Sept 27 - Oct 3: TIFF's Opening Documentary Hits The Princess! Once Were Brothers, Aquarela, Bill & Ted Plus More

If you've ever pulled into Nazareth, and felt 'bout half past dead, well... this documentary is for you! Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertston & The Band opened the Toronto International Film Festival this year and now the Princess is getting the film's EXCLUSIVE Premiere! Catch it as it opens this Friday at the Original, 7pm! Continues all weekend long and into next week!

There are so many reasons to check out the new documentary, Aquarela at the Original, including the film's score! Finnish symphonic metal band, Apocalyptica takes care of the music while director Viktor Kossakovsky takes movie-goers through amazing images of the raw power of water. Opening screening 910pm Friday at the Original continues all weekend!

At the Twin, our audiences have fallen in love with The Peanut Butter Falcon, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Official Secrets & Brittany Runs a Marathon, all of which continue this weekend and into next week. Get those advance tickets below!

Hey Jazz lovers, we've got something for you on tap this weekend with the brand new Miles Davis documentary, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool at the Original! "The film is kind of brilliant in the way it covers and contextualizes more than 50 years of groundbreaking music in barely two hours." - Toronto Star

Also this weekend at the Original, we're screening a film that has George Carlin & Keanu Reeves in it... oh and it's about a phone booth you can time travel in... Yep, we're proud to say we've got Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure! Get tickets now, because you won't see a film like this on the big screen for some time! Sat & Sun at 910!

We've brought the new Ram Dass documentary, Becoming Nobody, to the Twin this weekend for two shows only. If meditation, mindfulness and spirituality is your thing, it's a must see with many thoughtful lessons delivered by the man who became famous for 'Be Here Now'. A few special event screenings are happening at the Twin next week as well. On Saturday, A Culture Days Special Presentation. FREE. PHOTOPHAGIA: The Secret Life of Plants! It will be shown without the picture and described by gardeners. Super Cool!

Plus, do not forget to get your tickets to this year's Surprise Movie Night Duo! It's kicking-off this coming Thursday, 7pm at the Twin with proceeds going back towards KW Counselling! This year’s films have not yet been released in cinemas and are currently screening for film industry professionals at major film festivals around the world. All tickets include popcorn and a drink!

So many great films, hope to see you at the movies this weekend and next week!

FILMS SHOWING Friday Sept 27 to Thursday Oct 3

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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Surprise Movie Night

Oct 3. 7pm - Twin. Special Fundraising event for KW Counselling Services.

Like last year, we will be screening TWO surprise movies; one on September 26, 2019 and one on October 3, 2019.

Aquarela

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“Shot in high definition at 96 frames per second, this eyepopper from Russian director-writer-cinematographer-editor Victor Kossakovsky is like nothing you’ve ever seen. His free-form documentary on water opens by scaring us to death.

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Official Secrets

"Bloody hell, the Brits do low-key, paranoid procedural dramas like Official Secrets well, with a pervading chill... The crispness cuts like a knife." - New York Magazine

"Based on the book The Spy Who Tried To Stop A War, Official Secrets tells the true story of British secret-service officer Katharine Gun, who during the immediate run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq leaked a top-secret National Security Agency memo. The memo – which exposed an illegal U.S./U.K.

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

“Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are cool dudes, but to their teacher, they're high school no-hopers. They fantasise about forming a rock band called 'Wyld Stallyns'; one day they'll pull themselves together and learn how to play guitar.

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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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Brittany Runs a Marathon

"Bell draws laughter and tears out of her character's indignities but also invests us greatly in her desire to change her own life." - Globe & Mail

"Written and directed by first-timer Paul Downs Colaizzo and starring Jillian Bell in a performance that defines breakout, 'Brittany' not only goes places you won’t be expecting but it also manages to be simultaneously sympathetic and unsentimental, a picture with a laugh-out-loud sense of humor that can be as real as hell when it needs to be.

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The Peanut Butter Falcon

"Life might be imitating art or vice versa, who knows? One thing is certain: The Peanut Butter Falcon is a wonderful piece of art." - Globe & Mail

“The Peanut Butter Falcon is a sweet, funny and heartfelt look at friendship and strength. Zak, played by Zack Gottsagen who has Down syndrome, lives in a retirement community where Eleanor (Dakota Johnson) works and cares for him. Most of his days are spent watching an old wrestling video about his hero, Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church).

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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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Becoming Nobody

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“Becoming Nobody truly represents the core arc of Ram Dass’ teachings and life. His ability to entertain and his sense of humor are abundantly evident in a conversation that brings us around to address the vast question of ultimate freedom.

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PHOTOPHAGIA: The Secret Life of Plants will be shown without the picture and described by gardeners

28 Sept, 2:00 - Twin. A Culture Days Special Presentation. FREE. PHOTOPHAGIA: The Secret Life of Plants will be shown without the picture and described by gardeners

Whispered...Fiercely...Seven Stories

Oct. 1, 7:00pm - Twin. Seven survivors tell their own stories about trauma in this poignant documentary. Presented by WLU Faculty of Social Work and Finscot Films.

Filmmaker Duncan Finnigan and researcher Dr. Helen Ramirez have created a gentle piece held together by seven people threading the stories of their lives when caught in the nets of systemic violence and repression.
These are sorting stories that speak of truths and make demands for change but mostly are focused on guiding others out of their waters of trauma.

Mike Wallace Is Here

“One of the giants of American television news broadcasting gets an extended close-up in Mike Wallace Is Here, a compulsively engrossing account of a career notable for its gutsy, confrontational attitude toward the power brokers in business and politics.

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Sometimes Always Never

"Bill Nighy is a debonair delight in this charming, elegant, whimsical and unexpectedly moving gem of British comedy-drama mystery." - Daily Mirror

"Sometimes Always Never is a quiet, funny, sad, quirky delight, beautifully written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, and directed with tremendous style by first-timer Carl Hunter. Seek it out if you can. It has a superb central performance by Bill Nighy, and first-class support from, among others, Jenny Agutter, Tim McInnerny and Sam Riley.

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