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
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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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