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'It has to be an event': Does 'Barbenheimer' signal a return to movie theaters?

July 21, 2023 - 5:45pm

As the much-anticipated movies "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" hit theaters this week, Wisconsin theater operators hope it's a promising sign of a post-pandemic return to the cinema.

Wisconsin survivalist lasts 19 days on ‘Alone’ TV competition

July 14, 2023 - 2:10pm

Ann Rosenquist, co-owner of North Wind Organic Farm in Bayfield County, was the second of 10 contestants to leave the HISTORY Channel's "Alone" competition, which offers a $500,000 prize to whoever endures the longest.https://www.wpr.org/programs/central-time

After Mario crushes in theaters, professor delves into what makes a successful video game movie adaptation

April 14, 2023 - 3:05pm

Plenty of videos games become movies or TV shows, but they have widely varying levels of success. A UW-Green Bay professor delves into how these efforts can sink or swim after "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" had a successful opening weekend.

Ahead of Wisconsin visit, Neil deGrasse Tyson returns to critiquing science in movies

February 22, 2023 - 12:30pm

Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is scheduled to visit Milwaukee on Friday to present a lecture titled "An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies, the Sequel." Ahead of the event, Tyson appeared on WPR's "The Morning Show" to discuss his critique of films and the possibility of life on another planet.

Milwaukee-based movie theater corporation continues post-pandemic recovery

January 16, 2023 - 5:50am

Milwaukee-based Marcus Corporation is continuing its rebound following the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic that closed its theaters for months and shifted people's movie-watching habits.

'Africanfuturism' and dreaming of bigger, bolder African futures

December 10, 2022 - 6:05am

The "Black Panther" movies have sparked a lively dialogue — and sometimes sharp critiques — about how Hollywood tells stories about Africa. Given the chance, how do Africans tell stories about their own imagined future? And how might the story be different?

Origins of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' rooted in childhood memories of Wisconsin TV

November 5, 2022 - 5:50am

Joel Hodgson, a Wisconsin native and creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000, recently appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s "The Morning Show" to discuss how the show has endured — and how local Wisconsin television programming inspired him to pair "puppets and cheesy movies."

Meet the real John Wick of Mazomanie, Wisconsin

August 26, 2022 - 8:05am

You know the action movie character John Wick? The assassin who avenges the death of his dog? Well, did you know the real John Wick lives in Wisconsin? Matt Geiger introduces us to him.

'Artists anticipate things because they work in the realm of the imagination': Creating in a pandemic time loop

June 25, 2022 - 11:00am

Critic Alissa Wilkinson has found that artists have been responding to the pandemic by doing what they do best: creating and making things that — for at least some people — help them feel like they are still alive even as they face grief and trauma.

Construction ahead of schedule on SOM-designed exhibition hall coming to De Pere

December 27, 2021 - 6:05am

The architects behind One World Trade Center in New York and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai have a new building coming to De Pere. The Mulva Cultural Center will host traveling exhibitions, and it'll feature a movie theater, sculpture gardens and a restaurant.

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'It has to be an event': Does 'Barbenheimer' signal a return to movie theaters?

Wisconsin survivalist lasts 19 days on ‘Alone’ TV competition

After Mario crushes in theaters, professor delves into what makes a successful video game movie adaptation

Ahead of Wisconsin visit, Neil deGrasse Tyson returns to critiquing science in movies

Milwaukee-based movie theater corporation continues post-pandemic recovery

'Africanfuturism' and dreaming of bigger, bolder African futures

Origins of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' rooted in childhood memories of Wisconsin TV

Meet the real John Wick of Mazomanie, Wisconsin

'Artists anticipate things because they work in the realm of the imagination': Creating in a pandemic time loop

Construction ahead of schedule on SOM-designed exhibition hall coming to De Pere

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