movies
Free outdoor movies return to Grand Rapids this summer
by (Justin Mills)
Submitted 06-03-2024 under LOCAL LIFE
Warm weather is back in Grand Rapids which means a summer of free outdoor cinema showings have commenced throughout the community. Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) and Celebration Cinema’s Studio Park have once again combined efforts to...
Filmmaker Spotlight: Miles Davis Murphy (Open Projector Night Audience Vote Winner)
by (Grand Rapids Fi...)
Submitted 02-09-2024 under NONPROFITS
We'd like to congratulate our last Open Projector Night winner, Miles Davis Murphy, and his film 'Bestial Ones'. Nicholas Hartman from the Grand Rapids Film Society sat down to have a conversation with Miles to learn more about him...
Wealthy Theatre Presents History Rich Holiday Classic 'It's a Wonderful Life' in 16mm Film this December
by (Justin Mills)
Submitted 12-06-2023 under LOCAL LIFE
Frank Capra’s beloved classic, It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is coming back to the big screen in Grand Rapids, just in time for the holidays. The original black-and-white cut of the classic will be screened in a rare 16mm film print presentation at...
Grand Rapids Symphony welcomes Itzhak Perlman, Olga Kern, 'Ghostbusters,' 'Up,' 'Home Alone' for 90th anniversary season
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 02-01-2019 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids Symphony’s 90th anniversary season, by the numbers, could hardly be more impressive. The 2019-20 season opening in September welcomes Itzhak Perlman, one of the greatest violinists of our time, performing with the Grand Rapids...
Movie Review: "Always Shine" at the UICA
by (KCAD)
Submitted 01-17-2017 under NONPROFITS
"Always Shine" is a 2016 American psychological thriller written by Lawrence Michael Levine and directed by Sophia Takal. The film follows two burgeoning actresses, Beth (Caitlin Fitzgerald) and Anna (Mackenzie Davis) who leave the hustle...
Movie Review: "Seasons" at UICA
by (KCAD)
Submitted 12-06-2016 under NONPROFITS
"Seasons," directed by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud, brings us face-to-face with nature in the most intimate way. We, as an audience, get to experience earth’s abounding beauty through stunning cinematography and a unique story...
Impact of film: Interview with Nick Hartman, UICA Film Coordinator
by (KCAD)
Submitted 11-15-2016 under NONPROFITS
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts has partnered with the Children’s Healing Center (CHC) to provide monthly film-focused entertainment to Grand Rapids’ youngest art enthusiasts. Thanks to a new initiative developed by UICA’s...
'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' is inspiring, with live music from the Grand Rapids Symphony, it's thrilling
by (ArtswriterGR)
Submitted 11-08-2016 under OPINION
"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" was one of film composer John Williams’ greatest triumphs. Typically, the way films are made, composers are brought on board as a film is being edited. After viewing the final cut, they have mere weeks to...
See and hear 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' like you've never seen it before with Grand Rapids Pops
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 11-03-2016 under NONPROFITS
Composer John Williams is the best-known film composer of modern times. Winner of five Academy Awards for films including "Jaws" and "Schindler’s List," Williams is that master at setting the scene for an epic battle...
Grand Rapids Pops' DreamWorks Animation in Concert - an epic evening of entertainment
by (ArtswriterGR)
Submitted 10-27-2016 under OPINION
DreamWorks Animation, for more than 20 years, has been bringing cinematic magic to the Silver Screen. Grand Rapids Symphony, for 86 years, has been engaging audiences with the sonic sensation of live music. Put them together and you have sonic...