Barrie Film Festival

Anomalisa - 8PM
2016-03-17 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Anomalisa
Screening: Thursday, March 17, 2016 – 8pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written by: Charlie Kauffman
Directed by: Charlie Kauffman and Duke Johnson
Voice talents: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tom Noonan
Animated Comedy-Drama, PLEASE NOTE: THIS FILM IS RATED “18A” for sexual content, nudity, and coarse language, it is NOT appropriate for young or sensitive viewers. 90 minutes (USA)
“Kaufman and Johnson’s film is a heart-stopping masterpiece of emotional malaise and disconnection, vividly surreal and achingly real at the same time.” – Daniel Barnes, Sacramento News & Review

Michael Stone (David Thewlis) is a successful motivational speaker with fans across the country, but inside him sits a knot of anxiety that renders much of his daily life meaningless. Everything and everyone just seems the same to him. But then Michael meets Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh) on a speaking-tour stop in Cincinnati. Lisa is an anomaly. Michael and Lisa begin with prickly, cautious conversations and then move towards love. But, unlike in a conventional Hollywood romance, that romantic arc is neither simple nor obvious. The love scene at the heart of Anomalisa should instantly rocket up the list of cinema’s greatest. It’s intimate, awkward, heartbreaking, and deeply erotic despite the fact that the lovers are made of felt. Returning to the themes of human connection and artistic creation that ran through his feature directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York, as well as his screenplays for Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kaufman delivers an even more insightful rumination on love here, one that finds its perfect expression in the fragility of the film team’s stop-motion figures. This is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind romance. – Cameron Bailey, TIFF 2015

Awards:
Nominated, Best Animated Feature Film of the Year, Academy Awards, 2016
Nominated Best Motion Picture-Animated, Golden Globes 2016
Won, Best Dipiction of Nudity, Sexuality or Seduction, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, 2016
Won, Best Animated Film, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, 2015
Nominated, Best Feature/Best Director/Best Screenplay/Best Supporting Female, Independent Spirit Awards, 2016
Won, Creative Impact in Direction Award (Charlie Kauffman) Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Screenplay, Vancouver Film Critics Circle, 2016
Won, Future Film Festival Digital Award & Grand Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival, 2015

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Anomalisa - 4PM
2016-03-17 16:00
Anomalisa
Screening: Thursday, March 17, 2016 – 4pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written by: Charlie Kauffman
Directed by: Charlie Kauffman and Duke Johnson
Voice talents: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tom Noonan
Animated Comedy-Drama, PLEASE NOTE: THIS FILM IS RATED “18A” for sexual content, nudity, and coarse language, it is NOT appropriate for young or sensitive viewers. 90 minutes (USA)
“Kaufman and Johnson’s film is a heart-stopping masterpiece of emotional malaise and disconnection, vividly surreal and achingly real at the same time.” – Daniel Barnes, Sacramento News & Review

Michael Stone (David Thewlis) is a successful motivational speaker with fans across the country, but inside him sits a knot of anxiety that renders much of his daily life meaningless. Everything and everyone just seems the same to him. But then Michael meets Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh) on a speaking-tour stop in Cincinnati. Lisa is an anomaly. Michael and Lisa begin with prickly, cautious conversations and then move towards love. But, unlike in a conventional Hollywood romance, that romantic arc is neither simple nor obvious. The love scene at the heart of Anomalisa should instantly rocket up the list of cinema’s greatest. It’s intimate, awkward, heartbreaking, and deeply erotic despite the fact that the lovers are made of felt. Returning to the themes of human connection and artistic creation that ran through his feature directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York, as well as his screenplays for Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kaufman delivers an even more insightful rumination on love here, one that finds its perfect expression in the fragility of the film team’s stop-motion figures. This is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind romance. – Cameron Bailey, TIFF 2015

Awards:
Nominated, Best Animated Feature Film of the Year, Academy Awards, 2016
Nominated Best Motion Picture-Animated, Golden Globes 2016
Won, Best Dipiction of Nudity, Sexuality or Seduction, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, 2016
Won, Best Animated Film, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, 2015
Nominated, Best Feature/Best Director/Best Screenplay/Best Supporting Female, Independent Spirit Awards, 2016
Won, Creative Impact in Direction Award (Charlie Kauffman) Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Screenplay, Vancouver Film Critics Circle, 2016
Won, Future Film Festival Digital Award & Grand Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival, 2015

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Theeb - 7PM
2016-03-03 19:00
Screening: Thursday, March 3, 2016 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Naji Abu Nowar
Cast: Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Jack Fox and Marji Audeh
Drama/Adventure, PG for restrained portrayals of non-graphic violence, 100 minutes, Arabic with English Subtitles
(United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, UK)

“A disarmingly complex boyhood adventure with no shortage of tension or harsh beauty, ‘Theeb’ marks a winning debut feature for co-writer and director Naji Abu Nowar.” – Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
“The burden rests on Eid’s shoulders, and he more than carries it. He’s a natural, showing us Theeb’s curiosity, loyalty and ingenuity while still retaining the innocence of a boy who has been sheltered from the world outside the desert.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

Arabia, 1916. Theeb (Theeb means wolf in Arabic) lives with his Bedouin tribe in a forgotten corner of the Ottoman Empire. Having recently lost his father, it falls to Theeb’s brother, Hussein, to raise him. Hussein tries to teach Theeb the Bedouin way of life, but the young boy is more interested in mischief than mentorship. Their lives are interrupted with the arrival of a British Army Officer and his Guide on a mysterious mission. Unable to refuse help to his guests for fear of dishonouring his late father’s reputation, Hussein agrees to escort the pair to their destination, a water-well on the old pilgrimage route to Mecca. Fearful of losing his brother, Theeb chases after Hussein and embarks on a treacherous journey across the Arabian Desert. Since the outbreak of the First World War, this harsh terrain has become the hunting ground of Ottoman mercenaries, Arab revolutionaries and outcast Bedouin raiders. If Theeb is to survive he must quickly learn about adulthood, trust and betrayal. He must live up to the name his Father gave him.

Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2016
Nominated, Best Film not in the English Language, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, BAFTA Awards, 2016
Won, Best Narrative/Best Film From Arab World, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2014
Won, Forward Future Award-Best Picture by New Director, Beijing International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Cinematography and Artistic Direction, Cairo International Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Directional Debut, Cameriage, 2014
Won, Audience Award-Best Script/Best Film, FEST International Film Festival, 2015
FEST International Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, Audience Award, Glasgow Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, First Feature Competition, London Film Festival, 2014

Theeb - 4PM
2016-03-03 16:00
Screening: Thursday, March 3, 2016 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Naji Abu Nowar
Cast: Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Jack Fox and Marji Audeh
Drama/Adventure, PG for restrained portrayals of non-graphic violence, 100 minutes, Arabic with English Subtitles
(United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, UK)

“A disarmingly complex boyhood adventure with no shortage of tension or harsh beauty, ‘Theeb’ marks a winning debut feature for co-writer and director Naji Abu Nowar.” – Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
“The burden rests on Eid’s shoulders, and he more than carries it. He’s a natural, showing us Theeb’s curiosity, loyalty and ingenuity while still retaining the innocence of a boy who has been sheltered from the world outside the desert.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

Arabia, 1916. Theeb (Theeb means wolf in Arabic) lives with his Bedouin tribe in a forgotten corner of the Ottoman Empire. Having recently lost his father, it falls to Theeb’s brother, Hussein, to raise him. Hussein tries to teach Theeb the Bedouin way of life, but the young boy is more interested in mischief than mentorship. Their lives are interrupted with the arrival of a British Army Officer and his Guide on a mysterious mission. Unable to refuse help to his guests for fear of dishonouring his late father’s reputation, Hussein agrees to escort the pair to their destination, a water-well on the old pilgrimage route to Mecca. Fearful of losing his brother, Theeb chases after Hussein and embarks on a treacherous journey across the Arabian Desert. Since the outbreak of the First World War, this harsh terrain has become the hunting ground of Ottoman mercenaries, Arab revolutionaries and outcast Bedouin raiders. If Theeb is to survive he must quickly learn about adulthood, trust and betrayal. He must live up to the name his Father gave him.

Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2016
Nominated, Best Film not in the English Language, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, BAFTA Awards, 2016
Won, Best Narrative/Best Film From Arab World, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2014
Won, Forward Future Award-Best Picture by New Director, Beijing International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Cinematography and Artistic Direction, Cairo International Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Directional Debut, Cameriage, 2014
Won, Audience Award-Best Script/Best Film, FEST International Film Festival, 2015
FEST International Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, Audience Award, Glasgow Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, First Feature Competition, London Film Festival, 2014

Theeb - 9:15PM
2016-03-02 21:15
Screening: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 – 9:15pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Naji Abu Nowar
Cast: Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Jack Fox and Marji Audeh
Drama/Adventure, PG for restrained portrayals of non-graphic violence, 100 minutes, Arabic with English Subtitles
(United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, UK)

“A disarmingly complex boyhood adventure with no shortage of tension or harsh beauty, ‘Theeb’ marks a winning debut feature for co-writer and director Naji Abu Nowar.” – Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
“The burden rests on Eid’s shoulders, and he more than carries it. He’s a natural, showing us Theeb’s curiosity, loyalty and ingenuity while still retaining the innocence of a boy who has been sheltered from the world outside the desert.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

Arabia, 1916. Theeb (Theeb means wolf in Arabic) lives with his Bedouin tribe in a forgotten corner of the Ottoman Empire. Having recently lost his father, it falls to Theeb’s brother, Hussein, to raise him. Hussein tries to teach Theeb the Bedouin way of life, but the young boy is more interested in mischief than mentorship. Their lives are interrupted with the arrival of a British Army Officer and his Guide on a mysterious mission. Unable to refuse help to his guests for fear of dishonouring his late father’s reputation, Hussein agrees to escort the pair to their destination, a water-well on the old pilgrimage route to Mecca. Fearful of losing his brother, Theeb chases after Hussein and embarks on a treacherous journey across the Arabian Desert. Since the outbreak of the First World War, this harsh terrain has become the hunting ground of Ottoman mercenaries, Arab revolutionaries and outcast Bedouin raiders. If Theeb is to survive he must quickly learn about adulthood, trust and betrayal. He must live up to the name his Father gave him.

Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2016
Nominated, Best Film not in the English Language, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, BAFTA Awards, 2016
Won, Best Narrative/Best Film From Arab World, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2014
Won, Forward Future Award-Best Picture by New Director, Beijing International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Cinematography and Artistic Direction, Cairo International Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Directional Debut, Cameriage, 2014
Won, Audience Award-Best Script/Best Film, FEST International Film Festival, 2015
FEST International Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, Audience Award, Glasgow Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, First Feature Competition, London Film Festival, 2014

Theeb - 7PM
2016-03-02 19:00
Screening: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Naji Abu Nowar
Cast: Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Jack Fox and Marji Audeh
Drama/Adventure, PG for restrained portrayals of non-graphic violence, 100 minutes, Arabic with English Subtitles
(United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, UK)

“A disarmingly complex boyhood adventure with no shortage of tension or harsh beauty, ‘Theeb’ marks a winning debut feature for co-writer and director Naji Abu Nowar.” – Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
“The burden rests on Eid’s shoulders, and he more than carries it. He’s a natural, showing us Theeb’s curiosity, loyalty and ingenuity while still retaining the innocence of a boy who has been sheltered from the world outside the desert.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

Arabia, 1916. Theeb (Theeb means wolf in Arabic) lives with his Bedouin tribe in a forgotten corner of the Ottoman Empire. Having recently lost his father, it falls to Theeb’s brother, Hussein, to raise him. Hussein tries to teach Theeb the Bedouin way of life, but the young boy is more interested in mischief than mentorship. Their lives are interrupted with the arrival of a British Army Officer and his Guide on a mysterious mission. Unable to refuse help to his guests for fear of dishonouring his late father’s reputation, Hussein agrees to escort the pair to their destination, a water-well on the old pilgrimage route to Mecca. Fearful of losing his brother, Theeb chases after Hussein and embarks on a treacherous journey across the Arabian Desert. Since the outbreak of the First World War, this harsh terrain has become the hunting ground of Ottoman mercenaries, Arab revolutionaries and outcast Bedouin raiders. If Theeb is to survive he must quickly learn about adulthood, trust and betrayal. He must live up to the name his Father gave him.

Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2016
Nominated, Best Film not in the English Language, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, BAFTA Awards, 2016
Won, Best Narrative/Best Film From Arab World, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2014
Won, Forward Future Award-Best Picture by New Director, Beijing International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Cinematography and Artistic Direction, Cairo International Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Directional Debut, Cameriage, 2014
Won, Audience Award-Best Script/Best Film, FEST International Film Festival, 2015
FEST International Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, Audience Award, Glasgow Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, First Feature Competition, London Film Festival, 2014

Theeb - 4PM
2016-03-02 16:00
Screening: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Naji Abu Nowar
Cast: Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Jack Fox and Marji Audeh
Drama/Adventure, PG for restrained portrayals of non-graphic violence, 100 minutes, Arabic with English Subtitles (United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, UK)

“A disarmingly complex boyhood adventure with no shortage of tension or harsh beauty, ‘Theeb’ marks a winning debut feature for co-writer and director Naji Abu Nowar.” – Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
“The burden rests on Eid’s shoulders, and he more than carries it. He’s a natural, showing us Theeb’s curiosity, loyalty and ingenuity while still retaining the innocence of a boy who has been sheltered from the world outside the desert.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

Arabia, 1916. Theeb (Theeb means wolf in Arabic) lives with his Bedouin tribe in a forgotten corner of the Ottoman Empire. Having recently lost his father, it falls to Theeb’s brother, Hussein, to raise him. Hussein tries to teach Theeb the Bedouin way of life, but the young boy is more interested in mischief than mentorship. Their lives are interrupted with the arrival of a British Army Officer and his Guide on a mysterious mission. Unable to refuse help to his guests for fear of dishonouring his late father’s reputation, Hussein agrees to escort the pair to their destination, a water-well on the old pilgrimage route to Mecca. Fearful of losing his brother, Theeb chases after Hussein and embarks on a treacherous journey across the Arabian Desert. Since the outbreak of the First World War, this harsh terrain has become the hunting ground of Ottoman mercenaries, Arab revolutionaries and outcast Bedouin raiders. If Theeb is to survive he must quickly learn about adulthood, trust and betrayal. He must live up to the name his Father gave him.

Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2016
Nominated, Best Film not in the English Language, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, BAFTA Awards, 2016
Won, Best Narrative/Best Film From Arab World, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2014
Won, Forward Future Award-Best Picture by New Director, Beijing International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Cinematography and Artistic Direction, Cairo International Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Directional Debut, Cameriage, 2014
Won, Audience Award-Best Script/Best Film, FEST International Film Festival, 2015
FEST International Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, Audience Award, Glasgow Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, First Feature Competition, London Film Festival, 2014

THE GIRL IN THE BOOK - 8PM
2016-02-18 20:00
The Girl in the Book
Screening:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 – 8pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Marya Cohn
Cast: Emily VanCamp, Michael Nyqvist, Ana Mulvoy-Ten and Talia Balsam
Drama, 14A for coarse language, sexual content and disturbing material, 86 minutes (USA)
“Cohn displays deep sympathy with her protagonist’s intersecting emotional crises, scripting a narrative that’s intensely perceptive without becoming mired in mawkishness.” – Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter

Set in the cutthroat world of New York publishing, THE GIRL IN THE BOOK follows Alice Harvey (Emily VanCamp), the daughter of a powerful book agent, who finds herself trapped in a job as a junior book editor while trying to overcome her own writer’s block. When Alice is unexpectedly asked to manage the re-release of a bestselling novel based on incidents in her own life, the book’s author (Michael Nyqvist) reenters her life and opens a door to painful memories from her past. Alternating between past and present, Alice must find the strength to face the troubling events she has kept hidden all these years and to make decisions that will ultimately dispel her demons. Helped by her best friend, Alice starts to find her own voice, trust herself once again and re-engage in life, love and becoming the writer she always longed to be.

Awards:
Nominated, US Fiction Award, Los Angeles Film Festival, 2015

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Contact the following sponsoring restaurants to make your reservation and inquire about their special Barrie Film Festival Dinner & Movie Menu!
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Groovy Tuesdays Bistro
Providing a Prix Fixe Menu, 3 courses for $35 ea.
705-721-0302

The North Restaurant
Providing a Prix Fixe Menu, 3 courses for $35 ea.
705-812-2192

THE GIRL IN THE BOOK - 4PM
2016-02-18 16:00
The Girl in the Book
Screening:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 – 4pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Marya Cohn
Cast: Emily VanCamp, Michael Nyqvist, Ana Mulvoy-Ten and Talia Balsam
Drama, 14A for coarse language, sexual content and disturbing material, 86 minutes (USA)
“Cohn displays deep sympathy with her protagonist’s intersecting emotional crises, scripting a narrative that’s intensely perceptive without becoming mired in mawkishness.” – Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter

Set in the cutthroat world of New York publishing, THE GIRL IN THE BOOK follows Alice Harvey (Emily VanCamp), the daughter of a powerful book agent, who finds herself trapped in a job as a junior book editor while trying to overcome her own writer’s block. When Alice is unexpectedly asked to manage the re-release of a bestselling novel based on incidents in her own life, the book’s author (Michael Nyqvist) reenters her life and opens a door to painful memories from her past. Alternating between past and present, Alice must find the strength to face the troubling events she has kept hidden all these years and to make decisions that will ultimately dispel her demons. Helped by her best friend, Alice starts to find her own voice, trust herself once again and re-engage in life, love and becoming the writer she always longed to be.

Awards:
Nominated, US Fiction Award, Los Angeles Film Festival, 2015
Sponsored by:

Contact the following sponsoring restaurants to make your reservation and inquire about their special Barrie Film Festival Dinner & Movie Menu!
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Groovy Tuesdays Bistro
Providing a Prix Fixe Menu, 3 courses for $35 ea.
705-721-0302

The North Restaurant
Providing a Prix Fixe Menu, 3 courses for $35 ea.
705-812-2192

UNBRANDED - 7PM
2016-02-07 19:00
SCREENING: Sunday, February 7, 7:00 pm
Directed by: Phillip Baribeau
With: Ben Masters, Ben Thamer, Jonny Fitzsimons and Thomas Glover
Documentary, Rated 14A, 105 minutes (USA)

Ben Masters, a young Texas horseman, set out to inspire adoptions for 50,000 wild horses and burros living in government captivity. He gathered three friends and hatched an outrageous plot to adopt, train and ride wild mustangs 3,000 miles from the Mexican border to Canada through the American West’s wildest terrain. The trip is an epic journey of self-discovery, iconic landscapes and tests the men’s strength, courage, endurance, and friendship. Their rescued horses are also challenged as they carry the riders through desert, canyons, and steep, rocky hillsides of the U.S.’s majestic public lands, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Glacier National Park. This film won the 2015 Audience Award, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

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TRUMBO - 4PM
2016-02-07 16:00
SCREENING: Sunday, February 7, 4:00 pm
Directed by: Jay Roach
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, Diane Lane, Louis C.K. and John Goodman
Biography/Drama, Rated 14A for coarse language including some sexual references, 124 minutes (USA)

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) stars as prolific and embattled screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in this insightful and stirring drama about one of the most controversial chapters in Hollywood history. The author of scripts for such films as Kitty Foyle, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, and Our Vines Have Tender Grapes, Dalton Trumbo was among the highest paid scenarists of his time until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. Trumbo recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice of the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.

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PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT - 2PM
2016-02-07 14:00
SCREENING: Sunday, February 7, 2:00 pm
Co-written and Directed by: Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Documentary, Rated 14A for sexual content, 96 min. (USA/UK/Italy)

In Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict, Peggy Guggenheim found her unlikely vocation as art impresario while she was looking for her own identity. Her heritage, charisma, and unstoppable energy helped promote the careers of some of the most important artists of the twentieth century, including: Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, Wassily Kandinsky, Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell and Jackson Pollock. Her story is a whirlwind through the uncertain yet thrilling beginnings of the twentieth century, a time of unprecedented cultural upheaval. It is a rich story of a woman who awakened herself through her extraordinary personality, her abiding love for the arts, and her dedication to the lives of the artists who shared their world with her. Peggy Guggenheim’s collection would come to define her and would become her legacy.

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AL PURDY WAS HERE - 9PM
2016-02-06 21:00
SCREENING: Saturday, February 6, 9:00 pm
Directed by: Brian D. Johnson
With: Margaret Atwood, Joseph Boyden, Leonard Cohen, Sarah Harmer, Eurithe Purdy
Documentary, Rated PG, 92 min. (Canada)

Two-time Governor General’s Award-winner Al Purdy was a charismatic tower of contradictions: a “sensitive man” who whipped out a poem in a bar fight; a factory worker who found grace in an Arctic flower; a mentor to young writers who remained a stranger to his sons. Purdy was famous for his diverse and stirring poetry, boisterous and rabble-rousing personality and A-frame house in Roblin Lake, Ontario, which became a mecca for pioneers of Canadian literature including: Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Dennis Lee. Director Brian D. Johnson blends archival footage with readings, reminiscences and live performances from those who have been touched by Purdy’s life – including Leonard Cohen, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Pinsent and Tanya Tagaq – to create a complex and moving portrait of the “last, best and most Canadian poet.”

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MAVIS! - 7PM
2016-02-06 19:00
SCREENING: Saturday, February 6, 7:00 pm
Written and Directed by: Jessica Edwards
With: Mavis Staples, The Staple Singers, Adam Ayres, Gene Barge, Bob Dylan, Levon Helm and Prince
Biography/Documentary, Rated G, 80 minutes (USA)

Mavis! is the first documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group, The Staple Singers. From the freedom songs of the ’60s and hits like “I’ll Take You There” in the ’70s, to funked-up collaborations with Prince and her recent albums with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Mavis has stayed true to her roots, kept her family close, and inspired millions along the way. Featuring powerful live performances, rare archival footage, and conversations with friends and contemporaries including: Bob Dylan, Prince, Bonnie Raitt, Levon Helm, Jeff Tweedy, Chuck D, and more, Mavis! reveals the struggles, successes, and intimate stories of her journey. At 75, she’s making the most vital music of her career, winning Grammy awards, and reaching a new generation of fans. Her message of love and equality is needed now more than ever.

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LIFE - 4PM
2016-02-06 16:00
SCREENING: Saturday, February 6, 4:00 pm
Directed by: Anton Corbijn
Cast: Dane DeHaan, Robert Pattinson, Lauren Gallagher Peter, Joel Edgerton and Sir Ben Kingsley
Biography/Drama, Rated 14A for some sexuality/nudity and language, 111 min. (UK/USA/Germany/Canada/Australia)

This drama tells the story of photographer Dennis Stock (Robert Pattinson) who convinced a rebellious young actor on the cusp of stardom, James Dean (Dane DeHaan), to allow him to shoot him for LIFE Magazine. While Stock thinks he’s capturing a star in the moment before he breaks; in fact, he’s documenting Dean’s last moments of intimacy and simplicity. In the process of the journey from Hollywood to New York to Indiana, a deep affection and improbable friendship gradually develops between the two young men. The photography from that 1955 trip permanently fixed the image of James Dean, producing iconic images of a new breed of film star and heralded the emerging youth culture.

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HE NAMED ME MALALA - 2PM
2016-02-06 14:00
SCREENING: Saturday, February 6, 2:00 pm

Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Documentary, Rated PG for mature themes, suspenseful situations, non-graphic violence, 88 min. (USA)

He Named Me Malala is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls’ education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls’ education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund. Acclaimed filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) shows us an inside glimpse into this extraordinary young girl’s life – from her close relationship with her father who inspired her love for education, to her impassioned speeches at the UN, to her everyday life with her parents and brothers.

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AL PURDY WAS HERE - 7PM
2016-02-05 19:00
SCREENING: Friday, February 5, 7:00 pm

Directed by: Brian D. Johnson
With: Margaret Atwood, Joseph Boyden, Leonard Cohen, Sarah Harmer, Eurithe Purdy
Documentary, Rated PG, 92 min. (Canada)

Two-time Governor General’s Award-winner Al Purdy was a charismatic tower of contradictions: a “sensitive man” who whipped out a poem in a bar fight; a factory worker who found grace in an Arctic flower; a mentor to young writers who remained a stranger to his sons. Purdy was famous for his diverse and stirring poetry, boisterous and rabble-rousing personality and A-frame house in Roblin Lake, Ontario, which became a mecca for pioneers of Canadian literature including: Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Dennis Lee. Director Brian D. Johnson blends archival footage with readings, reminiscences and live performances from those who have been touched by Purdy’s life – including Leonard Cohen, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Pinsent and Tanya Tagaq – to create a complex and moving portrait of the “last, best and most Canadian poet.”

Guest speaker for post screening Q&A:

Dr. Bruce Meyer
The Barrie Film Festival is pleased to welcome local Canadian poet and educator Bruce Meyer to speak at this screening and share with the audience his personal memories of Al Purdy as well discuss Purdy’s influence on Canadian culture. Dr. Bruce Meyer is the author of over 40 books of poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, pedagogy and literary journalism and was the inaugural Poet Laureate of the City of Barrie.
Photo by Mark Raynes Roberts

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HE NAMED ME MALALA - 4PM
2016-02-05 16:00
SCREENING: Friday, February 5, 4:00 pm

Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Documentary, Rated PG for mature themes, suspenseful situations, non-graphic violence, 88 min. (USA)

He Named Me Malala is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls’ education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls’ education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund. Acclaimed filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) shows us an inside glimpse into this extraordinary young girl’s life – from her close relationship with her father who inspired her love for education, to her impassioned speeches at the UN, to her everyday life with her parents and brothers.

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TRUTH - 7PM
2016-02-04 19:00
Truth
Screening:
Thursday, February 4, 2016 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: James Vanderbilt
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Bruce Greenwood and Dennis Quaid
Drama/Biography, 14A for coarse language and brief non-sexual nudity, 125 minutes (USA/Australia)
“The film, one of the best of the year, is strongly recommended to serious filmgoers.” – David Stratton, The Australian
“Truth gains gravitas and excitement as it goes along, ultimately becoming a truly gripping fact-based journalistic thriller featuring, for my money, Cate Blanchett’s career-best lead performance.” – CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia)

The film chronicles the story Mapes and Rather uncovered that a sitting US president may have been AWOL from the United States National Guard for over a year during the Vietnam War. When the story blew up in their face, the ensuing scandal ruined Dan Rather’s career, nearly changed a US Presidential election, and almost took down all of CBS News in the process. Based on the book “Truth and Duty” by Mary Mapes.
Awards:
Won, 2nd place Audience Award, Best U.S. Feature Film, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Actress (Blanchett), Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2016

TRUTH - 4PM
2016-02-04 16:00
Truth
Screening:
Thursday, February 4, 2016 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: James Vanderbilt
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Bruce Greenwood and Dennis Quaid
Drama/Biography, 14A for coarse language and brief non-sexual nudity, 125 minutes (USA/Australia)
“The film, one of the best of the year, is strongly recommended to serious filmgoers.” – David Stratton, The Australian
“Truth gains gravitas and excitement as it goes along, ultimately becoming a truly gripping fact-based journalistic thriller featuring, for my money, Cate Blanchett’s career-best lead performance.” – CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia)

The film chronicles the story Mapes and Rather uncovered that a sitting US president may have been AWOL from the United States National Guard for over a year during the Vietnam War. When the story blew up in their face, the ensuing scandal ruined Dan Rather’s career, nearly changed a US Presidential election, and almost took down all of CBS News in the process. Based on the book “Truth and Duty” by Mary Mapes.
Awards:
Won, 2nd place Audience Award, Best U.S. Feature Film, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Actress (Blanchett), Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2016

TRUTH - 9:30PM
2016-02-03 21:30
Truth
Screening:
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 – 9:30pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: James Vanderbilt
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Bruce Greenwood and Dennis Quaid
Drama/Biography, 14A for coarse language and brief non-sexual nudity, 125 minutes (USA/Australia)
“The film, one of the best of the year, is strongly recommended to serious filmgoers.” – David Stratton, The Australian
“Truth gains gravitas and excitement as it goes along, ultimately becoming a truly gripping fact-based journalistic thriller featuring, for my money, Cate Blanchett’s career-best lead performance.” – CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia)

The film chronicles the story Mapes and Rather uncovered that a sitting US president may have been AWOL from the United States National Guard for over a year during the Vietnam War. When the story blew up in their face, the ensuing scandal ruined Dan Rather’s career, nearly changed a US Presidential election, and almost took down all of CBS News in the process. Based on the book “Truth and Duty” by Mary Mapes.
Awards:
Won, 2nd place Audience Award, Best U.S. Feature Film, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Actress (Blanchett), Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2016

TRUTH - 7PM
2016-02-03 19:00
Truth
Screening:
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: James Vanderbilt
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Bruce Greenwood and Dennis Quaid
Drama/Biography, 14A for coarse language and brief non-sexual nudity, 125 minutes (USA/Australia)
“The film, one of the best of the year, is strongly recommended to serious filmgoers.” – David Stratton, The Australian
“Truth gains gravitas and excitement as it goes along, ultimately becoming a truly gripping fact-based journalistic thriller featuring, for my money, Cate Blanchett’s career-best lead performance.” – CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia)

The film chronicles the story Mapes and Rather uncovered that a sitting US president may have been AWOL from the United States National Guard for over a year during the Vietnam War. When the story blew up in their face, the ensuing scandal ruined Dan Rather’s career, nearly changed a US Presidential election, and almost took down all of CBS News in the process. Based on the book “Truth and Duty” by Mary Mapes.
Awards:
Won, 2nd place Audience Award, Best U.S. Feature Film, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Actress (Blanchett), Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2016

TRUTH - 4PM
2016-02-03 16:00
Truth
Screening:
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: James Vanderbilt
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Bruce Greenwood and Dennis Quaid
Drama/Biography, 14A for coarse language and brief non-sexual nudity, 125 minutes (USA/Australia)
“The film, one of the best of the year, is strongly recommended to serious filmgoers.” – David Stratton, The Australian
“Truth gains gravitas and excitement as it goes along, ultimately becoming a truly gripping fact-based journalistic thriller featuring, for my money, Cate Blanchett’s career-best lead performance.” – CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia)

The film chronicles the story Mapes and Rather uncovered that a sitting US president may have been AWOL from the United States National Guard for over a year during the Vietnam War. When the story blew up in their face, the ensuing scandal ruined Dan Rather’s career, nearly changed a US Presidential election, and almost took down all of CBS News in the process. Based on the book “Truth and Duty” by Mary Mapes.
Awards:
Won, 2nd place Audience Award, Best U.S. Feature Film, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Actress (Blanchett), Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2016

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT – 8PM
2016-01-21 20:00
A Royal Night Out
Screening:
Thursday, January 21, 2016 – 8pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Julian Jarrold
Cast: Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, Jack Reynor, Emily Watson and Rupert Everett
Comedy/Drama/Biography, PG for mature themes, mild sexual content and tobacco use, 96 min. (UK)
“A Royal Night Out is a film of enormous charm, texture and good will, thanks largely to the three leads.” – Rex Reed, New York Observer

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT is a film about one perfect, glorious evening in the lives of two real-life princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret Windsor and it is 8 May 1945, V-E Night. The whole of London is on the streets to celebrate the official end of World War II in Europe. It is known the young princesses, aged 19 and 14, slipped out of the palace to join the communal euphoria and went dancing at the Ritz. They apparently returned to Buckingham Palace just after midnight. Directed by acclaimed UK director Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane, Brideshead Revisited), A ROYAL NIGHT OUT is an affectionate ‘what-if’ story about the adventures Elizabeth and Margaret might have had on the joyous night that brought the whole of London together.

Awards:
Nominated, Most Promising Newcomer (Bel Powley), British Independent Film Awards, 2015
Won, Breakthrough Performer (Bel Powley), Hampatons International Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, Best Film, Hawaii International Film Festival, 2015

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A ROYAL NIGHT OUT - 4PM
2016-01-21 16:00
A Royal Night Out
Screening:
Thursday, January 21, 2016 – 4pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Julian Jarrold
Cast: Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, Jack Reynor, Emily Watson and Rupert Everett
Comedy/Drama/Biography, PG for mature themes, mild sexual content and tobacco use, 96 min. (UK)
“A Royal Night Out is a film of enormous charm, texture and good will, thanks largely to the three leads.” – Rex Reed, New York Observer

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT is a film about one perfect, glorious evening in the lives of two real-life princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret Windsor and it is 8 May 1945, V-E Night. The whole of London is on the streets to celebrate the official end of World War II in Europe. It is known the young princesses, aged 19 and 14, slipped out of the palace to join the communal euphoria and went dancing at the Ritz. They apparently returned to Buckingham Palace just after midnight. Directed by acclaimed UK director Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane, Brideshead Revisited), A ROYAL NIGHT OUT is an affectionate ‘what-if’ story about the adventures Elizabeth and Margaret might have had on the joyous night that brought the whole of London together.

Awards:
Nominated, Most Promising Newcomer (Bel Powley), British Independent Film Awards, 2015
Won, Breakthrough Performer (Bel Powley), Hampatons International Film Festival, 2015
Nominated, Best Film, Hawaii International Film Festival, 2015

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MAN UP – 7PM
2016-01-07 19:00
Man Up
Screening:
Thursday, January 7, 2016 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Ben Palmer
Cast: Lake Bell, Simon Pegg, Ken Stott, Ophelia Lovibond, Olivia Williams, Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Comedy/Romance, 14A for language, mature themes and sexual references, 88 minutes (UK/France)
“Simon Pegg and Lake Bell really hit it off. They’re fine partners in quick-witted repartee and goofy dance steps, yet both sympathetically fallible underneath.” – Steve Rose, The Guardian

Nancy is done with dating. 10 times bitten, 100 times shy, she’s exhausted by the circus. So when Jack blindly mistakes her for his date, no one is more surprised than her when she does the unthinkable and just goes with it. It’s going to take a night of pretending to be someone else for Nancy to finally ‘man up’ and be her painfully honest, awesomely unconventional self… but will Jack also man up, and be able to get over her duplicity? Best just to let the evening unfold, roll with the consequences and see if one crazy, unpredictable, complicated night can bring these two messy souls together.

MAN UP – 4PM
2016-01-07 16:00
Man Up
Screening:
Thursday, January 7, 2016 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Ben Palmer
Cast: Lake Bell, Simon Pegg, Ken Stott, Ophelia Lovibond, Olivia Williams, Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Comedy/Romance, 14A for language, mature themes and sexual references, 88 minutes (UK/France)
“Simon Pegg and Lake Bell really hit it off. They’re fine partners in quick-witted repartee and goofy dance steps, yet both sympathetically fallible underneath.” – Steve Rose, The Guardian

Nancy is done with dating. 10 times bitten, 100 times shy, she’s exhausted by the circus. So when Jack blindly mistakes her for his date, no one is more surprised than her when she does the unthinkable and just goes with it. It’s going to take a night of pretending to be someone else for Nancy to finally ‘man up’ and be her painfully honest, awesomely unconventional self… but will Jack also man up, and be able to get over her duplicity? Best just to let the evening unfold, roll with the consequences and see if one crazy, unpredictable, complicated night can bring these two messy souls together.

MAN UP – 9PM
2016-01-06 21:00
Man Up
Screening:
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 – 9pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Ben Palmer
Cast: Lake Bell, Simon Pegg, Ken Stott, Ophelia Lovibond, Olivia Williams, Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Comedy/Romance, 14A for language, mature themes and sexual references, 88 minutes (UK/France)
“Simon Pegg and Lake Bell really hit it off. They’re fine partners in quick-witted repartee and goofy dance steps, yet both sympathetically fallible underneath.” – Steve Rose, The Guardian

Nancy is done with dating. 10 times bitten, 100 times shy, she’s exhausted by the circus. So when Jack blindly mistakes her for his date, no one is more surprised than her when she does the unthinkable and just goes with it. It’s going to take a night of pretending to be someone else for Nancy to finally ‘man up’ and be her painfully honest, awesomely unconventional self… but will Jack also man up, and be able to get over her duplicity? Best just to let the evening unfold, roll with the consequences and see if one crazy, unpredictable, complicated night can bring these two messy souls together.

MAN UP – 7PM
2016-01-06 19:00
Man Up
Screening:
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Ben Palmer
Cast: Lake Bell, Simon Pegg, Ken Stott, Ophelia Lovibond, Olivia Williams, Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Comedy/Romance, 14A for language, mature themes and sexual references, 88 minutes (UK/France)
“Simon Pegg and Lake Bell really hit it off. They’re fine partners in quick-witted repartee and goofy dance steps, yet both sympathetically fallible underneath.” – Steve Rose, The Guardian

Nancy is done with dating. 10 times bitten, 100 times shy, she’s exhausted by the circus. So when Jack blindly mistakes her for his date, no one is more surprised than her when she does the unthinkable and just goes with it. It’s going to take a night of pretending to be someone else for Nancy to finally ‘man up’ and be her painfully honest, awesomely unconventional self… but will Jack also man up, and be able to get over her duplicity? Best just to let the evening unfold, roll with the consequences and see if one crazy, unpredictable, complicated night can bring these two messy souls together.

MAN UP – 4PM
2016-01-06 16:00
Man Up
Screening:
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Ben Palmer
Cast: Lake Bell, Simon Pegg, Ken Stott, Ophelia Lovibond, Olivia Williams, Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Comedy/Romance, 14A for language, mature themes and sexual references, 88 minutes (UK/France)
“Simon Pegg and Lake Bell really hit it off. They’re fine partners in quick-witted repartee and goofy dance steps, yet both sympathetically fallible underneath.” – Steve Rose, The Guardian

Nancy is done with dating. 10 times bitten, 100 times shy, she’s exhausted by the circus. So when Jack blindly mistakes her for his date, no one is more surprised than her when she does the unthinkable and just goes with it. It’s going to take a night of pretending to be someone else for Nancy to finally ‘man up’ and be her painfully honest, awesomely unconventional self… but will Jack also man up, and be able to get over her duplicity? Best just to let the evening unfold, roll with the consequences and see if one crazy, unpredictable, complicated night can bring these two messy souls together.
