A WRAP: Film, Video & Digital Media News from Oakland County, Michigan 08/26/13

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from Oakland County, Michigan

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Lake Orion's Baldwin café stars in TV series in development
Oakland Press, 08/26/13

Flint tattoo artist Kyle Dunbar talks 'Ink Master' challenges, life since TV
MLive.com, 08/26/13

Detroit Filmmaker Lands Distribution Deal; Plans Red Carpet Premiere At Emagine Royal Oak
Detroit.CBSLocal.com, 08/25/13

Michigan's outdoor theaters face tough choice: Go digital or go dark
Detroit News, 08/24/13

Ann Arbor film fest names new executive director
Detroit News, 08/24/13

Michigan Theater to launch Monday Funnies film series
AnnArbor.com, 08/24/13

Adam West of 'Batman' and 'Family Guy' to speak at MSU
Lansing State Journal, 08/23/13

Batman-Superman movie to be filmed in Detroit in 2014? Sources point toward blockbuster film landing in Motor City
Detroit Free Press, 08/23/13

Batman vs. Superman Could Turn Detroit Into Gotham City
CinemaBlend.com, 08/23/13

Mark Strong on ‘Low Winter Sun’
CraveOnline.com, 08/23/13

Talking 'Low Winter Sun' With Detroit Cop And TV Consultant Ira Todd
DeadlineDetroit.com, 08/23/13

Waterfront Nightmare officially selected to screen at Jaxon Film Fest
Examiner.com, 08/23/13

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Michigan Theater/State Theater, Ann Arbor

SUMMER CLASSIC FILM SERIES
8/27: 8 1/2 
9/1 & 3: Run Lola Run 
9/2: Casablanca 

Detroit Film Theater

Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
Friday, August 30 at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 31 at 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 1 at 4:30 p.m.

Here and There (Aqui y Alla)
Friday, August 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 31 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 1 at 2:00 p.m.

Saturday Animation Club:
Spirited Away
Saturday, August 31 at 3:00 p.m.

"Midnight Madness" Movies at the Main Art, Royal Oak

August 30 & 31: Clue
September 6 & 7: Aliens
September 13 & 14: Spaceballs
September 20 & 21: Fight Club

Redford Theater

The Music Man with special guest Shirley Jones in person
Thursday, September 13 at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, September 14 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 15 at 1:00 p.m.

Mitten Movie Project
Tuesday, September 3, 7:30 p.m.
Main Art Theater
118 N. Main St., Royal Oak
Pre-sale tickets $8 by e-mailing mangilc@yahoo.com, Door $10
Win 2 free passes to the Mitten Movie Project! Enter to win our monthly drawing at film@oakgov.com!

Secret Cinema is The Maple's classic film series with a twist - you won't know what you're watching until the lights go down! We've split the series into two nights: Old Hollywood and New Hollywood, on the first and third Thursdays of the month respectively. Tickets for Secret Cinema are always just $5 and include free popcorn with any other concessions purchase. We'll also be employing the use of our assigned seating feature so feel free to pick your seats out ahead of time at our box office or at themapletheater.com

Michigan Film Festivals

Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival
September 10 - 15, Holland
Michigan Foodie Film Festival
September 13 - 15, Traverse City
Moving Media Student Film Festival
September 26 - 29, Detroit
Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Fest
September 26 - 29, Bay City
Blue Water Film Festival
September 27 - 28, Port Huron
Jaxon Film Fest
September 27 & 28, Jackson
Uptown Film Festival
October 10 - 12, Birmingham
Flint Film Festival
October 11 - 12, Flint
Saugatuck Shorts
October 12, Saugatuck
Made-in-Michigan Film Festival
October 18 & 19, Frankenmuth
Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival
October 24 - 26, Grand Rapids
East Lansing Film Festival
November 6 - 14, East Lansing
Riverside Saginaw Film Festival
November 7 - 10, Saginaw

Film and TV Events

Vote Every Day for Your Favorite!
Project Drive-In
In less than 3 months, the majority of American drive-in theaters will face closure with the movie industry’s switch from film to digital. Upgrading to digital projection costs roughly $80,000.Honda wants to preserve this iconic part of American car culture by donating 5 digital projectors. Your vote decides where they go. You can vote once a day by website or by text until Sept. 9.
Vote for Michigan Drive-Ins:
Cherry Bowl Drive-In, Honor
http://projectdrivein.com/#vote_61
Text VOTE61 to 444999

Danny Boy's Drive-In, Ionia
http://projectdrivein.com/#vote_33
Text VOTE33 to 444999

Hi-Way Drive In, Carsonville
http://projectdrivein.com/#vote_13
Text VOTE13 to 444999

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Free Screening & Meet-and-Greet with the Directors of Award-Winning Documentary
Of Two Minds
Tuesday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m.
Royal Oak Emagine 
University of Phoenix® Detroit Campus, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, the Emagine Theatre and the Digital Arts, Film & Television (DAFT) invite mental health and law enforcement professionals, and the community to a free screening of the documentary, Of Two Minds, which explores the extraordinary lives, struggles and successes of a few of the over five million Americans living with bipolar disorder and the social stigma that surrounds their illness.

The All New Bowling for Dollars
First episode will air Sunday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m. on WADL Channel 38 Detroit. New episodes will air every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. throughout the entire bowling season! 

Michigan Production Alliance
September Member Meeting
MOVIE NIGHT and Member Drive
Screen Michigan made
"Dogman" by Rich Brauer
Thursday, September 19 at 6:30 p.m.
PhoenixTheater 
17310 N Laurel Park Dr., Livonia

Call Out for Presenters
in the film industry for the
Moving Media 13th Annual Student Film Festival Tech Fair 
Saturday, September 28
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wayne State University, Detroit
Interest form: click here.

Michigan Production Alliance
Production Algebra PA Boot Camp
at Wayne State University’s
Moving Media Festival
Saturday, September 28
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Cost: Free
Pre-registration is required.

Saugatuck Shorts Film Competition
October 12
Submissions are now being accepted through August 31 for the SCA's new juried film competition this fall, open to filmmakers of all ages and skill levels. 

East Lansing Film Festival Trailer Contest
The 16th annual East Lansing Film Festival, held November 6 - 14 at 
Wells Hall on the MSU campus and Studio C! in Okemos, announces a 
competition for the creation of a film festival trailer. The 30-second 
to one-minute trailer will be used to promote the festival on-line and 
in other media and will run prior to the screening of festival films.
Learn more about ELFF at www.elff.com 
For more information, please contact Susan W. Woods at 
susanwoods@elff.com or 517-980-5802.

Television Links

All-American Muslim 
Autoweek's Vinsetta Garage 
Ariel, Zoey & Eli, Too 
Ask Dr. Nandi 
The Girls Bathroom 
Hung 
Hardcore Pawn 
Inside Out by Marissa Nahas 
Lee Martin's "The Midnight Hour" 
Low Winter Sun
Michigan Marquee 
Under the Radar Michigan

Digital Media Links

Pixo Entertainment 
Reactor Zero 
Scientifically Proven Entertainment
Triquetra-Games 
Vectorform 

Movie Links

Alleged 
Apparitions 
Beauty Queen 
Bilal's Stand
The Bully Chronicles 
The Citizen 
Clayman 
Detention of the Dead 
Dogman 
Family Weekend
The Five-Year Engagement
Freaky Deaky 
The Giant Mechanical Man 
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring) 
I, Alex Cross 
Jane of All Trades 
Jimmy P.
Jinn 
The Lake Effect 
LOL 
Love and Honor
Margarine Wars 
Meltdown 
Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy 
Only Lovers Left Alive 
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure 
Oz the Great and Powerful 
Papou
Past Due
Prom-iscuous 
Sparkle 
Touchback 
Virginia 
Waterwalk 
The Zombie Factor

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