Oct 29-Nov 4: Rocky Horror! Adam Shoalts Live; Free Guy; Princess Diana Film, Spencer Opens; The Doors & More!

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Halloween is here, which means Rocky Horror at the Princess! We've been screening RHPS on Halloween for decades... it's become tradition! Several shows are already sold out, so scroll down now to get tickets before it's too late!


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A special sneak preview on November 4th! It feels like Oscar season is here with the release of Spencer. Kristen Stewart and the film have been getting rave reviews! Sneak preview on the 4th, while the film fully opens on the 5th.

"Kristen Stewart brings Princess Diana to life in Pablo Larraín's exciting take on an unusual family Christmas." - The Film Verdict

"Its focus rests on its heroine alone. But what a heroine - and what thrillingly gutsy, seductive, uninhibited filmmaking this is." - Daily Telegraph (UK)


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TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST! On November 4, join professional explorer and #1 national best-selling author Adam Shoalts as he returns to tell us about his latest adventure and launch his brand new book, The Whisper on the Night Wind: The True History of a Wilderness Legend. It's the fascinating story of a century-old wilderness legend from the Labrador wild of an unknown creature and Shoalts's attempt to unravel it.

All seats are $12; or $41, which includes a hardcover copy of The Whisper on the Night Wind at 15% off the cover price. Co-Presented with Words Worth Books!


princess-playhouse---web---doors-68---n_1.pngMusic fans! You don't want to miss this one-night-only screening of The Doors: Live At The Bowl '68 Special Edition. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Doors final studio album L.A. Woman (1971), THE DOORS: LIVE AT THE BOWL ‘68 SPECIAL EDITION will be screened in theaters worldwide for a special one-night-only event that features extras exclusively for the big screen. The full concert film has been remastered in stunning Dolby ATMOS and 5.1 surround sound, mixed by original Doors engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick. Thurs Nov 4 at the Twin! 


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Don't miss this rare chance to see Michael Mann's iconic crime film, Heat, back on the big screen for a limited time. Two shows only at the Original, Nov 2 & 6!

"This is simply the best American crime movie -- and indeed, one of the finest movies, period -- in over a decade." - Time Out


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Isabelle Adjani won the Best Actress Award at Cannes in 1981 for her performance in Possession. The film has been given a 4K restoration and we're screening at the Twin for your final chance to see it. "This new 4K restoration allows a film kept as a secret held dear by arthouse devotees and horrorheads to find new life - claiming new eyes, new lives with each new viewing." 


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And now for something completely different... Playing for one week only at the Twin is Ryan Reynolds in the super-fun, FREE GUY. "It's Ryan Reynold's show, and he really gives you everything." Perfect for those who want some light-hearted fun with their popcorn! Great reviews, too!


Big News: TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! 

We've all been waiting a LONG TIME for the new Wes Anderson film, The French Dispatch, and it is finally here! Tickets are on sale now for this wonderful film that opens on the 5th of November. 

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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 October 29 to Thursday November 4

Oct 31, 7:30 & 10pm, ORIGINAL. GET TICKETS ONLINE! We're doing the Time Warp again! Dress up, Wear Protection and bring your Vaccine Passport.

Dammit, Janet! Rocky Horror at the Princess is a 36-year tradition and a pandemic will never change that!

This year YOU MUST:

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"Kristen Stewart brings Princess Diana to life in Pablo Larraín's exciting take on an unusual family Christmas." - The Film Verdict

The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen's Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be profoundly different.

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Writer, Explorer, Public Speaker. In Person! Co-presented by Words Worth Books

Join professional explorer and #1 national best-selling author Adam Shoalts as he returns to tell us about his latest adventure and launch his brand new book, The Whisper on the Night Wind: The True History of a Wilderness Legend.

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Encore Screening!

Explorer Adam Shoalts embarks on an estimated 4000 km journey across the Canadian Arctic by canoe and on foot, alone. It is a film about endurance and the power of the human spirit.

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A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.

Master criminal Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is trying to control the rogue actions of one of his men, while also planning one last big heist before retiring. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Hanna (Al Pacino) attempts to track down McCauley as he deals with the chaos in his own life, including the infidelity of his wife (Diane Venora) and the mental health of his stepdaughter (Natalie Portman).

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Special Presentation. One night only!

On July 5th, 1968, The Doors lit up the storied stage of the Hollywood Bowl with a legendary performance that is widely considered to be the band’s finest captured on film.

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Louis Wain was many things during his incredible life: artist, inventor, entrepreneur and caretaker. After adopting a stray kitten, he went on to paint the extraordinary images of cats that made him world famous.

An eccentric artist (Benedict Cumberbatch) introduces Victorian London to the delights of cats, in Will Sharpe’s enlightening biopic.

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"The Rescue immerses the audience in a dangerous odyssey in which every second and every gulp of air counts. Don't forget to breathe." - POV Magazine

WINNER! BEST DOCUMENTARY, TIFF 2021. From the directors that brought audiences 'Free Solo', THE RESCUE chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.

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Combining a clever concept, sweet, self-aware humor, and a charming cast, Free Guy is light-hearted fun.

In "Free Guy," a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story... one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way... before it is too late.

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Blending genres as effectively as it subverts expectations, 'Possession' uses powerful acting and disquieting imagery to grapple with complex themes.

Banned upon its original release in 1981, Andrzej Żuławski’s stunningly choreographed nightmare of a marriage unraveling is an experience unlike any other. Professional spy Mark (Sam Neill) returns to his West Berlin home to find his wife Anna (Isabelle Adjani, in a role that earned her Best Actress at Cannes) insistent on a divorce.

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TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

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"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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In 1920s New York City, a black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Adapted from the celebrated 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, PASSING tells the story of two Black women, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Academy Award nominee Ruth Negga), who can “pass” as white but choose to live on opposite sides of the color line during the height of the Harlem Renaissance in late 1920s New York.

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"Miyazaki's back, and still a force of nature. A weird, wonderful aquatic romp, Ponyo is also a meditation on the state of this blue planet. Catch it." - Empire Magazine

A heartwarming and deeply imaginative retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale “The Little Mermaid,” from the dream triumvirate of Hayao Miyazaki, Pixar’s John Lasseter and Disney.

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Part of THEMUSEUM's UNZIPPED

Co-presented by THEMUSEUM as part of their major Rolling Stones exhibition, UNZIPPED. In 1965 Andrew Loog Oldham, the Rolling Stones svengali, asked filmmaker Peter Whitehead to accompany them on a quick tour of Ireland. Whitehead was astonished.

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Dec 4 - Twin. Tickets on sale now! Also available at the door. Warren Miller is back with our 72nd annual film “Winter Starts Now,” featuring the best snowriding from the mom and pop ski hill down the street to the highest peak on the horizon.

Coming Soon!

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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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Brought to life by a stellar ensemble led by Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog reaffirms writer-director Jane Campion as one of her generation's finest filmmakers.

Nominated for 12 Oscars! Including: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.

"The Power of the Dog is a made with artistry and command: it is one of Jane Campion's best." - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian ★★★★★

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