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 lives, we must shut off our thoughts and worries and look within...
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 values. Meaning, though they have continued to give us joy, they have not...
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 be a little bit different, as the industry is just now starting to...
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 dance of Jazz on a Summer’s Day, but this week perhaps something a...
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 remains of a season that feels like it was robbed from us—it’s time to...
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 jeans, find those vintage and worn band tees, let your quarantine hair...
