Independent Film & Historic Theaters in Milwaukee

Power Ballad Film Still with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas

Stop! That! Train! and Disclosure Day have finally arrived! Indie horror is still taking over summer at the movies with Obsession and Backrooms, Boots Riley’s instant classic I Love Boosters still has our audiences in stitches, and festival favorite Power Ballad is STILL screening until the 15th!

Coming Soon

It’s a stacked weekend at the cinema, Sensual Daydream’s infamous Rocky Horror Pride Month Show is this Saturday June 13th at Midnight and Rope Screens Sunday at 12:30 PM for Queerious Pride Programming! John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus arrives at the Oriental Theatre June 18th followed by a MFF favorite Silent Friend on the 19th.

Pride Month

A still image from the film JOHNNY GUITAR

A still image from the film SHE'S THE HE

rocky horror picture show sensual daydreams cast

Join us this June for our campy, seriously queer, Pride Month Programming! Between Queerious, Summer Camp 2, Sensual Daydreams Cast Pride Month Show, and Stop! That! Train! our historic cinemas are serving charisma, uniqueness, nerve, AND talent.

Bleak Week

Sorcerer Film Still A truck falls as it drive across a wooden bridge.

June 21-27

Perfect Blue Film Still A woman in a pink dress faces towards a full audience looking up at her.

Se7en Film Still A man on the left points a gun downwards and another man faces away.

Milwaukee Film is thrilled to participate in the international phenomenon Bleak Week, a film series that originated with the American Cinematheque in LA.

New Merch!

Need a new summer wardrobe? Check out our brand new Milwaukee Film merch store: long-sleeve t-shirts, short-sleeve t-shirts, hoodies, onesies, pet apparel, stickers of Kristopher, and more! All proceeds benefit your friendly neighborhood film non-profit.