Sept 20 - Sept 26: Art, Design & Architecture at the Playhouse! PLUS Pavarotti, Free Trip To Egypt, Miles Davis & More

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Calling all artists, designers, architects and everyone else, starting on Monday we're kicking off our new Art, Design & Architecture series! Every Monday for the remainder of September and October we're featuring documentaries from close to home and around the world that shed light on the creatives who make the world a better place.

On Monday we're kicking off the series with Design Canada, a documentary that explores what defines a national identity. Is it an anthem, flag, logo or icon? How do these elements shape who we are? In the 60s and 70s, these questions were answered by an innovative group of Canadian designers who used design to unify the nation. See more showtimes and films in this series on our website.

This weekend, we have plenty of intriguing, empowering and informative documentaries on-tap, including Free Trip To Egypt which opens Friday. The concept of this film is so heartfel.. "Reaching out to the very people who fear him, a Muslim man travels to the United States and offers a diverse group of Americans a free trip to Egypt."

Also this weekend in the documentart department we have an iconic screening of a trail-blazing woman, Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché. This film digs into the long-forgotten legeacy of the first-ever female film director. Opera fans, don't miss our screenings this weekend of the Ron Howard directed documentary, Pavarotti! Plus jazz fans have a new doc to dig into next week with the opening of Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool.

You asked, we answered! There was high demand from our customers for this documentary and we've finally gotten our hands on it! Thursday of next week we're opening Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am. Plus, this weekend and next week we're continuing screenings of films like Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and the art series, Exhibition on Screen: Rembrandt.

Thanks for having a read, enjoy these films this weekend and next week!

Design Canada

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"Takes a look at the history of modernist corporate design and how Canadians have defined small parts of their national identity through the most iconic and eye catching creations of some of the country’s best visual artists." - The Gate

Art, Design & Architecture. Co-presented by Collective Form.

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Free Trip to Egypt

“As a Canadian Egyptian and a Muslim, entrepreneur Tarek Mounib has a lofty goal: to unite Muslims and those Americans who fear them. The documentary Free Trip to Egypt offers no judgment of anyone on either side; instead, it celebrates the opportunity for the two groups to find common ground.

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

"Tarantino's brand of classical moviemaking is a thrill to behold." - Minneapolis Star Tribune

After a career of celebrating, dismantling, and reviving every corner of cinema history he can find, master filmmaker and provocateur Quentin Tarantino finally turns his attention to the movie business itself.

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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

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“Pamela B. Green, best known for her work as a title sequence director and designer, makes her feature debut with Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache, a scrupulously well-researched documentary about one of early cinema's greatest pioneers and the world's first woman filmmaker.

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Pavarotti

"Pavarotti's larger-than-life personality shines in almost every scene. The singer's optimism is contagious, and his schoolboy-like wonder is jubilant. There's a lot to smile at here." - New York Times

From the filmmaking team behind the highly-acclaimed documentary THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK — THE TOURING YEARS, this riveting film lifts the curtain on the icon who brought opera to the people. Academy Award winner Ron Howard puts audiences front row center for an exploration of the world’s best-loved tenor.

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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

“In Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, Sundance vet Stanley Nelson offers a documentary broader in chronological scope than his most visible films, celebrating a musician whose career was not just long but constantly transformational.

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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

"Toni Morrison was a treasure, and 'The Pieces I Am' paints a luminous portrait of this cherished writer." - The Advocate

“Toni Morrison’s artistic, cultural and historical legacies are by now firmly established, which doesn’t prevent Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am from revealing them anew and setting them out in an appreciative, and appropriate, package.

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Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

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‘Max Lewkowicz’s Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles provides an entertaining overview of how the unlikely success Fiddler on the Roof came to be.

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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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Sept 20 - Sept 26: Art, Design & Architecture at the Playhouse! PLUS Pavarotti, Free Trip To Egypt, Miles Davis & More