Two films by Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Union Cinema 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI

Saturday, April 1 - FREE for everyone! 1-4PM Join the UWM Union Cinema and the Department of Film/Video/Animation/New Genres for films by acclaimed Indian filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Don't miss this remarkable opportunity to see two of Gopalakrishnan's films - one... Read More

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Variety

Union Cinema

On 35mm! In the waning days of second-wave feminism and its anti-pornography discourse, Bette Gordon directed her second feature, about a young woman, Christine, who takes a job as a ticket taker at a Times Square porno theater. There she... Read More

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Millenium Mambo

Union Cinema

New 4K Restoration! A stylish and seductive submersion into the techno-scored neon nightlife of Taipei, Hou’s much-misunderstood marvel stars Shu Qi as an aimless bar hostess drifting away from her blowhard boyfriend and towards Jack Kao’s suave, sensitive gangster. Structured... Read More

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From the Archives

Union Cinema

On 16mm! Curated by MFA candidate Lucio Arellano, this program will feature 16mm prints from the UWM Film Department's Cinema Arts Archive. From the Archives is an ongoing series curated by MFA candidates in the UWM Film Department. For each... Read More

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Afterwater

Union Cinema

Milwaukee Premiere! Three different main characters for three episodes shot in the different textures (three formats) make up this delicate meditation on the mystery of the whole and the parts, and as well as upon the place of our species... Read More

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African American Film Series: Black As U R

Union Cinema 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAd6wW2IeuM Thursday, April 6 | Film Screening and Discussion  6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Union Cinema  Filmmaker Michael Rice explores the intersectional lives of black queer people fighting for equality within their own families and community. In this quest... Read More

Black AS U R

Union Cinema

African American Film Series In this incendiary documentary, filmmaker Micheal Rice takes the audience on a journey through the homophobia that characterizes many black spaces, both contemporarily and via an autobiographic look into his own upbringing in the south. (Micheal... Read More

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A New Leaf

Union Cinema

Elaine May Double Feature After the breakup of her acclaimed comedy act with Mike Nichols, May, like her former partner, moved on to directing for stage and screen, her feature debut, marking the emergence of one of the great comic... Read More

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Mikey and Nicky

Union Cinema

Elaine May Double Feature Elaine May crafted a gangster movie like no other in this nocturnal odyssey, starring frequent collaborators John Cassavetes and Peter Falk as small-time mobsters whose lifelong relationship has turned sour. Inspired by real-life characters from May’s... Read More

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Mikey and Nicky

Union Cinema

Elaine May Double Feature Elaine May crafted a gangster movie like no other in this nocturnal odyssey, starring frequent collaborators John Cassavetes and Peter Falk as small-time mobsters whose lifelong relationship has turned sour. Inspired by real-life characters from May’s... Read More

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