We’re finishing off our Friday Late Night Movie series of 2018 with one of our all-time most requested titles – with a 40th Anniversary screening of Ralph Bakshi‘s animated epic, THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Controversial animator Ralph Bakshi‘s (FRITZ THE CAT) literal adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s classic fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, … Read more
THE LONELIEST WHALE is a cinematic quest to find the “52 Hertz Whale,” which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale. As the film embarks on this engrossing journey, audiences will explore what this whale’s lonely plight can teach us — … Read more
Visionary Oscar-winning Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (THE FAVOURITE, DOGTOOTH) has mastered the art of applying a surreal, absurdist lens to his narrative features, creating stories and characters that exist within their own unique worlds. Given all the “strange” social conventions of late, we felt the time was right to revisit 2015’s sweetly twisted and very … Read more
Inspired by the beloved 1943 novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince is an utterly charming stop-motion and computer animated adaptation directed by Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda) that features the voices of Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Bud Cort, Marion Cotillard, Benicio del Toro, James Franco, Ricky Gervais, Paul Giamatti, Riley Osborne … Read more
Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza and Kate Micucci star as a trio of nuns (think MEAN GIRLS with a fetch habit) in Jeff Baena’s (LIFE AFTER BETH, I HEART HUCKABEES) THE LITTLE HOURS, a ribald romp about a young servant who flees from his master and takes refuge at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns … Read more
The beloved 1994 Disney animated feature THE LION KING follows the adventures of the young lion Simba, the heir of his father, Mufasa. Simba’s wicked uncle, Scar, plots to usurp Mufasa’s throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult … Read more
From Robert Eggers, the visionary filmmaker behind modern horror masterpiece THE VVITCH, comes this hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe – both, never better – ably command the screen in this thoroughly captivating tale, one of 2019’s … Read more
From the hearts and minds of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan comes THE LIFE OF CHUCK, the extraordinary story of an ordinary man. This unforgettable, genre-bending tale celebrates the life of Charles ‘Chuck’ Krantz as he experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us. Starring Tom … Read more
In Wes Anderson‘s 2004 cult-comedy, renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. … Read more
Raise your library voice! Celebrate Freedom to Read by joining your local libraries for a screening of the 2025 documentary THE LIBRARARIANS. The screening will be accompanied by a short discussion with local librarians and academics on book bans and challenges here in Canada, including libraries’ roles in protecting freedom to read and how we can … Read more
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