Local film articles:

State Fair Park announces drive-in schedule


Published June 10, 2009 at 9:37 p.m.


Wisconsin State Fair Park is recreating the classic American drive-in experience during the month of July.

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"Major League" comes to Miller Park


Published June 3, 2009 at 3:21 p.m.


Buy me some popcorn and Cracker Jack. Because Miller Park is becoming a drive-in. No, the Brewers haven't thrown in the towel on baseball, but they are turning Miller Park parking lots into a drive-in movie theater on June 5-6 and Aug. 7-8.

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Schank sets dreams to music on latest CD


Published May 30, 2009 at 12:05 p.m.


"American Movie" introduced the world to Mike Schank, but the Milwaukee musician and actor is more than just Mark Borchardt's sidekick. Schank is passionate about the guitar and he's translated that love for the fretboard into a trio of homemade CDs, including the two most recent ones, "Dreams I Know -- Yesternight" and "Classical Songs I Know."

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Captain's log: Shatner on his ballet, Trek snub


Published May 7, 2009 at 2:14 p.m.


William Shatner is not your typical 78-year-old actor. In addition to his long acting career. Shatner also served as the inspiration for a ballet, commissioned specifically by the Milwaukee Ballet and the world-famous choreographer Margo Sappington. We caught up with Captain Kirk to discuss.

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Italy is sweet on Schank


Published April 15, 2009 at 7:50 a.m.


OK, I know you'll just scoff because you see the word Italy in this blog, but last night as I was watching the first installment of "Mal'Aria," a two-part Italian TV movie based on the novel by my long-distance friend Eraldo Baldini, I saw Milwaukee's Mike Schank in a commercial!

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"Better the Devil you Know" highlights local film


Published April 11, 2009 at 8:48 a.m.


The phrase "better the devil you know" is the shortened form of the full idiom, "better the devil you know than the devil you don't." It and means that it is often better to deal with someone or something you are familiar with and know, even if they are not ideal, than take a risk with an unknown person or thing.

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Wisconsin Film Festival: Day 2 report


Published April 5, 2009 at 5:31 p.m.


The second day of the 2009 Wisconsin Film Festival offered promise from the start. Brisk air off the dueling lakes carried with it a chill, but nothing more malevolent than that, meaning opening night slickers were traded for multiple layers and thoughtfully knotted scarves.

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Local filmmaker shows how green Milwaukee can be


Published March 31, 2009 at 12:27 p.m.


As owners of The Establishment Salon, 4503 N. Oakland Ave., Howie Goldklang and his wife Carly operate their business as greenly as they can, and he's used his own company as the spring board for his submission to The CW network's film contest, Green Your World.

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OnMilwaukee.com Weekend Preview: Feb. 20-22


Published Feb. 20, 2009 at 9:27 a.m.


This weekend, catch blues at Milwaukee Ale House or a folk collaboration at Turner Hall Ballroom. Little Blue Crunchy Things reappears at Shank Hall, Cactus Club turns up the volume on CD release parties both Friday and Saturday night and Milwaukee Chamber Theater opens a new show from down under.

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Milwaukee, Chicago, Brussels ... Berlinale!


Published Feb. 7, 2009 at 5:15 p.m.


In his debut blog on OnMilwaukee.com, Milwaukee Film Artistic Director Jonathan Jackson writes from Berlin, the site of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.

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