March 17-23: Sarah Polley's Oscar-winning Women Talking; new Charlotte Rampling film; BROTHER; Rocky Horror, Return to Seoul and more!

MARCH 17 - 23 at the Princess

New movie JUNIPER opens at the Twin Friday!

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.

"Charlotte Rampling coming out of semi-retirement is an occasion that should be accompanied by fireworks — and she provides the fireworks herself in this film about healing fractured family dynamics." - The Observer

Nominated for 14 Canadian Screen Awards, BROTHER opens at the Original Saturday

March 17-23 Only

Propelled by the pulsing beats of Toronto's early hip hop scene, BROTHER is the story of Francis and Michael, sons of Caribbean immigrants maturing into young men.

"BROTHER overwhelms with power and emotion, resulting in one of the most deeply felt films of the year." - Exclaim!

Celebrate EEAAO's momentous Oscar wins (seven, including Best Picture!) by seeing the mind-blowing film on the big screen!

Note: The March 19 showing is at the Original, and all other showings are at the Twin.

The Whale lands two Academy Awards: Best Actor and Best Makeup!

Playing Nightly at the Twin

Canadian Sarah Polley is officially the Winner of Best Adapted Screenplay!

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"I want to thank the Academy for not being mortally offended by the words 'women' and 'talking' so close together like that — cheers," - Sarah Polley.

RETURN TO SEOUL Opens Friday at the Original

One Week Only!

Having been adopted and raised in France, Freddy returns to South Korea for the first time. She finds herself embarking on an unexpected journey in a country she knows little about.

"Jagged, restless, and rivetingly unpredictable. You can't take your eyes off of newcomer Park Ji-min in Davy Chou's spiky drama." - INDIEWIRE

Let's Do The Time Warp on St. Patrick's Day!

Tickets going fast! March 17 at 9:30

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Join us for the year's best paddling films!

March 23 at 7pm

Be inspired to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push extremes, appreciate wild places and fully embrace the paddling lifestyle.

Local filmmaker Thomas Ostapchuk will be live in person and presenting his film "The Grand" as part of the festival.

The Quiet Girl

"Everything in this heartfelt tale is made with the deepest sincerity, and gently packed with soulful portrayals and lovely imagery." - Los Angeles Times

Living

"Really quite something: a rare remake that only augments and enriches the original. For Bill Nighy, meanwhile, it feels in every sense like the role of a lifetime." - Empire Magazine

Stop by to grab a new Film Guide showing the movies we are playing at the Original until April 8th.

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FILMS SHOWING March 17-23

Juniper

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.

Ruth (Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling) is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with a drinking problem and a newly fractured leg. Sam (George Ferrier) is her unruly grandson, recently kicked out of boarding school and grieving the death of his mother. When the two are brought together under the same roof, they form an unexpected bond.

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Brother

14A

Two brothers facing questions of masculinity, family, race and identity.

Propelled by the pulsing beats of Toronto's early hip hop scene, Brother is the story of Francis and Michael, sons of Caribbean immigrants maturing into young men. Exploring themes of masculinity, identity and family, a mystery unfolds during the sweltering summer of 1991, and escalating tensions set off a series of events that change the course of the brothers' lives forever.

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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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Return to Seoul

Official Cambodian Entry 2023 Academy Awards: Best International Feature Film

After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on (an unexpected) journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.

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Rocky Horror on St. Patrick's Day at the Original!

"You're lucky, he's lucky, I'm lucky, we're all lucky!"

Tickets on sale at the link!

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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Everything Everywhere All At Once

Led by an outstanding Michelle Yeoh, 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' lives up to its title with an expertly calibrated assault on the senses.

WINNER OF 7 OSCARS: BEST PICTURE, DIRECTOR, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY and three acting Oscars! When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

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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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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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Paddling Film Festival World Tour 2023

Join us for the year's Best Paddling Films!

ADDED SHOW AT THE ORIGINAL on March 23rd! Get tickets now!

The TWIN showings are completely SOLD OUT, but you can get tickets now for the same presentation at the Original Princess, March 23 at 7:30.

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I Like Movies

Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile, Lawrence Kweller gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.

Canada's Top Ten Official Selection TIFF 2022

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Carole King Home Again: Live in Central Park

Feature-length film of Carole King's triumphant May 26, 1973 homecoming concert on The Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park before an estimated audience of 100,000.

The brand new feature-length concert documentary "Home Again: Carole King Live In Central Park," which presents musical icon Carole King's triumphant May 26, 1973 homecoming concert on The Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park before an estimated audience of 100,000.

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Pacifiction (French Film Festival)

Presented by AFKW (Association des Francophones de Kitchener-Waterloo)

On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official DE ROLLER is a calculating man with flawless manners. His somewhat broad perception of his role brings him to navigate the high end 'establishment' as well as shady venues where he mingles with the locals.

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Astérix et Obélix: L'empire du Milieu (French Film Festival)

Presented by AFKW (Association des Francophones de Kitchener-Waterloo)

The Chinese princess Fu Yi arrives at the Gallic village to ask Asterix and Obelix for help after Prince Deng Qin's coup overthrows the Empress..

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Viking (French Film Festival)

Presented by AFKW (Association des Francophones de Kitchener-Waterloo)

The Viking Society is recruiting volunteers for the first manned mission to Mars. The goal is to form a B-team that will mirror the mission here on Earth in order to find solutions to the interpersonal problems that the Mars-bound crew is experiencing.

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Castle in the Sky (Dubbed)

“Castle in the Sky is an astounding animated feature written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is an imaginative extrapolation of a reference in Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" to Laputa, a floating island-city hovering over Balnibarbi. Miyazaki uses that to spin off a modernistic sci-fi fable with a subtle ecological message.

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