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The Metro: Detroit Film Theatre’s long-running Oscar Shorts program is back

The Metro, Ryan Patrick Hooper, John Filbrandt February 13, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The 97th Academy Awards will air on ABC in March. Buzzed...

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The 1943 American musical film, "Stormy Weather," starring Lena Horne and Bill Robinson, will be among the films screened at the Black Canon event at Motor City Cinema Society on Feb. 3.
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The Metro: A treasure of Black film history at Motor City Cinema Society

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Tia Graham January 30, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Late Detroiter James Wheeler’s love for media grew from his early...

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Celebrated filmmaker David Lynch has died, his family confirmed on social media Thursday.
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David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

Associated Press January 16, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joined Autumn Sun Executive Director Bruce Clifton, Head of Michigan Central Civic Partnerships Nate Wallace, and city officials for a group photo at a press conference at Book Plaza outside New Lab.
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The Metro: Inaugural HBCU Student Film Festival is coming to Detroit

John Filbrandt July 23, 2024

A theme we often highlight on The Metro is Detroit’s robust arts community. Whether you see a giant mural or...

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The Arab American National Museum is hosting its annual Arab Film Festival, May 15-19, 2024.
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The Metro: Annual Arab Film Festival in Dearborn showcasing Arab voices

The Metro May 15, 2024

Metro Detroit is known for having a unique and growing Arab community. That uniqueness shows through the people of Arab...

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"It Was All a Dream" will premiere at the Tribeca film festival in June 2024.
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‘It Was All a Dream’ documentary takes a close look at the golden age of hip-hop

Madison Ganzak, Anelle Scott May 9, 2024

Dream Hampton is an award-winning filmmaker and writer from Detroit. Her latest film, “It Was All a Dream,” is a...

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The managers of The Maple Theater in Bloomfield Hills announced on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, that they will not be renewing their lease for the historic theater.
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Maple Theater management announces historic theater will close its doors

Jenny Sherman February 5, 2024

The Maple Theater — a long-time institution for independent film buffs in metro Detroit — will close its doors after...

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Weam Namou reviews footage during the making of the film "Pomegranate"
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CultureShift: ‘Pomegranate’ is the first Iraqi-American narrative film of its kind

Tia Graham September 1, 2023

Weam Namou is the Executive Director of the Chaldean Cultural Center, which houses the first and only Chaldean Museum in...

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DER Weekends: Bengali Harlem

Sascha Raiyn August 25, 2023

The film ‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’ documents comedian Alaudin Ullah's search for his Bengali father. What Ullah and co-director Vivek...

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Actor Bruce Campbell stands onstage with a microphone wearing a suit
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Actor Bruce Campbell revisits his hometown of Royal Oak

Chase Goodman April 21, 2023

Bruce Campbell might have started his career as Ash Williams in the Evil Dead movie franchise, but he has ventured...

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Puppet Film Series premieres in Detroit

Amanda LeClaire August 5, 2022

Cinema lovers and fans of the wonderful art of puppetry, unite! Beginning Friday, Aug. 5, the Detroit Puppet Company (DPC)...

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Jake's Garden Vegetables Plants 2 4/26/2019
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Baltimore Activist’s Lessons On “Food Apartheid” in Detroit

Annamarie Sysling June 1, 2019

There are several things that Detroit and Baltimore have in common — but one of the biggest similarities is the...

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