In 1895, Joseph “Buster” Keaton was born into a traveling family of actors that performed in vaudeville roadshows across America alongside popular performers such as Harry Houdini. Though originally from Kansas, the Keatons become rooted in Michigan around...
Episode 35: Kiarostami Retrospective Nick is joined by Ashkan Kazemi of the Iranian Graduate Student Association at the University of Michigan to discuss the upcoming Abbas Kiarostami retrospective beginning in March at the Michigan Theater. They discuss the impact of...
Last Monday, Nick, Ariel and Makenzie sat down in the theater with Director Nick Kovacic for a special episode of Behind the Marquee to discuss the Academy Awards and Nick’s film Agave: The Spirit of the Nation. Unfortunately the audio was damaged and the...
Jim Jarmusch is one of the greatest legends of American independent cinema still living and working today, consistently writing and directing new projects for almost 40 years and maintaining the romanticism of “art for arts sake”, while constantly reinventing himself...
Episode 34: Barton Organ Restoration Nick is joined by Michigan Theater house organist David Hufford to discuss his work to restore the historic Barton Organ, what makes it unique, a bit of its history, and what it’s like to accompany a silent film or...
Today at the State, our small, independent Art House theater joins 4,300+ cinemas around the globe in opening STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, the final chapter of the Star Wars saga as we know it! Though it will hardly be the last film that takes...
