May 20-26: Long weekend fun! Pleasure, The Batman, Gonzo Nicholas Cage and tons coming soon!

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Called "smart, gutsy,and wholly unexpected," by the New York Times, PLEASURE opens this Friday! 

Bella Cherry arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming an adult film star, but she soon learns that fame won't come easy as she harnesses her ambition and cunning to rise to the top of this mesmerizing and singular world.

"Raw but never over the top." (Screen Rant)

"Welcome, fascinating, ruthlessly provocative." (Globe & Mail)

Three shows only! Tickets on sale now.


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Unlike any other superhero movie out now, THE BATMAN is the gritty, angsty, anti-hero movie you want.

Matt Reeves brings a new take to the classic tale we all know and love. Dark and seductive, The Batman plays the 21st & 22nd!

Get your tickets here


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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is the most fun you'll have at the cinema all year! 

Smart, funny, and wildly creative, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent presents Nicholas Cage in peak gonzo form... as Nick Cage.  

Continuing at the Playhouse this weekend!


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A reminder we will be closed May 23 - 26 for a film shoot! Go out and enjoy the sunshine for a few days before coming back to see our awesome slate of spring movies!


Right when we re-open, Greg Sestero: Live in person, May 28! 

"Oh hai Mark!" Join Greg Sestero at the Playhouse for THE ROOM in 35mm and his directorial debut, MIRACLE VALLEY! With Q&A, script readings, book signing and meet and greet. This is going to be a very special night! Bring spoons!

Get your tickets before they're gone!

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The last time Greg was at the Playhouse, the shows totally sold out! A very fun night, Greg is a funny and gracious guest, and we're beyond excited to present his new film, Miracle Valley, an homage to the best of 70s horror! If you've never seen THE ROOM before, you're in for a treat. The ultimate cult film!

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MAU OPENS MAY 27!

Co-presented by the AGH, on opening night Hamilton architect and designer Petra Matar will introduce the exciting new documentary about Bruce Mau. 

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May 27 & 29! Get tickets!

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David Bowie series starts next week!

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Catch up on some classics with our David Bowie STARMAN Series; also Charlie Chaplin Sundays, running at the Playhouse Sunday afternoons in June!

Click on the images for links to the movies and the times!

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Talking Pictures on June 1st!

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Join us for Wim Wenders' 1987 masterpiece, WINGS OF DESIRE. Stay on after the show for a post-film discussion; we'd love to hear your thoughts! Moderated by Terrance Odette and Wendy Guymer-Tutt.


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"If you’re curious what a feminist take on this world looks like, 'Pleasure' might surprise you as much as it did me." - Mahnola Dargis, New York Times

Bella Cherry arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming an adult film star, but she soon learns that fame won't come easy as she harnesses her ambition and cunning to rise to the top of this mesmerizing and singular world.

No screenings currently scheduled.

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When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.

Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the metropolis.

No screenings currently scheduled.

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"Not only is the film a tongue-in-cheek, cleverly meta tribute to one of Hollywood’s most mercurial actors, it’s also a light-hearted delight that reminds us how fun movies can be." - Observer

Nicolas Cage stars as... Nick Cage in the action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal).

No screenings currently scheduled.

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One week of screenings, starting May 27th to June 2nd!

The Art Gallery of Hamilton Presents

Opening night screening introduced by Hamilton Artist, Architect and Designer Petra Matar!

Click here for more showtimes!

No screenings currently scheduled.

Click here to reserve your tickets!

Join Greg Sestero at the Playhouse for THE ROOM and his new film MIRACLE VALLEY! With Q&A, script readings, book signing and meet and greet.

The Playhouse will be tingly with anticipation as Greg Sestero strides on stage to introduce his new film Miracle Valley, an homage to ’70s/’80s horror that marks Sestero's debut as a fully fledged writer-director.

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A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.

No screenings currently scheduled.

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Brand new digital restoration, with never-before-seen footage!

For the 50th anniversary, ‘Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture’ is digitally restored with never-before-seen footage.

No screenings currently scheduled.

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"Few films are so rich, so intriguing, or so ambitious. One of Wenders' most stunning achievements." - Time Out

Let's talk movies! Filmmaker, Terrance Odette, will present and moderate an informal discussion after the film. Everyone is welcome and we'd love to hear your thoughts about the movie!

No screenings currently scheduled.

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Presented as part of our David Bowie; STARMAN series!

“She came out of Egypt more than 2,000 years ago. En route to the present day, she picked him up in England in the 18th century. Today they live on Manhattan's East Side in a magnificent marble palazzo. They are Miriam and John Blaylock - young, beautiful and permanently engaged in a search for new blood.

No screenings currently scheduled.

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The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

This comedic masterpiece finds the iconic Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) employed at a state-of-the-art factory where the inescapable machinery completely overwhelms him, and where various mishaps keep getting him sent to prison. In between his various jail stints, he meets and befriends an orphan girl (Paulette Goddard).

No screenings currently scheduled.

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Runner Up at HOT DOCS 2022 for Audience Award

"In 2014, at age 53, Tom Wilson, a singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario, with a stack of gold records and stories aplenty, found out quite accidentally that he had been adopted. Soon afterward he learned that his biological parents were Mohawk from the Kahnawake community, just outside of Montreal.

No screenings currently scheduled.

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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.

No screenings currently scheduled.

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A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

New 35mm Print supervised by Francis Ford Coppola

No screenings currently scheduled.

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