Biopic

Tokyo 15 – THE WALK – Opening Night Film

First Festival Screening – October 22, 2015 @ 1:10 PM at Toho Cinemas Last Festival Screening – October 22, 2015 @ 1:30 PM at Toho Cinemas Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man – Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the […]

Edmonton 15 – THE POET OF HAVANA – Closing Night Film

Festival Screening – October 10, 2015 @ 7:00 PM at The Landmark Cinemas City Centre Enter the world of internationally renown Cuban musician, Carlos Varela…singer, song-writer, lyricist, one of the most influential and well-loved artists of his time as he celebrates his 30th anniversary in poignant performances. Discover his cultural, political and social significance. How […]

Vancouver 15 – EADWEARD – BC Spotlight

First Festival Screening – October 2, 2015 @ 1:30 PM at The International Village Last Festival Screening – October 5, 2015 @ 8:45 PM at The Vancouver Playhouse Muybridge, played by Michael Eklund, is an obsessive observer of motion: horses galloping, humans jumping. In the 1880s, he took more than 100,000 photographs as part of […]

Calgary 15 – I SAW THE LIGHT – Opening Gala Film

Festival Screening – September 23, 2015 @ 7:30 PM at The Jack Singer Concert Hall Named after Hank Williams’ gospel country song, I SAW THE LIGHT is the big-screen retelling of the life of the talented but troubled Williams, starting with his meteoric rise to stardom, exploring his struggles with substance abuse and ultimately, his […]

TIFF 15 – LEGEND – International Premiere

First Festival Screening – September 12, 2015 @ 9:30 PM at Roy Thomson Hall Second Festival Screening – September 13, 2015 @ 11:00 AM at The Elgin/Winter Garden Theate Last Festival Screening – September 19, 2015 @ 9:15 PM at The Princess of Wales Theatre Tom Hardy gives a bravura double performance as Reggie and […]

TIFF 15 – JAFAR PANAHI’S TAXI – Canadian Premiere

First Festival Screening – September 17, 2015 @ 5:00 PM at The Scotiabank Theatre Last Festival Screening – September 19, 2015 @ 3:30 PM at The TIFF Bell Lightbox Shooting almost entirely within a cab circling the streets of Tehran, the great director Jafar Panahi (Offside, This Is Not a Film) offers a multilayered mosaic […]

TIFF 15 – JACK – North American Premiere

First Festival Screening – September 15, 2015 @ 7:00 PM at The Scotiabank Theatre Last Festival Screening – September 20, 2015 @ 9:00 AM at The Scotiabank Theatre A riveting biopic of notorious Austrian convict Jack Unterweger, who became a literary superstar while serving a 15-year sentence for murder. Director – Elisabeth Scharang –The Toronto […]

Telluride 15 – BLACK MASS

First Festival Screening – September 5, 2015 @ 9:30 PM Last Festival Screening – September 6, 2015 @ 2:30 PM Johnny Depp miraculously descends into the body and soul of James “Whitey” Bulger, the South Boston street thug who became the city’s most feared organized crime figure in the ‘80s. Joel Edgerton is superb as […]

Portland 15 – BATKID BEGINS – Closing Night Film

Festival Screening – September 6, 2015 @ 7:30 PM at Mission Theater On one day, in one city, the world comes together to grant one 5 year old cancer patient his wish. Batkid Begins looks at the ‘why’ of this flash phenomenon. November 15th, 2013. San Francisco transformed into Gotham City and captivated the nation. […]

Telluride 15 – SPOTLIGHT

First Festival Screening – September 5, 2015 @ 9 AM Last Festival Screening – September 6, 2015 @ 8:30 PM In 2001, a new Boston Globe editor (Liev Schreiber) assigns a crack team of reporters (Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Brian d’Arcy James) to investigate Boston’s Catholic Archdiocese handling of a priest’s sexual misconduct […]