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Notes from a movie palace weekend (March 14-16, 2008):
After enjoying the focused intimacy of the Redford Theatre (Friday, March 14, 2008) and the Detroit Film Theatre (March 15), the spaciousness of the Michigan Theater on March 16 hit me very strongly. Steven Ball’s organ playing drifted out into the Grand Foyer and the street energy of downtown Ann Arbor continued into the Michigan’s auditorium.
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As I drove to downtown Detroit on Jan. 10, 2008 for the first movie of the Winter/Spring 2008 season of the Detroit Film Theatre, I thought about how the city landscape plays a role in the DFT experience.
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The hopeful, vulnerable face of the six-year-old Russian boy in The Italian, and his moving journey from an orphanage to maybe a real family and home (Detroit Film Theatre and Michigan Theater).
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The Detroit Film Theatre saw many new worlds come alive during the first weekend of the public re-opening of the Detroit Institute of Arts on Nov. 23-25, 2007.
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As I listened to the famous documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles speak at the Detroit Film Theatre on Oct. 20, 2007, I thought about the importance of trust in his work.
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For the curious-minded, the Michigan Theater can be a treasure chest of intriguing information and fascinating images. Posters for upcoming films are scattered around the ticket booth and concession stand. First-time visitors often stare in wonder at the dramatic vaulted ceiling of the Grand Foyer.
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The texture of the Detroit Film Theatre is often like a finely played piece of chamber music. Delicate details like the architecture, program notes, ushers, and pre-film music stimulate the mind and emotions with unique sensations. In the space between these impressions, your own observations can linger.
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The Detroit Film Theatre is part of the Detroit Institute of Arts, whose mission statement reads, “The DIA creates experiences that help each visitor find personal meaning in art.”
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One of the most enjoyable parts of visiting the Detroit Film Theatre is seeing a new schedule. My first glimpse of the wide variety of films that the DFT presents each season always fills me with a heady mixture of curiosity and anticipation.
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After I watched the film New York Doll at the Detroit Film Theatre on December 8, 2006, the warm afterglow of this poignant movie helped shield me from the sharp chill of the winter evening. I turned on the car radio, and there was John Lennon on WCSX (94.7 FM), singing “Watching the Wheels”, as part of that classic rock station’s tribute to Lennon, who was shot to death 26 years ago on December 8.
