In Thirteen Women (1932), Myrna Loy (The Thin Man, Best Years of Our Lives) plays a mysterious psychotic named Ursula. Bullied at a posh school by a bunch of mean girls, she has set out to get her revenge on them. Capitalizing on the spiritualism craze of the […]
Click the titles for more information. TICKETS are available at the box office or online HERE. Check out the About page for location info. STARTING FRIDAY, March 6 Love’s Labour’s Lost – 4 shows only – No passes or special offers apply Comedy – NR – 178 min […]
Rufus is a shy and lonely boy determined to make a new start. Sure he has some quirks. So what if he likes the taste of blood? It’s not like he’s addicted. But when a cunning vampire hunter slips into town searching for the fountain of youth, Rufus […]
Widely varied in subject, but all revealing in their own ways, the following short documentaries comprise Freep Film Festival Shorts Program #2. Playing the Part: Twenty years after its release, Playing the Part still captivates. The timeless coming-of-age story by filmmaker Mitch McCabe is thoughtful and funny with […]
We Came as Romans, the post-hardcore band from Troy, Michigan, has honed its fiercely powerful sound through relentless touring over the course of its ten-year career. Present, Future, and Past captures the six-piece band — vocalists Dave Stephens and Kyle Pavone, guitarists Joshua Moore and Lou Cotton, bassist […]
In 1996, Lansing mayor David Hollister was given the dire news that General Motors was going to pull up stakes and completely leave the city after production of the then-new Alero automobile ended in 2004. Faced with the impending loss of thousands of high-paying jobs and tax revenue, […]
Click the titles for more information. TICKETS are available at the box office or online HERE. Check out the About page for location info. STARTING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Map to the Stars Drama, thriller – R – 112 min – Tickets $8 – Get tickets here Fri, Feb. […]
The Academy Awards, aka the film world’s Super Bowl, kick off in just a few hours, and of course we have our opinions and predictions like everyone else. But we also wanted to highlight the films we’ve shown that were recognized at last night’s Independent Spirit Awards. In […]
Directed by Grand Rapids native Joel Potrykus, using Michigan filmmakers, Buzzard is the story of Marty, a caustic, small-time con artist drifting from one scam to the next. When his latest ruse goes awry, mounting paranoia forces him from his lousy small town temp job to the desolate […]
San Francisco-based Rick Prelinger follows up last year’s popular Lost Landscapes of Detroit with a focus on the American road trip. The filmmaker and archivist has pulled the most interesting clips from nearly 4,000 rolls of 16mm and 8mm home movie footage from the 1920s to the 1970s […]