Category Archives: Movies

Photo Friday: Finding Nemo…Film Festival 2010 TC by Pamela Ann Photography

July 30, 2010 – 8:32 am

Over on our On Location blog we featured this photo from the Traverse City Film Festival. Every year for the Traverse City Film Festival they show free movies on the big screen. Still to come: Raising Arizona, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Mary Poppins! Pamela Ann Photography (Pamela Bevelhymer) writes that she’s a [...]

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Weird Michigan: Michigan Movie Special Edition

July 25, 2010 – 12:32 pm

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check out her books including [...]

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On Location: 2010 Traverse City Film Festival

July 20, 2010 – 9:24 am

The Traverse City Film Festival is in full swing and our coverage is ramping up! Check out posts from our OnLocation blog and scroll down for info about the Traverse City Film Festival and a really cool video! Speaking of video, Absolute Michigan is producing daily video for the festival … here’s the first! (7/29) [...]

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Hugh Jackman’s Real Steel filming in Michigan

July 5, 2010 – 8:39 am

Hugh Jackman by malaca11 One of the cool things about the Michigan Film Incentive is that you never know who it will bring to your town. Marlene lives in Mason and got this shot of Hugh Jackman (and some others) at the Mason courthouse. Jackman is in Michigan for a few months filming Real Steal [...]

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The Green Hornet: A Detroit Original

April 7, 2010 – 7:33 am

This summer, Seth Rogen will bring The Green Hornet to movie screens, 74 years after The Hornet was born in Detroit. A Comprehensive History of the Green Hornet by Jacques Boulerice at Associated Content explains: …the Green Hornet was one of the first masked costumed crime fighters, making his radio debut on January 31, 1936 [...]

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Great Lakes Restoration Plan announced

February 22, 2010 – 8:15 am

Lake Freighter ducking into Suttons Bay by jsorbieus The AP’s John Flesher takes a look at a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes announced by the Obama Administration on Sunday: The plan envisions spending more than $2.2 billion for long-awaited repairs after a century of damage to the lakes, which hold 20 percent of [...]

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Mysteries of the Great Lakes in Grand Rapids IMAX

February 3, 2010 – 8:08 am

From mysteriesofthegreatlakes.com: The giant screen film, Mysteries of the Great Lakes, is as much a celebration of Earth’s greatest freshwater ecosystem as it is a rallying cry for protection. The story will take audiences on an inspiring voyage through these amazing inland seas. In the film, a few stops along the way highlight the stories [...]

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Michitwitter November 2009

November 2, 2009 – 5:39 pm

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Michitwitter October 2009

October 5, 2009 – 12:51 pm

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Larry Charles, Jeff Garlin, Michael Moore and others on the Traverse City Film Festival

August 3, 2009 – 7:52 am

Director Larry Charles, Producer/ Actor Jeff Garlin, festival co-founder Michael Moore, TCFF Director Deb Lake and others give their thoughts on Traverse City and the Traverse City Film Festival in this video by Scott Allman Video. Absolute Michigan: On Location has much more coverage from the 2009 Traverse City Film Festival. Share this:

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