How Wonderful and Weird Ideas Come to Life at the Wildwood Film Festival in Appleton

There is a fine line between funny and freaky, comical and creepy. For his first project as a writer/director, Jake Bertz danced right up to that line with the short film Neighslayer. It’s just one of more than 30 films being featured at the 2014 Wildwood Film Festival in Appleton on Saturday, March 8th. For […]

18 Ways to Enjoy Live Holiday Music in Northeast Wisconsin This Christmas

It’s really not that difficult to hear Christmas music this time of year. What’s hard is hearing the stuff you actually appreciate. The same-old songs starts playing on the radio as soon as we swallow the last bite of Thanksgiving pie. It’s pumped into every store you visit with the hope that your spirit of […]

The Cheeseball Comedy Tour Hits the Road with Jokes Just for Wisconsin

People from Wisconsin are pretty funny. At least we like to think that about ourselves. Our collective sense of humor is a healthy mix of sarcasm, goofiness and self deprecation with a splash of raunchy to spice things up. So when three comedy pros who all happen to be Fox Valley natives team up for […]

Sundance Experience Motivates Director of Wildwood Film Festival in Appleton

It’s not easy to get a movie accepted into the high-profile Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. In fact, it’s pretty hard to get accepted as an unpaid volunteer for Sundance – even if you’ve got a film festival of your own. Craig Knitt (pictured above right) knows that all too well. After years […]