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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]