Howie Goldklang is an award winning filmmaker, DJ, hairstylist and poet of
the damned. His film GOD KNOWS YOUR LONELY SOUL screened at the
SlamdanceFilm Festival in 2006 and is currently in feature film
development with Goldklang on as writer and director. NY native and Milwaukee resident since 2004, Goldklang is co-owner of The Establishment, a salon / barber shop /
spa in Shorewood. He also is the host / DJ for ROCKSTEADY, a DJ night Red
Room, Burnheart's and Luna Lounge monthly. For information on film / salon
/ DJ happenings, please visit www.establishmentproductions.com Holler.
Time to do a quick roll call of Milwaukee filmmakers doing their thing, on their own dime, completely outside of the Film Wisconsin Tax Bill hype (is that even news anymore?) – just creatives being creative. Please link up and let us know about your fave Brew City filmmaker on our REEL Milwaukee blog that lives at vitalsourcemag.com.
Sona Voice – This dude means business. His documentary, Behold Something Bigger than Tupac, is a tale surrounding the life of a man (THE VOICE) from a different continent who sees himself as being greater than (in his opinion) the greatest rapper ever, Tupac Amaru Shakur. That’s a whole lotta greatness being addressed. Check their website for screenings and throw your hat into the being greater than the greatest rap debate. biggerthantupac.com
Buckley Brothers – The jury is still out on these guys. To their credit, they produced and shot a feature film called Jake’s How-To right here in ole Milwaukee. It seems like they are doing the whole “go to LA, come back to Milwaukee on a white horse, shoot a feature film for peanuts, premiere it at the Oriental, soak up praise, hit up Northshore parents for money, go back to LA” thing. Bully for them. But wait! In an August 13, 2008 interview with onmilwaukee.com, co-director Vincent Buckley said “Milwaukee isn’t a film town. Most here don’t understand how the film business works. Not to mention there are not many talented people here.” I know I’m not your PR agent but let’s have our first and last meeting right now. Douchebag Brothers, when you are trying to feed off the hometown, root for the underdog vibe, don’t look down your nose and insult the city’s intelligence and its art/film talent pool in one arrogant, self-important swoop. Way to shit the bed, dude. The jury is back. Verdict: You Suck. buckleybrothers.com
Caroline Kastelic – I’ll just put this out there: I have a thing for chick animators. It’s the same reason I still play guitar along with the entire Weezer blue album, dig Harry Potter books, love the internet, and seeing ads for (not going to mind you, just the ads for) the Renaissance Faire – it’s my inner dork guiding my pop culture compass. Caroline recently graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a BFA in Film (with a focus on motion animation). and teaches a class at UWM called “Concepts in Media Arts Production.” She is currently working on a music video with the Wisconsin band Hired Geeks (show at Turner Hall September 12 - myspace.com/hiredgeeks), for their new song “Here We Are.” The video is scheduled to be completed in the next month. Cool. ckastelicfilms.com
Josh Rosenberg – This fella graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee in 2006. He wrote and directed the awardwinning documentary Civilian Soldiers, which won the Student Category of the Detroit Docs International Film Festival. It also was shown at the Wisconsin Film Festival. He spent summer 2006 working directly with filmmaker Niels Mueller (Swimfan, The Assassination of Richard Nixon) in Los Angeles. In just three weeks he wrote the screenplay for the feature film Tracks, which includes songs from Dovemanan, an artist Pitchfork gives an 8.0, so you know its kinda the shit. tracksfilm.com
Milwaukee Itself – Sorry. Just had to add this in. Go to You Tube, search Milwaukee, scroll down and you’ll find this little gem: Eddie Van Halen Solo 1980. Just the sick ‘80s metal hair and signature Jackson Pollack taped-up guitar is enough include it in this article. Behold:
Howie Goldklang – Yeah, that’s me. Hey, I’m a filmmaker too, so you bet your ass I will self-promote at the stroke of a keyboard. I won Best Local Filmmaker Awards in 2004 and 2005 from Shepherd Express although it is not exactly clear why; my short film God Knows Your Lonely Soul was shot on a budget of $99 and won some awards and screened at a whole mess of film festivals; I was hired by the Violent Femmes to shoot a documentary covering their 25th anniversary tour and about six months into project the bass player freaked out when “Blister In The Sun” was in a Wendy’s fast food commercial so he sued the singer for royalties dating back 25 years and our little film got stubbed out like a cigarette. There is a cool trailer floating around on YouTube somewhere called American Music – An Acoustic Punk Documentary. Currently, I am in pre-production on a feature film I’m writing and directing called Ask Me
Tomorrow, which is slated for a July 2009 shoot in Milwaukee. Holler! Now someone lend me $500,000. establishmentproductions.com/film.htmlVS
Read below for the skinny on the next step in the Milwaukee Film Festival world..... begs the question.... what the hell happened? Rumors are swirling, Mark Metcalf is going off with a series of articles on onmilwaukee.com but no matter how you slice it, its a sad collision of art and commerce where the big loser is the filmmaker. Fear not: As usual, film kids will solider on. So for now, let's focus, rise up and get Milwaukee Film rolling!
THE NEED TO KNOW: Fest Date / Loc: Oct 23rd @ Oriental Theater Deadline / Cost: Sept 19th / FREE Who Can Submit: Milwaukee County Residents Prizes: Milwaukee Filmmaker prize package valued at over $10,000, including a camera rental package from North American Camera.
from Milwaukee Film PR Office:
NEWS RELEASE For More Information:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marie Maas, 414-390-5500
August 22, 2008
MILWAUKEE FILM ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL SCREENING, ISSUES CALL FOR ENTRIES
Local filmmakers invited to participate in October showcase
Milwaukee – Milwaukee Film, a newly formed independent organization dedicated to hosting Milwaukee's premiere film festival, announced today plans for an inaugural screening on October 23, 2008. The Milwaukee Show will be a premiere showcase of diverse locally-made short films at the Oriental Theatre. Films may be submitted by residents of Milwaukee County for consideration at no cost, with select films featured as part of the screening. The top filmmaker will also receive a Milwaukee Filmmaker prize package valued at over $10,000, including a camera rental package from North American Camera. The deadline to submit a short film is Friday, September 19, 2008.
This screening is just one of the many year-round screenings and events Milwaukee Film plans to host, supported by the former staff of the Milwaukee International Film Festival and its primary funders.
“This is a great opportunity for local filmmakers to showcase their work, and a really engaging way for the community to experience all that our city’s growing film industry has to offer,” said Jonathan Jackson, Artistic Director for Milwaukee Film. “We are excited to kick off our first screening in October by highlighting locally-made films.”
For an official submission form or more details, visit the Milwaukee Film group on Facebook or contact Milwaukee Film at (414) 755-1965 or .
ABOUT MILWAUKEE FILM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Chris Abele, Milwaukee Film Board Chairman; President & CEO, Argosy Foundation
Tina Chang, CEO, SysLogic
Alec Fraser, Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP
Bill Haberman, Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP
Carmen Haberman, Vice President, Herzfeld Foundation
Julia Taylor, President, Greater Milwaukee Committee
STAFF:
Jonathan Jackson – Artistic Director
Jonathan Jackson is the Artistic Director for Milwaukee Film, overseeing the content and programming for the organization’s events. Jackson previously served as the Artistic Director for the Milwaukee International Film Festival, directing film programming from 2003 – 2008. He previously worked as the Program Manager of the UWM Union Theatre and has curated film programs for the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Kyle Heller – Operations Director
Kyle Heller is the Operations Director for Milwaukee Film, overseeing logistics and operations planning for the organization. Heller previously worked with the Milwaukee International Film Festival in a similar capacity from 2004 – 2008.
T.J. Fackelman – Program Coordinator
T.J. Fackelman is the Program Coordinator for Milwaukee Film, overseeing development of special events and programming. A graduate of Marquette University, Fackelman previously worked with the Milwaukee International Film Festival from 2003 - 2008, with primary responsibilities for coordinating the Midwest Filmmaker Competition.
Sona Voice – this dude means business. His film, Behold Something Bigger than Tupac, is a tale surrounding the life a man (THE VOICE) from a different continent who sees himself as being greater than (in his opinion) the greatest rapper ever (Tupac Amaru Shakur). That’s a whole lotta greatness being addressed. Check their website for screenings and throw your hat into the being greater than the greatest rap debate.
Behold Something Bigger Than Tupac
Sat 8/24 Miramar Theater Milwaukee, WI
The world premiere of "99 Bottles Documentary", directed by Jason Williams and produced by Glen Popple and David Oplinger is happening in it's home town of Milwaukee WI.
August 21st, 2008
7:00pm
Oriental Theatre
2230 North Farwell Ave
(414) 276-8711
Ticket prices are $10 with half of the box office sales from the premier going to the Kiwanis Club to assist their annual 2008 Metro Kiwanis Brew Fest fundraiser.
you gotta love this:
Mission Statement: Promote exposure and public awareness of the rich and vibrant craft brewing industry.
Journey with us into the unique and exploding industry of the microbrewery industrial movement. Focusing on the region of southeastern Wisconsin, we will explore how this industry began to grow from a lose knit circle of home brewer basement boilers to an industry gaining an increasing foothold in a once oligarchic marketplace.
Come with us as we search for the taste, people, culture and history of Wisconsin's craft brewing industry.
August 14 on DVD and Milwaukee's Oriental Theatre @ 7pm! AFTER PARTY @ CANS!
Summer's ending. School's starting. Your life is almost over... Ok, that's a little dramatic, but you can put school out of your mind for one more night. Come see "Jake's How-To" on August 14, and laugh your ass off to a sweet summer movie.
Let's not forget that this is the one and only official WORLD PREMIERE (aka, you get to be the first person ON THE PLANET to see it) of Whitefish Bay graduates and Milwaukee natives Kyle and Vincent Buckley's feature comedy "Jake's How-To"!!!! And it's only $10!!!
COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AND MEET THE FILMMAKERS!!!!!
August 14, 7pm at the Oriental Theatre main auditorium, which was voted in the top 10 theaters in the nation!
Howie Goldklang is an award winning filmmaker, DJ, hairstylist and poet of
the damned. His film GOD KNOWS YOUR LONELY SOUL screened at the
SlamdanceFilm Festival in 2006 and is currently in feature film
development with Goldklang on as writer and director. NY native and Milwaukee resident since 2004, Goldklang is co-owner of The Establishment, a salon / barber shop /
spa in Shorewood. He also is the host / DJ for ROCKSTEADY, a DJ night Red
Room, Burnheart's and Luna Lounge monthly. For information on film / salon
/ DJ happenings, please visit www.establishmentproductions.com Holler.
