Category: Film
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MIKE AT THE MOVIES: Downton Abbey: A New Era Expands Universe of Popular Series
by MIKE ORLOCK [email protected] Downton Abbey: A New Era (PG) begins with a wedding and ends with a funeral. If you’re familiar with the hit show that aired on PBS from 2010 to 2015, or with the first movie in 2019 that continued the saga of Lord Grantham and his family and the many servants […]
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MIKE AT THE MOVIES: Oscar Picks
by MIKE ORLOCK There was a time when the Academy Awards were a big deal. I’m old enough to remember when the TV broadcast of the Oscars was as hyped and watched as the Super Bowl. Hosted by Bob Hope or Billy Crystal or some other celebrity du jour, the laughably long spectacle celebrating Hollywood […]
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Mike at the Movies: Big Ideas for the Small Screen
by MIKE ORLOCK A confession: The last movie I saw in a theater was the 2020 Oscar winner Parasite, a Korean import that strangely (symbolically?) presaged the weird 18 months of pandemic that would follow. While I’ve been waiting for that one film to lure me back to a multiplex, I’ve spent a lot of […]
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TAP Premieres New Movie Musical ‘Estella Scrooge’
Just in time for the holidays, Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) is offering audiences a magical musical created with cutting-edge technology that’s sure to become a new holiday tradition. The world premiere of Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist will take place Nov. 27 and will be available for streaming through Jan. 31. Estella […]
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What should and should not be adapted By its very nature, theater requires a suspension of disbelief. Often sets and costumes are minimized because of budget constraints or aesthetic choice, and there’s an understanding that audience members will fill in the gaps with their imagination. Also, depending on the ambition of the script, it’s impossible […]
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DCA Hosts Good Sense Drive-in Film Series
Door Community Auditorium (DCA) is hosting the Good Sense Series, which will kick off with four films on two nights at the Skyway Drive-In Theater. Wild Horse, Wild Ride, showing Oct. 12, tells the story of the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge: an annual contest that dares 100 people to tame a wild mustang so that […]
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Youth Coalition to Host Show & Tell Aug. 7-8
Door County Youth Coalition will host a Show & Tell – a set of free, family-based, COVID-friendly activities – on Aug. 7-8 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1756 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay. Activities include a family movie night Aug. 7, 9 pm, in the parking lot; a mini Vacation Bible School on Aug. 8, […]
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Lost Treasures: Baileys Harbor’s Lake Theatre
A movie theater in Baileys Harbor?! Yup. Not that long ago, you could catch a summer flick next door to the Cornerstone Pub. For 53 years, the reels spun at the Quonset hut, one of 93 structures built for the military during World War II and then repurposed after the war. Orville and Elton Voeks […]
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No Concerts, Movies in Waterfront Park through August
The Sister Bay Parks Committee, in agreement with the Sister Bay Advancement Association, decided not to hold festivals or events on village property during July. This policy has now been extended through August, so concerts and movies at Sister Bay’s Waterfront Park and the Door County Festival of Fine Arts have been canceled. Concert and […]
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‘Hamilton’ Is Perfect for Independence Day
After listening to the original Broadway cast recording for more than half a year in 2016, my wife and I stood outside the Richard Rodgers Theater in New York, still in shock that I had two tickets stowed away in my breast pocket to see what we considered to be the greatest musical of our […]
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Rogue Theater’s Funniest Video Contest
Door County resident Hope Copisky is the winner of Rogue Theater’s first Funniest Video Contest, held in April. She earned a prize package of farm-fresh items from Flying Tractor Farm valued at $50. Rogue is now hosting its Funniest Video Contest II, which will run May 1-21. Contestants may submit clean, comedic skits and/or monologues, […]
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Wisconsin Film Festival Selections Available to Rent
Numerous 2020 Wisconsin Film Festival selections are available to rent at 2020.wifilmfest.org/streaming-on-demand: Beanpole, Corpus Christi, L’Innocente, Sorry We Missed You, The Wild Goose Lake, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes and Zombi Child. Each film costs $12 to rent for a given period. Fifty percent of the proceeds will go directly to the Real Butter Fund, […]
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While Quarantining, Watch and Listen
There are a lot of things that aren’t easy right now, and a lot of us need some distraction. There are also a lot of ways to stay busy during a quarantine (did I just say “a lot” three times?), some of which include binge-watching TV programs, consuming movies, reading, and listening to podcasts. In […]
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2020 Door County Short Film Fest
The 11th annual Door County Short Film Fest will take place Feb. 14-15 in the Sister Bay Village Hall, and for the first time, a limited number of advance tickets will be available at doorcountytickets.com. Submitted short films from around the world will be screened Feb. 14, 7-8:30 pm; doors will open at 6:30 pm. […]
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Gibraltar’s High School Musical Cast Featured on Disney+ Series
Growing up, both Katie (Sawyer) Helscher and Abby (Polomis) Duebler dreamed of being on the Disney channel. The movies, the music and the glamorous lifestyle of Lizzie McGuire mesmerized the two – like many others. And like others, those dreams faded as they grew up, never to be realized. Or so they thought. While scrolling through […]
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Submit Wisconsin’s Own Films to Film Fest
The 2020 Wisconsin Film Festival (WFF) will take place April 2-9 in Madison and is currently accepting submissions for the Wisconsin’s Own and Wisconsin’s Own Student categories. Submissions may be narrative, documentary, experimental or animated works of any length. Films entered must have been completed no earlier than January 1, 2019. The deadline for all […]
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Movies That Matter Series Features ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Movies That Matter, a program of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC), will screen If Beale Street Could Talk on Nov. 21, 4 pm. A discussion will follow the free film. In early-1970s Harlem, wife-to-be Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her with her artist fiancé, Fonny. Friends […]
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To Watch: 40 Scariest Movies of All Time
Peninsula Pulse Staff Picks If you didn’t already know, we’re here to tell you it’s Halloween time. Get your spook on with this list of the scariest movies the Pulse staff has ever seen (in no particular order). Here are five to whet your appetite; the rest are listed below. You might want to grab […]
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Climate Change Coalition Screens ‘Paris to Pittsburgh’
The Climate Change Coalition of Door County (climatechangedoorcounty.com), with support from five county churches, will screen Paris to Pittsburgh – an acclaimed documentary from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the National Geographic – on Oct. 2, 7 pm, at Björklunden, 7590 Boynton Lane in Baileys Harbor. The film explores the social and economic impacts of disasters fueled […]
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Wisconsin Film Festival Seeks Submissions
The 2020 Wisconsin Film Festival, to take place April 2-9, is accepting submissions for the Wisconsin’s Own and Wisconsin’s Own Student categories from Wisconsin filmmakers or those who have made a film with a Wisconsin connection. These can be narrative, documentary, experimental or animated works of any length. Films must have been completed no earlier […]