Movies
The Ugly Stepsister
A sinister, twisted twist on the classic Brothers Grimm Cinderella story, THE UGLY STEPSISTER follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful and enchanting stepsister Agnes in an attempt to earn Prince Julian’s affection – at any cost. In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal
The Spoils (With Guest Q&A)
Amid the rise of the far-right in Germany, as the spoils of post-WW2 collections hit the world art market afresh, lawyers, curators, politicians, and Jewish groups the world round are duking it out, painting by painting, sketch by sketch, over questions of ownership, history, and morality. A series of
Jesus of Montreal (FREE #CanFilmDay Screening!)
Join the party! Come hang out with us for a FREE #CanFilmDay screening of Oscar-winning Quebecois filmmaker Denys Arcand’s JESUS OF MONTREAL. This follow-up to Arcand’s hit sex-comedy drama THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE treads familiar waters, as both are sharp social commentaries anchored in contemporary portrayal
Highway 61
Canadian film icon Bruce McDonald followed-up his debut feature ROADKILL with the quirky road-trip comedy HIGHWAY 61, a “spiritual sequel” that had him re-teaming with actors Don McKellar and Valerie Buhagier. Pokey Jones (McKellar), a Canadian barber who plays jazz on the side, has his life turned upside down when
Something Better Change (Joey Keithley in attendance for Q&A)
Throughout the 1980s, bands like D.O.A. helped define the decade’s deafening hardcore punk sound, paving the way for the eventual explosion of punk groups through radio and MTV in the decades to come. While punk rock’s upper echelon may no longer be as culturally seditious as they once were, the genre’s
Last Night (With Don McKellar & Bruce McDonald Q&A)
Writer-director Don McKellar captured the collective, generational existential angst felt by everyone on the planet as it hurtled towards the potential apocalypse of Y2K doom with, naturally, a darkly comic romantic satire with his 1998 offering, LAST NIGHT. Perfectly capturing the sense of quiet dread and malaise that veiled the
Incendies (FREE! #CanFilmDay Screening)
Join the party! Come hang out with us for a FREE #CanFilmDay screening of INCENDIES, the devastating political thriller that launched filmmaker Denis Villeneuve (DUNE: Part One & Two, BLADE RUNNER 2049, ARRIVAL) to the highest level of international acclaim, earning him an Oscar nomination for Best International
It Feeds (FREE #CanFilmDay Screening!)
Join the party! Come hang out with us for a FREE #CanFilmDay advance screening of Chad Archibald‘s horror thriller IT FEEDS, starring Ashley Greene and Shawn Ashmore. After a young girl bursts into their home psychiatry practice claiming an entity is feeding on her,
Talk About Lonely (With Filmmaker Q&A)
Charles Wilkinson and the team that produced films like OIL SANDS KARAOKE and HAIDA GWAII: On The Edge Of The World have turned their attention to an issue over forty percent of the population experiences – chronic loneliness. TALK ABOUT LONELY examines the historical, economic, political and personal causes of this widespread
Good Bad Ugly (Vancouver Premiere)
Don’t miss the VANCOUVER PREMIERE of Tamil director, Adhik Ravichandran’s: GOOD BAD UGLY! Tickets on sale now! Good Bad Ugly is a Tamil action, thriller movie directed by Adhik Ravichandran. The movie star cast includes Ajith Kumar and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles. The