Stories indexed under: Film

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  • Filmmaker, glaciologist, artist to receive honorary degrees May 17 April 23, 2013 Honorary degrees will be bestowed on three individuals considered to be pioneers in their fields at UW–Madison commencement in May. One is a groundbreaking documentary filmmaker, another is a trailblazing glaciologist, and the third is a world-renowned glass artist.
  • UW film professor reflects on friendship with Ebert April 5, 2013 David Bordwell first met Roger Ebert, who died yesterday after a long battle with cancer, in 2000. Ebert invited him and his wife, film theorist Kristin Thompson, to dinner after Bordwell gave a speech in Chicago.
  • UW set to receive, screen classic Taiwanese films April 3, 2013 The screenings of two classic features directed by King Hu, a landmark figure in world cinema, mark the latest donations to the unique collection of celebrated Taiwanese films at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Céline Cousteau to speak at Earth Day conference March 28, 2013 Marine conservation advocate and filmmaker Céline Cousteau will be a featured speaker at the seventh annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference on Monday, April 15.
  • Wisconsin Film Festival expands to eight days March 1, 2013 The Wisconsin Film Festival - the largest campus-based film festival in the United States, averaging over 100 films and up to 34,000 attendees each spring - will spread out beyond one weekend for the first time this year, giving audiences eight days to take in the wide range of cinema being offered.
  • Film examines fate of prisoners after 1920 war Dec. 3, 2012 The Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee and the UW Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia present "What Can Dead Prisoners Do?" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at The Marquee in Union South.
  • Science in film: The 'evil institute' takes center stage Sept. 24, 2012 For filmmakers, science has always set a sumptuous table for story telling. Characters, plots and settings drawn from science are all reliable grist for the celluloid mill.
  • The curtain rises on the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 18 April 13, 2012 The 2012 Wisconsin Film Festival runs from April 18-22.
  • Film festival finds environmental stories in unexpected places March 7, 2012 From Cold War bunkers in Albania to the night skies over Manhattan, Tales from Planet Earth will offer a broad - and often surprising - exploration of the environment.
  • Spring semester alive with arts events Feb. 3, 2012 The spring semester will be bursting with arts events across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus during the university's Year of the Wisconsin Idea.
  • UW-Madison welcomes gift of celebrated Taiwanese feature films April 21, 2011 A unique collection of 30 celebrated feature films by various studios in Taiwan donated to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will enable scholars, film aficionados and general audiences to explore the richly layered history and daily lives of people in Taiwan.
  • Photo: Cinematographer filming ice on Lake Mendota Recent sightings: Lakeside light journal April 1, 2011
  • Trove of Taiwanese classic films donated to UW-Madison Nov. 10, 2010 New 35mm prints of 30 of some of the most celebrated Chinese-language feature films have been donated to the University of Wisconsin-Madison by various film studios in Taiwan with the help of the Taiwanese government.
  • Documentary filmmaker’s work celebrated in Year of the Arts events Sept. 30, 2010 Errol Morris' Twitter bio lists writer, filmmaker and anthropoid... in that order. It's curious that an Academy-award winning filmmaker doesn't lead with that accomplishment. And anthropoid? A little digging into his work and it becomes clear that outsider Morris might feel he has just a toe or two in the human race rather than being all-in.
  • Film Festival volunteers keep reels spinning April 7, 2010 A few years ago, UW–Madison grants and contracts specialist Aaron Crandall was sitting in the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre during a screening at the Wisconsin Film Festival when he and the other volunteers realized it’d been awhile since they’d heard from the projectionist.
  • Festival to showcase films from across the globe March 24, 2010 It Changes You. That’s the 12th Wisconsin Film Festival slogan, and though it’s too early to tell, it’s probably accurate.
  • Cut board The story continues off-screen for movies, TV shows Jan. 14, 2010 Even if you haven't seen "Avatar," you may have caught the movie's trailer on television, heard its characters are blue and 10 feet tall, or know it was directed by James Cameron of "Titanic" and "Terminator" fame. Based on those tidbits, you may have decided you're dying to see the blockbuster or you'd rather watch paint dry.
  • Film still Festival leverages power of film for community action Oct. 21, 2009 The Tales from Planet Earth film festival takes center stage in Madison Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8, with something new: a built-in call to action.
  • Festival leverages film for community action Oct. 21, 2009 The Tales from Planet Earth film festival takes center stage in Madison Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8 with something new — a built-in call to action.
  • Lecture explains the science behind ‘Angels and Demons’ April 29, 2009 Physics professor Wesley Smith will discuss the science behind the movie in a public lecture titled “Angels and Demons of the Large Hadron Collider” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4, in 2103 Chamberlin Hall.