The A2 Vertical View for 3/23/26: Monday Morning at the Movies with Nick Alderink, Cinema Program Director for the Michigan and State Theaters
Make a plan at www.marquee-arts.org!
ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS
March 24th – 29th at the Michigan Theater
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the oldest avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America, founded in 1963. Internationally recognized as a premiere forum for independent filmmakers and artists, each year's festival engages audiences with remarkable cinematic experiences. The six-day festival presents 40 programs with more than 180 films from over 20 countries of all lengths and genres, including experimental, animation, documentary, fiction, and performance-based works.
OPENING THIS WEEK - FORBIDDEN FRUITS
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
THE VOW FROM HIROSHIMA – Tuesday, March 24th at 6:00 PM at the State – Presented by the U-M Barger Leadership Institute with additional support from The Nam Center for Korean Studies, Michigan Community Scholars Program, Center for Japanese Studies, Center for Global and Intercultural Study, and Organizational Studies – FREE and open to the public
NO OTHER CHOICE (2025) – Saturday, March 28th at 1:00 PM at the State – Presented with the U-M Nam Center for Korean Studies – FREE and open to the public
NOW PLAYING
PROJECT HAIL MARY – State
READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME – State
TOW – State
UNDERTONE – State – Last chance
COOL STUFF COMING IN APRIL
SUPER MARIO BROS (1993) – 35mm – Wednesday, April 1st at 7:00 PM
A HARD DAYS NIGHT (1964) – 35mm – Friday, April 3rd at 6:30 PM
MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN (1979) – Saturday, April 4th at 5:00 PM
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (2007) – Thursday, April 9th at 8:00 PM
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON 3D – 35mm – Saturday, April 18th at 1:30 PM
TWIN PEAKS (the TV series)
- Episodes 1 & 2 on Wednesday, April 8th – On-sale
- Episodes 3 & 4 on Wednesday, April 22nd
- Episodes 5 & 6 on Wednesday, April 29th
POWER TO THE PEOPLE: JOHN & YOKO IN NYC – Wednesday, April 29th at 7:00 PM and Sunday, May 3rd at 1:00 Pm