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Tag Archives: film
Favorites of 2017
One of my New Years resolutions for 2017 was to read more classic literature and watch classic films I have missed in the past. As you can see form this list, I have accomplished that, partially in thanks to TCM … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, art, book reviews, books, branding, cartoons, Communications, culture, entertainment, film, fun, history, internet, libraries, literature, movies, music, music reviews, reading, Science, Science fiction, Television, theaters, writing
Tagged books, cinema, film, lit, reading, television, TV
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Grand movie palaces of Northern Michigan
Sources: http://thebaytheatre.com/about-us/ http://www.boynechamber.com/news/details/boyne-theater-restoration-plans-unveiled http://www.frankfortgardentheater.com/the-theater/ https://www.stateandbijou.org/about/statetheatre https://www.stateandbijou.org/about/bijoubythebay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijou_by_the_Bay http://www.idealtheatre.com/index.php/about-us http://voguetheatremanistee.org/history https://www.friendsofthebroadway.org/about-us/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_Theatre_(Mount_Pleasant,_Michigan) http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/14104 http://www.centerstage.bz/scheduleticketinfo.html https://squareup.com/store/rialtograyling http://michiganoperahouses.com/maltz-opera-house-alpena-alpena-county/ http://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/movietheaters.aspx?id=814&type=5 https://www.facebook.com/pg/LakeTheatreOscoda/about/?ref=page_internal http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1558 http://www.elkrapidscinema.com/history.html http://www.rogerscitytheater.com/community-theatre/about-the-theater/
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, business, cities, downtown, economic development, entertainment, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, movies, music, pictures, placemaking, planning, revitalization, Small business, theaters, tourism, Travel
Tagged cinema, film, history, Michigan, movies, theaters, venues
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Urban planning portrayed through art
As urban planners we most often tend to think of our profession being depicted to the outside world in fairly basic textual and geographic terms. Either it is the written word in somewhat legalistic prose, or it is maps representing … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, books, cartoons, cities, civics, Communications, culture, film, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, literature, movies, music, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, Poem, spatial design, sustainability, Television, theaters, tourism, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged architecture, art, books, cartoons, cities, film, land use, music, painting, planning, poetry, sculpting, television, urbanism, writing
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Two triumphant and ironic films – “Brooklyn” and “Trumbo”
My wife and I had the pleasure of seeing two outstanding films over the past weekend. On Friday night, we bicycled to the charming Bijou by the Bay Theater in downtown Traverse City and watched Brooklyn. This beautifully crafted and … Continue reading
Posted in art, censorship, civics, civility, Communications, culture, entertainment, film, history, movies, peace, politics, racism, Religion, social equity, theaters, video, Women
Tagged art, Brooklyn, Bryan Cranston, cinema, film, history, immigration, movies, politics, Trumbo, USA
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The “Pleasantvilles” of America
A search of the internet identified 17 different variations of “pleasant” being used in the naming of a city or town in the United States. Needless to say, the use of “pleasant” as part of a place-name is meant to … Continue reading
Posted in art, branding, cities, Communications, film, geography, history, humanity, Maps, movies, North America, pictures, placemaking, theaters, video
Tagged cities, film, geography, movies, place names, Pleasantville, towns
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“The Magic of Belle Isle” is truly enchanting
I am constantly amazed by the excellent films one can find on Netflix. Beyond that, I am also amazed at how out-of-touch some movie critics are. The Magic of Belle Isle is an enchanting charmer (released in 2012) which stars … Continue reading
Posted in art, family, film, fun, humanity, inclusiveness, Love, movies, video
Tagged acting, art, film, fun, Morgan Freeman, movie reviews, movies, The Magic of Belle Isle
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TC is “Totally Cool”
There are certain cities that immediately exude a cool or hip vibe the very moment you arrive. I call this the “it factor,” as in you just know it and feel it as soon as you get there. It may be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, beer, bicycling, branding, business, cities, civics, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, family, film, Food, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, movies, music, nature, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, sailing, seasons, skylines, spatial design, sports, sustainability, theaters, third places, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, water trails, writing
Tagged A2, arts, biking, cities, culture, festivals, film, fun, geography, hiking, history, land use, Michigan, planning, recreation, sailing, skiing, TART, TC, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, travel, Traverse City, vibe
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“Inside Out” – Pixar’s best film yet
Pixar is so very good at making excellent animated movies on a wide range of topics, that it is hard to compare them equally. Wall-E and The Incredibles have long been my personal favorites. Still, Inside Out rises head and shoulders … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, film, movies, Pixar, video
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