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All listings are free. Send to: movies@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 or mail to Rep Cinemas, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include film title, year of release, names of director(s), language and subtitle info, venue, address, time, cost and advance ticket sales if any, phone number for reservations/info or website address. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm.
festivals alucine latin film + media festival
revue cinema, 400 roncesvalles. alucinefestival.com.
Thu 17-SuN 20 – Festival of Spanish-lan-
guage film and video. All films w/ s-t. $6, srs/stu $4, opening night gala $10, stu/srs $8, festival pass $30. Thu 17 – The Mysterious Presages Of Leon Prozak (2010) D: Carlos Santa, and short film A-Copy. Director Santa in attendance. 7 pm. To Record, To Retell, To React Program: Titans (2011) D: Edison Cajas G, Topo Gigio Is Dead (2011) D: David Miranda, and short film Town Without Memory. 9 pm. fRI 18 – Family Lives Program: No Words (2011) D: Bel Armenteros, Burnt (2010) D: Alejandro Valbuena, Dying Every Day (2010) D: Aitor Echeverria, It Is Not Much What We Inherited From Our Grandfather (2010) D: Fernando Dominguez, and short film Are You Leaving?. 7 pm. Carlos Santa’s Retrospective: El Pasajero De La Noche (1989), La Selva Oscura (1994), and Deep Ocean (2011). 9 pm. Director in attendance. SaT 19 – Shorts For Short People: The Stubborn Mule And The Remote Control (2010) D: Helio Villela Nunes, The Dancer And The Tram (2009) D: Rogério Nunes, and others. 4 pm. Love, Life And Death In The Streets of Brazil program: Iván (2011) D: Fernando Rick, Aurea (2009) D; Zeca Ferreira, Petal (2011) D: Vitor Dourado, and The Sky Downstairs (2010) D: Leonardo Cata Preta. 7 pm. Business Of Spaces program: Penalty Kick (2011) D: Carlito Ghioni, and other short films. 9 pm.
breast fest film festival royal ontario museum, 100 Queen’s park. breastfestfilmfest.com.
fRI 18-SuN 20 – Festival of documen-
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tary and dramatic films that address key issues affecting the breast cancer community. $10, opening night $18. fRI 18 – Baring It All (2011) D: Patricia Zagarella. Director in attendance. 8 pm. SaT 19 – Crazy Sexy Cancer (2007) D: Kris Carr. 1 pm. Stricken (2009) D: Reinout Oerlemans. 4 pm. SuN 20 – One Of The 1 Percent – The Sandy Ahenakew Story D: Sandra Ahenakew and Tracy Stevens. Ahenakew in attendance. 11 am. About Her D: Phyllis Ellis. Director in attendance. 4 pm.
canadian labour international film festival
innis town hall, 2 sussex. labourfilms.ca.
SaT 19-N ov 27 – Films about the world of work and the people who do it. Free.
SaT 19 – Opening Night: Work For All: Films
Against Racism In The Workplace – Le Geste Ordinaire (2011) D: Maxime Coton. 5 pm. Barbieri (2006) D: Corrado De Luca and Roberto Veri. 6:15 pm. SuN 20 – When We Gather Together (2011) D: Frank Saptel. 2 pm. Earth To Mouth (2002) D: Yung Chang. 2:45 pm. Adopted Home: A History In Progress (2010) D: Corrado De Luca. 3:30 pm. These Were The Reasons (Stories Of Union Organizing In British
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Barry Atsma and Carice van Houten star in Stricken, not one of the fest’s best.
Revealing Breast Fest STRICKEN (Reinout Oerlemans). 119 minutes. Subtitled. Screens Saturday (November 19), as part of Breast Fest 2011 (see listings, this page). Rating: N N There’s something to love and a lot to loathe in Stricken, a Breast Fest entry from the Netherlands. Ad exec Stijn (Barry Atsma) and consultant Carmen (Carice van Houten) have a terrific marriage – even though he never stops sleeping Columbia) (2011) D: Howie Smith. 5 pm. Goodwin’s Way (2011) D: Neil Vokey. 5:30 pm. Trek (2011) D: Alan Segal. 5:45 pm.
european union film festival
royal cinema, 608 college. eutorontofilmfest.ca.
Thu 17-N ov 30 – Festival of contemEuropean Cinema, including 24 ñporary films from 24 countries. Free admission. Thu 17 – The Winner (2011) D: Wieslaw Saniewski. 8:30 pm.
fRI 18 – Tilt (2011) D: Viktor Chouchkov Jr. 6
pm. Protector (2009) D: Marek Najbrt. 8:30 pm. SaT 19 – The Maiden Danced To Death (2011) D: Endre Hules. 6 pm. Almanyia – Welcome To Germany (2009) D: Yasemin Samdereli. 8:45 pm. SuN 20 – Ben X (2007) D: Nic Balthazar. 6 pm. Biloba (2009) D: Sofia Papachristou. 8:30 pm. moN 21 – Joanna (2010) D: Feliks Falk. 6 pm. TuE 22 – Farewell (2010) D: Tomas Donela. 6 pm. Graveyard Keeper’s Daughter (2011) D: Katrin Laur. 8:30 pm. wEd 23 – Lapland Odyssey (2010) D: Dome Karukoski. 6 pm. Fish & Chips (2011) D: Elias Dimitriou. 8:30 pm.
reel asian film festival
richmond hill centre for the performing arts, 10268 yonge. reelasian.com
fRI 18-SaT 19 – Festival of contemporary
cinema by East Asian and Southeast Asian filmmakers. $12, srs/stu $10; youth screenings $5, closing night gala $15, srs/stu $12; festival pass $80, stu/srs $65; 4 pak $36, stu/ srs $30. fRI 18 – Opening night gala: Overheard 2 (2011) D: Felix Chong and Alan Mak. 7 pm. SaT 19 – Saigon Electric (2011) D: Stephane Gauger. 1:30 pm. Bleak Night (2010) D: Yoon Sung-Hyun. 4 pm. Closing night gala: Jump Ashin! (2011) D: Lin Yu-hsien. 7 pm.
cinemas camera bar 1028 Queen w. 416-530-0011. camerabar.ca
19 – Into The Wild (2007) D: Sean Penn. 3 pm. Free. ñSaT
around – until she’s diagnosed with breast cancer. The situation sends Stijn on a sex and drugs binge and, as the crisis deepens, he begins a hot and heavy affair with the painter Roos (Anna Drijver) as Carmen lies on her deathbed. The film is expertly shot, with high-end production values and a superb performance by van Houten, who conveys charm, inner strength and pain with huge skill. But it’s fundamentally problematic.
cinematheQue tiff bell lightbox reitman sQuare, 350 king w. 416-599-8433. tiff.net
Thu 17 – Diabolique (1955) D: Henri-
Georges Clouzot. 6:30 pm. Europa ñ (1991) D: Lars von Trier. 9:15 pm.
fRI 18 – Dancer In The Dark (2000) D: Lars
For one thing, Stijn is a difficult guy to care about, so how can anyone get invested in his story? The script may be based on a quasi-autobiographical book, but the love affair between Stijn and Roos is hard to buy, let alone root for. I mean, how many sensitive artists would happily keep fucking a guy whose wife is dying? If she’s not gonna send him home with a quick “See ya later – when you can focus,” she could express remorse at least once. Carmen and Stijn have a four-year-old daughter who drops out of the picture almost entirely until the end, when she suddenly becomes a major emotional factor. And there’s something icky about director Reinout Oerlemans’s decision to feature so much gratuitous static nudity – including spectacularly beautiful mammaries – in a film about breast cancer. Makes you wonder how this could have been such a smash hit in its home country. Hope other Breast Fest entries stay closer to the SuSaN G. CoLE festival’s spirit.
ontario place cinesphere 955 lake shore w. 416-314-9900. ontarioplace.com
moN 21 – Mysteries Of Egypt & Bugs! 3D. 9:50 am. Hubble 3D. 12:30 pm.
ontario science centre
770 don mills. 416-696-3127. ontariosciencecentre.ca
von Trier. 6 pm. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) D: Amy Heckerling. 9 pm. SaT 19 – Ella Enchanted (2004) D: Tommy O’Haver. 2 pm. Psycho (1960) D: Alfred Hitchcock. 5 pm. The Idiots (1998) D: Lars von Trier. 8 pm. And Now For Something Completely Different (1971) D: Ian MacNaughton. 11 pm. SuN 20 – 55 Days At Peking (1962) D: Nicholas Ray. 1 pm. Dial M For Murder (1954) D: Alfred Hitchcock. 4:30 pm. Rear Window (1954) D: Alfred Hitchcock. 7 pm. TuE 22 – Diabolique. 6:30 pm.
Thu 17-fRI 18 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am & 2 pm. Under The Sea. Noon. Tornado Alley. 1 pm. SaT 19 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am, 1, 3 & 8 pm. Tornado Alley. Noon, 4 & 7 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. SuN 20 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am, 1 & 3 pm. Tornado Alley. Noon & 4 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. moN 21-wEd 23 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am & 2 pm. Under The Sea. Noon. Tornado Alley. 1 pm.
fox theatre
the proJection booth
2236 Queen e. 416-691-7330. foxtheatre.ca
Thu 17 – Billy Bishop Goes To War (2010) D:
Barbara Willis-Sweete. 7 pm. 50/50 (2011) D: Jonathan Levine. 9:15 pm. fRI 18-SuN 20 – Lion King 3D (1994) D: Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. 2 pm. The Help (2011) D: Tate Taylor. 4 & 6:45 pm. Drive (2011) D: Nicolas Winding Refn. 9:30 pm. moN 21-TuE 22 – The Help. 6:45 pm. Drive. 9:30 pm. wEd 23 – The Help. 6:45 pm. Down The Road Again (2011) D: Donald Shebib. 9:30 pm.
graham spry theatre
cbc museum, cbc broadcast centre, 250 front w, 416-205-5574. cbc.ca
Thu 17-wEd 23 – Continuous screenings Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Free.
Thu 17-fRI 18 – John A: Birth Of A Country. moN 21-wEd 23 – The Nano Revolution Part 1.
national film board 150 John. 416-973-3012. nfb.ca/mediatheQue
Thu 17-wEd 23 – More than 5,000 NFB films available at digital viewing stations. TueWed noon-7 pm, Thu-Sat noon-10 pm, Sun noon-5 pm. Free. wEd 23 – Free Favourites At Four presents Force Of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (2010) D: Sturla Gunnarsson. 4 pm. Free.
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1035 gerrard e. 416-466-3636, proJectionbooth.ca.
Thu 17 – The Boy Mir (2011) D: Phil Grabsky. 7 pm. Nostalgia For The Light (2010) D: Patricio Guzmán. 9 pm. fRI 18 – Music From The Big House (2010) D: Bruce McDonald. 7 pm. Unauthorized And Proud Of It: Todd Loren’s Rock ’N Roll Comics (2005) D: Ilko Davidov. 9 pm. SaT 19 – Yoga Unveiled (2004) D: Gita Desai. 4:30 pm. $8. Music From The Big House. 7 pm. Unauthorized And Proud Of It: Todd Loren’s Rock ’N Roll Comics. 9 pm. SuN 20 – Disco Dancer (1982) D: Babbar Subhash. 3 pm. Music From The Big House. 7 pm. Unauthorized And Proud Of It: Todd Loren’s Rock ’N Roll Comics. 9 pm. moN 21 – Music From The Big House. 7 pm. Unauthorized And Proud Of It: Todd Loren’s Rock ’N Roll Comics. 9 pm. TuE 22 – Little Terrors Volume 5: Re-animated, series of short films with director Justin McConnell. 8 pm. wEd 23 – Dark Rising 2: Summmer Strikes Back (2011) D: Andrew Cymek. 8 pm.
reg hartt’s cineforum 463 bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Thu 17 – Sex & Violence Cartoon Festival. 7 pm. What I Learned From LSD. 9 pm. SaT 19-wEd 23 – Films Of Andy Warhol. 7 pm. What I Learned From LSD. 9 pm.
revue cinema
400 roncesvalles. 416-531-9959. revuecinema.ca
Thu 17 – Alucine Latin Film + Media Festival.
See listings, this page. fRI 18 – The Wizard Of Oz (1939) D: Victor Fleming. 1:30 pm. Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) D: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. 3:30 pm. Alucine Latin Film And Media Festival. 7 pm. See listings, this page. SaT 19 – The Wizard Of Oz. 1 pm. Alucine Latin Film + Media Festival. See listings, this page. SuN 20 – The Wizard Of Oz. 1:30 pm. Horizon Arts Camp presents a benefit screening of The Goonies (1985) D: Steven Spielberg. Doors 3:45 pm. $20, adv $15. Proceeds to Horizon’s subsidy program. horizonartscamp.org/moviefundraisertickets. Crazy, Stupid, Love. 9:15 pm. moN 21 – Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (2010) D: Werner Herzog. 7 pm. Crazy, Stupid, Love. 9 pm. TuE 22 – Book Revue: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) D: Atom Egoyan. 6:45 pm. Cave Of Forgotten Dreams. 9:30 pm. wEd 23 – Cave Of Forgotten Dreams. 7 pm. Crazy, Stupid, Love. 9 pm.
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the royal
608 college. 416-534-5252. theroyal.to
Thu 17-wEd 23 – European Union Film Festival. See listings, this page.
toronto underground cinema 186 spadina ave, basement. 647-992-4335, torontoundergroundcinema.com
Thu 17 – The Fly (1986) D: David Cronenberg. 9:30 pm. ñ fRI 18 – The Nujazz Festival and Fusicology
present The Last Poets: Made In Amerikkka (2008) D: Claude Santiago. 8 pm. $10. SaT 19 – Check website for schedule. SuN 20 – Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010) D: Edgar Wright. 9:30 pm. moN 21-TuE 22 – Check website for schedule. wEd 23 – Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema (2008) D: Ralph Ziman. 8 pm. $8, stu $6. Adv tickets at ticketscene.ca/events/5420.
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other films
Thu 17-wEd 23 – The CN Tower presents The
Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D. Continuous screenings daily 10 am to 8 pm. 301 Front W. 416868-6937, cntower.ca. Thu 17-wEd 23 – Casa Loma presents The Pellatt Newsreel (2006) D: Barbra Cooper, a film and permanent exhibit on the history of Casa Loma and Henry Pellatt. Daily screenings 10 am to 4:30 pm. Included w/ admission. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org. Thu 17 – Toronto Psychoanalytic Society’s Cinema & Psychoanalysis Series presents John (1956) D: James and Joyce Robertson. 7:30 pm. Subscription series $235. 40 St Clair E, suite 203. torontopsychoanalysis.com. Transition Toronto presents Escape From Suburbia: Beyond The American Dream (2007) D: Greg Greene. Discussion with filmmaker to follow. 6 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. bit.ly/onsf23. Quaker Peace and Social Action Committee present the eco-comedy How To Boil A Frog (2009) D: Jon Cooksey, a film about too many people using up too much planet. 7 pm. Free. Friends House, 60 Lowther. 416-731-6605. fRI 18-SaT 19 – U of T Arts Council’s Speaker In The Arts Series presents two screenings of work by avant-garde filmmaker Ken Jacobs. 905-828-3789, blackwoodgallery.ca. Fri: Nervous Magic Lantern. 8 pm. Free. U of T Mississauga, Instructional Centre, 3359 Mississauga Rd N, rm 245. Sat: Seeking The Monkey King and other short films. 7 pm. Free. University College, 15 King’s College Circle, rm 140. moN 21 – Short & Sweet Weekly series presents short films, animation and music videos by Carine Khalifé, Thulsa Doom, Victor Fisch and others. 9 pm. Free. No One Writes to the Colonel, 460 College. shortandsweet.tv. Early Monthly Segments monthly film series presents Swamp (1971) D: Nancy Holt, Circle (1969) D: Jack Chambers, and Spiral Jetty (1970) D: Robert Smithson. 7:30 pm. $5. Gladstone Hotel, Art Bar, 1214 Queen W. earlymonthlysegments@gmail.com. wEd 23– Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents Cinema E Storia film restrospective: Arrivano I Bersaglieri (1980) D: Luigi Magni. 7:30 pm. Free. Dante Alighieri Academy, 60 Playfair. 416-789-4970. 3
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