Nov 1 - 7: Cannes 2019 Palme d'Or Winning Film, PARASITE Opens At The Playhouse! Scarface & Greener Grass Screen This Week!

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We've been waiting for Parasite to come to the Playhouse since it won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival this past May, and now the film is finally here! Opening this Friday and continuing for two straight weeks, there are plenty of showtimes to choose from to see Parasite! Just scroll down and select a showtime that works for you and get tickets to see the film that Screening Junkies is calling... "a must-watch in order to get a full picture of the world cinema scene in 2019." Get tickets!

Looking for something a little 'wacky' at the movies this week? Well, may we suggest Greener Grass? It's a new indie-flick opening this week with us and we're super-excited about it joining out line-up of films! Film Week RAVED about the film saying... "This movie is nuts and I totally dug it... It is candy-colored, it is weird, and it is out there. I laughed the whole way through." Get tickets below!

Say Hello To My Little Friend! Well, you can say hello yourself when we screen Brian De Palma's Scarface next week! A special, one-night-only screening on Wednesday of next week, scroll down to get tickets to see this iconic film on the big screen, the way it was meant to be seen! Still a must-see for Pacino's potent and influential performance. Don't miss it!

If you're a huge music buff, or you just love hearing and seeing great music on the big screen, you're going to love the two music documentaries we've got on-tap this week! Returning to the Playhouse, we've got the Canadian music doc, Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band for a limited engagement if you missed it with us the first time around! Then continuing at the Playhouse this weekend and next week is Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, what an iconic voice to hear on the big screen, with big sound! Get tickets below!

Late next week, The Hamilton Film Festival stops by the Playhouse for three screenings, the first two you'll get for the cost of one film! The Frank D'Angelo Double Feature includes two of his films, The Last Big Save & Making A Deal With The Devil screen on Thursday. After that, same night we're screening The Last Porno Show at 9:30pm! You can get tickets to any of the Hamilton Film Festival screenings with us just by scrolling down!

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Parasite

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"Imagine a high-wire act where the acrobat suddenly leaps to a higher wire, then to another that's higher still. It's the best way I can think of to describe the giddy thrill of watching Parasite, a masterpiece of serial surprises." - Wall Street Journal

Winner of 4 Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature, Best Original Screenplay). "An exhilarating and furious indictment of class struggle, Parasite might be the masterpiece South Korea's Bong Joon-ho has been working toward his entire career.

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Greener Grass

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“Greener Grass is an odd and wonderfully upbeat absurdist take on the American dream from improv comedians turned independent filmmakers Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe, who’ve imagined an upper-middle-class community where domestic bliss always seems to be just one lifestyle tweak away.

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Scarface

“Director Brian De Palma and screenwriter Oliver Stone cleverly transpose the action to Fidel Castro's ‘Mariel’ expulsion of jailbirds from Cuba in 1980 in Scarface.

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Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

Tribute to Robbie Robertson. “With Robertson’s deep timber and vivid recollections – as well as quips from his mentor Ronnie Hawkins, interviews with fellow rock luminaries and a dizzying amount of rock and roll archival clips – it’s an entertaining account of Robertson’s journey through monumental music moments.” - NOW" - Variety

On Aug 9th, 2023, the great, legendary Canadian guitarist and songwriter, Robbie Robertson, died. In his honour, we present the 2019 documentary (directed by Oscar-winner, Daniel Rohr) based on Robertson's memoir, Testimony.

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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

"It captures the life and career of a rock 'n' roll star who never looked back, never apologized, never compromised, virtually never made a wrong move, and made it all seem effortless." - Variety

The new documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, proves aptly titled. Not only does the pic provide many examples of the glorious vocals that made its subject a pop music superstar, it also allows us to once again hear her voice as she narrates her story.

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Frank D'Angelo Double Feature (Hamilton Film Festival)

Nov 7, 6:30pm. Double Feature. Two Films. One Price.

Presented in partnership with the Hamilton Film Studios

Get ready for a star-studded night on the big screen as Frank D'Angelo returns to the Hamilton Film Festival. His style of filmmaking is now legendary; shooting a feature film in 5 days! His movies are loaded with cast members from some of the biggest films in the world. A few years ago he brought The Red Maple Leaf to Hamilton, which was a massive sell-out and an incredible night, so grab your tickets fast and get ready for a night you will remember!

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The Last Porno Show - Hamilton Film Festival

Nov 7, 9:30pm. Presented in partnership with Hamilton Film Studios

Dir. Kire Papputts, 90m, Drama, Canada, 2019. Official selection of TIFF 2019.

Wayne, an amateur method actor, inherits the city’s last adult cinema from his estranged father Al and gets caught up in the pornographic underworld as he struggles to resolve the traumas from his youth and reconcile with the father he barely knew. Starring Nathanael Chadwick, Mickey Skin, Victoria Dunsmore

Margaret Atwood: A Word After A Word After A Word Is Power

STC

Theatrical version of the new Margaret Atwood documentary. This film is 95 minutes; the television broadcast version is 44 minutes. Margaret Atwood has never been more relevant than she is today. Readers are turning to her work as they face the rise of authoritarian politics, rapidly evolving technologies, and the slow-motion disaster of climate change.

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Pain & Glory

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“Pedro Almodóvar has found a more intensely personal register than ever for his tender new movie about an ageing film director in retreat from his profession, facing ill health, depression and the decline of his powers.

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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

All seats $14.95

“The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration combines digitally restored versions of six quintessential episodes of the iconic TV show with a new documentary short, Remembering Rod Serling.

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Monos

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“Alejandro Landes’ astonishing Monos, seeps in through the skin like a sweet, druggy sickness — the kind that heightens and sharpens your dreams even as it scrambles them, making the brights brighter and the darks darker, while keeping you feverishly uncertain about whether the next cut will bring rapture or nightmare.

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Nov 1 - 7: Cannes 2019 Palme d'Or Winning Film, PARASITE Opens At The Playhouse! Scarface & Greener Grass Screen This Week!