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Weekly Cinema Chat
Want to see what is happening each week? See Cinema Chat weekly on our blog or on WEMU.
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Late Night Classics
Eccentric, offbeat, and crowd-pleasing films that have defined cult cinema and shaped pop culture for decades.
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Wheel of Fortune - Live!
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September Film Schedule
LIVE EVENTS
Live & Loud at the Michigan Theater →
Beth Hart
Presented by Live NationSee Details
Supporting Act: Ty Taylor
Tuesday, September 15 at 8:00 PM | Main Auditorium
$57.55-$143.65
Holly Bass: We Hold These Truths
Thursday, September 17 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights
Presented by The ArkSee Details
Friday, September 18 at 8:00 PM | Main Auditorium
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World Ballet Company: Swan Lake
Presented by World Ballet CompanySee Details
September 22 at 7:00 PM | Main Auditorium
$45.50-$105.50
Cosmo Whyte - Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye: Image, Memory, and the Afterlives of Empire
Thursday, September 24 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Vijay Gupta: Book of Hours
Thursday, October 1 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Whose Live Anyway?
Presented by Martin MediaSee Details
Friday, October 2 at 7:30 PM | Main Auditorium
$79-$89
Amy Franceschini/Futurefarmers: Presence as Practice
Thursday, October 8 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Anthony Jeselnik: Wrath of Man
Presented by OutbackSee Details
Friday, October 9 at 7:30 PM | Main Auditorium
$65.30-$119.40
Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]
Monday, October 12 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Presented by Live NationsSee Details
Wednesday, October 14th, 2026 at 8:00 PM | Main Auditorium
$44.65-$170.45
Shane Ward: Fearless By Design
Thursday, October 15 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Holly Herndon: Protocol
Thursday, October 22 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
James Baxter: Animation, It's Alive!
Thursday, October 29 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley
Thursday, November 5 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Andrea Gibson's Love Letter from the Afterlife
Sunday, November 8 at 7:30 PM | Main AuditoriumSee Details
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Battle Of The Bands: Glenn Miller Orchestra & Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Wednesday, November 11 at 7:00 PM | Main AuditoriumSee Details
$67.85-$88.50
Voices of Dissent: Celebrating 250 Years of a People’s History of the United States
Thursday, November 12 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
Presented by James & JamesySee Details
Tuesday, November 17 at 7:30 PM | Main Auditorium
$45-85
If the cost is beyond your means, we invite you to select the Subsidized Ticket option.
Jorge Perez: A Conversation
Thursday, November 19 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Campus Nights Tour
Presented by GoodsourceSee Details
Friday, November 20 at 7:00 PM | Main Auditorium
$20-$75 (before fees)
Michael Blaustein: The Taste Me Tour: The Final Leg
Presented by OutbackSee Details
Friday, December 4 at 7:00 PM | Main Auditorium
$43.65-$75.60
Michael Blaustein: The Taste Me Tour: The Final Leg
Presented by OutbackSee Details
Friday, December 4 at 9:30 PM | Main Auditorium
$45.70-$77.65
World Ballet Company: The Nutcracker
Presented by World Ballet CompanySee Details
December 14 & 15 at 7:00 PM | Main Auditorium
$45.50-$105.50
Vir Das: Hey Stranger
Presented by Live NationSee Details
Friday, February 5, 2027 at 8:00 PM | Main Auditorium
$41.55-$68.90
Date has been rescheduled
Free Films & Events
See More →
Sing
Sunday, September 6 at 11:00 AMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Musical/Comedy | PG | 1h 50m | 2016
Part of our Family-Friendly Film series
The Michigan Theater Community Film Club - Back to School September
Sunday, September 6 at 6:00 PMSee Details
Michigan Theater Screening Room | Interactive Event | 1 Hour + Post-Event ScreeningHolly Bass: We Hold These Truths
Thursday, September 17 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the publicCosmo Whyte - Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye: Image, Memory, and the Afterlives of Empire
Thursday, September 24 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
LGBT History Month Kickoff: Student Film Festival
Thursday, October 1 at 5:00 PMSee Details
State
Film | Shorts | 2h 30m | 2026Vijay Gupta: Book of Hours
Thursday, October 1 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the publicAmy Franceschini/Futurefarmers: Presence as Practice
Thursday, October 8 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the publicAanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]
Monday, October 12 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the publicShane Ward: Fearless By Design
Thursday, October 15 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
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The Michigan Theater Community Film Club - Horror & Comedy in Film
Sunday, October 18 at 5:00 PMSee Details
Michigan Theater Screening Room | Interactive Event | 2 Hour + Post-Event Screening
Michigan Theater Blood Drive
Monday, October 19 from 12:00-6:00 PMSee Details
Michigan Theater
603 E. Liberty St., Ann ArborHolly Herndon: Protocol
Thursday, October 22 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Hotel Transylvania
Sunday, October 25 at 2 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Comedy | PG | 1h 31m | 2012
Part of our Family-Friendly Films seriesJames Baxter: Animation, It's Alive!
Thursday, October 29 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the publicDanielle Brathwaite-Shirley
Thursday, November 5 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the publicVoices of Dissent: Celebrating 250 Years of a People’s History of the United States
Thursday, November 12 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the publicJorge Perez: A Conversation
Thursday, November 19 at 5:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Penny Stamps Speaker Series | Free and Open to the public
Warner Bros Cartoon Shorts
Sunday, November 29 at 11:00 AMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Shorts | NR | 1h 30m
The Lego Movie
Sunday, December 27 at 11:00 AMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Comedy | PG | 1h 41m | 2014
Part of our Family-Friendly Films series
MICHIGAN THEATER
Live and on-screen →
Total Recall
Thursday, September 3 at 8:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Sci-Fi/Action | R | 1h 53m | 1990
Part of our Late Night Classics series
The Room + Big Shark w/ Greg Sestero
Friday, September 4 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Drama/Comedy | NR | 1h 39m + 1h 39m | 2001/2023
Steel Magnolias
Saturday, September 5 at 1:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Romance/Comedy | PG | 1h 58m | 1989
Remembering Dolly PartonSing
Sunday, September 6 at 11:00 AMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Musical/Comedy | PG | 1h 50m | 2016
Part of our Family-Friendly Film series
Casablanca
Sunday, September 6 at 2:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Romance/War | PG | 1h 42m | 1942
Part of our Summer Classics series
Twin Peaks Season 2 - Episode 1
Sunday, September 6 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Drama/Mystery | TV-14 | 1h 33m | 1991
Part of our Twin Peaks series
Mildred Pierce
Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Noir/Crime | PG-13 | 1h 51m | 1945
Part of our Arthouse Revival series
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Drama/War | NR | 1h 44m | 1939
Part of our Anti-Fascist Film Series
Hot Rod
Thursday, September 10 at 8:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Comedy | PG-13 | 1h 28m | 2007
Part of our Late Night Classics series
Twin Peaks Season 2 - Episode 2 & 3
Sunday, September 13 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Drama/Mystery | TV-14 | 1h 50m | 1991
Part of our Twin Peaks series
Contagion
Wednesday, September 16 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Thriller/Sci-Fi | PG-13 | 1h 46m | 2011
Macgruber
Thursday, September 17 at 8:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Comedy | R | 1h 39m | 2010
Part of our Late Night Classics series
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition
Sunday, September 20 at 1:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Fantasy | PG-13 | 3h 28m | 2001
Twin Peaks Season 2 - Episode 4 & 5
Sunday, September 20 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Drama/Mystery | TV-14 | 1h 50m | 1991
Part of our Twin Peaks series
Cozy Craft Club - The Craft
Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:00pmSee Details
Michigan
Film | Horror/Fantasy | R | 1h 41m | 1996
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Thursday, September 24 at 8:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Comedy | R | 1h 27m | 2016
Part of our Late Night Classics series
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Extended Edition
Sunday, September 27 at 1:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Fantasy | PG-13 | 3h 43m | 2003
Twin Peaks Season 2 - Episode 6 & 7
Sunday, September 27 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Drama/Mystery | TV-14 | 1991
Part of our Twin Peaks series
Edie Arnold Is A Loser
Tuesday, September 29 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Comedy/Music | NR | 1h 13m | 2026
Barbara Forever
Saturday, October 3 at 3:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Documentary | NR | 1h 43m | 2026
Part of Doctoberfest
The History of Concrete
Saturday, October 3 at 6:30 PMSee Details
& Tuesday, October 6 at 6:30 PM
Michigan
Film | Documentary/Comedy | NR | 1h 40m | 2026
Part of Doctoberfest
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Extended Edition
Sunday, October 4 at 1:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Fantasy | PG-13 | 4h 13m | 2004
Ghost In The Machine
Sunday, October 4 at 2:30 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Documentary | NR | 1h 50m | 2026
Part of Doctoberfest
The Last Picture Shows
Sunday, October 4 at 6:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Documentary | NR | 1h 18m | 2026
Part of Doctoberfest
Twin Peaks Season 2 - Episode 8 & 9
Sunday, October 4 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Drama/Mystery | TV-14 | 1h 50m | 1991
Part of our Twin Peaks series
Cure
Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Horror/Thriller | NR | 1h 51m | 1997
Part of our Arthouse Revival: J-Horror series
Kwaidan
Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Horror/Anthology | NR | 3h 3m | 1964
Part of our Arthouse Revival: J-Horror series
Twin Peaks Season 2 - Episode 21 & 22
Sunday, October 18 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Drama/Mystery | TV-14 | 1h 50m | 1991
Part of our Twin Peaks series
Jigoku
Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Horror | NR | 1h 41m | 1960
Part of our Arthouse Revival: J-Horror seriesHotel Transylvania
Sunday, October 25 at 2 PMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Comedy | PG | 1h 31m | 2012
Part of our Family-Friendly Films seriesWarner Bros Cartoon Shorts
Sunday, November 29 at 11:00 AMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Shorts | NR | 1h 30mThe Lego Movie
Sunday, December 27 at 11:00 AMSee Details
Michigan
Film | Comedy | PG | 1h 41m | 2014
Part of our Family-Friendly Films series
Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall
Opens Friday, January 15See Details
Michigan
Film | Documentary/Concert | 1h 12m | 2026
STATE THEATRE
On-screen only →
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Now PlayingSee Details
Michigan & State
Film | Horror | R | 1h 52m | 2026
Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty
Opens Friday, September 25See Details
State
Romance | Comedy | NR | 2h 1m | 2026
Featured Film Series
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The latest from the Marquee Arts blog.
This Weekend: The Odyssey
Blog •
07/17/2026
OPENING THIS WEEK “The Odyssey” — OPENS TONIGHT AT THE MICHIGAN AND THE MULTIPLEX Presented on 35MM film at the Michigan!!! After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Circe along the way. From writer/director Christopher Nolan and starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, and many, many […]
New Marquee and New Films!
Blog •
07/10/2026
LISTEN TO FULL EPISODE ON WEMU. MICHIGAN THEATER PLANNING MARQUEE UPGRADE For generations, the glowing marquee of the Michigan Theater has been one of downtown Ann Arbor’s most recognizable sights. But soon, that iconic feature may receive a long-discussed update designed to improve safety, sustainability and communication while preserving the historic character residents know and […]
This Week: Amores Perros & The Death of Robin Hood
Blog •
06/19/2026
Listen to the full episode on WEMU. OPENING THIS WEEK “Amores Perros” (25th Anniversary 4K Restoration) — OPENS FRIDAY, JUNE 19 AT THE MICHIGAN A bold, intensely emotional, and ambitious story of lives that collide in a Mexico City car crash. Inventively structured as a triptych of overlapping and intersecting narratives, the film explores the lives […]
This Weekend: Disclosure Day and Flag Day
Blog •
06/12/2026
Listen to the full episode on WEMU. OPENING THIS WEEK “Disclosure Day” — OPENS TONIGHT AT THE STATE AND THE MULTIPLEX A meteorologist and a cybersecurity expert find themselves at the center of a movement to expose the government’s cover-up of extraterrestrial secrets. From director Steven Spielberg, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, and Colman Domingo, with music by John Williams. […]