Why I'm really, really mad at Rob Reiner

Published May 17, 2010 at 1:18 a.m.


Rob Reiner is a talented actor and director, and -- by all reports -- a funny guy. He's done a lot of great work over the years. I'm a fan. And, today I'm mad at him.

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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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"Up in the Air" is well worth the trip

Published Jan. 19, 2010 at 10:04 a.m.


I'd heard little to nothing about "Up in the Air" before I saw it, but I must say that I enjoyed it immensely. It's charming, touching and oddly upbeat.

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Red Cliff opens November 18th, 2009 (limited)

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Published Nov. 17, 2009 at 3:17 a.m.

After directing stylish action films such as THE KILLERS and FACE-OFF, director John Woo turns to Chinese history for inspiration with RED CLIFF. The Han Dynasty is facing its death in third century China, and the emperor raises a million-man army against two kingdoms that are hopelessly outmatched. This war film stars Tony Leung, the beloved actor best known for LUST, CAUTION and IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE ...

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Local film "Starts Friday" starts Thursday at The Times

Published Dec. 8, 2009 at 3:05 p.m.


When Kenosha-area filmmaker Ben Lewandowski started working on his film "Starts Friday" in 1999, he had no idea it would become a decade-long project. The feature length movie -- shot with amateur Milwaukee actors on the East Side -- makes its Milwaukee debut on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at The Times Cinema.

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Metcalf's DVD Screening Room: "An American Werewolf in London"

Published Oct. 10, 2009 at 1:15 p.m.


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.

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Screen legend Landau visits Milwaukee Film Festival

Published Oct. 1, 2009 at 7:07 a.m.


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.

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Milwaukee Film Festival heads toward strong finish

Published Sept. 30, 2009 at 4:25 p.m.


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.

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Metcalf's Screening Room: Milwaukee Film Festival

Published Sept. 26, 2009 at 7:07 a.m.


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).

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So, what famous movie game would YOU attend?

Published Sept. 15, 2009 at 8:18 a.m.


The debate about the best and worst sports movies of all time is a perpetual argument without any satisfactory resolution. But, here is another idea. If you could attend one sporting event from the movies, what would it be? Would it be a fight from "Rocky" or a game from "Bull Durham"? Would it be the classic scene from "Pride of the Yankees" or the title game from "Hoosiers" or something else?

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