Dec 23-29: A free Xmas classic, hot new movies... we've got you covered for Christmas!

THE MENU sizzles into the holidays at the Playhouse!

Tickets on sale now!

"THE MENU’s delicate dance of violence, comedy and artful staging combine to make it one of the most satisfying films of the year." - Paste Magazine

"THE MENU is the most entertaining ensemble film since 'Knives Out.'" - Thom Ernst, Original Cin

The Neil Young Docu-movie, HARVEST TIME, plays four shows only!

Dec 23, 24, 26 & 30!

Created in 1971, this docu-film takes us on an intimate journey inside the Harvest album, with never-before-seen performance and rehearsal footage.

"While quite a few films have grappled with this idea, few recent ones have done so with as much heart or charm." - Globe & Mail

Tokyo Godfathers - Dec 23 & 24

"One of the most moving, enjoyable and wholly unconventional Christmas stories to come along in a long time." - DAILY MAIL

"Tokyo Godfathers is a beautiful, hilarious movie and one that cemented Satoshi Kon as a visionary and narrative master." - Nerdist

FREE ADMISSION WITH A DONATION TO THE HAMILTON FOOD SHARE!

It's A Wonderful Life. Christmas Eve Matinee: Dec 24! Reserve FREE tickets here!

Cate Blanchett is guaranteed a Best Actress Oscar nomination for TÁR.

Playing Dec 26 - 31!

"As masterful as the character it portrays, TÁR is a textured, finely calibrated, stunningly composed, and thoroughly contemporary study." - Austin Chronicle

"This tale of ambition and its cost — and its collateral damage — is Blanchett’s movie, and she delivers a tour de force in every scene." - Seattle Times

"Tár had me in its clutches from the overture." - Baltimore Magazine

Nominated for 8 Golden Globes, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN continues!

It's a must-see! Get tickets here!

A visceral gut-punch of a movie that will leave you laughing and crying. Between the sweeping misty shots of Ireland, haunting music, and wonderful dialogue this is the kind of movie you'll be thinking about, and talking about, for a long time.

Just announced! Owner of Play de Record and subject of DROP THE NEEDLE, Eugene Tam, will be in attendance on Dec 22 with filmmakers Rob Freeman and Neil Acharya for a Q&A.

Get tickets! Thurs. Dec 22 @ 7pm

The new Playhouse Film Guide is here! Stop by the cinema and pick one up (or download it from our website)!

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The Menu

"All the actors are fun, but the two lead actors (sorry, I can’t resist) are so good they’re delicious." (Variety)

A couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

Nominated for two Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes); Best Actress (Anya Taylor-Joy)

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Neil Young: Harvest Time

Created in 1971, this docu-film takes us on an intimate journey inside the Harvest album, with never-before-seen performance and rehearsal footage.

Created between January and September 1971, this docu-film takes us on an intimate journey to Young’s farm in Northern California for the ‘Harvest Barn’ sessions, to London for an iconic performance with the London Symphony Orchestra and to Nashville where the then 20 something Neil Young worked on various tracks of this signature album.

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Tokyo Godfathers

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.

From the director of 'Perfect Blue' and 'Paprika,' an anime Christmas movie! Middle-aged alcoholic Gin (Toru Emori), teenage runaway Miyuki (Aya Okamoto) and former drag queen Hana (Yoshiaki Umegaki) are a trio of homeless people surviving as a makeshift family on the streets of Tokyo.

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The Banshees of Inisherin

14A

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

Nominated for 9 Academy Awards including: Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role (Colin Farrell), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan), and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kerry Condon)

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It's A Wonderful Life - FREE with Hamilton Food Share Donation!

Tickets are FREE with a non-perishable food donation at the door, or buy a ticket ahead of time and we will donate the amount to the FOOD SHARE!

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TÁR

14A

"The movie belongs to Blanchett, in a turn so exacting and enormous that it feels less like a performance than a full-body possession." - Entertainment Weekly

Nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Cate Blanchet)

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2046 - The World of Wong Kar Wai

129 min.

Several women enter a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love.

A train in a futuristic landscape takes passengers to a place where they can recapture their memories, a place from which no one has ever returned. This is the premise of a novel by the womanizing sci-fi writer Chow (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), who engages in passionate affairs with a series of intriguing women he meets at the Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong.

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The Wizard of Oz: Presented on 35MM!

Playhouse Cinema is off to see the Wizard of Oz! Presented in glorious 35mm!

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them

Presented on 35MM!

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Devotion

In Americas forgotten war, they made history.

Devotion, an aerial war epic based on the bestselling book of the same name, tells the harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.

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Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths in 35MM

An acclaimed journalist-turned-documentarian goes on an introspective journey to reconcile with the past, the present and his Mexican identity.

Five-time Academy Award®-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu brings us BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths.

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Aftersun

14A

"An assured, aching, vibrant debut by Wells, 'Aftersun' is a shattering remembrance of a father by his daughter." - Rogerebert.com

At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood.

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Twilight - Interactive!

"Hold on tight, spider monkey!" we're getting interactive with Twilight!

Get rowdy at this special INTERACTIVE screening of the the angsty supernatural saga. "Oooh" at the electrifying chemistry between Bella and Edward, LOL when Edward reveals his vampire body and – if you're in the spirit – dress up as your favourite Twilight character. “Say it. Out loud. Say it!”

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