Popcorn pick-up Friday & Saturday; Virtual Book Launch w/ Andrew Hunter; & Re-opening!

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It's Friday, and that means another POPCORN PICKUP at the Playhouse. But wait.. there's more.. We have ADDED pickup on Saturdays, too!

Stop by between 5PM and 8PM for a hot buttered popcorn (or two!) and all your favourite cinema snacks.

Consider carrying your Playhouse merchandise and tasty cinema snacks home with a Playhouse Tote Bag designed by Canadian cartoonist David Collier! Just $20, and available at our merch store!

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Consider buying a Winter Gift Pack! Receive an annual membership and four members movie passes, for $50! Already a member? Then try a Member Pass 10 Pack. 10 member movie passes for $95. Both available from our Merch Store.

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Plus, we have toques, t-shirts, pins, postcards, prints and mugs! Available while supplies last, so don't hesitate, visit this weekend!

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Join us LIVE ON STAGE (Online) from the Playhouse Cinema via Zoom on Saturday January 22, at 2pm for the launch of It Was Dark There All the Time: Sophia Burthen and the Legacy of Slavery in Canada.

Author Andrew Hunter will be in conversation with host Talibah Howard of the Afro Canadian Caribbean Association (ACCA).

Presented by Goose Lane Editions, The Workers Arts & Heritage Centre and the Afro Canadian Caribbean Association.

Pre-registration is required for this FREE event. Click here to register.

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Good news! The Playhouse will be able to RE-OPEN beginning January 31st. More details to come in the next newsletter. Keep scrolling to see some of the films we've already booked (showtimes T.B.A), and don't forget to keep visiting us for Popcorn Pickup. Your support makes a difference, not to mention we love seeing you!

From your friends and neighbours at the Playhouse, Hamilton's oldest (surviving!) movie theatre!

PG

Depicting the refugee experience through vivid animation, Flee pushes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking to present a moving memoir of self-discovery.

Nominated for 3 Oscars (Best Animated Feature, International Feature, Documentry Feature)

No screenings currently scheduled.

R

"The kind of movie which reminds you just how beguiling top-tier cinema can be, Joachim Trier's 'The Worst Person in the World' is a triumph." - Awards Watch

Oscar nominated for Best Original Screenplay and International Film

No screenings currently scheduled.

R

The year's best animated shorts. For mature audiences only.

For the 17th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)!

No screenings currently scheduled.

PG

"Featuring breathtaking cinematography of this rarely seen, 60-ton great whale, Last of the Right Whales will resonate with audiences long after the final frame fades to black." - Nadine Pequeneza, Director and Producer

Director in Attendance for Q & A (opening screeening only)!

No screenings currently scheduled.

14A

"Note to Oscar: Make sure a best actress nomination happens for the blazing Penelope Cruz in this emotional powerhouse from director Pedro Almodovar about a Madrid photographer coping with an unplanned pregnancy and a tangled political past." - Peter Travers, ABC News

Oscar Nominated for Best Actress and Best Original Score

No screenings currently scheduled.

NR

Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.

The audacious new film from writer-director Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine), starring Simon Rex in a magnetic, live-wire performance, RED ROCKET is a darkly funny and humane portrait of a uniquely American hustler and a hometown that barely tolerates him.

No screenings currently scheduled.

NR

For the 17th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)!

No screenings currently scheduled.

NR

For the 17th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)!

No screenings currently scheduled.

NR

The World's Best Commercials!

Join us for the 2021 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity – AKA The World’s Best Commercials!

Representing almost every continent and spanning cultures from around the globe, the award-winning ads are a fascinating window to the world.

No screenings currently scheduled.

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