Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made Directed by Jeremy Coon and Tim Skousen USA / 2015 / Documentary / Rated G / 104 min. SCREENING: Saturday, October 24, 3:00 pm Uptown Theatre, screen 1 “Fans of film, filmmaking and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ are going to adore ‘Raiders!’ ” – […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

’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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]