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Tuesday, Nov. 25 • 7-9:15pm
Fall Film Series: Monster Road and Prometheus' Garden
Monster Road is a documentary which explores the wildly fantastic worlds of legendary underground animator Bruce Bickford. Enchanted forests, torture chambers, hamburgers that morph into mythical monsters, and epic battles between giants, fairies, and anachronistic historical figures populate just a small corner of Bickford’s animated universe. This is the third of four films in a series called Animation: Beyond the Mainstream films. Led by Chuck Gamble.
Free
Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie (715) 232-2164
Friday, Nov. 28 • 2pm
WALL-E
If you missed the chance to see Disney's WALL-E when it was shown in the theaters, come to the library for a free big projection viewing. Rated PG. Open to all ages. Limit of 66 people. Free refreshments.
Free
Chippewa Falls Public Library, 105 W. Central Street, Chippewa Falls (715) 723-1146
Tuesday, Dec. 2 • 7-9:15pm
Fall Film Series: These are some Weird Shorts
A selection of strange, funny, creepy, and just plain odd animated short films from masters of the form such as Jan Svankmajer, Jacques Drouin, Richard Condie, and many more. Don’t miss out on these most unusual shorts! This is the last film in a series called Animation: Beyond the Mainstream, which is being led by Chuck Gamble.
Free
Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie (715) 232-2164
Thursday, Dec. 4 • 6-8pm
Campus Film: The Singing Revolution
Song was the weapon of choice when Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of brutal Soviet occupation. This feature documentary tells the moving story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom - and helped topple an empire along the way, Tickets available at the Service Center and at the door , 6 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. – Davies Theatre, for more info
$2 Internat'l Film Society members and UWEC faculty, $1 UWEC students
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Dec. 4 • 6pm
Campus Film: The Singing Revolution
Song was the weapon of choice when Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of brutal Soviet occupation. This feature documentary tells the moving story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom - and helped topple an empire along the way. Also playing at 8:00pm.
$2 International Film Society members and UWEC staff, $1 for UWEC students
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Dec. 4 • 6-7:30pm
Campus Film: The Singing Revolution
Song was the weapon of choice when Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of brutal Soviet occupation. Between 1987 and 1991, hundreds of thousands gathered in public to sing forbidden patriotic songs and to rally for independence. This feature documentary tells the moving story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom - and helped topple an empire along the way. Narrated by Linda Hunt. Estonia/USA 2006, 94min, not rated, Directed by James Tusty & Maureen Castle Tusty.
$2 International Film Society members and UWEC staff, $1 for UWEC students
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Dec. 5 • 7-8:45pm
Step Brothers
Two twelve-year-old boys trapped in adults’ bodies must soon face reality and finally attempt to grow up, featuring hilarious comic duo Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
Free
Applied Arts Building, Lecture Room 210, UW-Stout Campus, UW-Stout Campus, Menomonie, WI 232-2432
Friday, Dec. 5 • 7pm
Step Brothers
Everything goes out the window when two spoiled, unemployed, middle-aged men are forced to live under the same roof when their parents decide to get married. After mooching off of them for their entire lives, both brothers must now change their lifestyles, actually get along with their new family members, and take that scary plunge into adulthood.
FREE with Stout student ID
Applied Arts 210, UW- Stout campus
Thursday, Dec. 11 • 6-7:25pm
Campus Film: Once
Modern-day musical set on the streets of Dublin, about a street musician (Glen Hansard) and a young Czech immigrant (Markéta Irglová) who, during an eventful week, meet, write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story. Winner of the Audience Award at Sundance and the Oscar for Best Original Song. "Once was shot for next to nothing in 17 days, doesn't even give names to its characters, is mostly music with not a lot of dialog, and is magical from beginning to end. It's one of those films where you hold your breath, hoping it knows how good it is, and doesn't take a wrong turn. It doesn't" (Roger Ebert). Ireland 2006, 85min, rated R, Directed by John Carney.
$2 International Film Society members and UWEC staff, $1 for UWEC students
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Dec. 11 • 6-8pm
UAC Films Presents: Once
A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.
Free
Davies Theatre, Davies Center, 2nd Floor | UW- Eau Claire, Eau Claire 836-2970 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Dec. 12 • 10:30am
Dinner and a Movie
Will Ferrel is hilarious in the Christmas comedy, Elf. Please call ahead to register for the meal.
FREE
L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com
Monday, Dec. 15 • 6pm
WAGE Movie Night: Transamerica
A pre-operative male-to-female transsexual takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
FREE
Women's and Gender Equity Center, 105 Garfield Ave., In the Basement of Schofield 30, UWEC
Saturday, Dec. 20 • 7:45-10pm
Saturday Night at the Movies- 3 Needles
In honor of December's look at HIV/AIDS, the movie of the month is "3 Needles." This 2005 movie stars Shawn Ashmore, Stockard Channing, Lucy Liu, and Sandra Oh. The movie is a three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis.
FREE
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • (715) 552-LGBT
Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 10:30am
Dinner and a Movie
Miracle on 34th Street. Please call ahead to register for the meal.
FREE
L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com
Tuesday, Jan. 13 • 7-10:30pm
The Right Stuff (film)
America was looking for a hero who had what it takes to become a legend. America found seven of them. This is the story of the original U.S. Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
Free
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •
Friday, Jan. 16 • 6:45-9pm
Unity Cinema presents "Shining Light"
Showing of "Shining Light: Spiritual Life & Legacy of Helen Keller." Popcorn, soft drinks and candy are available.
Unity Christ Center • Eau Claire • 836-0010 • www.unityeauclaire.org
Saturday, Jan. 17 • 7:45-10pm
Saturday Night at the Movies: Itty Bitty Titty Committee
This 2007 film tells the story of Anna, a young lesbian high school graduate who still lives with her parents, and works as a receptionist in a plastic surgeon's office. She embarks on a wild ride when she hooks up with a cadre of hellbent ultra-radical feminist lesbians. Admission and popcorn are always free!
Free
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-LGBT
Tuesday, Jan. 20 • 7-9:30pm
Apollo 13 (film)
It seemed to be the perfect mission—another trip to the moon for three of NASA’s finest astronauts. But when Apollo 13 pilot Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) uttered a simple, heart-stopping message across the dead of space, "Houston, we’ve got a problem," mission control and the rest of the world learn that something had gone horribly wrong.
Free
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • (715) 839-5004 •
Friday, Jan. 23 • 7pm
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick (Michael Cera), believes he can win his ex-girlfriend (Alexis Dziena) back by sending her songs on CDs he has mixed for her. Tris' best friend, Norah (Kat Dennings), has retrieved most of the CDs from the trash, and loves them. When Norah asks Nick to pose as her boyfriend to save face the invitation leads to a sleepless adventure in the indie rock world and the romance between them.
FREE • PG-13
Applied Arts Building, Lecture Room 210, UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI 232-2432
Friday, Jan. 23 • 7pm
The Big Read Movie Night: "Call of the Wild"
Menomonie Public Library’s “The Big Read” presents 1935 film starring Clark Gable as Jack Thornton, who pays $250 for Buck, a part-wolf sled dog to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch. Reservations required.
FREE
Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre • Eau Claire • 836-8184 •
Tuesday, Jan. 27 • 7-9:30pm
Space Cowboys (film)
In 1958, a cocky unit of top Air Force test pilots lost their chance to serve their country as the first Americans in space – but their dream never died. Now, 42 years later, they’ve been reunited to intercept and repair a failing satellite that’s headed straight for an earthbound crash.
Free
L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire 839-5004 •
Tuesday, Feb. 3 • 7-9:15pm
The Astronaut Farmer (film)
An astronaut is forced to leave NASA to save his family farm, but he continues to dream of space travel and sets out to build his own rocket. His neighbors consider him an oddity, the media considers him a story and the government considers him a threat and want to stop him but nothing can deter him from his dream of orbiting the Earth.
Free
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-5004 •
Thursday, Feb. 5 • 6-8pm
The Fall
Tarsem Singh (The Cell) creates a moving and seamless blending of mundane life in a 1915 Los Angeles hospital with a visually sumptuous fantasy world of exotic bandits, evil tyrants, dream-like palaces and breathtaking landscapes. The Fall is shot on location in 28 countries around the world and stars Lee Pace, Justine Waddell and features a breakthrough performance by first-time Romanian child actress Catinca Untaru.
UWEC students $1, public $2
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Saturday, Feb. 7 • 2pm
Smoke Signals
Before the book there was Smoke Signals (1998), an independent film directed by Chris Eyre and with a screenplay by Sherman Alexie. It won several awards and accolades, and was well-received at numerous film festivals.
Free • PG-13
Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, Menomonie 232-2164 Ext 10
Friday, Feb. 13 • 1pm
Balto
A true story about a sled dog who helped save children from the 1925 diphtheria epidemic by running serum run to Nome.
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Saturday, Feb. 14 • 9pm-1am
Triple Shot
Bring your valentine and dance to rock trio Triple Shot at T&C Roundabout, a great venue for live music just north of Chippewa Falls.
Free • 21+
T&C Roundabout • Chippewa Falls • 723-2709
Thursday, Feb. 19 • 6-7:30pm
Inside
"Inside" (France 2007), a film described as a "neo-horror near-masterpiece" (Village Voice), will be presented at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The film is unrated due to its extremely violent content. Recently widowed, a young woman (Alysson Paradis) awaiting the imminent birth of her baby plans to spend Christmas Eve at home alone — but an intruder (Batrice Dalle) has other ideas.
$2 International Film Society members, UWEC faculty/staff; $1 UWEC students
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Feb. 20 • 7-9pm
Mr. Holland's Opus
Popcorn and snacks available.
Unity Christ Center • Eau Claire • 836-0010 • www.unityeauclaire.org
Friday, Feb. 20 • 11:59pm
Rocky Horror Picture Show
When a soon-to-be married couple (Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick) has a breakdown in an isolated area, they must pay a call to the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry). Dress up as your favorite character, dance to the Time Warp, and be a part of the many antics the rowdy audience traditionally partake in. No wet food products or water guns.
$7, $4 with UWEC student ID
Council Fire Room, Davies Center • Eau Claire • 836-3727
Saturday, Feb. 21 • 7:45-10pm
Saturday Night at the Movies: Soldier's Girl
This is the story of Barry Winchell, a soldier in the 101st Airborne Division, who was brutally murdered by a fellow GI in 1999, shortly after the installment of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. On an outing with his buddies, Barry had been captivated by the beautiful Calpernia Adams, a transgendered entertainer in a local Nashville nightclub, and the story focuses on the love that developed between them. Admission and popcorn are always free!
FREE
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-LGBT
Thursday, Feb. 26 • 6-8pm
The Visitor
Richard Jenkins stars as a humorless, widowed economics professor at a Connecticut college, who reluctantly agrees to present a paper he "co-authored" at a conference in New York. When he arrives at the Greenwich Village apartment he has kept but not used for years, he finds a Syrian man and his Senegalese girlfriend living there.
$2 for IFS members/UWEC faculty/staff, $1 for UWEC students
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Feb. 27 • 6:30pm
Twilight
Blue Devil Productions presents two showings of the new vampire flick that has the ladies' hearts a-flutter.
FREE with student ID
Applied Arts 210 • Menomonie • 232-2432
Friday, Feb. 27 • 6:30-9pm
Twilight
Bella Swan is a clumsy kind hearted teenager that has always been different. After moving to Washington to live with her father, she meets a mysterious young boy unlike she has ever meet. Edward is intelligent, witty, and the biggest difference, a vampire. Their love will be tested when a group of unwanted visitors show up and Edward must fight to save Bella’s life. This event is sponsored by BDP of UW-Stout.
Free
UW Stout, 712 South Broadway St., Menomonie 232-2432
Thursday, Mar. 5 • 6-8pm
Let the Right One In
Tormented by his classmates and virtually ignored at home, twelve-year-old Oskar (Kare Hedebrant) finds a long wished-for friend and champion in a new neighbor, the dark-eyed Eli (Lina Leandersson), pale, serious, and is never seen in daylight. Must be something more to him...
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Mar. 6 • 7pm
Milk
Milk tells the powerful and inspiring story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk. This Oscar nominated film stars Sean Penn.
FREE with student ID
Applied Arts 210 • Menomonie • 232-2432
Friday, Mar. 6 • 8pm
Milk
Milk is based on the true story of middle-aged and openly homosexual Harvey Milk, who tries to become a politician in San Francisco in the year 1977. Milk is the first film that attempts to take a fictional look at the personal life and career of Harvey Milk. Staring Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, and James Franco.
Free
UW-Stout, 712 South Broadway St., Menomonie 232-2432
Tuesday, Mar. 10 • 6pm
Rear Window Film Viewing and Discussion
In the story "Rear Window" by Cornell Woolrich, the narrator interacts with a “day houseman” named Sam, but the classic movie version transforms the servant into a female love interest. What inspired director Alfred Hitchcock to make this change? The film will be presented in its entirety, followed by discussion. Bring a brown bag supper. Beverages & dessert will be served.
Free
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-5004 •
Tuesday, Mar. 17 • 7pm
King Corn
King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat and how we farm.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •
Thursday, Mar. 19 • 1-2:30pm
Children's Program: Beverly Hills Chihuahua
A pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore) who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner's niece, gets lost and must rely on her friends to help her get back home before she is caught by a dognapper who wants to ransom her. Rated PG. Free popcorn.
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Saturday, Mar. 21 • 7:45-10pm
Saturday Night at the Movies: "2 Seconds"
Laurie is fired from her team because she is now considered too old for the reckless job of downhill mountain bike racing. Upon returning to Montreal she moves in with her brother, a physicist who devotes his time between girlfriend hunting and relativity theories. Obsessed with time and speed herself, Laurie tries to make a living as a bike messenger in the city jungle. Admission and popcorn are always free!
Free
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-LGBT
Monday, Mar. 23 • 6am
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Film Viewing and Discussion
A discussion of the ongoing translation of the Harry Potter books into movies, with particular attention to what's left out. Why? The film will be presented in its entirety, followed by discussion. Bring a brown bag supper. Beverages & dessert will be served. Part of the disucssion series "Based on the Book: 4 Films from the Written Word." Presented by UWEC English department faculty members Emily Bright Kusack & Valerie Guyant.
Free
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •
Thursday, Mar. 26 • 7pm
Adult Spring Film Series: The Godfather
Adult film series headed by UW-Stout Professors Gjevre and Dauplaise. This mobster classic will be followed by a brief discussion.
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Thursday, Mar. 26 • 7-9pm
Spring Film Series: The Godfather
A shadow epic following the fortunes of the fictitious Corleones, a powerful Mafia family with its own separate code of honor, justice, law and loyalty that transcends all other codes. Based on a novel by Mario Puzo.
Free
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Thursday, Mar. 26 • 8pm
Black Diamond Bay + Me and My Arrow
Hailing from our northern neighbor, here comes the Montreal natives Black Diamond Bay. With melodic arrangements and hypnotic vocals, this quartet stands out from mod-rock wannabes.
Free
UW-Stout, 712 South Broadway St, Menomonie 232-2432
Monday, Mar. 30 • 6am
Minority Report: Story and Film Discussion
In this story, the author of 'Blade Runner' and 'Total Recall' examined the subtle influences of military interventions in government bureaucracy, but Spielberg's blockbuster film completely alters the villain, the characters' motivations and the outcome. Is it effective? Several film clips will be shown. Bring a brown bag supper. Beverages & dessert will be served. Part of the disucssion series "Based on the Book: 4 Films from the Written Word." Presented by UWEC's E. Kusack & V Guyant
Free
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-5004 •
Tuesday, Mar. 31 • 3pm
King of Kong
Legendary gamer Billy Mitchell holds numerous World Records involving the classic arcade games, including Donkey Kong, a record that was thought to be unbeatable. Steve Wiebe, a middle aged family man, has just recently lost his job at Boeing and sets out to break the record. Come see as they engage in a cross-country duel to see who the ultimate Donkey Kong gamer will be.
Free
UW-Stout, 712 South Broadway St, Menomonie 232-2432
Thursday, Apr. 2 • 6-8pm
Grave of the Fireflies
"September ninth, 1945 ... That was the day I died." So begins an animé masterpiece regarded as one of the greatest anti-war films of all time. In the final days of World War II, Japan is firebombed incessantly by Allied planes. A 14-year-old boy and his four-year-old sister lose their home and their mother, and take refuge in an abandoned bomb shelter in the countryside. "Grave of the Fireflies is an emotional experience so powerful that it forces a rethinking of animation," wrote Roger Ebert.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Apr. 2 • 7-9pm
Adult Spring Film Series
Adult film series headed by UW-Stout Professors Gjevre and Dauplaise. Films are followed by a brief discussion. Apr. 2: Monsoon Wedding; Apr. 9: The Barbarian Invasions; Apr. 16: Steel Magnolias, Apr. 30: Smoke Signals.
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Thursday, Apr. 2 • 7pm
Adult Spring Film Series: Monsoon Wedding
A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India. Headed by UW-Stout Professors Gjevre and Dauplaise. Film will be followed by a brief discussion.
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Thursday, Apr. 2 • 7-9pm
Spring Film Series: Monsoon Wedding
Here comes the bride, but is she ready? Set in contemporary India where bride-to-be Aditi has to contend with her traditional father Lalit Verma. The Punjabi family travels to enjoy the festivities surrounding the wedding. Aditi faces the dilemma of an arranged marriage and how it conflicts with her contemporary take on relationships.
Free
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Friday, Apr. 3 • 7-9pm
Blind Munchies Dinner and B-Movie Night featuring "Robot Monster"
We will be serving up a delightful meal and watching a quality horror/sci-fi classic (Mystery Science Theater 3000 style): "Robot Monster has everything modern viewers have come to expect from movies of this genre: a laughable plot line, completely improbable situations, ludicrous acting, unbelievably awful special effects, gaffes galore, and examples of how to fail miserably at every major aspect of motion picture production." - imdb.com
Free • 18+
The Blind Munchies Coffeehouse • Menomonie • 235-9300 • www.streetlevel.uwstout.edu
Tuesday, Apr. 7 • 6pm
Sweet Land: Story and Film Discussion
Shortly after World War I, a Norwegian farmer in rural Minnesota sends to the old country for a wife, only to learn that she is German. The tone of Will Weaver's story is kept, but the events change almost entirely from page to screen. When is a movie truly based on a book? Film excerpts will be shown. Bring a brown bag supper. Beverages & dessert will be served.
Free
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-5004 •
Thursday, Apr. 9 • 7-9pm
Spring Film Series: Smoke Signals
Thomas is a skinny, toothy kid with oversized glasses and plaid shirts under three-piece suites. Victor is a brooding loner. These Coeur d’Alene Indians trek from their Idaho reservation to Phoenix to retrieve the ashes of Victor’s estranged father. Based on Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, this is the first film written, directed, and acted completely by American Indians.
Free
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Tuesday, Apr. 14 • 7:15-9:30pm
Saturday Night at the Movies: "FIRE"
Jatin, at the insistence of Ashok and their mother, agrees to marry Sita in an arranged marriage, although he is actually in love with Julie, a Chinese-Indian. As the layers are slowly peeled back, we find a simmering cauldron of discontent within the family. Free popcorn.
Free
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-LGBT
Thursday, Apr. 16 • 6-8pm
La Vie en Rose
A swirling, impressionistic portrait of the legendary singer Edith Piaf, starring Marion Cotillard in an extraordinary performance that received an Academy Award. "Most music biopics follow a familiar arc," wrote the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...but this brilliant account of the life of Edith Piaf ... visits the usual benchmarks, juggles them around, emphasizes sharp detail over seismic events, and delivers the portrait of a life that is vividly, explosively real."
Schofield Auditorium, Schofield Hall, UWEC
Thursday, Apr. 16 • 7-9pm
Spring Film Series: Steel Magnolias
A young woman stricken with severe diabetes (Julia Roberts) chooses to live her life to the fullest despite her bad health. She forms a strong bond with the women who hang around a Louisiana beauty shop to discuss the goings-on of their lives.
Free
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Friday, Apr. 17 • 7pm
48 Hour Film Project: "Anything But Monsters"
Filmmakers! Join us to kick off our next big Video Project! Script, storyboard and plan all you want, but no taping. Entry fee is $5 and videos should be between 1-10 minutes long.
Community Television • Eau Claire • 828-6576 (Ben), 839-5067 (Rob) •
Friday, Apr. 17 • 7pm
48 Hour Film Project: Anything but Monsters
Filmmakers (or Potential Filmmakers) please join us at Community Television, Friday, April 17th at 7 pm, where we will kick off our next big Video Project! The theme is "Anything but monsters." The prop and a line of dialogue will be revealed at this kickoff. Videos should be 1-10 minutes long. Attend or call for more info.
$5
Community Television • Eau Claire • 828-6576 (Ben), 839-5067 (Rob) •
Saturday, Apr. 18 • 1pm
Yes Man
Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is a depressed and withdrawn man since his divorce. Routinely ignoring his friends, always saying no to plans, and has developed a very negative attitude towards life. Carl attends a motivational seminar where he is challenged to make a choice. Carl accepts saying yes to everything for an entire year.
Free
Applied Arts Building, Room 321, Applied Arts Building, UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI 232-2432
Monday, Apr. 20 • 6-8pm
King Corn
College buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hidden truths about America's modern food system.
FREE • All Ages
Chippewa Falls Public Library • Chippewa Falls • 723-1146 •
Tuesday, Apr. 21 • 7-9pm
Earth Month Movie: Who Killed the Electric Car?
Showing in Room 007. Among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built, the GM EV1 ran on electricity, produced no emissions, and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles in the Arizona desert? This movie chronicles the life and mysterious death of the GM EV1, examining cultural and economic ripple effects reverberating through the halls of government and big business.
UW-Eau Claire Phillips Hall • Eau Claire
Thursday, Apr. 23 • 6-8pm
MirrorMask
Helena is a 15-year-old girl working for her family circus who wishes she could run away and join real life. Instead, she finds herself on a strange journey into the fantastic dreamworld in her drawings, filled with giants, monkeybirds and dangerous sphinxes. She searches for the Mirrormask, an object of great power that is her only hope of going back home. Story and screenplay by Neil Gaiman.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Apr. 30 • 6-8pm
Turtles Can Fly
Lanky 13-year-old Kak (Soran Ebrahim) is known as Satellite because of his skill at hooking up dishes in his Kurdish village in the northern enclaves of Iraq, where people are anxious for news on the eve of the U.S.-led invasion. Thirteen year old Lanky leads a group of refugee children who harvest land mines and sell them for food.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Apr. 30 • 7-9pm
Spring Film Series: Barbarian Invasions
College professor and former lothario Remy is having a hard time dealing with the recent revelation that he has inoperable cancer. He gets his family and friends together but still cannot reconcile his relationship with his successful Capitalistic son as it contradicts his Marxist values. His son does gather together his old over-opinionated friends who roast everything from Canada's health care system to 9/11 so as to show that even in a dying breath someone's true voice remains strong.
Free
Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie 232-2164
Friday, May. 1 • 5-8pm
Altoonanime
Featuring two anime films plus pizza, refreshments, and a prize giveaway at the end of the night. Call for film info.
Altoona Public Library • Altoona • 839-5029 •
Friday, May. 1 • 7pm
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an adaptation from the 1921 story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards. A man, like all of us, who is unable to stop time. Starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.
Free with UW-Stout ID
Applied Arts 210, UW-Stout 232-2432
Sunday, May. 3 • 1pm
10th Annual ST.I.F.FE Awards Program
Refer to website for more info.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, May. 7 • 6-8pm
The Green Butchers
Combining the trite, the morbid and the amusing, The Green Butchers is a Danish black comedy in the vein of Delicatessen. Bjarne and Svend are pals who open a butcher shop that becomes a success only after a tragic but timely discovery in their walk-in freezer.
$2 IFS members and UWEC faculty/staff, $1 Students
Thursday, May. 14 • 5:30pm
The Bucket List
If your life were to end today, what would you most regret? With Actors Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, this film deals with this question by making a list of all the things they dream of doing before they "kick the bucket". Film will be followed by discussion and the opportunity to create your own bucket list. Limited to 20 attendees. Register by May 11.
Center for Healthy Living, Sacred Heart Hospital • Eau Claire • 717-1600 • www.sacredhearthospital-ec.org
Thursday, May. 14 • 7-9pm
48 Hour Film Award Show
The films shot during the 48 hour project in April will be screened at the State Theater with awards given out for best film, best actor, best actress, and best use of prop. Please come and check out the films made by local filmmakers.
Free
State Theatre • Eau Claire • 828-6576
Thursday, May. 14 • 7pm
The Big Sleep
Watch the classic 1946 film noir, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Thursday, May. 21 • 7pm
Sabrina
Starring Audrey Hepburn and Humphery Bogart, 1954.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Tuesday, May. 26 • 10:30am
Two Brothers
There will be a short break for lunch at 11:30am. To reserve a meal, call Senior Dining at 839-4889 by 3pm the day before.
L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com
Saturday, May. 30 • 1pm
Twilight
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) doesn’t expect much when she moves to the small town of Forks, Wash., until she meets the mysterious and handsome Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy who’s hiding a dark secret: he’s a vampire. Twilight adds a dangerous twist to the classic story of star-crossed lovers. Movie rated PG-13. Free popcorn!
FREE • teens
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Thursday, Jun. 4 • 7pm
Catch 22
In this 1970 film adaptation of the classic Joseph Heller novel, a World War II air force bombardier is trying desperately to be certified insane so he can stop flying missions. Featuring Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, and Richard Benjamin.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Saturday, Jun. 6 • 9:30pm
Volume One Back-Alley Summer Cinema Series: The Karate Kid
The 80s sensation that launched a franchise and young star Ralph Macchio has since landed cult status. The film centers on a teen who moves to California, and gets bullied by a karate gang. An elderly Japanese man takes the youngster under his wing, and blends lessons of ancient martial arts with life lessons. The Karate Kid has all of the elements of a classic sports movie: the love interest (Elizabeth Shue), the taskmaster with a heart of gold, the “big game,” and a killer montage. Bring a blanket or chairs.
FREE
552-0457
Monday, Jun. 8 • 3-5pm
Free Movie: A League of Their Own
A washed-up ballplayer is hired to coach in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League while the male pros are at war in 1943, and finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his team. Rated PG.
Free • 12 to 17
Chippewa Falls Public Library • Chippewa Falls • 723-1146 •
Thursday, Jun. 11 • 2-3:45pm
Hotel for Dogs
Andi and her younger brother transform an abandoned hotel into a magical dog paradise for their dog, Friday and all the strays in the city. This movie is based on the same book by Lois Duncan. Rated PG. Permission slip required. No registration necessary.
FREE
Chippewa Falls Public Library • Chippewa Falls • 723-1146 •
Thursday, Jun. 11 • 7pm
The Thomas Crown Affair
Crown, a young, handsome millionaire pulls off a perfect crime as an independent insurance investigator digs deep into the case, suspecting Crown's involvement. The affair that follows threatens her chance to bring Thomas Crown to justice. Released in 1968 and featuring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Friday, Jun. 12 • 10:30am
Dinner at the Ritz
A murdered financier is murdered and his daughter is determined find who's responsible, all while working as a jewelry saleswoman. 1937 film featuring Annabella and David Niven. Lunch break at 11:30. For a meal, call Senior Dining at 839-4889 by 3pm the day before.
FREE
L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com
Wednesday, Jun. 17 • 7pm
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
See the documentary on A Prarie Home Companion creator and enigmatic radio storyteller Garrison Keillor. This is a special sneak peek before it is aired on WPT!
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Thursday, Jun. 18 • 5-7pm
Scary Movie & Pizza Night
Watch a classic scary movie and eat pizza with your friends! All ages are welcome to attend, but youth 13 and younger should be accompanied by an adult. Please contact the library for more information or to register. Registration required, deadline: Jun. 16.
Free
Fall Creek Public Library, 122 E Lincoln Ave, Fall Creek 877-3334 • www.fallcreekpubliclibrary.org
Saturday, Jun. 20 • 7:15-9:30pm
Milk
Milk tells the story of Harvey Milk, a San Fransisco City Supervisor who was the first openly gay elected official in the United States. Sean Penn won an Oscar for his portrayal. Admission and popcorn are always free. Doors open at 7:15pm.
Free
LGBT Community Center of the Chippewa Valley, 510 South Farwell, Eau Claire 552-LGBT
Thursday, Jun. 25 • 4:30pm
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
This sentimental story centers around a deaf-mute named Singer and Mick, a teenager. Mick and Singer become friends despite Singer's lack of communication and Mick's struggle with teenage traumas. The lives of the people Singer touches are varied, linked only by their friendship with Singer. Singer does his best to help those around him solve their problems, but who is there to help him solve his own? 1968, featuring Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke.
FREE
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Thursday, Jun. 25 • 7pm
The Time of Your Life
Joe spends a lot of his time at Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. Today, Tom notices a woman named Kitty when she comes into Nick's, and quickly falls in love. Nick thinks on all the peoples who come into his bar, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time. This 1948 film stars James Cagney and is based on 1939 William Saroyan play.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Thursday, Jul. 2 • 7pm
The Stranger
This 1946 film stars Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young. Wilson, working for the War Crimes Commission is pursuing Franz Kindler, a mastermind of the Holocaust, who effectively erased his identity. So, Wilson releases Kindler's former comrade Meinike and follows him to Harper, Connecticut.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Monday, Jul. 6 • 9:30pm
Volume One Back-Alley Summer Cinema Series: The Karate Kid
The 80s sensation that launched a franchise and young star Ralph Macchio has since landed cult status. The film centers on a teen who moves to California, and gets bullied by a karate gang. An elderly Japanese man takes the youngster under his wing, and blends lessons of ancient martial arts with life lessons. The Karate Kid has all of the elements of a classic sports movie: the love interest (Elizabeth Shue), the taskmaster with a heart of gold, the “big game,” and a killer montage. Concessions available. Bring your own chairs or blankets. Be aware of each film’s rating, as not all films are for everyone.
FREE • PG-13
the alley that would be 205 Graham Ave. 552-0457
Thursday, Jul. 9 • 2-3:15pm
Free Movie: "Inkheart"
Join us for an afternoon of popcorn and movie viewing. Our feature presentation is Inkheart, a 'PG' rated film, based on the book 'Inkheart' by Cornelia Funke. Permission slips are required for children under age 12. Stop by the library to pick one up or make your own using a caregiver's signature.
FREE • all ages
Chippewa Falls Public Library • Chippewa Falls • 723-1146 •
Monday, Jul. 13 • 9:30pm
Volume One Back-Alley Summer Cinema Series: Waitress
This sweet and empowering indie comedy did for pies what Sideways did for pinot. This slice of life from writer-director-actress Adrienne Shelly follows a group of small-town diner waitresses, all unhappy with their love lives, and one of which finds solace only in the concoction of pies. When she gets pregnant and can’t live with her abusive husband any longer, she decides to go for broke with a pie contest and sexy OB-GYN. This Sundance Film Festival hit features Cheryl Hines, Nathan Fillion, Andy Griffith, and a shocking lead performance by Keri Russell. Concessions available. Bring your own chairs or blankets. Be aware of each film’s rating, as not all films are for everyone.
FREE • PG-13
the alley that would be 205 Graham Ave. 552-0457
Saturday, Jul. 18 • 7:15-10pm
Saturday Night at the Movies: Better than Chocolate
Saturday Night at the Movies presents, "Better than Chocolate." Doors open at 7:15pm and the Movie rolls at 7:30. Beverages and movie snacks are also available.
FREE admission & popcorn
LGBT Community Center of the Chippewa Valley, 510 South Farwell Street, Eau Claire 552-5428
Monday, Jul. 20 • 9:30pm
Volume One Back-Alley Summer Cinema Series: Young @ Heart
This feel-good documentary fixates on a unique vocal choir that tackles the likes of Radiohead, Sonic Youth, The Clash, and David Bowie. Its members would rarely be called “hip,” however, as their median age is 80. As cameras follow the seniors as they prepare for a big gig, we get to know the characters driving this humorous and talented group, and, ultimately, feel like a part of them. From packed performance halls to tearful hospital bedsides, Young @ Heart is the kind of film that pulls at the hearts strings and well as guitar strings. Bring your own blanket or chair. Bring your own chairs or blankets. Be aware of each film’s rating, as not all films are for everyone.
FREE • PG
The alley that would be 205 Graham Ave. 552-0457
Thursday, Jul. 23 • 7pm
Angel On My Shoulder
Take a weeknight break, get out and socialize with your friends, family and neighbors while enjoying a classic film. Movies always look and feel better on the BIG screen when you are with a room full of people. Angel On My Shoulder is a 1946 film starring Paul Muni, Claude Rains and Anne Baxter about a deal between the devil and a dead gangster.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Thursday, Jul. 23 • 8pm
Fun, Flicks and Foster Care
Teipner Treatment Homes, Inc. will be projecting the movie “Meet the Robinsons” on the rock at Allen Park in Chippewa Falls. Admission is FREE. Allen Park is located on Bridge St across from the visitors center. Information will be provided about how to become a treatment foster parent. Please bring a blanket or chairs to sit and enjoy the film. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free
Allen Park, Bridge St, Chippewa Falls 726-1626
Saturday, Jul. 25 • 10am-1pm
H2O Extreme Showing
The Ski Sprites Water Ski Team invites to you a one-time only showing of H2O Extreme, the new movie about a Wisconsin hockey player who goes to Florida and is opened up to the world of water skiing at Cypress Gardens. Includes Chris Carmack and Nikki Griffin (of The OC) as well as Rider Strong (Boy Meets world). Reception at 10am, movie starts at 11am. Half the proceeds go to the Ski Sprites!
$10
Micon Cinemas, 475 Chippewa Mall Drive, Chippewa Falls, WI 894-0731
Monday, Jul. 27 • 9:30pm
Volume One Back-Alley Summer Cinema Series: Lars & the Real Girl
SORRY! DUE TO TODAYS HEAVY RAIN, THE CINEMA SERIES IS CANCELLED TONIGHT. MASSIVE PUDDLE. That a comedy about mental illness manages to stay funny and touching without being cheap or condescending is a testament of the talent and execution that came together in this indie Oscar nominee. Ryan Gosling plays the title character, who has a severe fixation on privacy and personal space. His neighboring brother and sister-in-law aren’t worried, until he purchases a sex doll and interacts with her like the love of his life. As the town psychiatrist tries to work with Lars, the rest of the town just plays along. For a film to cover such bleak bases, it’s incredibly uplifting, heartwarming, and funny. Concessions available. Bring your own chairs or blankets. Be aware of each film’s rating, as not all films are for everyone.
Free • PG-13
the alley that would be 205 Graham Ave. 552-0457
Thursday, Jul. 30 • 7pm
The Lost World
Lost world is a 1925 silent film based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of the same name. Starring Wallace Beery, this film pioneered several movie elements that resonate today, including stop-action motion capture and dinosaur-meets-civilization films.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Monday, Aug. 3 • 9:30pm
Volume One Back-Alley Summer Cinema Series: The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride masterfully combines romance, fantasy, action, and comedy for one of the most iconic family films ever made. The story whisks us away to the kingdom of Florin, where a masked crusader tries to rescue a kidnapped princess from a cruel prince, powerful giant, master swordsman, shrieking eels, large rodents, ball of fire, and quicksand. This timeless fairy tale features a memorable cast including Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, André the Giant, Billy Crystal, Peter Falk, and Fred Savage. Concessions available. Bring your own chairs or blankets. Be aware of each film’s rating, as not all films are for everyone.
FREE • PG-13
the alley that would be 205 Graham Ave. 552-0457
Thursday, Aug. 6 • 7pm
Randy Rides Alone
Take a weeknight break, get out and socialize with your friends, family and neighbors while enjoying a classic film. Movies always look and feel better on the BIG screen when you are with a room full of people. Randy Rides Alone is a 1934 Western film starring Johny Wayne and Alberta Vaughn.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Thursday, Aug. 13 • 7pm
The Carnival of Souls
Featuring Candace Hilligoss, Carnival of Souls is a 1962 horror film directed by Herk Harvey. After being the sole survivor of a deadly car accident, talented young organist Mary Henry is haunted by ghoulish apparitions and can't help her hymnal organ playing is turning to something more demonic.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Saturday, Aug. 15 • 7pm
Saved!
In a Christian school, the fanatic and wealthy Hilary Faye and Mary are best friends. Their friendship ends when Mary gets pregnant, after having sex with her gay boy-friend trying to "save" him.
FREE
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-5428
Saturday, Aug. 15 • 9pm
Latter Days
A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe. Discussion to follow the movie for those interested! Beverages and movie snacks are also available to purchase!
Admission & popcorn FREE
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-5428
Tuesday, Aug. 18 • 5:30pm
The Secret Life of Bees
An inspirational film that tells the story of Lily Owens, a 14-year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with he father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her Mother’s past. The movie will be followed by a discussion.
FREE
The Healing Place, Sacred Heart Hospital • Eau Claire • 717-6028 • www.sacredhearthospital-ec.org
Thursday, Aug. 20 • 5pm
Life is Beautiful
In 1930s Italy, a carefree Jewish book keeper named Guido starts a fairy tale life by courting and marrying a lovely woman from a nearby city. The two have a son and live happily until German forces occupy Italy. In an attempt to hold his family together and help his son survive the horrors of a Jewish concentration camp, Guido imagines the Holocaust is a game and that the grand prize for winning is a tank.
FREE
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Thursday, Aug. 27 • 7pm
A Farewell to Arms
Starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes, A Farewell to Arms is a 1932 film directed by Frank Borzage based on the 1929 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. Set during World War I, American ambulance driver Frederick Henry and English Red Cross nurse Catherine Barkley spark a tragic romance when the envious Major Rinaldi transfers Catherine away from Frederick to Milan.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Thursday, Sep. 3 • 6-8pm
Hot Fuzz
In this 2007 comedy, London's top cop Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg), is so good he makes everyone else look bad. When Angel’s superiors send him to a place where his talents won’t be quite so embarrassing, the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford, he must partner up with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) to get to the bottom of a series of mysterious accidents.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Sep. 10 • 6-8pm
Man on Wire
A fiery young high wire walker named Philippe Petit spends seven years planning a secret mission to walk across the two World Trade Center towers. Sneaking their way past security and making their way to the top of the towers with heavy equipment, the team must then battle the elements to install the wire, not to mention the walk Philippe faces ahead.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Sep. 11 • 7-9pm
Fun, Flicks and Foster Care: Bolt
Teipner Treatment Homes, Inc. is showing “Bolt” on the rock at Allen Park in Chippewa Falls. Allen Park is located on Bridge St across from the visitors center. Information will be provided about how to become a treatment foster parent. Please bring a blanket or chairs to sit an enjoy the film. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free
Allen Park, Bridge St, Chippewa Falls 726-1626
Friday, Sep. 11 • 8pm
Terminator: Salvation
In the future, after Skynet obliterated much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor aims to keep the machines from finishing the job. PG-13. Film starts at dusk.
FREE
South lawn, UW-Stout, Menomonie
Sunday, Sep. 13 • 5:15pm
Terror From Beneath the Earth
Movie lovers are invited to join the fun during the regional premiere of "Terror From Beneath the Earth," starring the Chippewa Valley's own Mike Cook. After years of underground atomic testing, one of the animals living within the Wisawa caves has undergone a radical and unimaginably horrible transformation! As local children disappear, explorers Dr. Vincent Edwards and colleague Rosemary are tapped to spearhead the rescue mission. Most of the cast will be at this event.
$5
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 720-2291 • www.miconcinemas.com
Thursday, Sep. 17 • 6-8pm
The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. Dean Stiffle finds his friend Troy dead in his room and doesn't bother telling any of the adults. Local drug dealers want to steal Troy's stash and will seemingly stop at nothing to get it.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Sep. 24 • 6-8pm
Akira
In 2019, 31 years after Tokyo was destroyed by what was believed to be an atomic bomb, Neo-Tokyo has sprung from the ruins. Barely under military control, the new city is beset by civil unrest and motorcycle gangs race through the streets. Tetsuo, a troubled young member of a gang led by the breezy Kaneda, is detained for psychic experiments that begin to regenerate the force that had actually destroyed the city three decades before.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Sep. 24 • 7pm
My Favorite Brunette
In this 1947 detective/film noir parody starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, a photographer who dreams about being a real private detective is mistaken for a detective by a mysterious lady in distress, and soon finds himself involved in a murder mystery.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Friday, Sep. 25 • 6pm
Public Enemies
The movie Public Enemies follows famous bank robber John Dillinger in the last few years of his life. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. Enter Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who aims to track Dillinger down.
Free
Applied Arts 210, UW-Stout, 302 10th Ave E, Menomonie 232-2432
Friday, Sep. 25 • 7-10pm
B.O.R.N for Justice for All Film Festival
B.O.R.N (bearing our responsibility now) for Justice is putting on a film festival sponsored by the Human Rights Coalition (HRC) promoting awareness of human injustice around the world. Sunday: Invisible Children- The Rescue; Monday: Latin American Documentary; Tuesday: Rana's Wedding; Wednesday: Not for Sale; Thursday: Amnesty International; Friday: Taxi to the Darkside with a set from Innocent Men, a cappella group starting at 7pm. Snacks provided.
Free • All Ages
Behind Sutherland Hall, UWEC upper campus (rain location: Hibbard Hall room 100 or 102), UWEC lower campus
Thursday, Oct. 1 • 8:30-10:30pm
The Class
Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, this documentary-like drama covers one year in a high-school classroom in a tough suburban Paris neighborhood. Cultures and attitudes often clash as a young teacher of French engages his teenaged students in verbal jousting. His extravagant frankness often takes the students by surprise, but his classroom ethics are put to the test when his students begin to challenge his methods.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Oct. 2 • 7-10pm
B-Flick Movie Night: The Killer Shrews (1959)
Help us make fun of an old movie in the tradition of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Serving a meal and all you can eat popcorn for super cheap! We also have a full espresso bar for all your caffeine needs.
Free • 18+
The Blind Munchies Coffeehouse, 621 Wilson Ave, Menomonie 235-9300
Tuesday, Oct. 6 • 6pm
Little Immigrants
For Hispanic Heritage Month, see the documentary "Little Immigrants" and give a presentation open to the general public. Alumni Room, film: 6 p.m., presentation: 7:30 p.m. In the film, Mexican children Abi and Eliezer try to cross the Mexico-US border to re-unite with their mother. Panel discussion on women's studies abroad in Nicaragua takes place 3:30-5pm.
Alumni Room, Davies Center, UWEC
Thursday, Oct. 8 • 6-8:30pm
Southland Tales
Richard Kelly’s sprawling ensemble piece is set in Los Angeles in the aftermath of World War III and on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. An action star with amnesia meets an adult-film star working on a reality-TV project and a cop who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. Rated R.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Oct. 8 • 7pm
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
This a 1916 silent film based on Jules Verne's internationally recognized seafaring novel featuring Captain Nemo and the fantastic submarine, the Nautilus.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Friday, Oct. 9 • 6:30pm
The Hangover
This Las Vegas-set comedy is about three groomsmen who lose the best man (their best friend) after a bachelor's party chock full of drunken adventures. With time ticking towards the wedding start time, the groomsmen must retrace their steps to find him. Rated R.
FREE
Applied Arts 210, UW-Stout, 302 10th Ave E, Menomonie
Wednesday, Oct. 14 • 7pm
Food, Inc.
This documentary is an eye-opening expose of the modern food industry. Food, Inc. makes certain you never look at dinner the same way again, essential viewing for any health-conscious individual. Rated PG.
FREE
Applied Arts 210, UW-Stout, 302 10th Ave E, Menomonie
Thursday, Oct. 15 • 6-8pm
Lars and the Real Girl
In a Midwestern town, an entire community embraces a delusion essential to the survival of a lonely, painfully introverted young man (Ryan Gosling) - and everyone is changed for the better. Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner and Patricia Clarkson costar. The Oscar-nominated screenplay by Nancy Oliver (Six Feet Under) received the Humanitas Prize; Gosling received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations. Rated PG-13.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Oct. 16 • 1pm
Carmike Independent Film Series: My Sweet Misery
In a deserted, lonely coastal tourist town on its off-season, Sam, a lost soul, is haunted by a mysterious past coming full-circle in strange and surreal ways. Sam's brother Burke may be his only hope, though he is a world-weary sometimes violent sociopath.
$5
Carmike Oakwood 12 • Eau Claire • 835-1030 •
Saturday, Oct. 17 • 6:45pm
The Sum of Us
Set in Sydney, Australia this 1994 movie tells the story of a father and his gay son while trying to find Ms./Mr. Right, respectively. The film shows their relationships with one another and the objects of their affection as tragedy strikes. Starring Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson. Doors open at 6:45pm.
Admission & popcorn FREE
LGBT Community Center of the Chippewa Valley, 510 South Farwell Street, Eau Claire 552-LGBT
Tuesday, Oct. 20 • 6:30-9pm
FLOW: For Love of Water
FLOW is an award winning film dealing with the world water crisis. After the film, local experts will be on hand for questions and discussion.
Free
Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd., Menomonie 232-8791
Wednesday, Oct. 21 • 5pm
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
This documentary is a gripping account of a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for Liberia, an African nation torn to shreds by a decades-old civil war. This small group of women was instrumental in bringing lasting peace to their country. The New York Times described the film as “uplifting, disheartening, inspiring, and enraging. The mind reels while watching this documentary.”
$5 • high school & up
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 720-2291 • www.miconcinemas.com
Thursday, Oct. 22 • 6-8pm
Days of Glory
The forgotten story of Algerian Arabs, “indigènes”, who volunteered to fight for France in World War II is told in this gritty, old-fashioned war movie, an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. New York Magazine calls it “a rousing memorial to the Muslims who fought against Germany — and fought because they wanted to be Frenchmen. ... Scene after scene makes its anti-racist point, and yet the film isn’t a series of head butts. It’s a measured, classical piece of storytelling that gives you room to breathe.”
FREE • Rated R
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Oct. 22 • 7pm
Jack & the Beanstalk
Join us on Thursday nights for a classic movie in the Landmark Theater. Take a weeknight break, get out and socialize with your friends, family and neighbors while enjoying a classic film. Movies always look and feel better on the BIG screen when you are with a room full of people.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Friday, Oct. 23 • 1pm
Children of All Ages
This is an amazing three-ringed documentary showcasing the most storied entertainment form in American history: the circus. Ring 1 is Sailor Circus the longest running children's circus in the country. Ring 2 is the world's largest miniature circus, an astonishing 3,800 square feet tabletop tableau showcasing more than a million pieces. Ring 3 is an exclusive talk with the greatest living circus performers.
$5 • all ages
Carmike Oakwood 12 • Eau Claire • 835-1030 •
Saturday, Oct. 24 • 3pm
An IndieScreening of "The Age of Stupid"
The most important new film on climate change. Produced over four years by McLibel director Franny Armstrong, this drama-documentary-animation hybrid stars Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking back at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?
Free
Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd., Menomonie 235-3535
Saturday, Oct. 24 • 7pm
An IndieScreening of "The Age of Stupid"
The most important new film on climate change. Produced over four years by McLibel director Franny Armstrong, this drama-documentary-animation hybrid stars Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking back at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?
Free
The Raw Deal, 544 S Broadway, Menomonie 235-3535
Tuesday, Oct. 27 • 6-9pm
48 Hour Fall Project Award Show
Come and view the results as 11 local film makers bring you their martial arts movies, created October 2-4 during the 48 hour video competition. You can help choose the audience favorite of these short (ten minute maximum) films!
Free
Davies Theater, UWEC, Eau Claire (715) 839-5067
Thursday, Oct. 29 • 6-7:30pm
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Although Ed Wood’s camp classic was voted “the worst film of all time” in a readers’ poll for the 1980 book The Golden Turkey Awards, some argue that it’s so bad that it’s good. “The plot brings monsters from outer space to rob our graveyards, rejuvenate whatever is left of the dead and make robot-like slaves out of them,” wrote film distributor Kit Parker. “But we quickly discover we can’t tell the robot monsters from the straight actors. This little number hit such an outrageous low that every moment of it is hilarious.”
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Oct. 29 • 7pm
Dementia 13
In this 1963 horror thriller, Louise meets schemes to meet her recently died husband's family to find a way into his rich mother's will. Unknown to her, the family meeting takes place in an Irish castle and an axe-wielding madman is stalking the premises.
FREE
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Thursday, Oct. 29 • 8pm
Fenris Unchained - Eau Claire Screening
In this locally produced film, an Eau Claire bartender becomes embroiled in a war between Norse Gods that threatens to release Fenris, ultimately causing the death of all mankind. Come down to the House of Rock to view the film and chat with cast and crew with nifty items for sale.
FREE
Eau Claire House of Rock • Eau Claire • 838-0158 •
Thursday, Nov. 5 • 7-9pm
O Lucky Man!
The picaresque adventures of the good-natured Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) are traced on his journey through life, from his first job as a coffee salesman to his being cast as the perfect innocent in a movie. Loosely conceived as a sequel to If…, the satirical odyssey (punctuated with songs by Alan Price) targets advertising, the military, politics, science, religion, class and filmmaking itself.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Nov. 12 • 6-8pm
Fantastic Planet
Animation, philosophy and surrealism combine in this underground masterpiece about a futuristic planet where two races have evolved. The giant blue Draags are the ruling class, subjugating the primitive Oms, human-like beings who are kept as domesticated pets. The social order is disturbed when one of the Oms accidentally receives an education and encourages the others to demand equality. The allegory won the grand prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.
FREE • Rated PG
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Sunday, Nov. 15 • 1:30pm
Alaska Far Away: The New Deal Pioneers of the Matanuska Colony
In the midst of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal gave 202 struggling Midwestern farm families an extraordinary opportunity to start over in Alaska. Part of the Heritage Speaker Series, join us for a screening of this wonderful documentary.
Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum • Menomonie • 232-8685
Tuesday, Nov. 17 • 7-9pm
RETHINK Afghanistan
This is a documentary film by Robert Greenwald with interviews of the Afghan people, heads of think tanks and former US officials including CIA operatives. This movie tries to show some of the results of our occupation in this country. A discussion will be held after the viewing by members of the audience.
Free
Memorial High School Little Theater, 2225 Keith St, Eau Claire 874-6412
Thursday, Nov. 19 • 6-8pm
Waltz with Bashir
Documentary filmmaker Ari Folman uses animation to reconstruct and come to terms with a massacre that occurred during Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon - a memory he had completely suppressed. “Provocative, hallucinatory, incendiary, this devastating animated documentary is unlike any Israeli film you’ve seen,” wrote the Los Angeles Times. Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign Language Film of 2008.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Nov. 20 • 6pm
(500) Days of Summer
Summer is always looking for a good time and lives her life without a care. Despite being physically average in many aspects, Summer had always attracted the attention of men. Tom was no exception, and when he saw Summer it was love at first sight. Through the trials and tribulations of Tom and Summer's so-called relationship, Tom could always count on the advice of his best friends, McKenzie and Paul, but will Tom take the advice?
Free
Applied Arts room 210, UW-Stout, 302 10th Ave East, Menomonie 232-2432
Saturday, Nov. 21 • 6:45-9pm
Kinky Boots
The story of a family shoe business, the needs of a drag queen, and the way the shoe business is transformed to both survive and help those "ladies" in need.
Free
LGBT Community Center of the Chippewa Valley, 510 South Farwell Street, Eau Claire 552-LGBT
Thursday, Dec. 3 • 6-8pm
Before the Rain
The first film made in the newly independent Republic of Macedonia, Before the Rain is a lyrical portrait of ethnic and religious hatred that remains one of recent cinema’s most powerful laments on the futility of war. Made during the strife of the war-torn Balkan states in the 1990s, the three-episode drama puts the conflict into context by examining its impact upon personal relationships.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Dec. 4 • 6pm
Taking Woodstock
In 1969 Elliot Tiber moves back home to help his parents manage their rundown motel when he calls the producers of a cancelled music festival to bring business to the motel. In three weeks, half a million people are coming to White Lake, NY, with Elliot is involved in a generation-defining experience that changes American culture forever.
Free • Rated R
UW-Stout, 302 10th Ave. E., Menomonie 232-2432
Wednesday, Dec. 9 • 7pm
District 9
This eye-opening sci-fi film follows a story that starts in 1990, when a massive starship bearing a dying alien population appears over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty years after being taken in as refugees, the initial welcome by the human population has worn off. As angers arise, the story follows Wikus van der Merwe as he leads to the charge to forcibly evict the alien population. Little does he know his world is about to change!
Free
UW-Stout, Applied Arts Building, room 210, 302 10th Ave. E., Menomonie 232-2432
Thursday, Dec. 10 • 6-8pm
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Born Christmas Day 1960, Zac is the fourth in a family of five sons growing up in a strict but loving Catholic household in Montreal. An unsentimental, heartwarming coming-of-age movie unwinding over 20 years, C.R.A.Z.Y. is ultimately the story of a beautifully ordinary family, of parental love, of outsiders struggling to find their place in the world and of the challenges of growing up different.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Dec. 11 • 6pm
500 Days of Summer
Summer is always looking for a good time and lives her life without a care. When Tom saw Summer, it was love at first sight. Through the trials and tribulations of Tom and Summer's so-called relationship, Tom could always count on the advice of his best friends, but will Tom take the advice? Featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel.
Free • PG-13
UW-Stout, 302 10th Ave. E., Menomonie 232-2432
Sunday, Dec. 13 • 10am
VeggieTales: Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving
Featuring VeggieTales, Saint Nicholas A Story of Joyful Giving at the Micon Cinema in Chippewa Falls.
FREE • all ages
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 720-2291 • www.miconcinemas.com
Sunday, Dec. 13 • 9pm
Found Footage Festival
Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher began collecting found videotapes in 1991 after stumbling across a training video entitled, “Inside and Outside Custodial Duties” in a McDonald’s break room. Since then, they have compiled an impressive collection of strange, outrageous and profoundly stupid videos. Joe and Nick return to Eau Claire to present some of the latest and most ridiculous finds of the Found Footage Festival yet! The Onion calls it "Skull-crushingly funny!"
$8
Cameo Budget Twin • Eau Claire • 832-3355 • www.ecmovies.com
Sunday, Dec. 20 • 7:45pm
3 Needles
This 2005 movie stars Shawn Ashmore, Stockard Channing, Lucy Liu, and Sandra Oh. The movie is a three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis. Admission and popcorn are always free. Beverages and movie snacks are also available.
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-5428
Wednesday, Dec. 30 • 3-4:45pm
Teen WinterBreak@theMovies: Inkheart
Escape mid Winter Break boredom by seeing a free movie with friends. The library will be showing "Inkheart," based on the popular book series by Cornelia Funke. The film is rated PG. Snacks will be provided. No registration necessary. This program will be held in the Youth Services Program Room.
Free • 12 to 18
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire Street, Eau Claire 839-5007
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Horror Movie Night: The Beyond
This 1981 Italian horror movie directed by Lucio Fulci, often praised as his best work, is about a young woman who inherits a hotel in Louisiana only to discover it was built over one of the seven entrances to hell. Check contact info for event time.
The Mousetrap • Eau Claire • 832-8418 • www.myspace.com
Thursday, Jan. 28 • 6-8pm
Persepolis
Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches the glorious Iranian Revolution of 1979 become a repressive tyranny ruled by Islamic fundamentalists. Since Marji refuses to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life.
• PG-13
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Jan. 29 • 6-8pm
Where the Wild Things Are
It is a story about Max, a boy that is having trouble finding happiness. He runs away, and sails to a far-off land where he encounters The Wild Things, like nothing he has seen before with very human emotions. He is made their king, and tries to bring joy into their lives.
Free • PG, 101 minutes
UW-Stout Applied Arts 210, 712 S Broadway, Menomonie 232-2432
Friday, Jan. 29 • 7-9pm
They Came From Beyond Space
It's B-movie night. Conquerors from a dying world invade Earth. They turn women into robots, enslave men and turn cities into places of terror.
Free; all you can eat popcorn $2 plus grilled stuffed burritos and gourmet espresso available • 18+
The Blind Munchies Coffeehouse, 621 Wilson Ave, Menomonie 235-9300
Thursday, Feb. 4 • 6-8pm
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Robert Downey, Jr., stars as Harry Lockhart, a petty thief who tests for a film role as a private detective. To help Harry prepare, his new agent arranges for him to shadow a gay private investigator, Perry van Shrike, AKA "Gay Perry" (Val Kilmer). But when Perry takes Harry along on a simple job for a mystery client, the two witness the disposal of a dead body, and the game suddenly becomes serious.
• Rated R
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Feb. 5 • 7pm
23 Days of Filmmaking
Compete to make the best film you can in 23 days! Interested filmmakers meet for a prop and a line of dialogue. You have 23 days to do your filming. All teams get a limited edition ECLIF T-shirt. Public screenings take place in March.
$10 entry fee
Community Television • Eau Claire • 828-6576 •
Thursday, Feb. 11 • 6-8pm
Moon
Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of energy, Helium-3. His time on the moon is nearly over. Sam's suddenly deteriorating health leads to an almost fatal accident when Sam meets a younger, angrier version of himself, who claims to be there to fulfill the same three year contract Sam started all those years ago.
• Rated R
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Feb. 12 • 6pm
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Get your Edward Cullen fix on a screen bigger than your home TV. Blue Devil Productions is proud to present the film New Moon at UW–Stout.
Free • PG-13
U.W. Stout Applied Arts 210, 712 S. Broadway St., Menomonie 232-2432
Thursday, Feb. 18 • 6-8pm
Repo! The Genetic Opera
After an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet, a savior emerges in GeneCo, a biotech company that offers transplants that can be financed. However, when people default on their payments, the Repo Men, GeneCo's surgeon assassins, come to take the organs back. This goth horror-musical stars Anthony Stewart Head, Paul Sorvino, Paris Hilton and Sarah Brightman.
FREE with BluGold ID or International Film Society membership • Rated R
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Feb. 19 • 11:59pm
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Yeah, it's one of those audience participation shows! When a soon-to-be married couple must take shelter in the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, what follows is the classic fast-paced pastiche of camp, science fiction, rock music and "horror" which made the Rocky Horror Picture Show among the greatest cult classic films in history. Tickets available at the Davies Service Center.
$8, $5 with UWEC student ID • Rated R
Council Fire Room, Davies Center, UWEC
Saturday, Feb. 20 • 6:45-9pm
Amancia, Two Faces on a Tombstone
In this award winning documentary film, a young gay man is murdered in Yuma, Arizona and features the heroic efforts of one man to bring the murderer to justice. Directed by award winning film maker Tom Murray, AMANCIO received the “Audience Favorite” award at the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and has been shown at numerous film festivals across the US, both gay and mainstream.
FREE
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-LGBT
Monday, Feb. 22 • 5:30pm
Chocolat
Chocolat tells the story of a young mother who arrives at a repressed French village to open a small chocolaterie. The store imbues both wonder and angst within the villagers as her chocolate begins to change the lives of the townspeople.
• PG-13
The Healing Place, Sacred Heart Hospital • Eau Claire • 717-6028 • www.sacredhearthospital-ec.org
Thursday, Feb. 25 • 6-8pm
Tell No One
Pediatrician Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet) still grieves eight years after the murder of his beloved wife Margot. When two bodies are found near the scene of the crime, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to video that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive and a message to tell no one.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Feb. 26 • 11am
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Join us as we view the 2009 movie release based on the same titled book by Judi Barrett. Open to anyone. Children under 12 should have a note signed by their parents stating that it is okay for them to view the movie. Popcorn provided.
• PG
Chippewa Falls Public Library • Chippewa Falls • (715) 723-1146
Friday, Feb. 26 • 7-9pm
It Came From Outer Space (in 3D)
Enjoy a memorable B-movie night in the style of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It Came From Outer Space promises thrills that almost touch you through the magic of 3-dimension. Witness amazing sights the human eye has never before seen.
FREE showing; 3D glasses, popcorn, dinner, gourmet coffee and soda available to purchase • 18+
The Blind Munchies Coffeehouse, 621 Wilson Ave, Menomonie 235-9300
Sunday, Feb. 28 • 5pm
Siren's Song
Siren's Song is a locally produced, locally filmed modern version of a Scottish siren legend in which a seaman betrays his young lover. The drowns herself and is reborn banished to an enchanted river, where her songs are preludes to more sinister deeds.
$5
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 720-2291 • www.miconcinemas.com
Tuesday, Mar. 2 • 6:30pm
Azur et Asmar
Azur is a blond boy with blue eyes, Asmar has dark hair and dark eyes. As kids, they fought and loved each other as brothers do. As grown ups, they mercilessly become rival in the quest for the djinn's fairy, in a medieval Maghreb, full of dangers, magic spells and wonders. Pre-party at 5:30pm includes refreshments and a speaker about French cinema.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Wednesday, Mar. 3 • 7:30pm
Monumental: David Brower’s Fight for Wild America
Brower, who was Sierra Club executive director from 1952-1969, is known as one of the most prominent conservationists of the twentieth century. What is lesser known is his colorful history as a mountaineer, river rafter, and filmmaker. Through its look back at an earlier period, the film hopes to inspire renewed confidence in the ability of citizens to fight against environmental threats despite overwhelming odds.
FREE
Northstar Middle School Commons, 2711 Abbe Hill Dr., Eau Claire 926-5107
Thursday, Mar. 4 • 6-8pm
M
Inspired by an actual case, Fritz Lang’s harrowing masterwork of private madness and public hysteria stars Peter Lorre as a serial child murder terrorizing Berlin. The police conduct an investigation that so disrupts the city’s underworld that the criminals also organize a search for the murderer.
FREE with a valid Blugold ID Card or International Film Society membership card. • not rated
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Saturday, Mar. 6 • 6-8:15pm
Sherlock Holmes
Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Will Sherlock Holmes wits be enough to solve this impossible crime? This movie is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material. Run time is 128 minutes.
FREE
UW-Stout Applied Arts Room 210, 712 S Broadway, Menomonie 232-2432
Sunday, Mar. 7 • 2-3:30pm
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
In honor of International Women's Day, the Women's and Gender Equity (WAGE) Center will be screening Pray the Devil Back to Hell, which chronicles the story of courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country. Inspiring, uplifting, and motivating, Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave., Eau Claire 836-2693
Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 5:15pm
Iron Jawed Angels
Katja von Garnier's "Iron Jawed Angels" tells the remarkable and little-known story of a group of passionate and dynamic young women, led by Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and her friend Lucy Burns (Frances O'Connor), who put their lives on the line to fight for American women's right to vote. This film showing is part of UW-Stout's Women's History Month.
Micheels Hall room 290, UW-Stout, Menomonie
Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 6:30pm
La Graine et le Mulet
At the port of Sète, Mr. Slimani, a tired sixty year old has is going through a difficult period in his life and desires escape from it to set up his own restaurant, a seemingly unreachable dream. His family which gradually reconnects to help realize this project.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Wednesday, Mar. 10 • 6:30pm
Un Baiser, s'il Vous Plait
When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening together and at the end, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences", then telling him a story about the impossibility of indulging your desires without affecting someone else's life.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Mar. 11 • 6-8pm
Thirst
A devoted Catholic priest selflessly volunteers to test a new vaccine is stricken by a deadly virus, transforming him into a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, the priest is further tested when a friend’s wife (Kim Ok-vin) seeks his help in escaping her unhappy life. Seduced into a world of sensual pleasures, the priest fights to maintain what is left of his humanity.
FREE with a valid Blugold ID Card or International Film Society membership card. • Rated R
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Mar. 12 • 6-7:45pm
Brothers
There are two sides to every family; a young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Brothers was nominated for two Golden Globes and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, and Tobey Maguire.
FREE
UW-Stout Applied Arts Room 210, 712 S Broadway, Menomonie 232-2432
Tuesday, Mar. 16 • 2pm
Film Screening and Discussion: Broken
The WAGE Center will be screening the film "Broken", an independent film directed by Juli Stone Pitzer, a UW-Eau Claire alumni. The film draws attention to the distortion of female body image. Pitzer will facilitate two discussions about the film immediately after its its screening in Davies Theatre. The first discussion will focus on Pitzer’s experiences as a female film director, while the second discussion will address issues related to women’s body image.
FREE
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave., Eau Claire 836-2693
Tuesday, Mar. 16 • 6:30pm
Eldorado
Yvan finds a burglar in his house. After some consideration, Yvan decides not to call the police and to drop the lad near the nearby city but he ends up giving him a lift home to his parents. Together, they travel through Belgium and meet extraordinary adventures.
http://www.uwec.edu/lsf
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Mar. 18 • 5:15pm
Einstein's Wife
Until recently, the life of Mileva Maric was little more than a footnote in her famous husband's biography. Upon the first release of Einstein's private letters in 1987, the world learned of a brilliant and ambitious woman who shared her husband's interest in science and was a pioneer in the history of women in science. This film is part of UW-Stout's celebration of Women's History Month.
Micheels Hall room 290, UW-Stout, Menomonie
Thursday, Mar. 18 • 6-8pm
The Wicker Man
A police sergeant (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote Scottish island to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. He finds an isolated community whose ancient religious practices run counter to his Christian faith, and he is told that the girl never existed. The film has acquired a cult following for its enigmas, psychological twists and fascination with Celtic ritual. “Anthony Shaffer penned the screenplay which, for sheer imagination and near-terror, has seldom been equaled,” wrote Variety.
FREE with a valid Blugold ID Card or International Film Society membership card • Rated R
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Mar. 19 • 1-2:30pm
Air Bud Spikes Back
Not simply content with his basketball prowess, Air Bud (who has also played football, soccer and baseball) sets out to conquer the beaches to play in competitive volleyball. However, when a neighborhood crime concerns his owners, Buddy also plays the role of detective as he tries to reveal the identity of the neighborhood menace.
FREE • for K-5th grade
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Tuesday, Mar. 23 • 6-7:30pm
In Good Conscience
In honor of Women's History Month, WAGE will be screening the film In Good Conscience. This film depicts Sister Jeannine Gramick, an American nun who ministers to gay and lesbian catholics. Ordered to stop her activities, the sister has refused and is attempting to take her case to the Vatican. Discussion of the film will follow in the Alumni Room, Davies Center.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-2693 • www.uwec.edu
Tuesday, Mar. 23 • 7pm
Go
A survivor of the ongoing Ugandan conflict that inspired "The Invisible Children", Pepito attended school through Invisible Children's scholarship fund, lived in a displacement camp with his grandmother, paid for his school fees and supported his grandmother on his own. In "Go", Pepito tells his story, and he and a team of activists will discuss what is being done to bring peace and hope to northern Uganda.
Schofield Auditorium, Schofield Hall • Eau Claire
Wednesday, Mar. 24 • 2:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Ask Not
Ask Not is a rare and compelling documentary film that explores the effects of the US military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gay and lesbian soldiers and service members. The film exposes the tangled political battles that led to the discriminatory law and examines the societal shifts that have occurred since its passage in 1993.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Thursday, Mar. 25 • 7pm
23 Days of Filmmaking Screening & Awards Show
Watch 10 films completed in 23 days as part of the 23 Days of Filmmaking Project, plus a few others. Awards will be given for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film, Best use of Prop, Most Creative, and an Audience Award where audience members vote on the best movie.
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Davies Center • Eau Claire • 828-6576 (Ben)
Friday, Mar. 26 • 5pm
Fish Fry Night Milwaukee
Filmmaker Ron Faiola, UWM alum, directed, wrote and produced a 60-minute whimsical documentary on the Fish Fry culture in Milwaukee. This film was a finalist for Best Wisconsin Film at the Beloit International Film Festival last month and had a sold-out show at the festival. The film takes you to some of Milwaukee's most popular, historic and unique fish fry places and is about people who host them and enjoy them.
$8 • all ages
Masonic Auditorium • Eau Claire • 953-1089 • www.masonicballroom.com
Wednesday, Mar. 31 • 6pm
Sherlock Holmes
Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Will Sherlock Holmes' wits be enough to solve this impossible crime? This movie is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material.
• PG-13
UW-Stout, Applied Arts 210, 712 S Broadway, Menomonie 232-2432
Saturday, Apr. 3 • 10am
Easter Egg Hunt and Veggie Tales Movie at Micon
Micon Cinemas hosts an Easter Egg Hunt plus a showing of the Veggie Tale movie, food and a visit with the Easter Bunny.
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 720-2291 • www.miconcinemas.com
Thursday, Apr. 8 • 6-8pm
No Such Thing
Writer-director Hal Hartley takes a satirical look at a society driven by instant gratification and voyeuristic sensationalism. A short-tempered monster (Robert John Burke) with angry contempt for humanity is discovered. A guileless young reporter (Sarah Polley) befriends the monster and brings him hope of ending his life of misery.
FREE with a valid Blugold ID Card or International Film Society membership card • Rated R
Schofield Auditorium, Schofield Hall • Eau Claire
Friday, Apr. 9 • 6pm
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from heaven as her family and friends go on with their lives, while she herself comes to terms with her own death.
FREE
UW-Stout, Applied Arts 210, 712 S Broadway, Menomonie
Thursday, Apr. 15 • 6-8pm
Shaolin Soccer
Sing (Stephen Chow) is a down-on-his-luck disciple of the ancient art of Shaolin kung fu who reunites his ragtag brethren in a bid to win a national soccer competition. Using an unlikely mix of martial arts and newfound soccer skills, the team seems unbeatable - until it has to face off against the black-garbed Team Evil in the ultimate battle for the title and the big money.
FREE with a valid Blugold ID Card or International Film Society membership card • Rated PG
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Apr. 16 • 6-9:30pm
A Night at the Museum
The Children’s Museum of Eau Claire is excited to present the 1st annual “A Night at the Museum.” This annual event offers supervised activities, fun and food for children in kindergarten - 5th grade. Registration required, deadline: Apr. 16.
$10 adults/kids under 5 • K-5th grade
Children's Museum of Eau Claire, 220 South Barstow Street, Eau Claire 832-5437
Friday, Apr. 16 • 7:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: The Bubble
Vacillating provocatively between romantic comedy and political tragedy, The Bubble is photographed with a sunny brightness that belies the gravity of its intentions. Set primarily in the fashionable Sheinkin Street district of Tel Aviv, the story follows three left-leaning 20-somethings whose notion of political action is to hold a “rave against the occupation.”
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 102, UWEC, Eau Claire
Saturday, Apr. 17 • noon
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
In 1949, photographer Don Normark visited Chavez Ravine, a close-knit Mexican American village on a hill overlooking downtown Los Angeles. Enchanted, he stayed for a year and took hundreds of photographs documenting community life. But little did Normark know that he was capturing the last images of a place that would disappear within a few short years, destroyed by greed, political hypocrisy and good intentions gone awry.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Saturday, Apr. 17 • noon
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: The Forest for the Trees: Judi Bari v. The FBI
An unlikely team of young activists and old civil rights workers come together to battle the U.S. government, but their strategic relationship was too much of a threat. After Judi Bari's car is bombed in 1990, and three hours later was arrested as a terrorist, she is convinced it is a ploy by the FBI to discredit her and Earth First!
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Saturday, Apr. 17 • 3pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: California Company Town
This documentary extends a critical gaze at the landscape of California industrial towns built and abandoned by large corporations during the mid-20th Century era of US capitalist expansion.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Saturday, Apr. 17 • 7pm
Hyenas
Anyone can be bought if the price is right. The vengeance that the richest woman in the world brings to the dusty African village of her birth is an avalanche of irresistible Western paraphernalia that will certainly eradicate the area's tribal culture. Symbolism is enriched by frequent shots of fiery-eyed hyenas restlessly stalking the outskirts of the town like evil spirits alert to the scent of decay.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 100, UWEC, Eau Claire
Saturday, Apr. 17 • 7-9:30pm
The 24 Hour Project
Creative and performing artists from four disciplines collaborate on an exhibition of works conceived, rehearsed and performed within 24 hours. It is produced by the UWEC Players, Eau Claire's very own guerilla theatre organization. The kick off at 7pm April 16th; the performance is 24 hours later.There will be music, art, theatre and dancing, and you're invited.
$3 for students and $5 for the public
Riverside Theatre, 121 Water Street, Eau Claire 255-0ACT
Sunday, Apr. 18 • noon
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Tulpan
Following his Russian naval service, young dreamer Asa returns to his sister’s nomadic brood on the desolate Hunger Steppe to begin a hardscrabble career as a shepherd. But before he can tend a flock of his own, Asa must win the hand of the only eligible bachelorette for miles. Accompanied by his girlie mag-reading sidekick Boni (and a menagerie of adorable lambs, stampeding camels, mewling kittens and mischievous children), Asa will stop at nothing to prove he is a worthy husband and herder.
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Sunday, Apr. 18 • 3pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Privilege
Privilege recounts the tale of Steven Shorter, a charismatic pop star, whose meteoric rise to the top as well as his huge audience appeal, most notably to a new generation of youth, results from the deliberate crafting of his performance, and especially of his persona, by a sordid combination of big business, big media, big government, and established Christian religious interests.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Sunday, Apr. 18 • 7pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Boy A
Jack (Andrew Garfield) is released from prison, finally, at the age of 24; having been institutionalized for most of his life. The film follows Jack's attempts to readjust to the world and restart a life which never really got going. Under the fatherly mentor-ship of Terry (Peter Mullan) his parole contact and social worker, he experiences a coming of age, which would normally have happened years ago, though forces from the past are constantly upon him.
FREE • Rated R
Hibbard Humanities Hall 100, UWEC, Eau Claire
Monday, Apr. 19 • 7pm
I Never Thought it was Rape
This film features interviews with three rape survivors and one offender and attempts to dispel myths about rape and sexual assault. It also raises questions about sex education and the appropriate punishment for sex offenders. Facilitated discussion follows the film.
Alumni Room, Davies Center, UWEC, Eau Claire 836-2693 (Abby)
Monday, Apr. 19 • 7:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: The World According to Monsanto
This is one of the most powerful, must see films for anyone interested in the behind the scenes world of the food industry, and how just one world dominating corporation holds the keys and patents to much of the worlds food supply. Monsanto, which started out as one of the planets largest chemical companies is also responsible for such chemical compounds as Agent Orange, Bovine Growth Hormone, PCBs and genetically-engineered crops.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 100, UWEC, Eau Claire
Tuesday, Apr. 20 • 7:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Liberation Day (Munyurangabo)
About the ngoing fallout from the Rwandan genocide, the story follows Munyurangabo and Sangwa, two young boys from opposing tribes who test their friendship on a quest for some measure of justice.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 100, UWEC, Eau Claire
Wednesday, Apr. 21 • 7:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Trouble in the Water
Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen; a redemptive tale of two self-described street hustlers who become heroes, surviving the storm and seizing a chance for a new beginning. With no means to leave the city and equipped with just a few supplies and her hi 8 camera, she and her husband Scott tape their harrowing ordeal as the storm rages, the nearby levee breaches, and floodwaters fill their home and their community.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 100, UWEC, Eau Claire
Thursday, Apr. 22 • 6-8pm
Dead Man
Accountant William Blake (Depp) crosses the country to the Old West for a job promised to him. Instead, he is cast out into the muddy streets and shot. Now a hunted man, he escapes to the, cared for by a benevolent Indian (Gary Farmer) who helps him prepare for his next journey. Dead Man popularized the Acid Western film genre and features a cast including Lance Henriksen, John Hurt, Robert Mitchum, Iggy Pop and Gabriel Byrne; Neil Young wrote the score.
FREE with a valid Blugold ID Card or International Film Society membership card • Rated R
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Apr. 22 • 7:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Burma VJ
Though risking torture and life in jail, courageous young citizens of Burma live the essence of journalism as they insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country. Armed with small handycams, the Burma VJs stop at nothing to make their reports from the streets of Rangoon. Their material is smuggled out of the country and broadcast back into Burma via satellite and offered as free use for international media.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 102, UWEC, Eau Claire
Friday, Apr. 23 • 7:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Trouble in the Water
Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. It's a redemptive tale of two self-described street hustlers who become heroes-two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall-twenty-four year old aspiring rap artist Kimberly Rivers Roberts is turning her new video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. "It's going to be a day to remember," Kim declares. With no means to leave the city and equipped with just a few supplies and her hi 8 camera, she and her husband Scott tape their harrowing ordeal as the storm rages, the nearby levee breaches, and floodwaters fill their home and their community. Seamlessly weaving 15 minutes of this home movie footage shot the day before and the day of the storm, with archival news segments and verite footage shot over two years, directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal document a journey of remarkable people surviving not only failed levees, bungling bureaucrats and armed soldiers, but also their own past.
FREE
Hibbard Humanities Hall Room 323, UWEC
Friday, Apr. 23 • 7:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Wounded Knee
On the night of February 27, 1973, a caravan of cars carrying 200 armed Oglala Lakota—led by American Indian Movement (AIM) activists—entered and occupied Wounded Knee. When federal agents arrived, they declared, “The Indians are in charge of the town,” and a 71-day standoff ensued. Compiling an astonishing amount of archival film footage and firsthand accounts from participants, Stanley Nelson creates an immersive, comprehensive account of the occupation and its fascinating complexity.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 100, UWEC, Eau Claire
Saturday, Apr. 24 • noon
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: When I Came Home
When I Came Home looks at the challenges faced by returning combat veterans and the battle many must fight for the benefits promised to them. Through the story of Herold Noel, an Iraq War veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and living in his car in Brooklyn, When I Came Home reveals a failing system and the veteran's struggle to survive after returning from the war.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Saturday, Apr. 24 • 5pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Of Time and the City
Of Time and the City is both a love song and a eulogy to Liverpool. Terence Davies returns to his native Liverpool and to his film making roots to capture a sense of the City today and its influences on him growing up in the late 40's and early 50's. Liverpool’s phoenix-like rise is portrayed like it’s never been seen before; how a city can change itself and the people under its influence.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Saturday, Apr. 24 • 7:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: XXY
Alex is not like other girls. She is a 15-year-old with a secret, one that no other can claim. Her parents keep her hidden away at a coastal town in amongst the dunes of the shoreline, buying time before they must decide on a life-threatening operation. When old family friend and plastic surgeon Ramiro arrives with his teenage son Álvaro, Alex begins to realise that his visit could change her life forever.
FREE • Unrated
Sunday, Apr. 25 • noon
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Hunted Like Animals
Hunted Like Animals is an eye-opening documentary about an ongoing, but unknown, genocide — against the Hmong people in the jungles of Laos. Coerced into joining the CIA’s anti-communist efforts during the Vietnam war, this ethnic minority became a Secret Army. When the U.S. pulled out of Southeast Asia in 1975 and the Lao kingdom was overthrown by the communists, the Hmong became targets of retaliation and persecution. Hundreds of thousands fled the country; others ran to remote mountainous regions of Laos, still hunted like animals two generations later.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Sunday, Apr. 25 • 2:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) tells the story of a family’s epic journey from war-torn Laos to the streets of New York. Filmed over the course of 23 years, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) chronicles the family’s struggle to reckon with that which was left behind while forging a new and difficult life in a foreign land.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Sunday, Apr. 25 • 5pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Killer’s Paradise
Since 1999 more than two thousand women have been murdered in Guatemala, with the numbers escalating every year. Yet, lawmakers and government officials continue to turn a blind eye. Powerful and uncompromising, Killer's Paradise uncovers one of the most emotionally-wrenching hidden human rights abuses taking place, while exposing the impunity allowed by an inept judicial system.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 323, UWEC, Eau Claire
Sunday, Apr. 25 • 7:30pm
Eau Claire Progressive Film Festival: Courting Justice
From tyranny to democracy. Fourteen years after the defeat of apartheid, South Africa’s fledgling democracy is acclaimed for its constitutional promise of comprehensive human rights and unprecedented judicial reform. But what is essential for transformation to succeed? Courting Justice takes viewers behind the gowns and gavels to reveal the women who make up 18% of South Africa’s male-dominated judiciary.
FREE • Unrated
Hibbard Humanities Hall 100, UWEC, Eau Claire
Thursday, Apr. 29 • 6-8pm
Brand Upon the Brain!
Whatever are young “Guy Maddin’s” parents really up to in their lighthouse home/orphanage on grim, remote Black Notch Island? This eerie excursion into the Gothic recesses of the mad, imaginary childhood of Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin is equal parts childhood reminiscence, Expressionist horror movie and gender-bending teen-detective serial.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Apr. 30 • 7:30-9:30pm
Banff Radical Reels Film Tour
SAORE (Stout Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education) and Alfresco host a film tour, complementing the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Focusing on dynamic, high-adrenaline films featuring skiing, climbing, kayaking, base jumping, snowboarding and mountain biking, SAORE and Alfresco want to help make the outdoor community larger and more involved in area counties.
FREE
University of Wisconisn Stout Applied Arts Rm 210, 13th Ave between 3rd E & 6th E, Menomonie, WI (414) 614-5256
Tuesday, May. 4 • 7-9pm
DIRT!
DIRT!, a documentary "with heart and soil" tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility, from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation. A panel discussion follows feat. prominent soil citizens. DIRT! is tied to our lives and we need to alter our practices and nourish it.
FREE
Phillips Hall Rm P007 UWEC, Water St btw 1st and 2nd, Eau Claire 829-0754
Thursday, May. 6 • 6-8pm
The Rage in Placid Lake
Quirky twentysomething Placid Lake (singer Ben Lee) spent his school career asserting individuality and was regularly beaten up for it. Finally out of school, Placid decides to reject his bohemian upbringing, rebel against his hippy parents (Miranda Richardson, Garry McDonald) and become a person who will fit in by going to work for an insurance company.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Sunday, May. 9 • 1pm
The 11th Annual ST.I.F.FE.
UWEC's Student Independent Film Festival showing and awards ceremony.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, May. 13 • 6-8pm
The Bicycle Thief
In postwar, poverty-stricken Rome, a man who hopes to support his desperate family with a new job loses his bicycle. With his wide-eyed young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Saturday, May. 15 • 6:45-9pm
Saturday Night at the Movies: Prayers for Bobby
Prayers for Bobby is based on the true story of Mary Griffith, a gay rights crusader whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.
FREE
LGBT Community Center of the Chippewa Valley, 510 S. Farwell St., Eau Claire 552-LGBT
Sunday, May. 16 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Moving Forward Together
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Wednesday, May. 19 • 1-2:30pm
Air Bud World Pup (Early Release)
The world's most athletic Golden Retriever is back to conquer the soccer field.
FREE
Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •
Sunday, May. 23 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Red Carpet and Respect
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Sunday, May. 30 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Road Rage
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Sunday, Jun. 6 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Center of the Universe
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Wednesday, Jun. 9 • 11am-12:40pm
Finding Nemo
When Nemo, a curious clownfish gets lost in the open sea, his father Merlin sets off to find him.
FREE • all ages
Chippewa Falls Public Library • Chippewa Falls • (715) 723-1146
Wednesday, Jun. 9 • 9pm
Dive-In Movie: The Tooth Fairy
Head to the pool and watch a movie on the big screen while you sit or float in the shallow area. For children who are or eligible to be in grades 5-8.
$3.75 or season pass
Fairfax Pool • Eau Claire • 839-1680
Sunday, Jun. 13 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: The Price of Freedom
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Tuesday, Jun. 22 • 1:30-3pm
The Princess & the Frog
A modern day retelling of the classic story The Frog Prince. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician and Tiana, following suit, upon kissing the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams (from IMDB).
FREE
Altoona Public Library, 1303 Lynn Ave, Altoona 839-5029
Saturday, Jun. 26 • 10pm
Decadent Cabaret: The Story Behind the Festival
Decadent Cabaret started as one-night with one band. It has since become a three-night festival celebrating the local Eau Claire bands. This DVD documentary features the story of Decadent's beginnings, where it has been and where it is going. With interviews of the co-founders intermixed with clips from the 31st Decadent Cabaret, the story and history of this great festival unveils itself. Doors open at 8pm.
Eau Claire House of Rock • Eau Claire • 838-0158 •
Sunday, Jun. 27 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Izzi and the Giant
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Sunday, Jul. 4 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Dependability
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Monday, Jul. 5 • 9:30pm
Volume One Back Alley Summer Cinema Series: Raising Arizona
This Monday-night film series screens classic and out-of-the-mainstream films of all kinds. The space holds no more than 200 people, so show up early for a good spot. Raising Arizona follows a former outlaw (Nicolas Cage) and his wife, a former police officer (Holly Hunter) who find out they’re infertile and cannot adopt, so decide to kidnap a baby. Slapstick hilariousness and impressive pyrotechnics ensue as they become entangled with a headhunter and two prison escapees.
FREE • 82 min, PG-13
The alley that would be 205 Graham Ave., Downtown Eau Claire 552-0457
Sunday, Jul. 11 • 10am
Veggie Tales: Sweetpea Peauty
Sweetpea Beauty, “a girl after God’s own heart” reveals the meaning of true beauty.
FREE • contact@fellowshipcf.org
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 720-2291 • www.miconcinemas.com
Monday, Jul. 12 • 9:30pm
Volume One Back-Alley Summer Cinema Series: This is Spinal Tap
Both the ultimate rock ’n roll movie parody and the movie that invented the “mockumentary,” This is Spinal Tap has been a cult comedy staple since its release in 1984 and turned it up to 11 ever since. It follows a heavy metal trio several decades into their career as they hope to relaunch themselves with a new album and tour. Actors Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest hysterically improv their way through the backstage drama and on-stage mishaps.
FREE • Rated R
The alley that would be 205 Graham Ave., downtown Eau Claire 552-0457
Saturday, Jul. 17 • 7pm
Saturday Night at the Movies: Transamerica
“Transamerica” (2006) A pre-operative male-to-female transsexual takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York. Nominated for two Academy Awards and stars Felicity Huffman. Beverages and movie snacks available to purchase, but popcorn is on the house.
FREE
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-5428
Sunday, Jul. 18 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Goodwill
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Monday, Jul. 19 • 9:30pm
Volume One Back-Alley Summer Cinema Series: Enter the Dragon
Widely regarded as the greatest film featuring martial arts master Bruce Lee, Enter the Dragon was also his swan song as he died shortly after. The 1973 flick was Hollywood’s first stab at kung fu and surrounds an exclusive fighting tournament on an island organized by a Shaolin master-turned crime lord. As an undercover agent with a thirst for vengeance, lets just say Bruce Lee wants more than to win the tournament.
FREE • Rated R
The alley that would be 205 Graham Ave., downtown Eau Claire 552-0457
Sunday, Jul. 25 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Stage Fright
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Monday, Jul. 26 • 9:30pm
Volume One Back-Alley Summer Cinema Series: Field of Dreams
As inspirational and feel-good as they come, this movie epitomizes baseball season, Iowa, and the bond of a father and son. Kevin Costner stars as a small farmer inspired by a mysterious voice (“If you build it he will come”) to build a baseball field in which the spirits of players from yesteryear gather. James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, and Ray Liotta also star in this summertime “hit.”
FREE • Rated PG
The alley that would be 205 Graham Ave., downtown Eau Claire 552-0457
Sunday, Aug. 1 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Honesty
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Sunday, Aug. 8 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Joyfulness
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Thursday, Aug. 12 • 1-4pm
Alice In Wonderland
For today's Tween Days event, we'll watch Tim Burton's version of "Alice in Wonderland", starring Johnny Depp. Rotten Tomatoes calls the film "an undeniable visual treat". We'll enjoy some treats of our own as we watch this updated version of an all-time classic.
FREE • grades 6-8
Bloomer Public Library, 1519 17th Ave., Bloomer 568-2384
Sunday, Aug. 15 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Cooperation
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Friday, Aug. 20 • 1-4pm
Make a Splash End of Summer Bash + Shark Tale
Wrap up your summer reading and celebrate with prizes and fun. Turn in your reading log and stay for our raffle for your chance to win. Afterwards, we’ll have popcorn and watch the movie “Shark Tale”.
FREE
Bloomer Public Library, 1519 17th Ave., Bloomer 568-2384
Sunday, Aug. 22 • 10:20am
Auto-B-Good FREE Summer Movies: Cleanliness
Featuring 9 animated cars and a supporting cast of over 50 other vehicles, this movie series keeps children entertained while teaching respect, consideration and confidence. See the movies and participate in fun activities too. Hosted by Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian community.
FREE
Micon Cinemas • Chippewa Falls • 379-0888 • www.miconcinemas.com
Thursday, Aug. 26 • 5-8pm
Women's Equality Day Celebration: Ana's Playground + Iron Jawed Angels
We'll be screening a short film, Ana's Playground, an allegory about the moment when a child is forced to choose between ideology and humanity while living and playing in a dangerous war environment. and viewing the movie Iron Jawed Angels a contemporary film about the women’s suffrage movement starring Hilary Swank.
FREE
Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, Menomonie 579-8653
Friday, Sep. 3 • 6-8pm
American Beauty
American Beauty tells the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a suburban father who snaps when he becomes disgusted with his stale, repetitive existence. On a whim, Lester quits his job and begins a regression into young adulthood, lifting weights, smoking pot, doing nothing, and discovering the overflowing sexuality of his 16-year-old daughter's best friend.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • Rated R • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Sep. 9 • 8:30-10:30pm
Renaissance
Casting a shadow over 21st century Paris is its largest company, Avalon, which sells eternal youth and beauty. When a young Avalon scientist goes missing, Avalon calls on Barthélémy Karas, a Paris cop to find her. To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can either save the world, or end it.
• Rated R
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Sep. 10 • 6pm
Iron Man 2
In the second installment of the live-action Iron Man series starring Robert Downey, Jr., Billionaire Tony Stark must contend with deadly issues involving the government, his own friends, as well as new enemies due to his superhero alter ego Iron Man.
Applied Arts 210, UW-Stout, Menomonie
Saturday, Sep. 11 • 8-10:30pm
Creating Buddhas
Join us for an evening of peace and positivity. The majestic Mabel Tainter Theater in Menomonie will be hosting a film premiere of "Creating Buddhas", a remarkable film about the making of Tibetan Buddhist art from fabric. Following the film a Tibetan Monk from Washington DC, Lama Kalsang will give a short talk. There will be Tibetan Art on display and for sale. Proceeds go to the Tibetan Earthquake Relief Fund.
$20 adults, $8 children 12 and under
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-7696 •
Thursday, Sep. 16 • 6-7:30pm
In the Loop
This fast-paced ensemble comedy tracks the lies, misunderstandings, good and bad intel, and PR blunders that escalate into a full blown crisis in the Middle East over the course of a few conversations and meetings between England and the USA. Though played for laughs, the movie demonstrates that even the most incedental factors and players can influence the course of history.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Thursday, Sep. 23 • 6-7:30pm
The Cove
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Sep. 24 • 6pm
Toy Story 3
In the third adventure of Woody, Buzz and rest of Andy's toys, the gang are mistakenly delivered to a daycare center, which at first does not seem like such a bad situation until jailbreaking out is their only chance for survival.
Applied Arts 210, UW-Stout, Menomonie
Sunday, Oct. 3 • noon-3pm
Spiritual Cinema
Spiritually based movies and spiritual gurus will be explored through Netflix movies. Hosted by Julie Geigle, Heaven Sent Healing. Please register.
$5 love offering
Heaven Sent Hypnotherapy • Eau Claire • 833-1096 •
Friday, Oct. 8 • 6pm
Sex and the City II
While wrestling with the pressures of life, love, and work in Manhattan, Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte join Samantha for a trip to the United Arab Emirates, where Samantha's ex is filming a new movie.
Applied Arts 210, UW-Stout, Menomonie
Monday, Oct. 11 • 6pm
Back to the Future
In 1985, eccentric and mad scientist Doc Brown invents a time machine out of a Delorean car. Then, Misfit teenage rocker Marty McFly travels 30 years into the past where he accidentally disables the time machine and interrupts the moment his parents first meet. Good luck mending those problems, Marty.
Great Hall, Memorial Student Center • Menomonie • 232-2432
Friday, Oct. 22 • 10pm
Promotional Event for the Local Film "Fedora"
Details TBA.
• 21+
Eau Claire House of Rock • Eau Claire • 838-0158 •
Friday, Oct. 29 • 6pm
Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Isabella Swan's heart is torn between the angsty vampire Edward and the muscular werewolf Jacob. Given that a war is about to begin and that there are some that would like to see Isabella dead, Isabella will have to choose.
Applied Arts 210, UW-Stout, Menomonie
Friday, Nov. 12 • 6pm
Get Him to the Greek
A record company intern (Jonah Hill) is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow (Russel Brand) to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.
Applied Arts 210, UW-Stout, Menomonie
Friday, Dec. 3 • 6pm
The Other Guys
Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops whom they idolize, only things don't quite go as planned.
Applied Arts 210, UW-Stout, Menomonie
Ongoing Events
Event Ends: Sunday, Apr. 19
Check with venue for hours.
48 Hour Film Project
A spring 48 hour film project is planned. The rules are the same as previous project: No taping in advance and submissions must be between 1 and 10 minutes long. The theme is "Anything but monsters". The prop and the line of Dialogue will be given out at Apr. 17, 7pm. This is open to all filmmakers of all experience levels. Questions? Call or email lif@charter.net.
$5
Community Television, 800 Wisconsin St, Eau Claire 839-5067
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Saturday, Sep. 11, 2010 5th Annual Fall FestivalThis years event will benefit the Eau Claire Children's Theatre. We will donate $1 from every bottle... • Autumn Harvest Winery 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls |
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Great show. DV did Eau Claire proud, as always. Thanks to the House of Rock...
Nesbit
08/18/10
from event: Relapse Recording Artist: Rumpelstiltskin Grinder + Desolatevoid + Nailed Shut + Purge the Woods
FYI: Our event was named "Blues On The Chippewa" because it will eventually...
bearcreekdan
08/16/10
from event: 3rd Annual Blues on the Chippewa
The Chippewa was two blocks away from the park. On another note, it is amazing to see Blues to grow every year. Hopefully next year has even people.
Mr_bip9
08/13/10
from event: 3rd Annual Blues on the Chippewa
It was AWESOME!
uwec10
08/11/10
from event: "Tri" Eau Claire- Run/Row/Ride
NOT "on the Chippewa"
dlgutkow
08/08/10
from event: 3rd Annual Blues on the Chippewa
The show was fantastic; Downers has been hard at work!
Neighbor Dave
07/15/10
from event: Downers Grove + Lucas K & The Cool Hand Saints
Hey, I was one of those 2 guys! Anyway, sorry to disappoint you, we did ha...
Cory
07/09/10
from event: Flea Market
This was NOT a flea market. My girlfriend and I drove all the way to Cadott to find a tent and two guys selling fireworks and overpriced purses.
Amy
07/07/10
from event: Flea Market