‘Director’s Cut’ host Pete Schwaba previews the 2023 Wisconsin Film Fest

April 3, 2023

Hello, friends! Who wants to talk movies? It’s that time of year again. The Wisconsin Film Festival (WFF) is right…

‘Director’s Cut’ presents Halloween special ‘Gags the Clown’

October 24, 2022

BOO! Did I scare you? Probably not. Rarely does a written “boo” illicit fear in a reader. It was worth…

‘Director’s Cut’ returns May 9 with ‘Independent Lens: When Claude Got Shot’

May 5, 2022

Director’s Cut is back on PBS Wisconsin at 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 9 for a special broadcast before Independent Lens:…

Q&A: Brad Lichtenstein and Claude Motley, of ‘Independent Lens: When Claude Got Shot’

April 25, 2022

In Milwaukee, a 15-year-old boy attempted to carjack law student Claude Motley and shot him in the face. Through multiple…

‘Director’s Cut’ host Pete Schwaba previews 2022 Wisconsin Film Fest entries April 4

April 4, 2022

Greetings, film fans! Tonight is an episode of Director’s Cut you will not want to miss. It is our annual…

‘Director’s Cut: Wisconsin Film Festival 2022’ edition airs April 4

March 29, 2022

PBS Wisconsin invites viewers to preview a selection of 2022 Wisconsin Film Festival entries with a special edition of Director’s…

‘Director’s Cut’ Ends the Season with Horror Film ‘The Field’ July 23

July 20, 2021

In the mood for some summertime horror? If so, please join me for a special encore performance of last fall’s…

‘All the Queen’s Horses’ Follows America’s Largest Municipal Fraud Case July 16

July 13, 2021

Okay, film fans – this week on Director’s Cut, we answer the question Wisconsinites have been asking forever: “Is it…