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Retrospectives, Programmes & Festivals | |||
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The 8 Fest | ||
Small-gauge filmmaking.
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Mulan International Film Festival | @ Innis Town Hall | |
From China to Toronto.
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Satyajit Ray: His Contemporaries and Legacy | @ Lightbox | |
Ray's legacy is celebrated with a brief overview of his
humanist classics and selections from his contemporaries and
filmmakers he inspired.
This week:
Nayak: The Hero (1966, India, D: Satyajit Ray) -- Aug 13, 7:30pm Day Shall Dawn (1959, Pakistan/Bangladesh, D: A.J. Kardar) -- Aug 18, 6:15pm |
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One-Offs And Short Runs | |||
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The Godfather
An offer best not refused. Coppola's legedary underworld saga returns in a new 4K restoration. |
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A Night Of Knowing Nothing
Discovered love letters form the base of a hybrid documentary/fiction/dream narrative. |
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The Piano
A mute mail-order bride plays a game of sexual extortion with the frontiersman who has claimed her beloved piano. 35mm! |
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The Circus
Chaplin's 'Little Tramp' inadvertently becomes the star of a traveling circus. Outdoors! Plus: shorts Vistas: Dances Of The Grass and The Little Deputy. |
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The Thing
"If I was an imitation, a perfect imitation, how would you know it was really me?" Tough guy chopper pilot Kurt Russell and the crew of an Antarctic research station face a deadly alien mimic. Showtimes: |
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Angel Heart
Robert DeNiro hires private investigator Mickey Rourke to track down a missing singer in this particularly steamy Noir throwback. |
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (IMAX)
Kids hide a friendly alien in their suburban enclave. At Scotiabank and Empress Walk. |
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Xanadu
Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly (!) create an ELO-scored roller disco paradise. Showtimes: |
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Grease
"This car is Auto-matic. It's System-matic. It's Hyyyyydro-matic. Why, it's Greased Lightning!" Get nostalgic for the 1950s by way of the 1970s. Showtimes: |
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Apollo 11 (IMAX)
Go deep inside NASA's moon shot. Filmmakers and NASA personel will be in attendance. |
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200 Meters
A Palestinian father tries to get across the border wall with Israel to see his son who has been hospitalized on the other side. Outdoors! Presented by the Toronto Palestine Film Festival. |
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Showdown In Little Tokyo
Dolph Lundgren + Brand Lee vs Yakuza! |
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore
Professor Dumbledore enlists a team of wizards and witches to stop the evil Grindelwald from dominating the world of magic. |
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The Servant
Bogarde's manservant schemes to trade places with his master. 4K restoration. |
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Imagine
John Lennon and Yoko Ono set footage of their lives circa 1971 to their own music. |
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Roman Holiday
Princess Audrey Hepburn falls for American newsman Gregory Peck. |
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dance: made in canada
Cinema moves in three programs curated by Kathleen Smith. Also streaming online from Aug 15-19. |
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The Ghost And The Darkness
Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer hunt lions. |
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My Neighbour Totoro
Kids befriend forest spirits when they move to the country after their mother takes ill. |
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Apollo 11 (IMAX)
Go deep inside NASA's moon shot. |
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American Commune
Former members of a Tennessee commune return to survey its rise and fall. |
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Just Another Girl On The I.R.T.
A high school student's big dreams are sidelined by an unexpected pregnancy. |
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Saved!
A devout Christian teen struggles with her boyfriend's homosexuality and her own pregnancy. |
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Naked
A directionless, eloquent and disturbed young man has numerous verbal encounters while wandering London at night. 4K restoration. |
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Cabaret
"Divine decadence darling!" Weimar-era Berlin parties as the Nazis rise to power. Outdoors! Plus: short The Man That Got Away". |
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The Astrologer
A would-be psychic uses newfound powers to amass fame and fortune. Plus: Mondo Elvis. |
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Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes
A Chinese-Jamaican family's record shop becomes a recording studio for reggae greats such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. |
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Cleo From 5 To 7
A singer waiting on bad news flits around early 1960's Paris in real-time. A French New Wave classic! |
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Nightclubbing: The Birth Of Punk Rock In NYC
The legendary nightclub Max's Kansas City becomes a cultural hub for New York City's exploding punk rock scene of the 1970s. Plus: Sid Vicious in concert in short Sid: The Final Curtain. |
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Blue Hawaii
Army vet Elvis chooses island life, working as a tour guide, over tending to the family business. |
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Rolling Stone: The Life And Death Of Brian Jones
Jones' stylish rock star persona succumbs to drug use and death by misadventure. |
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House Of The Dragon (Episode 1)
HBO goes back to the Game Of Thrones well. Members only. |
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Portrait Of Jason
A gay Black man reminisces about his life on the hustle. |
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The Princess Bride
"Iconceivable!" A twisty tale of adventure is spun. |
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Easy A
A teen plays the part of the loose girl for financial benefit. |
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Summer Of Soul
Get (re-)acquainted with the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, a showcase of ace talent that represented the growing empowerment of African Americans. Outdoors! Plus: short Whatever Happened To Jackie Shane? |
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