I was just going through Model D email. There are lots and lots of things happening in Detroit. Very exciting. I volunteer at the Detroit Film Theatre and the Detroit Institute of Art, so I know of a few things going on, but there's lots more.
Speaking of he DFT, last weekend I saw the documentary about Eliot Spitzer, the former governor of New York's fall from grace. It was a very good portrait of hubris. Really interesting and unapologetic about Eliot's agressive, burned-earth policy personality. The Free Press reviewer said he didn't like the film because he doesn't like Eliot Spitzer. Well, that's not exactly a review. Very little effort, if any, was made by the film makers to make Eliot appear likeable and to dismiss a film because you don't "like" the featured character is not a reviewers job. Poor review and I'm suprised the Free Press published it.
The Detroit Film Theatre is the only place you can see some foreign and independent movies. Pick up a winter schedule because there are some really good ones coming up and the theatre is beautiful and fully restored. Plus, you have charming ushers (!) and an actual cafe in the balcony. Not every piece of entertainment has to involve exploding vampires. Foreign and independent films can be just as exciting and edge-of-your seat as anything Hollywood has to offer; more so because it's done creatively and not just expensively. As Keith Richards once said, "once the bottom line creeps in, all creativity goes out the window" or something like that. More about him later.
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