Author Archives: pksmid

About pksmid

Reporter based in Chicago, focusing on the Brazilian community in Chicago and news from South America.

A conversation with the guys behind Corktown Cinema

Posted on August 22, 2013 by pksmid

By Patrick Smith It has been a hard, frustrating few years since The Burton Theatre in Detroit was forced to close its doors due to a dispute with its landlord. Since then we here at the Spine have been following … Continue reading →

Posted in Detroit, Film Reviews, Things To Do, TV/Film | Tagged cinema, contest, corktown, detroit, film, hatch, help, Michigan, movies | Leave a comment

Finally: Pistons trade makes team better now and in future, increases odds of playoffs

Posted on January 31, 2013 by pksmid

By Patrick Smith As I am sure most of you know, last night the Detroit Pistons traded Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye to the Memphis Grizzlies in a three team trade in which Rudy Gay went to the Raptors and … Continue reading →

Posted in Detroit, Pistons, Sports | Tagged auburn hills, basketball, detroit, detroit pistons, jose calderon, motorcity, palace of auburn hills, pistons, tayshaun prince | Leave a comment

Explaining the Corktown Cinema Internet fight

Posted on August 14, 2012 by pksmid

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Woodward Spine. By Patrick Smith Yesterday there was an Internet slap-fight between the operators of Cass City Cinema … Continue reading →

Posted in Detroit, Politics, TV/Film | Tagged burton theatre, cinema, corktown, corktown cinema, Detroit troubles, film, Liars, movies | 13 Comments

A conversation with X! Records’ Scott Dunkerley

Posted on May 10, 2012 by pksmid

By Patrick Smith As one of the multitudes of obnoxious Michigan transplants populating Chicago, I probably get more excited than acceptable whenever Detroit’s Frustrations come to town. If I had just stuck around I could see the band flash their … Continue reading →

Posted in Detroit, Music | Tagged detroit, Frustrations, music, Rock, Royal Oak, Scott Dunkerley | Leave a comment

A conversation with Corktown Cinema’s majority owner Jeff Else

Posted on April 2, 2012 by pksmid

By Patrick Smith Today, the future home of Corktown Cinema is a bare space in the one time Lincoln Brass Works foundry, but by August the empty construction zone will be a 150-seat movie theater just south of Michigan Avenue … Continue reading →