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Milwaukee Underground Film Festival: Experiments and Alchemy
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival

Experiments and Alchemy

MUFF is back for its twelfth year, featuring screenings at the UWM Union Theatre, Kenilworth Studios and the Walker's Point Center for the Arts.

Screening with a score: “Pandora’s Box” at the Oriental
Screening with a score

“Pandora’s Box” at the Oriental

Milwaukee Film screened silent film "Pandora's Box," set to piano accompaniment, "delivering one of the more satisfying cinematic jolts in recent memory."

Moving Pictures: “Footnote”
Moving Pictures

“Footnote”

"Footnote," opening Friday at the Downer Theatre, is a compelling exploration of a difficult moral question as both father and son vie for the Israel prize.

“The Raid: Redemption”: Slick action, empty plot
“The Raid

Redemption”: Slick action, empty plot

Indonesian import "The Raid: Redemption" is a viciously slick action romp, but its video game plot makes it difficult to find a reason to care.

Review: “The Turin Horse,” at UWM Union Theatre
Review

“The Turin Horse,” at UWM Union Theatre

Bela Tarr's "The Turin Horse" makes its Milwaukee premiere this weekend at the UWM Union Theatre.

Moving Pictures: “Apart,” Romance and hocus-pocus
Moving Pictures

“Apart,” Romance and hocus-pocus

"Apart": Pretty people, young love, paranormal visions of disaster, fate... oh, never mind.

Review: “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia”
Review

“Once Upon a Time in Anatolia”

"Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" makes its Milwaukee premiere this weekend at the UWM Union Theatre.

Wong Kar-Wai double feature screens at UWM Union Theatre

Wong Kar-Wai double feature screens at UWM Union Theatre

"Chungking Express" and "Fallen Angels," two films by influential Chinese director Wong Kar-Wai, screen this weekend at UWM Union Theatre.

Moving Pictures review: “In Darkness”
Moving Pictures review

“In Darkness”

Mark Metcalf finds parallels between Agnieszka Holland's "In Darkness," opening tonight at the Downer, and Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List."

Moving Pictures: “Friends With Kids”
Moving Pictures

“Friends With Kids”

Despite having an accomplished cast and a strong comedic performance from Jon Hamm, Mark Metcalf says, "We all know where "Friends With Kids" is going to end."

Drink films, watch beers: Q&A with Jeff Ircink
Drink films, watch beers

Q&A with Jeff Ircink

The Really Funny Horny Goat International Short Film Festival is this weekend, with short films from all over the world screening at Horny Hideaway.

Moving Pictures: 2012 Academy Awards
Moving Pictures

2012 Academy Awards

Oscar night is this Sunday, and Mark Metcalf shares his predictions, thoughts and hopes for Hollywood's biggest night, the 2012 Academy Awards.