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This Week: Turn Off Your Mind, Relax and Meet the Beatles in India
John Lennon’s lyrics “turn off your mind, relax and float downstream”, written for “Tomorrow Never Knows” to conclude Revolver in 1966, tell us that in order to find happiness and meaning in our...
This Week: Werner Herzog’s ‘Nomad’ Provides The Most Mentally Astounding Experience We’ve Seen Yet In Our Virtual Movie Palace
It’s time to fire up those mental gears. For so much of this time that we’ve spent in our Virtual Movie Palace we’ve been looking at films that I’ve continued to advocate for in their escapist...
A September Hello from the MTF Membership Director
Dear Michigan Theater Foundation Member, It’s that time of year when many of us start to feel the disappointment of summer ending and the approach of the school year and fall, and I know we're...
This Week: Vinyl Nation Celebrates Human Connection
Happy September! Typically the mood at the Michigan and State theaters this month is “Tis’ the season”, as we welcome the first wave of films with Oscar buzz. For movie lovers like us this month may...
This Week: Witness Emerging Talents in the Sundance Shorts Tour
Students are back which means that fall is nearly upon us—although the weather still doesn’t feel that way! Last week we urged you to enjoy these last remaining days of sunshine with the music and...
This Week: Stay Cool with Jazz On A Summer’s Day
As we head towards the end of August (how did that happen?), we will soon leave behind the dog days of summer and welcome those cool autumn evenings. It’s now or never to take advantage of the...
This Week: Let Loose with Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine
21 weeks ago we closed our Michigan and State theater doors. I don’t know about you, but it’s still bewildering to us, so I think it’s time we let loose a little. Break out your most ragged denim...
This Week: The Fight Offers Some Hope For a Complicated World
It may be a new week and a new month but the daily headlines continue to remind us of the challenges that we face as a country and as a people. In the midst of all of this, we (and we hope you do...
This Week: Remember Live Music? Let Suzi Q Remind You
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...
This Week: Let’s Catch Up with the Darkly Witty Mind of Shirley Jackson
It’s a busy time in our Virtual Movie Palace, with new films still being added every week, but like last Friday I’d like to shift focus slightly and take you back to a film that we have been playing...
Highlights from our Virtual Movie Palace and a new way to browse
Our Michigan and State theaters effectively closed on March 16, meaning it’s been four months since we’ve last seen you in person. It’s been a bit bumpy adjusting to this new way of life, but we...
This Weekend: Waiting for the Barbarians and Perhaps Our Best Selection of Films Yet
It’s another Friday, and even though we must spend it yet again in isolation, the Michigan & State Theatre are here for you with a new selection of independent films. And this weekend, we have...
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