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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
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Informative Schedules
The glossy, well-designed 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.
The websites for each theater are valuable
sources
of information about upcoming events. They have become the first source
of information about upcoming films and often provide more information
than the printed publicity. The theaters have also taken full advantage
of social media, with Facebook and Twitter sites.
Movie personalities come alive on more than just the screen at these theaters—sometimes they show up in person to talk about their work.
Visitors to the Redford have included Shirley
Jones from The Music Man, Tippi Hedren from The Birds, and
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.
The Cinetopia International Film Festival has brought many film personalities
to all three theaters.
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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