Arts & Entertainment

May 2009

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FILM

Detroit Science Center IMAX: From the deep northern waters of Lake Superior to the eastern edges of Lake Ontario, Mysteries of the Great Lakes takes the viewer on a spin through some of most beautiful shorelines and scenery the nation offers.
• In Deep Sea, you’ll get a glimpse into some of the world’s most unique, dangerous, and colorful creatures, and their habitats. • Animalopolis is a journey into a more lighthearted, dancing, somersaulting, fanciful animal kingdom than the one that exists in reality. But that’s OK, because this IMAX film is fun for the whole family. The film will show you a variety of animals that include cheetahs, bears, crabs, and lions with no threat of getting maimed. All through May. $7.25-$12.95. 5020 John R, Detroit; 313-577-8400; detroitsciencecenter.org

Penn Theatre: This 1964 musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown is based on the true story of Margaret Brown, who survived the sinking of the Titanic. In the musical, Molly’s husband strikes it rich in Denver. After a trip to Europe, the couple break away, but Molly can’t stay gone for long and decides to come back to America on the Titanic. It sinks. She doesn’t. May 7.
• Joey Evans is a heel, but a charming one in the musical Pal Joey. He owns “Chez Joey,” a Chicago nightclub. May 14.
• The 1953 musical Lili is the story of a poor French girl who has nowhere to go after her father dies. A circus troupe decides to take her in. She ends up singing to the puppets, a crowd gathers, and next thing you know the circus has a singer. Leslie Caron stars. May 21.
• Grease made all the guys want to be Danny Zuko and all the girls want to be with Danny. It also gave high-school drama groups something to do every fall. This classic 1978 musical is the story of summer love in the ’50s. May 28. All films $3. 760 Penniman, Plymouth; 734-453-0870; penntheatre.com.

The Redford Theatre: Caddyshack: It’s about golf, lawn varmints, and good vs. evil — and it’s funny. Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, and Rodney Dangerfield star. May 1-2.
• 1984’s The Terminator is the story of a time-traveling cyborg terminator out to kill the mother of the unborn leader of the human resistance of the future. You’ll see a lot of explosions and a lot of Schwarzenegger before he turned into the Republican governor of California. May 15-16.
• Mutiny on the Bounty is the 1935 film of the tyrant Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton) who cruelly pushes his crew, often resulting in extreme discipline, which usually means flogging. After six months toward Tahiti, the crew has had enough and Midshipman Roger Byam decides to act — and that’s mutiny, my friends. May 29-30. All films $4. 17360 Lahser, Detroit; 313-537-2560; redfordtheatre.com.

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