Capital City Film Festival Reviews
Reviews of "Andrew Bird: Fever Year," "Holy Motors," "Tchoupitoulas," "The Story of Luke" and "Only the Young."
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Wednesday, April 10,2013
Wednesday, April 10,2013
Top of the Town 2013 Staff Picks
Some picks include best bathroom, best place to see college students eat it and best place to find a former President advertising cellphones.
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Wednesday, April 10,2013
April literary round-up
As spring settles in, literature aficionados have a rich selection of events to choose from
Lovers of great literature will have their hands — or at least their bedside tables — full if they want to stay up with the remarkable number of distinguished authors who will be visiting Lansing in the next few weeks.
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Wednesday, April 10,2013
Better than air
'American Idiot' a soaring triumph
A post-ironic pop-punk opera about the futility of rebellion, "American Idiot" is challenging. It's exciting. It's inciting. It's triumphant.
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Wednesday, April 10,2013
And the winners are ...
After last year's particularly nasty presidential campaign, Lansing voters got about a two-month reprieve before being thrust back into the heart of another election season. Sorry about that, but also, you're welcome.
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Wednesday, April 10,2013
Victory by numbers
Sometimes the nomination is better than the win
It's not always about who won or lost, but who got the most votes. Not so fast — winning and getting the most votes are not necessarily the same thing, smart guy. At least not in the new Top of the Town two-round voting system.
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Wednesday, April 10,2013
New in town
Old Town General Store
Old Town's going old school in a few weeks when the Old Town General Store gets up and running. Owner/operator Maria Van Atta will soon launch her debut solo enterprise next to Preuss Pets, near the corner of Grand River Avenue and Cedar Street.
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Wednesday, April 10,2013
Turn it down
A survey of Lansing's musical landscape
This week's Turn it Down is a special edition dedicated to the live-music finale of the Capital City Film Fest. The shows are "all ages" and will be at The Loft (414 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing).
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Wednesday, April 10,2013
Favorite flavor
Annual event spotlights sites, tastes of Old Town
Wednesday, April 10 — This Saturday, at the sixth annual Taste and Tour of Old Town, you can get acclimated to the trendy Lansing district through all five of your senses.
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Wednesday, April 10,2013
Requiem for a medium
How the conversion of film projection to digital affects filmmakers, fans and businesses
The Sun Theatre in downtown Williamston is the antithesis of the modern movie theater. At $4 (cash or check only) the tickets are about half the conventional price of admission. The concessions are cheaper — when’s the last time you saw 25-cent popcorn?
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