By: Donald Barnes

Set in Old Venice, “The Servant of Two Masters” brings laughs while holding the audience’s attention with an interesting plot....

By: Alex Stewart

Zombies just won’t die. “The Ded Dave Show,” created by Dave Taylor, Jeremy Altier, Jerry Blakeslee, Colin Duerr, Bett Donnley and Jen Lee, will be screening all of its episodes at The Burton Theatre, located at 3420 Cass Ave. on March 1...

By: Stephen Krause

George A. Romero must have invested heavily in corn syrup, rubber and one-liners before setting out to make “Survival of the Dead” because those things, along with a little stiff acting, are present in every scene, as well as hoards of zombies...

By: Gabrielle Fawaz

Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts, known for their roles in “Step Brothers” and “I Love You, Man” are teaming up in a new comedy series called “Players” on Spike TV....

By: Stephen Krause

Following in the tradition of the “Master” of B movies, the Tribute to Lloyd Kaufman was an odd and unsettling collection of films, attempting to impress him at “Troma Night” at the Detroit Independent Film Festival March 3. This s...

By: Alan Burdziak

Despite some minor glitches, the first-ever Michigan Film Awards, held at the Helen L. Deroy Auditorium March 6, and the Detroit Independent Film Festival were successful....

By: Adam Gac

Lloyd Kaufman loves independent film, and independent film loves him back. It’s evident in everything about the 54-year-old president and co-founder of Troma Studios....

By: Jonathan Shihadeh

The idea of an attractive woman with a nerdy guy is the premise for the new movie “She’s Out of My League,” starring Jay Baruchel....

By: Jesica Versichele

The Detroit Institute of Arts opened its new Gallery of Islamic Art Feb. 28. Originally conceived as part of the DIA’s re-installation that opened in 2007, the gallery was unable to open until recently....

By: Stephen Krause

Mel Brooks’ talent as an architect of comedy is evident in “Young Frankenstein: The Musical.” The atmosphere in the enormous Detroit Opera Hall was electric, as scenes from “Young Frankenstein” were relived and enhanced by ch...

By: Brianna Valleskey, Adam Gac

The Hillberry Theatre’s production of “Good,” by C.P. Taylor, premiered Feb. 26 to a nearly full house of patrons who came for a look into the life of a man tormented by his own conflicting feelings during the rise of the Nazi regime in ...

By: Stephen Krause

Performing Shakespeare with one’s own twist while keeping the intended meaning is difficult. But the Bonstelle cast nailed it....

By: Brian Pitts Jr.

African-Americans fought a long, hard and sometimes violent battle for equality to end discrimination and segregation....

By: Gabrielle Fawaz

Sarah Silverman recently spoke with college students about what is in store for season three of her show “The Sarah Silverman Program” on Comedy Central....

By: Charity B. Smith

TechTown, Wayne State’s research and technology park, is not a place where people would generally think to go to see fine art. Nevertheless, it is currently hosting “The Chair Project,” a collection of sculptures created by Wayne St...

By: Alan Burdziak

Wayne State will host the first Michigan Film Awards at 7:30 p.m. March 6 at the DeRoy Auditorium....

By: JB Constant

The “Helios Trail” sculpture on Warren Avenue in front of the Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center has more history to it than other pieces of art on campus....

By: Travis Fournier

As professional musicians, the Shanghai Quartet does not write their own songs, but are hired by wealthy composers for recordings and concerts.  They have built a repertoire of songs by the likes of Mozart and Beethoven....

By: Brian Pitts Jr.

Cast members from the film “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief” were in the Detroit area recently to promote the film and have a roundtable discussion with several media outlets....

By: Patrick Dunn

It’s a freezing January day, the temperature in the mid-teens, and Paul Miles is sitting by the sidewalk on Warren Avenue, singing and playing his guitar. ...