Archive for the 'Holidays' Category

Halloween Fun

Monday, November 6th, 2006

Detroit Movie Palaces Home Page 

A touch of spookiness was added to the classic detail of the Detroit Movie Palaces on the weekend before Halloween 2006. All three theaters held special Halloween events that included scary movies, frightful decorations and creative live entertainment.

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Judy Garland’s Easter Parade

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Detroit Movie Palaces Home Page

When movie fans think of Judy Garland, her three most famous films might come to mind: The Wizard of Oz (1939), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) or A Star is Born (1954). Or maybe one of her many movies with Mickey Rooney.

But the late 1940s and early 1950s might show her at her most versatile, when she worked with Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Van Johnson in several bright, funny entertainments.

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