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Kubo and the Two Strings
A boy searches for a magical suit of armour that is key to defeating an evil spirit. A PA Day matinee. |
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The Naked Island
A family struggle to farm their island home, of which they are the sole inhabitants. 35mm! Recorded intro by Oliver Laxe. Also on the bill: early Laxe short And the Chimneys Decided to Escape. |
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There Was, There Was Not
In disputed territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan, four women discuss their lives and dreams with a painter who will create their portraits. Filmmaker Emily Mkrtichian will discuss the film with Atom Egoyan following the screening. |
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Former assassin Uma Thurman walks the path of bloody revenge. In 70mm! Jan 16: w/ Dragon Sound. |
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Seven Beauties
A self-important, small-time thief's series of poor decisions lands him in a German POW camp. Free! |
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The Perfect Weapon
Best of the Best II 1) A martial arts student wreaks vengeance upon the crime families that killed his teacher. 2) Fighters attempt to avenge the death of one of their own at an underground fight club. |
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Nome
Filmmaker Sana Na N’Hada looks back on Guinea-Bissau's fight for independence from Portuguese rule. |
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Former assassin Uma Thurman walks the path of bloody revenge. 35mm! |
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Blade Runner
Harrison Ford is dispatched to find rogue androids in Ridley Scott's sci-fi landmark. |
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Cape Fear
Convicted felon Robert DeNiro menaces his shady defense attorney Nick Nolte upon release from prison. |
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Pan’s Labyrinth
A young girl discovers a fantastic other-world while living under the fascist Franco regime. |
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Madagascar
Zoo animals experience culture shock when they escape to Africa. |
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Madagascar
Zoo animals experience culture shock when they escape to Africa. |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Frolicking hobbits become the key to defeating evil. Extended edition. |
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Flowing
Women go about their lives at a geisha house that has seen better days. 35mm! |
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Matter of Time
A benefit performance by Eddie Vedder is but one salvo in the fight to cure epidermolysis bullosa. Proceeds go to Epidermolysis Bullosa research. |
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Ana Falastini
The displaced Palestinians of the Canadian diaspora tell their stories. A six-episode docu-series. Plus: Palestinian Cuisine, art, performance and discussion. |
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Mimosas
A caravan carries a dying sheikh across Morocco's Atlas Mountains. Recorded intro by director Oliver Laxe. Also on the bill: Laxe short The Trumpet Sounds and Now I See Another Face. |
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Sudan, Remember Us
Young Sudanese people recount growing up in a time of war. Presented by East End Acts. |
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Harakiri
A ronin relates the circumstances of his disgrace as he looks for a worthy accomplice to help him commit seppuku. |
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Michael Cera frustrates his friends, plays indie rock and fights his new girlfriend's evil exes. |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Frolicking hobbits carry the burden of evil into dangerous territory. Extended edition. |
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Madagascar
Zoo animals experience culture shock when they escape to Africa. At most Cineplex locations. |
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La Notte
A marriage dissolves over the course of a single day. |
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The Sky Trembles and the Earth Is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers
A director (Oliver Laxe) abandons his film set to wander Morocco's terrain. Also on the bill: Laxe short Paris #1. |
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Far from Manhattan
An art critic tries to understand why painter René Dimanche did not produce any art for a full eight years. Co-presented with Narrow Margin. |
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Caravaggio
Caravaggio's life is seen through the lens of his art. |
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The Thin Line (aka The Stranger Within a Woman)
A wife moves to protect herself and her children when it becomes clear her husband is somehow involved in the murder of his friend's wife. 35mm! |
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The Science of Sleep
Gael Garcia Bernal wants to show Charlotte Gainsbourg his dreamworld. |
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The Gardener and the Dictator
The filmmaker's parents recount moments from China’s history through the lens of their own experience. Director Hui Wang in attendance! |
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The Smoking Fish
A young man fresh out of jail finds work in a brothel. DM on Instagram for the address. |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Carrying the embodiment of evil becomes a heavy burden for formerly frolicking hobbits. Extended edition. |
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Les Misérables
The beloved musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of justice and injustice is itself adapted for the screen. With Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway. A cheer-up sing-along for Blue Monday! |
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Nine to Five
Three female coworkers wrest control of their workplace away from their sexist boss. Happy Birthday Dolly Parton! |
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Network
The quest for better ratings leads to tv news backing terrorists, psychics and a madman with delusions of being a prophet. |
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Real Genius
Science prodigies pull pranks while fighting the military application of their research. Happy Popcorn Day! All ticketholders will receive a free small popcorn. |
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Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise
Pop idol zombie girls do battle. |
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Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Austrian writer Stefan Zweig finds no peace in exile during WWII. |
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Standout Shorts by Breakout Directors
The current wave of Canadian films by female filmmakers has its roots in shorts such as these. Plus: a post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Sophy Romvari. |
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Broadcast News
Romantic sparks fly in a newsroom sliding away from hard journalism towards infotainment. |
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The Witch
A family barely eking out an existence in rural New England of the 1600s is torn apart by suspicions of witchcraft. Co-presented with Sleepless Cinema. A panel discussion follows the film. |
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Kokuho
Two young men devote their lives to the mastery of kabuki. In IMAX! Previewing tonight in advance of its upcoming release. |
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The Triplets of Belleville
An aging sister song-and-dance team help a woman and her dog rescue her son during the Tour de France. |
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The Iron Giant
A boy befriends a giant robot as government agents try to ferret out its location. 35mm! |
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Anything That Moves
A killer targets the clients of a biking sex worker. Plus: a post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Alex Phillips. |
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Down and Dirty Duck
A buttoned-down insurance adjuster becomes caretaker to a profane, horny duck. Animated. 35mm! A rare WTF Wednesdays presentation that is open to the public. Plus: a virtual Q&A with the director. |
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Fantasy Life
A newly unemployed paralegal stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's granddaughters. |
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Heritage Minutes
The Video Hosers riff along with these dramatizations of key moments in Canadian cultural history. Presented with the With Original Commercials Archive. Also streaming on Twitch. |
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Easy Rider
Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda go looking for America by motorbike. 4K restoration! |
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Brick
Hard-boiled detective tropes play out in a high school setting. |
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Older Brother, Younger Sister
An brother is consumed by rage over his sister's unplanned pregnancy and the scandal it could bring to their rural family. 35mm! |
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Just a Couple of Days
A former music critic reassigned to journalism in the field becomes a witness to the troubles faced by refugees. |
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Anna
A model lives a secret life as an assassin. |
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Phenomena
Jennifer Connelly puts her supernatural way with insects to use in solving a boarding school murder. |
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Gothic
An evening of spooky tales goes awry for Mary Shelley, Lord Byron and friends thanks to the ingestion of hallucinogens. |
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Darling
Model Julie Christie strings along a series of men while attempting to make it big in swingin' 1960s London. 4K restoration! |
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Earth’s Greatest Enemy
The case is made for The Pentagon being a primary polluter exacerbating the planet's climate crisis. A Q&A with filmmaker Abby Martin follows the screening. |
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The Red Shoes
The choice between love and her art torments a young ballerina. Free! |
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Kokuho
Two young men devote their lives to the mastery of kabuki. |
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BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Black past and future, both fact and fiction, is source for this cinematic remix. |
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Robot Haley Joel Osment wishes he was a real boy. |
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Forgotten Silver
The forgotten story of a New Zealand cinematic pioneer. |
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Lost In Translation
Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray feel emotionally disconnected in bustling Tokyo. |
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Primal Fear
Hotshot defense attorney Richard Gare takes on the case of an altar boy (Edward Norton) accused of murdering his archbishop. |
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Shock Corridor
A journalist finds America's damaged psyche when he has himself committed to solve a crime. Plus: a virtual intro from fillmaker Luc Moullet! |
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Queen Kelly
A prince makes a play for an orphan girl living in a convent, bringing down the wrath of the mad queen he is betrothed to. 4K reconstruction with Von Stroheim's intended ending. |
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One to One: John & Yoko
John Lennon and Yoko Ono prepare for a charity concert while living in early 1970s Greenwich Village. |
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JFK
The Kennedy assassination is seen as a nest of conspiracies. 35mm! |
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Daughters, Wives and a Mother
A widow contends with scheming in-laws eager for a share of her inheritance. 35mm! |
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Further Than The Eye Can See
Lovers fight for their future following a large-scale disaster. Presented by Future of Film Showcase. |
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The Track
Olympic hopeful teens train on a bullet-riddled, grafitti-covered luge track left behind by the 1984 Winter Games. Plus: a virtual Q&A with director Ryan Sidhoo. |
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Magnificent Warriors
Adventuress Michelle Yeoh fights Japanese forces in 1930s China. On VHS! |
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Captain America
America's hero awakens in the present to foil a new plot by Nazi nemesis The Red Skull. Director's cut! Plus: a video preshow, a live performance and special guest Chip Zdarsky. |
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
Errol Flynn's Robin Hood fights Prince John's tyrannical rule while awaiting King Richard's return. |
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Sabrina
Midnight Billy Wilder director/writer double-bill! 1) Both playboy William Holden and his more grounded brother Humphrey Bogart have eyes for Audrey Hepburn. 2) Broke showgirl Claudette Colbert's attempt to crash a high society party is complicated by amorous cab driver Don Ameche. |
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Ju Dou
A wife looks to another to secretly provide her demanding husband with a son. New restoration! |
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A Story of Floating Weeds
An aging actor's theatre troupe arrives in the town where his former lover and illegitimate son reside. Live musical accompaniment by Marilyn Lerner! |
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Project Grizzly
Troy Hurtubise, obsessed with surviving a bear attack, creates the protective suit he hopes will make that possible. Plus: post-screening discussion with director Peter Lynch! |
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Laal Kaptaan
A bounty hunter seeks the head of his nemesis in 18th century Bundelkhand. |
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Araya
Miners extract salt from the earth the old-fashioned way before looming industrialization takes over. DM on Instagram for the address. |
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The Virgin Suicides
A group of boys look on as a strict family and its teenage daughters implode in 1970s suburban Detroit. Restored! |
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