Dec 10 - 16: Nightmare Alley Sneak Peek! Julia; Anne Murray; The Souvenir Part II & More!

Guillermo del Toro's new film, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, starts Dec 16 with a very special sneak preview! Exclusive holiday engagement.

In the new psychological thriller, directed by Guillermo del Toro, a carnival con man meets a psychiatrist who's even more dangerous than he is.

"Everything you love about Guillermo del Toro is present, yet the filmmaker feels so wholly new here. Nightmare Alley feels like a true delightfully twisted noir." - Flickering Myth

Shot in Hamilton and around the GTA, del Toro's new film demands to be seen on the big screen.

Dec 11, 12, 14 & 15 only! THE SOUVENIR PART II at the Original. One of 2021's best-reviewed films, one needs not to have seen The Souvenir to enjoy Part II!

"Joanna Hogg's film is a work of understated warmth, profound emotional complexity, and eminently British dry humour." - Slant Magazine

Dec 11 & 14. Two shows only! The iconic Canadian singer, Anne Murray, gets the doc treatment with the new film, FULL CIRCLE.

"'Anne Murray: Full Circle' takes fans on a deep dive into the journey of music icon Anne Murray." A must-see for Canadian music fans.

Starts Dec 10 at the Twin. JULIA tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar (Julia Child) who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women.

"JULIA celebrates not only the woman but also her joy and passion for the creation and consumption of delicious food." - TheWrap

A few more chance to see C'MON C'MON, the wonderful new film from director Mike Mills.

"Bittersweet, gently profound collisions of art and life." - Entertainment Weekly

Thurs. DEC 16. Rare chance to see Sympathy for the Devil (One + One), co-presented by THEMUSEUM as part of their major Rolling Stones exhibition, UNZIPPED!

"Godard's coy call to revolution is a must-see for rock music aficionados." - Time

COMING NEXT WEEK!

Dec 18 & 19. FREE screening with a non-perishable food donation to The Food Bank of Waterloo Region! Sign up today!

Tickets must be reserved in advance ONLINE. We expect these shows to be well-attended, so please COME EARLY! Doors open 30 minutes before showtime.

Dec 19 & 22. THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL on the big screen for two limited (and rare!) screenings. Scroll down now to get advance tickets for the whole family!

JUST ANNOUNCED!

RHEOSTATICS: LIVE ON STAGE AT THE ORIGINAL, Fri. Feb 25. Tickets on sale now!

Join us, for what will be a very special evening, as we welcome the Rheostatics back to the Original stage. This show is sure to sell out very quickly.

Don't delay getting tickets! $45 + fees/taxes. Tickets make great Christmas gifts, too!

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Thanks for supporting Kitchener-Waterloo's only locally-owned cinema. 36 years of independent film! See you at the movies!

FILMS SHOWING Friday December 10 to Thursday December 16

Nightmare Alley

In the new psychological thriller directed by Guillermo del Toro, a carnival con man meets a psychiatrist who's even more dangerous than he is.

When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York society.

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The Souvenir: Part II

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"Joanna Hogg's film is a work of understated warmth, profound emotional complexity, and eminently British dry humor." - Slant Magazine

The eagerly awaited sequel to Joanna Hogg’s semi-autobiographical The Souvenir, The Souvenir: Part II (which also stands alone as a singular piece) begins where we left off, with film student Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) navigating and processing the loss of her caustic older lover while also pushing against the constraints of the independent film scene in 1980s L

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Julia

"This will hit the spot for viewers and possibly awards-bestowing bodies who hunger for stories of audacious, norm-shattering women." - Hollywood Reporter

JULIA tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women.

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Anne Murray: Full Circle

“Anne Murray: Full Circle” takes fans on a deep dive into the journey of music icon Anne Murray

The Canadian singer became an international sensation in the ’60s and sold over 55 million albums over the span of her 40 year career, becoming known for such hits as “Snowbird” and “Everyday”. She has four Grammys under her belt, three American Music Awards, two Country Music Association Awards and countless others.

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Sympathy for the Devil (One Plus One)

New 4K restoration! Part of THEMUSEUM's UNZIPPED

Co-presented by THEMUSEUM as part of their major Rolling Stones exhibition, UNZIPPED. "After the Rolling Stones’ partly misguided attempt at psychedelia, Their Satanic Majesties Request, the band found its footing again in the familiar territory of the Delta Blues.

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Christmas with André

The King of the Waltz brings you a Christmas spectacular from his newly created Winter Palace in his hometown of Maastricht.

Christmas with André is guaranteed to warm your hearts and get you in the holiday spirit. An unforgettable festive treat for the whole family.

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RoboCop

14A

In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype.

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C'mon C'mon

In director Mike Mills latest award winning movie a radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his young nephew.

Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future, from writer-director Mike Mills.

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Belfast

Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, BELFAST is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy's childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s.

Nominated for 7 Oscars! Including: Best Picture, Best Director, and Original Screenplay

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The French Dispatch

"This is Anderson at his most crowd-pleasing." - Times

A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch" magazine.

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Black Christmas

"It is the uncertainty that is unveiled in the final moments before the credits roll that makes Black Christmas a quintessentially Canadian masterpiece." - National Post

From the director of 'A Christmas Story,' but don't let that fool you!

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It's a Wonderful Life - 36th Annual Benefit for Foodbank of Waterloo Region

Sun Dec 19, 1:30: Original Princess. FREE admission with donation of a non-perishable food item to the Foodbank of Waterloo Region. Tickets must be reserved in advance ONLINE. We expect this show to be well-attended, so please COME EARLY! Doors open 30 minutes before showtime.

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there.

The Room: 20th Anniversary!

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"To make a movie so bad it's good you need vision, drive, luck and obsessive vanity. Fortuitously Tommy Wiseau appears to possess all of these qualities, combined with a total lack of acting talent." - The Guardian

Celebrate 20 years of The Room!

“Tommy Wiseau’s The Room may be the first true successor to the Rocky Horror throne. Wiseau's Johnny is the noblest of boyfriends and most capable of lovers. But none of that satisfies his fiancée Lisa, a wicked Jezebel whose boredom with Johnny manifests in a brazen affair with his best friend.

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The Muppet Christmas Carol

"This is the Muppets' finest film. Its mashup of slapstick, songs and literary adaptation is suitably anarchic, but crucially it gets Dickens right." - Total Film

Presented by Uptown Waterloo's BIA!

First 20 attendees receive a FREE popcorn!

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Rheostatics: Live on Stage at the Original

SOLD OUT!

Ever bound for ragged glory, Rheostatics occupy a unique place in the Canadian music landscape, pulled together and apart for nearly forty years. Finding grace in the reality of endurance, Rheostatics show us a special type of longevity, through upheaval, personal (and personnel) change, and a basic refusal to play the game in any way, shape or form, stretched over decades.

Join us, for what will be a very special evening, as we welcome the Rheostatics back to the Original stage! This show --a 20th anniversary of the last time the Rheostatics played the Original-- is guaranteed to sell out quickly. [This show is SOLD OUT]

Benedetta

"'Benedetta' is a gloriously excessive entry from the cinema's master of excess, Paul Verhoeven, and it's an enjoyable, provocative experience. 4/4" - San Francisco Chronicle

BENEDETTA unearths the story of Benedetta Carlini, a 17th-century nun in Tuscany who suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. Wildly entertaining, and featuring standout performances from Virginie Efira as the title character and Charlotte Rampling as the stoic, conflicted Mother Abbess.

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Licorice Pizza

"Paul Thomas Anderson's sunniest movie yet, this San Fernando Valley palimpsest is so buoyant and bubbly, it practically floats off the screen." - Time Out

Nominated for 3 Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay)

The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

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