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Is that popcorn smell coming from the theater? You bet! You can now order select concessions online, drive up to the theater and pick up your order from our contact-free table!

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Watch new arthouse films from the safety and comfort of your own home. Check out our exclusive lineup of films that are not available anywhere else. We’ve teamed up with distributors that will share the proceeds of your rentals and purchases to support the theater.

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Temporarily Closed

The Michigan Theater and State Theatre are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. All in-person events and films are cancelled during our closure. Check out our online programming and stay safe and healthy. We will get through this together. #flattenthecurve

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During this unprecedented time, local non-profit arts organizations such as the Michigan Theater Foundation rely on your direct financial support in order to stay in business, provide online content, pay our staff and re-open its doors when this pandemic ends. Please check out how you can help preserve our local gems.

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This Week: Remember Live Music? Let Suzi Q Remind You

Last updated Jul 29, 2020 at 3:06PM | Published on Jul 29, 2020 | Movie Reviews

Nothing can replace live music. During this pause we, along with our movie theater colleagues, have discovered how to shift into the virtual realm. Unfortunately, there is no substitute for the...

Behind the Marquee Ep. 38: Our Virtual Movie Palace

Last updated Jul 24, 2020 at 1:30PM | Published on Jul 24, 2020 | Behind the Marquee

It’s been 4 months since the Michigan & State Theatre debuted the Virtual Movie Palace, so Nick is joined by Sarah Escalante, Fionn Pooler and Jared Van Eck to discuss some of their favorite films now playing virtually, as well as what they’ve learned over the past four months, some of their favorite moments so far, where they see it heading, and as always, they conclude with their Movie Magic Moments of the Week.

Cinema Chat: Remembering John Lewis, ‘2040,’ ‘Suzi Q,’ And More

Published on Jul 23, 2020 | Cinema Chat

Listen to the audio from this week’s Cinema Chat with Russ Collins and David Fair at https://www.wemu.org/post/cinema-chat-remembering-john-lewis-2040-suzi-q-and-more There’s still no...