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Behind The Marquee: Episode 34 - Barton Organ Restoration
Mon, 01/13/2020 - 3:47pm
Nick is joined by Michigan Theater house organist David Hufford to discuss his work to restore the historic Barton Organ, what makes it unique, a bit of its history, and what it’s like to accompany a silent film or sing-along.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 33 - 2019 and a Decade in Review
Mon, 12/09/2019 - 3:39pm
Nick, Makenzie, Ariel and Jay recap 2019, discuss their favorite films of the last decade, what they’re most looking forward to in 2020, what trends they hope to continue in the next decade, and conclude with their “Movie Gifts”.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 32 - Journalism on Screen
Mon, 11/04/2019 - 1:30pm
Nick is joined by Zoe Clark (Program Director of Michigan Radio and Co-Host of ‘It’s Just Politics’) and Robert Yoon (Visiting Professor of Journalism at U of M and former CNN Director of Political Research) to talk about the upcoming Journalism on Screen film series at the State Theatre! Discussion includes journalism’s depiction in the movies, its impact on our daily lives, takeaways from each film in the series, and as always, they conclude with their Movie Magic Moments of the Week.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 31 - October Newsletter
Tue, 10/08/2019 - 3:18pm
Nick, Nadeem and Ariel dive into everything that's happening at the Michigan and State Theatre in October including 'Joker', 'El Camino', Late Nights, DOCtoberfest, an anniversary for the Michigan, and more! About half-way through Nick suffers through a coughing fit, and as always, they conclude with their Movie Magic Moments of the Week.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 30 - Audiences vs. Critics
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:06pm
Nick, Sarah, and Nadeem discuss the discrepancies between critical and audience reviews, where they stand in the great divide, some films they're willing to defend, and as always, they conclude with their Movie Magic Moments of the Week.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 29 - Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 8:27am
Nick, Nadeem, and Jonathan dig into Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and discuss some of the controversies, its themes, the 1960s, pros of 35mm presentation, and as always, they conclude with their Movie Magic Moments of the Week.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 28 - Fourth of July Movies
Tue, 07/02/2019 - 10:36am
Nick, Makenzie, and Andi sit down to talk about their favorite movies to watch around the Fourth of July that you can find on the shelves of the Ann Arbor District Library, and as always, they conclude with their Movie Magic Moments of the Week.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 27 - Tales from the Front of House
Wed, 06/19/2019 - 11:08am
Nadeem, Nick, Andi, and Thomas discuss their time working in Front of House in this much looser episode of the Behind the Marquee. They give some Michigan & State Theatre history, what they love most about working in a 90 year old building, what they’ve learned, dig into the “FOH Log”, and as always, conclude with their Movie Magic Moments of the Week.
Visit https://www.michtheater.org/2019/06/18/behind-the-marquee-ep-27/ to see discussed photos.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 26 - Summer Movies
Wed, 06/05/2019 - 9:11am
Nick and Nadeem recap the 2019 Cinetopia Film Festival before discussing what movies they're looking forward to this Summer, favorite summer movie memories, and which films they predict to be huge successes. And as always, they end with their Movie Magic Moments.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 25 - Cinetopia 2019 Schedule Breakdown
Fri, 05/03/2019 - 5:10pm
Nick, Makenzie, and Ariel give a day-by-day breakdown of the Cinetopia 2019 schedule and discuss which films they would be attending.
Program guides are now available for pick-up! Get yours and follow along with their discussion.