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From Here to Eternity returns February 14 to the Michigan, where it first played September 24, 1953.

The acclaimed 2011 Iranian film A Separation screens at the DFT on February 24-26 and March 4.

Billy Wilder directs the Oscar-winning The Apartment at the Redford on February 17-18.

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January Blog Entries: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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Oscar-nominated short films return to the DFT on February 10-12 and 17-19.

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Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn play a game of Charade at the Redford on February 3-4.

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Sing along with The Little Mermaid at the Michigan on February 17 and 19-20.

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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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The Detroit Movie Palaces web site is not affiliated with the Detroit Film Theatre, the Michigan Theater, or the Redford Theatre.

Graphics courtesy of Absolute Web Graphics Archive and Christmas Graphics Plus.

Detroit Movie Palaces web site copyright © 2012 by Robert Hollberg Smith, Jr.

Site launched on November 26, 2005.

Page last updated February 4, 2012.

Hi! I'm the site mascot! Visit a Detroit Movie Palace Today!