Film

Day With(out) Art: Red Reminds Me…

The Chazen Museum of Art is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2024 by presenting Red Reminds Me…, a program of seven videos reflecting the emotional spectrum of living with HIV today.

5 p.m. | Chazen Auditorium | Red Reminds Me... Screening
6 p.m. | Chazen Lobby | Gather together for continued conversation with WUD Art, collaborative art projects inpired by the theme 'Red Reminds Me,' and complimentary appetizers

Registration encouraged. Chazen Museum of Art. 5-7 p.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu

At The Chazen: Austen, Kawabata, Oates and Didion On Film

Cast: Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Tammy Grimes
In contemporary Los Angeles, a failed actress (Weld), descends into madness after the dissolution of her marriage to a self-obsessed director (Perkins). Writer Joan Didion, known for her exploration of California landscapes and mythologies, wrote the screenplay, an adaptation of her own novel about the dark side of tinseltown. Never released on home video in any format, an excellent archival 35mm print will be shown. Chazen Museum of Art. 2 p.m. Cost: Free. Information: 262-3627, ben.reiser@wisc.edu

At The Chazen: Austen, Kawabata, Oates and Didion On Film

Cast: Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place
In this haunting adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' celebrated short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", a teenage girl experiences an unsettling awakening. In her breakout lead performance, Laura Dern personifies the thrill and terror of adolescence as Connie, whose carefree summer is shattered by a menacing encounter with a mysterious stranger (Williams). Chazen Museum of Art. 2 p.m. Cost: Free. Information: 262-3627, ben.reiser@wisc.edu

At The Chazen: Austen, Kawabata, Oates and Didion On Film

Cast: Masuo Inoue, Ayako Iijima, Yoshie Nakagawa
Based on a story by co-screenwriter Yusanari Kawabata, this silent film milestone has been hailed as the Japanese equivalent of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. A Page of Madness focuses on a husband struggling to connect with his insane wife amidst the harrowing asylum where she lives and he works as a janitor. Disturbing and daring, the film was lost for over 40 years until director Kinugasa discovered a single 35mm print hidden in his home. Chazen Museum of Art. 2 p.m. Cost: Free. Information: 262-3627, ben.reiser@wisc.edu

At The Chazen: Austen, Kawabata, Oates and Didion On Film

Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd
In mid-90s Beverly Hills, rich and popular Cher (Silverstone) rules her high school. When she gives klutzy new student Tai (Brittany Murphy) a makeover, Tai becomes more popular. Funny, stylish, and driven by its own memorable vernacular, this box-office hit was Heckerling’s second successful tour of California teendom after Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Chazen Museum of Art. 2 p.m. Cost: Free. Information: 262-3627, ben.reiser@wisc.edu

Jazz Legends Unplugged: ‘Cool Cats’ Screening with Janus Køster-Rasmussen

Join us for a free screening of the documentary 'Cool Cats'. The film delves into the lives and careers of jazz legends Dexter Gordon and Ben Webster, offering a look at their remarkable contributions to the world of jazz.

Following the film, director Janus Køster-Rasmussen will join us in discussion, sharing his insights and experiences behind the making of this evocative documentary.

This film is presented alongside the exhibition 'Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century'. Auditorium, Chazen Museum of Art. 5-7:30 p.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu

Becoming Horse Girl movie series: Piaffe

5 PM Garfield Gallery
Tour 'My mother is a horse. An exhibition by Cat Birk' with Cat Birk.

5:30 PM Auditorium
Piaffe film screening
Piaffe illustrates the erotics of the relationship between self and image during the process of identity formation. Eva, the protagonist, quite literally transforms into a horse girl, and gains confidence in her new embodiment. Finding her new form while recreating the sounds of a horse, Eva shows tenderness and potential in the gesture of replication. Chazen Museum of Art. 5-7 p.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu

At the Chazen: Cinematic Messages From Our Planet

Cast: David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark
Bowie is Thomas Jerome Newton, a slightly advanced humanoid-alien sent to our world to find a way to save his own dying home planet. Newton brings along several inventions that make him wealthy but don’t alleviate his tremendous loneliness. Roeg’s brilliantly fragmented storytelling style takes the film beyond an exploration of outer space into the inner space of Newton's mind as he struggles to cope with life on Earth. Chazen Museum of Art. 2 p.m. Cost: Free. Information: 262-3627, ben.reiser@wisc.edu