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Perfect Days
Nominated for the Best International Feature Film!
Hirayama, a Tokyo toilet cleaner, exudes contentment with his seemingly simple life. Behind the facade of his structured daily routine lies a fervent passion for music, an insatiable appetite for books, and an unusual fondness for photographing trees. Unforeseen encounters unveil his hidden past.
“Perfect Days,” a Wim Wenders feature, was inspired from his post-pandemic visits to Tokyo, where he was invited to the Tokyo Toilet Project—a redesign of 17 Shibuya public toilets with global creators. Co-screenwriter Takuma Takasaki found the character Hirayama to be a captivating uncharted storytelling frontier.
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Exhuma
From South Korean director Jang Jae-hyun comes his newest hit "Exhuma". Choi Min-sik (Oldboy) stars in this blockbuster psychological thriller about a group of experts whose investigation of a mysterious illness leads them to an ancestral grave located on sacred ground.
When a renowned shaman (KIM Go-Eun) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of a disturbing supernatural illness that affects only the first-born children of each generation. With the help of a knowledgeable mortician (YOO Hai-jin) and the country’s most revered geomancer (CHOI Min-sik), they soon trace the affliction’s origin to a long-hidden family grave located on sacred ground. Sensing an ominous aura surrounding the burial site, the team opts to exhume and relocate the ancestral remains immediately. But as something much darker emerges, they soon discover what befalls those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.
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Ru
9x Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
“Ru,” based on Kim Thúy’s Governor General’s Award-winning novel, chronicles the incredible journey of a wealthy Vietnamese family escaping their homeland and finding sanctuary in Montreal, Canada. Their odyssey includes a perilous sea voyage and a stay in a Malaysian refugee camp. The narrative primarily centres on Tinh, a young Vietnamese girl, who faces the daunting task of adapting to her new life in Montreal. Already naturally reserved and shy, she must now grapple with the challenge of learning a new language and integrating into her unfamiliar surroundings.
Haunted by the memories of their arduous journey, Tinh’s resilience becomes paramount to her survival and pursuit of happiness in her new home. “Ru” is a poignant exploration of the profound struggles and triumphs of a refugee family as they endeavour to build a better future in a foreign land.
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Paprika
Dr. Atsuko Chiba, a scientist who moonlights as the enigmatic "Paprika," a dream detective. Atsuko and her team develop the DC Mini, a device meant to aid psychiatric patients by delving into their dreams, but when it falls into the wrong hands, it threatens to wreak havoc on people's minds.
When a prototype of the DC Mini is stolen, Atsuko, in her Paprika persona, embarks on a mission to recover it before it can cause irreversible damage. The film explores a battle between a dream terrorist who manipulates shared dreams to induce nightmares and a research psychologist who transforms into Paprika to investigate these mysterious occurrences.
"Paprika" premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and received critical acclaim upon its release in Japan in 2006.
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Klassic Kidz: The Peanut Butter Solution
The next Klassic Kidz selection is a hair-raising Canadian comedy that creeped out a generation and enjoys almost legendary status among those who saw it growing up—largely owing to its wonderfully nutso story!
Eleven-year-old Michael enters a burned-out mansion and gets a fright that literally scares the hair off his head. Bald and bummed out, he’s visited by a pair of ghosts who offer him a remedy: a magic formula made of peanut butter, which mustn’t be overused. When Michael heedlessly adds extra PB into the concoction, not only does his hair grow back as promised, it won’t stop!
Recently covered on the uber popular podcast "How Did This Get Made?" this cult classic from the Tales For All series is hands down the most surreal children’s movie in Canadian history and definitely has to be seen to be believed. Don't miss this rare chance to see it on the big screen!
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Sing-Along! Jesus Christ Superstar
What would Easter weekend be without our annual Jesus Christ Superstar Sing-along?!
Spend Easter Sunday rocking out with Jesus and the gang! And this year, we'll also be singing for Director Norman Jewison, former Beaches resident and beloved filmmaker.
This bold interpretation of the hit rock opera and Broadway smash from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, tells the story of Christ's (Ted Neeley) final weeks through a series of dazzling songs, images and music.
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Musical Adaptation, Jewison creates a brilliant example of groundbreaking vision and unforgettable songs shot entirely on location in Israel. Although there have been a few adaptations since, this version remains utterly one-of-a-kind and is a cinematic experience that definitely comes to life on the big screen.
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500 Days in the Wild
Award-winning director and cinematographer Dianne Whelan takes on the 24,000 km Trans Canada Trail stretches across the continent of North America, connecting the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans. It is the longest trail in the world.
For six years filmmaker Dianne Whelan travelled by hiking, biking, paddling, snowshoeing and skiing, the entirety of the land and water trails, the only person to ever accomplish this journey across the country. For a woman in her 50s who is not an extreme athlete, it was sometimes gruelling, occasionally harrowing, often exhilarating and always surprising.
“500 Days in the Wild” is a feature documentary that weaves intimate moments of reflection with adventure and stories of the people and communities that Dianne encountered along the way.
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Toronto Film Week Night 1
The Toronto Film Week is an annual week-long event showcasing independent films with an edge. The event was created by independent filmmakers, for independent filmmakers, with the sole purpose to showcase and screen new and upcoming talent.
Running in association with the Toronto Arthouse Film Festival (screens in Fall), the Toronto Film Week (screens in Spring) focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalist and the true artists of our time.
Night One showcases the feature film:
Atikamekw Suns (Canada) by Chloé Leriche
Based on the tragic true story of five young people from the Atikamekw First Nation community of Matawan, Quebec who were found dead in a truck in a river in 1977. The film chronicles the police force’s reluctance or inability to pinpoint whether this was a simple accident, or an act of racial hatred.
Tickets for this event are free for Fox members! $7+HST for Non-members.
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Toronto Film Week Night 2
The Toronto Film Week is an annual week-long event showcasing independent films with an edge. The event was created by independent filmmakers, for independent filmmakers, with the sole purpose to showcase and screen new and upcoming talent.
Running in association with the Toronto Arthouse Film Festival (screens in Fall), the Toronto Film Week (screens in Spring) focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalistic and the true artists of our time.
Night Two features 3 films:
1. Arcadia (Poland) by Malgorzata Paszko
2.You're Breaking Up I'm Going to Call You Back (United States) by Mira H Steuer
3. The Mess We Make (Netherlands) by Allard Detiger
Tickets for this event are free for Fox members! $7+HST for non-members.
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Toronto Film Week Night 3
The Toronto Film Week is an annual week-long event showcasing independent films with an edge. The event was created by independent filmmakers, for independent filmmakers, with the sole purpose to showcase and screen new and upcoming talent.
Running in association with the Toronto Arthouse Film Festival (screens in Fall), the Toronto Film Week (screens in Spring) focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalistic and the true artists of our time.
Night Three features 4 films:
1. Longing In Me (Germany) by Julian Wonn
2. Down to the Bottom (United States) by Carina Miller
3. Human, not human (Belgium) by Natan Castay
4. Dear Friend, Where Have You Gone? (Canada) by Nicholas Koscik
Tickets for this event are free for Fox Members! $7+HST for non-members.
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Toronto Film Week Night 4
The Toronto Film Week is an annual week-long event showcasing independent films with an edge. The event was created by independent filmmakers, for independent filmmakers, with the sole purpose to showcase and screen new and upcoming talent.
Night Four features 10 short films:
1. After Winter, Cherry Blossoms (United States) by Jil Guyon
2. Negative Energies (Denmark) by Martin Strange-Hansen
3. Karla (Canada) by Naomi Baker
4. The Visit (Germany) by Katharina Sporrer
5. Pappas Poppy (Norway) by Johanne Wilbrink
6. You Ask Too Much (Canada) by Ajay Rakhraj
7. The middle of the garage (Canada) by Lisa Bolduc
8. Fragments (United Kingdom) by Mélodie Roulaud
9. Best Intentions (Denmark) by Martin Strange-Hansen
10. Hotel Centaur (Greece) by Lino Kafidas, Dimitris Kafidas
Tickets for this event are free for Fox Members! $7+HST for non-members.
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Toronto Film Week Night 5
The Toronto Film Week is an annual week-long event showcasing independent films with an edge. The event was created by independent filmmakers, for independent filmmakers, with the sole purpose to showcase and screen new and upcoming talent.
Night Five features 12 films:
1. The Data Scraper (Canada) by Joshua J. Stewart
2. Nature Attack (France) by Erik Semashkin
3. Thievery Suspicion (Denmark) by Martin Strange-Hansen
4. A Little Longer (Canada) by Connor Kujawinski
5. Blur (USA) by Vile Rile
6. There's a Bison on The Prairie (United States) by Morgan Miller
7. Immaculate Deception (UK) by Emily Lucienne
8. Diversion (Politics of) (Belgium) by Simon Heymans
9. Atomic Love (Canada) by Antoine Girard
10. Sour Grapes (Denmark) by Martin Strange-Hansen
11. Thank you for your souvenir, UK! (UK) by Oushi Lin
12. The Whole World Blind (or: The Ballad of The Cuck and The Eunuch) (UK) by Finbar Somers, Seán Mackey
Tickets are free for Fox members! $7+HST for non-members.
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Dune - 40th Anniversary
Can you believe it's the 40th Anniversary of David Lynch’s infamous, psychedelic sci-fi tale of space, spice and sandworms?
The long-awaited film version of Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction epic exploded onto movie screens in 1984 with dazzling special effects, unforgettable images, and powerful performances. It initially left audiences scratching their heads, most dismissing the film upon its release. However, four decades and a big-budget remake later, Lynch’s film is finally poised to find its rightful place alongside the director’s other masterpieces such as Blue Velvet and Mullholland Drive.
The unforgettable saga of intergalactic warrior Paul Atreides (Kyle MacLachlan) and his messianic rise to leadership features an all-star cast, including Jose Ferrer, Max Von Sydow, Oscar-winner Linda Hunt and rock legend, Sting (in his space undies!).
This is one cosmic anniversary worth celebrating!
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The Room - 20th Anniversary w/ Greg Sestero Live - SOLD OUT
"Oh hi, Mark!"
Don't miss this special 20th anniversary screening of The Room with LIVE appearance by NYT bestselling author/Room costar/Mark himself, Greg Sestero!
For the last two decades, midnight crowds have flocked to screenings of this "so amazingly bad it's [spooning] great" movie written, directed, and starring the infamous Tommy Wiseau.
The story follows Johnny (Wiseau), a successful banker who lives happily in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, inexplicably, she gets bored of him and decides to seduce Johnny's best friend, Mark. From there, nothing will be the same again. From there, sheer insanity ensues.
The evening will include a Q&A with Greg Sestero as well as some exclusive bonus clips of Bob Odenkirk’s remake of The Room! What a night!
Note: event pricing in effect.
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Tommy Wiseau's Big Shark
A Fox Exclusive!
Oh hi, Shark! From visionary director Tommy Wiseau, comes his most ambitious work to date!
Man's number one aquatic enemy has arrived in the Bayou. Three firefighters: Georgie, Patrick, and Tim must save New Orleans from the gigantic shark, can the city survive?
Don't miss this sure-to-be unforgettable experience that Rolling Stone called, “a classic heart-pumping action movie” and San Francisco Gate described as “made for live audience interaction…The audience screamed with delight every time the shark made an outrageous, gruesome appearance” - intrigued? So are we!
Note: event pricing in effect.
Doors Open at 11:30pm
Movie at 11:45pm
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The Player
"A movie about today's Hollywood -- hilarious and heartless in about equal measure, and often at the same time." - Roger Ebert
It's Oscar month so of course we need to celebrate Tinseltown in all of its messy glory! And what better selection than this sly insider comedy from Director Robert Altman?
A Hollywood studio executive with a shaky moral compass (Tim Robbins) finds himself caught up in a criminal situation that would be right at home in one of his movie projects. He's being blackmailed by a writer whose script he rejected but which one?
Mixing elements of film noir with biting satire, The Player functions as both a stylish murder mystery and a commentary on its own production. Loaded with movie industry insider jokes, a heroic supporting cast and a lineup of star cameos that make for an astonishing Hollywood who’s who, this is a must-see for any true cinephile out there!
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Book and Film Club: The Natural w/ The Great Escape Book Store
In association with The Great Escape Book Store we're happy to present Barry Levinson's adaptation of Bernard Malamud’s 1952 novel. Post-film Q&A with film critic Bruce Kirkland.
On the way to a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, young baseball phenom Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is shot by the unstable Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey). After 16 years, Hobbs returns to pro baseball as a rookie for the last-place New York Knights. Despite early arguments with his manager, Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), Hobbs becomes one of the best players in the league, and the Knights start winning. But this upsets the Judge (Robert Prosky), their owner, who wants Hobbs to lose games, not win.
For those interested, The Great Escape Bookstore will be holding a discussion of Malmud's novel on April 4 at 7pm at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Road).
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Wicked Little Letters
Based on a stranger than fiction true story!
In the 1920s English seaside town of Littlehampton, neighbours Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley) are embroiled in a scandal involving anonymous, profanity-laden letters. When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women - led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) - begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
With sharp dialogue and dark comedic undertones, "Wicked Little Letters" explores themes of misogyny and repression in a riotous mystery comedy.
Directed by Thea Sharrock (“Me Before You”), the film captures the absurdity and tragedy of a scandalous true story.
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The People's Joker
After some *cough* complications, at its world premiere at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, “The People’s Joker” is coming to Fox Theatre! Legally!
In writer-director, Vera Drew's uproariously subversive queer coming-of-age origin story sees an aspiring clown whose attempts at humour fall painfully flat. While struggling with her gender identity, Joker (Vera Drew) desperately seeks acceptance in Gotham City's only comedy program, set in a world where comedy is forbidden. However, facing constant rejection, she joins forces with a motley crew of outcasts to form an underground anti-comedy troupe. Their illegal performances draw the attention of the city's cunning vigilante, setting the stage for a showdown between Joker and the sinister figure ruling over Gotham.
The film also features comedy heavy hitters Scott Aukerman, Tim Heidecker, Maria Bamford and Bob Odenkirk in supporting roles.
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Casablanca - Fox's 110th Birthday!
"Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine…”
It's our 110th birthday and we're celebrating with one of the all-time Fox audience faves! (seriously, you love this darn movie!)
Director Michael Curtiz’s iconic romantic epic is arguably the most famous high-point of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Humphrey Bogart plays world weary American ex-patriate Rick, proprietor of a nightclub in Casablanca, Morocco. When Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), a former love of Rick's, and her husband (Paul Henreid), show up to his cafe one day, Rick faces a tough challenge which will bring up unforeseen complications, heartbreak and ultimately an excruciating decision to make.
"Casablanca" represents the epitome of the legendary Bogart screen persona — cynical, solitary, sardonic, anti-heroic, but ultimately redeemable by love. With a legendary supporting cast and impeccable craftsmanship at all levels, "Casablanca" deserves its status as one of the greatest films ever made.
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