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The Film Programs of the Detroit Film Theatre, Michigan Theater and Redford Theatre
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| From Here to Eternity returns February 14 to the Michigan, where it first played September 24, 1953. |
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The acclaimed 2011 Iranian film A Separation screens at the DFT on February 24-26 and March 4. |
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Billy Wilder directs the Oscar-winning The Apartment at the Redford on February 17-18. Video courtesy of Turner Classic Movies |
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Detroit Film Theatre
Fact Sheet
Location * Parking * Ticket Prices * Films * Publicity * Web Site
Location
In the Cultural Center of Detroit, on the
east side of the Detroit Institute of Arts building (the opposite side
of the DIA from the Woodward Avenue entrance). The entrance to the theater
is right by the John R entrance to the DIA. John R runs one-way south,
with the theater between I-94 and Warren. 
The
nearest highway access is the John R exit on I-94.
Going home, the nearby intersection of Warren and I-75 provides quick access to other freeways (I-94, I-96 and I-10). To get to this intersection from the DFT, just continue south on John R. At the Detroit Science Center, turn left on Warren and go straight for several blocks until you reach I-75. For city dwellers, nearby Woodward Avenue can make things easier.
Parking
The DIA has a parking lot across John R
from the theater that filmgoers can use for free, once they get a voucher
with their ticket. There are also street 
parking
options, which help you park closer to the theater and/or position yourself
for an easy exit.
The area around the DFT is well-lit at night, with DIA security guards both on foot and in vehicles.
Ticket Prices
General admission is $7.50. You pay $6.50
if you're a DIA member, a senior citizen, or a full-time student (with
ID). A five-ticket
card costs $30 for an average ticket price of $6 (and also saves you time
waiting in line).
Films that are part of the DFT 101 series are free to members of the Detroit Institute of Arts, and $5 for nonmembers.
The theater ticket box office opens one hour before a show starts (which is also when the Crystal Gallery Café opens). You can also buy tickets in advance and online. With every DFT ticket purchase, patrons receive vouchers for free parking on their next visit.
Films
Type
A
mixture of new films from outside the United States, including subtitled
foreign language movies; documentaries; independent American movies; and
restored versions of old American and foreign films.
Older films include retrospectives of directors like Akira Kurosawa (Japan), Louis Malle (France) and F. W. Murnau (Germany). Silent films are shown with accompaniment by the Alloy Orchestra of Boston, pianist David Drazin of Chicago, and other musicians.
Frequency
Films
are shown in three seasons (winter/spring, summer, and fall). Films
are usually shown on Fridays through Sundays, often with multiple films
showing on the same day. There are occasional films shown on other days.
New schedules are published before each of the seasons. For more information about films, call (313) 833-3237.
Publicity
Movie
reviews and other publicity appear in the two Detroit newspapers (Free
Press and News). Film information is regularly included in
the entertainment listings of the Detroit newspapers.
Reviews of DFT films also appear in the weekly metrotimes.
