Films at the Pat

September 1

Grease

7 pm & 1:30 Matinee. One of the greatest musicals and quintessential end of summer, back-to-school movies of all time.

September 2-6

Where the Crawdads Sing

Nightly 7 pm Mystery thriller drama based on bestselling novel of the same name.

September 7 & 8

Phantom of the Open

7 pm both nights, plus a 1:30 pm matinee Thursday at The Patricia. Cinematheque series. Amateur golfer Maurice Flitcroft achieves his late-in-life goal of participating in the British Open Golf Championship, much to the ire of the staid golfing community. Short: Wake. A woman looks out across a lake, where each drop of water contains a memory of a pioneer in women’s sports, preserved forever.

September 9-13

Nope

Nightly 7 pm Horror mystery thriller sci-fi. A truly original film by Jordan Peele

September 14 & 15

My Old School

7 pm both nights, plus a 1:30 pm Thursday matinee at The Patricia. Cinematheque series. In 1993, a boy named Brandon Lee enrolls at the Bearsden Academy secondary school in Glasgow, Scotland. Over time, it is revealed that Brandon Lee is not who he seems.

September 16-20

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

Nightly 7 pm, & matinee Sunday Sept. 18. Spielberg’s cinematic masterpiece. A classic for the whole family.

September 21 & 22

Memoria

7 pm both nights, plus a 1:30 pm Thursday matinee at The Patricia. Cinematheque series. A Scottish woman, after hearing a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia.

September 23-27

Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

Nightly 7 pm Horror comedy drama mystery thriller! Uncommonly well done whodunnit!

September 28 & 29

Official Competition

7 pm both nights, plus a 1:30 pm Thursday matinee at The Patricia. Cinematheque series. A wealthy businessman hires a neurotic director to produce his crowning achievement, a brilliant art film. Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star as two egomaniacs commissioned by a millionaire to make a movie together in this sharp comedy skewering wealth, art, and pride. Short: Affairs of the Art

September 30

Vancouver International Film Festival launches

October 5 & 6

Hallelujah

7 pm both nights, plus a 1:30 pm matinee at The Patricia. Cinematheque series. A definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.” Short: I’m Your Man. Set to Leonard Cohen’s song I’m Your Man, this animated film offers a playful meditation on romance and the clichés that go with it.