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February 2019 Guide Where Community Meets Cinema metrocinema FEBRUARY 2019 guide WHERE COMMUNITY MEETS CINEMA BLACK HISTORY MONTH metro cinema at the Garneau · 8712 109 St. Edmonton metrocinema.org Saturdays $10 off bottles of wine Thursdays Wine specials See our menu at thehatonjasper.com 10251 Jasper Ave 780.429.4471 thehatonjasper.com A BOUT US Metro Cinema is a community-based not-for-profit society devoted to creating and fostering opportunities for the exhibition of diverse and unique shared cinematic viewing experiences in Edmonton. metrocinema at the Garneau 8712 - 109 Street, • TEL 780 425 9212 METRO www.metrocinema.org FACEBOOK /metrocinema CINEMA TWITTER & INSTAGRAM @themetrocinema .ORG TICKET PRICES: METRO CINEMA PASSES*: ADULTS - $13 Night at the Movies - $30 STUDENTS/SENIORS - $10 (2 regular admission, 2 medium drinks, ($8 MATINEE) 1 medium popcorn) CHILDREN (12 & UNDER) - $8 Six-Pack Adult - $60 Six-Pack Student/Senior - $50 Silver Screen - $300 (Unlimited admission for 1 year) *PASSES MAY NOT APPLY TO SPECIAL EVENT RENTALS, FESTIVALS, OR PREMIUM PRICED EVENTS. METRO CINEMA IS GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE ALBERTA MEDIA ARTS ALLIANCE, ALBERTA MEDIA PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, CJSR, FAVA, EYESIGHT PUBLISHING AND THE HARPER-KENNEDY FUND AT THE EDMONTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. METRO CINEMA WISHES TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE WORK AND LIVE ON TREATY NO. 6 TERRITORY OF THE FIRST NATIONS – THE CREE, CREE-IROQUOIS, NAKODA SIOUX, SAULTEAUX AND STONY – AND ON THE TRADITIONAL LANDS OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES INCLUDING THE MÉTIS, WITH HOLDINGS BEYOND THE OFFICIAL TREATY WITH THE CROWN. This guide is published by © 2018 Eyesight Publishing All Rights Reserved, Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of the publisher. Eyesight Publishing 13539 87 St. NW • T5E 3E7 [email protected] Production: 780.288.2485 • Sales: 780.231.7511 SOME LIKE IT HOT NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN, CRAFT BEER AND BOURBON. northchickenyeg.com 780.756.2239 10704 124 street FEBRUARY Listings Vox Lux BlacKkKlansman USA 2018, 114 min, USA 2018, 135 min, Dir: Brady Corbet Dir: Spike Lee An unusual set of circumstances Based on real events, Ron Stall- brings unexpected success to a worth is an African American police pop star. officer that successfully infiltrates OPENS ON FEB 1 the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate, who Widows eventually becomes its leader. UK/USA 2018, 129 min, FEB 2 @ 6:30PM Dir: Steve McQueen Four women with nothing in com- Butch Cassidy and the mon except a debt left behind by Sundance Kid their dead husbands’ criminal – 50th Anniversary metro activities take fate into their own USA 1969, 110 min, retro hands and conspire to forge a fu- Dir: George Roy Hill ture on their own terms. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance OPENS ON FEB 1 Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws, but after a train robbery The Room goes wrong they find themselves USA 2003, 99 min, on the run with a posse hard on Dir: Tommy Wiseau their heels. The film widely considered the “Cit- FEB 3 & 5 izen Kane of bad movies”! Be sure to catch Tommy and his friends the Milford Graves Full Mantis for a screening of this classic piece USA 2018, 91 min, of so-bad-it’s-good cinema. Dir: Jake Meginsky, FEB 1 @ 11:30PM Neil Young Milford Graves Full Mantis Groundhog Day is a portrait of renowned USA 1993, 101 min, percussionist Milford Dir: Harold Ramis Graves, exploring his ka- A weatherman finds himself inex- leidoscopic creativity and relentless plicably living the same day over curiosity. With a live music perfor- and over again. Free admission for mance by TBA @ 6:30PM. kids 12 & under. FEB 5 @ 7PM FEB 2 @ 1PM www.metrocinema.org SAVE THE DATE THE EDMONTON POETRY FESTIVAL PRESENTS HOMEWORD APRIL 22 TO APRIL 28, 2019 HEADLINERS INCLUDE: CANISIA LUBRIN, NATALIE WEE, ARLEEN PARE, ANNA MARIE SEWELL & EDMONTON'S POET LAUREATE, AHMED KNOWMADIC edmontonpoetryfestival.com @edmpoetryfest edmpoetryfest FEBRUARY 2019 SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 1PM Groundhog Day 6:30PM Vox Lux 3:15PM Burning 6:30PM 9PM Widows BlacKkKlansman 11:30PM The Room 9:30PM Vox Lux Vox Lux L’Avventura BlacKkKlansman 3 12PM Butch Cassidy 4 5 7PM Milford 6 7 8 9 and the Sundance Kid Graves Full Mantis 6:45PM 1PM Isle of Dogs – 50th Anniversary Daughters of 7PM Footsteps of the Dust 7PM Minding the 9:30PM Widows 9:30PM Our Ancestors 2:30PM Spirit 7 Film Butch Gap Cassidy and the 9:30PM Widows 3:30PM Minding the Gap Fest Sundance Kid – 7PM Widows 50th Anniversary 9:30PM Vox Lux 9:30PM Minding the Gap 9:30PM Vox Lux 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12:30PM Hello, Dolly! 7PM The 1PM Spirited Away – – 50th Anniversary 7PM PhotoEd Princess Bride Dubbed SUNDAY 6:30PM L’Avventura Magazine – 7PM The World CLASSICS MOVIE Photo Inspiration Before Your Feet PA RTY MIDNIGHT Sweet 3:30PM FAVA Video Pecha Kucha 9:30PM Bound Sweetback’s Kitchen 9:30PM Minding the Gap 9:30PM Minding Baadasssss Song 6:15PM TBA – Edmon- the Gap ton Movie Club VALENTINE’S DAY 17 18 12:30PM Back to 19 20 21 22 23 11AM Garneau Ghost the Future Light Tour 1PM Ponyo – Dubbed 9:30PM Akira 7PM Malcolm X 3PM What Walaa Wants 3PM Never-Ending Man: 9:30PM Akira Hayao Miyazaki REEL 4:30PM Spirited Away REVOLUTION 3:30PM Private Rental – Subtitled FAMILY DAY 24 25 26 27 28 7PM Festival of (In)appropriation 7PM Never-Ending Man: 7PM Krush #10 5PM Oscars at the Hayao Miyazaki Groove 9:30PM A Star BOOM Garneau 8:30PM Ponyo – Sub- BAP titled Is Born CinemA THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA’S STUDENT JOURNALISM SOCIETY Krush Groove FEBRUARY 2019 SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 1PM Groundhog Day 6:30PM Vox Lux 3:15PM Burning 6:30PM 9PM Widows BlacKkKlansman 11:30PM The Room 9:30PM Vox Lux Vox Lux L’Avventura BlacKkKlansman 3 12PM Butch Cassidy 4 5 7PM Milford 6 7 8 9 Graves Full and the Sundance Kid 6:45PM – 50th Anniversary Mantis 1PM Isle of Dogs 7PM Footsteps of Daughters of the Dust 7PM Minding the 9:30PM Widows 9:30PM Our Ancestors 2:30PM Spirit 7 Film Butch Gap Cassidy and the 9:30PM Widows 3:30PM Minding the Gap Fest Sundance Kid – 7PM Widows 50th Anniversary 9:30PM Vox Lux 9:30PM Minding the Gap 9:30PM Vox Lux 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12:30PM Hello, Dolly! 7PM The 1PM Spirited Away – – 50th Anniversary 7PM PhotoEd Princess Bride Dubbed SUNDAY 6:30PM L’Avventura Magazine – 7PM The World CLASSICS MOVIE Photo Inspiration Before Your Feet PA RTY MIDNIGHT Sweet 3:30PM FAVA Video Pecha Kucha 9:30PM Bound Sweetback’s Kitchen 9:30PM Minding the Gap 9:30PM Minding Baadasssss Song 6:15PM TBA – Edmon- the Gap ton Movie Club VALENTINE’S DAY 17 18 12:30PM Back to 19 20 21 22 23 11AM Garneau Ghost the Future Light Tour 1PM Ponyo – Dubbed 9:30PM Akira 7PM Malcolm X 3PM What Walaa Wants 3PM Never-Ending Man: 9:30PM Akira Hayao Miyazaki REEL 4:30PM Spirited Away REVOLUTION 3:30PM Private Rental – Subtitled FAMILY DAY 24 25 26 27 28 7PM Festival of (In)appropriation 7PM Never-Ending Man: 7PM Krush 5PM Oscars at the Hayao Miyazaki #10 Groove 9:30PM A Star BOOM Garneau 8:30PM Ponyo – Sub- BAP titled Is Born CinemA THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA’S STUDENT JOURNALISM SOCIETY Krush Groove Daughters of the Dust Hello, Dolly! – 50th Anniversary UK/USA 1991, 112 min, USA 1969, 146 min, Dir: Julie Dash Dir: Gene Kelly SUNDAY CLASSICS At the dawn of the 20th Matchmaker Dolly Levi century, a family in an is- travels to Yonkers to find a partner for land community struggle “half-a-millionaire” Horace Van- to maintain their cultural dergelder, convincing his niece, his heritage and folklore while contem- niece’s intended, and his two clerks to plating a migration to the mainland, travel to New York City along the way. even further from their roots. Seniors get 2-for-1 admission at FEB 7 @ 6:45PM the doors. FEB 10 @ 12:30PM Minding the Gap USA 2018, 93 min, Dir: Bing Liu L’Avventura Three young men bond together Italy/France 1960, min, to escape volatile families in their Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni, Rust-Belt hometown. As they face Italian, English, & Greek adult responsibilities, unexpected with subtitles revelations threaten their decade- A woman disappears long friendship. during a Mediterranean boating trip. OPENS ON FEB 9 During the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to Isle of Dogs each other. USA 2018, 101 min, FEB 11 @ 6:30PM Dir: Wes Anderson, Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a PhotoEd Magazine - Photo boy’s odyssey in search of his lost Inspiration Pecha Kucha dog. Free admission and a free Live Event small popcorn. Q & A following the Details at photoed.ca/edmonton-2019. screening. FEB 12 @ 7PM FEB 9 @ 1PM The Princess Bride FAVA Video Kitchen - Valentine’s Day 2018, Dir: Various MOVIE USA 1987, 98 min, PA RTY Details at fava.ca Admission by Dir: Rob Reiner donation. While home sick in bed, a young FEB 10 @ 3:30PM boy’s grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love. FEB 14 @ 7PM www.metrocinema.org Bound What Walaa Wants USA 1996, 109 min, Canada/Denmark 2018, 89 min, Dir: Lana Wachowski, Dir: Christy Garland, Arabic with Lilly Wachowski (as The subtitles Wachowski Brothers) Raised in a refugee camp in the Corky, a tough female ex con and West Bank, while her mother was her lover Violet concoct a scheme in prison, Walaa is determined to to steal millions of stashed mob survive basic training to become money and pin the blame on Vio- one of the few women on the Pal- let’s crooked boyfriend Caesar.
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