Jan 6-12: The year's best! Corsage, All That Breathes, Aftersun, EO, The Whale and MORE!

Jan 6-12 at the Twin & Original


Don't miss Vicky Krieps as the Empress of Austria in CORSAGE, winner of multiple major awards (Cannes, European, & London Film Awards)

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Opens Jan 6: Tickets on sale now!

A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.

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"A brilliant Vicky Krieps performance, ample surprises and a series of playful anachronisms elevate Marie Kreutzer’s period drama about a 19th century Empress...and a fine soundtrack to boot." - Empire Magazine


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"Maybe the most beautifully realized documentary in recent memory." - Los Angeles Times

 

ALL THAT BREATHES PLAYS JAN 7, 8 & 9

 

Amidst the darkening backdrop of Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the Black Kite.


Back by Popular demand!

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 One of the year's best films, AFTERSUN gets a second run at the Original. Don't miss it!

Jan 10, 11 & 12 ONLY!

"AFTERSUN isn’t just an honest movie about the way that we remember the people we’ve lost — fragmented, elusive, nowhere and everywhere all at once — it’s also a heart-stopping act of remembering unto itself." - Indiewire

"A father and daughter resort holiday, viewed through a prism of wistfulness and regret, takes on magical meaning in this arresting feature directing debut by Scotland’s Charlotte Wells." - Peter Howell, Toronto Star


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A brilliant homage to Au Hasard Balthazar, EO is a donkey-driven drama that will stick with you long after the credits roll.

FOUR DAYS ONLY. GET TICKETS!

The film follows a donkey who encounters on his journeys good and bad people, experiences joy and pain, whilst exploring a vision of modern Europe through his eyes.

"EO may be one of the greatest movies ever made about the spirit of animals, as much as we can know it." - Time Magazine


Moving over to the Twin!

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REVIVAL 69: The Concert That Rocked the World - More shows added due to popular demand!

Tickets on sale now: Jan 7 - 12

See the workings behind the festival that united rock legends like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, and Gene Vincent, with The Doors, who were the biggest band in the world, all at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium!


Continuing all week!

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It's not just Olivia Colman's arresting performance that makes this movie a MUST SEE... We loved it!

Tickets on sale now

"One of the year's most beautiful and underrated films. Olivia Colman and Michael Ward play employees of a once-grand movie theater who find an unexpected emotional connection." - Christopher Lloyd, The Wrap


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THE WHALE continues at both the Original and Twin all week!

Get your tickets now!

"Brendan Fraser is on the march to Oscar. That's how astonishing he is as a morbidly obese recluse in this deeply moving character study. Accusations that wearing a fatsuit diminishes his tour de force performances are nonsense. This is essential viewing." - ABC News

NOTE: Make sure to check the schedule closely so you go to the right location!


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Rated 91% FRESH on Rotten tomatoes: The Fabelmans plays all week

"Spielberg’s story reflects the treachery and trickery that awaits in our own journey from innocence to adulthood, and reveals how movies, like families, can shape our future selves." - San Jose Mercury News


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Film Guides are back! Next time you come to see a movie make sure to pick up a calendar of all the wonderful movies playing at the Original for the next month.


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FILMS SHOWING at the Twin & Original Jan 6 - 12
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A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.

Empress Elizabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. But in 1877, 'Sissi' celebrates her 40th birthday and must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter.

No screenings currently scheduled.

14A

A reclusive English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards: Actor in a Leading Role (Brendan Fraser), Actress in a Supporting Role (Hong Chau), and Makeup and Hairstyling! 

No screenings currently scheduled.

NR

"The second most important event in rock & roll history" was a one-day event held on September 12, 1969 at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium. An incredible story of how the life-changing concert came together.

REVIVAL69: The Concert That Rocked the World, is the remarkable, behind-the-scenes story of how a little known, but life-altering music festival came together — against all odds.

No screenings currently scheduled.

NR

Amidst the darkening backdrop of Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the Black Kite.

Winner!
Cannes & Sundance Film Festivals
Best Documentary 2022

No screenings currently scheduled.

NR

An homage to Au Hasard Balthazar, EO explores a vision of modern Europe through a donkey's eyes.

The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. EO, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes, meets good and bad people on his life's path, experiences joy and pain, endures the wheel of fortune randomly turn his luck into disaster and his despair into unexpected bliss. But not even for a moment does he lose his innocence.

No screenings currently scheduled.

14A

"An assured, aching, vibrant debut by Wells, 'Aftersun' is a shattering remembrance of a father by his daughter." - Rogerebert.com

At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood.

No screenings currently scheduled.

NR

Nominated for Best Cinematography at The Academy Awards!

Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, from Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes.

No screenings currently scheduled.

PG

Winner of the prestigious Audience Award at TIFF 2022, Steven Spielberg’s most personal film yet is based on the master director’s childhood passion for moviemaking, and the family dynamics that found their way into his work.

Nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Michelle Williams), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Judd Hirsch), and Best Director!

No screenings currently scheduled.

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NR

"Some leave, some retrieve."

The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can't have children of their own. After an infant's mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an unlikely family of their own.

No screenings currently scheduled.

NR

Awarded CANADA'S TOP TEN films for 2022!

The feature-film debut of Métis writer-director-actor Gail Maurice brings us to the fringes of 1980s Montreal as seen through the eyes of a sweet and suddenly orphaned Indigenous girl. Filmed on location in Hamilton (right next to the Playhouse Cinema!)

No screenings currently scheduled.

All Events: Admission by cash donation at door! 

Kitchener Waterloo's film festival, showcasing films from an equal balance of local, national, and international filmmakers. After 4 years of running on a strictly local-entry basis, this is our third year opening our unique festival to the world! Last year we SOLD OUT our drive-in style festival, so this year we're back inside at the lovely Princess Original! Supporting this festival directly supports artists, as all profits go directly into the pockets of the filmmakers featured.

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Special 50th Anniversary Screening!

Bruce Lee plays a martial-arts expert determined to help capture the narcotics dealer whose gang was responsible for the death of his sister. Lee enters a kung fu competition in an attempt to fight his way to the dealer's headquarters with the help of some friends.

No screenings currently scheduled.

103 min.

An immersion into the rich landscapes of Sable Island and the life of Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived over 40 years on this remote strip of sand.

GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island, guided by naturalist and environmentalist Zoe Lucas who has lived over 40 years on this remote sliver of land in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

No screenings currently scheduled.

Tickets on sale soon!

 

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"An absolutely gorgeous, heartbreaking piece of work. One of the best films of the year." - Rolling Stone

Nominated for 2 Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bill Nighy) and Best Adapted Screen Play!

No screenings currently scheduled.

14A

An all-star ensemble delivers some of the best performances of the year, in Oscar-nominated writer-director Sarah Polley’s fearless adaptation of Miriam Toews’ acclaimed novel.

WINNER for Oscars 2023 Best Adapted Screenplay! Nominated for Best Picture. 

No screenings currently scheduled.

 

 

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