Articles tagged:Sundance Film Festival

Posted: Sat Jan 29 2:52 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
'Cedar Rapids' plays to packed Michigan Theater on Friday for Sundance USA

The Ann Arbor area has been building a pretty diversified film resume in the past few years. After playing Boston in “Conviction,” Berkeley in “Youth in Revolt,” and Illinois in “Trust,” to name only a few, the area also assumed the guise of Cedar Rapids in the new movie of ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 27 11:52 p.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
Sundance USA offers sneak peek at 'Win Win' (but without Giamatti and McCarthy)

A crowd filled the Michigan Theater lobby on the opening night of Sundance Film Festival USA, where the movie "Win Win" was shown Thursday night, January 27th in downtown Ann Arbor.Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com The bad news at Thursday night’s Sundance USA screening of “Win Win” at the Michigan Theater ...

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Posted: Wed Jan 26 11:24 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
Early, positive reactions to locally shot films 'Cedar Rapids' and 'Salvation Boulevard,' now playing at Sundance

Two early reviews are out for "Cedar Rapids" — a locally shot feature film comedy starring Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, and Anne Heche — which just had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. (The film comes to the Michigan Theater on Friday, as part of Sundance USA.) ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 20 1:12 p.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
Locally shot 'Salvation Boulevard' will premiere at Sundance next week

Pierce Brosnan of "Salvation Boulevard" "Salvation Boulevard," a feature film that partly shot in Ann Arbor, as well as various Detroit area locations last spring, will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Monday. The film has no trailer available online, but its ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 20 9:02 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
Sundance USA returns to the Michigan Theater with 'Win Win' and 'Cedar Rapids'

Russ Collins is on an “all Sundance, all the time” schedule. For Collins, the Michigan Theater’s executive director and CEO, has been running a pre-Sundance conference (called Art House Convergence) Jan. 17-20; then he'll stay on in Park City, Utah to enjoy some Sundance Film Festival screenings, beginning today; and ...

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Posted: Thu Dec 23 12:24 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Locally shot 'Cedar Rapids' releases online trailer

Ed Helms in "Cedar Rapids" "Cedar Rapids" — upcoming movie comedy that shot in the Ann Arbor area for seven weeks late last year —Â has released an online trailer. Ed Helms stars as an insurance agent who's spent his life isolated in his small town, until he gets into ...

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Posted: Thu Dec 23 6:02 a.m. by Russ Collins
'The King's Speech,' a new 'True Grit,' a 'Cedar Rapids' premiere, and more at the movies

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 9 a.m. Monday, leave a comment on this column, written by the Michigan Theater's Russ Collins. Offer your opinion on a recent ...

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Posted: Mon Dec 13 3:56 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Michigan Theater will once again serve as an official venue of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, as part of a continuing initiative called Sundance Film Festival USA. On the night of Thursday, January 27, the celebrated 10-day festival will expand nationwide to theatres in nine cities, including Ann Arbor ...

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Posted: Mon May 3 3:05 p.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com

On Wednesday night, May 5, at 7 p.m., the Michigan Theater will host a special screening of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival selection, "One Too Many Mornings."

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Posted: Thu Feb 11 5:47 a.m. by Russ Collins
Valentine's movies, Percy Jackson, young jazz musicians, and more

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 this column, written by the Michigan Theater's Russ Collins. Offer your opinion on a recent ...

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Posted: Thu Feb 4 5:55 a.m. by Russ Collins
Roundup of movie awards, "A Single Man," "Dear John" and more

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 this column, written by the Michigan Theater's Russ Collins. Offer your opinion on a recent ...

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Posted: Fri Jan 29 1:30 a.m. by Roger LeLievre AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
"Cyrus" from Sundance Festival gets warm reception in Ann Arbor

There was little hoopla surrounding Thursday night’s screening of the Sundance Film Festival movie “Cyrus” at the Michigan Theater — no red carpet, no dresses to die for, no paparazzi. And that was by design. John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill in "Cyrus." “That’s not the Sundance way to show ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 28 5:43 a.m. by Russ Collins
A Sundance report, and the week's new releases

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 this column, written by the Michigan Theater's Russ Collins. Offer your opinion on a recent ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 26 9:28 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

"Bilal's Stand," a movie at the Sundance Film Festival made by University of Michigan graduate Sultan Sharrief, has been getting a fair amount of media attention. Today the Associated Press has a feature story on the movie. Note that although the story says the movie opens Sunday at the Michigan ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 21 10:04 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
U-M grad Sultan Sharrief presents his movie "Bilal's Stand" at Sundance

Nine days before this year’s Sundance Film Festival kicks off in Park City, Utah (happening January 21-31), University of Michigan graduate and filmmaker Sultan Sharrief, 25, was in Los Angeles, putting the final touches on his 16mm movie, “Bilal’s Stand,” which will be featured in the Festival’s new NEXT program. ...

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