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JULY / AUGUST 2015
The Look Of Silence
Big Game
When Marnie
Was There
CLUE
Mad Max India Film Festival of ALberta
The Big Lebowski
You Don’t
Know Jack!
the Apu Trilogy
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big game
Metro will be taking the first week of July off to clean up, upgrade our speakers, spruce up our stage, and clean…well, everything we can reach. All of this is in preparation for our big 75th birthday celebrations for the Garneau Theatre in September, when we’ll be…no, that’s a surprise. In the meantime, we encourage you to join us for a world of great movies this summer. We are kicking off our summer programming with a bang, with the “anti summer blockbuster blockbuster”, Big Game! A movie full of non-stop action out of Finland with Samuel L. Jackson as the President of the United States! In 2013 Metro screened the astounding documentary The Act of Killing, now we are thrilled to exclusively present the equally affecting and visually stunning follow-up film The Look of Silence. A few old favourites are back. By popular demand, we add in a special School’s Out For Summer edition of the Saturday Morning All You Can Eat Cereal Cartoon Party. And for those of you craving white Russians, a special screening of The Big Lebowski is coming in August. For fans of Studio Ghibli, we offer what may be the final new offering from these revered masters, When Marnie Was There. We’re also screening The Room on Friday July 10 like normal at 1130, but in August we’re trying something a bit different for those of you always curious but unwilling to stay up so late with a special earlier screening at 9:30 on Saturday August 8. You might think you know Jack, but in celebration of Jack Nicholson’s retirement from acting, Metro has put together a special retrospective of Jack in his prime, to help make sure, featuring 6 films from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Since coming to the Garneau, Metro has been pleased to host theatre productions intermixed with our screenings during the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. This year, we embrace the madness of Fringe entirely, featuring 8 shows in rotation in August. Metro Cinema is a community-based non-profit society. We believe that film, video, and digital media are significant art forms and means of communication, and that many innovative films, videos, and digital media are overlooked by conventional theatres, including Canadian, international, and independent film, video, and digital media. We are devoted to the exhibition and promotion of this work in Edmonton. To this end, Metro exhibits an eclectic blend of film, video, and digital media that are not screened anywhere else in the city. Metro’s focus is on presenting a broad selection of educational, cultural, and innovative works. The Society operates with the ongoing assistance of a large volunteer base. We regularly distribute a program, facilitate discussion, and bring in artists to enhance the experience and understanding of film, video, and digital media. Metro Cinema is grateful for the support of these funders
Metro is also grateful for the support of the following: Alberta Media Arts Alliance, CJSR, The Tomato, and VUE Weekly
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Cover Story
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Restoring a Masterpiece
New Releases
When Marnie Was There
Series & Repertory
Easy Rider - You Don’t Know Jack!
The big lebowski
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Baahubali Big Game The Look of Silence The Act of Killing Mad Max: Fury Road Mad Max: Road Warrior When Marnie Was There The Dog Dog Day Afternoon
Metro Bizarro - Little Shop of Horrors - Tetsuo, The Iron Man Staff Pics - Hudson Hawk - Wild at Heart Crime Watch - Clue Cult Cinema - The Last Detail - Dog Day Afternoon
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DEDfest - Big Game - Turbo Kid - The Last Video Store The Room Reel Family Cinema - The Secret of Nimh - Kaakaa Muttai (The Crow’s Egg) - Despicable Me - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - When Marnie Was There - Charlotte’s Web You Don’t Know Jack! - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Little Shop of Horrors - The Last Detail - Five Easy Pieces - Chinatown - Easy Rider Music Docs - Dead Venues - Salad Days: A Decade of Punk from Washington, DC Turkey Shoot - Snakes on a Plane - Fifty Shades of Grey
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Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party India Film Festival of Alberta Apu Trilogy FAVA Video Kitchen The Big Lebowski The Edmonton International Fringe Festival
july Calendar
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august Calendar
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RESTORING A MASTERPIECE In a digital era in which there can be a million identical copies of a film, it’s hard sometimes to realize how fragile our hold on our cinematic legacy can be. In April, Metro worked with FAVA and AMPIA to help shore up that legacy, raising funds for Anne Wheeler to digitally remaster her classic film Bye Bye Blues, and it was an honour to do so. Now, we are thrilled to present a trilogy of films whose rebirth and restoration – literally rising from the ashes – is almost as remarkable as the story they tell. Inspired by European neorealist masterpieces, Satyajit Ray worked with a shoestring budget and amateur cast and crew. The resulting trilogy – Pather Penchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) and Apur Sansar (1959) won accolades at the Cannes, Berlin, and Venice Film Festivals, and prompted Akira Kurosawa to state “Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon.” Ray is judged one of the great masters of the world cinema. Ray received a Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 1992. This led to the discovery that many of his negatives were in extremely poor condition. In 1993, just months after Ray’s death, the negatives were moved and a restoration project was just underway when tragedy struck: the warehouse containing the negatives of the Apu trilogy burned down. For twenty three years, only inferior video copies of deteriorated exhibition prints have been available. All was not lost forever: at the time of the fire all the damaged negatives were stored in the hopes restoration technology would catch up to the needs of the films. By 2012 the technology was there and Criterion Pictures undertook a massive restoration effort. At L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, one of the world’s premier restoration facilities, technicians successfully rehydrated the brittle film and then set about physically repairing the elements. This meant a thousand hours of meticulous hand labor and by combining this work with existing duplicate negatives (from which technicians found excellent replacements for the unusable or missing sections of the
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original negatives), complete versions were assembled. In the end, 40 percent of Pather Panchali and over 60 percent of Aparajito were restored directly from the original negatives. The two surviving reels of Apur Sansar were too damaged to be used in the restoration, so all of that film was restored from duplicate negatives. The Criterion Collection restoration lab then handled the final stage - digital restoration, including the elimination of dirt, debris, warps, and cracks. The Apu Trilogy opened Western viewers’ eyes to the possibilities of Indian cinema and catapulted India into a golden age of international art-house film. These films are among the most achingly beautiful, richly humane movies ever made. The return of these films to theatres marked a triumph for the archivists and preservation community. Their foresight protected these vital treasures of World Cinema even when all seemed lost. Two decades after its original negatives were burned in a fire, Satyajit Ray’s breathtaking milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously reconstructed new 4K restoration. The trilogy will screen at the Metro Cinema from July 17 to August 3. We begin with the premiere of Pather Panchali on July 17, which is also the Opening Night film of the inaugural India Film Festival of Alberta (July 17-19). The series culminates with a screening of the complete trilogy on Monday, August 3.
Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) JULY 17 @ 7PM, 22 @ 9:15PM, AUG 3 @ 12:45PM Aparajito (The Unvanquished) JULY 24 @ 9:15PM, 29 @ 7PM, AUG 3 @ 3PM Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) JULY 31@ 9:15PM, AUG 3 @ 5PM Holiday Monday Aug. 3 Matinee – Apu Trilogy Triple Feature - $12 (Single Films $5 each)
july & august 2015 SCHEDULE
There’s always something new at Metro. Visit metrocinema.org to find all our new releases, and the most up to date film listings, show times, and other information.
new releases
Big Game
Five Buck Mondays
The first day of the week just got a whole lot better. Mondays at Metro Cinema are no longer just Mondays, they’re Metro’s Five Buck Mondays! All admissions to our Monday screenings are now $5 – whether you’re an adult, a senior, a child, or student, everyone pays $5 for one admission on Five Buck Mondays.
Finland / UK / Germany 2015, 110 min, Dir: Jalmari Helander English & Finnish w/ Subtitles JUL 10 @ 6:45PM, 10 @ 9PM, 11 @ 4:30PM, 11 & 16 @ 9:30PM, 12 @ 1:45PM, 12, 13 & 15 @ 7PM, 12 & 14 @ 9:15PM In the rugged countryside of Finland, a young thirteen-year-old (Onni Tommila) embarks on a traditional quest to prove himself by spending 24 hours alone in the wild, armed with only a bow and arrow. After witnessing a spectacular crash, he discovers the escape pod from Air Force One, containing the President of the United States (Samuel L. Jackson). When they
realize a group of kidnappers is hot on their trail with the intention of taking the president, this unlikely duo must escape their hunters as they search for the American Special Forces team sent out to find them. JUL 10 @ 9PM - Presented by DEDfest – 18+, Licenced JUL 13 @ 7PM - $5 MONDAY
The Look of Silence Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Norway / UK 2014, 103 min, Dir: Joshua Oppenheimer JUL 24, 27 & 30 @ 7PM, 25 @ 4PM, 26 @ 1:30PM, 25, 26, 28 & 29 @ 9:15PM
Baahubali: The Beginning India 2015, 150 min, Dir: S.S. Rajamouli Telegu w/ Subtitles JUL 9 @ 7:30PM, 19 @ 8PM
The Edmonton Movie Club and their inaugural India Film Festival of Alberta present the premiere of the long-awaited historical epic Baahubali: The Beginning. The film’s grand spectacle and amazing cinematography has been generating tremendous buzz wold-wide. In the 13th Century Kakateeya dynasty, King Bharata is jealous of his popular brother, King Baahubali, and goes to war against him. After nearly 2 years in production, and the biggest budget in Indian film history, this will be a global film event not to be missed! JUL 19 @ 8PM – Part of India Film Festival of Alberta
The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer’s powerful companion piece to the Oscar-nominated The Act of Killing. Through Oppenheimer’s footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. This unprecedented documentary focuses on the youngest
son, who decides to break the suffocating spell of submission and terror by doing something unimaginable in a society where the murderers remain in power: he confronts the men who killed his brother asks them to accept responsibility for their actions. (thelookofsilence.com) JUL 27 @ 7PM - $5 Monday
The Act of Killing
This chilling and inventive documentary examines Indonesia, a country where killers are celebrated as heroes. The filmmakers challenge unrepentant death squad leaders to re-enact their mass killings in the style of the American movies they love. The hallucinatory result is a cinematic fever dream, an unsettling journey deep into the imaginations of mass-murderers and the shockingly banal regime of corruption and impunity they inhabit. Shaking audiences at film festivals, The Act of Killing is an unprecedented film and according to CNN, “could well change how you view the documentary form.”
Denmark / Norway / UK 2012, 115 min, Dir: Joshua Oppenheimer JUL 26 @ 7PM
Act Of Killing / Look of Silence Double Feature: JUL 26 - Adult $20 / Student & Senior - $15 metrocinema.org
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When Marnie Was There Japan 2014, 103 min, Dir: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Japanese w/ Subtitles: AUG 7 & 12 @ 7PM, 9 @ 1:45PM Dubbed Version: AUG 8 @ 2PM, 10 @ 7PM
Mad Max: Fury Road Australia / USA 2015, 120 min, Dir: George Miller JULY 31 @ 7PM, AUG 1 @ 9:30PM, 3 & 6 @ 7PM, 5 @ 9PM
Years after the collapse of civilization, the tyrannical Immortan Joe enslaves apocalypse survivors inside the desert fortress the Citadel. When the warrior Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) leads the despot’s five wives in a daring escape, she forges an alliance with Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), a loner and former captive. Fortified in the massive, armored truck the War Rig, they try to outrun the ruthless warlord’s henchmen in a high-speed, deadly chase through the Wasteland. AUG 3 @ 7PM - $5 Monday
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Australia 1981, 94 min, Dir: George Miller AUG 5 @ 7PM, 6 @ 9:30PM After avenging the death of his wife and young son at the hands of a vicious gang leader, Max (Mel Gibson) drives the postapocalyptic highways of the Australian outback, fending off attacks from nomadic tribes that prey on outsiders. Falling into an encampment led by the relatively peaceful Pappagallo (Mike Preston), Max at first schemes to steal their oil, but soon becomes the group’s reluctant defender against the hulking Humungus (Kjell Nilsson) and his ruthless marauders AUG 5 & 6 Mad Max Double Feature: Adult: $20, Student/Senior/Child: $15 at the door. Regular admission for single film
The newest feature from Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli is a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery that delivers stirring emotions and breathtaking animation as only Ghibli can. When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. Based on the young adult novel by Joan G. Robinson and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty), When Marnie Was There has been described as “Ghibli Gothic,” with its moonlit seascapes, glowing orchestral score, and powerful dramatic portrayals that build to a stormy climax. AUG 8 @ 2PM – Reel Family Cinema – Kids 12 & Under – Free! - DUBBED AUG 10 @ 7PM - $5 MONDAY - DUBBED
The Dog USA 2013, 100 min, Dirs: Allison Berg & Frank Kerauden AUG 25 @ 7PM
Coming of age in the 1960s, John Wojtowicz took pride in being a pervert. His libido was excessive even by the libertine standards of the era, with multiple wives and lovers, both women and men.In August, 1972, he attempted to rob a Brooklyn bank to finance his lover’s sex-reassignment surgery. The attempted heist resulted in a fourteen-hour hostage situation that was broadcast on TV. Three years later, Pacino portrayed his character instigating the unforgettable crime on the big screen. The award-winning film had a profound influence on Wojtowicz, when he emerged from prison six years later, he became known as “The Dog.” Filmed over the course of a 10-year period by co-directors Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren, and interweaving extraordinary
archival footage on the robbery, 70’s era interviews and the early gay liberation movement in which “The Dog” played an active role, the documentary captures the many sides of John Wojtowicz’s larger-than-life persona: he is, by turns lover, husband, soldier, lover, activist, New Yorker, mama’s boy and bank robber.
Dog Day Afternoon USA 1975, 125 min, Dir: Sidney Lumet AUG 25 @ 9PM
When inexperienced criminal Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) leads a bank robbery in Brooklyn, things quickly go wrong, and a hostage situation develops. As Sonny and his accomplice, Sal Naturile (John Cazale), try desperately to remain in control, a media circus develops and the FBI arrives, creating even more tension. Gradually, Sonny’s surprising motivations behind the robbery are revealed, and his standoff with law enforcement moves toward its inevitable end. Part of Cult Cinema Series Dog Double Feature: Adult: $20, Student/Senior/Child: $15 at the door. 8
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SERIES & REPERTORY
The Room USA 2003, 99 min, Dir: Tommy Wiseau JULY 10 @ 11:30PM, AUG 8 @ 9:30PM
The film widely considered the “Citizen Kane of bad movies” is back! Be sure to catch Tommy and his friends for summer screenings of this classic piece of so-bad-it’sgood cinema. You’re my favourite customer. Thanks a lot! Bye. Audience participation is encouraged. Please respect the theatre and fellow patrons. Regular Spoon throwers take note, in August we’re trying something different and putting the Room on a Saturday at 9:30PM.
dedfest DEDfest’s monthly DEDsploitation series. Learn more at DEDfest.com.
Big Game Finland / UK / Germany 2015, 110 min, Dir: Jalmari Helander English & Finnish w/ Subtitles 18+, Licenced Event JULY 10 @ 9PM
See NEW RELEASES for film details
Reel Family Cinema Metro Cinema offers family friendly classic and contemporary movies most Saturday afternoons. Come early and enjoy themed lobby activities and cartoon preshows before the films. FREE ADMISSION FOR CHILDREN 12 & UNDER!
The Secret of NIMH USA 1982, 82 min, Dir: Don Bluth JULY 11 @ 2:30PM
Despicable Me USA 2010, 95 min, Dirs: Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud JUL 25 @ 2PM
A man who delights in all things wicked, supervillain Gru (Steve Carell) hatches a plan to steal the moon. Surrounded by an army of little yellow minions and his impenetrable arsenal of weapons and war machines, Gru makes ready to vanquish all who stand in his way. But nothing in his calculations and groundwork has prepared him for his greatest challenge: three adorable orphan girls (Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher) who want to make him their dad. (IMDB)
Straight to Video: A B-Movie Odyssey With Surprise feature! Theatrical Premiere! Canada 2015, 26 min, Dir: Cody Kennedy AUG 7 @ 9:30PM
From Edmonton filmmaking collective House of Heathens (The Last Videostore) comes a new experience in B-Movie madness: Straight To Video: A B-Movie Odyssey! Video store clerk Kevin is closing his doors forever. When a cursed Beta tape accidentally unleashes a vortex inside the store it sucks him into alternate dimensions based on the bad movies on his shelves. He soon finds out being in a crappy film is a much more harrowing experience than being in one. Now, he must fight his way through different genre films to live - everything from Italian Star Wars knock-offs to Canuck slashers to anachronistic cyberpunk riffs. Following Straight To Video we’ll present a special feature presentation! Filmmakers in attendance.
When Marnie Was There Japan 2014, 103 min, Dir: Hiromasa Yonebayashi DUBBED VERSION AUG 8 @ 2PM
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Mrs. Brisby (Elizabeth Hartman), a widowed mouse, must move her children out of their home in a field before the local farmer starts plowing. Unable to leave because her son is ill, Mrs. Brisby seeks the help of nearby rats, who have heightened intelligence after being the subjects of scientific experiments. She receives an unexpected gift from the elder rat, Nicodemus (Derek Jacobi). Soon Mrs. Brisby is caught in a conflict among the rats, jeopardizing her mission to save her family.
Kaakaa Muttai (The Crow’s Egg) India 2014, 120 min, Dir: M. Manikandan Tamil w/ English Subtitles JUL 18 @ 2PM
Two young brothers from a poor family in Chennai see a pizza commercial on television and embark on a quest to get their first taste of pizza. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014, and was selected for several other film festivals also. It won India’s National Film Awards for Best Children’s film and Best Child Artist. Part of India Film Festival of Alberta 10
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs USA 2009, 90 min, Dirs: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller AUG 1 @ 2PM
The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, when hard times hit Swallow Falls, its townspeople can only afford to eat sardines. Flint Lockwood, a failed inventor, thinks he has the answer to the town’s crisis. He builds a machine that converts water into food, and becomes a local hero when tasty treats fall from the sky like rain. But when the machine spins out of control and threatens to bury the whole world under giant mounds of food, Flint finds he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
Charlotte’s Web USA 1973, 94 min, Dir: Charles A. Nichols & Iwao Takamoto AUG 29 @ 2PM E.B. White’s beloved children’s tale is brought to life in this animated film, which finds the young farm pig Wilbur (Henry Gibson) attempting to avoid a dire fate. Of all the barnyard creatures, Wilbur’s staunchest ally is Charlotte (Debbie Reynolds), a thoughtful spider who devises an intriguing plan to keep the gentle little swine out of the slaughterhouse. Although Charlotte’s efforts, which involve words written in her delicate web, seem far-fetched, they may just work.
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july 2015 SCHEDULE sunday
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Clue
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12 1:45Pm Big Game 4Pm One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - JACK 7Pm Big Game 9:15Pm Big Game
19 12:30Pm Nirbaak (Speechless) - IFFA 2:45Pm Margarita, with a Straw - IFFA 5Pm Kaaviya Thalaivan (The Epic Hero) - IFFA 8Pm Baahubali: The Beginning - IFFA
26 1:30Pm The Look of Silence 4Pm Five Easy Pieces - JACK douBLe feature 7Pm The Act of Killing 9:15Pm The Look of Silence 12
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7Pm Big Game 9:15Pm One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - JACK
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7Pm Snakes on a Plane - Turkey Shoot 9:15Pm Big Game
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15 7Pm Big Game 9:30Pm Little Shop of Horrors - JACK/ Metro Bizarro
22 TBA 9:15Pm Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) - Apu Trilogy
29 7Pm Aparajito (The Unvanquished) - Apu Trilogy 9:15Pm The Look of Silence
9 7:30Pm Baahubali - EMC/IFFA
16 7Pm Dead Venues - Music Docs 9:30Pm Big Game
23 7Pm FAVA Video Kitchen 9Pm FAVA Main Course
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10am - Saturday Morning All-YouCan-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party 2:30Pm - The Secret of NIMH - RFC 4:30Pm - Big Game 7Pm - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - JACK 9:30Pm - Big Game
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7Pm The Look of Silence 9:15Pm Aparajito (The Unvanquished) - Apu Trilogy
2Pm Despicable Me - RFC 4Pm The Look of Silence 7Pm Five Easy Pieces - JACK 9:15Pm The Look of Silence
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7Pm Mad Max: Fury Road 9:15Pm Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) - Apu Trilogy
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7Pm When Marnie Was There – Subtitled 9:30Pm Straight to Video: A B-Movie Odyssey with Surprise Feature! DEDfest 18+
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YOU DON’T KNOW JACK: A Celebration of Jack Nicholson’s Early Films
You Don’t Know Jack
Five Easy Pieces
You know Jack Nicholson, but do you remember his string of astonishing roles in the 1960’s and 1970’s? We toast Jack’s retirement, announced last year, with a look back at the artist in the full force of his youth. R.P. McMurphy, Wilbur Force, Buddusky, Robert Eroica Dupea, J.J. Gittes, and George Hanson. These are the 6 characters Jack plays in the 6 films we chose showcasing his career from 1960 to 1975. Nicholson holds the record for the highest number of Oscar nominations for a male actor: 12 (3 wins), including a unparalleled string of 5 for Best Actor from 1970 to 1976. Here are 5 of his digitally restored lead performances, plus a short but unforgettable role in Little Shop of Horrors. Happy Retirement Jack! See all 6 Movies for one low price with a You Don’t Know Jack Pass! All passes $39! Available at shop.metrocinema.org or in person at our Box Office
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest USA1975, 133 min, Dir: Milos Foreman JUL 11 @ 7PM, 12 @ 4PM, 13 @ 9:15PM
When Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) gets transferred for evaluation from a prison farm to a mental institution, he assumes it will be a less restrictive environment. But the martinet Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) runs the psychiatric ward with an iron fist, keeping her patients cowed through abuse, medication and sessions of electroconvulsive therapy. The battle of wills between the rebellious McMurphy and the inflexible Ratched soon affects all the ward’s patients. Jack won his first Oscar for this unforgettable role. July 13 @ 9:15PM - $5 Mondays
USA 1970, 98 min, Dir: Bob Rafelson JUL 25 @ 7PM, 26 @ 4PM & 27 @ 9:15PM
Rejecting his cultured upper-class background as a classical pianist, Robert Dupea (Jack Nicholson) opts for a blue-collar existence, working in a California oil field and spending time with his waitress girlfriend, Rayette (Karen Black). But when Robert discovers that his father is gravely ill, he wants to reunite with his estranged family in the state of Washington. He and Rayette take a road trip that brings the two paths of his life to an uncomfortable intersection. July 27 @ 9:15PM - $5 Mondays
Little Shop of Horrors (1960) USA 1960, 72 min, Dir: Roger Corman JUL 15 @ 9:30PM
This month Metro Bizarro is proud to present an early work in our tribute to Jack Nicholson). Nicholson was an integral part of Corman’s early 60’s stable and in addition to acting, wrote and directed under Corman as well. Little Shop of Horrors is best known for inspiring the wildly popular stage play and musical of the same name which was filmed in 1986 and the cartoon series Little Shop (1991). See where the legacy all began and Jack Nicholson’s rise to fame with Little Shop of Horrors. Part of Metro Bizarro Series
The Last Detail USA 1973, 98 min, Dir: Hal Ashby JUL 21 @ 9:15PM
When sailor Larry Meadows (Randy Quaid) is sentenced to eight years in a New Hampshire prison, Navy lifers Billy Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Mule Mulhall (Otis Young) are assigned to escort him there from Virginia. Along the way, they warm up to their prisoner, indulging him in small ways such as making excursions to a brothel, and to his mother’s house. As they get closer to their destination, their fondness for Larry makes it harder for them to execute their orders. Part of Cult Cinema Series
Chinatown USA 1974, 130 min, Dir: Roman Polanski AUG 1 @ 7PM, 2 @ 4PM & 3 @ 9:15PM
When Los Angeles private eye J.J. “Jake” Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband’s activities, he believes it’s a routine infidelity case. Jake’s investigation soon becomes anything but routine when he meets the real Mrs. Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and realizes he was hired by an imposter. Mr. Mulwray’s sudden death sets Gittes on a tangled trail of corruption, deceit and sinister family secrets as Evelyn’s father (John Huston) becomes a suspect in the case. Chinatown won Robert Towne an Oscar for his screenplay, and is touted as the best Hollywood screenplay of all time. Aug 3 @ 9:15PM - $5 Mondays
Easy Rider USA 1969, 95 min, Dir: Dennis Hopper AUG 8 @ 7PM, 9 @ 4PM & 10 @ 9:15PM
Wyatt (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper), two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth. On their journey, they experience bigotry and hatred from the inhabitants of small-town America and also meet with other travelers, Including George Hanson (Jack Nicholson), seeking alternative lifestyles. After a terrifying drug experience in New Orleans, the two travelers wonder if they will ever find a way to live peacefully in America. Aug 10 @ 9:15PM - $5 Mondays 14
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Music Docs A monthly series featuring music documentaries, from classic to contemporary. Curated by Time Rechner, and co-presented with CJSR and Blackbyrd Myoozik.
Dead Venues Canada 2015, 60 min, Dirs: Mike Siek & Eden Munro JULY 16 @ 7PM
City landscapes are littered with fallen music venues of every shape and size. In Edmonton, some of the old buildings still stand tall, bricks cracking, paint peeling more with every year, while others are marked only by the condos that cover their graves. Dead Venues combines new interviews with archival live video, photos and music for an oral history of several shuttered venues and the communities that evolved around them.
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk from Washington, DC USA 2014, 90 min, Dir: Scott Crawford AUG 4 @ 7PM
It was a decade when seminal bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Government Issue, Scream, Void, Faith, Rites of Spring, Marginal Man, Fugazi, and others released their own records, booked their own shows - without major record label constraints or mainstream media scrutiny. Contextually it was a cultural watershed which predated the alternative music explosion of the 1990s (and the industry’s subsequent implosion). Thirty years later, DC’s original DIY punk spirit serves as a reminder of the hopefulness of youth, the power of community and the strength of conviction.
Featuring Live Music by Everett LaRoi, Sherry-Lee Heschel & Bob Proder.
turkey shoot A monthly celebration of aesthetically challenged films, hosted by Dave Clarke and featuring live comedic commentary.
Snakes on a Plane
Fifty Shades of Grey
Germany / USA / Canada 2006, 105 min, Dir: David R. Ellis JUL 14 @ 7PM
USA 2015, 125 min, Dir: Sam Taylor-Johnson AUG 11 @ 7PM
Is Samuel Jackson the new Michael Caine? Turkey Shoot patrons know the Michael Caine Hall of Shame, for actors who will take any work they are offered. Sir Michael is semiretired, so we propose Samuel Jackson to replace him. What better film than this, where Mr. Jackson brings the full range of his talent to a movie title that tells you everything you need to know. There’s a plane. There are snakes on it. Shot in Toronto, combining the high concept of airplane disaster movies and the squirminess of venomous reptiles was a stroke of genius that didn’t pay off at the box office. With live commentary!
Metro Bizarro A monthly foray into the weird, wild, and wonderful world of fringe cinema. Curated by Maggie Hardy.
Tetsuo, The Iron Man
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Tetsuo, The Iron Man is a fever dream of industrial-cyberpunk-body horror, a monument to the bizarre, and a beacon of underground oddity. Looking like the twisted metal baby of Lynch, Cronenberg, & Giger, Tetsuo is a landmark of extreme Japanese Cinema. It all starts when The Metal Fetishist gets hit by a car and exacts a strange and terrifying revenge on the driver, a lowly salaryman who begins to sprout scrap metal from deep inside his flesh. This film brought Tsukamoto to there forefront of cinema and marked him out as a director with unique and singular vision. To date there have been 2 sequels to Tetsuo the most recent of which came out in 2009. Join Bizarro on a trip through a metal hell.
USA 1960, 72 min, Dir: Roger Corman JUL 15 @ 9:30PM See YOU DON’T KNOW JACK: A Celebration of Jack Nicholson’s Early Films for film details
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Japan 1989, 67 min, Dir: Shin’ya Tsukamoto Japanese w/ Subtitles aug 12 @ 9:30PM
As soon as this movie came out earlier this year, we were curious to Shoot it. BDSM has never been so silly, prurient and misguided. The (originally) self-published novel was developed as Twilight fan fiction, featuring Edward and Bella. Twilight got the Turkey treatment a few years ago, so this is a nobrainer. Apparently the movie isn’t quite as bad as the book, but that’s not saying much. Shot in Vancouver, Fifty Shades makes us long for the erotic complexity of Nine And A Half Weeks. Will there be sequels? You better believe it. With live commentary, if we can get our ball gags off.
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Have you ever wondered what your favourite cinema’s fine staff watch when they’re not at work? From the front of house to behind the scenes, each month one Metro staff member will present their must see film!
Hudson Hawk USA 1991, 100 min, Dir: Michael Lehmann JULY 20 @ 7PM
This month we bid farewell to a friend, as Crime Watch comes to an end. From thriller to comedy and classic to contemporary, Crime Watch has offered a diverse and provocative glimpse into the cinematic criminal world. Curated by Laura O’Connor and Sam Sheplawy.
Ryn is a visual and performing artist that also works as one of Metro Cinema’s House Managers. She spends most of her time watching movies with her pet chinchilla. The way that Hudson Hawk was packaged, plus the timing of its release (shortly after Die Hard 2), led to its untimely box office demise. Audiences expected one thing and received something completely different: an absurd, surreal piece of work that’s one part action flick and one part Rocky and Bullwinkle (complete with concerted efforts at WORLD DOMINATION). It is a film that teaches you to let go of all expectations in your movie-watching experience. $5 MONDAY!
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Wild At Heart USA 1990, 125 min, Dir.: David Lynch AUG 24 @ 7PM
Fia has been working at Metro for a little under a year and was pretty happy to be offered a staff pic. Her top picks each had a story and this is Wild at Heart’s: Fia was 6 years old, had pigtails and overalls and was ecstatic to go to the movies for the first time She and her mom walked from their house in Pasadena to an old theatre (now shut-down) that played children’s movies
every weekend to see The Wizard of Oz. Even though she left the theatre with a piece of gum stuck to her shoe and pee in her pants because of the flying monkeys, she was thrilled! This may have been the first time she actually had that sensation. Road movies do that for her so when she first saw Wild at Heart on a date she was affected. It was grimy, surreal, disgusting, erotic and thrilling all at the same time! The Wizard of Oz references didn’t hurt it either. Come see this demented cul-classic if only just for the ride.
Clue USA 1985, 94 min, Dir: Jonathan Lynn JULY 21 @ 7PM
Colonel Mustard in the library with a candlestick? How about Ms. Scarlet in the study with a gun? If you’re dying to find out who done it, it’s time to join us at the final screening in the Crime Watch series and watch the classic crime comedy, Clue. Based on the perennially popular Hasbro board game, Clue is not only the seminal film of the toy-tie-in genre, it is a darn fine film that twists the tropes of classic Christie-style parlour murder mysteries into a gleefully macabre crime comedy featuring a script by John Landis and some of the best character actors in the biz. Not only that, but in the true spirit of the game, the film was released with 3 different endings, and audiences never knew which they were going to get! How’s that for suspense? We thought that a film all about endings - humorous, murderous endings - was a fitting final installment in the Crime Watch film series. Thank you all for sharing the journey into the diverse heart of crime cinema over these past 2 years and 25 films. We hope we’ve whetted your appetite for crime films and inspired you to continue your exploration of the genre. We assure you, it’s much healthier than exploring the subject matter!
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cult cinema A monthly series of eccentric classics curated by Jeff Noel.
The Last Detail
Dog Day Afternoon
USA 1975, 98 min, Dir: Hal Ashby JUL 21 @ 9:15PM
USA 1975, 125 min, Dir: Sidney Lumet AUG 25 @ 9PM
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SPECIAL SCREENINGS & EVENTS TGIF (THANK GARNEAU ITS FILM)
INDIA FILM FESTIVAL OF ALBERTA (IFFA)
Kaakaa Muttai (The Crow’s Egg)
TGIF, Metro’s Film Club, is on hiatus for the summer, check back in September for the launch of our new season with more fascinating talks and delicious cookies!
CARTOON PARTY
JULY 17 TO 19 India is the world leader in film production, producing between 1000 to 1200 films per year in several languages. The largest film industries (Hindi, Telugu, Tamil) produce around 300 films per year, while smaller industries like Punjabi and Bengali, Kannada, and Malayalam produce around 50 films, while others like Marathi and Gujarati produce a couple of dozen films. Finally, some languages produce one or two films per year.
Saturday Morning All-YouCan-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party! World-Wide 1960 – 70s, 150 min, Curator: Kier-La Janisse JULY 11 @ 10AM
Remember Saturday mornings? Kids today may not realize the significance of the Saturday morning ritual, but once upon a time, we had to wait a whole week to get our cartoon fix, and when we got it, we tended to binge. In that gleefully gluttonous spirit, curator Kier-La Janisse presents a 3-hour trip down memory lane with a tribute to the eye-popping, brain-addling Saturday morning cartoons of yore, complete with a smorgasbord of delicious sugary cereals (and yes, we have soy too!)! You’ll see both faves and obscurities spanning the 60s through the 80s (and sometimes even earlier), all punctuated with vintage commercials and PSAs! The lineup is always a secret, but there will be sci-fi, sleuths, superheroes and all kinds of 2D silliness, so get ready for a sugar rush and an explosion of nostalgia all wrapped up in one candy-coated package. Adults: $14, Students/Seniors: $12, Children 12 & Under: $10 Admission includes cereal. Advance tickets available online at metrocinema.org No Metro passes – Only Silver Screen Passes Accepted. Appropriate for All Ages!
The purpose of IFFA is to showcase the rich diversity of Indian cinema to Albertans. Our roster of films for this inaugural festival ranges from a world-renowned classic to the biggest commercial extravaganza, with smaller films in between, on sociological, political, or environmental themes. What is common to all the films is their portrayal of universal human situations which should resonate with all audiences. The languages of the films include Bengali, English, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu. All films have English subtitles. Some film makers will be available for audience question and answer after the screening.
Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) India 1955, 119 min, Dir: Satyajit Ray Bengali w/ English Subtitles JUL 17 @ 7PM
COMPLETE APU TRILOGY SCREENS METRO JULY 22 TO AUG 3 See SPECIAL EvENTS for Film details
India 2014, 120 min, Dir: M. Manikandan Tamil w/ English Subtitles JUL 18 @ 2PM CO-PRESENTED BY REEL FAMILY CINEMA – KIDS 12 & UNDER FREE! See SERIES AND REPERTORY for Film details
Nirbashito (Banished) India 2015, 108 min, Dir: Churni Ganguly Bengali w/ English Subtitles JUL 18 @ 4:30PM
Heavily inspired by the life of exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, Nirbashito is a fictionalized story of a writer banished from her home and forced to leave her cat behind, whom she thinks of as her child. “The separation of a mother and her daughter is similar to the separation of an exiled person from her motherland. My main focus was on that area,” says Churni Ganguly, writer/director and lead actress. The film won the Best Bengali film and best sound design awards at the 62nd National Film Awards in India.
Court India 2014, 120 min, Dir: Chaitanya Tamhane English, Marathi & Gujarati w/ English Subtitles JUL 18 @ 7PM
Billed as a realistic court drama, this film examines the Indian legal system through the lens of the trial of a folk singer accused of sedition in a lower court in Mumbai. Most of the cast were not professional actors. The film has won the best film award at many international film festivals, as well as the best feature film award at the 62nd National Film Awards of India.
Perariyathavar (Names Unknown) Mithunam (The Coupling) India 2012, 120 min, Dir:Tanikella Bharani Telugu w/ English Subtitles JUL 17 @ 9:30PM Married for 50 years, a retired school teacher and his wife live in their village, far from their children who are settled abroad. The film chronicles their daily lives, their bickering, teasing, and tricking of each other, through all of which runs the strong love that has held them together for so long. Based on the award winning short story by Sri Ramana.
India 2013, 110 min, Dir: Bijukumar Damodaran Malayalam w/ English Subtitles JUL 18 @ 9:30PM
This story of a municipal street sweeper and his daily experiences as he moves among the “nameless people” of a big city is a good example of realistic cinema, a staple of the Malayalam industry. The film was screened at several national and international film festivals, and also won the Best Film on Environmental Conservation/Preservation Award at the 61st National Film Awards in India. metrocinema.org
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THE “APU” TRILOGY
Nirbaak (Speechless) India 2015, 107 min, Dir: Srijit Mukherji Bengali w/ English Subtitles JUL 19 @ 12:30PM
“Nirbaak is a hyperlink narrative comprising four love stories connected by a single woman”, says director Mukherji. “Every love story comprises one entity which is silent and thus Nirbaak”
Margarita with a Straw India 2014, 100 min, Dir: Shonali Bose English and Hindi w/ English Subtitles JUL 19 @ 2:45PM
A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves her home in India to study in New York, unexpectedly falls in love, and embarks on an exhilarating journey of selfdiscovery. The film made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 and was also selected in several other film festivals.
Kaaviya Thalaivan (The Epic Hero) India 2014, 150 min, Dir: Vasanthabalan Tamil w/ English Subtitles JUL 19 @ 5PM
“Never having seen a satyajit ray film is like never having seen the sun or the moon.” Akira kurosawa Satyajit Ray’s breathtaking milestones of world cinema, miraculously restored (see our cover story) brought India into the golden age of international art-house film. Following one indelible character, a free-spirited child in rural Bengal who matures into an adolescent urban student and finally a sensitive man of the world. These delicate masterworks—Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), Aparajito (The Unvanquished), and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)—based on two books by Bibhutibhusan Banerjee, were shot over the course of five years, and each stands on its own as a tender, visually radiant journey. They are among the most achingly beautiful, richly humane movies ever made—essential works for any film lover. (Janus films)
Aparajito (The Unvanquished) India 1957, 110 min, Dir: Satyajit Ray Bengali / English w/ Subtitles JULY 24 @ 9:15PM, 29 @ 7PM, AUG 3 @ 3PM
After living awhile in Benares, 10 year old Apu and his mother move in with her uncle in a small Bengali village. Apu enters a local school, where he does well. By the time he graduates, he has a scholarship to study at a college in Calcutta. So off he goes. His mother is torn by his leaving, and by his growing independence. She loves her son very much and wants him to succeed, but she does not want to be left alone.
Set in 1920’s India in a touring theatrical company, the story of the life-long friendship and rivalry between the two leading actors of the company gives a fascinating insight into the history of theTamil stage and the transition from legend-based and mythic drama to a more socially-conscious one. The main roles are played by two leading actors from Tamil and Malayalam cinema.
Baahubali – The Beginning India 2015, 150 min, Dir: S. S. Rajamouli Telugu w/ English Subtitles JUL 19 @ 8PM
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Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) India 1955, 119 min, Dir: Satyajit Ray Bengali w/ Subtitles JULY 17 @ 7PM, 22 @ 9:15PM, AUG 3 @ 12:45PM
The debut film of the world-renowned director in a newly restored print introduces tells the story of a poor family in 1920’s rural Bengal, based on the 1929 novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. This first installment of the Apu Trilogy focuses on the childhood of Apu and his sister Durga. Shot in a neo-realistic style, this was the film that introduced Indian cinema to the world. July 17 Screening presented as part of the IFFA (see Special Events for more information)
Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) India 1959, 105 min, Dir: Satyajit Ray Bengali w/ Subtitles JULY 31@ 9:15PM, AUG 3 @ 5PM
Apu is a jobless former student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer. An old college friend talks him into a visit up-country to a village wedding. This changes his life, for when the bridegroom turns out to be mad, Apu’s friend asks him to become the husband. After initial revulsion at the idea, Apu agrees. Apu takes his exquisite bride, Aparna, back to Calcutta. But Aparna dies while giving birth, Apu leaves Calcutta, crazy with grief, and his son Kajal is left abandoned with his wife’s parents. Only after a long period of total indifference to worldly responsibilities, does Apu become capable of returning to the world. Holiday Monday Aug. 3 Matinee – Apu Trilogy Triple Feature - $12 (Single Films $5 each) metrocinema.org
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FAVA VIDEO KITCHEN & MAIN COURSE
FAVA Video Kitchen
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Canada 2015, Dir: Various JUL 23 @ 7PM
Canada 2015, Dir: Various JUL 23 @ 9PM
The Film and Video Arts Society - Alberta (FAVA) is proud to present new works from their introductory digital film course, Video Kitchen. Our students have been hard at work cooking up a fresh batch of short films and are ready to serve them up to an audience hungry for some piping hot, homemade media art. FAVA’s Video Kitchen runs twice a year and is taught by accomplished and versatile media artists. With a healthy mix of theory and practice, Video Kitchen offers aspiring film and video artists the opportunity to gain new skills and develop their own personal vision within a supportive and collaborative environment. The class culminates with each student shooting and editing their own short film. Admission by donation. Call 780-429-1671 or visit fava.ca for more details.
FAVA is thrilled to be premiering these brand new, local short films showcasing the work of their intermediate filmmaking class. These emerging filmmakers bring their newly acquired skills to their own short film through all stages of development and shoot on cameras like the SR3, Arri III, or EPIC. Students learn budgeting, scheduling, advanced camera and production technique, advanced post-production workflow including sound mix and colour correction. The class culminates at Metro where the audience gets a chance to dip into a diverse range of content and style. Admission by donation. Call 780-429-1671 or visit fava.ca for more details.
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski USA 1998, 117 min, Dirs: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen AUG 2 @ 9:30PM, 18+ Licenced, no minors
Metro’s annual summer screening of the comedic masterpiece is here! “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.” We invite you to hang with “The Dude” and indulge in the Big Lebowski’s Big Drink Specials. 18+, Licenced
Edmonton International Fringe Festival Aug 13-23
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Live Performances August 13-23, noon to midnight
Gordon’s Big Bald Head Rapid Fire Theatre – 75 minutes
Redstart Night Canopy Theatre – 60 minutes
Rise of the McCrackin Accidental Humour – 60 minutes
Shylock Three Men in a Boat – 90 minutes
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TBC Maryclare Macauley – 75 minutes
Truth or Dare The Duo – 60 minutes
Typhoon Judy Guys in Disguise – 60 minutes
For eleven days, Garneau embraces the madness of Fringe theatre. Eight theatre companies from all over North America (and a bit of Germany) will run in repertory throughout the festival. For a full schedule and to purchase tickets in advance, go to fringetheatre.ca. Tickets for all shows (subject to availability) will also be available at the door, cash only. No Metro Passes.
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YOUR UNEQUALLED GUIDE TO
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SLEEPERS! STINKERS! GEMS! PERFORMER INTERVIEWS!
SLIDESHOWS! AND MORE! IT ALL STARTS ON 24
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