The Metro: Detroit Film Theatre’s long-running Oscar Shorts program is back
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...
The Metro: Detroit Film Theatre’s long-running Oscar Shorts program is back
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...
The Metro: A treasure of Black film history at Motor City Cinema Society
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...
David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78
LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland...
The Metro: Inaugural HBCU Student Film Festival is coming to Detroit
A theme we often highlight on The Metro is Detroit’s robust arts community. Whether you see a giant mural or...
The Metro: Annual Arab Film Festival in Dearborn showcasing Arab voices
Metro Detroit is known for having a unique and growing Arab community. That uniqueness shows through the people of Arab...
‘It Was All a Dream’ documentary takes a close look at the golden age of hip-hop
Dream Hampton is an award-winning filmmaker and writer from Detroit. Her latest film, “It Was All a Dream,” is a...
Maple Theater management announces historic theater will close its doors
The Maple Theater — a long-time institution for independent film buffs in metro Detroit — will close its doors after...
CultureShift: ‘Pomegranate’ is the first Iraqi-American narrative film of its kind
Weam Namou is the Executive Director of the Chaldean Cultural Center, which houses the first and only Chaldean Museum in...
DER Weekends: Bengali Harlem
The film ‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’ documents comedian Alaudin Ullah's search for his Bengali father. What Ullah and co-director Vivek...
Actor Bruce Campbell revisits his hometown of Royal Oak
Bruce Campbell might have started his career as Ash Williams in the Evil Dead movie franchise, but he has ventured...
Puppet Film Series premieres in Detroit
Cinema lovers and fans of the wonderful art of puppetry, unite! Beginning Friday, Aug. 5, the Detroit Puppet Company (DPC)...
Baltimore Activist’s Lessons On “Food Apartheid” in Detroit
There are several things that Detroit and Baltimore have in common — but one of the biggest similarities is the...