National Canadian Film Day (#CanFilmDay) is a massive, coast-to-coast-to-coast salute to Canadian cinema. On Wednesday, April 16, theatres across the country will be opening their doors, dimming the lights, and firing up their projectors for totally free – yes, FREE – screenings of Canadian films. Stand up for Canadian filmmakers
No other band in rock roll history has rivaled The Stooges combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a front man who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There
“I can never get a zipper to close. Maybe that stands for something, what do you think?” In Charles Vidor‘s sexy, sultry film noir classic GILDA, the incendiary Rita Hayworth stars in the title role – in what is, without question, her signature cinematic legacy. Just arrived
Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World, GIFT is a richly cinematic film, interweaving character-driven stories. On North America’s Pacific Northwest Coast, a young indigenous man undertakes the elaborate preparations for a potlatch – to make a name for himself by giving everything
Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean and Rock Hudson star in a sweeping saga of jealousy, racism and the clash of cultures set in the vast Texas oilfields. Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict (Hudson) and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink (Dean) both woo Leslie Lynnton (Taylor) a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is
“There is no Dana. Only Zuul.” Ivan Reitman‘s original GHOSTBUSTERS remains one of the most defining blockbusters of the 1980s, and features standout performances from an all-star, A-list cast that includes Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, and a ghost that gets
“Accentuate the negative.” Adapted from Daniel Clowes‘ (who also co-wrote the screenplay) cult-hit graphic novel, director Terry Zwigoff‘s (Crumb) Ghost World is a refreshingly funny, satiric, and sweetly honest take on the coming-of-age trope, centering on two “ultra-hip” yet very frank young women on the cusp of impending adulthood. At
Join us on July 1 for an Anime Monday double bill screening featuring Mamoru Oshii’s original landmark GHOST IN THE SHELL, followed by a screening of its 2004 sequelGHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE,now lustrously restored in 4K for its 20th anniversary. See one, or
In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people’s
Join us on July 1 for an Anime Monday double bill screening featuring Mamoru Oshii’s original landmark GHOST IN THE SHELL, followed by a screening of its 2004 sequel GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE,now lustrously restored in 4K for its 20th anniversary. See one, or see