A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence Screening: Tuesday, October 20, 9:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Written and Directed by Roy Andersson Sweden/Germany/Norway/France / 2014 / Comedy/Drama / Rated PG for brief sexuality and some disturbing images / Swedish with English subtitles / 100 min. Master Swedish director Roy Andersson takes up […]

Court Screening: Wednesday, October 21, 4:00 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 […]

Testament of Youth Screening: Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Directed by James Kent United Kingdom / 2014 / Biography/Drama / Rated PG for mature material, including gory and disturbing war-related scenes / 129 min. A powerful story of love and remembrance, Testament of Youth is based on the First World War […]

Testament of Youth Screening: Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Directed by James Kent United Kingdom / 2014 / Biography/Drama / Rated PG for mature material, including gory and disturbing war-related scenes / 129 min. A powerful story of love and remembrance, Testament of Youth is based on the First World War […]

99 Homes Screening: Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1   Co-written and Directed by Ramin Bahrani USA / 2014 / Drama / Rated 14A for coarse language including some sexual references, and a brief violent image / 112 min. In this timely thriller, single father Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) is evicted from […]

’71 Screening: Thursday, October 22, 7:30 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 […]

Grandma SCREENING: Thursday, October 22, 9:30 pm Uptown Theatre, screen 1   Written and Directed by Paul Weitz USA / 2015 / Comedy/Drama / Rated 14A for mature themes, coarse language and some drug use / 80 min.   “This constantly surprising character piece should spark deserved awards chatter for Tomlin.” – Scott Foundas, VARIETY […]

How To Change The World Screening: Friday, October 23, 4:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Written and Directed by Jerry Rothwell Canada/USA / 2015 / Documentary/Adventure / Rated PG for language, restrained portrayals of limited violence and disturbing scenes / 109 min. In 1971, a group of friends sailed into a nuclear test zone and […]

Love & Mercy - Gala Screening night Screening: Friday, October 23, 7:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 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 […]

The After Party Friday, October 23, 9:00 pm Georgian BMW (Showroom), 220 Essa Road, Barrie Tickets: $35 Check out the Barrie Film Festival’s After Party and see how we do celebration! We’re kicking off the evening at Uptown Theatre with our gala screening of Love & Mercy, an extraordinary film about the life, loves and […]