September 15, 2009 – 4:28 pm
TCFF founder Michael Moore will appear on The Jay Leno Show tonight at 10:00 p.m. on NBC to discuss his forthcoming film, "Capitalism: A Love Story." The film, which has been picking up rave reviews at the Venice and Toronto film festivals, goes wide October 2, when it will open at the State Theatre and [...]
September 13, 2009 – 1:31 pm
When it comes to love, there's something to be said for coyness and restraint. That first shy flirtation, the growing expectancy, the hidden impatience, the thrilling building hints of mutual desire - what would great love be, without these exhilarating beginning stages? And yet - what if you were completely inept in, even physically incapable of, exhibiting romantic nuance? What if [...]
September 8, 2009 – 2:23 pm
Two days. Two movies. Two reasons to see "The Brothers Bloom" and "Whatever Works" at the State Theatre: 1) Both are highly enjoyable films, and 2) Unless George Lucas picked out your home sound system and Ford Mustang made your living room furniture and a team of taste experts personally approved your microwave popcorn, you're guaranteed a better [...]
August 15, 2009 – 10:28 am
Still from "500 Days of Summer"
For years, we've watched the same movie over and over, repackaged under different titles and interchangeable shiny plastic stars. Call it "How to Lose a Guy at My Big Fat Alabama Runaway Wedding," starring American sweetheart Julia Kate Witherspoon and the dashing Matthew Hugh Gere. For years, we've watched these [...]
Ah, post-film festival life. That heady time where you sleep for 22 hours straight, eat a proper meal for the first time in six days, and sort through a million photos you took over the week, many of which you have no recollection of taking. Then, somewhere on the other side of the fog, you [...]
Pop up a bucket of popcorn, dim the lights and push play to see these amazing videos from the Traverse City Film Festival!
While it can make walks between venues inconvenient, there's nothing better than seeing movies at the festival when it's raining like the return of the Great Flood. Saturday started in a wash of torrential downpours, making an afternoon screening of "Examined Life" at Old Town Playhouse even cozier and more inviting than it already had been.
The film - [...]
Friday morning, I had to make one of the most difficult decisions of my life: Skip the noon (read: last) showing of "The Cove," or go to the movie looking completely homeless. A heady combination of sleep deprivation and an unplugged alarm led me to wake up, heart pounding and wild-eyed, at 11:45 a.m. For context, it's important [...]
August 2, 2009 – 11:45 am
At Saturday night's "Sneak Preview with Jeff Garlin" at the Old Town Playhouse (the preview ended up being the first two episodes of the new upcoming season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm"), the comedian confirmed that a comedy fest is in the works for Traverse City early next year.
"We're looking at doing it in late winter," Jeff said. "Probably early [...]
A festival first for me this year: Seeing the same movie twice. I normally have a hard rule about not doing exactly that, because there's so much to see and you miss a ton of great films as it is. But what can I say? "The Answer Man" has a strange and powerful hold on [...]
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