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Sheboygan man featured in Vietnam documentary

Posted on May 20, 2010

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Sheboygan native Dave Gehr was 18 and had just graducated from Sheboygan North High School when he was drafted in 1965.

Gehr is one of the 100 or so Vietnam veterans featured in a three-part Wisconsin Public Television documentary, "Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories," which begins at 8 p.m. Monday, May 24.

The programs will air on WMVS-TV in Milwaukee and WPNE-TV in Green Bay.
The documentary also is paired with a weekend event at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

Read the story at SheboyganPress.com

Filed under  //   PBS   Sheboygan   Vietnam   documentary   entertainment   film   veterans   war  

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Beloit International Film Festival kicks off with "BIFFY" awards

Posted on February 18, 2010

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I didn't know Beloit had an International Film Festival... did you?

You have to admit "BIFFY" is fun to say :)



Image: Salvatore Vuono / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Filed under  //   BIFFY   Beloit   entertainment   film  

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Sundance Day 6: UW grad is, like, a total "Douchebag"

Posted on January 27, 2010

By ROB THOMAS

I'll admit it. I'm not beyond being sucked in by a memorable movie title. And "Douchebag" is certainly memorable.

So, after still buzzing "The Runaways" on Monday morning, I thought I'd head over to the Racquet Club (where the theater is a converted gym, basketball hoops and all) to catch the new comedy from Drake Doremus.

The movie opens with a couple lying in bed --  they seem madly in love, and we learn that they're getting married in a few days. The guy, Sam, has a gigantic bushy beard. And right away, I thought "I think I know that guy." Not in a high-falutin', I-recognize-the-truth-in-this-character sort of way. I mean I actually knew him.

As it turns out, I did. Andrew Dickler, a graduate of the UW-Madison, plays Sam. It's actually his first acting role -- his main job is as a film editor, working on films like "Borat" and "Me and You And Everyone We Know." I met him last spring at the Wisconsin Film Festival, where he was there with "Anvil: The Story of Anvil." He didn't have the beard.

Read the rest of the story at host.madison.com

Filed under  //   Madison   Sundance   college   douchebag   entertainment   film  

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