Feb 17 - 23: 2023 Oscar-Nominated Shorts; CLOSE; Family Day; The Last Bus; Midsommar's Director Cut and more!

Oscar Nominated for Best International Feature, CLOSE opens FRIDAY!

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Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly torn apart. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, Lukas Dhont's film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing.

Oscar-Nominated for Best Animated Feature, and directed by former KW local Chris Williams, THE SEA BEAST is back for one Family Day show!

Family Day, Feb 20 @ 12:00PM

"An old-fashioned ripping yarn which pays tribute to generations of monster movies past, showcasing some genuinely dazzling animation while also delivering an unexpectedly sophisticated message." - Screen International

2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films kick off with ANIMATED shorts on Friday, and LIVE ACTION shorts on Saturday!

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Starts Feb. 17th! Join us at the Original for our 18th annual presentation of the OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS: Animated, Live Action and Documentary. A perennial hit with audiences, you won't want to miss the best short films of the year! Get the edge on your Oscar pool!

THE LAST BUS rides on over to the Twin for the week!

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"The Last Bus is several things, but above all it’s a moving meditation on life, love, and the commitments we make to those closest to us. It’s also a beautiful reminder of the blessing of memories." - Keith and the Movies

Note: There is one final showing at the Original Friday Feb 17 @ 5:00PM, all other shows at the Twin!

One Night only at the Original, see the Director’s Cut of the acclaimed sophomore feature from Ari Aster, MIDSOMMAR.

Feb 18 @ 9:00PM

Presenting the Director's Cut. 24 extra minutes that recontextualizes the film. THEATRICAL ONLY presentation. The Director's Cut is not available on bluray or DVD releases. A rare chance to see it on the big screen!

See Nicolas Cage in VAMPIRE'S KISS

Two nights only: Feb 19 & 21!

After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.

"Freakishly great 1989 cult classic." - TheGuardian.com

4K re-release! See 2023 Best Actress Nominee, Michelle Yeoh, in her legendary role in CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON!

Feb 22, 23, 26 & 28

"High art meets high spirits in a rapturously romantic epic that really kicks butt." - Richard Corliss, TIME

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FILMS SHOWING at the Original Feb 17 - 23

The Last Bus

An elderly man crosses the UK using local buses, carrying his wife's ashes to where they originally met.

John O'Groats, Scotland: An elderly man, Tom (Timothy Spall), whose wife has just passed away uses only local buses on a nostalgic trip to carry her ashes all the way across the UK to Land's End, where they originally met, using his free bus pass.

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Women Talking

14A

An all-star ensemble delivers some of the best performances of the year, in Oscar-nominated writer-director Sarah Polley’s fearless adaptation of Miriam Toews’ acclaimed novel.

WINNER for Oscars 2023 Best Adapted Screenplay! Nominated for Best Picture.

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Close

PG - 13

Close is a tender and powerfully acted look at childhood innocence lost.

The intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi's mother. "Close" is a film about friendship and responsibility.

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The Whale

14A

A reclusive English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards: Actor in a Leading Role (Brendan Fraser), Actress in a Supporting Role (Hong Chau), and Makeup and Hairstyling!

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2023 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: ANIMATION

See The Animated Short Films Nominated for The 2023 Oscars!

For the 18th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 17th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)!

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2023 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: LIVE ACTION

See The Live Action Short Films Nominated for The 2023 Oscars

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

4K re-release!

In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior (Chow Yun-Fat) gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover (Michelle Yeoh) to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.

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Vampire's Kiss

After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.

The life of white-collar New Yorker Peter (Nicolas Cage) seems to revolve solely around making as much money and sleeping with as many women as possible. After a typical night of scouring trendy bars for some action, Peter manages to take home the sexy Rachel (Jennifer Beals), who bites him on the neck while they're in bed. The next day, Peter is certain he is now a vampire.

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Living

"An absolutely gorgeous, heartbreaking piece of work. One of the best films of the year." - Rolling Stone

Nominated for 2 Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bill Nighy) and Best Adapted Screen Play!

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Midsommar - Director's Cut

18A

Presenting the Director's Cut. 24 extra minutes that recontextualizes the film. THEATRICAL ONLY presentation. The Director's Cut will not be available on future bluray or DVD releases. See it while you can!

Presenting the official director’s cut of the acclaimed sophomore feature from Ari Aster (Hereditary). These special screenings are THEATRICAL ONLY: The Director's Cut will not be included in the bluray/DVD release.

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The Sea Beast

Oscar Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2023 Academy Awards!

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Coming Soon!

To Leslie

Inspired by true events. A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.

Nominated for an Academy Award: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Andrea Riseborough)

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Howl's Moving Castle (Subtitled)

"Palaces and shimmering lakes, warplanes and fire sprites all come to life at the breath of Miyazaki's graphic genius." - TIME

When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.

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One Fine Morning

With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into an unavailable friend with whom she embarks on an affair.

Sandra, a young mother who raises her daughter alone, pays regular visits to her sick father. While she and her family fight tooth and nail to get him the care he requires, Sandra reconnects with Clément, a friend she hasn't seen in a while. Although he is in a relationship, the two begin a passionate affair.

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The Quiet Girl

A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.

Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.

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