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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
Your Guide to Classic Movie Theater Filmgoing!
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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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Redford Theatre
For Old Film Buffs
Famous old movie stars are literally bigger than life at the Redford. The big screen magnifies a warm glow of recognition. Happy memories are renewed or new discoveries are made. The lobbies are often filled with enthusiastic comments by visitors about the featured film.
The Redford serves up some interesting
double bills. Recent two-for-one attractions have featured Elvis Presley,
Bob Hope/Bing Crosby road movies, 
beach
party flicks with Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, Star Trek, old
Halloween monsters, and Shirley Temple. And you can throw back your head
with laughter at the antics of the Three Stooges, who have a batch of
their short features shown every year.
Films at the Redford show how movies have
changed through the years, including the transitions from silent to sound,
from black and white to color, and from standard width screen to widescreen.
Black and white standard width films help you appreciate the appeal of
old movie stars when they first entertained audiences. You'll savor the
soft focus of close-ups and the dreamlike detail of classic dramas. After
watching a few standard screen movies, it's thrilling to watch the Redford's
stage curtains stretch to their 
limits
to accommodate a widescreen color film.
On the big screen, the past can come alive with almost documentary realism. You're fascinated by both the differences and similarities between now and then. The clothing and hairstyles have changed, but you still know the people of these long ago worlds. The sociological lessons are endless, both in the way people express themselves and how they relate to each other. You'll see many stages in the evolution of the technical and content constraints with which moviemakers have worked.
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