Detroit
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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
Your Guide to Classic Movie Theater Fun!
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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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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. Happy
84th
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Sing along with The Little Mermaid at the Michigan on February 17 and 19-20. Video courtesy of YouTube
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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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