No need to run to "The Runaways"

Published April 14, 2010 at 8:13 a.m.


When "The Runaways" finally made its way to Milwaukee last Friday -- it's on the main screen at The Oriental Theater -- needless to say I was extremely stoked. Too bad it didn't live up to expectations.

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"How To Train Your Dragon" will fire up your kids

Published March 25, 2010 at 1:01 p.m.


The PG-rated "How To Train Your Dragon" opens Friday, March 26. Last weekend, my 6-year-old son and I saw a sneak peak of Dreamworks' latest offering, and here's what we thought of it.

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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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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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Sneak peek at "Garbage Dreams" this Thursday

Published Jan. 4, 2010 at 10:13 a.m.


This Thursday, Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Dr., hosts a screening of the film followed by a panel discussion featuring Rick Meyers, Recycling Specialist for the Milwaukee Department of Public Works and George T. Stone, MATC professor and co-chair of MATC's District Sustainability Committee. The discussion will be hosted by MPTV General Manager Ellis Bromberg.

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Found Footage Festival returns home to Wisconsin

Published Dec. 12, 2009 at 9:06 a.m.


When the fifth Found Footage Festival comes to the Oriental Theater this week, it will be a homecoming not only for founders Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, but also for the festival, which got its start when Prueher and Pickett found an insipid McDonald's training video in the break room of a Stoughton fast food restaurant. Also, The Times hosts a stop on another nation-wide film tour.

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Powerful "Food, Inc." won't likely whet your appetite

Published Nov. 11, 2009 at 4:15 p.m.


I can't imagine that too many people will say that watching "Food, Inc." was the visual equivalent of eating chocolate cheesecake, but just like eating your veggies is good for you, so is watching this expose on how our food is produced.

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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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