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Find out what films, events and series are currently on the slate at the Michigan Theater. Also check out our other series and programs:
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1976. Winner of 4 Oscars! When network news anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch) loses his mind on the air, his outrageous rants reach viewers at home, boost the ratings and intrigue cutthroat network executives Faye Dunaway and Robert Duvall. William Holden contrasts their avarice as an old-school TV journalist hopelessly out of step which predicted today's rash of trash television and shock-laden news broadcasts.
121 minutes. Rated R.
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August 29 at 1:30 PM or August 31 at 7:00 PM
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Living Downstream is an eloquent feature-length documentary that charts the life and work of biologist, author and cancer survivor, Sandra Steingraber. Director Chanda Chevannes will be on hand for a discussion of the film.
82 minutes. Not rated.
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1939. Winner of 8 Academy Awards and 2 Honorary Academy Awards. Starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, this epic tale of a woman's life takes place during one of the most tumultuous periods in America's history. From her young, innocent days on a feudalistic plantation to the war-torn streets of Atlanta; from her first love whom she has always desired to three husbands; from the utmost luxury to absolute starvation and poverty, Margaret Mitchell's sweeping Civil War saga remains one of the greatest examples of cinematic storytelling.
238 minutes with intermission! Not rated.
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September 5 at 1:30 PM or September 7 at 7:00 PM
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1942. Winner of 3 Academy Awards including Best Picture. In this Oscar-winning classic, American expat Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) plays host to gamblers, thieves and refugees at his Moroccan nightclub during World War II... but he never expected Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) - the woman who broke his heart - to walk through that door. Ilsa hopes that with Rick's help, she and her fugitive husband (Paul Henreid) can escape to America. But the spark that brought the lovers together still burns brightly.
102 Minutes. Not rated.
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September 6 at 7:00 PM
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Renewal is the first feature-length documentary film to capture the vitality and diversity of today’s religious-environmental activists. Director Marty Ostrow will be the guest speaker.
90 minutes. Not rated.
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Directed by Yu Ha. Based partly on the director's own experiences, this film centers on the violence and conflict that permeated many high schools in 1970s Korea. A box office hit thanks in part to the star power of lead actor Kwon Sang-woo, this hard-hitting film can also be read as a sardonic comment on the authoritarianism and rapid modernization that characterized this difficult era.
116 minutes. Not rated.
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1927. In the year 2026, when the populace is divided between workers who must live underground and the wealthy, who enjoy a futuristic city of splendor, a man from the upper class abandons his privileged life to join oppressed workers in a revolt. Perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, German director Fritz Lang's masterpiece has now been magnificently restored to include the original 1927 orchestral score with live organ accompaniment by Dr. Steven Ball.
153 minutes. Not Rated.
Special ticket prices: $15 adult, $12 students, seniors & veterans, $10 Michigan Theater members
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September 12 at 1:30 PM or September 14 at 7:00 PM
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In this silent 1920s masterpiece, an insane asylum inmate explains to his psychiatrist how he came to the institution, telling the shrink the story of the evil hypnotist Caligari (Werner Krauss) and his unwitting pawn, the sleepwalker Cesare (Conrad Veidt). This stark expressionist film from German director Robert Wiene astonishes with the power of its sets and visuals, and the creepy plot easily raises hackles on the back of one's neck. With live organ accompaniment by Steve Warner.
67 minutes. Not rated.
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Carbon Nation is a documentary film about climate change solutions. Even if viewers doubt the severity of climate change or just don't buy it at all, Carbon Nation is a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how solutions to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. Director and producer Peter Byck will discuss the film and answer questions after the screening.
86 minutes. Not rated.
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Considered one of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's masterpieces, this Oscar-winning crime drama unfolds as four witnesses to a rape and murder report their versions of the attack, leaving the viewer to decide what really happened. But the chain of events depicted by the bandit (Toshiro Mifune), the rape victim (Machiko Kyo), the murdered man's ghost (Masayuki Mori) and the woodcutter (Takashi Shimura) have more differences than similarities.
88 minutes. Not rated.
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Ingredients focuses on the farmers and chefs who are creating a truly sustainable food system and whose collaborative work has resulted in great tasting food and an explosion of consumer awareness about the benefits of eating local. Jeff McCabe of SELMA Café and the Homegrown Festival as well as Ann Arbor Farmers’ Market Manager Molly Notariana will be the guest speakers.
73 minutes. Not rated.
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NAKED ANGEL
with live appearance by director Christina Morales Hemenway and actors from the film
Playing Friday, September 24 at 7:30 PM.
Naked Angel's plot revolves around Andreas (James Duval), a man plagued by low self confidence and intense fear of social situations. This all changes when he meets Estelle (Cameron Watkins), his guardian angel. Estelle longs to earn her wings so she can reunite with her children, but when she begins to fall in love with Andreas she finds she can no longer hear the voice of God. Tickets are $10 or $7 Michigan Theater members. The pre-screening gala is at 6:30pm and tickets are available in limited numbers and can be purchased only at www.dancingstarproductions.com.
110 minutes. Not rated.
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As his broken leg heals, wheelchair-bound L.B. Jefferies (James Stewart) becomes absorbed with the parade of life outside his window and soon fixates on a mysterious man whose behavior has Jefferies convinced a murder has taken place. Meanwhile, other windows reveal the daily lives of a dancer, a lonely woman, a composer, a dog and more. Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter and Wendell Corey co-star in this Alfred Hitchcock-helmed classic.
112 minutes. Rated PG.
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The 2010 festival will be held in over 150 cities across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia. Upon entry, festival attendees are handed a voting card and an official program and asked to vote for the ONE film they feel should win. Votes are tallied by each host venue then emailed to the festival’s NYC headquarters. Regular Michigan Theater admission rates apply. For more information visit www.msfilmfest.com.
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ANSWER THIS!
Sneak peak film event with live appearance by cast and crew!
Playing Friday, October 8 at 7:30 PM.
Join the cast and crew and be a part of the first audience ever to see this locally-produced film before it begins its festival run next year. Filmed in Ann Arbor in partnership with the University of Michigan and set in the world of competitive bar trivia, a group of frustrated academics finally get a shot at beer, women and nerdy redemption when they enter the most important contest of their lives... the First Annual Ann Arbor Trivia Tournament. Answer This! is an authentic Michigan story about a grad student finally coming of age - when he's 30. Starring Christopher Gorham, Arielle Kebbel, Nelson Franklin, Chris Parnell, and Professor Ralph Williams. Written, directed and produced by Ann Arbor-natives Christopher and Michael Farah.
Tickets $10 adults, $8 students, seniors and Michigan Theater members. Advance tickets available at www.ticketweb.com.
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UMS and The Michigan Theater presents this high-definition re-broadcast from the National Theatre in London.
This groundbreaking work embraces the universal relevance of math, which often permeates the most unlikely of scenarios. A Disappearing Number, which won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play, revolves around the mathematical and spiritual nature of infinity, which becomes the link between two mathematicians: one an established Cambridge professor and the other a young, autodidactic genius from India.
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“So richly and comfortably human” - A.O. Scott, The New York Times
“Visually enthralling” – Peter Howell, Toronto Sun
“An engrossing and profoundly moving film that hits the emotional bullseye multiple times” - Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
“Astonishing…like any good thriller, this is the story of deceptions within deceptions. It’s juicy, fascinating stuff.” - Todd McCarthy, Variety
“What emerges is time pleasantly spent with a slice of life that examines a romantic détente between two cultures.” - Rex Reed, New York Observer
“Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky offers two hours of luxury and loveliness, music and art, and a bit of sexually charged madness, too.” – Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
