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SILENT SWASHBUCKLER “THE BLACK PIRATE”
KICKS OFF SUMMER CLASSICS SERIES JUNE 1 & 3 AT THE MICHIGAN
THEATER
May 14, 2008: Series continues with a baker’s dozen talkies
plus silent “Battleship Potemkin” Sundays and Tuesdays through
Labor Day
FOLK-ROCK PIONEERS JOHN SEBASTIAN AND ROGER McGUINN
TO APPEAR IN ANN ARBOR
May 7, 2008: Tickets on sale this Saturday, May 10 at 9:00
AM
LIFE BEFORE HER EYES SCREENING MAY 16 BENEFITS ANN
ARBOR BOOK FESTIVAL AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER
May 7, 2008: Special guest and local author Laura Kasischke
will discuss bringing her novel to the screen in festival
weekend kick-off
MEMORIAL DAY BASEBALL FILM DOUBLEHEADER SET FOR THE MICHIGAN THEATER WITH CRACKER JACKS!
May 1, 2008:
Field of Dreams and
It Happens Every
Spring matinees salute the great American pastime –
and it's free for US veterans
YOUNG@HEART OPENS FRIDAY, MAY 2 AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER
April 25, 2008: Seniors’ rock n’roll chorus documentary
is a tonic for all ages
BILAL’S STAND PREMIERE APRIL 3 AT THE MICHIGAN
THEATER
March 28, 2008: Writer-director Sultan Sharrief’s debut
has U-M roots
RIDLEY SCOTT NEXT UP IN THE MICHIGAN THEATER’S
GREAT DIRECTORS SERIES
March 26, 2008: Four April Mondays, four Scott films beginning
April 7 with
Gladiator
THE MICHIGAN THEATER AND THE ARK PRESENT JAZZ SINGING LEGEND JIMMY SCOTT ON MAY 9 AT THE ARK
March 25, 2008: "The most unjustly ignored American singer
of the 20th century." -
The New York Times
FUNK-FUSION BAND WAR SET FOR MAY 6 CONCERT AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER
March 4, 2008: Tickets to musical melting pot go on sale this
Saturday, March 8
WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT HUMOR? EXPERTS TAKE A SERIOUS
LOOK ON MARCH 10 AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER
Feb 28, 2008: Cartoonist Pat Oliphant and panelists from The
New Yorker and the Daily Show talk about what's funny, what's
lame, and why
THE BRITISH ARE COMING PIP, PIP, HOORAY!
MICHIGAN THEATER SPOTLIGHTS CLASSIC BRIT FILMS
Feb 26, 2008: March Mondays bring jolly good fun from Oscar Wilde to Mini Coopers
IRANIAN CULTURAL EXPERT WILL HOST PERSEPOLIS MATINEE SUNDAY AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER
Feb 13, 2008: UM Professor Kathryn Babayan will host Q&A
following the screening
MICHAEL CLAYTON, JOE STRUMMER DOCUMENTARY AND A DETROIT THING SPARK MICHIGAN THEATER OFFERINGS
Feb 6, 2008: "Limited edition" screenings spice
up an already-vibrant cultural week
GET 10% DISCOUNT AT BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC AND
SUPPORT THE MICHIGAN THEATER
Feb 4, 2008: Shop all three Ann Arbor Borders stores February
9-10
MAGNOLIA PICTURES AND SHORTS INTERNATIONAL TO PRESENT
"THE 2007 ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED SHORT FILMS" PROGRAM
FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Jan 28, 2008: Program released in high-quality digital for
the first time
MITCH RYDER CONCERT AND BOOK LAUNCH MARCH 22 AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER
Jan 28, 2008: Rock n'roll original's performance will celebrate
a long career
MICHIGAN THEATER ADDS SECOND SHOW FOR JUNIE B. JONES ON SATURDAY, FEB. 16 AT 11 AM
Jan 21, 2008: Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 25
REVISIT ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING BEST PICTURES
AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER MONDAYS IN FEBRUARY
Jan 18, 2008: Series starts Feb. 4 with "Wings"
– first to win Best Picture Oscar in 1928
DIRECTOR CHARLES BURNETT AT RARE SCREENING OF KILLER OF SHEEP AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER JAN. 28
Jan 18, 2008: Seldom-seen 1977 Watts drama spotlights lives
of poverty and frustration
ANATOMY OF A MURDER SPOTLIGHTS LAW AS A PROFESSION JANUARY 13 AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER
Jan 3, 2008: Courtroom drama set in Michigan in special screening
sponsored by Washtenaw County Bar Association
MICHIGAN THEATER MARKS 80 YEARS OF FILMS AND FUN WITH YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION
Dec 19, 2007: Birthday party starts Jan. 4-6 with deed transfer, 80-cent movies for members and MARY POPPINS free for kids 12 and under
BERGMAN MINI-FESTIVAL FIRST IN MONTHLY SERIES FOR 2008
Dec 18, 2007: Salute to the late Swedish director spotlights his most accessible films beginning on January 7
BEN & JERRY’S TO DEBUT NEW BEER & DONUTS
FLAVOR AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER DEC. 17
Dec 12, 2007: Only 200 lucky tasters will try DUFF & D'oh!NUTS
ice cream at a free screening for "The Simpsons Movie"
DVD release
BEST MOVIE THEATER? ANN ARBOR NEWS READERS CHOOSE THE MICHIGAN THEATER ONCE MORE
Dec 11, 2007: Fourth Annual Readers' Choice Awards shine the
searchlight on Liberty Street landmark
