Detroit
Movie Palaces
The
Film Programs of the Detroit Film Theatre, Michigan Theater, and
Redford Theatre
The Film Programs of the Detroit Film Theatre, Michigan Theater, and Redford Theatre
Your Guide to Classic Movie Theater Filmgoing!
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about recent events
in the Detroit Movie Palaces blog! |
Explore
theater history Gaylord Carter Plays at Redford (May 1981) |
Look What's Coming!
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Get
a world of laughs at the Alliance
Francaise Comedy Film Shorts Series at the DFT
May 31.
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Learn more about the grieving process in the documentary Transforming
Loss at the Michigan
May 30.
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The renovated Redford re-opens with Julie Andrews flying high as Mary Poppins July 12-13. |
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Informative Schedules
The schedules of these theaters help filmgoers
look forward to future events with curiosity and anticipation. You can
savor the novelty of theaters with
limited showings that help you plan your weekend (Redford and DFT). Or
you can confidently expect that something interesting might be showing
today or tomorrow (Michigan).
Both the DFT and Redford publish printed
schedules that describe the entire current season, while the Michigan
has weekly, monthly and film series schedules. As you wait for a movie
to begin, you can pleasurably scan a schedule for upcoming films that
might interest you. Stage announcements about future movies often stir
up enthusiastic applause. And the web sites for each theater are valuable
sources
of information about upcoming events.
Movie personalities come alive on more than just the screen at these theaters—sometimes they show up in person to talk about their work. Few movie experiences match the satisfaction of applauding the screen appearance of someone sitting in the auditorium.
Visitors to the Redford have included Zuzu
from It's a Wonderful Life (Karolyn Grimes). One of the Jets of
West Side Story (Harvey Evans) 
rumbled
his way through a QA session at the Michigan. French film director Bertrand
Tavernier fielded questions from DFT audience members in March 2003 and
found himself in the middle of a spontaneous debate about the war in Iraq.
Local special interest groups have used these theaters to present unique films, including The Detroit Area Art Deco Society (Redford), University of Michigan Department of Screen Arts & Cultures (Michigan), and the documentary film organization Detroit Docs (DFT).
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