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My good friends Song of the Lakes have a new DVD titled Live at Interlochen. It features a full-length movie of Song of the Lakes 25th Anniversary concert by Rich Brauer & Brauer Productions and the documentary Journey to Joy by Rebecca Glotfelty of Real People Media.
The band will have a link to order the [...]
The 11th annual East Lansing Film Festival (ELFF) takes place March 12-20, 2008. The ELFF the largest and most diverse film festival in Michigan and screens more than 100 independent and foreign feature, documentary, short and student films from around the world.
Lake Michigan Film Competition
One attraction is the Lake Michigan Film Competition, which offers cash [...]
Welcome to a Super Fat Pazcki Tuesday edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan. We've been meaning to share the video of Gov. Granholm's 2008 State of the State speech, which probably ranks near the top in the "Getting People Who Don't Want to Stand Up and Applaud to Stand Up and [...]
Take a trip with me in nineteen thirteen
To Calumet, Michigan, in the copper country.
I'll take you to a place called Italian Hall
Where the miners are having their big Christmas ball.
-1913 Massacre by Woody Guthrie
On Absolute Michigan we try and keep a positive and upbeat attitude, so it may seem out of character to feature the [...]
Forging Path by J.E.T.
The Michigan Ski & Snowboard Blog tipped us to the 2nd Annual Teddy Knape Film Festival will be held Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Crystal Mountain Resort. The event honors the memory of Grand Rapids filmmaker Teddy Knape who shot many of his first films at Crystal Mountain. In addition to [...]
Nimrod Nation by illustriousbean
In the bible, Nimrod was "a mighty hunter before the Lord," and Watersmeet School (situated as it was in prime UP hunting country) began using the nickname the "Nimrod" in 1904. The small Michigan school was catapulted to the national stage in 1986 when ESPN picked the Nimrods as on of the [...]
Michigan Copper by stone_singer48
The word of the week this week is copper. Copper is a substance that has a big role in the history of Michigan, especially the Upper Peninsula. Wikipedia's entry for copper tells you what you need to know about this vital mineral. Michigan was a major producer of native copper (copper found [...]
It's an off-year Election Day edition of Five Things You Need to Know about Michigan. Despite the lack of big name offices to decide, there's a lot of the nuts and bolts decisions to make about schools and local government. The Secretary of State reminds you to bring your photo ID to the polls for [...]
Rooftop Films and IFC.com are featuring a short film by Detroit filmmaker Brandon Walley as part of their Summer Shorts Series. It's called Vacancy and is a compelling visual exploration of the Detroit's Madison Lenox Hotel and its demolition. Despite protests from historical groups, the hotel, which stood from 1900-2005, was torn down and [...]
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Absolute Michigan exclusive video with Michigan filmmaker Rich Brauer announcing his new film (to be shot on Mackinac Island this fall) called Mr. Art Critic. You can learn more about Rich and his feature film work including Frozen Stupid, Barn Red and Escanaba in da Moonlight at Brauer Productions. (click "feature presentations")
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