Barrie Film Festival

Star Wars - The Force Awakens - Outdoor Movie
2016-08-31 20:30 (America/Toronto) | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
Star Wars – The Force Awakens

August 31 – Heritage Park
Adventure/Fantasy, Rated PG – sci-fi action and some scary scenes, 135 min. (2015)
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 8:30pm). Weather permitting (rain date is September 1)

Thirty years after Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) is missing. A Resistance pilot (Oscar Isaac) is given a map to find Luke, and before he’s captured by the First Order, he gives the map to BB-8.
Meanwhile, a scrappy scavenger named Rey (Daisy Ridley) and a former Stormtrooper named Finn (John Boyega) team up with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca on the Millennium Falcon to find Luke for General Leia (Carrie Fisher).

Aladdin - Outdoor Movie
2016-08-29 20:30 | Park Place, 100 Mapleview Drive East, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Aladdin

August 29 – Park Place (old Target parking lot)
Animation/Adventure, 1992, rated F, 89 min.
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 8:30pm). Weather permitting (rain date is August 30).
Set in the mythical city of Agrabah, the story follows a street-smart peasant, Aladdin, and his mischievous pet monkey, Abu. Aladdin falls in love with the free-spirited Princess Jasmine – Despite a law that says she can only wed a royal suitor! His luck changes with one rub of the lamp, releasing the shape-shifting, fun-loving, wish-giving Genie – Who turns him into a Prince! But the evil sorcerer, Jafar, and his wisecracking parrot, Iago, also crave the lamp’s power. If Aladdin is to defeat them and win Jasmine’s heart, he must learn to be himself – and that’s one wish the genie can’t grant!

Zootopia - Outdoor Movie
2016-08-24 20:30 | Centennial Park South, Lakeshore Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N2M6
Zootopia
August 24 – Centennial Park – south side due to construction (in between the south Centennial lot and the beach volleyball courts)
Adventure/Animation, Rated G – animated action, 109 min. (2016)
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 8:30pm). Weather permitting (rain date is August 25)
From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes a comedy-adventure set in the modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia. Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia’s police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case – even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery. It’s big fun for all shapes and species!

Shown with the Barrie Fire & Emergency Service and Barrie Fire Community Projects.
Bring the entire family to enjoy a BBQ with the Barrie Fire and Emergency Service. There will be lots of pre-show activities for the kids to participate in, and Sparky the Fire Dog will be there too!

Tragically Hip: A National Celebration
2016-08-20 20:30 - 23:30 | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
The City of Barrie and the Barrie Film Festival are proud to host a free screening of the CBC’s live broadcast of ‘The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration’ on August 20 in Heritage Park. A large screen and speakers will be setup in the park for Barrie residents to gather together and celebrate the iconic Canadian band.
This is a free family-friendly event. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets.

The Tragically Hip, Photo: Gordon Hawkins

The Dark Horse - 8PM
2016-08-18 20:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Dark Horse
Screening: Thursday, August 18, 2016 – 8 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and directed by: James Napier Robertson
Cast: Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Andrew Grainger and Miriama McDowell
Drama, 14A for coarse language, substance abuse and violence, 124 minutes (New Zealand)
Tickets: $10 Adults, $8 Seniors/Students

“The Dark Horse” brings Cliff Curtis back home, and he gives a performance that’s transcendent in more ways than one.” Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
“The Dark Horse rides on the impassioned performance of Cliff Curtis.” – Stephen Holden, New York Times

THE DARK HORSE is based on the true story of Genesis ‘Gen’ Potini (Cliff Curtis), a Maori speed-chess champion seeking redemption and a new purpose in life despite his struggles with bipolar disorder. A former chess prodigy, Gen is brilliant and charismatic, bringing unusual, potent energy to a game most often played with quiet reserve. Upon his release from an institution, he is remanded into the custody of his older brother Ariki (Wayne Hapi), the leader of a rough street gang planning the initiation of Gen’s reluctant teenage nephew Mana (James Rolleston). When Gen volunteers to coach the ragtag young members of the Eastern Knights chess club, Mana is inspired by his uncle’s determination to bring hope to the children of the club and turn his troubled life around, while seeing it as a chance to possibly save his own.

Awards:
Won, Best Director, Art Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Performance-Actor, Cliff Curtis, Asia Pacific Screen Awards, 2014
Won, Best Actor-Cliff Curtis, Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards, 2015
Won, Truly Moving Picture Award, Heartland Film, 2015
Won, Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay for a Feature Film & Best Score, New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II) 2014
Won, Best Screenplay & New Filmmaker of the Year, New Zealand Screen Awards, 2014
Won, Audience Award, San Francisco International 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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Bite and Go Italian Bistro
Providing a 3 course Menu for $20 ea.
705-881-4046

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 Dark Horse - 4PM
2016-08-18 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Dark Horse
Screening: Thursday, August 18, 2016 – 4 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and directed by: James Napier Robertson
Cast: Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Andrew Grainger and Miriama McDowell
Drama, 14A for coarse language, substance abuse and violence, 124 minutes (New Zealand)
Tickets: $10 Adults, $8 Seniors/Students

“The Dark Horse” brings Cliff Curtis back home, and he gives a performance that’s transcendent in more ways than one.” Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
“The Dark Horse rides on the impassioned performance of Cliff Curtis.” – Stephen Holden, New York Times

THE DARK HORSE is based on the true story of Genesis ‘Gen’ Potini (Cliff Curtis), a Maori speed-chess champion seeking redemption and a new purpose in life despite his struggles with bipolar disorder. A former chess prodigy, Gen is brilliant and charismatic, bringing unusual, potent energy to a game most often played with quiet reserve. Upon his release from an institution, he is remanded into the custody of his older brother Ariki (Wayne Hapi), the leader of a rough street gang planning the initiation of Gen’s reluctant teenage nephew Mana (James Rolleston). When Gen volunteers to coach the ragtag young members of the Eastern Knights chess club, Mana is inspired by his uncle’s determination to bring hope to the children of the club and turn his troubled life around, while seeing it as a chance to possibly save his own.

Awards:
Won, Best Director, Art Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Performance-Actor, Cliff Curtis, Asia Pacific Screen Awards, 2014
Won, Best Actor-Cliff Curtis, Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards, 2015
Won, Truly Moving Picture Award, Heartland Film, 2015
Won, Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay for a Feature Film & Best Score, New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II) 2014
Won, Best Screenplay & New Filmmaker of the Year, New Zealand Screen Awards, 2014
Won, Audience Award, San Francisco International 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!

[fullwidth]

Bite and Go Italian Bistro
Providing a 3 course Menu for $20 ea.
705-881-4046

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 Good Dinosaur - Outdoor Movie
2016-08-15 20:30 | Park Place, 100 Mapleview Drive East, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
The Good Dinosaur

August 15 – Park Place (old Target parking lot)
Animation, 2015, rated G – some scary scenes, cartoon animated action, 100 min.
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 8:30pm). Weather permitting (rain date is August 16).
In an alternate world where dinosaurs never became extinct, a young Apatosaurus named Arlo is born to a loving father and mother. Along with his sister and brother, he works on the farm, growing crops. When something keeps breaking into their silo and eating the corn, Arlo’s father sets a trap and catches a dog-like little boy. Arlo is tasked with getting rid of the boy, but when the boy gets away, Arlo chases him and they both wind up lost. Afraid, Arlo and the little boy creature, whom he names Spot, team up to find their way home.

The Little Prince - Outdoor Movie
2016-08-10 21:00 | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
The Little Prince
August 10 – Heritage Park
Adventure/Animation, Rated PG – some scenes may be frightening to young viewers, 108 min. (2015)
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 9pm). Weather permitting (rain date is August 11)
Rediscover one of the most beloved stories of all time with this affectionately reimagined take on Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s 1943 classic. A little girl (voiced by Mackenzie Foy), lives with her mother (Rachel McAdams) in cookie-cutter suburbia. The girl spends every waking moment preparing for her entrance into a highly competitive prep school. Fortunately her new neighbour turns out to be an eccentric and fascinating old aviator (Jeff Bridges). Their destinies cross when an errant propeller from the aviator’s airplane careens from his backyard and into her house—and he soon sets about telling her a wondrous tale.

The Man Who Knew Infinity - 7PM
2016-08-04 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Thursday, August 4, 2016 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed By: Matthew Brown
Cast: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam
Biography/Drama, PG, 108 min. (UK)

“A wonderful performance from Jeremy Irons . . . The thrill of discovery is infectious, but it’s in the human story that The Man Who Knew Infinity shines. – The Guardian
“Thoroughly engrossing and inspiring . . . Patel shines in his most rewarding role since Slumdog Millionaire.”— New York Post
“Beautiful . . . Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel give award-level performances.” — Deadline

Based on the untold story of one of the greatest minds of his generation, The Man Who Knew Infinity charts the incredible life of Srinivasa Ramanujan (Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel), whose genius for mathematics takes him from the slums of India to Trinity College, Cambridge University in the early 20th century. Spurred on by his mentor G. H. Hardy (Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons), Ramanujan overcomes racism and the rigidity of academia to revolutionize the field with his startlingly original theorems, which he attributes to divine inspiration. Driven by the engaging rapport between Patel and Irons as two vastly different men who find common ground in the world of numbers, The Man Who Knew Infinity is a fascinating look at how an unlikely, cross-cultural friendship changed the world. Based on the book The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel.

The Man Who Knew Infinity - 4PM
2016-08-04 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Thursday, August 4, 2016 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed By: Matthew Brown
Cast: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam
Biography/Drama, PG, 108 min. (UK)

“A wonderful performance from Jeremy Irons . . . The thrill of discovery is infectious, but it’s in the human story that The Man Who Knew Infinity shines. – The Guardian
“Thoroughly engrossing and inspiring . . . Patel shines in his most rewarding role since Slumdog Millionaire.”— New York Post
“Beautiful . . . Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel give award-level performances.” — Deadline

Based on the untold story of one of the greatest minds of his generation, The Man Who Knew Infinity charts the incredible life of Srinivasa Ramanujan (Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel), whose genius for mathematics takes him from the slums of India to Trinity College, Cambridge University in the early 20th century. Spurred on by his mentor G. H. Hardy (Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons), Ramanujan overcomes racism and the rigidity of academia to revolutionize the field with his startlingly original theorems, which he attributes to divine inspiration. Driven by the engaging rapport between Patel and Irons as two vastly different men who find common ground in the world of numbers, The Man Who Knew Infinity is a fascinating look at how an unlikely, cross-cultural friendship changed the world. Based on the book The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel.

The Man Who Knew Infinity - 9:15PM
2016-08-03 21:15 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 – 9:15pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed By: Matthew Brown
Cast: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam
Biography/Drama, PG, 108 min. (UK)

“A wonderful performance from Jeremy Irons . . . The thrill of discovery is infectious, but it’s in the human story that The Man Who Knew Infinity shines. – The Guardian
“Thoroughly engrossing and inspiring . . . Patel shines in his most rewarding role since Slumdog Millionaire.”— New York Post
“Beautiful . . . Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel give award-level performances.” — Deadline

Based on the untold story of one of the greatest minds of his generation, The Man Who Knew Infinity charts the incredible life of Srinivasa Ramanujan (Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel), whose genius for mathematics takes him from the slums of India to Trinity College, Cambridge University in the early 20th century. Spurred on by his mentor G. H. Hardy (Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons), Ramanujan overcomes racism and the rigidity of academia to revolutionize the field with his startlingly original theorems, which he attributes to divine inspiration. Driven by the engaging rapport between Patel and Irons as two vastly different men who find common ground in the world of numbers, The Man Who Knew Infinity is a fascinating look at how an unlikely, cross-cultural friendship changed the world. Based on the book The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel.

The Man Who Knew Infinity - 7PM
2016-08-03 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed By: Matthew Brown
Cast: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam
Biography/Drama, PG, 108 min. (UK)

“A wonderful performance from Jeremy Irons . . . The thrill of discovery is infectious, but it’s in the human story that The Man Who Knew Infinity shines. – The Guardian
“Thoroughly engrossing and inspiring . . . Patel shines in his most rewarding role since Slumdog Millionaire.”— New York Post
“Beautiful . . . Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel give award-level performances.” — Deadline

Based on the untold story of one of the greatest minds of his generation, The Man Who Knew Infinity charts the incredible life of Srinivasa Ramanujan (Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel), whose genius for mathematics takes him from the slums of India to Trinity College, Cambridge University in the early 20th century. Spurred on by his mentor G. H. Hardy (Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons), Ramanujan overcomes racism and the rigidity of academia to revolutionize the field with his startlingly original theorems, which he attributes to divine inspiration. Driven by the engaging rapport between Patel and Irons as two vastly different men who find common ground in the world of numbers, The Man Who Knew Infinity is a fascinating look at how an unlikely, cross-cultural friendship changed the world. Based on the book The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel.

The Man Who Knew Infinity - 4PM
2016-08-03 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 – 4pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed By: Matthew Brown
Cast: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam
Biography/Drama, PG, 108 min. (UK)

“A wonderful performance from Jeremy Irons . . . The thrill of discovery is infectious, but it’s in the human story that The Man Who Knew Infinity shines. – The Guardian
“Thoroughly engrossing and inspiring . . . Patel shines in his most rewarding role since Slumdog Millionaire.”— New York Post
“Beautiful . . . Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel give award-level performances.” — Deadline

Based on the untold story of one of the greatest minds of his generation, The Man Who Knew Infinity charts the incredible life of Srinivasa Ramanujan (Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel), whose genius for mathematics takes him from the slums of India to Trinity College, Cambridge University in the early 20th century. Spurred on by his mentor G. H. Hardy (Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons), Ramanujan overcomes racism and the rigidity of academia to revolutionize the field with his startlingly original theorems, which he attributes to divine inspiration. Driven by the engaging rapport between Patel and Irons as two vastly different men who find common ground in the world of numbers, The Man Who Knew Infinity is a fascinating look at how an unlikely, cross-cultural friendship changed the world. Based on the book The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel.

UP - Outdoor Movie
2016-07-27 21:00 | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
UP

July 27 – Heritage Park
Adventure/Animation, Rated G, 96 min. (2009)
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 9pm). Weather permitting (rain date is July 28).
Retired balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, is ready for his last chance at high-flying excitement. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, Carl sets off to the lost world of his childhood dreams. Unbeknownst to Carl, an overeager 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer Russell is on Carl’s front porch! The world’s most unlikely duo meet fantastic friends like Dug, a dog with a special collar that allows him to speak, and Kevin, a rare 13-foot tall flightless bird. Stuck together in the wilds of the jungle, Carl realizes that sometimes life’s biggest adventures aren’t the ones you set out looking for.
GOLDEN GLOBE 2010 WINNER – BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM ACADEMY AWARDS
2010 – WINNER BEST ANIMATED FILM AND BEST SOUNDTRACK

The Steps - 8PM
2016-07-21 20:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Steps
Screening: Thursday, July 21, 2016 – 8 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed by: Andrew Currie
Cast: Jason Ritter, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Christine Lahti and James Brolin
Film Tickets: Adult $10, Senior/Student $8
Comedy, 14A sexual content/nudity, language and some drug use, 98 minutes (Canada)
Uptight New Yorker Jeff (Jason Ritter) has just lost his job. When he and his party-girl sister Marla (Emmanuelle Chriqui) are invited to come for a visit to their dad’s (James Brolin) new lake house in Canada, it’s a welcome diversion. Until they realize they’re going to have to spend time with his new cocktail waitress wife (Christine Lahti) and her three adult sons. They also discover they’ve been invited for a specific reason. Their father and his new wife want to adopt a child, and would like their real kids to pretend to be a loving family by Monday, when a social worker is coming to interview the prospective parents. Naturally, Jeff and Marla are less than thrilled by the prospect.

Sponsored by:

The Steps - 4PM
2016-07-21 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Steps
Screening: Thursday, July 21, 2016 – 4 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Directed by: Andrew Currie
Cast: Jason Ritter, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Christine Lahti and James Brolin
Film Tickets: Adult $10, Senior/Student $8
Comedy, 14A sexual content/nudity, language and some drug use, 98 minutes (Canada)
Uptight New Yorker Jeff (Jason Ritter) has just lost his job. When he and his party-girl sister Marla (Emmanuelle Chriqui) are invited to come for a visit to their dad’s (James Brolin) new lake house in Canada, it’s a welcome diversion. Until they realize they’re going to have to spend time with his new cocktail waitress wife (Christine Lahti) and her three adult sons. They also discover they’ve been invited for a specific reason. Their father and his new wife want to adopt a child, and would like their real kids to pretend to be a loving family by Monday, when a social worker is coming to interview the prospective parents. Naturally, Jeff and Marla are less than thrilled by the prospect.

Sponsored by:

Inside Out - Outdoor Movie
2016-07-18 21:15 | Park Place, 100 Mapleview Drive East, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Inside Out

July 18 – Park Place (old Target parking lot)
Animation, 2015, rated G – animated action, 102 min.
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 9:15pm). Weather permitting (rain date is July 19).
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.
Oscar® Winner for best animated Pictures, 2016

Ant-Man - Outdoor Movie
2016-07-13 21:15 | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
Ant-Man
July 13 – Heritage Park
2015, rated PG – for language and some scary scenes, 117 min.
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 9:15pm). Weather permitting (rain date is July 14).
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Sunset Song - 7PM
2016-07-07 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Sunset Song
Screening: Thursday, July 7, 2016 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Terence Davies
Cast: Agyness Deyn, Kevin Gutherie, Ian Pirie and Peter Mullan
Drama, 14A for sexuality, nudity and some violence, not suggested for young or sensitive viewers, 135 minutes (UK/Luxembourg)
“Do not let this song go unheard.” – David Fear, Rolling Stone
“Visually stunning and emotionally engrossing.” – Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter
“A lusty ballad of love and heartbreak sung with passion and power.” – Tom Huddleston, Time Out

Sunset Song is Terence Davies’ intimate epic of hope, tragedy and love at the dawning of the Great War. A young woman’s endurance against the hardships of rural Scottish life, based on the novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, told with gritty poetic realism by Britain’s greatest living auteur. The film takes place during the early years of the twentieth century, with the conflicts and choices a young woman experiences reflecting the struggle between tradition and change; a struggle that continues to resonate today. Set in a rural community, Sunset Song is driven by the young heroine Chris and her intense passion for life, for the unsettling Ewan and for the unforgiving land. The First World War reaches out from afar, bringing the modern world to bear on the community in the harshest possible way, yet in a final moment of grace, Chris endures, now a woman of remarkable strength who is able to draw from the ancient land in looking to the future. Sunset Song is at once epic in emotional scale and deeply romantic at its core, given power by Terence Davies’ unflinching poetic realism.
Awards:

Nominated, Most Promising Newcomer, Agyness Deyn, British Independent Film Awards, 2015
Won, Best Picture, International Cinephile Society Awards, 2016
Nominated, Best Picture, Official Competition, London Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Non-U.S. Release, Online Film Critics Society Awards, 2015

Sponsored By:

Sunset Song - 4PM
2016-07-07 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Sunset Song
Screening: Thursday, July 7, 2016 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Terence Davies
Cast: Agyness Deyn, Kevin Gutherie, Ian Pirie and Peter Mullan
Drama, 14A for sexuality, nudity and some violence, not suggested for young or sensitive viewers, 135 minutes (UK/Luxembourg)
“Do not let this song go unheard.” – David Fear, Rolling Stone
“Visually stunning and emotionally engrossing.” – Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter
“A lusty ballad of love and heartbreak sung with passion and power.” – Tom Huddleston, Time Out

Sunset Song is Terence Davies’ intimate epic of hope, tragedy and love at the dawning of the Great War. A young woman’s endurance against the hardships of rural Scottish life, based on the novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, told with gritty poetic realism by Britain’s greatest living auteur. The film takes place during the early years of the twentieth century, with the conflicts and choices a young woman experiences reflecting the struggle between tradition and change; a struggle that continues to resonate today. Set in a rural community, Sunset Song is driven by the young heroine Chris and her intense passion for life, for the unsettling Ewan and for the unforgiving land. The First World War reaches out from afar, bringing the modern world to bear on the community in the harshest possible way, yet in a final moment of grace, Chris endures, now a woman of remarkable strength who is able to draw from the ancient land in looking to the future. Sunset Song is at once epic in emotional scale and deeply romantic at its core, given power by Terence Davies’ unflinching poetic realism.
Awards:

Nominated, Most Promising Newcomer, Agyness Deyn, British Independent Film Awards, 2015
Won, Best Picture, International Cinephile Society Awards, 2016
Nominated, Best Picture, Official Competition, London Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Non-U.S. Release, Online Film Critics Society Awards, 2015

Sponsored By:

Sunset Song - 7PM
2016-07-06 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Sunset Song
Screening: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Terence Davies
Cast: Agyness Deyn, Kevin Gutherie, Ian Pirie and Peter Mullan
Drama, 14A for sexuality, nudity and some violence, not suggested for young or sensitive viewers, 135 minutes (UK/Luxembourg)
“Do not let this song go unheard.” – David Fear, Rolling Stone
“Visually stunning and emotionally engrossing.” – Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter
“A lusty ballad of love and heartbreak sung with passion and power.” – Tom Huddleston, Time Out

Sunset Song is Terence Davies’ intimate epic of hope, tragedy and love at the dawning of the Great War. A young woman’s endurance against the hardships of rural Scottish life, based on the novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, told with gritty poetic realism by Britain’s greatest living auteur. The film takes place during the early years of the twentieth century, with the conflicts and choices a young woman experiences reflecting the struggle between tradition and change; a struggle that continues to resonate today. Set in a rural community, Sunset Song is driven by the young heroine Chris and her intense passion for life, for the unsettling Ewan and for the unforgiving land. The First World War reaches out from afar, bringing the modern world to bear on the community in the harshest possible way, yet in a final moment of grace, Chris endures, now a woman of remarkable strength who is able to draw from the ancient land in looking to the future. Sunset Song is at once epic in emotional scale and deeply romantic at its core, given power by Terence Davies’ unflinching poetic realism.
Awards:

Nominated, Most Promising Newcomer, Agyness Deyn, British Independent Film Awards, 2015
Won, Best Picture, International Cinephile Society Awards, 2016
Nominated, Best Picture, Official Competition, London Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Non-U.S. Release, Online Film Critics Society Awards, 2015

Sponsored By:

Sunset Song - 4PM
2016-07-06 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Sunset Song
Screening: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Terence Davies
Cast: Agyness Deyn, Kevin Gutherie, Ian Pirie and Peter Mullan
Drama, 14A for sexuality, nudity and some violence, not suggested for young or sensitive viewers, 135 minutes (UK/Luxembourg)
“Do not let this song go unheard.” – David Fear, Rolling Stone
“Visually stunning and emotionally engrossing.” – Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter
“A lusty ballad of love and heartbreak sung with passion and power.” – Tom Huddleston, Time Out

Sunset Song is Terence Davies’ intimate epic of hope, tragedy and love at the dawning of the Great War. A young woman’s endurance against the hardships of rural Scottish life, based on the novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, told with gritty poetic realism by Britain’s greatest living auteur. The film takes place during the early years of the twentieth century, with the conflicts and choices a young woman experiences reflecting the struggle between tradition and change; a struggle that continues to resonate today. Set in a rural community, Sunset Song is driven by the young heroine Chris and her intense passion for life, for the unsettling Ewan and for the unforgiving land. The First World War reaches out from afar, bringing the modern world to bear on the community in the harshest possible way, yet in a final moment of grace, Chris endures, now a woman of remarkable strength who is able to draw from the ancient land in looking to the future. Sunset Song is at once epic in emotional scale and deeply romantic at its core, given power by Terence Davies’ unflinching poetic realism.
Awards:

Nominated, Most Promising Newcomer, Agyness Deyn, British Independent Film Awards, 2015
Won, Best Picture, International Cinephile Society Awards, 2016
Nominated, Best Picture, Official Competition, London Film Festival, 2015
Won, Best Non-U.S. Release, Online Film Critics Society Awards, 2015

Sponsored By:

The Peanuts Movie - Outdoor Movie
2016-07-04 21:00 | Park Place, 100 Mapleview Drive East, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
The Peanuts Movie

July 4 – Park Place (old Target parking lot)
Comedy/Animation, 2015, rated G, 93 min.
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 9/9:15pm).Weather permitting (rain date is following week on July 12).
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved “Peanuts” gang make their big-screen debut, like they’ve never been seen before, in state of the art CG-Animation. Charlie Brown, the world’s most beloved underdog, embarks upon an epic and heroic quest, while his best pal, the lovable beagle Snoopy, takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron. From the imagination of Charles M. Schulz and the creators of the ICE AGE films, THE PEANUTS MOVIE will prove that every underdog has his day.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids - Outdoor Movie
2016-06-29 21:00 | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

June 29 – Heritage Park
Adventure/Comedy, Rated G, 93 min. (1989)
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 9pm). Weather permitting (rain date is June 30).
Rick Moranis stars as a preoccupied inventor who just can’t seem to get his electro-magnetic shrinking machine to work. Then, when he accidentally shrinks his kids down to one-quarter-inch tall and tosses them out in the trash, the real adventure begins! Now the kids face incredible dangers as they try to make their way home through the jungle of their own backyard!

Cool Runnings - Outdoor Movie
2016-06-22 21:00 | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
Cool Runnings
June 22 – Heritage Park
Rated PG, 97 min. (1993)
Movie starts at dusk (approx. 9pm). Weather permitting (rain date is June 23).
With few resources and virtually no clue about winter sports, it’s an uphill course for this troupe from the tropics who are sliding on thin ice as they go for the gold in Calgary, Canada. Refusing to let anything stand in their way, these four Jamaicans enlist the help of a down-and-out ex-champion American slider named Irv (John Candy). Based on a true story.

Lolo - 8PM
2016-06-16 20:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
LOLO
Screening: Thursday, June 16, 2016 – 8pm
Co-written and Directed by: Julie Delpy
Cast: Dany Boon, Vincent Lacoste, Karin Viard and Julie Delpy
Comedy, Unrated, 100 minutes, French with English Subtitles (France)
“Delpy brings an unflinching perspective to the realities of balancing new love and motherhood, even while playing it for laughs.” – Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service
“A high-concept comedy that’s French actress-director Julie Delpy’s most winningly mainstream concoction yet.” – Boyd van Hoeij, Hollywood Reporter

On holiday in the south of France, chic Parisian sophisticate Violette (Julie Delpy, Before Sunset, Before Midnight) meets life-loving IT geek Jean-René (Dany Boon, Micmacs, Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis). Against all odds, there’s a real chemistry between them and at the end of the summer, Jean-René wastes no time in joining his beloved in Paris. But there’s trouble in paradise, and a third party swiftly appears to shatter the couple’s idyll – Lolo (Vincent Lacoste), Violette’s ultra-possessive 19-year-old son, who is determined to get rid of his mother’s lover, whatever it takes…
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Lolo - 4PM
2016-06-16 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
LOLO
Screening: Thursday, June 16, 2016 – 4pm
Co-written and Directed by: Julie Delpy
Cast: Dany Boon, Vincent Lacoste, Karin Viard and Julie Delpy
Comedy, Unrated, 100 minutes, French with English Subtitles (France)

“Delpy brings an unflinching perspective to the realities of balancing new love and motherhood, even while playing it for laughs.” – Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service
“A high-concept comedy that’s French actress-director Julie Delpy’s most winningly mainstream concoction yet.” – Boyd van Hoeij, Hollywood Reporter

On holiday in the south of France, chic Parisian sophisticate Violette (Julie Delpy, Before Sunset, Before Midnight) meets life-loving IT geek Jean-René (Dany Boon, Micmacs, Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis). Against all odds, there’s a real chemistry between them and at the end of the summer, Jean-René wastes no time in joining his beloved in Paris. But there’s trouble in paradise, and a third party swiftly appears to shatter the couple’s idyll – Lolo (Vincent Lacoste), Violette’s ultra-possessive 19-year-old son, who is determined to get rid of his mother’s lover, whatever it takes…

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MILES AHEAD - 7PM
2016-06-12 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Miles Ahead
Screening: Sunday, June 12, 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Tickets: $10
Directed by: Don Cheadle
Cast: Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi
Biography/Drama, Please note this film is RATED 18A for coarse language throughout, substance abuse, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence, 100 minutes (USA)
MILES AHEAD is a wildly entertaining and moving exploration of one of 20th century music’s creative geniuses, Miles Davis, featuring a career-defining performance by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle in the title role. Working from a script he co-wrote with Steven Baigelman, Cheadle’s bravura directorial debut is not a conventional biopic but rather a unique, no-holds-barred portrait of a singular artist in crisis.

There will be a Q&A by Special Guest:
Brownman Ali
Trinidadian-born jazz trumpet player Brownman Ali was heralded as “Canada’s preeminent jazz trumpet” by New York’s Village Voice, and acknowledged as “Canada’s greatest interpreters of Miles Davis’ music” by the National Post.
Photo credit: Steve Stober

Advance tickets are available at the Uptown Theatre box office (in the evenings an hour before their first screening), the MacLaren Art Centre (during gallery hours), or at the door on the night of screening (subject to availability). HST is included in the ticket price.

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Ratatouille - Outdoor Movie
2016-06-04 21:00 | Programs
Ratatouille – for Celebrate Barrie!
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Centennial Beach
(2007) Rated G, starts at dusk (approx. 9-9:15pm), weather permitting (rain date June 11).
Admission is Free.
Don’t forget to bring your lawn chair or blanket for a movie under the stars!

Synopsis: Remy (Patton Oswalt), a resident of Paris, appreciates good food and has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culinary masterpieces to his heart’s delight. The only problem is, Remy is a rat. When he winds up in the sewer beneath one of Paris’ finest restaurants, the rodent gourmet finds himself ideally placed to realize his dream.

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Sing Street - 7PM
2016-06-02 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Sing Street

Screening: Thursday, June 2, 2016 – 7pm
Written and Directed by: John Carney
Cast: Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle-Kennedy, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton and Aidan Gillen
Drama/Musical, 14A thematic elements including strong language and some bullying behavior, a suggestive image, drug material and teen smoking, 105 minutes (Ireland/UK/USA)

“Few films are ever as enjoyable and endearing as Sing Street. From its five-star cast to its unforgettable soundtrack, Carney’s latest musical masterpiece dances around with a jovial charm that’s addicting and innocent enough to revisit again and again.” – Michael Roffman, Consequence of Sound

From director John Carney (Once, Begin Again), SING STREET takes us back to 1980s Dublin seen through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy named Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo). He is looking for a break from a home strained by his parents’ relationship and money troubles, while trying to adjust to his new inner-city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher. He finds a glimmer of hope in the mysterious, über-cool and beautiful Raphina (Lucy Boynton), and with the aim of winning her heart he invites her to star in his band’s music videos. There’s only one problem: he’s not part of a band… yet. She agrees, and now Conor must deliver what he’s promised – calling himself “Cosmo” and immersing himself in the vibrant rock music trends of the decade, he forms a band with a few lads, and the group pours their hearts into writing lyrics and shooting videos. Inspired by writer/director John Carney’s life and love for music, SING STREET shows us a world where music has the power to take us away from the turmoil of everyday life and transform us into something greater.

Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Student $8
Advance tickets are available one week before screening at Uptown Theatre box office (evenings) and the MacLaren Art Centre front desk (during gallery hours). Tickets will also be available on the day of screening at Uptown box office an hour before screening start time. Subject to availability.
