Wisconsin Film Festival: 'Louder Than A Bomb' ignites the power of poetry

"The point is not the points, the point is the poetry," the teenage contestants in Chicago's Louder than a Bomb citywide poetry slam tell them…

Apr 04, 2011 | 2:25 pm | Loading…

Around Town: Wisconsin Film Festival offers a wide variety of movies

Peggy Weaver loves the variety of movies that make up the Wisconsin Film Festival each year.

Apr 04, 2011 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Wisconsin Film Festival: 'Acquainted by the Night' workin' on its night moves

I imagine at least a couple of hundred Wisconsin Film Festival goers will have a harder time going to sleep tonight. Because they know what th…

Apr 03, 2011 | 11:05 pm | Loading…

Wisconsin Film Festival: Think fast – 21 short films in five days

At this year's film festival, I went for quantity above quality, but I ended up with a fair measure of both. Starting with shorts grouped toge…

Apr 03, 2011 | 10:55 pm | Loading…

Wisconsin Film Festival: 'Meek's Cutoff' is a challenging Western that divides the audience

I would love to get a peek at all the audience ballots collected after the Sunday morning screening of "Meek's Cutoff" at the UW Cinematheque …

Apr 03, 2011 | 10:30 pm | Loading…

Wisconsin Film Festival: 'New Year' depicts life in the slow lanes

The schedule at the Wisconsin Film Festival is full of premieres - Wisconsin premieres, Midwest premieres, even a few North American and world…

Apr 03, 2011 | 9:15 am | Loading…

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