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30 Days Of Summer | @ Cineplex | |
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Summertime is movie time.
This week:
Man Of Steel (2003, USA, D: Zack Snyder) -- Aug 18 Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016, USA, D: Zack Snyder) -- Aug 18 The Dark Knight (2008, USA, D: Christopher Nolan) -- Aug 18; Aug 24 Suicide Squad (2016, USA, D: David Ayer) -- Aug 18 Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016, USA/UK, D: David Yates) -- Aug 19; Aug 24 Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone (2001, USA/UK, D: Chris Columbus) -- Aug 19 Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010, USA/UK, D: David Yates) -- Aug 19 Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011, USA/UK, D: David Yates) -- Aug 19 The Fast And The Furious (2001, USA, D: Rob Cohen) -- Aug 20 Fast & Furious 6 (2013, USA, D: Justin Lin) -- Aug 20 Furious 7 (2015, USA, D: James Wan) -- Aug 20 The Fate Of The Furious (2017, USA, D: F. Gary Gray) -- Aug 20; Aug 24 21 Jump Street (2012, USA, D: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller) -- Aug 21 Neighbours (2014, USA, D: Nicholas Stoller) -- Aug 21 Sausage Party (2016, USA, D: Greg Tiernan & Conrad Vernon) -- Aug 21 Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004, USA, D: Adam McKay) -- Aug 21 The Maze Runner (2014, USA, D: Wes Ball) -- Aug 22; Aug 24 Daddy's Home (2015, USA, D: Sean Anders) -- Aug 22 Pitch Perfect (2012, USA, D: Jason Moore) -- Aug 22 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016, USA, D: Dan Trachtenberg) -- Aug 22 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, USA, D: Peter Jackson) -- Aug 23 The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (2013, USA, D: Peter Jackson) -- Aug 23 The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (2014, USA, D: Peter Jackson) -- Aug 23 |
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Like Totally '80s! | @ Hot Docs | |
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Re-live the 1980's with Spielberg, John Hughes,
Patrick Swayze, videogames, new wave and hip-hop.
This week:
Dirty Dancing (1987, USA, D: Emile Ardolino) -- Aug 17, 9:00pm |
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Army Of Shadows: The Films Of Jean-Pierre Melville | @ Lightbox | |
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"If there are two ... one will betray". Melville's
ice-cold French crime classics (and other entries in his oeuvre) return.
This week:
Le Samourai (1967, France, D: Jean-Pierre Melville) -- Aug 19, 4:00pm |
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Something In The Air: The Cinema Of Olivier Assayas | @ Lightbox | |
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The French director surveys political revolutions and
personal relationships with a cinephile's touch.
This week:
Personal Shopper (2016, France/Germany, D: Olivier Assayas) -- Aug 17, 6:00pm HHH - Portrait de Hou Hsiao-hsien (1997, France/Taiwan, D: Olivier Assayas) -- Aug 20, 3:00pm A Time To Live And A Time To Die (1985, Taiwan, D: Hou Hsiao-hsien) -- Aug 20, 5:00pm |
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Toronto African Film & Music Festival | ||
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Celebrate African culture and history with film and song.
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Deja Revue | @ The Revue | |
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The Revue remembers its '50s/'60s incarnation as a
German-language cinema with three choice titles from that era.
35mm prints, thanks to the Goethe Institut!
This week:
The Captain From Kopenick (1956, Germany, D: Helmut Kautner) -- Aug 24, 7:00pm The Sinner (1951, Germany, D: Willi Forst) -- Aug 25, 7:00pm Teenage Wolfpack (1956, Germany, D: Georg Tressler) -- Aug 27, 4:00pm |
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Ida Lupino: Independent Woman | @ Lightbox | |
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Hollywood starlet Lupino turns her attention to then-scandalous
subjects from behind the camera.
This week:
The Hitch-Hiker (1953, USA, D: Ida Lupino) w/ Jesse Wente intro -- Aug 22, 6:30pm Outrage (1950, USA, D: Ida Lupino) -- Aug 24, 6:30pm |
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Canada On Screen | @ Lightbox | |
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Celebrate Canada's sesquicentennial with a mammoth
year-long rundown of the country's all time best.
All free!
This week:
Two Generators (1984, Canada, D: Rodney Graham) -- Aug 19, 12:00pm |
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Panique: French Crime Classics | @ Lightbox | |
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The land that gave 'film noir' its name does its
best to live up to the genre on its own terms.
This week:
Bande A Part (1964, France, D: Jean-Luc Godard) -- Aug 18, 6:30pm Pepe Le Moko (1937, France, D: Julien Duvivier) -- Aug 19, 6:30pm |
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The Enchanted Screen: Fantasy In Silent Film | @ Lightbox | |
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Fantasy and fairy tales, sans sound.
This week:
Snow White (1916, USA, D: J. Searle Dawley) + Sleeping Beauty (1908, France, D: Albert Capellani) -- Aug 19, 1:45pm The Adventures Of Prince Achmed (1926, Germany, D: Lotte Reiniger) + The Palace Of The Arabian Nights (1905, France, D: Georges Melies) -- Aug 20, 1:00pm |
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The Neverending Story
A strange book is a boy's gateway to fantastic adventure. |
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Fairy Tale: Dragon Cry
A dragon-slayer and his team of wizards (not to mention a flying cat) attempt to recover a staff holding incredible power. Screening both subbed and dubbed. |
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Raia Prays For...
A divorcee changes course when she encounters an ancient culture. Free, but registration is required. |
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Stalker
A writer and a scientist are guided through the reality-bending Zone in search of a room that grants wishes. An allegorical, high-art, sci-fi classic. Restored! |
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The Swimmer
Burt Lancaster swims his way across the suburbs, one pool at a time. |
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Blow-Up
A groovy photographer finds evidence of murder in his work ... or does he? |
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Too Late
P.I. John Hawkes is hired to track down a woman from his own past. Filmed and projected in glorious 35mm. |
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Labyrinth
David Bowie's Goblin King stands between a girl and the brother she wished away. Showtimes: |
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Downtown 81
Jean-Michel Basquiat provides a peek into the 1980's New York art scene as he tries to rustle up some rent money. Come early for the pre-show! |
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The Devil At 4 O'Clock
Priest Spencer Tracy enlists a trio of convicts, including Frank Sinatra, to save a kids leper colony from a volcano. |
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Les Hautes Solitudes
Faded star Jean Seberg goes about her daily life, tormented but alive. |
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Slingshot Hip Hop
Palestinians take to rapping to give voice to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian struggle. Outdoors! Presented by the Toronto Palestine Film Festival. |
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La Pazza Gioia (Like Crazy)
A delusional extrovert and a mysterious introvert escape from care. Outdoors! At 5300 Dundas West in Etobicoke. |
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Destroy All Monsters
Aliens set Kaiju on a path of destruction. Screening in honor of Haruo Nakajima, the man inside the Godzilla suit. |
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Pup Star: Better 2Gether
A singing Yorkie is swapped with a street dog following her success in a TV competition. |
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The Goonies
Young adventurers search the caves under their town for pirate treasure. |
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Airport 77
A hijacked airplane crashes into the Bermuda Triangle. Kier-La Janisse will provide context with a lecture entitled Airline Anxiety And The Golden Age Of Hijacking. |
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Surprise Boxing Films
Close out the season with a pair of surprise boxing flicks, one classic, one an up-and-comer. Outdoors! Come early for "eats & treats". Film begins at sundown. |
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Crash
Traumatized car-crash survivors begin a kinky affair. Winner of the Special Jury Prize for audacity at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival! |
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Night Of The Hunter
Love/hate-tattooed Robert Mitchum searches for stolen cash by holing up with Shelley Winters and her two children. A Mitchum impersonation contest will precede the screening. |
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Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures
Legendary photographer Mapplethorpe's career is recounted with archival interviews and copious examples of his work. |
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Hirune Hime - Ancien And The Magic Tablet
A young girl looks to her dreams to discover family secrets. Animated. |
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To Life, Death And Beyond: The Music Of Magma
The music of Magma is celebrated by founder and fan alike. Magma will be in attendance! |
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Anne Of Green Gables
Or, as it's known in Japan, Anne With The Red Hair. See Canada's latest adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved story like you've never seen it before - dubbed into Japanese with English subtitles. Actress Ella Ballentine will be in attendance! |
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Queen Kong
A female giant ape takes a shine to a visiting actor. |
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Charlie's Angels
Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymoore and Lucy Liu bring '70s television's kick-ass investigation team to the modern big screen. Allysin Chaynes hosts. Expect booze, drunk commentary and surprises. |
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The Ancient Magus' Bride
A girl living a hard-knock life finds a new path when she encounters a man sporting the head of a beast. Anime. |
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Kano
Taiwanese high-school students travel to Japan in the 1930s to compete in a baseball tournament. Free, but registration is required. |
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Dirty Dancing
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner." Jennifer Grey has a time-of-her-life dance romance with Patrick Swayze. Screening only at Cineplex's VIP locations. |
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Flaxy Martin
Born To Be Bad Dangerous dames! Showgirl Virginia Mayo escapes suspicion of murder by letting another take the rap; Joan Fontaine's sweet exterior hides the ruthless manipulator underneath. |
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Deconstructing The Beatles' White Album
Go behind The Beatle's landmark album. |
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It Comes At Night
Encroaching horror creates tension between a family living in a remote home and another seeking refuge. Preceded by a live music performance by Marlon Chaplin. |
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Men With Brooms
A group of men look to curling as a way to salvage their honour. Outdoors! |
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Point Blank
Lee Marvin is damn determined to get what he's owed. |
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Spy Kids
The offspring of a pair of spies must use both gadgets and wits to rescue their parents (Antonio Bandera, Carla Gugino) from the clutches of an evil mastermind (Alan Cumming). |
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Le Ride
In 1928, a ragtag crew from New Zealand and Australia come to be the first English-speaking team to ride the Tour de France. |
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Touch Of Evil
Charlton Heston and Orson Welles clash over differing notions of justice. |
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Marie Antoinette
France's doomed queen revels in decadence. Preceded by a live burlesque performance by Dolly Monroe. |
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Pacific Rim
Mankind creates big robots to counter the giant monster menace. Outdoors! |
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Solaris
Scientists manning a planetary outpost contend with materialized thoughts and memories. A high-art, sci-fi classic. Restored! |
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Turn It Around: The Story Of East Bay Punk
Punk rock takes root in Berkeley, California. |
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Grease
"This car is Auto-matic. It's System-matic. It's Hyyyyydro-matic. Why, it's Greased Lightning!" Outdoors! |
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Brain Damage
A parasitic space slug encourages his host to bring him fresh victims. A cult classic from the director of Frankenhooker and Basket Case. |
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Aragane
Landscape For Fire Oda's camera intertwines with the miners working a poorly lit coal pit; fire is lit and extinguished on the land. |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The venerable cult film and its live shadow cast Time Warp monthly. |
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Meeting People Is Easy
Radiohead endure tedium as they tour OK Computer. Come early for a pre-show of Radiohead video rarities.. |
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The Room
The infamy. |
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