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A yearly celebration of worldwide Jewish culture on film.
Venues:
Hot Docs Cinema,
Leah Posluns Theatre,
Cineplex Varsity,
Cineplex Empress Walk,
Al Green Theatre,
The Carlton.
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Toronto Japanese Film Festival | @ JCCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre-spanning contemporary Japanese cinema.
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Trainspotting
Ewan McGregor tries to clean up his heroin-addicted act despite the influence of his rough crew of friends. 30th Anniversary 4K restoration! |
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Lone Star
Long-buried secrets come to light when the current border town sheriff (Chris Cooper) investigates the murder of his 40-years-ago predecessor (Kris Kristofferson). Intro by critic/curator Adam Nayman, post-screening Q&A with John Sayles and his producer Maggie Renzi. |
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Thirst
A priest is torn between his found and newfound lust for both blood and a friend's wife. Selected by Nightmare Alley. |
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Maddie’s Secret
A former dishwasher who has made the transition to viral stardom worries that a past secret may wreak havoc on her career. |
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Far From Home
A Tibetan family attempt to preserve their way of life in exile. Plus: a post-screening Q&A with director Kristi Tethong. |
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Sorry to Bother You
A black telemarketer's success brings him into the inner circle of white-dominated, anti-labour power. |
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Men with Guns
An aging doctor discovers the true state of his country when he goes looking for former medical students who left to volunteer in poor villages. 35mm! Intro by critic/curator Adam Nayman and John Sayles. |
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The Lost Boys
New kids in town discover it is infested with vampires. Selected by Drunken Cinema. Drinking game and fangs included! |
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Tank Girl
Wasteland dweller Lori Petty and mutant kangaroo Ice-T fight an evil corporation over control of water. |
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Call Me by Your Name
A teen boy begins an affair with his father's assistant during a working vacation in Italy. |
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Stand by Me
Boys come of age when they take a hike through the woods to see the dead body of a missing kid. |
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
A television actor and his stunt man pal weather cultural upheaval in Hollywood circa 1969. |
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The Man with the Golden Gun
Secret agent James Bond takes on Christopher Lee, the world's most expensive assassin. 35mm! |
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Amores Perros
A car crash links the lives of three people living in Mexico City. |
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Countess Dracula
An aging countess discovers the secret to youthfulness lies in virgin blood. Selected by Designing the Movies. |
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Toronto: Cinema City
Journalist Eric Veillette gives you the lowdown on the history of Toronto film culture with four weekly lectures focusing on the Nabes, the chains, the censors and the grindhouses. |
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Song Silenced: Coming Out in Christian Music
Queer artists circumvent the Christian music industry to reach the faithful on their own terms. Director/producer Ry Levey and subject Billy Newton-Davis in attendance. |
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Gregory’s Girl
A teen boy romantically pursues a female soccer goalie but another girl might be a better fit for his offbeat sensibilities. |
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Baby It’s You
New Jersey teens undertake an across-the-tracks romance. Intro by critic/curator Adam Nayman, post-screening Q&A with John Sayles and his producer Maggie Renzi. |
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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Peter Cushing's Van Helsing aids fighter David Chiang and his brothers with some vampire problems. 16mm! Selected by Black Belt Cinema. |
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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Cryptocurrency and its cheerleaders are given the skeptical eye. Plus: a Q&A with filmmaker Ben McKenzie. |
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Ganja & Hess
An African-American anthropologist begins to crave the taste of blood. Selected by The Black Nerds. |
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
A cyborg from the future guards humanity's eventual protector against threats from his own kind. 4K restoration! |
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Matewan
Labour organizers fight company exploitation of mining workers in 1920s West Virginia. Intro by critic/curator Adam Nayman, post-screening Q&A with John Sayles and his producer Maggie Renzi. |
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I Am Divine
Divine plays muse to John Waters and bends gender norms as a one-of-a-kind performing artist. For Pride. Intro by Michelle Mama! |
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Gary Oldman wants your blood. 35mm! Selected by Dumpster Raccoon. |
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Sleepaway Camp
A shy girl's tormentors receive payback at summer camp. |
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Young Guns
Gunslingers Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips and Charlie Sheen seek justice but become hunted by the law. A waffle is included with admission. |
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KPop Demon Hunters
A K-Pop band secretly fights supernatural threats. A sing-along event! At most Cineplex locations. |
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John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
A portrait of scientist and psychonaut Dr. John C. Lilly, whose research attempted to unlock the enigma of consciousness. |
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
A sensitive vampire who is too timid to kill agrees to help a suicidal teen realize his last wish in exchange for his life. Selected by We Really Like Her. |
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Silver City
Chris Cooper's campaign for governor is derailed by a murder probe. Intro by critic/curator Adam Nayman, post-screening Q&A with John Sayles and his producer Maggie Renzi. |
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Shadow of the Vampire
Director F.W Murnau hires a real vampire to play the part in his seminal film Nosferatu. 35mm! Selected by Silent Revue. |
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Our Hero, Balthazar
A NY teen travels to Texas to impress an online crush by stopping an act of violence. Plus: a Q&A with director Oscar Boyson! |
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City of Hope
Corruption, idealism and everyday life play out in a beleaguered New Jersey city. Intro by critic/curator Adam Nayman, post-screening Q&A with John Sayles and his producer Maggie Renzi. |
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Near Dark
Vampires travel the American heartland. 35mm! Selected by Neon Dreams. |
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The Ice Pirates
Starcrash Faux-Star Wars double-bill! 1) Space water thieves are pressed into service to aid a princess find her missing father. 2) Italy rips off Star Wars by way of Jason & The Argonauts. |
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Natural Enemies
A man who considers his life a failure decides to shoot his wife and kids. DM on Instagram for the address. |
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Amores Perros
A car crash links the lives of three people living in Mexico City. 4K retoration! |
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Red Desert
An erratic woman begins an affair against the backdrop of ongoing industrialization. A free screening in memory of Toronto rep cinema pioneer Bob Huber. |
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Stand by Me
Boys come of age when they take a hike through the woods to see the dead body of a missing kid. |
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Wildhood
A two-spirit Mi'kmaw teen hits the road in search of his mother. |
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The Miracle of Bern
The story of the championship-winning 1954 Germany soccer team is intertwined with the lives of a family separated by WWII and a reporter covering the event. |
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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Cryptocurrency and its cheerleaders are given the skeptical eye. Plus: a Q&A with director Ben McKenzie! |
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Gazelle
A Turkish music teacher claiming asylum in NYC makes a desperate, ill-advised attempt to bring his family to him. Plus: a live Q&A with director/actor Nadir Saribacak. |
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Classmates
An academic-minded student and popular high schooler draw closer as they begin singing together. |
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Doc Now
TMU MFA students give audiences a dose of reality. |
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The Watermelon Woman
A video-store worker and aspiring documentary filmmaker's interracial lesbian relationship draws flack at the same time that she searches for information on an obscure African-American actress. |
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Forbidden Zone
A young woman is taken prisoner when she wanders through a basement door into another dimension. |
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12 Monkeys
Bruce Willis travels back in time to locate a virus that has destroyed civilization in Gilliam's reworking of the classic Chris Marker short La Jetee. |
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Return of the Secaucus Seven
Former college friends reminisce about their days of protest when they reunite for a weekend getaway. 35mm! Intro by critic/curator Adam Nayman, post-screening virtual Q&A with John Sayles and his producer Maggie Renzi. |
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Fried Green Tomatoes
A down-in-the-dumps housewife finds inspiration in the stories told by a nursing home resident. |
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Aloïse
Swiss painter Aloise Corbaz makes art even while institutionalized. 4K restoration! Also on the bill: short Qui donc a rêvé? (1965, D: Liliane de Kermadec). |
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I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
Musical act Wilco run into record label issues and creative differences as they record their landmark album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Plus: a Zoom Q&A with producer Peter Abraham. |
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Grease
"This car is Auto-matic. It's System-matic. It's Hyyyyydro-matic. Why, it's Greased Lightning!" High school students navigate sex, relationships and reputations in this ode to the 1950s by way of the 1970s. A sing-along! |
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The Next Chapter
Psychedelic therapy aids the aging. A panel discussion with the director follows the screening. |
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Red Eye
A terrorist forces a fellow passenger to aid him in an assassination attempt during an overnight flight. |
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Monsieur Aznavour
The beloved French-Armenian singer rises from humble beginnings to become a superstar. |
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The Howling
Shapeshifting werewolves stalk a newswoman in search of rest and relaxation. Written by John Sayles! Intro by critic/curator Adam Nayman and (virtually) John Sayles. |
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Freaked
A chemical company spokesman finds out for himself the freaky side effects of his employer's poisons. New restoration! |
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Legend
Forest boy Tom Cruise fights the Lord Of Darkness on behalf of unicorns. |
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Victor/Victoria
Struggling chanteuse Julie Andrews finds unexpected success by posing as a man who impersonates women. For seniors. |
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Dry Leaf
A father searches for his missing daughter by following the trail of rural football pitches she had been photographing. Plus: a recorded intro from filmmaker Alexandre Koberidze. |
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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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School of Rock
Jack Black teaches private school kids how to let their hair down and embrace the spirit of rock and roll. Plus: live musical performances from students of the rock program at the Koffman Academy of Music & Dance. |
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Boogie Nights
Workers in the 1970s pornography industry experience the highs and lows of their disreputable profession. Restored! |
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Aki
Witness the seasons change in Northern Ontario's Atikameksheng Anishnawbek community. |
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Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes 1) Underground artist finds unexpected fame inside a papier mâché head as Frank Sidebottom. 2) A peek inside numerous boxes of film-related material Stanley Kubrick accumulated during his lifetime. |
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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. |
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Back to the Future
Time-traveling Marty McFly tries to get out of the past without erasing his present self. Plus: drinking games! |
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Field of Dreams
"If you build it, he will come." Corn farmer Kevin Costner builds a baseball diamond for the ghosts of the disgraced 1919 Chicago White Sox. |
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Chungking Express
Cop Takeshi Kaneshiro professionally pursues criminal Brigitte Lin while lovelorn cop Tony Leung is romantically pursued by noodle-seller Faye Wong. |
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Brokeback Mountain
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal get up to more than sheep-herding in Ang Lee's heartbreaking gay romance. |
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Moonlight
A boy constructs and conceals identities as he grows into a man in a drug-ridden Florida neighbourhood. For Pride Month. Plus: a virtual Q&A with director Barry Jenkins. |
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The Parent Trap
Twins separated a birth by their divorcing parents scheme to bring their family together again. With Lindsay Lohan. |
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What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?
A meet cute between a medical student and a soccer player is threatened when they are transformed by a curse. Plus: a recorded intro from filmmaker Alexandre Koberidze. |
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Castle in the Sky
A girl and her companion search for a floating island in the sky. |
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The Adjuster
An insurance adjuster with an unorthodox way of treating clients and his film censor wife are asked for the use of their house in a movie shoot. Plus: a post-screening discussion with director Atom Egoyan! Screening in conjunction with the current Curious Minds series Toronto Cinema City. |
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The Princess Bride
"Inconceivable!" A twisty tale of adventure is spun. |
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The Masque of the Red Death
Satanic aristocrat Vincent Price draws his court close to torture peasants and shut out plague in one of the finest of Corman's Poe adaptations. 35mm! |
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Jurassic Park III
A couple with ulterior motives fools Jurassic Park survivor Sam Neill into returning to dinosaur territory. |
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Midsommar
A woman grieving the loss of her parents is drawn into the arms of a pagan cult while visiting Scandinavia with friends to witness the mid-summer festival. Director's cut! A summer market precedes the film at 7:00pm. |
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Shaolin Soccer
Shaolin disciples put their martial arts skills in play on the soccer field. |
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Game Night
A murder mystery game begins to resemble the real deal. Outdoors! |
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Sleepaway Camp
A shy girl's tormentors receive payback at summer camp. Plus: live performance, video preshow and an intro from series host Anthony Oliveira. |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
A couple of squares experience sexual liberation (in song!) at the creepy old house they take shelter in during a storm. Pride edition! With live shadowcast Excited Mental State! |
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Stand by Me
Boys come of age when they take a hike through the woods to see the dead body of a missing kid. |
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Shades of Feeling: Five by Pratibha Parmar
The short films of Pratibha Parmar are all at once "playful, coy, headstrong, and critical in her depictions of queer South Asian diasporas". For Pride. Intro by Saffron Maeve! |
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Miss 501: A Portrait of Luck
An aging drag queen becomes obsessed with winning a contest at Toronto's Bar 501. Screening in recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day. |
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The Shining
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." A young boy comes under threat from both a haunted hotel and his own family. Happy Father's Day! |
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Let the Summer Never Come Again
A country dweller struggles to make ends meet in the city when his audition for a dance troupe is delayed. Plus: a recorded intro from filmmaker Alexandre Koberidze. |
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Wall Street
Corporate raider Michael Douglas takes ambitious rookie stockbroker Charlie Sheen under his wing. 35mm! |
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion
A magical girl fights off despair in the hopes of seeing her friend smile again. |
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The Celebration
A wealthy businessman's son spills family secrets during a birthday celebration. DM on Instagram for the address. |
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