The Breadwinner Saturday, October 14, 2:00 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 2 Directed by: Nora Twomey Cast: Saara Chaudry, Laara Sadiq and Shaista Latif Canada/Ireland/Luxembourg / 2017 / Family/Animation / 94 min.   “The picture sings and inspires.” – Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail “The Breadwinner is a glorious demonstration of […]

Loving Vincent Saturday, October 14, 3:30 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 1 Written and Directed by: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman Cast: Aidan Turner, Douglas Booth, Chris O’Dowd, Jerome Flynn and Saoirse Ronan United Kingdom/Poland / 2017/ Animation/Drama, PG for mature thematics elements, some violence, sexual material / 94 min.   “Brings […]

Tulip Fever Saturday, October 14, 4:30 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 4 Directed by: Justin Chadwick Writers: Deborah Moggach, Tom Stoppard Cast: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Christophe Waltz, Judi Dench, Jack O’Connell United Kingdom/USA / 2017 / Drama/Romance / 14A for nudity, sexual and crude content / 107 min.   In […]

Short Film Showcase Saturday, October 14, 2017 Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie Screening: $10  |  Filmmakers Party/Awards: Free     A festival highlight for our audience, this program presents a highly varied selection of short films submitted by regional, national and international filmmakers. Curated by our panel of judges, all of the short […]

The Divine Order (Die göttliche Ordnung) Saturday, October 14, 7:00pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 4 Written and Directed by: Petra Volpe Cast: Marie Leuenberger, Maximilian Simonischek, Rachel Braunschweig Switzerland / 2017 / Drama / 14A for sexual content / English/German/Italian/Swiss German with English subtitles / 96 min.   “… a funny, […]

Awards Presentation / Filmmakers' Party Saturday, October 14, 2017, 9:00 pm Mavrick's Music Hall Side Room, 50 Dunlop Street West, Barrie Admission: Free   Immediately following the Short Film Showcase, please join us across the street at Mavrick's Music Hall Side Room for the Awards presentations and celebrating! DJ Casey George will provide a great […]

Lucky Sunday, October 15, 1:00 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 4 Directed by: John Carroll Lynch Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr., Tom Skerritt and David Lynch USA / 2017 / Drama / 14A for coarse language / 86 min.   “Everything Harry Dean Stanton has done in […]

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Sunday, October 15, 1:30pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 1 Written and Directed by: Joseph Cedar Cast: Richard Gere, Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Dan Stevens, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lior Ashkenazi Israel/USA / 2016 / Drama / 14A for some language, […]

Lady MacBeth Sunday, October 15, 2:00 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 2 Directed by: William Oldroyd Cast: Florence Pugh, Paul Hilton, Christopher Fairbank and Cosmo Jarvis United Kingdom / 2016 / Drama / 18A for sexual content, language may offend, disturbing content / 90 min.   “Masterfully engrosses and disturbs in […]

Porcupine Lake [includes Guest Q&A) Sunday, October 15, 4:00 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 1 Filmed in Port Severn, Barrie, Parry Sound, Ontario! Written and Directed by: Ingrid Veninger Cast: Charlotte Salisbury, Delphine Roussel, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Christopher Bolton and Maxime Robin Canada / 2017 / Drama / PG / 85 […]