Friday Apr 15 to Thursday Apr 21, 2016

FILMS SHOWING Friday April 15 to Thursday April 21

I Saw The Light

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“Tom Hiddleston's performance as Hank Williams is gutsy and heartfelt, as playful and soulful as the best of Williams's songs." - Time Out

"Among doomed crooners, Hank Williams ranks near the top of the hit parade of angst, oppression, and addiction.

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The Lobster

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"A wickedly funny, unexpectedly moving satire of couple-fixated society." - Variety

“Greek writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos, whose first three films, including Oscar-nominee Dogtooth, have raised a cult following around the world, makes a practically effortless transition to the big leagues with his latest, the hilarious and haunting surreal parable The Lobster.

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Demolition

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"Another bravado performance by Jake Gyllenhaal, a sterling film by Jean-Marc Vallée, and an all around impressive look into grieving." - Hollywood Reporter

“After a series of punishing lead roles, Jake Gyllenhaal changes gears for Demolition – a film that once again puts his character through the wringer, though in ways that are offbeat, exuberant and occasionally quite hilarious.

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

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"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a funny and illuminating story of female empowerment in the malest of environments." Based on journalist Kim Barker’s 2011 memoir 'The Taliban Shuffle', an account of the time she spent in Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2004 to 2009.

"Though we ought to be used to the idea of women reporting from war zones—the old notions of 'war is no place for a woman' cling stubbornly.

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The Lady in the Van

"Wonderfully funny, terribly touching and a vehicle for the boundless gifts of Maggie Smith." - Wall Street Journal

"It's 16 years since Maggie Smith last played cantankerous Mary Shepherd in Alan Bennett’s hit play about his real-life nuisance neighbour. Since then the veteran actress has carefully honed the art of the acidic one-liner in Downton Abbey and two 'Marigold Hotel' films.

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Older Than Ireland

"Both wry treat and testament to the efficacy of modern medicine, Alex Fegan’s documentary rounds up 30 Irish centenarians, and invites them to hold forth on subjects from the civil war to Twitter. You’ll shed a tear or two, possibly more.” - The Guardian

”Alex Fegan, director of popular documentary The Irish Pub, did not face an enormous pool of potential interviewees when preparing his film on Ireland’s oldest residents.

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10 Cloverfield Lane

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"10 Cloverfield Lane does what it needs to do: make you sit and squirm and want very badly to know. It has the appeal of suspense radio plays from the '30s and '40s and even a touch of Orson Welles's most infamous Mercury Theater broadcast." - New York Magazine

"I am about to tell you about a movie that you shouldn't let anyone tell you about. So I'll skip to a few, spoiler-free essentials. First, 10 Cloverfield Lane comes loaded with everything a psychological thriller needs to shatter your nerves — and then kicks it up a notch. And, oh, about that title.

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The Little Prince

Based on the beloved fable by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. "This first feature screen animation of 'The Little Prince' is a pleasure to behold." - Toronto Star

"The Little Prince, a delightfully and beautifully animated adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved 1943 novella, is a whimsical journey in favour of following dreams and finding life’s true loves – a film for young audiences as well as for the oldies who’ve lost their way.

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The Room: 20th Anniversary!

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"To make a movie so bad it's good you need vision, drive, luck and obsessive vanity. Fortuitously Tommy Wiseau appears to possess all of these qualities, combined with a total lack of acting talent." - The Guardian

Celebrate 20 years of The Room!

“Tommy Wiseau’s The Room may be the first true successor to the Rocky Horror throne. Wiseau's Johnny is the noblest of boyfriends and most capable of lovers. But none of that satisfies his fiancée Lisa, a wicked Jezebel whose boredom with Johnny manifests in a brazen affair with his best friend.

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Transcend

Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region presents (Featuring a Q&A with Wesley Korir Live from Boston)

On the eve of running this year's Boston Marathon, Wesley Korir will be joining us via Skype immediately following the screening for a Q&A with the audience.

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Life Off Grid

Our selection for National Canadian Film Day (April 20)! Also part of our 10th annual Canada Film Days!

Off-grid isn’t about someone being out of touch, about a place that is hard to get to, or about a weekend spent offline. Officially, “off grid” refers to a home or town that is disconnected from the electricity and natural gas networks that serve a region. Living off-grid, therefore, means having to radically re-invent life as we know it.

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Friday Apr 15 to Thursday Apr 21, 2016