If Beale Street Could Talk - 7PM
2019-04-04 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Annual Barrie Film Festival
If Beale Street Could Talk
Screening:
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, April 4, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Adapted and Directed by: Barry Jenkins
Cast: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King and Brian Tyree Henry
Drama, 18A – mature theme, sexual content, language may offend, 117 minutes (USA)

“This movie works as a timeless romance, a family drama, a legal thriller and a poignant social commentary. A great American novel has been turned into a great American film.” – Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

“If a powerful kick to your gut’s sense of social justice is what you’re looking for, you can’t do any better.” – Jeff Stickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune

“That’s pure cinema. What Baldwin does with words, Mr. Jenkins does visually.” – Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple’s unbreakable bond and the African-American family’s empowering embrace, as told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish Rivers (screen newcomer KiKi Layne). A daughter and wife-to-be, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny (Stephan James). Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Through the unique intimacy and power of cinema, If Beale Street Could Talk honours the author, James Baldwin prescient words and imagery, charting the emotional currents navigated in an unforgiving and racially biased world as the filmmaker poetically crosses time frames to show how love and humanity endure.

AWARDS: 87 Wins, 154 Nominations!
Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Regina King), Academy Awards, USA, 2019
Winner, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Regina King), Golden Globes, USA, 2019
Nominated Best Motion Picture (Drama)/Best Screenplay (Motion Picture), Golden Globes, USA, 2019
Nominated, Best Adapted Screenplay/Original Music, BAFTA Awards, 2019
Winner, Movie of the Year, AFI Awards, USA, 2019
Winner, Best Supporting Actress (Regina King)/Best Independent Film, African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), 2018

You Are Here: A Come From Away Story - 7PM
2019-04-17 19:00 - 20:24 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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A FREE SCREENING and GUEST Q&A for National Canadian Film Day • April 17, 2019
NCFD is a massive one-day, coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian cinema.

You Are Here: A Come From Away Story – includes guest Q&A!

Wednesday, April 17 – 7:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Admission: FREE (tickets available at Uptown box office)
Directed by: Moze Mossanen
Documentary, PG, 84 minutes (Canada)

What would you do if 6,600 people unexpectedly landed in your small town with no place to stay? For the 11,000 people of Gander, Newfoundland, this incredible event happened in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, when nearly 40 planes are rerouted and grounded there. This documentary shows how this town in Newfoundland came together to feed, shelter and support all of the stranded airline passengers for 6 days. With interviews from a selection of airline passengers and residents of the town, this emotional and inspirational documentary tells the incredible true story that inspired the smash-hit musical Come From Away.

Guest Q&A with Director Moze Mossanen

Moze Mossanen is a director, writer and producer who has created a body of popular and critically acclaimed work that have included a unique blend of drama, documentary, music and performance. These films “Year of the Lion” (winner of three Gemini Awards and the Jury Prize at the Yorkton Film Festival); “Roxana” (winner of two Golden Sheaf awards, the CSC Award for Cinematography and two Gemini Awards); and “Nureyev” (winner of the Golden Sheaf Award and two Gemini awards, including one for Best Direction for Moze). His 2013 doc, “Unsung”, a documentary about the world of show choirs, won the Canadian Screen Award in 2015. CBC aired his 2018 feature doc, “My Piece of the City”, in September 2018. His most recent feature doc, “You Are Here”, about the actual people who inspired the current Broadway hit, “Come From Away”, was released on HBO Canada in September 2018. The film won the Audience Award at CineFest in October 2018 and two CSA Awards including Best Documentary in March 2019.

At Eternity's Gate - 4PM
2019-04-18 16:00 - 17:51 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
At Eternity’s Gate

Screening: Thursday, April 18, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-Written and Directed by: Julian Schnabel
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Oscar Isaac
Biography/Drama, 14A for mature thematic content, 111 minutes, Language: English and French with English subtitles (Switzerland/Ireland/UK/France/USA)

“Dafoe’s elegiac quality hints at why the artist was ahead of his time: because he saw more than anyone else could. It’s a towering performance in a movie that casts a magnetic spell.” – Chris Hewitt, Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Memorable moments come from its series of penetrating philosophical conversations… Dafoe expertly plays the keenness of Van Gogh’s intellect and creativity against his searing drive, his raw emotions, and the haunting that was his depression.” – Peter Canvese, Groucho Reviews
“Dafoe adds another masterful performance to his resume; his work here is as deep and as piercing as his performance in “The Last Temptation of Christ” more than 30 years ago.” – Adam Graham, Detroit News

Academy Award® Nominee Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate is a journey inside the world and mind of a person who, despite scepticism, ridicule and illness, created some of the world’s most beloved and stunning works of art. This is not a forensic biography, but rather scenes based on Vincent van Gogh’s (Academy Award® Nominee Willem Dafoe) letters, common agreement about events in his life that present as facts, hearsay, and moments that are just plain invented.

AWARDS: 3 Wins, 15 Nominations!
Nominated, Best Actor (Willem Dafoe), Academy Awards, USA, 2019
Nominated, Best Actor (Willem Dafoe) Golden Globes, USA, 2019
Nominated, Best Actor (Willem Dafoe), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, 2019
Winner, Best Actor (Willem Dafoe)/Nominated Best Film, Venice Film Festival, 2018
Nominated, Best Actor (Willem Dafoe), International Cinephile Society Awards, 2019
Nominated, Best Actor (Willem Dafoe), Satellite Awards, 2019
Nominated, Best Actor (Willem Dafoe), Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, 2018
Nominated, Best Actor (Willem Dafoe), Indiewire Critics’ Poll, 2018

At Eternity's Gate - 7PM
2019-04-18 19:00 - 20:51 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Wild Rose - 4PM
2019-05-01 16:00 - 17:41, 2019-05-02 16:00 - 17:41 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Wild Rose

Screening:
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, May 2, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Directed by: Tom Harper
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo, James Harkness, Neill McColl
Comedy/Drama/Music, 14A for coarse language, mature thematics, some sexuality, 101 min. (United Kingdom)

“Wild Rose is so much fun that you only half notice its left-turn from the star-is-born setup to something altogether richer and more emotionally satisfying.” – Jamie Dunn, The Skinny

“A happy-sad drama of star struck fever that lifts you up and sweeps you along, touching you down in a puddle of well-earned tears.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

“A beautiful story told with a huge amount of tenderness and love for its unconventional heroine. Jessie Buckley is one of the brightest stars in our sky right now.” – Linda Marric, HeyUGuys

“Entirely delightful, fresh as a Scottish summer evening.” – Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter

Young single mother Rose-Lynn Harlan (former musical reality talent show contestant Jessie Buckley, who came in second on the BBC show I’d Do Anything), 23, lives in Glasgow, but dreams of becoming a country star in Nashville.
After spending a year in prison on drug-related offences, Rose-Lynn goes home to her mother (Julie Walters), who has been taking care of Rose-Lynn’s two young children. Rose-Lynn is indifferent to her kids, seeing them as an impediment on her road to stardom.
Once a singer at a local country music club, Rose-Lynn now has a strict parole curfew and an ankle monitor, which precludes her from returning to the stage. Instead, she finds a job as a housekeeper for an English woman, Susannah (Sophie Okonedo), during the day. When Susannah and her children hear Rose-Lynn singing while working, they become fans and want to help her reach her dreams.

Wild Rose - 7PM
2019-05-01 19:00 - 20:41, 2019-05-02 19:00 - 20:41 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Goalie - 4PM
2019-05-16 16:00 - 17:59 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Goalie
Screening: Thursday, May 16, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-written and Directed by: Adriana Maggs
Cast: Mark O’Brien, Kevin Pollak, Georgina Reilly
Drama/Sports/Biography, PG, 119 minutes (Canada)

“Director Maggs tells a tough, sympathetic story in an imaginative way that makes Goalie feel like a war story.” – Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail

The life of a professional hockey player was not always a glamorous one. For legendary goaltender Terry Sawchuk, each save means one more gash to his unmasked face and one more drink to numb the pain. Even with a wife and seven children at home, he is haunted by the void left from his childhood which he tried to fill with cheering crowds. Following Sawchuk from his youth in Winnipeg in the 1930s to Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York between 1950 and 1970, his 103 shutouts, and 400 stitches to his face, this is a man who lives, breathes, and dies a goalie.

The film is based in part on the award-winning book of poetry, Night Work, by Randall Maggs and the only authorized biography, Sawchuk: The Troubles and Triumphs of the World’s Greatest Goalie by David Dupuis. Goalie was filmed on location in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Program is Sponsored by:

Film tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Seniors/Students
Advance tickets are available one week before screening online and at the Uptown Theatre box office (in the evenings an hour before their first screening). HST is included in the ticket price.

Goalie - 7PM
2019-05-16 19:00 - 20:59 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Ghostbusters - RESCHEDULED to June 8
2019-06-01 21:00 | Programs
Rescheduling due to rain – see you June 8th!

Ghostbusters (1984)
Saturday, June 8, 2019 – Updated
at dusk, weather permitting
Centennial Beach, Barrie
Admission is FREE
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, William Atherton, David Margulies
Action/Comedy/Fantasy, Rated PG for scary scenes, mild language and suggestive content, 105 min. (USA)

When Doctors Venkman (Bill Murray), Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Spengler (Harold Ramis) suddenly find themselves downsized from the University’s parapsychology department, they decide to go the entrepreneurial route, chasing down ghastly ghosts, unappetizing apparitions and the occasional insolent succubae. But the paratroopers of the paranormal face their greatest challenge when the beautiful Dana Barret (Sigourney Weaver) discovers her refrigerator door leads directly to the gates of hell! Now with the whole world watching, it’s up to the Ghostbusters to keep Manhattan from becoming a madhouse in this hilariously-haunting action-comedy.

Presented by The City of Barrie in partnership with the Barrie Film Festival.

Papi Chulo - 4PM
2019-06-05 16:00 - 17:38, 2019-06-06 16:00 - 17:38 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Papi Chulo

Screening:
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, June 6, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: John Butler
Cast: Matt Bomer, Alejandro Patino, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Elena Campbell-Martinez
Drama/Comedy, 14A – mild language, non-sexual nudity, adult content, not recommended for children, 98 minutes (Ireland)

“Apart from fantastic performances from its cast, especially Bomer and Patiño, Papi Chulo’s biggest strength is the subtlety and grace with which it deals with the wide cross-section of issues it touches upon.” – Bedatri D. Choudhury, Vague Visages

“It’s the synergistic performances of Matt Bomer, playing raw and broken, and Alejandro Patino, conveying decency and nonjudgmental compassion behind his deadpan raised eyebrows, that makes the movie click.” – David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

Following his acclaimed coming-of-age film Handsome Devil, Irish writer-director John Butler returns with this poignant and very timely story of two worlds colliding in the same great city — and the delightfully unlikely friendship that emerges.
Devastated with heartbreak, a Los Angeles TV weatherman, Sean (Matt Bomer), has an on-air meltdown in the midst of predicting a heat wave. The station insists he take a sabbatical and his friends urge him to find someone to talk to, but Sean opts to swap self-care for home improvement. From a huddle of men seeking day labour outside the hardware store, Sean hires Ernesto (a brilliantly deadpan Alejandro Patiño) to paint his deck.
Their initially straightforward business arrangement rapidly extends to strolling and boating excursions during which Sean tells Ernesto all about himself, despite the fact that the two don’t share a common language. In fact, this affluent, white, gay celebrity and this working class, Mexican father of five don’t appear to have much in common at all. Does Sean want a tradesman or a sounding board? And just how much immersion in Sean’s emotional mire can Ernesto be expected to bear?
At once a heartwarming examination of empathy in action, a charming culture-clash comedy, and a sharp critique of xenophobic stereotypes, Papi Chulo reminds us of the importance of truly seeing others… even while tending to our own internal wounds. (MICHÈLE MAHEUX, TIFF)

Papi Chulo - 7PM
2019-06-05 19:00 - 20:38, 2019-06-06 19:00 - 20:38 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Ghostbusters - Outdoor Screening
2019-06-08 21:00 | Programs
Ghostbusters (1984)
Saturday, June 8, 2019 – Updated
at dusk (approx. 9-9:15pm), weather permitting
Centennial Beach, Barrie
Admission is FREE
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, William Atherton, David Margulies
Action/Comedy/Fantasy, Rated PG for scary scenes, mild language and suggestive content, 105 min. (USA)

When Doctors Venkman (Bill Murray), Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Spengler (Harold Ramis) suddenly find themselves downsized from the University’s parapsychology department, they decide to go the entrepreneurial route, chasing down ghastly ghosts, unappetizing apparitions and the occasional insolent succubae. But the paratroopers of the paranormal face their greatest challenge when the beautiful Dana Barret (Sigourney Weaver) discovers her refrigerator door leads directly to the gates of hell! Now with the whole world watching, it’s up to the Ghostbusters to keep Manhattan from becoming a madhouse in this hilariously-haunting action-comedy.

Presented by The City of Barrie in partnership with the Barrie Film Festival.

Village Rockstars - 4PM
2019-06-20 16:00 - 17:27 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Village Rockstars
Screening: Thursday, June 20, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: Rima Das
Cast: Bhanita Das, Basanti Das, Boloram Das, Bishnu Kalita
Drama, PG, 87 minutes, Language: Assamese with English subtitles (India)

“Village Rockstars is confident and sincere, its story unfolding at a languid but controlled pace.” – Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail

“Village Rockstars is heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure.” – Renuka Vyavahare, The Times of India

“The atmosphere of Village Rockstars is so real that it almost feels like a documentary. Rim Das’ direction is the opposite of fussy, allowing the characters and their actions to breathe on screen in a way that speaks to her affection for the subject.” – I Hurtado, ScreenAnarchy

In a small village in northeast India, 10-year-old Dhunu dreams of having her own rock band. Her vibrant spirit, imagination and self-assurance stand out in a world where girls are expected to be timid and submissive. She is a free spirit living in remote Assam, firmly believing in the power of her big dreams. She always wished to own a guitar and is focused to form a rock band with the boys in her village of her own, remaining undeterred in a society that threatens to pull her back.

Awards: Winner of over 54 International Awards!
Nominee, Best Youth Feature Film, Asia Pacific Screen Awards, 2018
Winner, Best Original Score/Nominee, Best Film, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, 2018
Nominee, Audience Award, Glasgow Film Festival, 2018
Winner, Best Feature Film/Grand Jury Prize, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, 2018
Nominee, Best Film, International Film Festival of India, 2017
Winner, Best Film, Mumbai Film Festival, 2017
National Film Awards, India, 2018

Village Rockstars - 7PM
2019-06-20 19:00 - 20:27 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Woman At War - 4PM
2019-07-03 16:00 - 17:41, 2019-07-04 16:00 - 17:41 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Woman At War
Screening:
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, July 4, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-written and Directed by: Benedikt Erlingsson
Cast: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson , David Thor Jonsson and Magnus Trygvason Eliasen
Drama/Comedy, PG for some sexuality and nudity, 101 minutes, Language:
Icelandic, Spanish, English, Ukrainian with English subtitles (Iceland/France/Ukraine)

“An artful fable that examines what it really means to save the world, Benedikt Erlingsson’s “Woman at War” is the rarest of things: A crowd-pleaser about climate change.” – David Ehrlich, IndieWire

“A joyous and warm-hearted comedy drama taking on essential contemporary issues.” – Robert W. Monk, FILMINK (Australia)

“Woman at War is a gorgeously thoughtful, intense thriller filled with just the right touch of comedy throughout to give us an entertaining film that has social relevance to our world today.” – Pamela Powell, Reel Honest Reviews

Halla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain,” Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. As Halla’s actions grow bolder, from petty vandalism to outright industrial sabotage, she succeeds in pausing the negotiations between the Icelandic government and the corporation building a new aluminium smelter. But right as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything. Her application to adopt a child has finally been accepted and there is a little girl waiting for her in Ukraine. As Halla prepares to abandon her role as saboteur and saviour of the Highlands to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother, she decides to plot one final attack to deal the aluminium industry a crippling blow.

Awards: 21 wins, 11 nominations
Nominated, Best Film, Cairo International Film Festival, 2018
Nominated, Critics Week Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival, 2018
Winner, Director of the Year, Best Film, Actress of the Year (Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir), Screenplay of the Year, Edda Awards, Iceland, 2019
Nominated, European Actress (Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir) European Film Awards, 2018
Winner, Best Feature, Hamburg Film Festival, 2018
Nominated, Best Narrative Feature, Melbourne International Film Festival, 2018
Winner, Best Actress (Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir) Montréal Festival of New Cinema, 2018
Winner, Audience Award, Seville European Film Festival, 2018

Program is Sponsored by:

Film tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Seniors/Students
Advance tickets are available online and at the Uptown Theatre box office one week before screening (in the evenings an hour before their first screening). HST is included in the ticket price.

Woman At War - 7PM
2019-07-03 19:00 - 20:41, 2019-07-04 19:00 - 20:41 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

The Kid Who Would Be King - Outdoor Screening
2019-07-03 21:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
The Kid Who Would Be King

July 3, 2019
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie
Admission: Free
Starts at dusk (approx. 9-9:15pm), weather permitting (rain date July 4)
Directed by: Joe Cornish
Cast: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Angus Imrie, with Rebecca Ferguson and Patrick Stewart
Family/Thriller/Suspense, 2019, 120 min.,
PG – fantasy action violence, scary images, thematic elements, some bullying (UK/USA)

Synopsis
The King Arthur legend meets the modern day in this epic family-friendly adventure. Young Alex is just another bullied kid until he discovers the legendary sword Excalibur, and begins training as a knight with wizard Merlin (Patrick Stewart). Alex must turn schoolyard enemies into allies, and become the leader he never dreamed he could be to defeat the wicked Morgana and save the world.

Sponsored by the Downtown Barrie Business Association

Mary Poppins Returns - Outdoor Screening
2019-07-10 21:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
Mary Poppins Returns

July 10, 2019
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie
Admission: Free
Starts at dusk, weather permitting (rain date July 11)
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Cast: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Dick Van Dyke
Family/Fantasy/Musical, 2018, 130 min., G (USA/UK)

Synopsis
The magic continues in Disney’s classic as Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) helps the Banks family remember the joy of being a child. Together with her friend Jack the lamplighter (Lin-Manuel Miranda), fun is brought back to the streets of London in celebration that everything is possible…even the impossible.

Sponsored by the Downtown Barrie Business Association

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind - Outdoor Screening
2019-07-17 21:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

July 17, 2019
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie
Admission: Free
Starts at dusk, weather permitting (rain date July 18)
Directed by: Martha Kehoe, Joan Tosoni
Documentary, 2019, 90 min., PG (Canada)

Synopsis
Produced, written and directed by Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni, Insight Productions’ feature documentary Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind is an exploration of the career, music and influence of legendary Canadian musical icon, Gordon Lightfoot. With unprecedented access to the artist, the film takes audiences from high school auditoriums in straight-laced, small town Ontario in the 50s to the coffee houses of Yorkville and Greenwich Village in the 60s, through Lightfoot’s turbulent, substance-fueled arena shows of the 70s, and finally to the artist in present day.
The documentary features interviews from many notable voices in the music industry including Lightfoot peers Ian and Sylvia Tyson, Randy Bachman, and Steve Earle; famous fans Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee from Rush, Alec Baldwin, Anne Murray and Sarah McLachlan; as well as behind the scenes stories from members of his longtime band. Following Lightfoot’s evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour to international star and beloved Canadian icon, Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind is an intimate and emotional examination of the artist’s profound relationship to his music and his Canadian roots.

Awards: Nominated for Audience Award, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2019

Sponsored by the Downtown Barrie Business Association

Ruben Brandt, Collector - 4PM
2019-07-18 16:00 - 17:36 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Ruben Brandt, Collector
Screening: Thursday, July 18, 2019 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: Milorad Krstić
Voice Talents: Iván Kamarás, Gabriella Hámori, Zalán Makranczi and Csaba Márton
Animated/Crime/Drama, Rated R in the USA, violence, nudity.
96 minutes, Language: English/Hungarian with English subtitles (Hungary)

“Ruben Brandt, Collector is an intricately plotted, hyper-stylized piece of eye candy with art – the love of, the need for, the inability to escape from – at its wildly beating heart.” – Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle

“Writer/director Milorad Krstic has combined his love for painting and film into an action thriller as surreal as it is familiar.” – Jared Mobarak, BuffaloVibe

“If you love art, “Ruben Brandt, Collector” is a non-stop visual feast, from the first frame till the last.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

Ruben Brandt, a famous psychotherapist, is forced to steal 13 paintings from the world’s renowned museums and private collections to prevent his suffering from terrible nightmares he has as a result of subliminal messaging he received as a child. Accompanied by his four patients, he and his band of thieves strike regularly and with great success: the Louvre, Tate, Uffizi, Hermitage, the Museum of Modern Art. “The Collector” quickly becomes the most wanted criminal in the world. Gangsters and head-hunters chase him around the world while the reward for his capture keeps rising, approaching a hundred million dollars. A cartel of insurance companies entrusts Mike Kowalski, a private detective and leading expert on art theft, to solve the “Collector Case.”

Awards: 2 Wins, 6 Nominations
Nominated, Best Animated Independent Feature, Annie Awards, 2019
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, 2018
Nominated, Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media, Satellite Awards, 2019
Winner/Best Screenplay and Nominated Best Film, Seville European Film Festival, 2018
Winner, Best Film, Trieste Film Festival, 2019

Program is Sponsored by:

Film tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Seniors/Students
Advance tickets are available online and at the Uptown Theatre box office one week before screening (in the evenings an hour before their first screening). HST is included in the ticket price.

Ruben Brandt, Collector - 7PM
2019-07-18 19:00 - 20:36 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Home Alone - Outdoor Screening
2019-07-24 21:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
Home Alone

July 24, 2019 – Join us for ‘Christmas in July’!
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie
Admission: Free
Starts at dusk, weather permitting (rain date July 25)
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Cast: Catherine O’Hara, Daniel Stern, Joe Pesci, John Heard, Macaulay Culkin
Comedy/Family, 1990, 101 min., PG (USA)

Synopsis
8-year-old Kevin McAllister is accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation in France over the holiday season. Once he realizes they’ve left him home by himself, Kevin learns to fend for himself, and eventually has to protect his house against bumbling burglars Harry and Marv, who are planning to rob every house in Kevin’s suburban Chicago neighborhood. Kevin’s mother Kate is frantic when she realizes that she and the family have unintentionally left Kevin behind in Chicago, and she tries to make it back to Chicago as fast as she can, getting help from a polka band leader named Gus Polinski.

Awards: Winner of 10 Awards, 6 Nominations!

Sponsored by the Downtown Barrie Business Association

Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope - Outdoor Screening
2019-07-31 21:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
July 31, 2019
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie
Admission: Free
Starts at dusk (approx. 9:05/9:10pm), weather permitting (rain date August 1)
Written and Directed by: George Lucas
1977, 121 min., PG (USA)

Synopsis
Nineteen years after the formation of the Empire, Luke Skywalker is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins Luke’s Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire.

Presenting Sponsor:

Lawn Chair Luminata is a project of the Downtown Barrie Business Association

The Public - 4PM
2019-08-07 16:00 - 18:02 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Public
Screening:
Wednesday, August 7 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, August 8 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: Emilio Estevez
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Emilio Estevez, Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater, Gabrielle Union, Michael K Williams, Che “Rhymefest” Smith, Jacob Vargas
Drama, 14A not recommended for young children, offensive language, nudity, 122 min. (USA)

“The gentle humour and simple humanity of Estevez’s script helps the audience digest the messages within “The Public,” to engender sympathy for our nation’s homeless and sing the praises of libraries.” – Sean P. Means, Salt Lake Tribune
“It’s smart work and edifying, with Estevez finding an original topic to explore with compassion and engrossing drama.” – Brian Orndorf, Blu-ray.com
“Estevez does an elegant job with this setup, creating a low-key, uncondescending portrait of lives on the edge.” – Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times

In “The Public” an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, some homeless patrons turn the building into a shelter for the night by staging an “Occupy” sit in. What begins as an act of civil disobedience becomes a standoff with police and a rush-to-judgment media constantly speculating about what’s really happening. This David versus Goliath story tackles some of our nation’s most challenging issues, homelessness and mental illness and sets the drama inside one of the last bastions of democracy-in-action: your public library.

Awards: 4 wins, 1 nomination
Nominated, Local Heroes Competition, Cleveland International Film Festival, 2019
