UW Cinematheque

09/01/2026

Sara Coppola, of UW Madison's French and Italian Department spoke to the NYTimes about her experience as a student juror for the Venice Classics competition!

The Venice Classics section offers students a chance to award a top price to remastered classics and documentaries about cinema.

08/16/2026

See LETTY LYNTON Friday, October 16, 6pm. Free Admission!

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08/14/2026

We're back! Read all about it!!

07/01/2026

The UW-Madison campus is experiencing cooling and air conditioning limitations due to a broken chilled water line. While repairs are made, Vilas Hall has been closed to the public.

All Cinematheque summer screenings announced between July 1 and July 24 have been cancelled. We will persevere to re-schedule as many of these films as possible on future Cinematheque screening calendars.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

https://cinema.wisc.edu/2026/07/01/cinematheque-summer-screenings-cancelled/

06/29/2026

The UW-Madison campus and the Cinematheque space at 4070 Vilas Hall are experiencing cooling and air conditioning limitations due to a broken chilled water line.
In consideration of the safety of Cinematheque viewers, the screenings of The Hole on Monday, June 29, and Testament on Tuesday, June 30, have been cancelled. We will persevere to re-schedule these films on a future Cinematheque screening calendar.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

06/28/2026

These notes on Such a Pretty Little Beach were written by Josh Martin, the Cinematheque’s Bleak Week programmer and a PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW – Madison. Such a Pretty Little Beach will screen at UW Cinematheque on Sunday, June 28 at 7 p.m. as part of our Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair series, presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque. Admission is free, and the UW Cinematheque is located at 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave.
https://cinema.wisc.edu/2026/06/28/atmospheres-of-despair-in-such-a-pretty-little-beach/

06/27/2026

On our latest blog, Pate Duncan picks at a rotten peach. Agnès Varda’s LE BONHEUR will screen at UW Cinematheque on Sunday, June 28 at 5 p.m., as part of our Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair series, presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque. Admission is free, and the UW Cinematheque is located at 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave.

The following notes on Le Bonheur were written by Pate Duncan, PhD student in the Department of Communication Arts at UW – Madison. Agnès Varda’s Le Bonheur will screen at UW Cinematheque on Sunday, June …

06/26/2026

Josh Martin untangles the dream logic behind the haunting MESSIAH OF EVIL which screens Saturday June 27th at 7pm., on a 35mm print courtesy of the American Genre Film Archive, as part of our Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair series, presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque. Admission is free, and the UW Cinematheque is located at 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave

  The following notes on Messiah of Evil were written by Josh Martin, the Cinematheque’s Bleak Week programmer and a PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW – Madison. Messiah of Evil …

06/26/2026

Rob Thomas on the joy of getting bummed out.

UW-Cinematheque is one of 80 film fests taking part in downer film fest

06/25/2026

Sarah Mae Fleming discovers there is no CURE for Bleak Week. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's masterpiece screens Friday, June 26th at 8pm. 4070 Vilas Hall. Free!

The following notes on Cure were written by Sarah Mae Fleming, PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at UW – Madison. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure will screen at UW Cinematheque on Friday, June 26 …