Film
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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.
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Elaine May, ‘the godmother of modern American comedy’
Author Carrie Courogen chronicles the history of one of the most creative and talented improv comedians and directors of the 20th century with her book, “Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius.”
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Milwaukee workers take stage in ‘FRONTLINE’ series from PBS about lost manufacturing jobs
Over three decades, the Stanleys and the Neumanns worked hard but struggled to maintain stability. A new PBS “FRONTLINE” documentary shows the effects of low-wage jobs on relationships, retirement and the futures of the children in both families.