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It's A Game-Changer

State film officials say they are on the verge of sealing an $80 million development deal that would create three film and television production studios in southeast Michigan, boosting one of the state's few fast-growing industries.

Prayers For Bobby Movie Trailer

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The Rain Chronicles

Northville, Michigan girl gets taste of Hollywood in the upcoming feature length horror movie, The Rain Chronicles, starring David Carradine.

City Pulse has a an interview with Michigan's longtime Hollywood Ambassador Janet Lookwood.

Michigan Film Financing aims to help state's film productions obtain funding

Also, here are a few other movies that have recently giving the "Great State Of Michigan" a staring role:

Red & Blue Marbles
Tug
Deadheads

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Michigan Film Loader Workshop

With a substantial number of films anticipated coming into Michigan in 2009, Fletcher Camera - Detroit and the International Cinematographer Guild, Local 600, will be putting on a Film Loader Workshop on Dec. 30th and Jan. 7th. This workshop will help prepare new assistants for potential job opportunities in the rapidly emerging Michigan Film industry. (learn more)

It Came From Detroit

Here's the brand new trailer for the ultimate modern day Detroit Rock documentary It Came From Detroit.



It Came From Detroit is an insidelook at the Detroit’s internationally renowned “garage rock” msuci scene. Produced over five years, the documentary chronicles the scene before and after the spotlight that came to town as the White Stripes rose to fame.

This trailer was edited by Derek Swanson at Mad River Post and conformed by Matt Meires of RingSide Creative. The film's director/editor James R. Petix and producer Sarah Babila are currently looking for distribution, as well as planning worldwide screenings.

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Michigan Movies In the News

New PBS TV show to be shot at the Detroit Science Center

Variety examines Michigan's new found film Industry

HBO's new show Hung, the pilot was shot in Metro Detroit

Will the remake of the Crow be shot in Detroit? (the comic book is set in Detroit and was written by Detroiter James O'Barr.

Michigan's Film Industry Booming

Though the Big 3 are having trouble, Michigan's film industry is growing:

S3 Entertainment Group creates $10 million financing fund for film

Cast & Crew Payroll opens new office in Ferndale

Grand Torino Set For The Box Office

Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino makes it's Michigan debut at the Birmingham 8 Theater. Gran Torino will hit movie screens on Dec. 25 in Detroit, New York and Los Angeles. It will open nationwide on Jan. 9

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When Will Killshot Be Released?

There is speculation all over the Internet on when the Weinstein company will release the adaptation for Elmore Leonard's Killshot. Killshot, starring Mickey Rourk and Diana Lane was shot in and around Detroit, Michigan in 2008 and has a set release date of January 23, 2009. However, with the release date fast approaching, their is still no trailer for the movie.

Mickey Rourk in Killshot

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Hilary Swank Shooting New Moive In Ann Arbor, Michigan

Hilary Swank to play Betty Anne WatersTwo-time Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank will be filming her next movie, Betty Ann Waters mid-January 2009 in Ann Arbor Michigan.

In the past year, high profile movies Youth in Revolt and Drew Barrymore's Whip It have both filmed in the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area

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