January 25th, 2009 by Sean

It was the kind of day that felt right for a movie.  The State Theatre in Traverse City is probably one of the best places anywhere to go watch a film, not discounting The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay.  We’re really lucky to have these small movie houses playing great films in our area.  

If you have the chance to go to The State, don’t pass it up.  If you’ve been, then you’ve seen the starlight dotted ceiling and the art deco wall sconces, and you may have even caught Michael Moore, the visionary mascot of the renovated theatre just standing out front welcoming people, like he was tonight.  

And if you get the chance to see Slumdog Millionaire while its still running through this week, then you won’t be disappointed.  Its one of the most cinematically creative films I’ve seen and looks promising for a best picture oscar this year.  

There’s been a lot of buzz about film in Michigan the last several years.  The Traverse City film festival brought the first real wave of interest to our area.  Now that the state has passed a tax incentive to encourage the making of films in Michigan, there should be even more interest.  Already there has been some usage of Leelanau county for new movies and even a prospected use of Fishtown in a Haley Berry starred film.  So far that hasn’t come to pass, but if the Michigan film industry sees continued growth its only a matter of time till Fishtown hits the big screen.