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Wedding Song opens October 23rd, 2009 (limited)


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Published Oct. 18, 2009 at 2:29 a.m.

Two young women find that their differences bring them closer during a difficult time in this drama from writer-director Karin Albou. Nour (Olympe Borval) and Myriam (Lizzie Brochere) grew up in the same neighborhood in Tunis, and as they've grown into adulthood they've stayed close friends, even though Nour is a Muslim and Myriam is Jewish. It's 1942, and Tunis is under occupation by Axis forces, which has made life difficult for both women: the German authorities have prevented Khaled (Najib

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Music and sports films highlight LGBT Film Fest


Published Oct. 13, 2009 at 5:08 a.m.


The Milwaukee Short Film Festival is behind us and the debut Milwaukee Film Festival is under our belt, too. But don't think for a minute that the film scene has quieted down here. No, now it's time for the 22nd annual LBGT Film / Video Festival, which takes places Oct. 15-25 at the UWM Union Theatre, the Oriental Theatre and the Milwaukee Art Museum.

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Maid opens October 16th, 2009 (limited)


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Published Oct. 11, 2009 at 2:30 a.m.

A woman feels she must fight to hold on to her place in the household where she's been a servant for much of her life in this drama from writer/director Sebastian Silva. Raquel (Catalina Saavedra) works as a maid for a well-to-do Chilean family, and has been with the household so long that she's come to think of herself as part of the family. However, Raquel is also aware of the distance between herself and her employers, and though she's fiercely devoted to Mundo Valdes (Alejandro Goic), his

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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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Couples Retreat opens October 9th, 2009 (wide)


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Published Oct. 9, 2009 at 2:14 a.m.

SWINGERSĂ‚Â’ Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau join comedic forces once again with this film that also stars Jason Bateman, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell, and Faizon Love. This comedy follows four couples who take a tropical vacation where they are forced to endure couples therapy. Frequent Vaughn and Favreau collaborator Peter Billingsley directs ...

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"It Might Get Loud" riffs on three guitar greats


Published Oct. 7, 2009 at 5:23 a.m.


On Jan. 28, 2008, three guys got together to talk about guitars. While it happens every day all over the world, this meeting was different. The three men were The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White, and that meeting was captured on film by "An Inconvenient Truth" director Davis Guggenheim. The resulting picture, "It Might Get Loud," arrives in Milwaukee this month.

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Video of the Day: A very memorable movie trailer


Published Oct. 6, 2009 at 7:32 p.m.


With repeated airings during football games and network shows, the trailer for John Cusack's upcoming movie "2012" is creating a buzz. When you think about it, that's what trailers are supposed to do.

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Good Hair opens October 9th, 2009 (limited)


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Published Oct. 4, 2009 at 2:26 a.m.

In the movie SCHOOL DAZE, Spike Lee staged a dance number in which two bands of African-American college students debated the merits of "Straight and Nappy" hair in song, and now comedian Chris Rock and filmmaker Jeff Stilson have extended the conversation to a full-length film in this witty documentary with serious undertones. Rock says he was inspired to make the film when his young daughter asked him, "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" and he and Stilson examine black America's

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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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