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Regent Park Film Festival | ||
Shining the spotlight on a Toronto neighbourhood in revival.
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European Union Film Festival | @ Spadina Theatre | |
The member countries of the European Union showcase
continental culture for the benefit of us in the colonies.
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Brazil Film Fest | @ Lightbox | |
A dose of Brazilian cinema holds
off the imminent winter chill.
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Muslim International Film Festival | ||
Celebrating Muslim excellence in film.
At: Isabel Bader, Innis Town Hall.
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Dimensional Excursions: A Century of Innovation in 3D Cinema | @ Lightbox | |
Cinema leaps off the screen thanks to stereoscopic technology.
This week:
Hugo (2011, USA, D: Martin Scorsese) 3D -- Nov 30, 5:30pm 3D Shorts: Planes, Frames and Autostereoscopy -- Dec 4, 6:30pm |
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Jayu Human Rights Film Festival | @ 401 Richmond W | |
Taking stock of human rights abuses in North Korea and beyond.
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Breakthroughs Film Festival | ||
Emerging female directors break through.
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Filmi | @ Harbourfront | |
South Asian cinema culture.
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Laws of Desire: The Films of Pedro Almodovar | @ Lightbox | |
Spain's master of wild and dark melodrama rides
the liberalism of post-Fascist Spain into a state-side career as an
arthouse mainstay.
This week:
The Flower Of My Secret (1995, Spain, D: Pedro Almodovar) 35mm -- Nov 29, 6:30pm Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989, Spain, D: Pedro Almodovar) -- Dec 1, 6:30pm Bad Education (2004, Spain, D: Pedro Almodovar) intro by Cameron Bailey -- Dec 3, 6:30pm Pain And Glory (2019, Spain, D: Pedro Almodovar) -- Dec 5, 6:30pm |
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One-Offs And Short Runs | |||
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The Heirloom
A neurotic couple's relationship is tested by the arrival of a rescue dog in their lives. Director Ben Petrie and actor/producer Grace Glowicki in attendance! |
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The Awful Truth
Marriage begets divorce begets the possibility of reconciliation between Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. One of the great screwball comedies. |
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Look Around You Science Fair
Episodes of British parody of educational programs Look Around You is augmented with an audience-created fake science fair. Presented by They Might Be Movies. |
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Hidden Figures
Female African-American mathematicians become indispensable to the space program even as they suffer race and gender discrimination. A Cinemathic movie night presented by RCI Science and the Fields Institute. Intro by CBC science reporter Nicole Mortillaro. |
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Bette Gordon, USA
A collection of Gordon's early experimental shorts, which find subjects of interest from across the United States. Curated by Contours' Saffron Maeve, presented by Mubi. |
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Black Swan
Ballet dancer Natalie Portman begins to lose her mind after being cast in a prestigious role. |
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The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man
The All Golden Dive headfirst into the strange compulsions of Toronto's indie film scene, dubbed by some "The Toronto Bazarr", in this special Golden Shower double bill. 1) A man dumps human waste on unsuspecting passersby. Based on a true story. 2) An injured bike courier discovers her boyfriend's secret in this 'polyamorous soap opera'. Filmmakers in attendance! |
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Targets
A faded horror star (Boris Karloff) prepares to make a personal appearance while a disaffected young man readies himself to conduct a mass shooting. |
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Vallyettan
Family warfare erupts over the ownership of their ancestral home. |
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Vallyettan
Family warfare erupts over the ownership of their ancestral home. |
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Gremlins
Cute little creatures destroy a small town's Christmas when they are fed after midnight. At Yonge & Dundas, Eglinton Town Centre, Vaughan and Winston Churchill. |
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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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The Shawshank Redemption
Incarcerated banker Tim Robbins inspires his fellow inmates with dreams of escape. |
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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 makes him an enemy of the state. |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Private eye Bob Hoskins must exonerate the star of toon town. |
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The Heirloom
A neurotic couple's relationship is tested by the arrival of a rescue dog in their lives. Director Ben Petrie and actor/producer Grace Glowicki in attendance! |
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Cruising
Al Pacino goes deep undercover in New York City's gay S&M subculture. |
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Rebecca
A timid new bride contends with her husband's family estate and the long shadow cast by his former wife. |
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Under Siege
Steven Seagal hits commercial paydirt with "Die Hard on a boat". 35mm! |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The venerable cult film and its live shadow cast return to Time Warp again. |
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Akira
Psychic powers threaten to annihilate Tokyo ... again. |
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Hard Ticket To Hawaii
Drug running, diamond smuggling and a radioactive snake provide the narrative backbone for big boobs and outlandish action. Plus: drinking games! Also: a live musical performance by Dragon Sounds. Co-presented with Stompbox. |
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Out For Justice
Detective Steven Seagal returns to his Brooklyn 'hood to take out an old friend turned psycho. 35mm! |
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The Apartment
Office worker Jack Lemmon tries to get in good with the higher-ups at work by lending them his bachelor pad for evenings with their mistresses. |
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Untouchable: Laughing Out Caste
Comedian Manjeet Sarkar talks about caste, class and marginalized communities as he achieves worldwide recognition. Directors in attendance! |
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Look Back
Love of manga brings two very different girls together. |
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Letter To My Tribe
Israeli and Jewish activists, journalists and rabbis discuss the relative lack of voices speaking out for Palestine. |
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China's Van Goghs
Painters employed to make copies of classic works of art for Western consumption have a personal connection with their source material. Also on the bill: related short doc 14 Paintings. A discussion will follow the screening. Presented by Urbannoodling and the upcoming Jayu Festival. |
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Vinegar Syndrome Free Secret 35mm Screening
Cult home video label Vinegar Syndrome celebrates the arrival of Black Friday with a 35mm print of a surprise horror film. |
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Zodiac
A mysterious killer terrorizes San Francisco while taunting its police and press. |
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Viral Interventions
Short films from around the world relay the experience of living with HIV. Screening to mark the annual Day Without Art. |
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Talking Head
Crew members begin dying when a back-up director is called in to finish a missing filmmaker's work. |
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The Fall
Paralyzed stuntman Lee Pace spins fantastic tales to a fellow patient, a young girl with a vibrant imagination. New 4K restoration! |
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The Room
The infamy. Bring spoons! |
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Beating Hearts (L'amour Ouf)
One time teen lovers take different paths only to reunite later in life. Presented by So French. |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
The King of Halloween tries to bring Christmas magic to his realm. |
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Bona
A high school student subjugates herself to her the whims of her actor crush. |
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A Tale Of Winter
The memory of a summer fling hangs over a woman's current winter romances. |
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Cup Of Cheer
Christmas movie tropes are tweaked and mocked as a journalist from the city becomes involved with the owner of a smalltown hot cocoa shop. Cast and crew in attendance! |
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The Godfather Part II
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." The Corleone crime family saga continues. |
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The Naked Island
A family struggle to farm their island home, of which they are the sole inhabitants. Intro by Thom Chan. 16mm! |
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Tokyo Godfathers
A trio of people living on the street search for an abandoned baby's parents on Christmas Eve. |
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Little Women
The March sisters (embodied in this adaptation by Winona Ryder, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis, Kirsten Dunst and Claire Danes) discover life's joys, disappointments and opportunities as they grow from girls into women. |
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The Straight Story
Richard Farnsworth drives his riding mower cross-country to see his ill brother. |
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Trading Places
Wealthy bankers engineer a swtich between rich kid Dan Aykroyd and street hustler Eddie Murphy as Christmas approaches. |
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Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul
Immigration makes Toronto an unlikely centre for reggae music, as seen through the eyes of singer Jay Douglas. Director Graeme Mathieson in attendance at both screenings, Jay Douglas in attendance Dec 4 and Everton Pablo Paul in attendance Dec 7. |
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Me and My Victim
Video artist Maurane and poet Billy Pedlow recreate their first dates. Presented by Bleeding Edge. Maurane in attendance! |
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TIFF Next Wave Open Screen
Bring your own cinema. |
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Julie & Julia
Blogger Amy Adams tries to cook French, a la Julia Child (Meryl Streep). |
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The Holiday
Ladies swap houses (and countries) for Christmas in the hopes of kickstarting romance. A book launch for Julia McKay's new novel The Holiday Honeymoon Switch. A Q&A and book signing follow the screening. |
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Delicious
In pre-revolutionary France, a chef makes a break from servitude to pioneer the idea of the restaurant. |
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Godzilla Minus One
A former soldier's surivor's guilt trips into overdrive when a giant monster emerges to terrorize post-war Japan. Back in theatres to celebrate Godzilla's 70th anniversary! |
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Night Of The Comet
Valley Girl survivors of humanity's destruction find zombies when they go shopping. 35mm! |
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