Metro Cinema Guide Aug / Sept 2014

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AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2014

SPOTLIGHT: KUROSAWA & MIFUNE

LAWRENCE & HOLLOMAN

SNOWPIERCER THE WIZARD OF OZ

OBVIOUS CHILD THIS IS SPINAL TAP

LIFE ITSELF 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH

SATURDAY MORNING ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-CEREAL CARTOON PARTY

LA DOLCE VITA CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON IN 3D

THE DOUBLE

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Jesse Eisenberg

To say Jesse Eisenberg is a likely leading man is to say the same thing about your awkward high school self, the one who hasn’t quite figured out the proper nuances of even the most basic social situations. Which is to say it isn’t likely at all, but there’s something to the way Eisenberg can capture that certain, pervasive normalcy in a screen performance and give it an edge of neuroses—Watching him perform often carries feeling of watching wallflower whose been shoved into the spotlight, and forced to try and impress.

None of the above is meant as criticism at all. The 30-year-old actor’s proven his take on average-guy can be a versatile thing to watch. He’s capable in situations both comic and dramatic, as equipped to ground a horror-comedy like Zombieland as he is a more driven drama, adept at playing the sort of guy who’s either a little too smart, awkward or eager for his own good.

His best work is anchored in that sensibility: much of the resonance of The Squid and the Whale (2005), for one—Noah Baumbach’s painful account of a family in an emotional tailspin—hinges on Eisenberg’s 16-year-old Walt, a kid in the throes of adolescence and the shadow of a flawed father he nonetheless idolizes. Burdened by his father’s missteps, and further fuelled by being in the already vulnerable period of adolescence, and trying to figure out the kind of man he is, Eisenberg vividly captures that sense of trying to go through the motions of growing up in the shadow of a damaged role model.

Why the mini-essay on Eisenberg? Because he’s anchoring a pair of features playing at Metro over the next two months.

The first, The Double, finds him coming into conflict with, well, himself; based on Dostoyevsky’s enduring novella, Eisenberg’s Simon encounters a man who looks identical to him, and quickly starts to suspect the doppelgänger’s trying to take over his life. After premiering at TIFF last September, it’s been swept up in acclaim, with a lot of that praise being heaped upon Eisenberg’s nuanced double performance (which parallels another 2013 release, Enemy, that recently screened here at Metro, was directed by Canadian Denis Villeneuve, and put Jake Gyllenhaal in the double role, playing a perpetually flustered university professor who discovers another version of himself, working as a bit-part actor in the same city). The second film, Night Moves, plants Eisenberg alongside

Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard, as a trio of activists planning to blow up a dam.

It’s a film by Kelly Reichardt, whose recent previous offerings have been among the most acclaimed American indie releases of the past few years—take her last film, Meek’s Cutoff: Reichardt’s take on a western proved a sharp study in contemplative urgency, following a band of settlers who find themselves lost in an American desert in 1845. (Think Oregon Trail, but with really high stakes.)

So, he’s seen mainstream success without sacrificing deeper, more nuanced roles: as an actor, Eisenberg seems to have found the balance between of wide popcorn successes—he’s just been cast as Lex Luthor in the next Superman—without losing the ability to shoulder a more nuanced, considered script like either of these two.

- David Reis

Selected filmography: The Hunting Party (2007) Holy Rollers (2010): nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, it casts Eisenberg as Sam, a young, poor Orthodox man studying to become a rabbi, only to find himself diverging from that path to sell drugs, after unwittingly being used as mule.

Based on a true story.

The Social Network (2010): the big hit. Eisenberg is Mark Zuckerberg, creating Facebook while at Harvard. Some of the film’s facts have been disputed, but as a work of cinema, it’s a sleek, slick and scathing look at the creation of social media’s anchoring program.

AUGUst 2014 SCHEDuLE Video Games: The Movie USA 2014, 105 min, Digital, Dir: Jeremy Snead 1 @ 11PM, 2 @ 4:15PM, 6 @ 9PM, 10 @ 9:30PM

The Double UK 2013, 93 min, Digital, Dir: Richard Ayoade 1 @ 9PM, 2, 4, 7 @ 7PM, 3 @ 4PM, 4 @ 2PM, 5 @ 9:15PM

Simon James (Jesse Eisenberg) is a timid office clerk working in an ominous government organization. He is overlooked by his boss (Wallace Shawn) and colleagues, scorned by his mother, and ignored by Hannah (Mia Wasikowska), the lovely copy room girl he pines for. undermined and undervalued everywhere he turns, it seems that his directionless life couldn’t get any worse - until the arrival of James Simon, his new co-worker. James is both Simon’s exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic, and seductive with women. To Simon’s horror, James slowly starts taking over his life. This darkly comic film is an adaptation of Dostoevsky’s novella.

The age of the gamer has arrived. This epic documentary chronicles the meteoric rise of video games from nerd niche to multi-billion dollar industry. Featuring in-depth interviews with the godfathers who started it all, the icons of game design, and the geek gurus who are leading us into the future, Video Games: The Movie is a celebration of gaming from Atari to Xbox, and an eye-opening look at what lies ahead.

USA 1998, 117 min, Digital, Dir: Joel Coen 3 @ 9:30PM

Metro’s annual summer screening of the comedic masterpiece is here! We invite you to hang with “The Dude” and indulge in the Big Lebowski’s Big Drink Specials. “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), mistaken for a different millionaire Lebowski by hired thugs, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies Walter and Donny to help get it. As this case of mistaken identity is complicated by extortion, double- crosses, deception, embezzlement, sex, pot, and gallons of White Russians, it seems that everyone from porn tycoons to nihilists want something from the Dude. Yet, even when things look their worst “the Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but we still take comfort in that.” 18+.

MuSIC DOCS///

obvious Child

For aspiring comedian Donna Stern (Jenny Slate), everyday life as a female twenty-something provides ample material for her hysterical and relatable brand of humour. On stage, Donna is unapologetically herself, joking about topics as intimate as her sex life and as crude as her day-old underwear. But when Donna winds up unexpectedly pregnant after a one-night stand, she is forced to face the uncomfortable realities of independent womanhood for the first time.

Donna’s drunken hookup – and epic lapse in prophylactic judgment – turns out to be the beginning of a hilarious and totally unplanned journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

Obvious Child is a winning discovery, packed tight with raw, energetic comedy and moments of poignant human honesty.

The Provincial Archives of Alberta (PAA), in partnership with Metro, is pleased to present short films and excerpts taken from our extensive holdings. This content from the PAA vaults highlights our recent digitization work and is carefully selected from our vast audiovisual records, which comprise more than 50,000 film, video and audio recordings, including home movies, government productions, feature length films, advertising and commercial materials, and television broadcasts. To learn more visit: provincialarchives.alberta.ca.

The Big Lebowski

A monthly film series featuring music documentaries, from classic to contemporary. Curated by Tim Rechner, and co-presented with CJSR and Blackbyrd Myoozik.

USA 2014, 84 min, Digital, Dir: Gillian Robespierre 1,3,6, 25 @ 7PM, 2,4 @ 9PM, 3 @ 2PM, 4 @ 4PM, 9 @ 4:15PM, 23 @ 9:30PM, 27 @ 9:15PM

PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES PRE-SHOW///

Lawrence & Holloman Canada 2013, 95 min, Digital, Dir: Matthew Kowalchuk 8 @ 6:45PM, 9 @ 9:30PM, 10, 16 @ 4:30PM, 12 @ 7PM, 18 @ 9PM Winner of the 2013 Edmonton International Film Festival Best Canadian Feature and recently nominated for seven 2014 Canadian Comedy awards Lawrence & Holloman is the dark and twisted story of a cynical and suicidal accounting clerk (Holloman) who gets taken under the wing of a happy-go-lucky, ever-optimistic suit salesman (Lawrence). Lawrence the optimist tries to teach Holloman the pessimist how to live happily and remain positive, until his own good luck starts to turn. Based on the highly successful stage play by two-time Governor General Awardwinning writer Morris Panych. We’re talking some major Edmonton connections with the talent involved in this film. Filmmakers in attendance Aug. 8 @6:45pm. other screenings TBA.

Snowpiercer The Doors: Live at the Bowl ‘68 USA 1987, 91 min, Digital, Dir: Ray Manzarek 5 @ 7PM

The Doors: Live at the Bowl ‘68 is widely regarded to be the band’s best performance ever captured on film. Now for the first time fans can watch the complete version in digitally re-mastered glory with 5.1 surround sound! The entire concert has been carefully restored from the original camera negatives to include the lost performances of Hello I Love You, Texas Radio and the Big Beat, and Spanish Caravan. And to start the show, special feature interviews reveal what it meant to the band’s members to perform at the Hollywood Bowl and describe the enduring significance of this concert. With Special Live Music Performance by Lewd Thunder. Music at 6:30PM. Film at 7PM.

South Korea/ USA/ France/ Czech Republic, 126 min, Digital, Dir: Joon-ho Bong 8, 15 @ 9PM, 9, 10, 13 @ 7PM, 10 @ 2PM, 11 @ 9:30PM, 12 @ 9:15PM An adaptation of the cult French comic book series Le transperceneige, Snowpiercer, takes place on a perpetually moving convoy carrying the only human survivors after the world is iced over. A revolution is breaking out as tension boil over among the train’s passengers who have been segregated according to the “preordained” order of the locomotive’s owner. Throughout the struggle, the protagonists encounter representations of real life atrocities from recent history.

Featuring a stellar cast and spectacular visual effects, Snowpiercer is “an epic yet nuanced, contemplative yet entertaining vision of a despairing present channeled through a dystopian future, using its titular locomotive as an allegory for human existence as we see it in the here and now.” (The Hollywood Reporter)

REEL FAMILY CINEMA///

STAFF PICS/// Have you ever wondered what your favourite cinema’s fine staff watch when they’re not at work? Staff Pics is the series that lets you get better acquainted with Metro’s team by revealing their unique film tastes. From the front of house to behind the scenes, each month one Metro staff member will present their must see film!

David Cheoros is Metro’s new Executive Director.

Much of his background is in live theatre (Fringe, Theatre Network), so it’s predictable that his staff pick is also a work that made the leap from stage to screen.

Metro Cinema offers family friendly classic and contemporary movies every Saturday afternoon. FRee ADMISSIon FoR CHILDRen 12 AnD UnDeR!

How to Train Your Dragon USA 2010, 98 min, Digital, Dirs: Dean De Blois, Chris Sanders 2 @ 2PM

Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell, this action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn’t exactly fit in with his tribe’s longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers.

Hiccup’s world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.

The Little Mermaid USA 1989, 83 min, Digital, Dir: Ron Clements, John Musker 23 @ 2PM

Mermaids are supposed to stay under the sea, but Ariel, a headstrong teenager, longs to be part of the magical world on land. When she falls in love with a human prince, Ariel strikes a bargain with the diabolical Sea Witch to win the prince’s love. Based on the the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, the multiple Academy Award - winning The Little Mermaid is a beautiful splash of art and music that revived the classic Disney tradition.

The Wizard of oz

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USA 1939, 102 min, Digital, Dir: Victor Fleming 9 @ 2PM

USA 2009, 96 min, Digital, Dirs: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson 30 @ 2PM

Based on L. Frank Baum’s classic story, The Wizard of Oz has been enchanting audiences for 75 years. Dorothy Gale is a wholesome farm girl who dreams of escaping the monochromatic drudgery of her ordinary life. When a twister whisks her – and her little dog too – into the topsy- turvy Land of Oz, it seems her dreams have become glorious Technicolor realities! However, faced with a Wicked Witch and Flying Monkeys, she discovers there’s no place like home and sets out with a band of magical misfits to implore the Great Oz to return her to her world. This is a timeless tale for anyone who’s ever wondered what might be somewhere over the rainbow.

The Goonies USA 1985, 114 min, Digital, Dir: Richard Donner 16 @ 2PM

From the folks who brought you Superman and E.T. comes a classic tale of kids on that most perfect of adventures: a hunt for pirate treasure. When their neighborhood is slated for destruction, the Goonies must figure out a way to save their homes. Opportunity comes when a Spanish treasure map reputed to belong to One-Eyed Willie falls into the hands of Mikey, Chunk, and Mouth. Little do they know, however, that the cave on the map is being used by a gang known as the Fratellis, who are hiding a Slothful secret of their own...

Retired balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, is ready for his last chance at high-flying excitement. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, Carl sets off to the lost world of his childhood dreams. unbeknownst to Carl, an eager 8-yearold wilderness explorer named Russell is on Carl’s front porch! The world’s most unlikely duo meet fantastic friends like Dug, a dog with a special collar that allows him to speak, and Kevin, a rare 13-foot tall flightless bird. Stuck together in the wilds of the jungle, Carl realizes that sometimes life’s biggest adventures aren’t the ones you set out looking for.

DEDFEST/// The ‘Burbs USA 1989, 101 min, Digital, Dir: Joe Dante 8 @ 11:30PM

It’s summertime and this month DEDfest wants to show it’s humourous side with one of their personal favourite dark comedies celebrating it’s 25th anniversary. They’re excited to bring back to the big screen one of Joe Dante’s most underrated films...The ‘Burbs! With an amazing cast headlined by Tom Hanks, it’s the story of an overstressed suburbanite and his paramilitaric neighbour as they struggle to prove their paranoid theory that the new family in town is a front for a satanic cult! Co-starring Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, and Corey Feldman, this is the perfect movie for a hot-summer late-night with a friend and a beer, or two. 18+.

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead UK/ USA 1990, 117 min, Digital, Dir: Tom Stoppard 11 @ 7PM

R&G has often been described as a riff on Hamlet and Waiting for Godot. Well, I’ll take Gary Oldman and Tim Roth over just about any Hamlet I’ve ever seen – and I`ve seen some wonderful Hamlets. Tom Stoppard stands on the shoulders of two giant writers, then leaps into a midair roll and nails the landing with Richard Dreyfuss doing jazz hands. The film version adds new layers of wit and humour, infusing each scene with equal parts wonder and confusion. I hope you’ll love it as much as I do. - David Cheoros

The Dark Side of oz

Synchronization of the 1973 Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon with the visual portion of the 1939 film The Wizard of oz, 102 min, Digital.

13 @ 9:30PM

Is it coincidence, was it planned, or is it, as some followers of Carl Jung would have us believe, some form of collective unconscious synchronicity? You’ve heard about it – now here is your chance to view it on the big screen – The Dark Side of Oz. The pairing of the classic film with the classic album produces moments where the film and music appear to correspond in cosmic synch with each other. The “buzz” behind this event first appeared in the mid-nineties and it has since turned into this modest, cultural phenomenon – possibly the first video “Mash-up”. It all begins with the MGM lions roar.

Spotlight on Akira Kurosawa & Toshiro Mifune/// Akira Kurosawa, the master director, and Toshiro Mifune, the master actor: each an icon of cinematic history in his own right, but as a team, they are as legendary as the stories and characters they depicted in their astounding 16 film collaborations. Over the course of their joint careers, the duo translated Japanese story-telling traditions into epic films of intense emotional and intellectual power. These three classic samurai tales represent the zenith of this collaborative relationship and were integral in developing the “wandering warrior” archetype, which has influenced filmmakers from Clint Eastwood to George Lucas.

Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai)

Rashomon (Rashômon) Japan 1950, 88 min, Digital, Dir: Akira Kurosawa, Japanese w/ subtitles 17 @ 12:45PM, 22, Sep 3 @ 7PM

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Rashomon is perhaps the finest film ever made about the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Akira Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the same story: the murder of a man and the rape of his wife. Starring Toshiro Mifune in a truly commanding performance, Rashomon revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema to the world.

Japan 1954, 207 min, Digital, Dir: Akira Kurosawa, Japanese w/ subtitles 14, Sep 1 @ 7PM, 24 @ 3PM

One of the most thrilling film epics of all time, Seven Samurai tells the story of a sixteenthcentury village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Kurosawa - featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura - seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope.

Mood Indigo (L’écume des jours) France/ Belgium 2013, 131 min, Digital, Dir: Michel Gondry, French w/ subtitles 15, 21 @ 6:30PM, 16 @ 9:30PM, 19 @ 9:15PM

Eminently inventive auteur Michel Gondry finds inspiration from Boris Vian’s cult novel to provide the foundation for this visionary and romantic love story. Set in a charmingly surreal Paris, wealthy bachelor Colin (Romain Duras) attends a party in hopes of falling in love. He soon meets Chloé (Audrey Tautou) and, before they know it, they’re dancing to Duke Ellington and plunging headfirst into a romance that Gondry rapturously depicts as only he can. Their whirlwind courtship is tested when an unusual illness plagues Chloe; a flower begins to grow in her lungs. To save her, Colin discovers the only cure is to surround her with a never-ending supply of fresh flowers.

fringe/// McCrackin 2: The Whackining Throne of Blood (Kumonosu-jô) Japan 1957, 110 min, Digital, Dir: Akira Kurosawa, Japanese w/ subtitles 20, 27 @ 7PM, 31 @ 1PM

Canada 2014, Live Performance, 65 min, Dir: Accidental Humour 16, 23 @ 7:30PM, 17 @ 3PM, 21, 22 @ 9:30PM

A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fogenshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife. Throne of Blood fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theatre to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.

Jim McCrackin is a Hit-man seeking redemption. But first he must tango with a clandestine organization, execute an impossible heist, and most importantly find his missing son.

All without having a Whack Attack! From the creators of Cowboy: A Cowboy Story, Son of a Dwarf!, and Happy Whackin’ Jim McCrackin comes the next installment from Accidental Humour Co. McCrackin 2: The Whackining brings stage and film together in a comedic homage to the action genre. For info visit: www.accidentalhumour.com. For pre-sale :tickets.fringetheatre.ca. Also available at the door.

Dazed & Confused

This is Spinal Tap

USA 1993, 103 min, Digital, Dir: Richard Linklater 15 @ 11:30PM, 24 @ 9:30PM

Follow the exploits of a Texas town’s teenage inhabitants on the last day of school in 1976 as they terrorize each other, look for love, wax philosophical, and try to stay high.

Set to a killer soundtrack of seventies music, Dazed and Confused is a hilarious and realistic portrayal of the simple pleasures of being young and the uncertainties of growing up.

One of Linklater’s finest, featuring breakout performances by Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, and Parker Posey among many others.

18+ Friday only

USA 1984, 82 min, Digital, Dir: Rob Reiner 17, 28 @ 9:30PM, 22 @ 11:30PM

Even if it wasn’t technically the first one, This is Spinal Tap is still pretty much the granddaddy of all mockumentaries. This legendary satire focusing on the American comeback tour of the legendary, but now aging, rock group (dubbed “one of England’s loudest bands”) still manages to be hilarious and feel fresh 30 years later.

The comedic and musical trio of Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, and Christopher Guest (who all star and wrote the script) have amazing chemistry together.... Original, brutally funny and masterfully made, Spinal Tap will forever remain the most quintessential Rock N’ Roll comedy ever made. (R.J. LaForce). 18+ Friday only.

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The Immigrant

night Moves

USA 2013, 120 min, Digital, Dir: James Gray 23 @ 4PM, 24, 26 @ 7PM, 25 @ 9PM,

Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable elements of Belarus USA/ UK/ Belarus 2013, 76 min, Digital, Dir: Madeline Sackler 18 @ 7PM, 24 @ 1PM

Creating provocative theatre carries great personal risks: emotional, financial, and artistic.

For the members of the Belarus Free Theatre, there are additional risks: censorship, imprisonment, and worse. Dangerous Acts goes behind the scenes with the acclaimed troupe of imaginative and subversive performers who, in a desolate country choked by censorship and repression, defy Europe’s last remaining dictatorship. When authorities forbid critical examinations of important topics, the Free Theatre responds by injecting these taboos into performances that are staged in underground.

And yet, because of the power of their message, they receive critical acclaim overseas.

CRIME WATCH/// From thriller to comedy and classic to contemporary, Crime Watch offers a diverse and provocative glimpse into the cinematic criminal world. Curated by Laura O’Connor.

Blue Ruin USA/ France 2013, 92 min, Digital, Dir: Jeremy Saulnier 19 @ 7PM

USA 2013, 112 min, Digital, Dir: Kelly Reichardt Marion Cotillard gives a remarkable performance 29, 31, SeP 4 @ 7PM, 30 @ 4:15PM, as Ewa, an impoverished Polish immigrant newly arrived in 1921 New York who falls into the clumsy SeP 1 @ 4PM, 30 @ 9PM, SeP 2 @ 9:30PM clutches of cheapjack impresario and pimp Bruno (Joaquin Phoenix), whose pathetic love for his new charge does not prevent him from exploiting her as he has so many others. When Bruno’s hated cousin, the slick illusionist and entertainer Orlando (Jeremy Renner), turns his attentions to Ewa, it sets in motion a fateful cycle of rivalry, violence, and (possible) redemption. (TIFF)

CuLT CINEMA/// A monthly series of eccentric classics curated

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If….

UK 1968, 111 min, Digital, Dir: Lindsay Anderson 26 @ 9:30PM

If…. is a daringly anarchic vision of British society, set in a boarding school in late-sixties England.

Before Kubrick made his mischief iconic in A Clockwork Orange, Malcolm McDowell made a hell of an impression as the insouciant Mick Travis, w ho, along with his school chums, trumps authority at every turn, finally emerging as a violent saviour in the vicious games of oneupmanship played by both students and masters.

Mixing colour and black and white as audaciously as it mixes fantasy and reality, If…. remains one of cinema’s most unforgettable rebel yells.

Dwight Evans (Macon Blair) is a mysterious drifter whose quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family. Winner of the International Federation of Film Critics prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Crime Watch is delighted to bring this taut indie thriller to Metro.

METRO BIZARRO/// A monthly foray into the weird, wild, and wonderful world of fringe cinema. Curated by Maggie Hardy.

She-Devils on Wheels USA 1968, 82 min, Digital, Dir: Herschell Gordon Lewis 20 @ 9:15PM

This month Bizarro re-visits the work of Herschell Gordon Lewis with She-Devils On Wheels an all girl biker exploitation fest! Starring actual bikers (not actors) She-Devils is an exciting capsule of a forgotten genre and a bygone era. The Man-Eaters are the roughest, toughest biker gang around, they rule with an iron fist and will stop at nothing to stay on top; their races end in orgy and men are their playthings, that is until a rival all male gang shows up and tries to spoil their fun. Come on down and join Bizarro for some campy, sleazy, summertime fun.

Night Moves follows three passionate environmentalists whose homegrown plot to blow up a controversial dam unravels into a journey of doubt, paranoia, and unintended consequences.

Set against the ravishing, but threatened natural beauty of Oregon, the film follows step-by- relentless-step as quiet organic farmer Josh (Jesse Eisenberg), high society drop out Dena (Dakota Fanning), and adrenaline-driven ex-Marine Harmon (Peter Sarsgaard) prepare, carry out, and ultimately experience the shocking fallout of what they hoped would be an attention- grabbing act of sabotage. Feeling they have been pushed to the limit by disregard for the local ecosystem, the trio’s own personal limits are about to be tested.

As the tension mounts, provocative moral questions are posed about the underside of idealism and the modern collision of values and violence.

Donnie Darko: Director’s Cut USA 2001, 133 min, Digital, Dir: Richard Kelly 29 @ 11:30PM, 31 @ 9:15PM

October 2nd, 1988 is just another ordinary day in Donnie Darko’s (Jake Gyllenhaal) teen-aged existence. He’s taken his medication, watched a Dukakis and Bush debate, and had dinner with the family. Out of the blue, a 2,000 pound jet engine plummets from the sky and obliterates Donnie’s bedroom. As Donnie explores what it means to still be alive, and - in short order - to be in love, he uncovers secrets of the universe that give him a tempting power to alter time and destiny. As hilarious and moving as it is eccentric, Donnie Darko takes us on mind-bending journey through suburban America. 18+ Friday only.

OPERA IN CINEMA/// elena Brazil/ USA 2012, 80 min, Digital, Dir: Petra Costa 29 @ 9:15PM, 30 @ 7PM, SeP 1 @ 2PM, SeP 3 @ 9PM

Elena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York with the same dream as her mother: to become a movie actress. She leaves behind her childhood spent in hiding during the years of the military dictatorship, and her seven year old sister Petra. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. She only has a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, a diary and letters. At any moment Petra hopes to find Elena walking in the streets in a silk blouse. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we no longer know one from the other. Based on a true story, Elena obliterates the line between documentary, diary and fever dream, and is at once captivating and devastating.

From the Royal Opera House in London, Metro presents cinematic encores of the season’s best live productions. Co-presented by the Edmonton Opera

Verdi’s nabucco UK 2013, 170 min, Digital, Singers: Placido Domingo, Andrea Caré & Vitalij Kowaljow Sung in Italian with english subtitles.

31 @ 3:15PM

Daniele Abbado explores themes of identity, exile and religion in a powerful staging of Verdi’s epic opera. War has broken out between the Babylonians and Israelites. The Israelites have captured Fenena, younger daughter of the Babylonian King, Nabucco. In revenge, Nabucco vows to destroy Jerusalem, aided by the vengeful Abigaille. At the tender age of 72, singing legend Plácido Domingo gives an impressively vigorous performance as the title character Nabucco. Screening includes an intermission. Composer: Giuseppe Verdi. Conductor: Nicolo Luisotti. SPeCIAL ADMISSIonS In eFFeCT: $17 ADULTS, $14 SenIoRS / STUDenTS

AUGUST 2014 SCHEDULE SUNDAY

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TUESDAY

Seven Samurai

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THURSDAY

Lawrence & Holloman

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7PM Obvious Child 9PM The Double 11PM Video Games: The Movie

2PM REEL FAMILY/// How to Train Your Dragon 4:15PM Video Games: The Movie 7PM The Double 9PM Obvious Child

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6:45PM Lawrence & Holloman 9PM Snowpiercer 11:30PM DEDFEST/// The ‘Burbs

2PM REEL FAMILY/// The Wizard Of Oz 4:15PM Obvious Child 7PM Snowpiercer 9:30PM Lawrence & Holloman

Obvious Child

3 2PM Obvious Child 4PM The Double 7PM Obvious Child 9:30PM The Big Lebowski

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2PM The Double 4PM Obvious Child 7PM The Double 9PM Obvious Child

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7PM MUSIC DOCS/// The Doors Live at the Bowl ‘68 9:15PM The Double

7PM Obvious Child 9PM Video Games: The Movie

7 7PM The Double 9PM Obvious Child

HERITAGE DAY

10 2PM Snowpiercer 4:30PM Lawrence & Holloman 7PM Snowpiercer 9:30PM Video Games: The Movie

17 12:45PM KUROSAWA/// Rashomon 3PM FRINGE/// McCrackin 2: The Whackining 6:15PM EDM MOVIE CLUB /// TBA 9:30PM This Is Spinal Tap

11 7PM STAFF PICS/// Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 9:30PM Snowpiercer

18 7PM Dangerous Acts 9PM Lawrence & Holloman

24 1PM Dangerous 25 Acts 3PM KUROSAWA/// Seven Samurai 7PM The Immigrant 9:30PM Dazed and Confused

1PM KUROSAWA/// Throne of Blood 3:15PM OPERA IN CINEMA/// Nabucco 7PM Night Moves 9:15PM Donnie Darko

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7PM Snowpiercer 9:30PM The Dark Side of Oz

14 7PM KUROSAWA/// Seven Samurai

Snowpiercer

19 7PM CRIME WATCH /// Blue Ruin 9:15PM Mood Indigo

26 7PM The Immigrant 9:30PM CULT CINEMA/// If….

20 7PM KUROSAWA/// Throne of Blood 9:15PM BIZARRO/// She-Devils on Wheels

27 7PM KUROSAWA/// Throne of Blood 9:15PM Obvious Child

21 6:30PM Mood Indigo 9:30PM FRINGE/// McCrackin 2: The Whackining

28 7PM Private Event 9:30PM This Is Spinal Tap

15 6:30PM Mood Indigo 9PM Snowpiercer 11:30PM Dazed and Confused

22 7PM KUROSAWA/// Rashomon 9:30PM FRINGE/// McCrackin 2: The Whackining 11:30PM This Is Spinal Tap

29 7PM Night Moves 9:15PM Elena 11:30PM Donnie Darko

16 2PM REEL FAMILY/// The Goonies 4:30PM Lawrence & Holloman 7:30PM FRINGE/// McCrackin 2: The Whackining 9:30PM Mood Indigo

23 2PM REEL FAMILY/// The Little Mermaid 4PM The Immigrant 7:30PM FRINGE/// McCrackin 2: The Whackining 9:30PM Obvious Child

30 2PM REEL FAMILY/// Up 4:15PM Night Moves 7PM Elena 9PM Night Moves

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2PM Elena 4PM Night Moves 7PM KUROSAWA/// Seven Samurai

7PM MUSIC DOCS/// 20,000 Days on Earth 9:30PM Night Moves

7PM KUROSAWA/// Rashomon 9PM Elena

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2PM Land Ho! 4PM Sagrada – The Mystery of Creation 6:15PM EDM MOVIE CLUB /// TBA 9:30PM Palo Alto

7PM STAFF PICS/// Machuca 9:30PM Land Ho!

21 1PM Life Itself 3:15PM La Dolce Vita 7PM 20,000 Days On Earth 9:15PM Raging Bull

28 ALBERTA CULTURE DAYS 2PM The Auctioneer 4PM Rock Paper Dice Enter 7PM AMPIA ///Why Shoot the Teacher?

THURSDAY

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9:15PM Palo Alto

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7PM Land Ho! 9:15PM Sagrada – The Mystery of Creation 11:30PM The Room

2PM REEL FAMILY/// The Incredible Journey 4PM Land Ho! 7PM Sagrada – The Mystery of Creation 9:15PM Palo Alto

LABOUR DAY

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1PM Life Itself 3:15PM La Dolce Vita CUSTOMER APPRECIATION/// 7PM Finding Vivian Maier 9PM Under the Skin

WEDNESDAY

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Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D

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15 7PM Life Itself 9:15PM Raging Bull

22 7PM CJSR FUND-RAISER/// TBA 9:30PM 20,000 Days On Earth

29 7PM The Rover 9:15PM Goodfellas

9 7PM TURKEY SHOOT/// Gigli 9:30PM Sagrada – The Mystery of Creation

16 7PM CRIME WATCH/// Brick 9:15PM Life Itself

23 7PM 20,000 Days on Earth 9:15PM CULT CINEMA/// Natural Born Killers

30 7PM Chef 9:30PM The Rover

10 7PM Moulin Rouge!

9:30PM Palo Alto

17 7PM Vue Weekly Blue Revue

24 7PM GATEWAY TO CINEMA/// The Matrix 9:30PM 20,000 Days on Earth

20, 000 Days on Earth

11 7PM Land Ho! 9PM BIZARRO/// Bride of Beyond Bizarro

18 7PM Life Itself 9:15PM Raging Bull

25 7PM The Culture Collective

12 7PM Metro Anniversary Party/// Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D

19 7PM 20,000 Days on Earth 9:30PM DEDFEST/// The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

13 10AM Saturday Morning All-YouCan-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!

4PM Sagrada – The Mystery of Creation 7PM Life Itself 9:15PM La Dolce Vita

20 2PM REEL FAMILY/// James & the Giant Peach 4PM Voila 7PM Life Itself 9:30PM 20,000 Days On Earth

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september 2014 SCHEDULE Music Docs/// A monthly film series featuring music documentaries, from classic to contemporary. Curated by Tim Rechner, and co-presented with CJSR and Blackbyrd Myoozik.

20,000 Days on Earth UK 2014, 97 min, Digital, Dirs: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard 2 @ 7PM

Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit.

Encores: 19, 21, 23 @ 7PM, 20, 22, 24 @ 9:30PM

The Room USA 2003, 99 min, Digital, Dir: Tommy Wiseau 5 @ 11:30PM

The film widely considered to be the “Citizen Kane of bad movies” is back! Tommy Wiseau and his popular masterpiece are only at Metro every few months, so be sure to catch it when it’s here. You’re my favourite customer. Thanks a lot! Bye. Audience participation is encouraged.

Please respect the theatre and fellow patrons, and refrain from using profane language.

Palo Alto USA 2013, 100 min, Digital, Dir: Gia Coppola 4, 6 @ 9:15PM, 7, 10 @ 9:30PM

Shy, sensitive April (Emma Roberts) is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B (James Franco) and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy who crosses her path — including both Teddy and his best friend Fred, a live wire without filters or boundaries. An unflinching portrait of adolescent lust, boredom, and self-destruction, Palo Alto is a teen movie for the ages — an astonishing debut feature from writer-director Gia Coppola, based on the book Palo Alto: Stories

by James Franco.

Land Ho! Iceland/ USA 2014, 95 min, Digital, Dirs: Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens 5, 11 7PM, 6 @ 4PM, 7 @ 2PM, 8 @ 9:30PM

A pair of 60-something ex-brothers-in-law sets off on a road trip through Iceland, hoping to reclaim their youth. Their picaresque adventures, from trendy Reykjavík to rugged outback, are a throwback to classic bawdy road comedies as well as a candid exploration of aging, loneliness, and friendship.

staff pics/// Sagrada The Mystery of Creation Switzerland 2012, 89 min, Digital, Dir: Stefan Haupt, French, Spanish & English w/ subtitles 5 @ 9:15PM, 6 @ 7PM, 7, 13 @ 4PM, 9 @ 9:30PM

One of the most iconic structures ever built, Barcelona’s La Sagrada Familia is a unique and fascinating architectural project conceived by controversial genius Antoni Gaudi in the late 19th century. More than 125 years after construction began and 88 years after Gaudi’s death, the basilica still remains unfinished. Every year, the proliferating building site attracts some 3 million visitors from the 4 corners of the globe, because the mysterious process of creation and of something in the making seems to be almost within reach and physically tangible. Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation celebrates Gaudi’s vision and the continuing work of architects as they strive to complete the colossal project while delving into the process of artistic creation in a historical context.

Front of House Representative, Natalia Knowlton will be leaving us this month; the lucky lady is setting off for London to pursue an MFA in Script Writing. Natalia would like to thank Metro “for being such a great place to work.” And what better way to show her appreciation and say goodbye than by sharing one of her favourite films with us all?

Machuca Chile/ Spain/ UK/ France 2004, 121 min, Digital, Dir: Andrés Wood, Spanish w/ subtitles 8 @ 7PM

Two twelve-year-old boys from opposing socioeconomic backgrounds become friends on the verge of Chile’s coup d’etat in 1973. Machuca is a heartbreaking coming-of-age story that helped begin a dialogue about Pinochet’s dictatorship and the strict class system that still prevails in Chilean culture. Chile had been a democracy for five years when my mother and I moved there in 1995, but taboos like avoiding discussion of all politics, let alone Pinochet, were still observed.

Over the following years, however, I noticed a shift, as the dictatorship became a common topic in Chilean media. Machuca was integral in that shift, and every time I return to Chile I see more media depicting Chile’s darkest years. Not bad for a nation that twenty-five years ago could barely say Pinochet’s name. - Natalia Knowlton

Reel Family Cinema/// Metro Cinema offers family friendly classic and contemporary movies every Saturday afternoon. Free Admission for children 12 and under!

The Incredible Journey Canada/ USA 1963, 80 min, Digital, Dir: Fletcher Markle 6 @ 2PM

When the Hunter family sets out on a holiday, they leave their three pets – bull terrier Bodger, labrador Luath, and Siamese cat Tao­ with a friend. But when a series of assumptions are made, no one realizes when the animals decide to embark on a 250 - mile trek across Canada’s rugged terrain to return to their home. With only barks and meows, the trio encourages each other on their journey homeward as they battle hunger, hunters, and more along the way.

James and the Giant Peach UK/ USA 1996, 79 min, Digital, Dir: Henry Selick 20 @ 2PM

After the daring rescue of a spider, a young orphan named James comes into possession of some magic crocodile tongues.

When he spills them in the garden, out sprouts an enormous peach! Escaping his two terrible aunts, he climbs inside, where he meets an astonishing cast of human-like insects and embarks on a magical odyssey full of thrills and adventure. Based on the book by Roald Dahl and from the director of The Nightmare before Christmas, prepare to be transported into an eccentric world of imagination and adventure.

Prairie Tales 16 for Young Audiences Canada, 38 min, Digital, Dir: Various 27 @ 2PM, 3PM & 4PM

Prairie Tales 16 is an annually curated, touring collection of short films and videos made by Albertan artists and this is an abridged version aimed at family audiences.

It presents a selected mix of entertaining live action, animated, and experimental short works.. Films to screen: The Woman Who Came Back, Dir: Adolfo Ruiz; Friendship, Dir: Ocean Demuth, Medina Dennie & Zaiyah Dennie; Step Lightly - The Edmonton Waste Management Centre, Dir: Joanne Levenick; Falling, Dir: Zoe Slusar & Bailey Kerluke.

Prairie Tales is produced by the Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society with funding assistance from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. PART OF ALBERTA CULTURE DAYS SEPT 27 & 28. FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL.

turkey shoot/// A monthly celebration of aesthetically challenged films, hosted by Dave Clarke and Jeff Page and featuring live comedic commentary.

Gigli USA 2003, 121 min, Digital, Dir: Martin Best 9 @ 7PM

Remember the actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez? The attractive celebrities whose coupling created a wave of nicknames like Bennifer, Brangelina and Kimye? The super couple was also responsible for this Razzie Award allstar (nominated for Worst Picture, Actor and Actress of the Decade). The movie’s IMDB listing threatens to put the Turkey Shoot blurbist out of business: “The violent story about how a criminal lesbian, a tough-guy hit-man with a heart of gold, and a mentally challenged man came to be best friends through a hostage.” To quote super couple Daveyjeff, “Nuff said.”

Moulin Rouge!

USA/ Australia 2001, 127 min, Digital, Dir: Baz Luhrmann 10 @ 7PM

It’s the belle époque in late 1890s Paris, and Christian (Ewan McGregor) has left behind his bourgeois father to seek his fortune in the bohemian underworld of Monmartre, where the eccentric artist, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (John Leguizamo), introduces him to a new world and the scandalous dance known as the can can in the infamous dance hall, brothel, and theatre: the Moulin Rouge. It’s here that Christian falls into a tragically doomed romance with the courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman), the star of the play he is writing, which parallels their romance and sets the romance to a rock music soundtrack a century ahead of the times. Presented in conjunction with the Art Gallery of Alberta’s exhibition: Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880-1910, Sept 6 - Nov.16.

Metro Bizarro/// A monthly foray into the weird, wild, and wonderful world of fringe cinema. Curated by Maggie Hardy.

Bride of Beyond Bizarro World-wide, Digital, 90 mins, Dir: Various 11 @ 9PM

It’s back! This month Bizarro presents an all new, never before seen video mixtape! If you like sex, violence, and VHS mixed with martial arts, foreign television, and Turkish rip-offs of classic movies all put into a blender and set to blitz, curator and creator Maggie Hardy has the show for you! Bride of Beyond Bizarro promises to be the ultimate descent into oddity. Remember boys and girls, this is a one night only special event, and you’ll never have another chance to experience this film theatrically, so come on down for a night that only Bizarro can deliver!

Metro Anniversary Weekend Sept 12 - 14/// Join Metro as we commemorate our third year at the Garneau Theatre! Our Anniversary weekend will be full of exciting screenings and events that celebrate an unabashed love of film and the joyous experience of watching it with group of equally enthusiastic moviegoers. You can’t have this much fun with your personal media player, no matter how many apps it has, so join us at the theatre for an authentic cinematic experience.

Saturday Morning All-YouCan-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!

Various, 150 min, Digital, Curator: Kier-La Janisse 13 @ 10AM

Creature from the Black Lagoon (In 3D!)

Once more, Metro brings you this super-fun sugar-fuelled event, featuring an all new program of cartoons! Put on your best PJs and experience it all over again on the big screen! Programmed for all ages, the cereal will be all-you-can-eat and the cartoons (hand-picked from the 70s & 80s) will last over 2 hours. ADULTS $12 / STUDENTS & SENIORS $10 / CHILDREN 12 & UNDER - $8 – ADMISSION INCLUDES CEREAL.

USA 1954, 79 min, Digital, Dir: Jack Arnold 12 @ 7PM

Beware! Something is lurking in the forbidden depths of an Amazonian paradise, stalking the scientists searching its ancestor’s fossilized remains. One by one, the members of the expeditionary team led by intrepid scientists, Dr. Carl Maia and Dr. David Reed, meet gruesome aquatic fates at the claws of the savage “GillMan.” But when the monster gets its fins on Kay, David’s ravishing girlfriend, these men of science find themselves face to face with the Creature from the Black Lagoon! Part of our Anniversary Celebrations, Metro Cinema is thrilled to present this classic creature feature in terrifying 3D! The way it was meant to be seen and can only be enjoyed on the big screen! So don your stereoscopic goggles and jump in – the water’s fine!

Metro is thrilled to announce that our patrons now have the opportunity to purchase advance tickets online. Visit metrocinema.org to buy your ticket to our most anticipated upcoming films and events like the Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cartoon Party!

Life Itself USA 2014, 115 min, Digital, Dir: Steve James 13, 15, 18, 20 @ 7PM, 14, 21 @ 1PM, 16 @ 9:15PM

Based on his memoir of the same name, Life Itself recounts the life and times of world- renowned film critic Roger Ebert: his precocious start in Urbana, Illinois; his migration to Chicago and unexpected promotion to movie critic at the Chicago Sun-Times; his wild days at the legendarily rough-and-tumble O’Rourke’s Pub... ; his passion for politics and social justice, as well as Russ Meyer and big-breasted women; his decades-long television partnership with Gene Siskel; and his heroic fight with the cancer that finally claimed his life in 2013. Directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and executive produced by Ebert’s longtime friend Martin Scorsese, Life Itself is an engrossing, intimate and moving portrait of one of the most beloved and influential figures of twentiethcentury journalism. (TIFF)

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Ebert’s Pics/// Roger Ebert (1942 – 2013) wasn’t a huge fan of Top 10 Film lists, but he did go on record with his Ten Greatest Films of All Time. When Ebert was inevitably asked to name his favourite film, Fellini’s La Dolce Vita would spring most quickly to his mind. Presented alongside the new documentary, Life Itself, La Dolce Vita and another modern masterpiece on Ebert’s list, Scorceses’ Raging Bull, will provide the companion pieces to Metro’s commemorative triptych of the legendary critic’s life.

La Dolce Vita Italy/ France 1960, 178 min, Digital, Dir: Federico Fellini, Italian & English w/ subtitles 13 @ 9:15PM, 14, 21 @ 3:15PM

Federico Fellini’s shot La Dolce Vita in 1959 on the Via Veneto, the Roman street of nightclubs, sidewalk cafes and the parade of the night. His hero is a gossip columnist, Marcello (Marcello Mastroianni), who chronicles “the sweet life” of fading aristocrats, second-rate movie stars, aging playboys and women of commerce. The movie leaps from one visual extravaganza to another, following Marcello as he chases down stories and women. A series of nights and dawns, descents and ascents. ...When I saw the movie right after Mastroianni died, I thought that Fellini and Marcello had taken a moment of discovery and made it immortal. There may be no such thing as the sweet life. But it is necessary to find that out for yourself. (Roger Ebert)

Raging Bull USA 1980, 129 min, Digital, Dir: Martin Scorsese 15, 18, 21 @ 9:15PM

Raging Bull is not a film about boxing but about a man with paralyzing jealousy and sexual insecurity, for whom being punished in the ring serves as confession, penance and absolution. It is no accident that the screenplay never concerns itself with fight strategy.

For Jake LaMotta, (Robert De Niro) what happens during a fight is controlled not by tactics but by his fears and drives. Martin Scorsese’s 1980 film was voted in three polls as the greatest film of the decade, and the movie won Oscars for De Niro and editor Thelma Schoonmaker and also was nominated for best picture, director, sound, and supporting actor (Joe Pesci) and actress (Cathy Moriarty). It’s the best film I’ve seen about the low self-esteem, sexual inadequacy and fear that lead some men to abuse women. Boxing is the arena, not the subject. (Roger Ebert)

Customer Appreciation Night/// Finding Vivian Maier

Under the Skin

USA 2013, 83 min, Digital, Dir: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel 14 @ 7PM

UK 2013, 108 min, Digital, Dir: Jonathan Glazer 14 @ 9PM

Vivian Maier’s photographs seemed destined for obscurity, lost among the clutter of the countless objects she’d collected throughout her life. Instead, these images have shaken the world of street photography and irrevocably changed the life of the man who brought them to the public eye. This film brings to life the saga of the discovery and unraveling the mystery through her films, photographs, odd collections, and personal accounts from the people who knew her simply as a nanny. What started as a blog to show her work has quickly became a viral sensation in the photography world. Free Admission & Popcorn!

A voluptuous woman of unknown origin (Scarlett Johansson) combs the highways in search of isolated or forsaken men, luring a succession of lost souls into an otherworldly lair. They are seduced, stripped of their humanity, and never heard from again.

Based on the novel by Michael Faber, the film examines human experience from the perspective of an unforgettable heroine who grows too comfortable in her borrowed skin.

A visionary film of existential science fiction that journeys to the heart of what it means to be human, extraterrestrial - or something in between. Free Admission & Popcorn!

Metro Cinema gets a Facelift This July, Garneau’s screen went ‘dark’ for 5 days so we could undertake a comprehensive overhaul of the venerable old cinema. Next time you visit, we hope you notice the spruced up lobby and concession, and the freshly steam-cleaned seats. The stage received a facelift, while backstage enhancements are underway. The grand 24’ proscenium arch has undergone the most obvious transformation, sporting new plaster and spiffy deco-era colours. Please join us in applauding the extraordinary work of the project’s leader, Allan Mulholland, and the team: Maggie Hardy, Katie Hartfeil, Tola Adeshina, Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins, Joseph Hartfeil, and Olesya Komarnytska. Huzzah!

Crime Watch/// From thriller to comedy and classic to contemporary, Crime Watch offers a diverse and provocative glimpse into the cinematic criminal world. Curated by Laura O’Connor.

Brick USA 2005, 110 min, Digital, Dir: Rian Johnson 16 @ 7PM

Inspired by the crime novels of Dashiell Hammett and other masters of Hardboiled fiction, Rian Johnson’s debut film Brick sets noir-drenched mystery in a modern-day California high school. With the discovery of his ex-girlfriend’s body in a storm drain, outsider Brendan (Joseph Gordon- Levitt) turns into a dogged 1930s gumshoe. While dodging threats from fellow students and faculty members, he must navigate a Chandleresque high school underground of dubious dames and petty thugs in an effort to find the truth.

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Vue Weekly: Blue Revue Canada 2014, 90 min, Digital, Dir: Various 17 @ 7PM

If you’ve ever wanted to be a porn star for a night but not a lifetime, Blue Revue is the place to do it. Featuring fun and sexy DIY porn from Edmonton and across Canada, Blue Revue offers a safe way to express your sexuality, without the dangers associated with sending your naughty videos around the Internet. After the films are screened, celebrated and voted on by the audience and prizes are awarded, they’re destroyed (live, on stage!) Those nude images will be gone forever, never to surface unexpectedly anywhere. Presented by Steamwhistle Beer. The racy feature film that will screen afterwards is TBA. For info & updates go to: bluerevue.ca. 18+.

DEDfest/// fundraiser The Texas Chainsaw Massacre USA 1974, 83 min, Digital, Dir: Tobe Hooper 19 @ 9:30PM

Just one month before the DEDFest 2014 festival and how exciting to screen the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest American horror movies ever made. In 1974, this film terrified the world. See it for one night only on a new hi-def transfer that will remind why it still haunts four decades later. Forget the sequels, forget the remakes, forget the reboots. There is only one Texas Chainsaw Massacre and it deserves to be re-visited in all it’s insane glory! Five friends visit their grandfather’s house in the country, and are hunted and terrorized by a chain-saw wielding killer and his family of grave-robbing cannibals.

Relive the terror and catch a sneak peek of the titles that will be coming to the festival! 18+.

Voila! Edmonton Premiere & Fundraiser Canada 2014, 12 min, Digital, Dir: Geraldine Carr 20 @ 4PM

Voila! is the coming-of-age story, circa 1969, of eleven year-old Patty who is transported out of a small town into the exotic grandeur of a luxurious hotel. She’s there to babysit her infant cousin while her affluent aunt and uncle attend an awards banquet. When the baby is asleep and there’s nothing on the 3-channel TV, Patty explores the room. She discovers the room service menu and wanting to experience the luxury around her, she orders up! Reception and Silent Auction. Filmmakers in attendance. ADMISSION

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Cult Cinema/// A monthly series of eccentric classics curated by Jeff Noel.

Natural Born Killers USA 1994, 118 min, Digital, Dir: Oliver Stone 23 @ 9:15PM

Mickey and Mallory (Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis), <are> two mass murderers who go on a killing spree across America, making sure everybody knows their names, so they get credit for their crimes. The movie is not simply about their killings, however, but also about the way they electrify the media and exhilarate the public. Stone has touched a nerve here, because his film isn’t about violence, it’s about how we respond to violence, and that truly is shocking... Stylistically, the film is a cinematic bazaar... Seeing this movie once is not enough.

The first time is for the visceral experience, the second time is for the meaning. (Roger Ebert)

Chef USA 2014, 114 min, Digital, Dir: Jon Favreau 26, 30 @ 7PM, Oct 1 @ 9:15PM

Carl (Jon Favreau), a skilled chef in a high-end Los Angeles restaurant, is bored by his job recreating the classics suggested by his controlling boss, restaurant owner Riva (Dustin Hoffman). In a stinging review by a leading restaurant critic, Carl is called out for his lack of imagination. Introduced to Twitter by his tech-savvy son Percy, Carl accidentally starts a flame war and loses his job. Encouraged by his ex-wife Inez (Sofia Vergara) to start a Cuban food truck together with his son and his friend Martin (John Leguizamo), Carl takes to the road, hoping to reignite his creative genius.

gateway to Cinema/// Co-presented by The Gateway, official student newspaper at the University of Alberta and Metro Cinema.

The Matrix (15th Anniversary!) The Rover USA 1999, 136 min, Digital, Dirs: The Wachowski Brothers 24 @ 7PM

The Matrix follows the trials of Neo (Keanu Reeves), a young computer programmer, searching to determine the deepest reality of a postApocalyptic world. His journey uncovers a web of deceit and massive computer-generated illusions obscuring the truth. As Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) says to Neo, “No one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.” The same is true for this mindblowing film which was a worldwide sensation when it debuted and was ground-breaking in its inventive style and amazing visual effects.

ADMISSION IS FREE FOR STUDENTS WITH VALID ID.

Culture Collective 25 @ 7PM

The Culture Collective is excited to present its 3rd innovative Variety Showcase! There will be an amazing line up of film, improv, burlesque, bands, DJs, and more, packed on to 2 stages and into 3 hours of nonstop entertainment. Supported by friends at Pabst Blue Ribbon, the event will be hosted by Julian Faid (Rapid Fire Theatre), visual projections provided by Owen Breirley (Guru Digital Arts College), and will be curated by Kris Harvey and Thomas Scott. Truly one of Edmonton’s Best Artist Showcases, it’s not to be missed. The last 2 shows were sold out, so get your tickets early. Visit culturecollective.org for advance ticket information.

Australia/ USA 2014, 103 min, Digital, Dir: David Michôd 26 @ 9:15PM, 29, Oct 1 @ 7PM, 30, Oct 2 @ 9:30PM

The Australian Outback of The Rover is a world ten years after a great Western economic collapse.

It’s a near future of social and economic decay that mirrors the American and Australian gold rushes of the 19th century. People are drawn to the land’s mines and with them come the the hustlers and criminals who hope to exploit the mines’ margins. At the centre of this world are two men: an embittered Australian man (Guy Pearce), a former soldier who has lost his farm and family; the other, a naive American (Robert Pattison), too young to remember a time when things were anything other than what they are.

Goodfellas USA 1990, 146 min, Digital, Dir: Martin Scorsese 26 @ 11:30PM, 29 @ 9:15PM

Most films, even great ones, evaporate like mist once you’ve returned to the real world; they leave memories behind, but their reality fades fairly quickly. Not this film, which shows America’s finest filmmaker at the peak of his form. No finer film has ever been made about organized crime.... GoodFellas, is a memoir of life in the Mafia, narrated in the first person by Henry (Ray Liotta), an IrishItalian kid whose only ambition, from his earliest teens, was to be a “wise guy,” a Mafioso. We also meet Jimmy (Robert De Niro), and Tommy (Joe Pesci) and we follow them all through 30 years; at first, through years of unchallenged power, then through years of decline and then into betrayal and decay. (Roger Ebert)18+ Friday only.

ALBERTA CuLTuRE DAYS/// Now in its seventh year, Alberta Culture Days is the province’s largest celebration of the arts, heritage, diversity and community spirit.

As a Host Celebration Site, Metro Cinema is pleased to present two days of free, family friendly films. Discover / Experience / Celebrate. For a complete listing of the 2014 Alberta Culture Days Celebration Sites visit: www.AlbertaCultureDays.ca. All screenings: FRee ADMISSIon

Rock Paper Dice enter Canada 2014, 82 min, Digital, Dir: Shreela Chakrabartty 28 @ 4PM

The Auctioneer Canada 2012, 58 min, Digital, Dir: Hans olson 28 @ 2PM

Dale Menzak is an auctioneer specializing in the sale of family farms. A man of few words when not auctioneering, he also works parttime as an undertaker. From his portable auctioneer’s booth, Dale helps to liquidate antiquated farm equipment, after which he dons a sombre necktie and returns to his job at the funeral home. Set against a backdrop of gorgeous prairie vistas, The Auctioneer observes Dale from a respectful distance as he facilitates the difficult process of letting go. “A keenly observed world of small town friendliness…, all framed by breathtaking endless skies and tilled fields that once formed a pastoral patchwork quilt.” (Hot Docs)

Indigenous Perspectives: First nations & Métis Filmmaking in Alberta 27 @ 7PM

The Provincial Archives of Alberta (PAA) is proud to host its annual Film Night. This year PAA focuses on indigenous filmmaking in Alberta and

by Albertan filmmakers outside of the province.

The first part of the program features short films, including amateur footage of a Métis wedding in the 1940s; The Ballad of Crowfoot, a film made by the NFB’s ground-breaking Indian Film Crew; Voice of My Grandmother, about Cree oral traditions; and Gil Cardinal’s Genie-winning, Foster Child. The second part, showcases the work of Edmonton- based filmmaker Gil Cardinal, with a screening of Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole. This film tells the story of the return of a Haisla totem pole from a Swedish museum to the Haisla people. Part 1 begins at 7PM; Part 2 at 9PM.

Why Shoot the Teacher?

Canada 1977, 100 min, 35mm, Dir: Silvio narizzano 28 @ 7PM

Why Shoot the Teacher? is based on a book of the same name by Max Braithwaite. Filmed on location in Hanna, Alberta, it tells the story of an urban east-province Canadian (Bud Cort) fresh from college who travels to Western Canada in the mid-1930s to accept a teaching position at a small rural schoolhouse, a one-room school house in the fictional rural settlement of Willowgreen, Saskatchewan because there are no other jobs available. James DeFelice won a 1978 Canadian Film Award for the film’s adapted screenplay. Edmonton-based producer, Fil Fraser is considered by many to be one of the legendary founders of feature film production in Alberta, and will introduce the film. Other special guests, TBA.

Edmonton’s first-ever theatrically released suspense thriller revolves around a city’s top security team investigating a mystery caller connected with a threat to North America, a diamond theft, and the Dalai Lama’s struggle for freedom in Tibet.

Harmless fun and games soon find the stakes raised beyond anybody’s guess. Each character leverages knowledge for personal power. Boasting local talent and locations, this original story in the age of information is the Shreela & Kash G rated debut feature, having had its world premiere across multiple cities in India’s largest cinema chain, followed by a successful run in Canada.

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