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Director Matt Finlin in attendance for April 12 premiere (Hamilton); April 19 (Waterloo)!

An eccentric entrepreneur looks back on his life’s work ––owning and operating an idiosyncratic multiplex in the forest of Northern Ontario.

This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers, to the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like Silver Streak.

Director Matt Finlin in attendance for April 19 premiere!

An eccentric entrepreneur looks back on his life’s work ––owning and operating an idiosyncratic multiplex in the forest of Northern Ontario.

Filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, with scenes filmed at the Playhouse Cinema!

From Canadian director and writer Caitlin Cronenberg comes her debut feature film “Humane”.

Presented on 35mm!

The one and only. Banned in Britain (by the director himself) for 27 years, A Clockwork Orange is now regarded as an undisputed classic. Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess' novel is an operatic riot of language, style, and biting satire, with a legendary Wendy Carlos/Beethoven soundtrack.

In the absurdist autobiographically-inspired dark comedy, a painfully unfunny aspiring clown (Vera Drew as Joker the Harlequin) grapples with her gender identity while unsuccessfully attempting to join the ranks of Gotham City's sole comedy program in a world where comedy has been outlawed.

Official Selection: TIFF 2023, Tribeca Film Festival 2023, imagineNATIVE 2023

Official Selection: Canada's Top Ten 2023

A spiritual sequel to the breakout 1998 Indigenous film Smoke Signals

Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke and the triumphs of the human spirit over devastating tragedy. 19-year-old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated.

lla Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, who embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.

When Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber), the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews).