Film Watch

The doors are now shuttered on the Milwaukee County Historical Society, which will be a major location for Michael Mann's Public Enemies. Local actor John Kishline has snared a part in the movie. Others? Let us know.

Charles Randolph-Wright, whose The Night Is a Child opened Friday at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater (stay tuned for a review), was in town for the premiere with the producer for his next movie, which Randolph-Wright is thinking of setting and shooting in Milwaukee. Since the film concerns a man in a mid-life crisis, one of their stops this weekend was, of course, Harley-Davidson.

While I'm not sure how much footage we'll get, Fox Television has just picked up a drama series pitched by Paul Attanasio, producer of House, screenwriter of Quiz Show, and brother of Brewer owner Mark. According to Variety, Courtroom K will be set in Milwaukee, and center on a judge, prosecutor and public defender. Let's just hope that Milwaukee isn't going to become the new Baltimore, city of choice for brutal and hopeless police/crime dramas like Homicide and The Wire.