Oscar-winning Chilean director Sebastián Lelio (A FANTASTIC WOMAN, GLORIA) excels in telling stories centred on the lives of ordinary women in extraordinary circumstances, and THE WONDER is no exception. Here, he turns his lens back to Victorian-era Ireland in a psychological thriller inspired by the 19th century phenomenon of the “fasting girls,” and adapted from … Read more
THE WOMAN KING is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, THE WOMAN KING follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Oscar®-winner Viola Davis) … Read more
Winner of the prestigious Grand Jury Prize (Documentary) at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, director Crystal Moselle’s moving and compelling THE WOLFPACK is on track to be one of 2015’s biggest documentary titles. The film follows the Angulo siblings, who are locked away from the outside world in their Manhattan apartment by their father. The … Read more
The Wizards Key Volume 3 is an independent skateboard film, mostly filmed in Vancouver. Filmed by skaters for skaters and the Love of Skateboarding! Throw some beers, blood and Heavy Psychedelic rock tunes in the mix, and let the VX1000 work its magic. Saturday, November 21 Doors 9:15 pm | Movie 9:45 pm *Start time … Read more
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more…” As a young farm girl caught in one of the most candy-coated, kaleidoscopic whirlwind fantasy fables ever, Judy Garland delivers one of the most iconic performances of all time in one of the most iconic films of all time – THE WIZARD OF OZ. From … Read more
Given the success and popularity of the recent film adaptation of WICKED, we thought the time was right to “ease on down the road” and revisit Sidney Lumet‘s iconic, star-studded 1978 adaptation of the beloved Tony-award winning Broadway musical, THE WIZ, with a family-friendly screening on Sunday, April 6. When Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy (Diana Ross) … Read more
In 1964, Kitty Genovese became synonymous with urban apathy after news that she was stabbed to death on a New York City street while 38 witnesses did nothing. Forty years later, her brother decides to find the truth. He uncovers a lie that transformed his life, condemned a city and defined an era. James D. … Read more
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga (Mai Zetterling), young Luke (Jasen Fisher) inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston) reveals a plan to turn all children into mice through a magical formula. When they find that Luke has overheard, the witches test the formula … Read more
Lovers Olena (Tetiana Malkova) and Andrii (Taras Tsymbaliuk) live, savoring every moment spent together. Their idyll is shattered by the invasion of Russian troops. While trying to escape the war zone, the couple encounters Russian soldiers. Andrii dies in Olena’s arms. Olena’s fury and desire for revenge turn into an unstoppable force. Long ago, she … Read more
From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown‘s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, “The Wild Robot.” The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot–ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short–that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships … Read more
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