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Rolando Rodriguez, to stick with the movie theme, is the director of the now annual film festival, calling the shots behind the camera for his beloved big screen brainchild – one that feels like a culmination of his journey from a young child living in Cuba to now the president, CEO and chairman of Milwaukee-based theater group Marcus Theatres, watching and growing his love for movies all along the way.īefore the opening titles roll on CineLatino Wednesday evening, I got a chance to chat with Rodriguez about the film festival, the state of the theatrical experience and his life in movies. Two days before, however, the second annual CineLatino Film Festival will roll film with the premiere of the splashy summer comedy "Overboard" Wednesday night at the Marcus Bistroplex before moving over to the Marcus South Shore Cinema Thursday through Sunday for a selection of Spanish-centric films, from Oscar winners ("A Fantastic Woman," "Coco," "The Shape of Water") to box office hits from abroad ("Una Mujer Sin Filtro"), along with food and festivities celebrating Latin culture – with proceeds going toward local health care and education efforts in the local Hispanic community. The three-day horror movie-minded Twisted Dreams Film Festival hosted by the Times Cinema will begin Friday night.
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While we may be several months from the Milwaukee Film Festival, this weekend will yell action on not just one but two weekend-long cinema celebrations.
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It's festival season in Milwaukee – no, not summer festival season but film festival season.