeningroom9septissue.html?20163 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:35:00 CST If you're looking for a biopic or a documentary about Bobby Sands and the IRA hunger strike on 1981 in the infamous Maze Prison, "Hunger" -- the cinematic feature debut by British artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen is not that picture. The film screens this weekend at UWM Union Theatre. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/hungerbobbysands.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/hungerbobbysands.html?20034 Tue, 8 Sep 2009 16:03:00 CST In the most unlikely of solutions to the violence and anger spread after the 1992 L.A. riots, residents of the South Central neighborhood came together to create a 14-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda. It was a form of healing, and it became the largest community garden in the United States. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/thegarden.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/thegarden.html?20027 Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:28:00 CST Milwaukee Film has announced the schedule of films for the 2009 Milwaukee Film Festival, which makes its debut this year. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmschedule09.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmschedule09.html?20085 Tue, 8 Sep 2009 05:15:00 CST Husband-and-wife duo R. Michael Gull and Jon Anne Willow co-wrote the script for a full-length film called "New Day." The movie, filmed entirely in Milwaukee and Sheboygan, is a thriller about 9 / 11. It premieres Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Milwaukee Art Museum. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/newdaymovie.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/newdaymovie.html?20115 Sun, 6 Sep 2009 01:22:00 CST In this installment of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com film expert Mark Metcalf looks at "Tulpan," the first narrative feature of a Kazakh documentary filmmaker named Sergey Dvortsevoy. "Tony Manero" is about a Chilean man who earns his meager living as a dancer but is trying to make it up and out of his existence by entering a John Travolta lookalike contest. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/tulpantonymanero.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/tulpantonymanero.html?20109 Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:29:00 CST Last week I told you about going to Fish Fry and A Flick at the lakefront next to Discovery World. The food, by Bartolotta's catering, is fab, there's a free movie and the scene is a great one. This week, the movie is "Dark Side of the Rainbow -- Wizard of Oz with the Music of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/darksideoftherainbow.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/darksideoftherainbow.html?20086 Fri, 4 Sep 2009 08:24:00 CST The Milwaukee Independent Film Society presents the 11th installment of the Milwaukee Short Film Festival, billed as the longest-running film festival in Milwaukee. The three-day event takes place Sept. 11-13 and boasts 44 films from around the globe. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/shortfilmfestival2009.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/shortfilmfestival2009.html?19913 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:18:00 CST Movie violence can be gratuitous, but it can also be elegant and exciting. That describes Quentin Tarantino's latest film. All in all, it's a fun popcorn movie. It doesn't break any new ground, but it may take old familiar Tarantino ground to new levels of fun and indulgence. And the name, "Inglourious Basterds," misspelled, in only the way a boy from Tennessee might spell it if he was called upon to create a myth. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/inglouriousbasterdsreview.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/inglouriousbasterdsreview.html?20063 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:29:00 CST Sure, the cloudy skies and plummeting temps made Friday evening feel more like October than August, but that didn't put the kibosh on lakefront fun. As we arrived at the Friday Fish Fry and a Flick at Discovery World, we could see the Masterpiece car show at Veteran's Park and a wine tasting event just across the road from us at Milwaukee Art Museum. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/fishfryandaflick.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/fishfryandaflick.html?20014 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:36:00 CST Director Quentin Tarantino's highly anticipated World War II movie "Inglourious Basterds" opened in theaters Friday amid strong reviews and steady traffic at the box office. We take a look at what some noted critics said. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/inglouriousbasterdscritics.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/inglouriousbasterdscritics.html?19998 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:19:00 CST Hoping to see 3,000 residents come out to the streets, Oconomowoc's Wisconsin Avenue was lined curb to curb with as many as 5,000 movie goers in attendance. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/wizardofozafter.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/wizardofozafter.html?19933 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:43:00 CST South African director Neill Blomkamp based this movie on a short film of his called "Alive In Joburg." It has no known stars in it, unless South African audiences know them. Peter Jackson, who directed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "King Kong," produced. That alone may be enough recognition to market the film to the broad audience that it deserves. The script is wonderfully layered, the concept both frightening and funny, with all kinds of political and sociological connections. The execution is great. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/district9.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/district9.html?19928 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:32:00 CST In this edition of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf takes a look at "Two Lovers," an elegant film starring Joaquin Phoenix, and offers his opinion on the famously awkward interview the star endured with David Letterman while promoting the film. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/twolovers.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/twolovers.html?19874 Sat, 8 Aug 2009 09:23:00 CST Milwaukee Film announced today that MLB commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig and his wife Sue will give a $200,000 gift for the 2009 and 2010 Milwaukee Film Festivals. In other news, "No God No Master" filming is set to fire up today at the old Pabst brewery. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmnews.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmnews.html?19819 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 10:05:00 CST In this edition of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf weighs in on the Ben Stiller-directed comedy "Tropic Thunder," which features a brilliant performance by Tom Cruise (pictured) and the HBO series "Rome," which captures a good deal of the culture and the custom of Rome but creates suspicion that it is fabricated to make the show more appealing rather than actually researched and historically accurate. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/tropicthunderandrome.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/tropicthunderandrome.html?19808 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:27:00 CST The Milwaukee County Parks, in conjunction with the Milwaukee Film Festival, host a month long contest to get you tickets and pique your interest in the Milwaukee Film Festival running Sept. 24-Oct. 4. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmcontest.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/milwaukeefilmcontest.html?19774 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:25:00 CST