LUCY IN THE SKY
Release: October 4, 2019
Directed by: Noah Hawley
Story by: Brian C Brown & Elliott DiGuiseppi
Screenplay by: Brian C Brown & Elliott DiGuiseppi and Noah Hawley
Produced by: Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, p.g.a., Noah Hawley, p.g.a., John Cameron, p.g.a.
Cast: Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Colman Domingo, Pearl Amanda Dickson and Ellen Burstyn
In LUCY IN THE SKY, Natalie Portman plays Lucy Cola, a strong woman whose determination and drive as an astronaut take her to space, where she’s deeply moved by the transcendent experience of seeing her life from afar. Back home as Lucy’s world suddenly feels too small, her connected with reality slowly unravels.
this film is rated R and has a running time of 124 minutes
SCREENINGS:
DATE TIME TYPE LOCATION
Wednesday, September 11th 9:00pm Special Presentation Princess of Wales
**Screening introduced by Noah Hawley, Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz. Q&A to follow.
Thursday, September 12th 2:30pm Public 2 Princess of Wales
Friday, September 13th 1:00pm Public 3 Elgin Theatre
Sunday, September 15th 5:45pm Public 4 Scotiabank 12 (IMAX)
JOJO RABBIT
Release: October 18, 2019
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Screenplay by: Taika Waititi, based upon the book “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens
Produced by: Carthew Neal, p.g.a.,Taika Waititi, p.g.a., Chelsea Winstanley
Cast: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, with Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson
Writer director Taika Waititi (THOR: RAGNAROK, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE), brings his signature style of humor and pathos to his latest film, JOJO RABBIT, a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis as JoJo) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
this film is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 108 minutes
SCREENINGS:
DATE TIME TYPE LOCATION
Sunday, September 8th 9:30pm Public 1 Princess of Wales Theatre
**Screening introduced by Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Stephen Merchant & Alfie Allen, Carthew Neal, Chelsea Winstanley. Q&A to follow.
Monday, September 9th 10:00am Public 2 Elgin Theatre
Friday, September 13th 9:30pm Public 3 Winter Garden Theatre
Sunday, September 15th 12:00pm Public 4 Ryerson Theatre
A HIDDEN LIFE
Release: December 13, 2019
Directed by: Terrence Malick
Written by: Terrence Malick
Produced by: Grant Hill, p.g.a., Dario Bergesio, Josh Jeter, Elisabeth Bentley
Cast: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts, Karin Neuh user, Ulrich Matthes
Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Franz J gerst tter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keeps his spirit alive.
This film is Rated PG-13 and has a running time of 173 minutes
SCREENINGS:
DATE TIME TYPE LOCATION
Monday, September 9th 1:00pm Public 1 Elgin Theatre
**Screening introduced by August Diehl and Valerie Pachner Q&A to follow.
Wednesday, September 11th 2:30pm Public 2 Scotiabank 4
Friday, September 13th 3:00pm Public 3 Scotiabank 1
Saturday, September 14th 9:00am
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
Release: 2020
Directed by: Armando Iannucci
Written by: Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell
Based on the novel by: Charles Dickens
Produced by: Kevin Loader, Armando Iannucci
Cast: Dev Patel, Anuerin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whitshaw
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD masterfully tells the story of Charles Dickens’ remarkable character David Copperfield, giving the tale new life for a cosmopolitan age with a diverse ensemble cast of stage and screen actors from across the world. Iannucci (IN THE LOOP; THE DEATH OF STALIN; HBO’s VEEP) and co-writer Simon Blackwell (IN THE LOOP; HBO’s SUCCESSION) have crafted a story of a man whose roguespirit carries him through a colorful life of poverty and opulence. The film follows David, a burgeoning young writer, from orphaned infancy to adulthood as he befriends a collection of eccentric characters on a journeyof love, acceptance and self-discovery in Victorian England.
this film is NOT RATED and has a running time of 116 minutes
SCREENINGS:
DATE TIME TYPE LOCATION
Thursday, September 5th 9:00pm Special Presentation Princess of Wales
**Screening introduced by Armando Iannucci, Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Aneurin Barnard, Morfydd Clark, Aimee Kelly. Q&A to follow.
Friday, September 6th 2:30pm Public 2 Princess of Wales
Saturday, September 14th 12:45pm Public 3 Scotiabank 14
