Category Archives: Movies

Michigan Film: Frontier Boys :]

April 14, 2011 – 8:42 am

Absolute Michigan  caught up with John Grooters, producer and director of Frontier Boys and asked him a few questions about this Michigan-made movie. One thing that makes the film unique is the fact that the story is actually set in Michigan. Read on for the interview and also check out the trailer! How did the [...]

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From the UP to Afghanistan and back again: Where Soldiers Come From

March 23, 2011 – 10:55 am

From a snowy small town in Northern Michigan to the mountains of Afghanistan and back, Where Soldiers Come From follows the four-year journey of childhood friends and their town, forever changed by a faraway war. The film is an intimate look at the young men who fight our wars, the families and town they come [...]

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Film Friday: High Five for Michigan Film Incentives

February 25, 2011 – 10:49 am

“This is not about saving Hollywood. This is about saving Michigan.” ~ Mitch Albom Read on for a report on last night’s Town Hall meeting but we definitely want to start off by featuring High Five for Film Incentives. Deep Blue Pictures takes a road trip to hear from some of the people and businesses [...]

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Baffling Budget Beatdown: Axe to Fall on Michigan Film Incentive?

February 21, 2011 – 1:29 pm

If you care about this issue, visit Tell Rick on Facebook or Rick’s Wrong (About the Michigan Film Industry Tax Credit). You can also try to contact your legislators and impress upon them the importance of this tool to Michigan’s future. If you have more ideas, post them in the comments below! The budget process [...]

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City Recycling + Film Incentive = Raleigh Michigan Studios

February 8, 2011 – 12:02 pm

On Michigan in Pictures we recently wondered whether the road to Oz will wind through Michigan. Here’s a feature on where the Wizard’s balloon may land in Michigan. Crow’s Nest by Jeff Gaydash Great Lakes Echo has a cool series about City Recycling in the Great Lakes Region that looks at how brownfields and abandoned [...]

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Seeking Michigan: The Buzz on the Green Hornet

January 12, 2011 – 8:41 am

Seeking Michigan was established to connect you to the stories of our great state. The name is derived from the state motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage. by Bob Garrett, Archives of Michigan [...]

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Paddle to the Sea, a Great Lakes Classic

November 18, 2010 – 11:02 am

This morning on Michigan in Pictures we’re featuring Kevin McMahon’s amazing film Waterlife (and a photo from Miner’s Beach on Lake Superior). Waterlife is amazing and in an interview in the Detroit News that we’re linking to, Kevin explains that the film that influenced his the most was the Canadian classic, Paddle to the Sea. [...]

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Requiem for Detroit?

October 7, 2010 – 8:15 am

All week on Absolute Michigan we’ve been featuring Detroit. mcs by buckshot.jones David Byrne of Talking Heads fame was in Detroit to perform the title track for This Must Be The Place by Paolo Sorrentino, one of the big budget pictures now filming in Detroit. In his journal entry Don’t Forget the Motor City he [...]

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Motown is Movietown: How Michigan’s Film Incentive Is Driving Detroit

October 5, 2010 – 10:01 am

All week on Absolute Michigan we’re featuring Detroit, looking beyond the stereotypes to see what’s really going on in Michigan’s largest city. michigan central detroit transformers 3 by Detroitmi97 A recent article titled Motown Becomes Movietown in the Wall Street Journal begins: The set of the gritty cop show “Detroit 1-8-7″ is one of more [...]

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International Buster Keaton Society Convention & Buster Keaton’s Favorite Place on Earth

September 27, 2010 – 11:11 am

Seeking Michigan was established to connect you with the many stories of the Great Lakes State. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage at seekingmichigan.org! “The best summers of my life were spent in the cottage Pop had built on Lake Muskegon in 1908.” ~Buster Keaton Buster Keaton’s Favorite [...]

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