Movies

MFF preview: Marwencol
MFF preview

Marwencol

After he was beaten nearly to death, Mark Hogancamp finds salvation in creating a model village in this story of art, recovery and picking up the pieces.

MFF’10 review: Good teachers are the ‘Supermen’
MFF’10 review

Good teachers are the ‘Supermen’

The idea that many kids have to gamble with a lottery for a slot in a decent school is both sad and un-American.

MFF’10 review: Kings of Pastry
MFF’10 review

Kings of Pastry

Every four years, there is a competition that requires incredible skill. It's not the Olympics.This is the MOF, where the world's best pastry chefs are created.

MFF’10 Preview:Ajami
MFF’10 Preview

Ajami

With their debut film, Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani create a riveting drama that typifies human normalcy in a largely misunderstood part of the world.

MFF’10 Preview: Gerrymandering
MFF’10 Preview

Gerrymandering

While it's message may be a bit heavy-handed, the film provides an entertaining yet informative look into a political process few people are familiar with.

“Waiting for Superman” explores charter solutions for schools

“Waiting for Superman” explores charter solutions for schools

The problems with public education are easy to identify but the solutions are elusive. Are charter schools the "Superman" we are all waiting for?

MFF’10 Preview: Best Worst Movie
MFF’10 Preview

Best Worst Movie

A documentary about Troll 2, the "worst film of all time." Think vegetarian goblins and a lead actor that looks surprisingly like Craig T. Nelson.

Kicking off the 2010 Milwaukee Film Festival in style

Kicking off the 2010 Milwaukee Film Festival in style

The air was electric, the moon full, and the theater busting at the seams. TCD captures the opening night festivities for MFF'10.

MFF’10 Preview: Breathless
MFF’10 Preview

Breathless

What plays right off the screen and into your lap is Paris, youth, sex and romance -the energy of fear and throwing it all away - and doing it all with style.

PODCAST: Bring on the shorts!
PODCAST

Bring on the shorts!

Short films, that is. MFF'10 offers up seven shorts programs, chock full of wacky characters and animated hilarity you just won't find anywhere else.

MFF’10 Preview: Au Revoir Taipei
MFF’10 Preview

Au Revoir Taipei

Au Revoir Taipei is not a crime caper, and it is not a romantic comedy, but something far more earnest than either of those two genres have produced.

MFF’10: The Art of the Steal
MFF’10

The Art of the Steal

A disturbing, complex story documenting the art heist of the century -- and the darker side of the art establishment.