HGTV’s Cristy Lee Opens a Design Studio in Metro Detroit
Cristy Lee may be known best for her television career — but recently, she added “metro Detroit business owner” to her resume. MotorCity Built,...
New Series with Diarra Kilpatrick and John Salley Premieres Thursday, March 21
Have you ever been ghosted? It's okay; most of us have (unless you're the one always doing the ghosting). But have you gone so...
This Upcoming Documentary Highlights Detroit’s Chefs
You may have dined at one of Farmington Hills-born Keith Famie’s renowned metro Detroit restaurants in the ’80s or ’90s (Chez Raphael, Les Auteurs,...
Detroit at the Oscars
March 10 marked the 96th Academy Awards. To celebrate, we’re looking back at a handful of metro Detroit and metro Detroiter appearances at the...
Assembled in Hollywood: Producer Roger Corman
For Roger Corman, it was only natural to bring assembly-line practices to Hollywood as he became king of the B pictures. By 1954, when...
Cristy Lee Returns to HGTV Amid Health Battle
Cristy Lee, a former Detroiter and home renovation expert, is returning to HGTV for the first time after being diagnosed with Graves’ disease and...
Emmy Nominees with Michigan Ties
After being postponed for the writers’ and actors’ strikes in September, the 75th annual Emmy Awards will broadcast a three-hour show at 8 p.m....
6 Christmas Movies with Michigan Connections
Cozy up with hot cocoa – or a cocktail — and stream these flicks at home
Eric Saarinen Returns to Bloomfield Hills
When your last name is Saarinen and your father (Eero) and grandfather (Eliel) were internationally renowned architects who helped usher in the modernist movement,...
Rebels with a Reel Cause: The University of Michigan’s Film Societies
Because a friend across the hall my freshman year (’89-90) was both a film studies major and a member of the University of Michigan’s...
Writer Joya McCrory Talks Her Work on ‘Abbott Elementary’
Tales of would-be starlets heading to Los Angeles in droves in the hopes of making it big on the screen have been the narrative...
10 Drive-In Movie Theaters in Michigan
These days, you can get just about any movie you want to watch streamed directly into your living room, but there’s still something magical...
A Review of the New ‘Barbie’ Movie
Barbie, the classic Mattel creation, has been a childhood favorite for many, including me. Barbie has, and always will be, a piece of my...
A Look at Metro Detroit’s Last Drive-In Theater
In my first job at age 16, I assumed the exalted position of usher at a drive-in theater in my hometown of Omaha, Nebraska....
Producer Ashley Carey Talks Her Work Behind the Big Screen
From the time she was in high school and produced a riff on a CeeLo Green music video, Ashley Carey was absolutely certain she...
Remembering Filmmaker John Prusak
When Dan Scanlon was about 9 years old, he entered the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. His father had died when he was young,...
Motor City Cinema Society Announces New Program for the Spring and Summer
This summer, Motor City Cinema Society celebrates the 100th anniversary of 16-millimeter film with a spring/summer season lineup that is stacked with rare 16mm...
Local Filmmakers Fundraise for Movie Highlighting the Filipino American Experience
The hardest part of filmmaking for local director Aronjonel Villaflor and producer Lou Pastrana wasn’t getting the perfect shot or editing hours of footage...
Metro Detroit’s Tim Allen is Sticking to His Brand of Comedy
Tim Allen knows better than anyone that these days, comedy is no laughing matter.Oh, it’s fine if you’re on prime-time TV, playing a character...
A Closer Look at the Documentary ‘Coldwater Kitchen’
It started with a hand-written letter sent from a prisoner at Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater.It’s turned into a documentary highlighting a culinary program...
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