Category Archives: Redford Theatre

Spring is Here

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Administrator

The outside temperature might have been in the 40s, but this April Fool’s Day joke by Mother Nature didn’t harm the springtime feeling of renewal at the Redford Theatre on Friday, April 1, 2016. [ on this server. | | … Continue reading →

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Visions of Rome

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Administrator

Rome has been the setting for many films, from historical epics like Julius Caesar to romantic dramas like Three Coins in the Fountain. Area moviegoers recently had the chance to see two vastly different movies that were filmed on location … Continue reading →

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Frankly Speaking

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Administrator

Frank Sinatra, who was born 100 years ago today, is best known for his singing, but he also made significant contributions to movies. Many of those films have been shown at the Michigan Theater and the Redford Theatre as part … Continue reading →

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The First Ten Years

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Administrator

I sometimes feel amazed that an area can support three large historic movie theaters like the Detroit Film Theatre, Michigan Theater, and Redford Theatre. In most cities, any one of these theaters would be the center of attraction for fans … Continue reading →

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Young at Heart

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Administrator

As I looked around the Redford Theatre on Saturday, November 14, 2015, people-watching while I waited for the Redford Cartoon Fest to begin, I noticed a wide variety of ages. [ | | 403 forbidden | ]

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A Spielberg Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Administrator

In the first ten years of an extraordinary career that has lasted more than four decades, director Steven Spielberg often tapped into the audience’s fear of the unknown. [ | 403 forbidden | | ]

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Individual Lives

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Administrator

Closeups are an important part of filmmaking, but sometimes a well-placed long shot can be just as revealing, like in Metropolis, which I saw at the Redford Theatre on October 3, 2015, and in The Third Man, which I watched … Continue reading →

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Best of Both Worlds

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Administrator

Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner glided majestically across the CinemaScope images that filled the stage area of the Redford Theatre on Friday, September 11, 2015. [ | | | ]

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Cinetopia Buffet

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Administrator

The four-year-old Cinetopia International Film Festival continued to grow in 2015. New venues this year included several well-known alternative film theaters (Maple Theater, Redford Theatre, and Senate Theater). [ | 403 forbidden | | ]

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Classic Movie Memories

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Administrator

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the release of Gone with the Wind in Detroit and many other cities, after being released in Atlanta and New York City in late 1939. [ 403 forbidden | 403 forbidden | 403 … Continue reading →

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