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Filmi Toronto South Asian Film Festival | |||
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South Asian cinema culture.
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Jayu Human Rights Film Festival | @ JAYU Studio (401 Richmond) | ||
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Taking stock of human rights abuses around the world.
Highlights This Week:
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Turkish Film Week | @ Innis Town Hall | ||
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Experience the diverse cinema of Türkiye.
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Still Single
Meet Michelin-approved Toronto sushi chef Masaki Saito. Dec 6: w/ Q&A. |
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Clairtone
Canadian electronics company Clairtone finds a successful niche producing high-end modernist stereo systems before succumbing to hard economic realities. |
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American Psycho
Harron turns Bret Easton Ellis' infamous tome into a sharpened axe satirizing '80s excess. 25th anniversary! Plus: intro and a Q&A with director Mary Harron. |
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Black Christmas
A killer stalks sorority girls as Canada invents the slasher flick. New 35mm print! |
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Two Sleepy People
Colleagues are married each night but become unattached strangers again in the morning. |
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Carol
Shopgirl Rooney Mara enters into a holiday relationship with the older, married Cate Blanchett. 'Tis the season for a veritable, if Dickens-less, Christmas Carol. |
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Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs (Turkish Wizard of Oz)
The Wizard Of Oz by way of Turkey ... but weirder. |
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Home Alone
An accidentally abandoned boy protects his Christmas from a pair of bumbling crooks. Score performed live by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra! |
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Freejack
Time-traveling bounty hunter Mick Jagger brings race car driver Emilio Estevez to the future to help an aging rich man achieve immortality. |
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Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
A Palestinian photojournalist relays her experience living in Gaza under bombardment to an Iranian filmmaker. Documentary. |
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Dark Star
A crew of planet destroyers contend with a troublesome alien and an intelligent bomb. The legendary student film of director John Carpenter and co-writer/star Don O'Bannon. 35mm! |
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Die Hard
Bruce Willis infiltrates a skyscraper to rescue hostages from a group of international terrorists at Christmas time. 35mm! Plus: drinking games! |
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Batman Returns
"It's the so-called 'normal' guys who always let you down. Sickos never scare me. Least they're committed." The big man bat takes on The Penguin at Christmas time. Plus: a pre-show performance from Boylesque TO! |
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Brazil
"Don't fight it son. Confess quickly! If you hold out too long you could jeopardize your credit rating." A daydreaming bureaucrat's attempt to correct a government mistake brands him an enemy of the state. |
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Love Actually
Love, love and more love - at Christmas. |
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The Hateful Eight
A ragtag group of bounty hunters and former Civil War soldiers wait out a blizzard in a snowbound cabin. |
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Former assassin Uma Thurman walks the path of bloody revenge. In 70mm! |
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Former assassin Uma Thurman walks the path of bloody revenge. |
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The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party - Christmas Edition
Sugar in the bowl, televisual sugar on the screen. 3 hours of Saturday morning cartoon favourites/obscurities, vintage commercials and PSAs with a seasonal twist. |
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Oya
An elderly silkworm farmer teaches her granddaughter the techniques and rituals of the trade. |
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Amelie
A young Parisian woman hides from romance behind playful games. Co-presented with TIFF Next Wave. Plus: The Beguiling's Peter Birkmoe will talk about the influence of European comics on this and other films. |
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
A British Navy captain pursues the French vessel that damaged his ship. 4K restoration! |
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Bodies in Crisis
Activists fight for dignity in the streets of Chile. A dialogue with the director follows the screening. |
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Heart of Stone
A commoner trades his heart for admission to the upper class. |
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Floating Clouds
A wartime affair continues to weigh on the participants long after it has ended. 35mm! |
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Predators
The rise, fall and questionable influence of television show To Catch a Predator is examined. |
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North by Northwest
"That's funny, that plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops." Cary Grant is a man on the run. New restored 70mm print! |
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Ten Years
Five directors imagine a dystopic Hong Kong ten years into the future. Tenth anniversary screening! How well did the film predict the present? A Q&A with producer Andrew Choi and director Kiwi Chow follows the screening. |
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The Gang’s All Here
A playboy soldier's brief fling with a showgirl under an assumed name threatens to rebound on him when the girl's troupe is hired to put on a show in his honour. |
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Love Actually
Love, love and more love - at Christmas. A shout-along screening calling out the problematic behaviour and ridiculous plotting of this Christmas favourite. |
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Hellboy
A demon child adopted by an American paranormal researcher grows up to defend Earth from evil. 35mm! Dec 6 9:15pm Dec 9 9:15pm |
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Jim Carrey chases his fondest memories of Kate Winslet even as they are being erased from his brain. |
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Elf Pets: A Fox Cub’s Christmas Tale
Elf Pets: Santa’s Reindeer Rescue Elf on the Shelf shorts. 1) A Scout Elf and a fox cub investigate the secret behind Santa's yearly around-the-world flight. 2) A Scout Elf and a gang of reindeer help Santa solve his test flight woes. At most Cineplex locations. |
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The Best of the 48 Hour Fiim Project
Two days to create a film, two hours to showcase the cream of the crop. |
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Measures for a Funeral
A PHD student's study of early 20th century Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow finds resonance with her own family relationships. Director Sofia Bohdanowicz, cinematographer Nikolay Michaylov and mixer Lucas Prokaziuk in attendance. |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
The King of Halloween tries to bring Christmas magic to his own realm. |
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The Librarians
Librarians find themselves on the frontlines of the latest push for censorship. |
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Wife
A husband and his wife are each disappointed by their counterpart's inability to fulfill expectations. 35mm! |
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A Private Life
Psychiatrist Jodie Foster investigates the suspicious death of one of her patients. |
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The Manchurian Candidate
"Why don't you pass the time by playing a little solitaire?" A Korean War POW is brainwashed to become a tool for assassination. A political discussion precedes the film. |
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Astronauts deal with a rogue computer on their way to investigate strange goings-on near Jupiter. "The Ultimate Trip." In 70mm! |
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Utamaro and His Five Women
An artist paints the women of Tokyo's brothels. Come early for Hiroshi Teshigahara's 1953 short Hokusai during the 6:00pm pre-show. |
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I Am the Art: Nobuo Kubota
Japanese-Canadian artist Nobuo Kubota's creative spark drives him to tackle sculpture, sound poetry and avant-garde jazz. Director in attendance! |
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Main Hoon Na
A military man goes undercover as a college student. |
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Shivers
Parasites spread through an apartment building, making free love a mandatory affair. Once denounced in Parliament! 35mm! Intro by Adam Lowenstein of the Horror Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh. |
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C.R.A.Z.Y.
A gay teen comes of age in 1970s Quebec. |
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A Very Important Cinema Club Christmas Action Spectacular!
The Important Cinema Club's Justin Decloux and Will Sloan recoard a podcast, screen Christmas shorts and present a bone-breaking Holiday feature film. |
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If An Owl Calls Your Name
Indigenous elders share tales of resilience and impart ancestral wisdom. Executive producer Patricia June Vickers in attendance. |
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Night of the Hunter
Love/hate-tattooed preacher Robert Mitchum searches for stolen cash by holing up with Shelley Winters and her two children. |
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No Other Choice
A newly unemployed man hits upon a grisly scheme to regain his place in his chosen industry. Previewing tonight in advance of its upcoming release. In IMAX! |
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Bend It Like Beckham
The daughter of Sikh immigrants runs up against her parents' traditional outlook when all she wants to do is play a little footie. |
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A resurrected Freddy returns to menace the Elm Street kids anew. 4K restoration! |
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Kiss Me Deadly
Private detective Mike Hammer chases down the 'great whatsit'. |
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U Are the Universe
A Ukrainian space trucker goes looking for the only other human left alive in the universe. |
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Meditation Park
An aging Chinese-Canadian woman begins to engage with the people around her when she discovers her husband is not the saint she thought him to be. |
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Gremlins
Cute little creatures turn vicious and destroy a small town's Christmas when they are fed after midnight. |
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Love & Friendship
A widow looks for suitors for both her daughter and herself. Adapted from the Jane Austen novella. |
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Dinner with Friends
A group of friends see their relationships and priorities shift over the course of several dinner gatherings. Cast & crew in attendance! |
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Deepfaking Sam Altman
A documentary filmmaker trying to understand the current AI wave creates a synthetic version of proponent Sam Altman. Presented by Rotman Documentary Insights. A panel discussion follows the film. |
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Street Smart: Lessons from a TV Icon
A profile of Sonia Manzano, a trailblazing television actor best known for playing Maria on Sesame Street. Plus: a post-screening Q&A with director Ernie Bustamante. |
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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Chevy Chase and company indulge in a little holiday mayhem. A fundraiser for St. Joseph's Health Centre. |
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Highway 65
A female police officer is confronted by indifference in the case of a missing army widow. |
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Billy Elliot
A working class boy from the north of England dreams of ballet stardom. |
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ChrisGaines-mas
A holiday celebration devoted to Garth Brooks' alter-ego. Plus: the Garth Grotto returns! |
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The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
The Rolling Stones make an immsersive, large-scale document of their Steel Wheels tour. In IMAX! |
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Perspectives on Costume Design
Costume designers Luis Sequeira, Anne Dixon and Antoinette Messam discuss the importance of wardrobe in shaping storytelling. |
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Three Days of the Condor
Intelligence researcher Robert Redford plays cat and mouse with assassin Max Von Sydow. |
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Love Actually
Love, love and more love - at Christmas. A slumber party event! |
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Late Chrysanthemums
Four aging former geishas live new lives on either side of the class divide. 35mm! |
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Derek Jenkins: Vulgar Irregularities
16mm! Filmmaker in attendance! In Room 222E. |
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The Hand Model
A young man travels to the big city to follow his dreams. Premiere! Cast & creatives in attendance. |
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White Palace
Twentysomething ad-man James Spader begins a smouldering affair with fortysomething waitress Susan Sarandon. Plus: the infamous Kate Bush christmas special will run as a pre-show. |
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Trailer Trash: Superpowered
The Revue's own trailer editor Nathan Boone curates a selection of movie trailers and ephemera on the subject of superheroes. Free! Members only! |
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Child’s Play
A serial killer turns a plastic doll into a deadly toy. |
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The Cure: The Show Of A Lost World
Legendary Brit goth-rock band The Cure perform their 2024 album Songs of a Lost World in its entirety. |
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Hula Girls
The women of a coal-mining town in decline try to draw in tourists by giving it a Hawaiian makeover. |
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TV Nights With the NFB: Wonders of Winter
A selection of NFB films on the subject of winter inspired by the gallery's Canadian and Inuit art collections. In Walker Court. |
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Short Cuts
The stories of Raymond Carver captures ordinary lives at pivotal moments. In 70mm! |
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Don’t Open Till Christmas
A maniac with a pathological hatred of all things Santa Clause stalks the streets of London. |
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Vicious little critters invade a New York skyscraper. Plus: pre-show drag performances from series host Weird Alice and special guest Gay Jesus. |
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Anthropoid
Czech soldiers undertake a mission to assassinate an SS general. |
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Twilight: Eclipse
Grad-bound K-Stew must choose between vampire R-Pats and werewolf T-Lauts. A Fangirl Picture Show event for the Twihards. Plus: a performance by trans drag princess Ella Mayo. |
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Zodiac
A mysterious killer terrorizes San Francisco while taunting its police and press. 35mm! |
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Female Trouble
Divine unleashes the beauty in crime. |
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Batman Returns
"It's the so-called 'normal' guys who always let you down. Sickos never scare me. Least they're committed." The big man bat takes on The Penguin at Christmas time. |
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Jim Carrey brings the manic to this adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic. |
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Thief turned accidental actor Robert Downey Jr. becomes involved in an investigation conducted by his private eye role coach (Val Kilmer). |
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Eyes Wide Shut
Discovery of his wife's thoughts of infidelity sends Tom Cruise on a dangerous journey into the city's sexual underworld. |
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White Christmas
Crosby, Kaye and Clooney bring the seasonal cheer. A sing-along event! |
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Home Alone
An accidentally abandoned boy protects his Christmas from a pair of bumbling crooks. |
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Top Gun
"That was some of the best flying I've seen to date - right up to the part where you got killed." Flyboys reach for the sky. In 70mm! |
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Die Hard 2
Bruce Willis fights terrorists at Christmas ... again. |
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
Kermit and company do Dickens. |
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Scattered Clouds (Two In The Shadow)
A widow and the man responsible for her husband's accidental death become drawn to one another. 35mm! |
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The Limits of Control
Jarmusch deconstructs the spy genre. A waffle is included with admission. |
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Shogun Assassin
A samurai and his son walk the path of demons on earth after being cast out by the Shogun. Culled from the first two Japanese Lone Wolf & Cub film adaptations with added English voiceover from the kid's point of view! 35mm! |
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Die Hard
Bruce Willis infiltrates a skyscraper to rescue hostages from a group of international terrorists at Christmas time. |
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The Terminator
A killer cyborg from the future targets the woman who will give birth to a revolutionary leader. |
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Deep Red
An unseen killer targets the witness of a murder. 4K restoration! |
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
Kermit and company do Dickens. |
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Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews sings, dances, tames children. A sing-along event! |
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Marty Supreme
Timothee Chalamet pursues greatness in the sport of table tennis. |
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My Night at Maud’s
A Catholic, a Marxist and a possible libertine discuss philosophy, religion and romance. |
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
The legendary concierge (Ralph Fiennes) of an Alps hotel becomes embroiled in a caper involving art theft and murder. Played with the house lights on so you can knit while you watch. |
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Variety
A circus performer turned murderer recounts the tale of romantic obsession and jealousy that brought him down. With live musical accompaniment from Jordan Klapman. |
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Yearning
A widow's livelihood, a small shop, is threatened by the arrival of a supermarket. 35mm! |
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Come and See
A boy joins the Soviet resistance during WWII. |
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The Mist
Fog and monsters threaten a small town. B&W director's cut! |
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Mistress Dispeller
A woman hires herself out to save marriages by breaking up love affairs. |
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