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march 2019
Where community meets cinema
The Female Gaze March 7 - 13
metro cinema at the Garneau ¡ 8712 109 St. Edmonton
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Basia Bulat -February 24
William Prince - March 14
February 2019 Sunday, February 24
Basia Bulat Singer/SongwriterÂ
March 2019 Friday, March 1 Saturday, March 2 Saturday, March 2 Saturday, March 9 Thursday, March 14 Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 Sunday, March 17 Thursday, March 21 Friday, March 22 Saturday, March 23 Sunday, March 24
Dave Gunning and JP Cormier Singer/Songwriter Taggart and Torrens Comedy Jeremy Dutcher Indigenous Tommy Castro and the Painkillers Blues William Prince Indigenous The Kingston Trio Folk | SOLD OUT Barra MacNeils Celtic Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba: Cuba Vibra! Dance Slocan Ramblers Country The Swingle Singers Classical/Vocal Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar Blues Carlos Del Junco and the Blues Mongrels Blues
April 2019 Thursday, April 18 Saturday April 20
Tim Isberg: 25 Years After: Songs and Stories of a Canadian Soldier in Rwanda Singer/Songwriter Classic Albums Live: AC/DC Pop/Rock
June 2019 Saturday, June 1
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Jeremy Fisher Singer/Songwriter
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About Us Metro Cinema is a community-based not-for-profit society devoted to creating and fostering opportunities for the exhibition of diverse and unique shared cinematic viewing experiences in Edmonton. metrocinema at the Garneau 8712 - 109 Street, • TEL 780 425 9212 www.metrocinema.org FACEBOOK /metrocinema TWITTER & INSTAGRAM @themetrocinema
Ticket Prices:
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Metro Cinema Passes*: Night at the Movies - $30 (2 regular admission, 2 medium drinks, 1 medium popcorn) Six-Pack Adult - $60 Six-Pack Student/Senior - $50 Silver Screen - $300 (Unlimited admission for 1 year) *Passes may not apply to special event rentals, festivals, or premium priced events.
Metro Cinema is grateful for the support of the Alberta Media Arts Alliance, Alberta Media Production Industries Association, CJSR, FAVA, EYESIGHT PUBLISHING and the Harper-Kennedy Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation. Metro Cinema wishes to recognize that we work and live on Treaty No. 6 territory of the First Nations – the Cree, Cree-Iroquois, Nakoda Sioux, Saulteaux and Stony – and on the traditional lands of Aboriginal peoples including the Métis, with holdings beyond the official treaty with the Crown.
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The Room
march Listings Cold War
Poland/UK/France 2018, 89 min, Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski English subtitles A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatefully mismatched, set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris. Opens March 1.
Lords of Chaos
UK/Sweden 2018, 118 min, Dir: Jonas Åkerland A teenager’s quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome. Opens March 1.
The Room
USA 2003, 99 min, Dir: Tommy Wiseau The film widely considered the “Citizen Kane of bad movies” is a monthly event! Be sure to catch Tommy and his friends the for a screening of this classic piece of so-bad-it’s-good cinema. March 1 at 11:30PM
Racetime
Canada 2018, 89 min, Dir: François Brisson, Benoît Godbout Frankie-Four-Eyes and his team face off against conceited newcomer Zac, who is not above cheating a little to win a sled race. Free admission for kids 12 & under. March 2 at 1PM
The Hunting Film Tour Details at huntingfilmtour.com. Tickets are $15 at Jimbows Archery Edmonton (cash only) or online at Eventgroove. No Metro Passes. March 2 at 6:30PM 6
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Adaptation
The Matrix
Pride in Politics: Identity, LitFest presents Susan Class and Political Activism Orlean: The Library Book
UK/France 2014, 119 min, Dir: Matthew Warchus The Gender and Sexual Diversity Caucus, Race Equity Caucus, and New Democrat Youth of Alberta present a screening of Pride. Details at act.albertandp.ca/prideinpolitics. Admission is Pay What You Can. March 3 at 3:30PM
The Human Element
University of Alberta Sustainability Council USA/Iceland, 76 min, Dir: Matthew Testa Details at ualberta.ca/sustainability. Free admission. March 4 at 7PM
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Live Event Details at litfestalberta.org. Tickets on Eventbrite. Metro Passes: Silver Screen only March 5 at 7PM
Adaptation
USA 2002, 115 min, Dir: Spike Jonze A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean for the screen. March 5 at 9:30PM
The Matrix
– 20TH Anniversary USA 1999, 136 min, Dir: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski (as The Wachowski Brothers) A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. March 6 at 9:15PM
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UK/Iran 2014, 80 min, female gaze Dir: Mania Akbari, Mark Cousins English subtitles A cinematic discourse between a British director and an Iranian actress and director, which extends the concept of “essay film� with startling confrontations in the arenas of cultural issues, gender politics and differing artistic sensibilities. March 7 at 7:00PM
The Hitch-Hiker
USA 1953, 71 min, Dir: Ida Lupino Two fishermen pick up a he female gaze psychotic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over. March 7 at 9:30PM
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Ice Blue
he Canada 2017, 104 min, female gaze Dir: Sandi Somers When home-schooled Arielle’s long-estranged mother mysteriously returns to their isolated family farm, it drives a wedge into her seemingly-perfect relationship with her father and reveals a chilling, dark past. Filmmaker in attendance. March 8 at 6:30PM
Capernaum
Lebanon/USA/France 2018, femalehe gaze 126 min, Dir: Nadine Labaki English subtitles While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect. Opens March 8
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Bohemian Rhapsody
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Light Tour 1PM The Little Prince – French Film Fest 3:30PM Invisible Essence: 9:30PM Birds of Passage The Little Prince – French Film Fest 7PM My Left Foot 9:15PM Climax
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1PM The Fireflies Are 7PM Beyond Crisis Gone – French Film Fest - Solar Energy Society of AB 3:30PM Ewir Amora Kelabi 9:30PM Ruben Brandt, 9:30PM Thunder Road Collector
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3PM The Guardians – French Film Fest 6:45PM Bohemian Rhapsody 9:30PM Ruben Brandt, Collector
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30 1PM Kid Flicks - Best of New York International Children’s Film Festival
7PM All the Wild Horses
7PM Relaxer – Indie Spotlight: Joel Potrykus 9:30PM All the Wild Horses 13
A League of Their Own
The Milk Bar
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
The Milk Bar
Japan 1984, 117 min, Dir: Hayao Miyazaki A warrior and pacifist, Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet. March 9 at 1PM – English dubbed, free admission for kids 12 & under March 11 at 9:30PM – Japanese with subtitles, regular admission
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USA 1992, 128 min, Dir: Penny Marshall Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry. March 9 at 3:30PM
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Canada 2019, 20 min, Dir: Julia Grochowski The Milk Bar is a psychedelic, freeflowing dream-scape of milkiness. This world premiere event features performances, milk cocktails, and a screening of the film. March 9 at 9:30PM
Granny Power
Canada/USA 2014, 78 min, he female gaze Dir: Jocelyne Clarke, Magnus Isacsson A documentary about the Raging Grannies, an organization of funny, creative, courageous, and hip older women all over the world who use song and satire to protest injustice, demonstrate against war, and promote environmental awareness. – Live Performance by Edmonton Raging Grannies March 10 at 2PM
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June 1 & 2
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RBG
Melody Makers, Should’ve Been There
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he USA 2018, 98 min, female gaze Dir: Julie Cohen, Betsy West The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. March 10 at 4:45PM
On the Basis of Sex
USA 2018, 120 min, he female gaze Dir: Mimi Leder The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice. March 10 at 6:45PM
Desperately Seeking Susan USA 1985, 104 min, Dir: Susan Seidelman A bored suburban housewife, seeking escape from her life, femalehe gaze suffers amnesia after an accident, wakes up, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan. March 10 at 9:15PM 16
Melody Makers, Should’ve Been There
he Canada/UK 2017, 97 min, female gaze Dir: Leslie Ann Coles Melody Maker Magazine’s Chief Contributing Photographer Barrie Wentzell tells the story of the rise and fall of the magazine, which marked the end to a style of rock n’ roll journalism that no longer exist’s today. With a live music performance by Dana Wylie at 6:30PM. March 12 at 7PM
Climax
France/Belgium/USA 2018, 95 min, Dir: Gaspar Noé English subtitles French dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with LSD. Opens March 14
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Birds of Passage
Kilink!
Le livre d’image (The Image Book)
– French Film Fest Switzerland/France 2018, 84 min, Dir: Jean-Luc Godard English subtitles Nothing but silence. Nothing but a revolutionary song. A story in five chapters like the five fingers of a hand. March 15 at 7:00PM
Birds of Passage
Colombia/Denmark/Mexico 2018, 125 min, Dir: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra English subtitles During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and culture. Opens March 15
War of the Buttons
– 25th Anniversary UK/France/Japan/USA 1994, 94 min, Dir: John Roberts The children of Ballydowse & Carrickdowse engage in battles in which they cut off the buttons, shoe-laces, belts and braces of their captured opponents. Free admission for kids 12 & under. March 16 at 1PM
Kilink!
Turkey 1967, 90 min, Dir: Yilmaz Atadeniz English subtitles Known by many names, the man in the skull mask is the ultimate anti-hero. There will be a short talk discussing the history of the character and then a screening of a custom edited rework of two films, Kilink vs the Flying Man and Kilink in Istanbul. Screens in the Metro lobby Gallery. March 16 at MIDNIGHT
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Le Petit Prince
My Left Foot
Garneau Ghost Light Tour Live Event Get a rare glimpse at the history and hidden spaces of Edmonton’s grand Art Deco Garneau Theatre in this historical building tour. March 17 at 11AM
Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) – French Film Fest
France 2015, 108 min, Dir: Mark Osborne English Subtitles A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince. March 17 at 1:00PM
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Invisible Essence: The Little Prince
– French Film Fest Canada 2018, 90 min, Dir: Charles Officer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s transcendent story suggests an ethical philosophy about life and a universal code of respect for humanity. With every new generation that discovers the fable, the Little Prince’s inspiring legacy is cemented. March 17 at 3:30PM
My Left Foot
– 30th Anniversary Ireland/UK 1989, 103 min, Dir: Jim Sheridan Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb—his left foot. March 17 at 7PM
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Ruben Brandt, Collector
Stuart Little
Gandhi
UK/India/USA 1982, 191 min, Dir: Richard Attenborough This acclaimed biographical drama presents major events in the life of Mohandas Gandhi, the beloved Indian leader who stood against British rule over his country. March 21 at 7PM REEL
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Ruben Brandt, Collector
Hungary 2018, 96 min, Dir: Milorad Krstic A psychotherapist suffers violent nightmares inspired by legendary works of art. Four of his patients, expert thieves, offer to steal the works, since he believes that once he owns them, the nightmares will disappear. Opens March 22
Thunder Road
USA 2018, 92 min, Dir: Jim Cummings A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother. Opens March 22 20
Stuart Little
– 30th Anniversary Germany/USA 1999, 84 min, Dir: Rob Minkoff The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him. Free admission for kids 12 & under. March 23 at 1:00PM
Bohemian Rhapsody
UK/USA 2018, 134 min, Dir: Bryan Singer The story of the legendary rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid in 1985. March 23 at 6:45PM
La disparition des lucioles (The Fireflies are Gone)
– French Film Fest Canada 2018, 96 min, Dir: Sébastien Pilote English subtitles A frustrated teenager frees herself from her mother’s influence and her narrow life in a small industrial town to find out who she really is. March 24 at 1:00PM
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Colors
All the Wild Horses
Ewir Amora Kelabi
Ethiopia 2016, 85 min, Dir: Sewmehon Yismaw English subtitles Based on the true story of Zekarias Mesfin, the film chronicles his struggle to survive in Ethiopia first as an internally displaced person after being orphaned at a very young age, then later as a refugee traversing the sweltering Sinai and Sahara deserts. March 24 at 3:30PM
Buzzard
- Indie Spotlight: Joel Potrykus USA 2014, 97 min, Dir: Joel Potrykus Paranoia forces small-time scam artist Marty to flee his hometown and hide out in a dangerous Detroit. With nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his Power Glove, and a bad temper, the horror metal slacker lashes out. March 26 at 7:00PM
Colors
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USA 1988, 120 min, CinemA Dir: Dennis Hopper An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control. March 28 at 7:00PM
All the Wild Horses
Mongolia/South Africa/UK/USA/ Ireland 2017, 90 min, Dir: Ivo Marloh All the Wild Horses documents the Mongol Derby horse race, the longest and toughest horse race in the world, and easily the most epic and dangerous, as it leads through 650 miles of Mongolian steppe, desert and mountain ranges. Opens March 27
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Relaxer
The Artist-The Pervert
Kid Flicks - Best of New York with the ultimate challenge—the unbeatable level 256 on Pac-Man— International Children’s and he can’t get off the couch until Film Festival
Kid Flicks includes the best short films from New York International Children’s Film Festival, the largest film festival for kids and teens. Each year, NYICFF scours the globe for the best new films from around the world. Free admission for kids 12 & under. March 30 at 1:00PM
Relaxer
– Indie Spotlight: Joel Potrykus USA 2018, 91 min, Dir: Joel Potrykus With the impending Y2K apocalypse fast approaching, Abbie is faced
he conquers it. This is a survival story set in a living room. Opens March 30
The Artist & The Pervert
Germany/USA/Austria 2018, 96 min, Dir: Beatrice Behn, René Gebhardt Georg is a famous Austrian composer, his wife Mollena a renowned American kink educator. Together they live in a public kinky relationship. This film documents their lives between perversion, art, love and radical self-determination. March 31 at 9:30PM
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