Detroit Film Theatre

The venue is as good as the movie you see...but that set aside this cinema is unique, very vintage and it brings you to a different era! I'd recommend trying it at least once Parking is a bit of a problem, you need to pay for it, this is Detroit! A water fountain available if you get thirsty and comfortable seats is what you can expect.

Beautiful theater! A lot of the arm rests are broken off but the seats are comfortable and it was a nice place to go watch a film.

My wife and I went to the Detroit Institute of Arts film theater for the special showing of the silent film Nosferatu with a special live musical performance by the Detroit Bureau of Sound. The screen was of adequate size and the seating was nice but much beyond that I would be hard-pressed to provide a positive review. The Detroit Bureau of Sound's live performance was terrible! They used a constant eerie sound effect throughout the entire film, even when there were times such as when picking flowers, it was completely inaccurate. It was as if they had never seen the film and did not actually score the music to what was taking place. A halloween sounds soundtrack that was on repeat would have done a better job for this viewing. In addition, the representative from the theater instructed the audience that the film would run for approximately 1 hour, this was woefully incorrect as the film lasted for more than 1 hour and 40 minutes. Being on a timed tour, this was very bad information as it only provided us 15 minutes after the film to enjoy The Institute of Arts. If this is how the theater runs their tours I will never participate again.

Easy to get in, ample seating, and great film selections.

Beautiful venue, good selection of interesting films. This place is a gem.

Boisseau! Fabulous, incredible and serene. Wow. An absolutely great and architecturally impressive theater in the DIA that shows some of the most interesting films you can see. Meticulously curated selection of artsy and thoughtful cinematic delights. They also have some nice pre-event space with refreshments and impressive interior decor details. I think my favorite thing was feeling like I was transported to the 1930s and was meeting my date at the cinema.

Went to see Nosferatu .... awesome silent movie. Had someone playing the organ to go along with the movie. Great experience!

We had a great time seeing all the Oscar nominated shorts here. It was our first visit to the theater at the DIA and it was beautiful! The community is clearly strong, the theater is very nice and we look forward to coming back.