Detroit Free Press: Entertainment
- Dr. Who's next travel destination? It might be Detroit
Thursday - 02/07/2013 - 12:29 PMMatt Smith, the lead of British sci-fi series "Dr. Who," is set to star in "How to Catch a Monster," according to Variety. It's the upcoming movie that Ryan Gosling will be directing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Making magic at the Motown Winter Blast (video)
Thursday - 02/07/2013 - 08:46 AMGo behind the scenes of Motown Winter Blast with Jeff Wilson, who handles operations and logistics for many of Detroit's biggest events.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 questions with photographer Boswell Hardwick, who is showing his work at the Dirty Show
Tuesday - 02/05/2013 - 06:37 PMBoswell Hardwick doesn't know how people will respond to the pieces he'll show at the Dirty Show, the annual erotic art event that opens Friday in Detroit. But that's all fine with the high-fashion and fine-art photographer.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tickets on sale
Tuesday - 02/05/2013 - 07:01 PMMost tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com, www.livenation.com and www.aeglive.com. On sale Friday
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Local photographer's U.P. works on display
Tuesday - 02/05/2013 - 07:15 PMHIGHLAND Township Photos of Lake Superior, waterfalls, sunrises, sunsets and more taken in Michigan's Upper Peninsula by local photographer Amy Lockard are featured in the "Present Exposure" at Huron Valley Council for the Arts.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Play | Best of the Best: Motown Winter Blast, 'American Ham'
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 02:27 PMNo, those aren't wolves you'll see running wild in downtown Detroit this weekend. They're racing sled dogs, and they're back in the D to party at the Motown Winter Blast.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- New on DVD: 'Alex Cross,' 'Flight'
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 02:45 PM"Alex Cross" "Celeste and Jesse Forever" "Flight" "Here Comes the Boom" "A Late Quartet" "Little White Lies"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Upcoming big shows: Maroon 5, Valentines for Veterans Concert
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 02:59 PMLonestar: Valentines for Veterans Concert: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Royal Oak Music Theatre. Veterans visit website for free general admission tickets. http://wycd.cbslocal.com. Maroon 5: with Neon Trees and Owl City, 7:30 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- On stage: 'All the Kings Women,' 'My Brother Marvin'
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 03:35 PMPROFESSIONAL THEATER "All the Kings Women": By Detroit Ensemble Theatre, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Through Feb. 24. Michigan Actors Studio Theater, 648 E. Nine Mile, Ferndale. 877-636-3320. www.michiganactorsstudio.com . $18, $12 students.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gripping 'Side Effects' explores dark side of mood-altering drugs
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 07:51 PMIf "Side Effects" is indeed director Steven Soderbergh's final film, as he has said it will be, then intriguingly it feels as if he's coming full circle in some ways to the film that put him on the map: the trailblazing 1989 indie "sex, lies, and videotape."
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- Autism-friendly 'Sesame Street' show coming to Fox Theatre
Thursday - 02/07/2013 - 09:13 AMThe Friday night show will feature accommodations to make the theater experience more enjoyable for children with autism spectrum disorders and other sensory challenges.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bob Seger to play April 11 concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills
Thursday - 02/07/2013 - 07:53 AMTickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 16. Prices have not yet been announced. A presale will be available to Seger fan club members. The Palace is one of several Seger & the Silver Bullet band tour stops being announced today, including Chicago (April 6), Dayton, Ohio (April 9) and the new Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn, N.Y.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Documentary on 8 Mile to screen at Detroit Historical Museum
Tuesday - 02/05/2013 - 06:59 PM"Borderline: The Story of 8 Mile," a 1997 documentary from Gary Glaser, chronicles the history of the long and heavily traveled Detroit street that divides the city and its suburbs.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Funny Side Up Comedy Club in Plymouth brings the laughs
Tuesday - 02/05/2013 - 07:03 PMA few more chuckles can be heard in Plymouth since the arrival of Funny Side Up Comedy Club. The club opened in October above main-floor restaurant Panache 447. "From 8 to 10 p.m., we weren't really utilizing the room," says Blake Kolo, who owns both establishments.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Dancing
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 02:20 PMBleu Detroit: Presidential Fridays, with DJ Don Mecca, 10 p.m. Fri. 1540 Woodward, Detroit. 313-974-7799. Boogie Fever: Feel Good Fridays, 8 p.m. Fri. Saturdays, 8 p.m. Sat. 22901 Woodward, Ferndale.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Film events: 'The Purple Gang,' Julie Dash Selects: A Retrospective Celebration
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 02:35 PMBerman Center for the Performing Arts: "The Purple Gang." Film chronicles the rise and fall of Detroit's Prohibition-era outlaws. With writer, producer and director H.G. Manos. 7:30 p.m. Tue. 6600 W.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Upcoming releases: 'Safe Haven,' 'Beautiful Creatures'
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 02:53 PMFeb. 14
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brian McCollum's big gigs: Coheed and Cambria, Gojira
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 03:18 PMAlan Jackson
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Hardcore Pawn' stars to hold benefit for THAW
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 07:49 PMFans of "Hardcore Pawn" have a great opportunity Friday to get up close and personal with the stars of truTV's top-rated show. The Golds -- family patriarch Les and his adult children Ashley and Seth -- will open the doors of their Detroit-based American Jewelry & Loan pawn shop for a special party, Hardcore THAW.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sylvia Rector: Metro Detroit restaurants offer special menus for Valentine's Day
Thursday - 02/07/2013 - 12:26 AMValentine's Day wasn't invented to increase February restaurant traffic, but as chefs will tell you, it really helps. What else is likely to fill tables on a weeknight in one of the gloomiest months of the year?
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- 'Oz' to get charity premiere in Birmingham
Thursday - 02/07/2013 - 09:19 AMWhen "Oz the Great and Powerful" hits theaters next month, there will be a local red carpet event in downtown Birmingham -- only the carpet actually will look like a yellow brick road.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DSO music director Leonard Slatkin highlights the best of Beethoven
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 08:00 PMWe asked DSO music director Leonard Slatkin to choose a single defining moment in each of Beethoven's nine symphonies. He responded by picking nine spots that represent Beethoven taking a leap forward in music history.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Young playwright reflects on relationships in 'Soul Mates'
Tuesday - 02/05/2013 - 06:57 PMOf the countless people we encounter in a lifetime, one or two might connect with us in a profound way. That's the idea behind "Soul Mates," a mostly refreshing and sincere work that explores young characters experiencing cosmic relationships over several decades.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Rooney Mara says she needs a break after 'Side Effects'
Tuesday - 02/05/2013 - 07:11 PMIt has been a dizzying couple of years for Rooney Mara, the young actress who gained a little attention in "The Social Network" and then worldwide fame for starring in Hollywood's version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Six-deck shoe a better bet in 6:5 blackjack
Tuesday - 02/05/2013 - 07:15 PMQUESTION: Where I play blackjack, there are only six-deck shoes. They just removed the last single-deck 3:2 games and replaced them with 6:5 games. Do you get more blackjacks on a single-deck game to make up for the reduced blackjack payoff?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- New this week: 'Identity Thief,' 'Side Effects'
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 02:38 PM"Identity Thief": Comedy about a mild-mannered businessman who hits the road in order to foil the thief who stole his identity. The trip puts him in the path of a woman who's harmless -- or so he thinks at first.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Recent releases: 'Mama,' 'Amour'
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 02:47 PM"Amour" * * *
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - More live music: Top club picks
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 03:22 PMGREEKTOWN CASINO: 555 E. Lafayette, Detroit. 888-771-4386. Asteria: Laura Rain and the Caesars, 8 p.m. Fri. Neon, 8 p.m. Sat. Daniel Harrison and the $2 Highway, 5 p.m. Wed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Events: Cirque: City Lights Dark Nights
Wednesday - 02/06/2013 - 03:38 PMETC.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ese Esan: Founders Junior Council to host winter party for Detroit Institute of Arts
Thursday - 02/07/2013 - 12:26 AMThe Detroit Institute of Arts Founders Junior Council is ready for some wintertime partying. On Saturday, the group of young professionals is getting together to host Cirque: City Lights, Dark Nights.
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