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Let's Go To The Movies!: What To Watch This Fall

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Earlier this week, Lake Effect previewed the fall arts scene – on stage, in galleries, and more – around Milwaukee.  Today, we turn to the big screen, which is hoping to rebound from a slow summer at the box office.

Arts and entertainment editor for the Shepherd Express, Dave Luhrssen, joined Lake Effect's Dan Harmon to discuss fall movies, which are often Oscar contenders. Movie goers have much to look forward to this season compared to what we had to see - or decided not to see - this summer, Luhrssen says.

"By some reports, Hollywood had its worse summer in eight years with ticket sales down fifteen to twenty percent in the U.S.," Luhrssen says. "Some multiplexes in Milwaukee have actually cut back their hours. Although the industry likes to blame digital pirating, which is certainly a factor, maybe the underlying cause is that movie goers have concluded that most movies aren't worth the money."

"Now we are entering fall, the season of quality pictures and Oscar contenders. Relief from the dog days of summer is here, we hope," says Luhrssen.

Luhrssen says to watch out for these movies:

Dan Harmon was one of the original members of Lake Effect (formerly At Ten). He started at WUWM in November of 1998 and left December of 2015 after 17 years of production.
Audrey is a WUWM host and producer for Lake Effect.
David Luhrssen is arts and entertainment editor of the Shepherd Express, co-founder of the Milwaukee International Film Festival and co-author of A Time of Paradox: America Since 1890. He is the winner of the Pace Setter Award for contributions to Milwaukee's film community from the Milwaukee Independent Film Society. David Luhrssen has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and Milwaukee Area Technical College.