Film

During a time when more people are streaming movies at home, the owner said they were no longer able to make the business profitable.

A new film from the same production company as last year’s Brewers documentary “Just a Bit Outside” tells the story of a group of Packers fanatics in Tokyo and follows their journey to Lambeau Field in 2017.

Director Bill Rebane built his filmmaking career in Wisconsin’s Northwoods and remains deeply tied to the region. Davies said the new version of this film pays tribute to that connection.

A new slate of incentives and a film office will soon be supporting TV and movie projects here in Wisconsin.

“I’m hoping to bring the independent film lovers and independent filmmakers together for support and exchange of ideas,” Wausau Film Farm & Culture Fest organizer Jila Nikpay told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.”

When “Friendship” screenwriter Andrew DeYoung recently talked with WPR’s “BETA,” he praised Tim Robinson’s commitment to cringe, discussed drawing inspiration from Terrence Malick films and shared the personal reflection that planted the seed for “Friendship.”

Andy Kaufman came on the comedy scene in the mid-1970s and befuddled his audience from the beginning. Alex Braverman was intrigued by Kaufman’s cagy artistry, so he created the documentary, “Thank You Very Much,” as an homage to Kaufman’s brilliant career.

A new documentary, “Free for All: The Public Library” spotlights the people working to keep information free and accessible as public libraries face threats of closures and funding cuts.

WPR’s “BETA” sat down with Joseph Patel to find out what inspired the making of the documentary, “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius).”

The film “Brady Street: Portrait of a Neighborhood” shares some of the history of the street, ranging from tales of Polish and Italian immigration to the transformation of the neighborhood into a counterculture hotspot in the 1960s and 70s.