Thursday, May 24, 2012
Another round of personal picks presented for your consideration of recreational/enlightening engagement by the staff at the Ferndale Library. This week, Head of Reference Ed Burns offers up some favorite movies from his youth.
Even before Ed Burns was a librarian here at Ferndale Public Library, he was passionate about the place. His work with the Friends of the Ferndale Library group was only the beginning. Ed puts on the library's periodic themed movie series, and will be bringing the wildly successful "Movieable Feast" program back to this year's summer schedule. In addition to purchasing DVDs for the library, he also selects books for our non-fiction section. All this and he manages the Reference Department and can often be seen helping patrons with computer and reference questions. Let's hear what great movie picks Ed has for us this week! By Ed Burns I’ve been working as a librarian at the Ferndale Public Library for five years. Among my duties is …
42.460638
-83.132461
Ferndale Public Library
222 E 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI
/articles/ferndale-library-staff-recommends-ed-s-picks
1718606
/locations/7080348
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Second annual weekend event showcases Michigan-made movies with premieres, awards and other special events Thursday-Saturday in downtown Birmingham.
If you are a fan of the Michigan film industry, this weekend is for you as the second annual Uptown Film Festival opens in Birmingham on Thursday. The festival, which is expanding to three days in its second year, takes place at the Palladium 12 and Birmingham 8 movie theaters. With screenings of more than 50 films, the Uptown Film Festival celebrates the state's film industry by honoring movies made partly or entirely in Michigan. The festival will wrap up Saturday with the third annual Michigan Film Awards. The festival marks the world, Michigan and Metro Detroit premieres of several films, including Bully, a documentary spotlighting the impact of bullying in American schools and communities; Brothers on the Line and Detroit Winter. In …
42.5475
-83.21503
250 N Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
Palladium 12
/articles/michigan-to-shine-in-uptown-film-festival
/locations/6538270
42.54562
-83.213236
211 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
Birmingham 8
/articles/michigan-to-shine-in-uptown-film-festival
/locations/6538271
Monday, February 20, 2012
Let's see if the favorite among readers winds up with the top Academy Award.
Favorite film opinions are as diverse as moviegoers, and this week is an ideal time to share your choice for which nominee deserves the Best Picture statue this weekend. We're interested in taste, not predictions. So click the movie you think should win, not necessarily which will snag the final Academy Award presented Sunday night. The Oscars show, hosted by Bill Crystal for a ninth time, starts at 8:30 p.m. on ABC after 90 minutes of red carpet arrival scenes outside the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. By 11:30 p.m. or so, optimistically speaking, we'll see whether the favorite film among Michigan Patch readers also is the industry's choice. In the meantime, you're invited to talk about these nine movies and others from 2011 in the …
Todd Abrams
5:16 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
All of the movies in the foreign DVD section are worth watching. There are some real gems on those shelves. Well done, Ed! more ›