Film

Film Notes Februrary 2026

TCP Staff

Flashlight Into the Past: A Night at the Museum Step inside Imagination Station after hours for a thrilling journey into ancient history. This immersive nighttime...

Reel to Real: Passing The Word Along

Jon Ruggiero

When people think of the civil rights movement, important names come to mind: Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, people who are celebrated...

Film Notes January 2026

TCP Staff

Radiance and Reverie: That Uncertain Feeling – Hollywood Glamour on Screen Step from gallery sparkle to cinematic style with That Uncertail Feeling, a sophisticated romantic...

Reel to Real: Toledo, Oh: in the movies, again.

Dennis O’Leary

Toledo, Ohio. The Glass City. Home of the Toledo Mud Hens, arguably the world’s best known minor-league baseball team. Also, home of Tony Packo’s...

Documentary Screening and Q&A Brings Climate Storytelling to Maumee Indoor Theatre

Melissa Lee

A powerful new documentary with local roots is coming to the Maumee Indoor Theatre. Ranger of the North (2025), a 30-minute documentary short by...

Reel to Reel: FilmToledo: Bringing Lights, Camera, Action to Northwest Ohio

Jeff Berry

An exhausted sigh escapes his mouth as he leaves his commercial art and graphic design/marketing day job to speak about FilmToledo, a nonprofit film...

Film Notes December 2025

TCP Staff

It’s a Wonderful Life – A Beloved Holiday Tradition Each December, Valentine Theatre screens It’s a Wonderful Life, the 1946 Frank Capra classic film starring...

Bruce Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Review – One of the Year’s Best Films About Music and Meaning

Jason Webber

It was 1984 and I was in trouble for jumping on my cousin Brandon's bed. "You'll break it!" I was admonished by my overprotective...

Filmmaker Amy Heller Zimmerman Sets Her New Film in Maumee

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

The Maumee Film Festival has been a great showcase for emerging filmmakers in the Northeast Ohio, Southwest Michigan, and even the Chicago area. Amy...

Toledo Talent: Acting Classes & Community in Toledo

Joi Dean

Lights. Camera. Action. Whether you are a new actor looking to improve your acting skills or a well-seasoned actor looking for community, Toledo Talent could...

Film Notes October 2025

TCP Staff

Hocus Pocus – Movie Screening Celebrate Halloween with a magical night at the River Raisin Centre for the Arts screening of Hocus Pocus on Saturday,...

The Office Went to Toledo — and It Actually Works

Dennis O’Leary

As a die-hard Office fan who’s rewatched the Scranton brilliance more times than I can count, I was fully prepared to hate The Paper. Over the years, there’s been talk...

Starlite Theater Group Screens Moonstruck with a Pre-show Performance by Toledo Opera September 23

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

Programing a film containing opera, that is accessible and beloved, wasn’t easy. Amadeus is the obvious choice, but at three hours long it was...

Film Notes September 2025

TCP Staff

Back-to-School 48 Hour Competition Films Fast, fun and fiercely creative—BG Reel presents a screening of short films, made in just 48 hours, by local talent....

National Film Tour The American Constitution Comes to Northwest Ohio with 3 Free Screenings

Melissa Lee

Events at BGSU, UToledo, and Owens Include Live Q&A with Director Sept. 15, 19, and 24 The award-winning documentary The American Constitution is making three...

Now Playing & Coming Soon: Fall Film Highlights at the State & Michigan Theaters

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

The Roses Now Playing, State Theater Director Jay Roach (Trumbo, Austin Powers International Man of Mystery, and Meet The Parents) helms The Roses, a remake of...

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