Metro Cinema Society: from Fri, January 27th to Thu, February 2nd

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Surviving Progress

Director: Mathieu Roy & Harold Crooks

Canada 2011, 86 min, Digital

Jan 27, 28 & 31 @ 7pm
Jan 28 & 29 @ 2pm
Jan 29 @ 9pm
Jan 30 & Feb 1 @ 9:30pm

Humanity's ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, ‘A Short History of Progress’ inspired _Surviving Progress_, shows how past civilizations were destroyed by... view more

Carancho

Director: Pablo Trapero

Argentina 2010, 107 min, Digital

Jan 27, 28 & 31 @ 9pm
Jan 28 @ 4pm
Jan 29 @ 7pm

Selected 2011 Best Film by the Argentian Film Critic Association and Festival favourite at both the Cannes & Toronto International Film Fests, _Carancho_ is a tense thriller based on a real-life social problem in Argentina, where a fearsomely high rate... view more

Metro Bizarro: Mad Max

Director: George Miller

Australia 1979, 88 min, 35mm

Jan 27 @ 11pm

In a dystopic future Australia, “Mad” Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) is a member of the Main Force Patrol, a highway police unit tasked with maintaining order in the face of absolute chaos. With their souped-up “Interceptors”, Max and the MFP... view more

Pipe Dreams

Director: Leslie Iwerks

USA 2011, 40 min, Digital

Jan 29 @ 12pm

The Alberta Premier! A David and Goliath tale by Academy Award Winner Leslie Iwerks Across the heartland of America, farmers and landowners are fighting to protect their land, their water, and their livelihood in what has become the most controversial environmental... view more

Cult Cinema: The Killing

Director: Stanley Kubrick

USA 1956, 85 min, 35mm

Jan 24 @ 9pm
Jan 29 @ 4pm

At 27, Stanley Kubrick received studio backing for the first time to make his third feature, a heist film told in an inventively non-linear style. Sterling Hayden plays Johnny Clay, an ex-con who puts together a crew of misfits to... view more

Topsy-Turvy

Director: Mike Leigh

UK 1999, 157 min, 35mm

Jan 30 @ 6:40pm

Edmonton Opera presents a screening of _Topsy-Turvy_ in anticipation of their production of The Mikado on February 4, 7, and 9. This film depicts the often topsy-turvy relationship of composer Arthur Sullivan and librettist W.S. Gilbert who collaborated on fourteen... view more

Battle for Brooklyn

Director: Michael Galinsky & Suki Hawley

USA 2010, 93 min, Digital

Feb 1 @ 7pm

Take an intimate look at the very public and passionate fight waged by owners and residents in Brooklyn facing condemnation of their property. The struggle is in the face of the controversial Atlantic Yards project, a plan to build 16... view more