metrocinema MARCH 2020 guide WHERE COMMUNITY MEETS CINEMA ABBI AS K AROSTAMI’S KOKER TRILOGY MARCH 20–24 metro cinema at the Garneau · 8712 109 St. Edmonton metrocinema.org PRESENTS GARYVAYNERCHUK PRESENTED BY 2 The affordable, eco-friendly choice for storage and deliveries in Edmonton. go-greenline.ca 3 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 (2 regular admission, 2 medium drinks, STUDENTS/SENIORS - $10 1 medium popcorn) ($8 MATINEE) Six-Pack Adult - $60 Six-Pack Student/Senior - $50 CHILDREN (12 & UNDER) - $8 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 © 2020 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 PLACE FOR MUSIC APRIL SHOWS Shane Koyczan Spoken Word Wednesday, April 8 7:30 p.m. Still Crazy, The Music of Paul Simon Pop/Rock Thursday, April 9 7:30 p.m. The Southern Rock Revue featuring The Cooper Brothers Country/Bluegrass Saturday, April 25 7:30 p.m. Box Ofce: 780-449-3378 www.festivalplace.ab.cawww.festivalplace.ab.ca 5 MARCH Listings ily say goodbye to their beloved ma- triarch – the only person that doesn’t Beanpole know she only has a few weeks to live. Russia 2019, 130 min, MAR 1 @ 1PM Dir: Kantemir Balagov Russian with subtitles Joker During World War II in Leningrad, USA/Canada 2019, 122 min, the siege of the city is finally over, Dir: Todd Phillips but life and death struggles con- In Gotham City, mentally troubled tinue in the wreckage that re- comedian Arthur Fleck is disre- mains. Two young women search garded and mistreated by society. for meaning and hope during their He then embarks on a downward struggle to rebuild their lives spiral of revolution and bloody amongst the ruins. crime, which brings him face-to- Opens February 28 face with his alter-ego: the Joker. MAR 2 @ 7PM For Sama Syria/UK 2019, 96 min, Dir: Waad The Dark Knight Al –Kateab, Edward Watts USA/UK 2008, 152 min, This award-winning film is both an Dir: Christopher Nolan intimate and epic journey into the When the menace known as the female experience of war. Joker wreaks havoc and chaos Opens February 28 on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest World’s Best Commercials psychological and physical tests of 2019 his ability to fight injustice. MAR 2 @ 9:30PM Worldwide 2019, 112 min, Dir: Various Every year, over 12,000 members of Western Stars the global creative communications USA 2019, 83 min, industries come together to screen Dir: Bruce Springsteen, Thom Zimny the best advertisement work from A cinematic film version of Bruce around the world at the Cannes Lion Springsteen’s globally successful International Festival of Creativity. album of the same name. Touching Opens February 29 on themes of love and loss, loneli- ness and family and the inexorable passage of time, the documen- The Farewell tary weaves archival footage and USA 2019, 100 min, he female gaze Springsteen’s personal narration Dir: Lulu Wang with songs. With a live music per- Billi’s family returns to China under formance by TBA at 6:30PM. the guise of a fake wedding to stealth- MAR 3 @ 7PM 6 www.metrocinema.org 2001: A Space The Room Odyssey Bring on the USA 2003, 99 min, Extraterrestrials USA/UK 1968, 149 min, Dir: Tommy Wiseau Dir: Stanley Kubrick The film widely considered the “Cit- An imposing black structure pro- izen Kane of bad movies” screens vides a connection between the monthly! Be sure to catch Tommy past and the future. After discover- and his friends with a screening of ing the mysterious artifact buried this classic piece of so-bad-it’s- beneath the Lunar surface, man- good cinema. You’re our favourite kind sets off on a quest to find its customer. Thanks a lot! Bye. origins with help from intelligent MAR 6 @ 11:30PM supercomputer H.A.L. 9000. MAR 4 @ 6:30PM The Secret Garden UK/USA 1993, 101 min, Cunningham Dir: Agnieszka Holland Germany/France/USA 2019, he A young, recently-orphaned female gaze he 93 min, Dir: Alla Kovgan girl is sent to England after female gaze The iconic Merce Cunningham and living in India all of her life. Once the last generation of his dance there, she begins to explore her company is stunningly profiled new, seemingly-isolated surround- in Alla Kovgan’s documentary, ings, and its secrets. Free admis- through recreations of his land- sion for kids 12 & under. mark works and archival footage of MAR 7 @ 1PM Cunningham, John Cage, and Rob- ert Rauschenberg. Co-presented FAVA Video Kitchen by Mile Zero Dance. Canada 2020, 90 min, Dir: Various MAR 6 @ 7PM FAVA is proud to present new works from their introductory Murmur digital film course, Video Kitchen. Canada 2019, 84 min, he Each student has the opportunity female gaze Dir: Heather Young to shoot and edit their own short When an elderly dog is scheduled film, and then share their emerging to be euthanized, Donna decides to work with an audience. Admission take the dog home to fill the emp- by donation. tiness she feels, Donna begins to MAR 7 @ 3:30PM take home more and more animals and she is soon in over her head. MAR 6 @ 9:30PM www.metrocinema.org 7 Illusions of Control struggles for rights as workers, as Canada 2019, 87 min, he well as in anti-war, socialist, com- female gaze Dir: Shannon Walsh munist, and other movements and Illusions of Control follows five organizations. Women for Rights compelling and surprising stories and Empowerment will lead the of people in crisis, who are creating 9th annual march at 1PM from the new communities on landscapes Legislature to Metro Cinema. that have been damaged by human MAR 8 @ 2:30PM - Forum & Reception activity in vastly different parts of the world. Jordan River Anderson, MAR 7 @ 7PM the Messenger Canada 2019, 65 min, he female gaze #Female Pleasure Dir: Alanis Obomsawin Switzerland/Germany 2018, he female gaze Alanis Obomsawin’s 52nd film tells 101 min, Dir: Barbara Miller the story of how the life of Jordan English, German, & Japanese with River Anderson initiated a battle for subtitle the right of First Nations children #Female Pleasure embarks on a to receive the same standard the journey to discover the remaining same standard of social, health and obstacles that stand in the way of educational services as the rest of female sexuality in the 21st century. the Canadian population. Present- MAR 7 @ 9:30PM ed by SkirtsAfire, Dreamspeakers, FNCARES, and the National Film Board. Filmmaker in attendance. Little Women Free admission. USA 2019, 135 min, he MAR 8 @ 7PM female gaze Dir: Greta Gerwig Jo March reflects back and forth Mikey and Nicky on her life, telling the beloved story USA 1976, 119 min, of the March sisters - four young Dir: Elaine May women each determined to live life In Philadelphia, a small-time book- on their own terms. ie who stole mob money is in hiding Opens March 8 and he begs a childhood friend to help him evade the hit-man who’s International Women’s on his trail. Day 2020 MAR 8 @ 9:30PM For over 100 years, women have spotlighted their fight for their rights and the rights of all on In- ternational Women’s Day. This day has roots in working class women’s 8 www.metrocinema.org 9 MARCH 2020 SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 8FMDPNF 5 6 7 2PM Howl’s 8FEOFTEBZT 1PM The Secret 1PM 7PM he The 7PM Western Moving Castle female gaze Garden (1993) he Farewell female gaze (2004) – Subtitled 7PM Private Cunningham 3:30PM FAVA Video 7PM Joker (2019) Stars 3:15PM World’s Best 6:30PM 2001: A Event 9:30PM Kitchen 9:30PM The Dark Bring on the he Commercials 2019 Space Odyssey Extraterrestrials 9:30PM Murmur female gaze 7PM Illusions Knight (2008) he 7PM For Sama 9:15PM 9:30PM World’s For Sama 11:30PM The of Control female gaze 9:15PM Beanpole Beanpole Best Commercials Room 9:30PM #Female he 2019 Pleasure female gaze 8 12PM Little 9 10 11 12 13 14 he 7PM Les female gaze 2PM Little 1PM Raiders Women (2019) 6:30PM 2:30PM Woman for Rights Women (2019) Miserables of the Lost Ark Wonder Boys 7PM City Dreamers 8FMDPNF (2019) 9:30PM TBA & Empowerment March 7PM Seberg 8FEOFTEBZT 7PM Jordan River 9:30PM Little Women Extra Ordinary 6:30PM Hunting Film TBA Anderson, the he (2019) 7PM 11:30PM Friday Tour 2019 female gaze he 9:30PM Messenger female gaze The 13TH Fan Antigone Seberg 9:30PM Faces 9:30PM Mikey TBA Film Mixtape Places & Nicky 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1PM Terra 2PM World’s Best 7PM Where Willy 7PM I Am 1PM My Commercials 2019 is the Friend’s 3:30PM Fest of Somebody + House? Neighbour Totoro TBA 7PM Rosie 8FMDPNF (In)Appropriation 8FEOFTEBZT Finally Got The 9:15PM The – English Dubbed 9:30PM Les Miserables 9PM Extra News 7PM Les Miserables WORKING Return of TBA (2019) Ordinary TBA HARD (2019) 7PM Edmond 9:30PM Les Martin Guerre 9:15PM Extra Ordinary TBA Miserables (2019) TBA ST.