Articles tagged: Russ Collins

cinema chat: New 'Star Trek,' acclaimed 'Ginger & Rosa,' and more

Posted: May 16, 2013

Opening at the multiplex “Star Trek Into Darkness” finds the crew of the Enterprise called back home - only to find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has destroyed the Starship ... Read more »

cinema chat: 'Great Gatsby,' 'Peeples,' 'The Sapphires' and more

Posted: May 09, 2013

Opening Downtown The Michigan Theater is pleased to bring screenings of “The Great Gatsby” in both 3D and 2D to downtown Ann Arbor, with a special opening night screening featuring a lobby concert of 1920s ... Read more »

cinema chat: 'Iron Man 3,' classic 'Laura,' and get your tickets now for 'Gatsby' premiere

Posted: May 02, 2013

Redford’s “The Company You Keep” is a hit in Ann Arbor Part of Robert Redford’s new film “The Company Your Keep” is set in Ann Arbor; however, the movie was not shot in Ann Arbor. ... Read more »

cinema chat: Redford movie with Ann Arbor connection; all-star comedy 'Big Wedding'; and more

Posted: Apr 25, 2013

Redford directs and stars in a film with Ann Arbor roots In “The Company You Keep,” a former member of the violent 1960s era social protest group the Weather Underground - started in Ann Arbor ... Read more »

cinema chat: Cinetopia Film Festival details released; Tom Cruise in 'Oblivion'; and more

Posted: Apr 18, 2013

Cinema comes alive in Ann Arbor Movie lovers, be sure you mark June 6-9 on your calendar, because the Cinetopia Film Festival will be back in Ann Arbor when our town is at its most ... Read more »

cinema chat: Acclaimed art films, Jackie Robinson story '42,' and more at the movies this week

Posted: Apr 11, 2013

A new crop of well-reviewed films opens this week in Ann Arbor. All who read film criticism and appreciate the cinema reviewer’s craft were saddened last week with the passing of Roger Ebert. This great ... Read more »

cinema chat: Tippi Hedren and 'Marnie,' 'On the Road,' new 'Evil Dead,' and more at the movies this week

Posted: Apr 04, 2013

TCM Classic Film Festival-Road to Hollywood comes to Ann Arbor! Hollywood icon Tippi Hedren and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz are coming to the Michigan Theater for a special screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Marnie” ... Read more »

cinema chat: Ann Arbor movie 'Love and Honor,' acclaimed 'West of Memphis,' and more

Posted: Mar 28, 2013

Opening downtown Set in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan during the heat of the anti-war movement in 1969, with real Ann Arbor events and characters depicted in the film, “Love and Honor” is ... Read more »

cinema chat: Ann Arbor Film Festival, 'Admission,' Danny Glover in town for 'Shenandoah,' and more

Posted: Mar 21, 2013

Ann Arbor Film Festival - today through Sunday Established in 1963, the Ann Arbor Film Festival is the longest-running independent and experimental film festival in North America. It receives more than 2,500 submissions annually from ... Read more »

Cinema Chat: 'Happy People,' Ann Arbor Film Festival, Steve Carell comedy, and more

Posted: Mar 14, 2013

Opening downtown With “Happy People: A Year in the Taiga,” Werner Herzog and Russian co-director Dmitry Vasyukov take viewers on yet another unforgettable journey into remote and extreme natural landscapes. The acclaimed filmmaker presents this ... Read more »

cinema Chat: 'Best in Show,' 'Oz' and more on screens this weekend

Posted: Mar 07, 2013

Part of the Michigan Theater's Science on Screen series, the modern comedy classic “Best in Show” is a Christopher Guest mockumentary that follows five dogs and their owners (including Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, ... Read more »

with video / with poll: Sundance USA brings 'The East' to the Midwest via the Michigan Theater

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Posted: Feb 01, 2013

What did you think of "The East"? Leave a comment and/or vote in the poll at the end of this post: Near the end of the introductory segment of Thursday night's Sundance USA program, Michigan ... Read more »

video: Russ Collins reflects on 85 years of the Michigan Theater, 30 years at its helm

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Posted: Jan 31, 2013

The Michigan Theater is celebrating its 85th anniversary, and at the same time Russ Collins is marking 30 years running the treasured local movie palace and performing-arts venue. Both anniversaries fall in conjunction with the ... Read more »

Sundance USA bringing 'The East' to Ann Arbor, as Michigan Theater and Russ Collins celebrate anniversaries

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Posted: Jan 25, 2013

When Sundance USA returns to the Michigan Theater on Jan. 31 to screen an edgy new eco-thriller called “The East,” Russ Collins will be celebrating both 30 years at the Michigan’s helm, and the theater’s 85th anniversary. Read more »

cinema chat: Public radio funding, a 'toon robot, Amelia Earhart and more

Posted: Oct 22, 2009

Win free movie tickets Editor's note: Comment on today's "Cinema Chat" for a chance to win free movie tickets to the Michigan Theater. Some time between now and 6 a.m. Wednesday, leave a comment on ... Read more »