Cast enlists for ‘Fort McCoy’
Eric Stoltz, Brendan Fehr, Camryn Manheim, Lyndsy Fonseca, Seymour Cassel and Kate Connor are starring in indie wartime drama “Fort McCoy.”
View ArticleJosh Sapan lets art color Rainbow
It is well known in certain circles that Rainbow Media chief exec Joshua Sapan collects art not from Christie's or Sotheby's but from the trash.
View ArticleAFTRA supports Wisconsin, Ohio unions
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has issued an endorsement of efforts of public sector union members in Wisconsin and Ohio.
View ArticleReview: ‘Honor Flight’
An inescapable sense of poignancy and sentiment informs this rather workaday, music-sodden docu, which would have made a sensational short, and will probably work best in an abbreviated cut for TV...
View ArticleReview: ‘Citizen Koch’
Snaking through a tangle of interlocking ideas, threads and events, Carl Deal and Tia Lnever quite finds a unified focus. Nonetheless, limited theatrical is possible, with broadcast sales more certain.
View ArticleAcademy Picks Film Scholars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced Christopher Beach and Thomas Schatz as its 2012 film scholars. The Acad’s program stimulates new works of film scholarship about aesthetic,...
View ArticleTime Warner Cable Customers Lose CBS, NBC Stations in Four Cities
Time Warner Cable postponed the drop-dead date in its contract fight with CBS to Monday, but a separate dispute with Journal Broadcast Group resulted in a blackout of CBS and NBC stations in four...
View ArticleTime Warner Cable Blackout Continues for CBS, NBC Affiliates in Four Markets
Time Warner Cable settled its grudge match with CBS — ending the month-long blackout of CBS-owned stations in New York, L.A., Dallas and other cities — but more than 600,000 of the cable operator’s...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Free the Mind’
"Free the Mind" is an elegant if somewhat overlong documentary about the pioneering work of University of Wisconsin psychologist Richard Davidson.
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘The Dark Matter of Love’
Sarah McCarthy's absorbing documentary focuses on a Middle American couple's adoption of three Russian children.
View ArticleWisconsin Primary: Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders Win
Ted Cruz trounced Donald Trump in Wisconsin’s presidential primary on Tuesday, a victory that could change the dynamics of the Republican race. It also raises doubts about Trump’s ability to lock up a...
View ArticleDonald Trump Supporters File Suit to Stop Wisconsin Recount
A pair of pro-Donald Trump superPACs filed a federal lawsuit to halt a recount of votes in Wisconsin, one of three states that were key to Trump’s stunning victory in the presidential race. The lawsuit...
View Article‘The Princess Bride’ Cast Reunites for Wisconsin Democratic Party Fundraiser
The cast of Rob Reiner’s 1987 film “The Princess Bride” is reuniting for a virtual script reading and fundraiser benefitting the Wisconsin Democratic Party. Reiner, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Carol...
View ArticleKanye West Blocked From Wisconsin Ballot for Missing Deadline by 14 Seconds
Rapper Kanye West missed the deadline to appear on the Wisconsin presidential ballot by 14 seconds, and a judge has upheld the decision to keep him off the ballot. Judge John Zakowski ruled in favor of...
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