Film
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Wisconsin native’s first feature film is based on his own experiences in the military
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes is from Verona. His movie, “My Dead Friend Zoe,” is based on his own experiences being deployed to Iraq and coming back home.
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Explore the wonder of Wisconsin’s Waubesa Wetlands in new film
Milwaukee filmmaker Ben Albert tells the story of the natural hidden gem just south of Madison, and the scientist who aims to preserve it — his grandfather, Cal DeWitt.
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The king of rock ‘n’ roll, a severed head and a small-town scandal
Maclain and Chapman Way are the brothers behind the Netflix documentary “The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga.” Hear from the creators of the docuseries.
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Brothers combine love of dairy farming, Green Bay Packers in film ‘Green and Gold’
Filmmaking brothers Anders and Davin Lindwall visited WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show” to talk about their first feature film, the Wisconsin-based “Green and Gold.”
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Film festival offerings look at not being ‘Native enough,’ and protecting a natural treasure
Held at the Bay Theater last weekend in Ashland, the Big Water Film Festival continues online through Feb. 2. Two of the films concentrate on Ojibwe culture.
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‘Pulp Fiction’: The music that made the movie
WPR’s “BETA” sat down with critic Craig D. Lindsey to boogie to the music and talk about how it worked in the film.
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‘February’ is hot at Wisconsin Film Festival
An independent film by Wisconsin filmmaker and Tomah native Nathan Deming is getting some good buzz following a big win at the Wisconsin Film Festival.
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Jean Hanff Korelitz’s ‘The Sequel’ is a genius follow-up to ‘The Plot’
The New York Times best-selling author joined WPR’s “BETA” to talk about “The Plot” in 2021 and now again in 2024 to talk about “The Sequel.”
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The Spielbergian manifesto: New book looks at the many films of Steven Spielberg
WPR’s “BETA” spoke with film critic Ian Nathan about the giant success of 1975’s summer blockbuster, “Jaws,” the groundbreaking cinematography of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” and Steven Spielberg’s emotional journey during the making of “Schindler’s List.”
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Author Chris Nashawaty on the sci-fi summer spectacular of 1982
Author Chris Nashawaty talks with WPR’s “BETA” about how this moment may have been both a historical turning point in Hollywood history and an unfortunate epicenter to our current IP-driven stasis at the box office.