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on the film Film Socialism: Godard
on the film Armadillo: about Afghanistan war
on the film Biutiful: Spanish, life/death
on the film Short Cuts Canada: Programme 6: short
on the film Short Cuts Canada: Programme 2: short
on the film Barney's Version: Gala, Paul Giamatti
on the film Wavelengths 4: Pastourelle: short
on the film Amigo: John Sayles, about US occupation of Phillipines
on the film Wavelengths 5: Blue Mantle: short
on the film Autumn: Indian, about Kashmir
on the film Cave of Forgotten Dreams: Herzog, 3D
on the film Wavelengths 2: Plein-Air: short
on the film Site and Vision: Short and Experimental Film: short
on the film Block-C: Istanbul, “repression inherent in bourgeois life”
on the film ANPO: Japanese resistance to U.S. military bases
on the film Crying Out: male bonding, road trip
on the film Beginners: Thumbsucker director
on the film Brownian Movement: Danish, random lives
on the film Even the Rain: Spanish conquest of america
on the film Everything Must Go: Will Ferrell
on the film Dark Cloud: dark comedy
on the film Erotic Man: essay film
on the film Distant: existential heartarche
on the film The Four Times: philosophical
on the film It's Kind of a Funny Story: Zach Galifianakis, mental health clinic, drama-comedy
on the film I'm Still Here: Joaquin Phoenix
on the film The Illusionist: animated feature
on the film The Game of Death: documentary examines the idea of the limits of obedience and punishment
on the film The House by the Medlar Tree: takes place in Sicily
on the film How To Start Your Own Country: top of list
on the film Guest: about film festivals
on the film Lapland Odyssey: tech guys looking for electronic box
on the film The Light Thief: globalization
on the film Jack Goes Boating: Philip Seymour Hoffman stars and directs
on the film Jaloux: improvised during its 16-day shoot
on the film Made In Dagenham: working class workers taking on corporate owners
on the film My Only Sunshine: portrait of wild child
on the film Mothers: highlights the delicate nature of truth and fiction, of drama and documentary.
on the film Microphone: Egyptian
on the film Miral: director of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
on the film Neds: the story of a shy and intelligent young boy who, through a series of circumstances, turns into a NED – a non-educated delinquent.
on the film Mamma Gógó: semi-autobiographical portrait of a filmmaker’s relationship with his ailing mother.
on the film Nostalgia for the Light: Master filmmaker Patricio Guzmán contemplates the paradox of their quests, top of list
on the film Man with a Movie Camera: The Global Remake: participatory video shot by people around the world who are invited to record images that re-interpret Dziga Vertov’s Man With a Movie Came
on the film Otolith III: A 48-minute single-screen projection, Otolith III takes as its point of departure The Alien (1967), the unrealized sci-fi screenplay by lege
on the film Norberto´s Deadline: Award-winning actor Daniel Hendler offers a hilarious account of a man trying to combat his shyness.
on the film Passione: John Tuturo, Naples
on the film Submarine: Richard Ayoade delivers his hotly-anticipated feature debut Submarine. One boy must fight to save his mother from the advances of a mystic a
on the film Soul of Sand: sharp cry for social change.
on the film Sandcastle: Singapore, making sense troubled history, grandparents
on the film Promises Written in Water: Vincent Gallo, Buffalo 66, Shot in black-and-white, this fiercely independent film traces the steps a young photographer takes to fulfil the
on the film The Strange Case of Angelica: 101-year-old filmmaker
on the film Rio Sex Comedy: bungled search for both personal pleasure and social justice
on the film Pinoy Sunday: atypical road movie that shows Taipei from the point of view of immigrant workers
on the film Pink Saris: follows Sampat Pal Devi, the leader of the “Pink Gang,” who brings her own brand of justice to the streets of Uttar Pradesh, India, com
on the film Summer of Goliath: explores the boundaries between fiction and documentary to evoke the atmosphere of the place
on the film The Pipe: Irish farmers and fisherman rise up in protest when Shell tries to build a pipeline for natural gas through their county.
on the film Silent Souls: this delicate film merges ethnology and fiction into an intoxicating mélange of visual poetry
on the film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives: Inspiring and exciting, the latest winner of the Palme d’Or by Thai auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul is a subliminal journey through a cinem
on the film A Useful Life: Shot in black and white, A Useful Life is an entertaining homage to a life of film.
on the film Vanishing on 7th Street: From director Brad Anderson (The Machinist, Transsiberian) comes an apocalyptic thriller with a terrifying vision of our world’s end and a s
on the film Tabloid: Errol Morris
on the film The Whistleblower: political thriller tells the story of a female Nebraska police officer turned peacekeeper who uncovers a disturbing sex-trafficking underwor
on the film Womb: atmospheric film that imbues vanguard scientific issues with pathos and compassion.
on the film You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger: Woody Allen
on the film You Are Here: Brainy, inventive and playful, You Are Here is the fascinating debut feature from accomplished video artist Daniel Cockburn
on the film The Way: Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen
on the film Workers Leaving the Factory in Eleven Decades: Harun Farocki, the celebrated film essayist, theorist and artist
on the film Waiting for "Superman": education reform, Bill Gates
on the film 10 to 11: Pelin Esmer’s feature debut is loosely adapted from the life and habits of her uncle, Mithat Esmer, a nonprofessional actor who graces the
on the film 8 ½ Screens: Atom Egoyan installation

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10 Fri
03:30PM
06:30PM
08:30PM
  • Guest
    AMC 4 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto ON 133 mins (Ends at 10:43PM)
09:45PM
  • The Pipe
    AMC 2 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto ON 83 mins (Ends at 11:08PM)
11 Sat
09:45AM
  • Erotic Man
    AMC 5 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto ON 90 mins (Ends at 11:15AM)
01:00PM
  • Inside Job
    AMC 6 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto ON 108 mins (Ends at 02:48PM)
03:45PM
06:00PM
09:00PM
12 Sun
12:15PM
02:45PM
06:30PM
10:15PM
13 Mon
09:00AM
02:15PM
  • Cool It
    AMC 10 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto ON 90 mins (Ends at 03:45PM)
05:15PM
09:45PM
14 Tue
09:30AM
12:15PM
  • ANPO
    AMC 10 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto ON 89 mins (Ends at 01:44PM)
02:15PM
10:30PM
15 Wed
02:15PM
  • Pink Saris
    AMC 9 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto ON 96 mins (Ends at 03:51PM)
05:00PM
06:45PM
09:00PM
16 Thu
12:30PM
02:30PM
05:45PM
06:00PM
07:45PM
08:00PM
  • Sandcastle
    AMC 4 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto ON 96 mins (Ends at 09:36PM)
09:00PM
10:30PM