Barrie Film Festival

MAN UP – 9PM
2016-01-06 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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.

MY INTERNSHIP IN CANADA - 8PM
2015-12-17 20:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
December Screening

My Internship in Canada
(Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre)
Screening: Thursday, December 17, 2015 – 8pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Philippe Falardeau
Cast: Patrick Huard, Suzanne Clément and Irdens Exantus
Comedy, PG, 108 minutes, French with English Subtitles (CANADA)
“The performances are lived-in and the tone is refreshingly light. A genuine crowd-pleaser, no matter what colour that sign on your lawn might be.” – Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail

In this satirical look at the vagaries of Canadian politics from Academy Award nominee and Film Circuit favourite Philippe Falardeau (The Good Lie, Monsieur Lazhar, C’est pas moi, je le jure!), a Member of Parliament finds himself thrust suddenly into the spotlight, and it’s up to his young Haitian intern to help the hapless backbencher navigate the complexities and pitfalls of Parliament Hill. A Conservative minority government trying to pass a bill that will enable them to go to war suffers a setback when one of the Tory MPs falls ill — leaving the key vote for the government’s warmongering initiative in the hands of independent MP Steve Guibord (Patrick Huard, Starbuck, Bon Cop Bad Cop), a former hockey player whose pro career fizzled. Not only a witty and incisive portrait of wheeling and dealing in Ottawa, My Internship in Canada also exposes Canadians’ tendency to focus on the regional and specific at the expense of the wider picture. As Falardeau’s gently skewering satire demonstrates, sometimes it takes a person from another country to explain to us the workings – and the value – of the unique system that makes our democracy (sometimes) function.

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

MY INTERNSHIP IN CANADA - 4PM
2015-12-17 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
My Internship in Canada
(Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre)
Screening: Thursday, December 17, 2015 – 4pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Philippe Falardeau
Cast: Patrick Huard, Suzanne Clément and Irdens Exantus
Comedy, PG, 108 minutes, French with English Subtitles (CANADA)
“The performances are lived-in and the tone is refreshingly light. A genuine crowd-pleaser, no matter what colour that sign on your lawn might be.” – Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail

In this satirical look at the vagaries of Canadian politics from Academy Award nominee and Film Circuit favourite Philippe Falardeau (The Good Lie, Monsieur Lazhar, C’est pas moi, je le jure!), a Member of Parliament finds himself thrust suddenly into the spotlight, and it’s up to his young Haitian intern to help the hapless backbencher navigate the complexities and pitfalls of Parliament Hill. A Conservative minority government trying to pass a bill that will enable them to go to war suffers a setback when one of the Tory MPs falls ill — leaving the key vote for the government’s warmongering initiative in the hands of independent MP Steve Guibord (Patrick Huard, Starbuck, Bon Cop Bad Cop), a former hockey player whose pro career fizzled. Not only a witty and incisive portrait of wheeling and dealing in Ottawa, My Internship in Canada also exposes Canadians’ tendency to focus on the regional and specific at the expense of the wider picture. As Falardeau’s gently skewering satire demonstrates, sometimes it takes a person from another country to explain to us the workings – and the value – of the unique system that makes our democracy (sometimes) function.

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 SECOND MOTHER - 7PM
2015-12-03 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Second Mother
(Que Horas Ela Volta?)
Screening:
Thursday, December 3, 2015 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Anna Muylaert
Cast: Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Michel Joelsas, Karine Teles, Lourenço Mutarelli
Comedy/Drama, 14A for some coarse language and brief drug use, 112 minutes, Portuguese with English Subtitles (BRAZIL)
“Regina Casé is wonderful at the center of a marvelous character study that is equally hilarious and thought-provoking as it comments – always in an intelligent and honest way – on matters like class differences in a country that has been undergoing surprising social changes.” – Carlos Maghalaes, Super Reviewer

THE SECOND MOTHER centers around Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo. She is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers’ needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. But when Val’s estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray. Jessica is smart, confident, and ambitious, and refuses to accept the upstairs/downstairs dynamic, testing relationships and loyalties and forcing everyone to reconsider what family really means.
Awards:
Winner, Panorama Audience Award, 2015
Winner, Jury Prize Best Screenplay, River Run International Film Festival, 2015
Winner, Special Jury Prize World Cinema – Dramatic Acting (Regina Case), Sundance Film Festival, 2015

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THE SECOND MOTHER - 4PM
2015-12-03 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Second Mother
(Que Horas Ela Volta?)
Screening:
Thursday, December 3, 2015 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Anna Muylaert
Cast: Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Michel Joelsas, Karine Teles, Lourenço Mutarelli
Comedy/Drama, 14A for some coarse language and brief drug use, 112 minutes, Portuguese with English Subtitles (BRAZIL)
“Regina Casé is wonderful at the center of a marvelous character study that is equally hilarious and thought-provoking as it comments – always in an intelligent and honest way – on matters like class differences in a country that has been undergoing surprising social changes.” – Carlos Maghalaes, Super Reviewer

THE SECOND MOTHER centers around Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo. She is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers’ needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. But when Val’s estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray. Jessica is smart, confident, and ambitious, and refuses to accept the upstairs/downstairs dynamic, testing relationships and loyalties and forcing everyone to reconsider what family really means.
Awards:
Winner, Panorama Audience Award, 2015
Winner, Jury Prize Best Screenplay, River Run International Film Festival, 2015
Winner, Special Jury Prize World Cinema – Dramatic Acting (Regina Case), Sundance Film Festival, 2015

Sponsored By:

THE SECOND MOTHER - 9:30PM
2015-12-02 21:30 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Second Mother
(Que Horas Ela Volta?)
Screening:
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 – 9:30pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Anna Muylaert
Cast: Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Michel Joelsas, Karine Teles, Lourenço Mutarelli
Comedy/Drama, 14A for some coarse language and brief drug use, 112 minutes, Portuguese with English Subtitles (BRAZIL)
“Regina Casé is wonderful at the center of a marvelous character study that is equally hilarious and thought-provoking as it comments – always in an intelligent and honest way – on matters like class differences in a country that has been undergoing surprising social changes.” – Carlos Maghalaes, Super Reviewer

THE SECOND MOTHER centers around Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo. She is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers’ needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. But when Val’s estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray. Jessica is smart, confident, and ambitious, and refuses to accept the upstairs/downstairs dynamic, testing relationships and loyalties and forcing everyone to reconsider what family really means.
Awards:
Winner, Panorama Audience Award, 2015
Winner, Jury Prize Best Screenplay, River Run International Film Festival, 2015
Winner, Special Jury Prize World Cinema – Dramatic Acting (Regina Case), Sundance Film Festival, 2015

Sponsored By:

THE SECOND MOTHER - 7PM
2015-12-02 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Second Mother
(Que Horas Ela Volta?)
Screening:
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Anna Muylaert
Cast: Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Michel Joelsas, Karine Teles, Lourenço Mutarelli
Comedy/Drama, 14A for some coarse language and brief drug use, 112 minutes, Portuguese with English Subtitles (BRAZIL)
“Regina Casé is wonderful at the center of a marvelous character study that is equally hilarious and thought-provoking as it comments – always in an intelligent and honest way – on matters like class differences in a country that has been undergoing surprising social changes.” – Carlos Maghalaes, Super Reviewer

THE SECOND MOTHER centers around Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo. She is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers’ needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. But when Val’s estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray. Jessica is smart, confident, and ambitious, and refuses to accept the upstairs/downstairs dynamic, testing relationships and loyalties and forcing everyone to reconsider what family really means.
Awards:
Winner, Panorama Audience Award, 2015
Winner, Jury Prize Best Screenplay, River Run International Film Festival, 2015
Winner, Special Jury Prize World Cinema – Dramatic Acting (Regina Case), Sundance Film Festival, 2015

Sponsored By:

THE SECOND MOTHER - 4PM
2015-12-02 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Second Mother
(Que Horas Ela Volta?)
Screening:
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Anna Muylaert
Cast: Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Michel Joelsas, Karine Teles, Lourenço Mutarelli
Comedy/Drama, 14A for some coarse language and brief drug use, 112 minutes, Portuguese with English Subtitles (BRAZIL)
“Regina Casé is wonderful at the center of a marvelous character study that is equally hilarious and thought-provoking as it comments – always in an intelligent and honest way – on matters like class differences in a country that has been undergoing surprising social changes.” – Carlos Maghalaes, Super Reviewer

THE SECOND MOTHER centers around Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo. She is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers’ needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. But when Val’s estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray. Jessica is smart, confident, and ambitious, and refuses to accept the upstairs/downstairs dynamic, testing relationships and loyalties and forcing everyone to reconsider what family really means.
Awards:
Winner, Panorama Audience Award, 2015
Winner, Jury Prize Best Screenplay, River Run International Film Festival, 2015
Winner, Special Jury Prize World Cinema – Dramatic Acting (Regina Case), Sundance Film Festival, 2015

Sponsored By:

SUITE FRANCAISE - 8PM
2015-11-19 20:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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November Screening

Suite Française
Screening: Thursday, November 19, 2015 – 8pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Saul Dibb
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Sam Riley, Ruth Wilson
Romance/Drama, 14A for course language, mature thematics, violence and some nudity, 107 minutes, English, French and German with English Subtitles (UK/France/Canada/Belgium)
“What could be all-too-familiar here is mostly fresh and engaging, thanks to understated storytelling and a great cast.” – Liz Braun, Toronto Star
“Handsomely shot, sensitively acted and, in places, genuinely stirring.” – Jason Best, Movie Talk

A story of the power of love and the tragedy of war. Based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky and set during the German occupation of France in the 1940’s, Suite Française tells the story of Lucille Angellier as she awaits news from her husband, a prisoner of war. As Parisian refugees pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers’ homes, Lucile’s life is turned upside down – further complicated by the arrival of refined German officer, Bruno.

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

Every third Thursday of the month join us for Dinner & Movie night! This is an opportunity to enjoy a wonderful film at Uptown Theatre as well as a special menu offered by one of two amazing participating Restaurants. The two screening times – 4pm and 8pm will allow you plenty of time to enjoy a meal either after or before the show. This program will cater to two great tastes: that of a fine meal or stellar film. We recommend the delectable pairing of both dinner and movie, but of course the option is there to just go to the restaurant or the theatre. The choice is yours.
Film tickets and meals are sold separately.
Film tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Seniors/Students
Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at the MacLaren Art Centre, located at 37 Mulcaster Street, Barrie (during gallery hours) or the Uptown Theatre box office (in the evenings an hour before their first screening). HST is included in the ticket price.

SUITE FRANCAISE - 4PM
2015-11-19 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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November Screening

Suite Française
Screening: Thursday, November 19, 2015 – 4pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Saul Dibb
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Sam Riley, Ruth Wilson
Romance/Drama, 14A for course language, mature thematics, violence and some nudity, 107 minutes, English, French and German with English Subtitles (UK/France/Canada/Belgium)
“What could be all-too-familiar here is mostly fresh and engaging, thanks to understated storytelling and a great cast.” – Liz Braun, Toronto Star
“Handsomely shot, sensitively acted and, in places, genuinely stirring.” – Jason Best, Movie Talk

A story of the power of love and the tragedy of war. Based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky and set during the German occupation of France in the 1940’s, Suite Française tells the story of Lucille Angellier as she awaits news from her husband, a prisoner of war. As Parisian refugees pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers’ homes, Lucile’s life is turned upside down – further complicated by the arrival of refined German officer, Bruno.

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

Every third Thursday of the month join us for Dinner & Movie night! This is an opportunity to enjoy a wonderful film at Uptown Theatre as well as a special menu offered by one of two amazing participating Restaurants. The two screening times – 4pm and 8pm will allow you plenty of time to enjoy a meal either after or before the show. This program will cater to two great tastes: that of a fine meal or stellar film. We recommend the delectable pairing of both dinner and movie, but of course the option is there to just go to the restaurant or the theatre. The choice is yours.
Film tickets and meals are sold separately.
Film tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Seniors/Students
Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at the MacLaren Art Centre, located at 37 Mulcaster Street, Barrie (during gallery hours) or the Uptown Theatre box office (in the evenings an hour before their first screening). HST is included in the ticket price.

COMING HOME - 7PM
2015-11-05 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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Coming Home
Screening:
November 5, 2015 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Gong Li, Chen Daoming and Zhang HuiwenDrama, PG for mature themes, 109 minutes, Mandarin with English subtitles (China)
“Emotionally Powerful. Richly Nuanced.” – Didi Kirsten Tatlow, THE NEW YORK TIMES

In the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, an amnesiac woman struggles to regain her memory and reconnect with her long-imprisoned husband, in this enthralling and emotional drama from Chinese master Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Hero). Feng Wanyu (played by superstar Gong Li) is a teacher whose husband, Lu Yanshi (Chen Daoming) falls afoul of the authorities in the early 1970s. He’s sent away for “re-education,” leaving Feng alone with their only daughter, a spoiled ballet student named Dandan (Zhang Huiwen). When Lu escapes and attempts to make his way home, Dandan – who had been denied the leading role in a new production due to her father’s branding as an ideological outcast – commits a heartbreaking betrayal. Re-teaming with Zhang after their celebrated collaborations on such classics as Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, and Raise the Red Lantern, the luminous Gong expands her remarkable range even further with her performance as a woman pushed to the brink of mental collapse. For his part, Zhang masterfully balances intimate drama and political allegory within his deceptively simple story, demonstrating once again that his creative fire remains undiminished.

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Tickets: Adults $10, Seniors/Students $8
(prices include HST)
Advance tickets available two weeks before each screening at Uptown theatre and MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

COMING HOME - 4PM
2015-11-05 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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Coming Home
Screening:
November 5, 2015 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Gong Li, Chen Daoming and Zhang HuiwenDrama, PG for mature themes, 109 minutes, Mandarin with English subtitles (China)
“Emotionally Powerful. Richly Nuanced.” – Didi Kirsten Tatlow, THE NEW YORK TIMES

In the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, an amnesiac woman struggles to regain her memory and reconnect with her long-imprisoned husband, in this enthralling and emotional drama from Chinese master Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Hero). Feng Wanyu (played by superstar Gong Li) is a teacher whose husband, Lu Yanshi (Chen Daoming) falls afoul of the authorities in the early 1970s. He’s sent away for “re-education,” leaving Feng alone with their only daughter, a spoiled ballet student named Dandan (Zhang Huiwen). When Lu escapes and attempts to make his way home, Dandan – who had been denied the leading role in a new production due to her father’s branding as an ideological outcast – commits a heartbreaking betrayal. Re-teaming with Zhang after their celebrated collaborations on such classics as Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, and Raise the Red Lantern, the luminous Gong expands her remarkable range even further with her performance as a woman pushed to the brink of mental collapse. For his part, Zhang masterfully balances intimate drama and political allegory within his deceptively simple story, demonstrating once again that his creative fire remains undiminished.

Sponsored By:

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Tickets: Adults $10, Seniors/Students $8
(prices include HST)
Advance tickets available two weeks before each screening at Uptown theatre and MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

COMING HOME - 9:15PM
2015-11-04 21:15 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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Coming Home
Screening:
November 4, 2015 – 9:15pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Gong Li, Chen Daoming and Zhang HuiwenDrama, PG for mature themes, 109 minutes, Mandarin with English subtitles (China)
“Emotionally Powerful. Richly Nuanced.” – Didi Kirsten Tatlow, THE NEW YORK TIMES

In the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, an amnesiac woman struggles to regain her memory and reconnect with her long-imprisoned husband, in this enthralling and emotional drama from Chinese master Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Hero). Feng Wanyu (played by superstar Gong Li) is a teacher whose husband, Lu Yanshi (Chen Daoming) falls afoul of the authorities in the early 1970s. He’s sent away for “re-education,” leaving Feng alone with their only daughter, a spoiled ballet student named Dandan (Zhang Huiwen). When Lu escapes and attempts to make his way home, Dandan – who had been denied the leading role in a new production due to her father’s branding as an ideological outcast – commits a heartbreaking betrayal. Re-teaming with Zhang after their celebrated collaborations on such classics as Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, and Raise the Red Lantern, the luminous Gong expands her remarkable range even further with her performance as a woman pushed to the brink of mental collapse. For his part, Zhang masterfully balances intimate drama and political allegory within his deceptively simple story, demonstrating once again that his creative fire remains undiminished.

Sponsored By:

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Tickets: Adults $10, Seniors/Students $8
(prices include HST)
Advance tickets available two weeks before each screening at Uptown theatre and MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

COMING HOME - 7PM
2015-11-04 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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Coming Home
Screening:
November 4, 2015 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Gong Li, Chen Daoming and Zhang HuiwenDrama, PG for mature themes, 109 minutes, Mandarin with English subtitles (China)
“Emotionally Powerful. Richly Nuanced.” – Didi Kirsten Tatlow, THE NEW YORK TIMES

In the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, an amnesiac woman struggles to regain her memory and reconnect with her long-imprisoned husband, in this enthralling and emotional drama from Chinese master Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Hero). Feng Wanyu (played by superstar Gong Li) is a teacher whose husband, Lu Yanshi (Chen Daoming) falls afoul of the authorities in the early 1970s. He’s sent away for “re-education,” leaving Feng alone with their only daughter, a spoiled ballet student named Dandan (Zhang Huiwen). When Lu escapes and attempts to make his way home, Dandan – who had been denied the leading role in a new production due to her father’s branding as an ideological outcast – commits a heartbreaking betrayal. Re-teaming with Zhang after their celebrated collaborations on such classics as Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, and Raise the Red Lantern, the luminous Gong expands her remarkable range even further with her performance as a woman pushed to the brink of mental collapse. For his part, Zhang masterfully balances intimate drama and political allegory within his deceptively simple story, demonstrating once again that his creative fire remains undiminished.

Sponsored By:

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Tickets: Adults $10, Seniors/Students $8
(prices include HST)
Advance tickets available two weeks before each screening at Uptown theatre and MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

COMING HOME - 4PM
2015-11-04 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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Coming Home
Screening:
November 4, 2015 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Gong Li, Chen Daoming and Zhang HuiwenDrama, PG for mature themes, 109 minutes, Mandarin with English subtitles (China)
“Emotionally Powerful. Richly Nuanced.” – Didi Kirsten Tatlow, THE NEW YORK TIMES

In the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, an amnesiac woman struggles to regain her memory and reconnect with her long-imprisoned husband, in this enthralling and emotional drama from Chinese master Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Hero). Feng Wanyu (played by superstar Gong Li) is a teacher whose husband, Lu Yanshi (Chen Daoming) falls afoul of the authorities in the early 1970s. He’s sent away for “re-education,” leaving Feng alone with their only daughter, a spoiled ballet student named Dandan (Zhang Huiwen). When Lu escapes and attempts to make his way home, Dandan – who had been denied the leading role in a new production due to her father’s branding as an ideological outcast – commits a heartbreaking betrayal. Re-teaming with Zhang after their celebrated collaborations on such classics as Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, and Raise the Red Lantern, the luminous Gong expands her remarkable range even further with her performance as a woman pushed to the brink of mental collapse. For his part, Zhang masterfully balances intimate drama and political allegory within his deceptively simple story, demonstrating once again that his creative fire remains undiminished.

Sponsored By:

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Tickets: Adults $10, Seniors/Students $8
(prices include HST)
Advance tickets available two weeks before each screening at Uptown theatre and MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

RELATIVE HAPPINESS - 7PM
2015-10-26 19:00 - 20:40 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Relative Happiness – Added screening!
Screening:
Monday, October 26, 7:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Co-written and Directed by Deanne Foley
Canada / 2015 / Romantic/Comedy / Rated 14A for sexual content and coarse language / 97 min.
Plus–sized and 30 years old, Lexie Ivy (Melissa Bergland) is a feisty Bed & Breakfast owner who desperately needs a date for her sister’s wedding. In small town Nova Scotia that’s no easy task, especially when the most eligible bachelor is Joss (Aaron Poole), a rough-around-the-edges handyman who’s fixing her roof. When handsome and charming guest Adrian (Johnathan Sousa) arrives and seems to take an interest in her, Lexie thinks that all her problems are solved. But she misreads the situation and is soon reeling, left to believe that her romantic dream has slipped away… perhaps forever. After a series of hilarious mishaps and a reality check or two, Lexie opens her heart and eyes to see that love may be a lot closer than she thought. Based on the best-selling novel by Lesley Crewe.

WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY - 8:30PM
2015-10-25 20:30 - 22:05 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
What We Did On Our Holiday – Festival Closer
Screening:
Sunday, October 25, 8:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
United Kingdom / 2014 / Comedy/Drama / Rated PG for some thematic elements and coarse language / 95 min.
A hilarious journey through an unforgettable family holiday as a couple attempts to keep their impending divorce secret from their extended family. Doug (David Tennant) and Abi (Rosamund Pike) and their three children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug’s father Gordie’s (Billy Connolly) birthday party, where it’s soon clear that when it comes to keeping their secret under wraps, their children are their
biggest liability.
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LOVE & MERCY - 7:30PM
2015-10-25 19:30 - 21:35 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Love & Mercy
Screening:
Sunday, October 25, 7:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4
Directed by Bill Pohlad
USA / 2014 / Drama/Biography / Rated 14A for thematic elements, drug content and language / 122 min.
Love & Mercy paints an unconventional portrait of Beach Boys multi-tasking frontman and co-founder Brian Wilson (portrayed by both John Cusack and Paul Dano). The film intimately examines the unique journey and ultimate salvation of this musical icon whose legendary success was achieved at extraordinary personal cost.
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COURT - 6PM
2015-10-25 18:00 - 19:55 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Court
Screening:
Sunday, October 25, 6:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Chaitanya Tamhane
India / 2014 / Drama / Rated G / Gujarati, Hindi, English and Marathi with English subtitles / 116 min.
A sewage worker’s dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai and subsequently, an aging folk singer is arrested and accused of performing an inflammatory song which may have incited the worker to commit suicide. As the trial unfolds in a lower court, the hopes and dreams of the city’s ordinary people are played out, and forging these fates are the lawyers and judge, who are observed in their personal lives beyond the theatre of the courtroom.
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KUMIKO - 5PM
2015-10-25 17:00 - 18:45 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Screening:
Sunday, October 25, 5:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4

Co-written and Directed by David Zellner
USA / 2014 / Drama / Rated G / English and Japanese with English subtitles / 105 min.
In this darkly comedic odyssey, Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi (Babel, Pacific Rim) stars as Kumiko, a frustrated Office Lady whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered VHS tape of a popular film she’s mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a scene where a suitcase of stolen cash is buried in the desolate, frozen landscape of North Dakota. Believing this treasure to be real, she leaves Tokyo and her beloved rabbit Bunzo behind to recover it… and finds herself on a dangerous adventure unlike anything she’s seen in the movies.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK: THE ADAPTATION - 3PM
2015-10-25 15:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Here is your chance to see the original fan film “Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation”. This is the subject of documentary “Raiders!”

Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation
Directed by Eric Zala
USA / 1989 / Adventure / Not rated / 100 min.
FREE Screening:
Sunday, October 25, 3:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, screen 1
From 1982-1989, this shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark was produced and directed by three boys from the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb.

BEHIND THE CAMERA - 2PM
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Behind the Camera
Live on-stage discussion with MICHAEL McGOWAN
Sunday, October 25, 2:00 pm
Mady Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Dunlop St., W., Barrie
Tickets: $15
We invite you to a special facilitated talk with film producer, writer, director Michael McGowan, and guest host Thom Ernst, an on-air film critic, playwright, freelance writer and columnist.
As a filmmaker, the Toronto-born McGowan is a multi-hyphenate, professional, whose features include Still Mine, Score: A Hockey Musical, One Week and Saint Ralph. This event will offer an opportunity to hear him discuss his work and provide insight into what drives this great Canadian artist. His broad area of experience covers many areas such as writing, directing and producing for both film and television.
After the screening you are welcome to join us downstairs for some hors d’oeuvres catered by Cravings. Cash bar.
Advance tickets are available at Uptown Theatre and MacLaren Art Centre
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Thom Ernst was the producer and host of TVO’s Saturday Night at the Movies, and has been with the team since 1998. He’s covered over 15 years of the Toronto International Film Festival and has appeared as a regular film critic and commentator on TVO’s More to Life, Studio 2, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, NewsTalk1010 with Richard Crouse, CBC Fresh Air, and CBC Radio Syndication. Ernst’s reviews have appeared in The Toronto Star and he had a bi-weekly column in Toromagazine where he covered film and did in-depth one-on-one interviews with filmmakers, screenwriters, actors, and authors. Presently Thom is working on a feature documentary with award-winning filmmaker, Matt Gallagher.

Michael McGowan’s Filmography:
Still Mine (2012) which was based on a true story starred James Cromwell and Geneviève Bujold and won five awards including the Directors Guild of Canada and a Genie for James Cromwell’s performance in the lead role. Score: A Hockey Musical, starring Olivia Newton-John, opened five major 2010 Canadian festivals (Toronto, Atlantic, Sudbury, Calgary and Edmonton) and screened as the Anniversary Gala at the Vancouver Film Festival. It went on to win the Best Fiction Feature Award at the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival. One Week (2008) took in $1.3 million at the Canadian box office, won numerous festival awards and garnered Joshua Jackson a Genie Award for best actor. It was picked up in the U.S. by IFC and has sold internationally. Saint Ralph (2004) won an array of international prizes and was distributed in Canada, the U.S. and around the world, including major releases in Japan, Germany, France and South Korea. Winner of the WGC Canadian Screenwriting Award for Best Screenplay, the Directors Guild Award for Best Director, and nominated for five Genie Awards, including Best Feature Film, Saint Ralph created a box office sensation in Japan. It also won the Grand Prix at the Paris Film Festival, the Audience Award at the London Film Festival and the People’s Choice Award for the Canadian Film Circuit. McGowan is also the creator and executive producer of the stop-motion animated children’s TV series, Henry’s World, which is broadcast in over 50 countries worldwide and has won a variety of awards, including the Alliance for Children and Television Award of Excellence. McGowan is the best-selling author of the Young Adult novel Newton and the Giant. published in 2003 by HarperCollins, and the sequel Newton and the Time Travel Machine, released in 2008. Recently Michael McGowan has been involved with TV series such as writing and directing Between (2015) and he directed two episodes of Murdoch Mysteries (2014).

Presented in Partnership with TIFF Film Circuit

SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE - 1PM
2015-10-25 13:00 - 14:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Shaun the Sheep Movie
SCREENING:
Sunday, October 25, 1:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
United Kingdom/France / 2015 / Animated/Comedy/Family / Rated G, some rude humour / 85 min.
“Plenty of bigger, more grown-up movies could learn a thing or two from its humanity.” – Bilge Ebiri, NEW YORK MAGAZINE/VULTURE
Shaun is a clever, mischievous sheep who lives with his flock on Mossy Bottom Farm under the nominal supervision of The Farmer, and Bitzer, a well-meaning but ineffectual sheepdog. Despite Shaun’s best efforts, life on the farm has fallen into a bit of a rut, and Shaun concocts a cunning plan to have a day off. However, his plans backfire and events rapidly escalate out of control, with the mischief inadvertently leading to the hapless Farmer being taken away. With the flock’s help, Shaun must leave the farm for the first time and travel into the Big City in order to rescue his owner… and failure is not an option.
NOMINATED – Best Children’s Film, Jerusalem Film Festival, 2015
WON – 2nd place Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature, Nantucket Film Festival, 2015
NOMINATED – Best Animation Film, Shanghai International Film Festival, 2015
NOMINATED – Films4Families Youth Jury Award and Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film, Seattle International Film Festival, 2015

’71 - 9:30PM
2015-10-24 21:30 - 23:10 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
’71
Screening:
Saturday, October 24, 9:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4
Directed by Yann Demange
UK / 2014 / Action/Drama/Thriller / Rated 14A for coarse language, strong graphic violence, disturbing images, crude content, not suggested for young or sensitive viewers / 99 min.
A young British soldier (Jack O’Connell) is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, and increasingly wary of his own comrades, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through an unfamiliar and deadly landscape.
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PAWN SACRIFICE - 7:30PM
2015-10-24 19:30 - 21:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Pawn Sacrifice
Screening:
Saturday, October 24, 7:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Directed by Edward Zwick
USA / 2015 / Biography/Drama / Rated PG for some language and sexual content / 116 min.
In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Union and its greatest player, Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) for the World Championship. Pawn Sacrifice chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.
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WHITE GOD - 7PM
2015-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
White God
Screening:
Saturday, October 24, 7:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4
Co-written and Directed by Kornél Mundruczó
Hungary/Germany/Sweden / 2014 / Drama/Thriller / Rated 14A for graphic violence and coarse language. NOTE: this is NOT a family film and not suggested for young or sensitive viewers / Hungarian with English subtitles / 119 min.
Winner of the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 2014 Cannes Festival, Kornel Mundruczó’s newest film is a story of the indignities visited upon animals by their supposed human superiors, but it’s also a starkly beautiful metaphor for the political and cultural tensions sweeping contemporary Europe. When young Lili is forced to give up her beloved dog Hagen because its mixed-breed heritage is deemed ‘unfit’ by The State, she and the dog embark upon a dangerous journey back towards each other. At the same time, all the other unwanted, unloved and so-called ‘unfit’ dogs rise up under their new leader Hagen – the one-time house pet – who, in his terrible journey through the streets and animal control centers, has learned all too well from his ‘Masters’ that man is not always dog’s best friend…
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SUNSHINE SUPERMAN - 5:30PM
2015-10-24 17:30 - 19:10 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Sunshine Superman
Screening:
Saturday, October 24, 5:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Written and Directed by Marah Strauch
Norway/USA / 2014 / Documentary/Biography / Rated PG for coarse language and tobacco use / 102 min.
A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular – and dangerous – feats of foot-launched human flight.
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SLOW WEST - 4PM
2015-10-24 16:00 - 17:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Slow West
Screening:
Saturday, October 24, 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, Screen 4
Written and Directed by John Maclean
UK/New Zealand / 2015 / Action/Thriller/Western / Rated 14A for graphic violence and brief coarse language / English and French with English subtitles / 84 min.
Set in 19th century Colorado but undeniably European in sensibility, Slow West tells the story of sixteen-year-old Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) as he travels from Scotland to Colorado in pursuit of his lost love. Quickly confronted by the dangers of the American frontier, he teams up with a mysterious traveler named Silas (Michael Fassbender) who agrees to protect him – for a price. Jay’s quest will be one of double-crossing peril and violence, as the guileless adolescent learns that the West takes no pity, least of all on the innocent.
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