645 NOW TO A SPECIAL EDITION OF FLICK PICKS. THE MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF LATER THIS WEEK. CHRISTOPHER POLLARD OF MILWAUKEE FILM JOINS US LIVE WITH A LOOK AT THIS YEAR’S LINEUP. FIRST OF ALL, THE FESTIVAL KICKS OFF WITH A NEW DOCUMENTARY BY A MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL ALUM. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THE 16TH ANNUAL MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL STARTS THIS THURSDAY, AND WE’RE KICKING IT OFF WITH THE DOCUMENTARY SHARI AND LAMB CHOP THE VENTRILOQUIST THAT CHANGED THE FACE OF KIDS. TELEVISION IS GETTING HER TIME ON THE BIG SCREEN, AND BEFORE SHE PICKED UP HER NOW FAMOUS PUPPET, LAMB CHOP, SHARI LEWIS WAS A DANCER, A SINGER, A MAGICIAN, AND THIS FUN DOCUMENTARY COVERS HER CAREER AND HER START IN THE PUPPET GAME. AND IF YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF LAMB CHOP BEFORE, THIS WILL BE A FUN INTRODUCTION. SHE’S ON PAR WITH MISTER ROGERS AND LEVAR BURTON. IT’S A GREAT START TO THE FEST, SO COME AND KICK IT ALL OFF WITH US AT THE ORIENTAL THEATER THIS THURSDAY. THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS AFRAID BACK. UH, IF YOU HAVE A DOG YOU’RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH LAMB CHOP BECAUSE THE TOYS ARE. THERE’S SOMETHING IN THEM. I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT THEY’RE OBSESSED WITH LAMB CHOPS. I USED TO LOVE LAMB CHOPS. I WAS AFRAID OF LAMB CHOPS. NO, THAT’S SO EXCITING. IT’S A PUPPET THING. I ALSO WAS AFRAID OF MR. ROGERS FOR THAT REASON. ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS KNOW I LOVE ME SOME HORROR, BUT THERE’S ALSO A NEW HORROR ABOUT A LIVE TV BROADCAST THAT GOES HORRIBLY WRONG. HEY, IS THAT A DAILY CLOSE TO HOME GUYS? UH, THIS FILM THAT STEPHEN KING HIMSELF CALLED. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. THAT’S A QUOTE YOU WANT FOR A HORROR FILM? YES. LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL STARS DAVID MORGAN, WHO PLAYS A LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST IN 1977 WHO’S FALLEN ON HARD TIMES AND WHEN, WHEN RATINGS START TO FLAG, THEY DECIDE TO MAKE A BOLD MOVE ON LIVE TELEVISION, AND THEN THEY ACCIDENTALLY UNLEASH EVIL INTO THE NATION’S LIVING ROOM. YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES. UH, THE PHOTOGRAPHY LOOKS LIKE A 70S TV SHOW. DASTMALCHIAN IS THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR THIS. DON’T MISS THIS. IN THE THEATER, WE HAVE THREE SHOWTIMES DURING THE FEST. THE FIRST OF WHICH IS THIS SATURDAY THE 13TH AT THE ORIENTAL THEATER, 1015 I’VE HEARD GOOD THINGS. IT LOOKS REALLY SPOOKY. I NEED TO SEE THAT. YEAH, THAT’S PRETTY GOOD. UH, LASTLY, CHRIS, YOUR PODCAST IS INVITING EVERYONE TO KICK OFF THEIR SUNDAY SHOES FOR A SPECIAL SCREENING OF FOOTLOOSE. YOU NAILED IT. UH, YEAH. YES, WE’RE VERY EXCITED. CINEMAS IS HOSTING A SCREENING OF THE 80 SMALL TOWN CLASSIC FOOTLOOSE. UH, AS FAR AS KEVIN BACON FILMS ABOUT A CITY BOY WHO MOVES TO A SMALL TOWN WHERE DANCING IS ILLEGAL. THIS ONE’S MY FAVORITE BACON PLAYS REN, AND HE STANDS UP AGAINST JOHN LITHGOW’S PREACHER TO BRING DANCING BACK. IT HAS ONE OF THE BEST SOUNDTRACKS OF ALL TIME AND A GENERAL 80S GOODNESS. AND THEN AFTER THE FILM, STICK AROUND BECAUSE WE’LL BE ON STAGE TO DO OUR PODCAST LIVE, LIVE. YOU CAN COME DRESSED FOR YOUR 80S PROM. WE’LL GIVE SOME. WE’LL DO SOME GIVEAWAYS AND WE’LL HAVE QUESTIONS AND SHARE OUR APPRECIATION OF ALL DEGREES OF KEVIN BACON. SO THAT PLAYS. SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH, MILWAUKEE DAY. AND UH, FOR TICKETS AND SHOWTIMES TO ALL OF THESE FILMS, GO TO RMC FILM.ORG AND THE FEST RUNS TO THE 25TH. OH, IT’S GOING TO BE SO FUN. I THOUGHT. YOU WERE GOING TO SAY THAT AFTER THE FILM. YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE ON STAGE AND CHRIS, YOU’RE GOING TO BREAK OUT YOUR FOOTLOOSE DANCE.