Metcalf's Screening Room: "Star Trek"

Published July 11, 2014 at 1:17 p.m.


There have been plenty of "prequels" released lately, but not all of them make you want to dive deeper into the back catalog. OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf has never been a "Trekkie," but after seeing "The Future Begins," he was inspired to increase his education about the Enterprise. "The filmmakers are having so much fun playing with time and with the history of their own pop-culture that I found it very difficult to remain a detached observer," he writes.

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Milwaukee Film's Winter Edition starts Friday

Published March 10, 2010 at 1:04 p.m.


For the first time since its inception in 2008, Milwaukee Film is hosting a smaller, mini festival as a complement to its annual event each fall. The Winter Edition, held March 12-18 at the Marcus North Shore Cinema, features nine critically acclaimed films that will be shown multiple times throughout the week.

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Tosa East grad stars in Milwaukee film premiere

Published March 5, 2010 at 10:53 a.m.


When the film "Drivers Ed Mutiny" makes its Milwaukee premiere at The Times Cinema on Thursday, March 11, it will feature 2005 Wauwatosa East graduate Hunter Johnson.

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Take me out to the ... sofa

Published Feb. 25, 2010 at 2:16 p.m.


The action has started at Maryvale Baseball Park, but opening day is still weeks away. Pop in a baseball movie to get your fix.

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"Fish Fry Night Milwaukee" traces a Brew City tradition

Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 11:20 a.m.


Ron Faiola visits some of Milwaukee's most beloved fish fry venues in his hour-long documentary, "Fish Fry Night Milwaukee." The film, which made its world premiere in Milwaukee in October, screens Friday, Feb. 19 in Beloit as part of the Beloit International Film Festival.

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Film Business Plans In A 2.0 World

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 12:01 p.m.

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about all the new revenue models for independent film distribution and how to communicate them effectively to potential investors.I mean, in the past when you would do a film business plan it was quite simple – project revenue from traditional distribution platforms like Broadcast, Theatrical, DVD, and [ ... ] ...

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The annual "Movies I need to see" list is released

Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 10:47 a.m.


The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has released the full Oscar nominations list for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.

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Milwaukee Film launches "Winter Edition" of festival

Published Jan. 28, 2010 at 11:36 a.m.


"Milwaukee Film Festival -- Winter Edition" will be miniature version of the larger fest with nine films shown during the week of March 12-18 at Marcus North Shore Theaters, 17000 N. Port Washington Rd.

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Black metal documentary misses out on music

Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 4:18 p.m.


At the start of "Until the Light Takes Us," a documentary about the black metal scene in Norway, viewers may wonder why the background music is a sort of pop electronica, rather than some Norwegian black metal. As the 93-minute digital film unreels itself, it becomes clear why.

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Spice up a movie with an alcoholic beverage

Published Jan. 20, 2010 at 5:14 a.m.


Back in the day, if you wanted to drink alcohol in a movie theater you had to smuggle in a flask to spike an overpriced soda. Luckily, for the love of cinema soaks everywhere, more and more theaters are adding alcohol to the menu along with the usual popcorn-and-Junior Mints fare. Here's a list of local theaters that serve alcohol.

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