April 2019 Guide Where Community Meets Cinema

metrocinema april 2019 guide Where community meets cinema

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metro cinema at the Garneau · 8712 109 St. Edmonton metrocinema.org Rosie & the Riveters - April 27

April 2019 Thursday, April 18 Tim Isberg: 25 Years After: Songs and Stories of a Canadian Soldier in Rwanda Singer/Songwriter Saturday, April 20 Classic Albums Live: AC/DC Pop/Rock Saturday, April 27 Rosie & the Riveters Folk

May 2019 Friday, May 31 Bobby Cameron Blues Cafe

June 2019 Saturday, June 1 Jeremy Fisher Singer/Songwriter Cafe

Bobby Cameron - May 31 Jeremy Fisher - June 1

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AUGUST 3, 4, 5 2019 heritagefest.ca 5 Apollo 11 On The Sly April Listings

Apollo 11 On the Sly: In Search of USA 2019, 93 min, the Family Stone Dir: Todd Douglas Miller USA 2017, 83 min, A look at the Apollo 11 mission Dir: Michael Rubenstone to land on the moon led by com- On the Sly: In Search of the Family mander Neil Armstrong and pilot Stone is a documentary about Sly Buzz Aldrin. Stone, his absence from the music Opens April 1 scene, and one man’s quest to find out what happened to the artist. The Usual Suspects APR 2 @ 7PM USA/Germany 1995, 106 min, Dir: Bryan Singer No Man’s Land Film Festival A sole survivor tells of the twisty 2019, Dir: Various events leading up to a horrific gun Details at nomanslandfilmfestival.org. battle on a boat, which began when Tickets available at Track ‘N Trail five criminals met at a seemingly (10148 82 Ave). random police lineup. APR 4 @ 7PM APR 1 @ 9:15PM

6 www.metrocinema.org Ash is Purest White 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

Ash is Purest White P orco Rosso China/France/Japan 2018, 137 min, Japan 1992, 94 min, Dir: Zhangke Jia Dir: Hayao Miyazaki English subtitles Transformed into a humanoid pig, In an industrial city in China, a a pilot leaves his island only to young dancer named Qiao falls in rescue victims from air pirates. love with a mobster named Bin. APR 6 @ 1PM - English dubbed, When a fight breaks out between free admission for kids 12 & under. rival gangs, Qiao uses a gun to APR 8 @ 9:30PM - Japanese with protect Bin and is sent to prison for subtitles, regular admission. five years. Opens April 5 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea The Room USA 1916, 105 min, USA 2003, 99 min, Dir: Stuart Paton Dir: Tommy Wiseau A ship sent to investigate a wave The film widely considered the of mysterious sinkings encoun- “Citizen Kane of bad movies” is ters the advanced submarine, the back! Be sure to catch Tommy and Nautilus, commanded by Captain his friends the for a screening of Nemo. Featuring a live score this classic piece of so-bad-it’s- performed by Maggie Hardy. good cinema. APR 7 @ 1PM APR 5 @ 11:30PM

www.metrocinema.org 7 Eighth Grade Vera Drake

Eighth Grade Vera Drake USA 2018, 93 min, UK/France 2004, REEL REVOLUTION Dir: Bo Burnham 125 min, Metro Cinema Volunteer Dir: Mike Leigh Appreciation Event Abortionist Vera Drake finds her An introverted teenage girl tries to beliefs and practices clash with the survive the last week of her di- mores of 1950s Britain, a conflict sastrous eighth grade year before that leads to tragedy for her family. leaving to start high school. APR 11 @ 6:30PM APR 7 @ 3:30PM P olice Story Il Postino Hong Kong 1985, 100 min, Italy/France/Belgium 1994, Dir: Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen 108 min, English subtitles Dir: Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi A virtuous Hong Kong Police Officer English subtitles must clear his good name when the Details at metrocinema.org. drug lords he is after frames him Light snacks and drinks at 6PM, for the murder of a dirty cop. screening at 7PM. Tickets $25. APR 12 & 21 @ 7PM No Metro Passes. APR 7 @ 7PM P olice Story 2 Hong Kong 1988, 122 min, Design and Game Awards Dir: Jackie Chan Live Event English subtitles Details and tickets at designand- A dedicated Hong Kong cop’s un- gameawards.com. No Metro usual policing methods result in his Passes. 18+ No Minors. demotion to traffic duty, despite his APR 10 @ 7PM success in fighting crime. Mean- while, an old enemy is released from prison and sets out to get revenge. APR 12 & 21 @ 9:15PM 8 www.metrocinema.org 10918 88 AVE 780.435.2674 Send it! REDBIKE.CA

9 APRIL 2019 SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7PM On the Sly: 1PM Porco Rosso 7PM All the Wild 6:45PM Apollo 11 In Search of the 7PM No Man’s – English Dubbed 7PM Apollo 11 Horses 8:45PM Ash is Family Stone Land Film 3:30PM Apollo 11 9:15PM The Usual 9:30PM Relaxer Purest White Festival 6:45PM Ash is Purest Suspects - Indie Spotlight: 11:30PM The 9:30PM Apollo 11 White Joel Portrykus Room 9:15PM Apollo 11 9:30PM Apollo 11 Apollo 11 APRIL FOOL’S DAY 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1PM 20,000 1PM The Kid Leagues Under the 6:30PM Vera Who Would Be King Sea (1916) Drake 3:30PM Painkiller: Inside 7PM Apollo 11 7PM Design and 7PM Police Story 3:30PM Eighth Grade 9:30PM Porco Rosso the Opioid Crisis . – Metro Volunteer 9:15PM Ash is Game Awards REEL 9:15PM Police – Subtitled REVOLUTION 7PM Ramen Shop . Appreciation Event Purest White 9:30PM Apollo 11 Story 2 7PM Il Postino 9:30PM Ash is 9:15PM Tom Jones 9:30PM Ash is Purest Purest White MIDNIGHT Sid & Marty: White Puppet Punks 14 15 16 17 18 19 12PM 20 6:45PM Do 10AM Saturday Morn- 7PM Paddling 7PM Flin the Right Thing Peter Rabbit 12:30PM What is 2:15PM They Shall ing All-You-Can-Eat- Film Festival Flon: A BOOM Cereal Cartoon Party! Democracy? BAP Not Grow Old 9:30PM Hockey Town CinemA 4:30PM Spider-Man: 1:45PM The Favourite 9:30PM Reservoir Dogs Reservoir Dogs 9:15PM Roadkill 9:30PM But I’m Into the Spider-Verse 4:20PM Breaking Habits – 30th Anniversary A Cheerleader 7PM CatVideoFest 7PM Sing-A-Long 2019 Monty Python and NATIONAL CANADIAN 9:30PM The the Holy Grail FILM DAY Favourite 21 11AM Garneau Ghost 22 23 24 25 26 27 Light Tour 12:30PM They Shall 7PM CatVideoFest 12:30PM CatVideoFest 2019 Not Grow Old 2019 2:30PM Viva SUNDAY 2:30PM CatVideoFest 9:30PM Dreamspeakers CLASSICS 7PM Al Purdy 9:30PM Jimi 7PM Man Las Vegas 2019 Breaking International Film and Was Here Hendrix: Running 4:30PM Jimi Hendrix: 4:15PM Spider-Man: Into Habits Rubaboo Arts Festivals Electric Electric Church the Spider-Verse 7PM Police Story Church 9:15PM Police Story 2 7PM The Favourite 28 29 30

Dreamspeakers Dreamspeakers Dreamspeakers International International Film and International Film and Film and Rubaboo Arts Festivals Rubaboo Arts Festivals Rubaboo Arts Festivals Monty Python and 10 Police Story the Holy Grail APRIL 2019 SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7PM On the Sly: 1PM Porco Rosso 7PM All the Wild 6:45PM Apollo 11 In Search of the 7PM No Man’s – English Dubbed 7PM Apollo 11 Horses 8:45PM Ash is Family Stone Land Film 3:30PM Apollo 11 9:15PM The Usual 9:30PM Relaxer Purest White Festival 6:45PM Ash is Purest Suspects - Indie Spotlight: 11:30PM The 9:30PM Apollo 11 White Joel Portrykus Room 9:15PM Apollo 11 9:30PM Apollo 11 Apollo 11 APRIL FOOL’S DAY 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1PM 20,000 1PM The Kid Leagues Under the 6:30PM Vera Who Would Be King Sea (1916) Drake 3:30PM Painkiller: Inside 7PM Apollo 11 7PM Design and 7PM Police Story 3:30PM Eighth Grade 9:30PM Porco Rosso the Opioid Crisis . – Metro Volunteer 9:15PM Ash is Game Awards REEL 9:15PM Police – Subtitled REVOLUTION 7PM Ramen Shop . Appreciation Event Purest White 9:30PM Apollo 11 Story 2 7PM Il Postino 9:30PM Ash is 9:15PM Tom Jones 9:30PM Ash is Purest Purest White MIDNIGHT Sid & Marty: White Puppet Punks 14 15 16 17 18 19 12PM 20 6:45PM Do 10AM Saturday Morn- 7PM Paddling 7PM Flin the Right Thing Peter Rabbit 12:30PM What is 2:15PM They Shall ing All-You-Can-Eat- Film Festival Flon: A BOOM Cereal Cartoon Party! Democracy? BAP Not Grow Old 9:30PM Hockey Town CinemA 4:30PM Spider-Man: 1:45PM The Favourite 9:30PM Reservoir Dogs Reservoir Dogs 9:15PM Roadkill 9:30PM But I’m Into the Spider-Verse 4:20PM Breaking Habits – 30th Anniversary A Cheerleader 7PM CatVideoFest 7PM Sing-A-Long 2019 Monty Python and NATIONAL CANADIAN 9:30PM The the Holy Grail FILM DAY Favourite 21 11AM Garneau Ghost 22 23 24 25 26 27 Light Tour 12:30PM They Shall 7PM CatVideoFest 12:30PM CatVideoFest 2019 Not Grow Old 2019 2:30PM Viva SUNDAY 2:30PM CatVideoFest 9:30PM Dreamspeakers CLASSICS 7PM Al Purdy 9:30PM Jimi 7PM Man Las Vegas 2019 Breaking International Film and Was Here Hendrix: Running 4:30PM Jimi Hendrix: 4:15PM Spider-Man: Into Habits Rubaboo Arts Festivals Electric Electric Church the Spider-Verse 7PM Police Story Church 9:15PM Police Story 2 7PM The Favourite 28 29 30

The Kid Who Ramen Shop Would Be King Japan 2018, 89 min, UK 2018, 120 min, Dir: Eric Khoo Dir: Joe Cornish A young man who is curious about When young Alex stumbles upon his deceased parents’ past takes a the mythical sword Excalibur, he food journey to Singapore where he soon unites his friends and en- uncovers more than just delicious emies to save mankind from the meals. wicked enchantress Morgana and APR 13 @ 7PM her army of supernatural war- riors. Free admission for kids 12 & Tom Jones Banned in under. UK 1963, 128 min, Alberta APR 13 @ 1PM Dir: Tony Richardson Tom Jones is a country boy who Painkiller: Inside the becomes one of the wildest play- Opioid Crisis boys in 18th-century England. Canada 2018, 43 min, APR 13 @ 9:15PM Dir: Matt Embry This documentary seeks to tell the Sid and Marty: story behind the Fentanyl epidemic, Puppet Punks to raise awareness and end the 90 min stigma of addiction, by educating An evening examining the genre viewers on how it is affecting the twisting world of Sid and Marty country. Panel discussion follow- Krofft. Rare clips and some weird ing the screening. Free admission, stories too, join us as we explore the with suggested donation to Moms insane career of the Puppet Punks. Stop the Harm. Tickets $6. Screens in the Metro APR 13 @ 3:30PM lobby Gallery. APR 13 @ MIDNIGHT

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13 Reservoir Dogs Roadkill What is Democracy? Flin Flon: Canada 2018, 107 min, A Hockey Town Dir: Astra Taylor Canada/ USA 2017, 73 min, This documentary examines the Dir: Dustin Cohen philosophy behind the concept of Filmmaker Dustin Cohen explores Democracy, from ancient Athens to a small Canadian mining town’s modern Greece and the American obsession with its junior hockey Civil Rights movement. Free ad- team, The Flin Flon Bombers. mission, with suggested donation Presented in partnership with to Edmonton’s Food Bank. NorthwestFest. APR 14 @ 12:30PM APR 17 @ 7PM

Reservoir Dogs Roadkill USA 1992, 99 min, Canada 1989, 80 min, Dir: Quentin Tarantino Dir: Bruce McDonald When a simple jewelry heist goes 30th Anniversary horribly wrong, the surviving crimi- A rock’n’road movie about a girl nals begin to suspect that one of who makes her way through the them is a police informant. Canadian back country, where she APR 14 & 16 @ 9:30PM meets the weirdest people and learns to drive. Help Metro cel- Paddling Film Festival ebrate National Canadian Film Day. Details at paddlingfilmfestival.com. APR 17 @ 9:15PM Tickets $15. Metro Passes: Silver Screen passes only. APR 16 @ 7PM

14 www.metrocinema.org Do The Right Thing Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Do the Right Thing BOOM They Shall Not Grow Old BAP USA 1989, 120 min, CinemA UK/New Zealand 2018, 99 min, Dir: Spike Lee Dir: Peter Jackson 30th Anniversary A documentary about World War I On the hottest day of the year on a with never-before-seen footage to street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant commemorate the centennial of section of Brooklyn, everyone’s hate the end of the war. and bigotry smolders and builds APR 19 @ 2:15PM & APR 22 @ 12:30PM until it explodes into violence. APR 18 @ 6:45PM Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse But I’m a USA 2018, 117 min, Cheerleader Dir: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, USA 1999, 85 min, Rodney Rothman Dir: Jamie Babbit Teen Miles Morales becomes the A naive teenager is sent to rehab Spider-Man of his reality, crossing camp when her straitlaced parents his path with five counterparts from and friends suspect her of being a other dimensions to stop a threat lesbian. With a live drag performance to all realities. by HOMO-CIDAL before the screening. APR 19 @ 4:30PM & APR 22 @ 3:30PM APR 18 @ 9:30PM CatVideoFest 2019 P eter Rabbit Various 2018, 72 min, Dir: Various USA/Australia 2018, CatVideoFest is a joyous commu- 95 min, Dir: Will Gluck nal experience, only available in Feature adaptation of Beatrix Pot- theatres—a compilation reel of the ter’s classic tale of a rebellious latest and best cat videos. Partial rabbit trying to sneak into a farm- proceeds to a local animal welfare er’s vegetable garden. Free admis- organization. sion for kids 12 & under. Opens April 19 APR 19 @ 12PM www.metrocinema.org 15 The Favourite Cartoon Party! The Favourite Breaking Habits Ireland/UK/USA 2018, 119 min, UK 2018, 87 min, Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos Dir: Robert Ryan In early 18th century England, In the town of Merced, CA, a com- a frail Queen Anne occupies the mune of activist nuns run an illegal throne in a court where everyone cannabis farm, which they use to from the servants to the queen make medicine for everything from herself is playing the game and epilepsy to cancer, fighting against manipulating others to get what the authorities, the sheriff and local they want. cartels. Opens April 19 APR 20 @ 4:20PM & APR 24 @ 9:30PM Saturday Morning All-You- Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Sing-A-Long Monty Party! Python and the 150 min, Curator: Kier-La Janisse Holy Grail The cartoon lineup is always a UK 1975, 91 min, mystery, but you’ll see both faves Dir: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and obscurities spanning the 40s King Arthur and his Knights of the through the 80s, all punctuated Round Table embark on a surreal, with vintage commercials and low-budget search for the Holy PSAs! Grail, encountering many very silly Adults: $16, Students/Seniors: obstacles. $14, Kids (12 & under): $12. APR 20 @ 7PM Admission includeS cereal. APR 20 @ 10AM

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17 Viva Las Vegas Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church Garneau Ghost Light Tour Al Purdy Was Here Live Event Canada/USA 2015, 90 min, Get a rare glimpse at the history Dir: Brian D. Johnson and hidden spaces of Edmonton’s The story of Canada’s leading poet grand Art Deco Garneau Theatre in and the A-Frame cabin he built. this historical building tour. Includes live performances by Kat APR 21 @ 11AM Cameron, Michael Gravel, Jason Lee Norman and Thomas Trofimuk as musicians and artists come to- Viva Las Vegas SUNDAY USA 1964, 85 min, CLASSICS gether to tell the tale of Al Purdy. Dir: George Sidney APR 23 @ 7PM Race car driver Lucky Jackson goes to Las Vegas to earn money to Man Running pay for a new engine for his motor Canada 2018, 90 min, car. Working as a waiter, he still Dir: Gary Burns finds the time to court young Rusty Edmonton Premiere. Martin. Seniors get 2-for-1 admis- A doctor runs in a grueling 24- sion at the doors. hour, 100-mile ultramarathon over APR 21 @ 2:30PM rugged mountain terrain as he avoids the aftermath of a recent Jimi Hendrix: Electric incident in his medical practice. Church Filmmaker in attendance. USA 2015, 89 min, APR 26 @ 7PM Dir: John McDermott This documentary presents the Dreamspeakers legendary guitarist’s historic International Film and performance at the 1970 Atlanta Rubaboo Arts Festivals Pop Festival before the largest Details at dreamspeakers.org. US audience of his career, of over April 27 - May 1 at Metro Cinema. 300,000 people. APR 21 @ 4:30PM & Apr 25 @ 9:30PM 18 www.metrocinema.org 19 20