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June 24th Beautiful Scars opens with Tom Wilson in attendance for Q&A!
"In 2014, at age 53, Tom Wilson, with a stack of gold records and stories aplenty, found out quite accidentally that he had been adopted. Soon afterward he learned that his biological parents were Mohawk from the Kahnawake community, just outside of Montreal." - Variety
Many Tom Wilson fans, Hamiltonians, music lovers and folks who enjoy a darn-good book will have read Wilson's best-selling biography 'Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home.' This movie is a chance to gain new insights, hear new commentary, and see new growth from Tom.
Don't Miss out on this special movie; get your tickets now! Tom Wilson in attendance Opening Night! [1]
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Opening Friday: Feel-good sports film, The Phantom of the Open, starring Oscar-winner, Mark Rylance!
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN tells the heartwarming, true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist. This humble crane operator managed to gain entry to the British Open qualifying in 1976, despite never playing a round of golf before. He shot the worst round in Open history and drew the ire of the golfing elite, but became a folk hero in the process. Don't miss this entertaining, feel-good, true sports tale!
Buy tickets now! [2]
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Five shows only! See the new Spanish comedy OFFICIAL COMPETITION!
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.
"Every line delivery is immaculate, and Cruz in particular proves that she is a comic behemoth who has too long been laid dormant." - Little White Lies
"Seeing Cruz and Banderas show off their comedic chops is definitely a pleasure... will leave viewers on a high." - indieWire
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Don't miss the final installment of our David Bowie STARMAN series!
"In this captivating World War II drama from Nagisa Oshima (In the Realm of the Senses), David Bowie regally embodies Celliers, a British officer interned by the Japanese as a POW. Rock star Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed this film’s BAFTA-winning score) plays the camp commander, obsessed with the mysterious blond major, while Tom Conti is the British lieutenant colonel Lawrence, who tries to bridge the emotional and language divides between captor and prisoner. Also featuring actor-director Takeshi Kitano in his first dramatic role, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash, and one of Oshima’s greatest successes." - Janus
See Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence June 25 & 28 only! [4]
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See Charlie Chaplin's first 'true sound' film, THE GREAT DICTATOR on the big screen!
"In his controversial masterpiece The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin offers both a cutting caricature of Adolf Hitler and a sly tweaking of his own comic persona. Chaplin, in his first pure talkie, brings his sublime physicality to two roles: the cruel yet clownish “Tomainian” dictator and the kindly Jewish barber who is mistaken for him. Featuring Jack Oakie and Paulette Goddard in stellar supporting turns, The Great Dictator, boldly going after the fascist leader before the U.S.’s official entry into World War II, is an audacious amalgam of politics and slapstick that culminates in Chaplin’s famously impassioned speech." - Janus
See it on the big screen! [5]
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Coming to the Playhouse July 15th, the much anticipated, Memoria!
From the extraordinary mind of Palme D’or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and starring Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton, comes a intriguing drama about a Scottish woman, who, after hearing a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia.
Tickets on sale now! [6]
Our printed Film Calendar is back! Valid Jun 10 - Jun 30. PICK UP at the Playhouse or download from our website! Look for the download button on our calendar page [7]!
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