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Alucine | @ Alliance Francaise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Showcasing the work of Latino film and video makers.
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Toronto Palestine Film Festival | @ Lightbox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Presenting the narrative of a disposessed people.
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Greek International Film Festival Tour | @ Innis Town Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From Greece to Toronto (and across Canada).
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Comffest | @ Lucie Thornton Blackburn Conference Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bringing communities together through film.
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Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Asian cinema comes to Canada.
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Cineplex Mississauga,
Mississauga Living Arts Centre.
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Great Canadian Horror Film Festival | @ The Revue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Horror-themed shorts, just in time for Halloween.
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Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival | @ The Paradise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Big wheels on screen.
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Nuit Blanche | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artists take us deep into the Toronto night.
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Ageless Film Festival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cinema reflects on living long.
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Alliance Francaise,
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Toronto Indie Horror Fest (Fall Edition) | @ Eyesore Cinema | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New blood from Canada and around the world.
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International Film Festival of South Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From South Asia to just West of Toronto.
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Brazil Film Festival | @ Lightbox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A dose of hot Brazilian cinema holds off the imminent winter chill.
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Canadian International Film Festival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Celebrating global diversity in cinema.
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Beyond Inclusion: Afro-Can and the Making of Black Student Life
High school Black life witnesses racism, experiences yearning, explores creativity and desires justice. A panel discussion follows the screening. |
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Cast of Shadows
The filmmaker investigates the making of Robert Flaherty's groundbreaking documentaries Nanoon of the North and Louisiana Story to discover unsung contributors to their success. Filmmaker in attendance! A Q&A follows the screening. |
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The House on Sorority Row
A killer stalks a sorority grad party to avenge a prank that went too far. |
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Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?
Beloved BritPop band Pulp reunite and tour their first new album in 24 years. |
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Portal to Hell
A man feeds sinners to a soul-hungry washing machine. Cast & crew in attendance! |
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Ghost in the Shell
A cyborg cop investigates body hackers in a world where consciousness can be transferred. |
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A Clockwork Orange
Viddy well, little brother. Viddy well. A violent delinquent undergoes conversion therapy. |
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Kiki’s Delivery Service
A young witch takes a chance on independent living. |
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Creature from the Black Lagoon
A missing link between man and fish falls in love with a member of the expedition hunting him. |
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Avengers: Endgame
Superheroes band together to reverse supervillain Thanos' mad plan. Screening in its new Encore version. |
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Avengers: Endgame
Superheroes band together to reverse supervillain Thanos' mad plan. Screening in its new Encore version. |
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Avengers: Endgame
Superheroes band together to reverse supervillain Thanos' mad plan. Screening in its new Encore version. |
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Avengers: Endgame
Superheroes band together to reverse supervillain Thanos' mad plan. Screening in its new Encore version. |
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Mamma Mia!
The songs of ABBA fuel a bride's determination to discover which of three men is her actual father. Outdoors! A sing-along! Part of Runway Reels. |
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The Green Bench
Retirement community residents share their wisdom. Plus: a Q&A with the filmmaker. |
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I Hate People, People Hate Me
Outsider queers look askance at society and themselves. Presented by the upcoming Toronto Queer Film Festival. Stars Bobbi Summers and Lily Kazimiera in attendance! |
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[REC]
A television crew become trapped inside a sealed-off apartment building when its residents are infected with a zombie plague. Free! |
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Srigala
A killer stalks island dwellers in this Indonesian riff on Friday the 13th. |
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964 Pinocchio
A cyborg sex slave takes up with a homeless woman while his corporate owners hunt him down. |
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Mars Express
A human investigator and her android colleague become embroiled in a conspiracy while working a missing persons case on future Mars. Oct 2 8:45pm Oct 6 8:45pm |
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A Bay of Blood
An inheritance prompts a murder spree. 4K restoration! |
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Corpse Bride
A shy groom-to-be accidentally marries a ghost. |
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Death Becomes Her
Rivals up the ante when they discover they've become immortal. |
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The Exorcist
"Have you ever heard of exorcism? Well, it's a stylized ritual in which the rabbi or the priest try to drive out the so-called invading spirit. It's been pretty much discarded these days except by the Catholics ..." A priest does battle with a demon over the soul of a young girl. |
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Corpse Bride
A shy groom-to-be accidentally marries a ghost. |
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James McNeill Whistler
A deep dive into the work of Whistler on the occasion of the Tate Britain's new exhibit. |
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A Breed Apart
An English cattle breeder and his young son settle in 1850's Canada. Cast & crew in attendance! |
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The Maltese Falcon
Bogie. Astor. Lorre. Greenstreet. The stuff dreams are made of. 35mm! |
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Tokyo Drifter
Suzuki takes the yakuza hitman movie into the realm of pop-art artifice. |
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Sans Soleil
Marker's essay film tackles the subjects of memory and time as it traverses the globe from Tokyo to Paris to Guinea-Bissau. Hosted by José Teodoro. |
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Frozen
A devoted sister tries to save the day when the cursed new Queen unleashes winter upon her kingdom. Outdoors! A sing-along! Part of Runway Reels. |
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Bashu, the Little Stranger
A war orphan and a solitary mother of two form a deep bond. 4K restoration! |
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The Sickling
The filmmaker weathers the inequities of the health care system as he embarks upon an experimental stem cell transplant in hopes of curing his sickle cell disease. Plus: a Q&A with the filmmaker. World premiere! |
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Death Spa
Hardbodies meet with gruesome deaths from their workout equipment. On VHS! |
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The Cat and the Canary
A young woman will inherit the family fortune as long as she can stay sane while chaos erupts in the spooky old house hosting the reading of the will. |
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Us
Doppelgangers plague a Black family on vacation. |
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Trick or Treat
A young heavy metal fan fights a deceased rocker who has returned to life. 35mm! |
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Linkin Park: Unshatter
Rock band Linkin Park reinvent themselves following the death of a member. |
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Trick ’r Treat
Five interleaved tales of Halloween terror. Plus: the feature's predecessor, short Seasons Greetings. |
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Death Becomes Her
Rivals up the ante when they discover they've become immortal. |
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Coraline
A lonely young girl finds an alternate, seemingly better family through a hidden door in her new home. At most Cineplex locations. |
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Twilight
Vampires sparkle as K-Stew and R-Pats ignite their onscreen romance. |
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The Sheep Detectives
Sheep who have been raised on a diet of mystery novels investigate the unexpected death of their beloved farmer. |
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Cookies For Life
Hostages buy time, including baking cookies for their captors, during the Hamas attacks of Oct 7. Plus: a live Zoom Q&A with the filmmaker. |
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My Brother’s Wedding
A Black man working at his parents' small business attempts to figure out what he wants from life as he prepares to be Best Man at his upwardly mobile brother's wedding. 4K restoration! |
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Broken English
The life of Marianne Faithful is presented as a collision of memory and mythology. |
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Downpour
A new teacher falls for a woman whose time is occupied caring for her extended family. |
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Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance gather at a 1972 party. |
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There Are No Words
The filmmaker explores family silence and the instability of memory as they seek to understand their mother's suicide. Plus: a post-screening Q&A with director Min Sook Lee. |
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The Dead Zone
A man's near-death experience gives him the psychic abilities to foresee the danger posed by a fascist politician. A political discussion precedes the film. |
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Rudraksh
A paranormal researcher takes interest in a devout man who seems to possess powers of healing. |
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Begotten
Mother Earth and her offspring rise from the death of God. New restoration! |
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Godzilla Minus One
A former soldier's survivor guilt trips into overdrive when a giant monster emerges to terrorize post-war Japan. |
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Ninja Scroll
A swordsman and a young female ninja stumble across a demonic conspiracy. 4K restoration! Oct 4: subtitled. Oct 4: dubbed. Oct 5: dubbed. Oct 6: subtitled. |
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Aurand/Beavers: The Built Metaphor
The films of Ute Aurand and Robert Beavers explore the affinites of cinema and architecture. Tonight's program focuses on urban architectural space. Filmmakers in attendance! |
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Suspiria
A new student at a girls' ballet school uncovers shocking witchy goings-on. |
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Boarding house residents attempt to stop demon Billy Zane from acquiring the key to the apocalypse. Tender Prey programmer Alison Lang provides the defense. |
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Dead Lover
A lonely, smelly, horny gravedigger attempts to resurrect her lover after he dies at sea. In Stink-O-Vision! Filmmaker/star Grace Glowicki and co-writer/star Ben Petrie in attendance! |
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House of Flying Daggers
Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro's job investigating a group of rebels turns into a love triangle when Zhang Ziyi enters the picture. 35mm! Intro and post-screening discussion led by Cameron Bailey. |
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The Reflecting Skin
A young boy living on the prairies believes his neighbour to be a vampire. Also on the bill: Chantal Leong's short This House That Bears No Fruit. |
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Be Kind Rewind
Mos Def and Jack Black remake video store favourites. |
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Aurand/Beavers: At Home
The films of Ute Aurand and Robert Beavers explore the affinites of cinema and architecture. Tonight's program focuses on domestic space. Filmmakers in attendance! |
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Witchhammer
A chronicle of the 17th century Czech witch trials, in which power-mad religious forces inflicted brutal torture upon innocent victims. |
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Freak Night Films
Comedy and horror shorts. |
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Cat People
A Serbian immigrant believes she will turn into a deadly cat if she becomes physical with a man. |
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Ghost in the Cell
Inmates and guards alike become targets of a supernatural entity invading a high security prison. |
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Copycat
Holly Hunter and Sigourney Weaver track down a serial killer who is re-enacting famous murders from the past. |
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The Suspended Step of the Stork
A reporter believes he has found a politician who went missing years ago. Presented by the Hellenic Canadian Academic Association of Ontario. |
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The Sparrow Dream
A return to Berlin considers how place affects memory. 16mm! Robert Beavers in attendance! Also on the bill: Beavers' The Hedge Theatre (2002) and The Ground, both on 35mm. |
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Hanging by a Wire
Teens on their way to school become trapped in a cable car dangling over a mountain pass. Plus: a virtual post-screening Q&A with the director. |
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Brakhage
A profile of visionary avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage and his explorations of the possibilities of cinema. In Room 222E. 16mm! Also on the bill: Brakhage rarities Cannot Exist (1994) and Through Wounded Eyes (1996). Filmmakers Jim Shedden and Alexa-Frances Shaw in attendance. |
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The Blair Witch Project
Film students get lost in the woods when they go researching a supernatural legend. |
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Queen: Budapest
Queen rock 80,000 fans in Budapest on what would be Freddie Mercury's final tour. Some screenings in IMAX! |
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The Burmese Harp
A Japanese soldier masquerades as a monk to escape capture in the last days of WWII. 4K restoration! |
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Oh, This Unspeakable Void
A young man navigates a new direction in drama school while living with his grandparents. |
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Signature Move
Opponent 1) An aspiring wrestler deals with family responsibilities and her own love life. 2) An Iranian refugee in Sweden resumes wrestling over the objections of his wife. |
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Women Talking
Mennonite women discuss their options following revelations of sexual abuse in their community. Presented by The Great Escape book store as part of their book club. A Q&A with Professor Sara Saljough follows the screening. A discussion of the book will occur Fri Oct 2, 7:00pm at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Road). |
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Suzuki=Bakudan
A man in police custody on a drunk and disorderly charge claims to know something about the terrorist bombings plaguing the city. |
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The Siren
A young boy searches for missing family and a way out when war brings an attack on his city. Animated. |
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Trailer Trash: Undead
The Revue's own trailer editor Nathan Boone and Serena Whitney curate a selection of movie trailers for zombie films. Free! Members only! |
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SB19 Wakas at Simula
Filipino pop phenomenons SB19 play to 100,000 diehard fans. |
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ParaNorman
A young boy with the ability to speak to the dead attempts to rid his town of a deadly curse. |
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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Aspiring Toronto musicians' plans to land a gig at the Rivoli turn to time travel. Outdoors! Part of Runway Reels. |
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The Stranger and the Fog
A boat containing a single amnesiac passenger drifts into a ocean village. 4K restoration! |
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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution
The 1972 Toronto production of Godspell becomes an incubator for the country's comic talent. |
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Cramps! A Period Piece
A woman's menstrual cramps take on new life when she leaves her family to strike out on her own. Plus: a pre-show drag performance by host Weird Alice and post-screening discussion with director Brooke H. Cellars. |
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The House with Laughing Windows
A art restorer comes under danger when he discovers the secret behind the unsettling fresco he has been hired to repair. Free! |
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The Wailing
An investigation into rural murders takes a turn for the supernatural. |
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Hausu
Seven schoolgirls fall victim to an evil house in Obayashi's hallucinatory, psychedelic, bugfuck horror singularity. |
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The Silence of the Lambs
Brilliant, incarcerated psychopath Hannibal Lecter may hold the key to FBI agent Jodie Foster's mission to capture a serial killer. 35mm! |
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Dear Lara
Violinist Lara St. John and fellow victims speak out about abuse in musical institutions. Plus: a Q&A with director and subject Lara St. John. |
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Alice’s Restaurant
Arlo Guthrie re-enacts his talking blues song as members of the 1960s counterculture try on different ways of living. Happy Thanksgiving! |
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Union Town
NYC delivery industry workers fight for worker's rights. |
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Shrek 2
Princess Fiona takes her beloved ogre Shrek back home to meet her parents. Outdoors! Part of Runway Reels. |
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Prisoners
Parents of missing children go too far trying to find the culprit. Happy Thanksgiving! |
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The Shining
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." A young boy comes under threat from both a haunted hotel and his own family. |
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Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger
Brit rock band Oasis look back on their career as they embark upon their 2025 reunion tour. |
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Blood Rage
A twin institutionalized, possibly falsely, for murder escapes as his family gathers for Thanksgiving dinner. Happy Thanksgiving! |
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Akira
Psychic powers threaten to annihilate Tokyo ... again. 4K restoration! |
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