Local filmmakers delve "Into The Pit" with Deadpit.com documentary

Published April 3, 2010 at 9:03 a.m.


For real horror film fans, Deadpit Radio, an Internet radio show, as been the ultimate authority on the genre since launching in 2005, and its hosts, "Uncle Bill" and "The Creepy Kentuckian," have, for the most part, been as mysterious as they've been influential to the film industry.

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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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Case 39 opens January 1st, 2010 (wide)

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Published Dec. 28, 2009 at 3:13 a.m.

Renee Zellweger hasn't starred in a horror film since the beginning of her career, but she makes a return to the genre with this creepy thriller. The Oscar-winning actress plays a social worker whose attempts to save a young girl (Jodelle Ferland, TIDELAND) from abuse may be misguided ...

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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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Metcalf's DVD Screening Room: Men in the Movies

Published July 18, 2009 at 2:03 p.m.


A lot of men who grew up in the 1950s and '60s took their cues on manhood from movies. In this edition of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf takes a look at some classics like "The Professionals," "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Wild Bunch," and what those films -- and the actors and characters contained within -- taught him about being a man.

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Metcalf's Screening Room: "Public Enemies"

Published July 2, 2009 at 11:36 a.m.


Because the film was shot in Wisconsin, local pride will prompt many area residents to see Johnny Depp portray John Dillinger in "Public Enemies." The local pride angle struck OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf, who says that the on-screen battle between the good guys and bad guys resembles a sporting event. Metcalf also searches for good and bad guys in the state's effort to become a hotbed for filmmakers.

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Metcalf's DVD Screening Room: "Mrs. Brown"

Published June 20, 2009 at 10:12 a.m.


We know from hundreds of movies about Kings and Queens that monarchs are surrounded by yes-men and servants, but seldom by ones that "speak truth to power." Mr. Brown appears to have been one of the few. Here are some thoughts on the 1997 movie "Mrs. Brown."

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Girlfriend Experience opens May 22nd, 2009 (limited)

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Published May 18, 2009 at 2:12 a.m.

Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh directs this film starring adult actress Sasha Grey. THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE boasts a script from ROUNDERS writers David Levien and Brian Koppelman ...

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Metcalf's DVD Screening Room: April 18, 2009

Published April 18, 2009 at 6:08 a.m.


Location can mean a lot to a film. It means almost everything to "Mongol." The vast, rolling plains with the vague outline of snow-capped mountains in the background; a solitary man, or three, on horseback, isolated in that huge panorama. There is enough drama in the landscape to make three movies. And this is just what Sergei Bodrov is planning to do. The Russian director is making a trilogy about the life of Genghis Khan. This is Part One.

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Latin American film series screens "Empty Nest"

Published April 16, 2009 at 4:16 p.m.


Ever seen a film in which at least one of the main characters was so clueless that the frustration of watching was nearly unbearable? Welcome to "Empty Nest" (El Nido Vacio), an Argentine, Italian, Spanish and French co-production directed by Daniel Burman that screens for free Friday, April 17 at UWM Union Theater as part of the Latin American Film Series.

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