Three Films by John Cassavetes Ju Ly 13 to 31
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
metrocinema JULY / AUGUST 2019 guide WHERE COMMUNITY MEETS CINEMA T HE STUDY OF LOVE: THREE FILMS BY JOHN CASSAVETES JU LY 13 TO 31 CARMINE STREET GUITARS AUGUST 10 & 14 metro cinema at the Garneau · 8712 109 St. Edmonton metrocinema.org ABOUT 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, TELEFILM CANADA, 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 © 2019 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 The Souvenir Tales From the Winnipeg Film Group JULY / AUGUST Listings The Souvenir Missing Link UK/USA 2019, 120 min, Canada/USA 2019, 94 min, Dir: Joanna Hogg Dir: Chris Butler A young film student in the early Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir 80s becomes romantically involved Lionel Frost to help find his long- with a complicated and untrust- lost relatives in the fabled valley worthy man. of Shangri-La. Free admission for Opens July 5 kids 12 & under. July 6 @ 1PM The Biggest Little Farm Tales from the Winnipeg USA 2018, 91 min, Film Group Dir: John Chester Canada 2019, 89 min, A testament to the immense com- Dir: Dave Barber, Kevin Nikkel plexity of nature, the documentary The explosive story of how a stub- follows two dreamers on a journey born band of independent filmmak- to bring harmony to both their lives ers started a film co-operative that and the land, by developing a sus- became the most highly respected tainable farm on 200 acres outside and mythologized film centre in of Los Angeles. Canada. Filmmaker in attendance Opens July 5 July 6 @ 7PM The Room The Grizzlies USA 2003, 99 min, Canada 2018, 102 min, Dir: Tommy Wiseau Dir: Miranda de Pencier The film widely considered the Inuktitut & English with subtitles “Citizen Kane of bad movies” is In a small Arctic town struggling back! Be sure to catch Tommy and with the highest suicide rate in North his friends for a screening of this America, a group of Inuit students’ classic piece. lives are transformed when they are July 5 @ 11:30, Aug 2 @ 11:30 introduced to the sport of lacrosse. Opens July 7 6 www.metrocinema.org The Princess Bride Booksmart USA 1987, 98 min, USA 2019, 102 min, Dir: Rob Reiner Dir: Olivia Wilde Inconceivable! William Goldman’s On the eve of their high school epic tale of ultimate suffering and graduation, two academic super- true love comes back for a special stars and best friends realize they Movie Party, celebrating the 50th should have worked less and played birthday of our Exec Director, David more. Determined not to fall short Cheoros. Free birthday cake, and of their peers, the girls try to cram donations to Metro Cinema are ac- four years of fun into one night. cepted in lieu of birthday gifts. Opens July 12 July 8 @ 7PM Shazam! Gordon Lightfoot: USA 2019, 132 min, If You Could Read Dir: David F. Sandberg My Mind We all have a superhero inside us, Canada 2019, 91 min, it just takes a bit of magic to bring Dir: Martha Kehoe, Joan Tosoni it out In 14-year-old Billy Batson’s The film features disarmingly hon- case, all he needs to do is shout est musings from Lightfoot him- out one word to transform into the self, as well as astonishing archival adult superhero Shazam, and fight footage which captures him during the deadly forces of evil. his earliest days of performing. It Free admission for kids 12 & under. provides an illuminating and emo- July 13 @ 1PM tional glimpse into the personality and behind the scenes life of a Ca- Be Natural: The Untold nadian legend. July 8 @ 7PM - With Story of Alice Guy-Blaché a live music performance by TBA USA 2018, 103 min, @ 6:30PM. Dir: Pamela B. Green Encore screenings July 12 @ 9:15PM, Pamela B. Green’s energetic film July 14 @ 7PM about pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché is both a tribute and a I’ll Take Your Dead detective story, tracing the circum- Canada 2018, 83 min, stances by which this extraordinary Dir: Chad Archibald artist faded from memory and the A man who disposes of bodies for path toward her reclamation. gangsters in a nearby city faces a Opens July 13 difficult decision when one of the “corpses” turns out to still be alive. July 11 @ 9:30PM 8 www.metrocinema.org Faces Que Viva Mexico! Faces Garneau Ghost Light USA 1968, 130 min, History Tour Dir: John Cassavetes Live Event A middle-aged man leaves his wife Get a rare glimpse at the history for a younger woman, and shortly and hidden spaces of Edmonton’s after, his ex-wife also begins a re- grand Art Deco Garneau Theatre lationship with a younger partner. on this tour, with host Dave Clarke. The film follows their struggles to We can only accommodate a few find love amongst each other. Part for the tour – book early to avoid of the spotlight The Study of Love: disappointment. Three Films by John Cassavetes, July 14 @ 11AM, Aug 11 @ 11AM curated by Dylan Rhys Howard. July 13 @ 6:30PM, July 17 @ 9PM Que Viva Mexico! Mexico/Soviet Union Forbidden 1931/1979, 90 min, Transmissions 2 Dir: Sergei M. Eisenstein USA 2007, 90 min, Dir: Brian Unfried Russian with English Subtitles Once again we delve into the vaults A rare example of a silent film with a of Skeleton Farm in search of mix- spoken narration, Que Viva Mexico! tape treasure. We will be screening is Eisenstein’s great unfinished three more episodes of the bizarre masterpiece that was completed 30 Forbidden Transmission show, the years after his death. It is at times a pride of Albuquerque! Tickets $6. stirring drama full of surreal dream- Screening in the Lobby Gallery. scapes, and conversely a rich docu- July 13 @ MIDNIGHT ment of Mexican life. July 14 @ 1PM 10 www.metrocinema.org Rabid Echo in the Canyon Rabid Echo in the Canyon Canada/USA 1977, 91 min, USA/UK 2018, 90 min, Dir: David Cronenberg Dir: Andrew Slater A young woman develops a taste Echo in the Canyon revisits the for human blood after undergo- most influential music of the ing experimental plastic surgery, mid-60s from The Byrds, The and her victims turn into rabid, Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, bloodthirsty zombies who proceed and The Mamas and the Papas, to infect others, which turns into a and how these iconic bands were city-wide epidemic. all influenced by the Beatles and July 14 @ 9PM then went on to actually influence the Beatles. Krull Opens July 19 UK/USA 1983, 121 min, Dir: Peter Yates Diamantino Staff: Kalan Kucera Portugal/France/Brazil 2018, 96 min, A prince and a fellowship of com- Dir: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt panions set out to rescue his bride Portuguese with English subtitles from a fortress of alien invaders who Diamantino, the world’s premiere have arrived on their home planet. soccer star loses his special touch July 15 @ 7PM and ends his career in disgrace. Searching for a new purpose, the We All Believe in You international icon sets on a deliri- Canada 2018, 30 min, ous odyssey where he confronts Dir: Andrea Beça neo-fascism, the refugee crisis, From a portrait project to a peer sup- genetic modification, and the hunt port mental health organization and for the source of genius. an online community of hundreds. Opens July 19 Learn how We All Believe in You start- ed and grew into a life-saving organi- zation from founder Blake Loates and members of the WABIY community. July 17 @ 7PM 12 www.metrocinema.org JULY 2019 SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7PM The Souvenir 1PM Missing Link CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED 9:30PM The 3:30PM The Souvenir FOR SUMMER FOR SUMMER FOR SUMMER FOR SUMMER Biggest Little 7PM Tales from MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE Farm Winnipeg Film Group 11:30PM The 9:30PM The Souvenir The Biggest Room Little Farm 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7PM Gordon 1PM Shazam! 4PM Be Natural: The 1PM The Biggest Little Lightfoot: If You 7PM Booksmart 7PM The Princess Bride 7PM The Biggest 7PM The Untold Story of Alice Farm Could Read My 9:15PM Gordon – Metro Fundraiser Little Farm Souvenir Guy-Blaché TBA Mind Lightfoot: If You 9:30PM The Biggest 9PM The 9:30PM I’ll Take 6:30PM Faces TBA Could Read My Little Farm Grizzlies Your Dead 9:30PM Booksmart 9:30PM The Grizzlies Mind 9:15PM The Midnight Forbidden Souvenir Transmission Part 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11AM Garneau Ghost 1PM Microcosmos Light History Tour 7PM Krull TBA TBA 1PM Que Viva Mexico 9:30PM