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Doug Moe: Indie film world gets taste of Plaza Tavern

Here is how you know the new independent film currently shooting in Madison is going to be good.

The hero, who attended UW-Madison and has gone on to become famous – though disillusioned – as a journalist, comes back to Madison looking for some of the idealism and hope that once fueled him, and what’s the first thing he does?

He goes to the Plaza. How many UW-Madison alumni have found their way back to the Plaza over the years? The answer is certainly in the thousands.

(Some of the “Madison” scenes will be filmed on campus.)