Past Events

Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle (Tulipani: Liefde, Eer en een Fiets) Screening: Wednesday, January 3 – 4pm, 7pm Thursday, January 4 – 4pm, 7pm Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie   Directed by: Mike van Diem Principle Cast: Ksenia Solo, Giancarlo Giannini, Gijs Naber, Lidia Vitale and Donatella Finocchiaro Comedy/Drama, 14A, 90 minutes, Language: English/Dutch/Italian with English subtitles (Netherlands)     TULIPANI tells the story of a romantic Dutch farmer named Gauke (Gijs Naber) who after losing his…

In Search of Fellini Screening: Thursday, January 18, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie Directed by: Taron Lexton Cast: Ksenia Solo, Maria Bello and Mary Lynn Rajskub Drama/Adventure, 14A for sexuality/nudity and language, 93 minutes (USA/Italy)     “Cinephiles should appreciate this nostalgic coming-of-age drama that finds its own modest niche while capturing the spirit of the legendary Italian filmmaker.” - Todd Jorgenson, Cinemalogue.com   Lucy (Ksenia Solo) has never kissed a boy, never had…

In Search of Fellini Screening: Thursday, January 18, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie Directed by: Taron Lexton Cast: Ksenia Solo, Maria Bello and Mary Lynn Rajskub Drama/Adventure, 14A for sexuality/nudity and language, 93 minutes (USA/Italy)     “Cinephiles should appreciate this nostalgic coming-of-age drama that finds its own modest niche while capturing the spirit of the legendary Italian filmmaker.” - Todd Jorgenson, Cinemalogue.com   Lucy (Ksenia Solo) has never kissed a boy, never had…

PECKING ORDER - Buy Tickets Now! Friday, February 2, 4:00 pm Sunday, February 4, 7:30 pm Written and Directed by: Slavko Martinov Documentary, PG, 88 min. (New Zealand)   “An absolutely hilarious and very pointed exploration of politics and culture on the smallest possible scale. And a lot of good-lookin' chickens.” – Mary Ann Johanson, Flick Filosopher   “This is quirkily compulsive viewing.” - David Aldridge, Radio Times   “As feathers are ruffled by ego and envy, the film doubles…

HUMAN FLOW - Buy Tickets Now! Friday, February 2, 7:00 pm Directed by: Ai Weiwei Documentary, PG for mature themes including a disturbing image, 140 min. Language: English (Germany)   “The imagery encourages viewers to adopt a global perspective in considering the subject matter.” - Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader   “Ai Weiwei has made something beautiful: Human Flow is neither indulgent nor pedantic, but clear-eyed in its view of the enormity of the crisis too vast for most of us…

PAST LIFE - Buy Tickets Now! Saturday, February 3, 1:00 pm Written and Directed by: Avi Nesher Drama, 14A for nudity and disturbing content, 109 min., Language: English and German, Polish, Hebrew with English subtitles (Israel/Poland)   “A striking and thought-provoking picture.” – Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com   “While so many films have examined the war and the Holocaust that took such an egregious toll on the Jewish community, Past Life looks at it from a novel perspective, examining the possible…

BRIMSTONE & GLORY - Buy Tickets Now! Saturday, February 3, 3:30 pm Directed by: Viktor Jakovleski Documentary, PG, 67 min. Language: Spanish with English subtitles (Mexico/USA)   "Brimstone & Glory is community as catharsis, and you can’t stop staring in stupefied astonishment.” – Tim Grierson, Paste Magazine   “A movie that repays being seen on a big reflective screen, one on which the image is projected rather than one from which the image emanates.” – Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com     The…

  BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY - Buy Tickets Now! Saturday, February 3, 5:15 pm Written and Directed by: Alexandra Dean Documentary/Biography, PG for mature content and nudity in a non-sexual context, 90 min. (USA)   “What makes "Bombshell" intriguing is not just Lamarr's gift for invention, it's also what a fiery individualist she was, someone who had no regrets about her eventful life ("You learn from everything"), not even its racy, tabloid elements.” - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times…