This week we have the CatVideo Fest; Raiders of the Lost Ark in 35mm; Three Colours BLUE in a 4K remaster; hit doc Fire of Love; more Marcel the Shell with Shoes On; John Carpenter's They Live! and HALLELUJAH, the new Leonard Cohen doc has been extended; and National Theatre Live with PRIMA FACIE. Read on!
The Playhouse is excited to bring back the CATVIDEO FEST co-presented by the Burlington Humane Society!
CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. CatVideoFest is a joyous communal experience, only in theaters, and raises money for cats in need.
Every ticket supports the Burlington Humane Society! [1]
Back on the big screen! Krzysztof Kieślowski's triumphant Three Colours Trilogy comes to the Playhouse in a new 4K restoration! BLUE opens Friday. See it on the big screen while you can!
In the first film of the Three Colours trilogy, Juliette Binoche gives a tour de force performance as Julie, a woman reeling from the tragic death of her husband and young daughter. Shot in sapphire tones and set to an extraordinary operatic score, BLUE is an overwhelming sensory experience.
Four shows only! July 29-31, Aug 2 [2]
Special Presentation! Rare chance to experience RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK in 35mm!
"'Raiders of the Lost Ark' is an out-of-body experience, a movie of glorious imagination and breakneck speed that grabs you in the first shot, hurtles you through a series of incredible adventures, and deposits you back in reality two hours later -- breathless, dizzy, wrung-out, and with a silly grin on your face. It wants only to entertain. It succeeds" - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Tickets going fast! July 30 & 31 Only! [3]
“One of the year’s few awe-inspiring documentaries -- a visually ravishing record, a bustling adventure." —Wall Street Journal.
FIRE OF LOVE tells the story of two French lovers, Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of our planet, while simultaneously capturing the most explosive volcano imagery ever recorded.
“Spectacular... You have to see it in a theater to experience the enormity of it.” —FilmWeek (NPR)
Get your tickets now! Aug 1 - 4 [4]
Held over due to cuteness! MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON continues!
"A feature-length expansion of the viral short film, it represents a genre unto itself: half live-action, half stop-motion animation, all captured in a faux-documentary style. It has a heart as big as its title character is small." - Barry Hertz (The Globe & Mail)
Tickets on sale now! [5]
One night only! Is John Carpenter's THEY LIVE more relevant than ever? You decide!
You see them on the street. You Watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this Fall. You think they're people just like you. You're wrong. Dead wrong.
Rowdy Roddy Piper stars as a homeless drifter who stumbles across a box full of hyper-advanced sunglasses that provide him with the sight to view skinless spacemen who are subliminally enslaving humans.
July 29 Only. Tickets going fast! [6]
Held Over due to Popular Demand! HALLELUJAH: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song. Keep scrolling for tickets!
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