Tony Takitani is an illustrator who has been alone all his life, until he meets a beautiful woman who transforms his world. The only problem is that she has a secret, she is a compulsive shopper with a penchant for high-end couture fashion that leads to darkly satiric consequences….
Burning is the searing examination of an alienated young man, Jongsu (Yoo Ah-in), a frustrated introvert whose already difficult life is complicated by the appearance of two people in his orbit: first, Haemi (newcomer Jun Jong-seo), a spirited former classmate who offers romantic possibility, and then, Ben (Steven Yeun), a wealthy and sophisticated young man she returns from a trip with. However, when Jongsu learns of Ben’s mysterious hobby and Haemi suddenly disappears, his confusion and obsessions begin to mount, culminating in a stunning finale….
Looking for something to do this Halloweek? Join Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. for an evening of film, fellowship, and Halloween entertainment featuring Jordan Peele’s psychological horror film, Get Out. Take a break from classes and come enjoy a movie night with fellow UWM students as we experience one of the most memorable horror films of recent years. Get Out combines suspense, mystery, social commentary, and unexpected twists to create a movie experience that will keep you engaged from beginning to end. Whether you’ve seen Get Out before or you’re watching it for the first time, this is an opportunity…
Do you need help with last minute costume alterations? Come on down to the Studio Arts and Craft Centre to get some help from our friendly SACC staff! Feel free to drop in throughout the week, or schedule an appointment for more detailed help by emailing craftctr@uwm.edu…
Touching of Process gives students the opportunity to touch and work with natural materials such as wood, clay, handmade paper, and fibers. Working together with artists featured in our current exhibit, Common Ground, participants will complete hands on activities with some take home elements….
Two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that will push them to extraordinary lengths.
Matsuoka, a culinary instructor, witnesses the suicide of a student driven to insanity by what he claims is a chiming sound that controls his mind. Soon, Matsuoka begins hearing it, too, descending into a mental abyss that warps his perception and gives vent to his darkest impulses. Expertly blending psychological portraiture and hallucinatory mystery, Kiyoshi Kurosawa interrogates the stability of everyday existence in a signature cinematic exegesis of escalating dread.
At the end of the Second World War, Grace Stewart (Nicole Kidman) and her two children live an isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded mansion in the Channel Islands. The sudden arrival of her apparently shell-shocked husband and a coterie of mysterious new servants raise Grace’s suspicions that there is more to the house than meets the eye.
Czech animator Jan Švankmajer’s masterpiece, ingeniously combining animation with live action, remains true to the absurdity of Lewis Carroll’s book but bears the distinctive stamp of Švankmajer’s obsessions, bringing a Cold War strangeness to bear on this timeless tale of children and their far-from-canny daydreams.
Jozef boards a ghostly train via a forgotten branch line to visit his dying father at a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he finds the hospital under the dubious helm of Doctor Gotard, who claims his father’s death has not yet occurred because the the sanatorium lags indeterminately behind the world outside. The imagination of the Brothers Quay floats between sleep and waking; time and events here cannot be measured by daylight means. Followed by Christopher Nolan’s 2015 behind-the-scenes documentary, Quay, on 35mm!
