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Retrospectives, Programmes & Festivals

Jul 26 - 28
The 8 Fest

Small-gauge filmmaking.

Until
Jul 30 Edward Yang's Taipei Stories @ Lightbox

Yang chronicles human relations in the rapidly changing city of Taipei. This week:
Taipei Story (1985, Taiwan, D: Edward Yang) -- Jul 30, 6:30pm

Until
Jul 31 Women In Action @ Lightbox

Ladies kick ass. This week:
Prey (2022, USA, D: Dan Trachtenberg) + Amber Mudthunder virtual Q&A -- Jul 25, 6:30pm
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003, USA, D: Quentin Tarantino) -- Jul 27, 3:30pm
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004, USA, D: Quentin Tarantino) -- Jul 27, 6:15pm
Mulan (1998, USA, D: Tont Bancroft & Barry Cook) -- Jul 28, 1:00pm
Alien (1979, UK/USA, D: Ridley Scott) -- Jul 28, 6:30pm
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022, USA, D: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert) -- Jul 31, 6:30pm

One-Offs And Short Runs

Jul 25 Perfect Days (2023, Japan/Germany, D: Wim Wenders)
A man finds simple pleasure in music, books, work and dreams, but seldom in people.
@ JCCC 7:00pm

Jul 25 Death Of A Cheerleader (1994, USA, D: William A. Graham)   Hold Up!
A cheerleader murder whodunnit.
@ The Revue 7:00pm

Jul 25 Open Vault Film Festival
New shorts.
@ Eyesore Cinema 8:00pm

Jul 25 Inside Man (2006, USA, D: Spike Lee)   T.O. Picture Show
Policeman Denzel Washington attempts to defuse criminal Clive Owen's hostage situation. Plus: short Closing Dynasty. Outdoors!
@ Corktown Common 9:00pm

Jul 25 Breathless (1983, USA, D: Jim McBride)
America refashions Godard with rockabilly, sex and Richard Gere. 16mm.
@ The Revue 9:30pm

Jul 25 Lair Of The White Worm (1988, UK, D: Ken Russell)
Lord of the manor Hugh Grant and visiting archaeology student Peter Capaldi take on snake-god-worshipping Amanda Donohoe.
@ The Fox 9:30pm

Jul 26
- Aug 1
Some Like It Hot (1959, USA, D: Billy Wilder)
"What are you afraid of? No one's asking you to have a baby!" Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon disguise themselves as women to avoid the mob. At Yonge & Dundas, Eglinton Town Centre, Vaughan and Winston Churchill.
@ Cineplex

Jul 26
- Aug 1
The Neverending Story (1984, Germany/USA, D: Wolfgang Petersen)
A strange book is a boy's gateway to fantastic adventure.
@ Carlton

Jul 26
- Aug 1
Beverly Hills Cop (1984, USA, D: Martin Brest)
Detroit cop Eddie Murphy pursues his case into the very different environs of upper class California.
@ Carlton

Jul 26
- Aug 1
The End Of Evangelion (1997, Japan, D: Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki)
Much-loved anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion is given an alternate ending.
@ Carlton

Jul 26 It Happened One Night (1934, USA, D: Frank Capra)
Reporter Clark Gable attempts to get an exclusive out of heiress Claudette Colbert.
@ Lightbox 6:30pm

Jul 26
Jul 27
Jul 29
Doubles (2023, Canada, D: Ian Harnarine)
A Trinidadian street vendor and his estranged Toronto-dwelling father reconnect when the latter falls ill.
@ The Revue

6:45pm
6:30pm
9:30pm

Jul 26 A History Of Violence (2005, USA/Canada/UK, D: David Cronenberg)   Always On Film
A diner owner's sudden notoriety after foiling a robbery draws the unwanted attention of old acquaintances. 35mm!
@ The Kingsway 9:15pm

Jul 26 Collateral (2004, USA, D: Michael Mann)
Cabbie Jamie Foxx plays driver for hit man Tom Cruise.
@ The Revue 9:30pm

Jul 26 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, UK, D: Jim Sharman)
The venerable cult film, complete with shadowcast Excited Mental State, return to Time Warp again.
@ The Fox 9:30pm

Jul 27 The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019, USA, D: Thurop Van Orman)   Family Favourites
Birds vs pigs, round two.
@ Cineplex

Jul 27 Seconds (1966, USA, D: John Frankenheimer)
A middle-aged man's second life as Rock Hudson inevitably goes south in Frankheimer's existential chiller. Presented by 100FPS.
@ Eyesore Cinema 8:00pm

Jul 27 Streets Of Fire (1984, USA, D: Walter Hill)   Dumpster Raccoon
"Tonight is what it means to be young." Gangs & mercenaries & rock'n'roll.
@ The Revue 9:30pm

Jul 27
Aug 1
Silver Bullet (1985, USA, D: Daniel Attias)
A boy believes a series of murders happening in his small town is being caused by werewolves.
@ The Fox
9:30pm
9:15pm

Jul 27 The Room (2003, USA, D: Tommy Wiseau)
The infamy. Bring spoons!
@ Carlton 10:00pm

Jul 28
Jul 30
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024, UK, D: Michael Hines)
A witch insists a lowly goatherd overcome several seemingly impossible tasks before she will remove his curse.
@ Cineplex

Jul 28 Bonnie And Clyde (1967, USA, D: Arthur Penn)   Destination Love
Criminal romance I. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway rob banks across depression-era America.
@ The Revue 6:45pm

Jul 28 Ginger Snaps (2000, Canada, D: John Fawcett)   Evil Women
A teen girl's personality changes when she is bitten by a werewolf. Plus: a book launch for Willow Maclay's Corpses, Fools and Monsters.
@ The Paradise 7:00pm

Jul 28 Taxi (2015, Iran, D: Jafar Panahi)   T.O. Picture Show
Banned Iranian filmmaker Panahi takes to the streets of Tehran in a taxicab, letting his fares reveal a mosaic of modern life. Plus: shorts Over Time and One Leg In, One Leg Out. Outdoors!
@ Christie Pits 9:00pm

Jul 28 Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story (2024, USA, D: Andrew Reich)   Stompbox
'Beach punk' progenitors Redd Kross fly the flag for quality rock and roll for over 4 decades. Plus: Red Kross' Steven and Jeff McDonald in person!
@ The Revue 9:30pm

Jul 29 True Romance (1993, USA, D: Tony Scott)   Destination Love
Criminal romance II. "I would never have guessed that true romance and Detroit would ever go together." Christian Slater gets into trouble with drug dealers and a pimp when he marries dream girl/sex worker Patricia Arquette.
@ The Revue 6:45pm

Jul 29 Heartworn Highways (1976, USA, D: James Szalapski)   The Summer Sessions
The essential document of the 1970's outlaw country music scene. Also on the bill: Les Blank's portrait of blues guitarist Mance Lipscomb A Well Spent Life.
@ The Paradise 7:00pm

Jul 30 Izaiho (1967, Japan, D: Gakuya Nomura)
Women of Kudaka Island ascend to godhood in a ritual performed only once every 12 years. An accompanying lecture by Anthropologist Christopher T. Nelson gives historical context to this iteration of the ritual, which would have occurred during turblent times post-WWII and during American occupation.
@ Japan Foundation 6:00pm

Jul 30 Focus (2015, USA, D: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa)   Destination Love
Criminal romance III. Con man Will Smith's latest scheme is complicated by the reappearance of his one time protege Margot Robbie.
@ The Revue 6:45pm

Jul 30 Good One (2024, USA, D: India Donaldson)
A teen girl bears witness to her father and his friend butting heads on a backpacking trip to the Catskills. Previewing tonight in advance of its upcoming release. A virtual q&a follows the screening.
@ Lightbox 7:00pm

Jul 30 The Mighty Quinn (1989, USA, D: Carl Schenkel)   Free Flicks    Free!
Police officer Denzel Washington's is tasked with finding a childhood friend accused of murder. Outdoors!
@ Harbourfront 8:30pm

Jul 30 Firestarter (1984, USA, D: Mark L. Lester)
Young Drew Barrymore lights fires ... with her mind. 35mm! The third and final night guest programmed by Brad Kane.
@ The Revue 9:30pm

Jul 31 The Legend Of Billie Jean (1985, USA, D: Matthew Robbins)   Heat Wave
Helen Slater becomes a folk hero when she goes on the lam. Theme song by Pat Benatar!
@ The Revue 6:45pm

Jul 31 Sing Sing (2023, USA, D: Greg Kwedar)
A wrongfully imprisoned man finds solace in a prison theatre troupe. Plus: a virtual q&a with director Greg Kwedar and co-star Clarence Maclin.
@ Lightbox 7:00pm

Jul 31 Xanadu (1980, USA, D: Robert Greenwald)
Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly (!) create an ELO-scored roller disco paradise. Sing-along!
@ The Fox 7:00pm

Jul 31 Queen Of My Dreams (2023, Canada/Pakistan, D: Fawzia Mirza)   Under The Stars
A Canadian grad student's return to her native Pakistan requires her to adopt a more traditional role. Outdoors!
@ Regent Park 9:00pm

Jul 31 A Fish Called Wanda (1988, USA/UK, D: Charles Crichton)   Destination Love
Criminal romance IV. A Brit diamond heist goes south when the American half of the team pull a double-cross.
@ The Revue 9:30pm

Aug 1 TIFF Next Wave 48 Hour Film Challenge
Two days to create art, one screening to showcase the results.
@ Lightbox 6:30pm

Aug 1 Only The River Flows (2023, China, D: Wei Shujun)   MDFF Presents
A quick arrest in a murder case prompts a police detective to examine the facades and assumptions of the people involved.
@ Lightbox 6:30pm

Aug 1 Mr. Jimmy (2019, USA/Japan, D: Peter Michael Dowd)
A man leaves his Tokyo salaryman life behind to embody the spirit of Jimmy Page in a Led Zeppelin tribute band. Subject Jimmy Sakurai in attendance!
@ JCCC 7:00pm

Aug 1 Gladiator (2000, USA, D: Ridley Scott)   Paid In Sweat
A former Roman general turned slave pursues a plan of vengeance when he becomes a popular gladiator.
@ The Revue 7:00pm

Aug 1 Fire Of Love (2022, USA/Canada, D: Sara Dosa)   T.O. Picture Show
Married vulcanoligists traverse the planet filming themselves and the volcanoes they visit until their eventual demise. Plus: short A Life On Mars. Outdoors!
@ Corktown Common 9:00pm

Compiled by Don Marks (contact)
Font graphics courtesy Web Diner Inc.

Retrospectives, Programmes & Festivals
Jul 26 - 28	The 8 Fest
Jul 26 - 28	Small-gauge filmmaking.
Until Jul 30	Edward Yang's Taipei Stories	@ Lightbox
Until Jul 30	Yang chronicles human relations in the rapidly changing city of Taipei. This week: Taipei Story (1985, Taiwan, D: Edward Yang) -- Jul 30, 6:30pm
Until Jul 31	Women In Action	@ Lightbox
Until Jul 31	Ladies kick ass. This week: Prey (2022, USA, D: Dan Trachtenberg) + Amber Mudthunder virtual Q&A -- Jul 25, 6:30pm Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003, USA, D: Quentin Tarantino) -- Jul 27, 3:30pm Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004, USA, D: Quentin Tarantino) -- Jul 27, 6:15pm Mulan (1998, USA, D: Tont Bancroft & Barry Cook) -- Jul 28, 1:00pm Alien (1979, UK/USA, D: Ridley Scott) -- Jul 28, 6:30pm Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022, USA, D: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert) -- Jul 31, 6:30pm
One-Offs And Short Runs
Jul 25	Perfect Days (2023, Japan/Germany, D: Wim Wenders) A man finds simple pleasure in music, books, work and dreams, but seldom in people.	@ JCCC	7:00pm
Jul 25	Death Of A Cheerleader (1994, USA, D: William A. Graham) Hold Up! A cheerleader murder whodunnit.	@ The Revue	7:00pm
Jul 25	Open Vault Film Festival New shorts.	@ Eyesore Cinema	8:00pm
Jul 25	Inside Man (2006, USA, D: Spike Lee) T.O. Picture Show Policeman Denzel Washington attempts to defuse criminal Clive Owen's hostage situation. Plus: short Closing Dynasty. Outdoors!	@ Corktown Common	9:00pm
Jul 25	Breathless (1983, USA, D: Jim McBride) America refashions Godard with rockabilly, sex and Richard Gere. 16mm.	@ The Revue	9:30pm
Jul 25	Lair Of The White Worm (1988, UK, D: Ken Russell) Lord of the manor Hugh Grant and visiting archaeology student Peter Capaldi take on snake-god-worshipping Amanda Donohoe.	@ The Fox	9:30pm
Jul 26 - Aug 1	Some Like It Hot (1959, USA, D: Billy Wilder) "What are you afraid of? No one's asking you to have a baby!" Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon disguise themselves as women to avoid the mob. At Yonge & Dundas, Eglinton Town Centre, Vaughan and Winston Churchill.	@ Cineplex
Jul 26 - Aug 1	The Neverending Story (1984, Germany/USA, D: Wolfgang Petersen) A strange book is a boy's gateway to fantastic adventure.	@ Carlton
Jul 26 - Aug 1	Beverly Hills Cop (1984, USA, D: Martin Brest) Detroit cop Eddie Murphy pursues his case into the very different environs of upper class California.	@ Carlton
Jul 26 - Aug 1	The End Of Evangelion (1997, Japan, D: Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki) Much-loved anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion is given an alternate ending.	@ Carlton
Jul 26	It Happened One Night (1934, USA, D: Frank Capra) Reporter Clark Gable attempts to get an exclusive out of heiress Claudette Colbert.	@ Lightbox	6:30pm
Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 29	Doubles (2023, Canada, D: Ian Harnarine) A Trinidadian street vendor and his estranged Toronto-dwelling father reconnect when the latter falls ill.	@ The Revue	6:45pm 6:30pm 9:30pm
Jul 26	A History Of Violence (2005, USA/Canada/UK, D: David Cronenberg) Always On Film A diner owner's sudden notoriety after foiling a robbery draws the unwanted attention of old acquaintances. 35mm!	@ The Kingsway	9:15pm
Jul 26	Collateral (2004, USA, D: Michael Mann) Cabbie Jamie Foxx plays driver for hit man Tom Cruise.	@ The Revue	9:30pm
Jul 26	The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, UK, D: Jim Sharman) The venerable cult film, complete with shadowcast Excited Mental State, return to Time Warp again.	@ The Fox	9:30pm
Jul 27	The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019, USA, D: Thurop Van Orman) Family Favourites Birds vs pigs, round two.	@ Cineplex
Jul 27	Seconds (1966, USA, D: John Frankenheimer) A middle-aged man's second life as Rock Hudson inevitably goes south in Frankheimer's existential chiller. Presented by 100FPS.	@ Eyesore Cinema	8:00pm
Jul 27	Streets Of Fire (1984, USA, D: Walter Hill) Dumpster Raccoon "Tonight is what it means to be young." Gangs & mercenaries & rock'n'roll.	@ The Revue	9:30pm
Jul 27 Aug 1	Silver Bullet (1985, USA, D: Daniel Attias) A boy believes a series of murders happening in his small town is being caused by werewolves.	@ The Fox	9:30pm 9:15pm
Jul 27	The Room (2003, USA, D: Tommy Wiseau) The infamy. Bring spoons!	@ Carlton	10:00pm
Jul 28 Jul 30	Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024, UK, D: Michael Hines) A witch insists a lowly goatherd overcome several seemingly impossible tasks before she will remove his curse.	@ Cineplex
Jul 28	Bonnie And Clyde (1967, USA, D: Arthur Penn) Destination Love Criminal romance I. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway rob banks across depression-era America.	@ The Revue	6:45pm
Jul 28	Ginger Snaps (2000, Canada, D: John Fawcett) Evil Women A teen girl's personality changes when she is bitten by a werewolf. Plus: a book launch for Willow Maclay's Corpses, Fools and Monsters.	@ The Paradise	7:00pm
Jul 28	Taxi (2015, Iran, D: Jafar Panahi) T.O. Picture Show Banned Iranian filmmaker Panahi takes to the streets of Tehran in a taxicab, letting his fares reveal a mosaic of modern life. Plus: shorts Over Time and One Leg In, One Leg Out. Outdoors!	@ Christie Pits	9:00pm
Jul 28	Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story (2024, USA, D: Andrew Reich) Stompbox 'Beach punk' progenitors Redd Kross fly the flag for quality rock and roll for over 4 decades. Plus: Red Kross' Steven and Jeff McDonald in person!	@ The Revue	9:30pm
Jul 29	True Romance (1993, USA, D: Tony Scott) Destination Love Criminal romance II. "I would never have guessed that true romance and Detroit would ever go together." Christian Slater gets into trouble with drug dealers and a pimp when he marries dream girl/sex worker Patricia Arquette.	@ The Revue	6:45pm
Jul 29	Heartworn Highways (1976, USA, D: James Szalapski) The Summer Sessions The essential document of the 1970's outlaw country music scene. Also on the bill: Les Blank's portrait of blues guitarist Mance Lipscomb A Well Spent Life.	@ The Paradise	7:00pm
Jul 30	Izaiho (1967, Japan, D: Gakuya Nomura) Women of Kudaka Island ascend to godhood in a ritual performed only once every 12 years. An accompanying lecture by Anthropologist Christopher T. Nelson gives historical context to this iteration of the ritual, which would have occurred during turblent times post-WWII and during American occupation.	@ Japan Foundation	6:00pm
Jul 30	Focus (2015, USA, D: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa) Destination Love Criminal romance III. Con man Will Smith's latest scheme is complicated by the reappearance of his one time protege Margot Robbie.	@ The Revue	6:45pm
Jul 30	Good One (2024, USA, D: India Donaldson) A teen girl bears witness to her father and his friend butting heads on a backpacking trip to the Catskills. Previewing tonight in advance of its upcoming release. A virtual q&a follows the screening.	@ Lightbox	7:00pm
Jul 30	The Mighty Quinn (1989, USA, D: Carl Schenkel) Free Flicks Free! Police officer Denzel Washington's is tasked with finding a childhood friend accused of murder. Outdoors!	@ Harbourfront	8:30pm
Jul 30	Firestarter (1984, USA, D: Mark L. Lester) Young Drew Barrymore lights fires ... with her mind. 35mm! The third and final night guest programmed by Brad Kane.	@ The Revue	9:30pm
Jul 31	The Legend Of Billie Jean (1985, USA, D: Matthew Robbins) Heat Wave Helen Slater becomes a folk hero when she goes on the lam. Theme song by Pat Benatar!	@ The Revue	6:45pm
Jul 31	Sing Sing (2023, USA, D: Greg Kwedar) A wrongfully imprisoned man finds solace in a prison theatre troupe. Plus: a virtual q&a with director Greg Kwedar and co-star Clarence Maclin.	@ Lightbox	7:00pm
Jul 31	Xanadu (1980, USA, D: Robert Greenwald) Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly (!) create an ELO-scored roller disco paradise. Sing-along!	@ The Fox	7:00pm
Jul 31	Queen Of My Dreams (2023, Canada/Pakistan, D: Fawzia Mirza) Under The Stars A Canadian grad student's return to her native Pakistan requires her to adopt a more traditional role. Outdoors!	@ Regent Park	9:00pm
Jul 31	A Fish Called Wanda (1988, USA/UK, D: Charles Crichton) Destination Love Criminal romance IV. A Brit diamond heist goes south when the American half of the team pull a double-cross.	@ The Revue	9:30pm
Aug 1	TIFF Next Wave 48 Hour Film Challenge Two days to create art, one screening to showcase the results.	@ Lightbox	6:30pm
Aug 1	Only The River Flows (2023, China, D: Wei Shujun) MDFF Presents A quick arrest in a murder case prompts a police detective to examine the facades and assumptions of the people involved.	@ Lightbox	6:30pm
Aug 1	Mr. Jimmy (2019, USA/Japan, D: Peter Michael Dowd) A man leaves his Tokyo salaryman life behind to embody the spirit of Jimmy Page in a Led Zeppelin tribute band. Subject Jimmy Sakurai in attendance!	@ JCCC	7:00pm
Aug 1	Gladiator (2000, USA, D: Ridley Scott) Paid In Sweat A former Roman general turned slave pursues a plan of vengeance when he becomes a popular gladiator.	@ The Revue	7:00pm
Aug 1	Fire Of Love (2022, USA/Canada, D: Sara Dosa) T.O. Picture Show Married vulcanoligists traverse the planet filming themselves and the volcanoes they visit until their eventual demise. Plus: short A Life On Mars. Outdoors!	@ Corktown Common	9:00pm
Compiled by Don Marks (contact) Font graphics courtesy Web Diner Inc.