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Pickford: Little Annie Rooney

Director: William Beaudine

USA 1925, 95 min, 35mm

Dec 17 (2011) @ 7pm
Dec 18 (2011) @ 2pm

Mary Pickford is tough slum urchin Annie Rooney, who faces a heart-wrenching dilemma when Joe Kelly (William Haines), the young man she has a crush on, is accused of killing Annie’s policeman father. Enraged, Annie’s brother hunts the accused slayer... view more

Edm Food Bank Event: It's a Wonderful Life

Director: Frank Capra

USA 1946, 130 min, Digital

Dec 18 (2011) @ 4pm

Director Frank Capra’s inspiring classic balances pathos and joy in the tale of distraught George Bailey (James Stewart at his finest), who is about to commit suicide on Christmas Eve - until helpful, elderly angel Clarence (Henry Travers) shows him... view more

Higher Ground

Director: Vera Farmiga

USA 2011, 114 min, 35mm

Dec 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 28 & 29 (2011) @ 7pm
Dec 17 (2011) @ 2pm
Dec 17, 19, 23, 28 & 29 (2011) @ 9:15pm

Vera Farmiga’s directorial debut, _Higher Ground_, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs’ memoir, ‘This Dark World’, the film tells the... view more

Santa's Cool Holiday Film Fest: w/ Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Director: Thomas W Holland

USA 1960, 120 min, Digital

Dec 16 & 18 (2011) @ 9:15pm
Dec 17 (2011) @ 4pm
Dec 19 & 23 (2011) @ 7pm

A delightful two hour holiday program for the whole family. A retro-rocket flashback to the Sixties that's chock-full of happy Christmas memories including vintage "Greetings From The Theatre Management" ads, two charming Max Fleischer Technicolor cartoons (_Christmas Comes But Once... view more

Graphic Content: Akira

Director: Katsushiro Otomo

Japan 1988, 125 min, Digital

Dec 20 (2011) @ 9:15pm

Neo Tokyo, 2019: Two best friends, Kaneda (Mitsuo Iwata) and Tetsuo (Nozomu Sasaki) are the leaders of the Capsule motorcycle gang, battling for control over the neon-soaked city streets. When the pair come into contact with a decommissioned military experiment,... view more

Cult Cinema: Die Hard 2

Director: Renny Harlin

USA 1990, 124 min, 35mm

Dec 21 (2011) @ 9:15pm

Yipee Ki-Yay moviegoer! Bruce Willis returns as John McClane, the working man's James Bond, for his second straight Christmas vs.Terrorists. This time it's ex-CIA operatives who take control of Washington's Dulles airport on Christmas Eve in an attempt to free... view more

Turkey Shoot: Santa Claus: The Movie

Director: Jeannot Szwarc

USA 1985, 107 min, Digital

Dec 22 (2011) @ 9:30pm

We've cooked up a big turkey for the holiday season. Dudley Moore - sometime between the comic classic _Arthur_ and the embarrassing _Blame it on the Bellboy_- dons the pointy hat and green tights to star as Patch the Elf.... view more

Special Event (Dolphin Tale)

Dec 23 (2011) @ 1pm

CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

Dec 24, 25, 26 & 27 (2011) @ 7pm

7th May, 2013

Programmer's Blurb May 2013

By : metro

Hi everyone,

The cinema exhibition industry has spent the last few years converting to Digital Cinema presentation, and Metro Cinema has now fully entered this brave new world, with the installation of the last part of our Digital Cinema system, we are now able to screen DCPs (Digital Cinema Packages).
Some of our DCPs this month include new titles like Ginger & Rosa by Sally Potter, Wrong by Quentin Dupieux and Spring Breakers by Harmony Korine; alongside classics like The Tin Drum, Taxi Driver and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the Canadian theatrical premiere of Unclaimed, by Edmonton filmmaker Michael Jorgenson. All are screening from DCP.

However, what sets Metro Cinema apart from most ...

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