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Marley

Director: Kevin Macdonald

USA/UK 2012, 144 min, 35mm

Jun 29, Jul 1, 4 & 7 (2012) @ 6:45pm
Jun 30 & Jul 2 (2012) @ 4pm
Jun 30 & Jul 2 (2012) @ 8:45pm
Jul 1 (2012) @ 2pm
Jul 5 (2012) @ 9pm
Jul 8, 9 & 11 (2012) @ 9:15pm

Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. _Marley_ is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise... view more

Turn Me On, Goddammit!

Director: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen

Norway 2011, 76 min, 35mm

Jun 29, Jul 1 & 4 (2012) @ 9:30pm
Jun 30 & Jul 2 (2012) @ 7pm
Jul 1 (2012) @ 4:45pm
Jul 2 (2012) @ 2:15pm

_Turn Me On, Goddammit!_ is a whimsical and refreshingly honest coming of age story about the blossoming sexuality of a teenage girl. 15-year-old Alma (Helene Bergsholm) is consumed by her out-of-control hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images... view more

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Director: David Gelb

USA 2011, 81 min, Digital

Jul 2 (2012) @ 12:30pm
Jul 3 (2012) @ 7pm

_Jiro Dreams of Sushi_ is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station.... view more

Music Docs: Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

Director: Matt Wolf

USA 2008, 71 min, Digital

Jul 3 (2012) @ 9pm

A portrait, mostly chronological, of composer, cellist, and vocalist Arthur Russell (1951-1992). His parents, friends and colleagues such as Allen Ginsberg and Philip Glass, his long-time companion Tom Lee, and others provide commentary. Arthur is shy, acne-scarred, from the prairie,... view more

Middle Men 4: "Oh Damn"

Director: Matt Marshall

Canada 2012, 25 min, Digital

Jul 5 (2012) @ 7:30pm

The Middle Men crew is back in action, and this time they are after an arms dealer that is selling automatic weapons to junkies. Normally true champions of anything illegal, Jimmy Nuns sets out Little Blue, Jeremy and Amber to... view more

Peace Out

Director: Charles Wilkinson

Canada 2011, 80 min, Digital

Jul 6 (2012) @ 7pm
Jul 7 (2012) @ 4:30pm
Jul 8 (2012) @ 2pm
Jul 12 (2012) @ 9pm

_Peace Out_ is the story of a journey of discovery by a non-activist trying to make sense out of the many conflicting claims within the global energy debate. On the top left corner of North America an energy bonanza of... view more

The Forgiveness of Blood

Director: Joshua Marston

USA/ Albania 2011, 109 min, 35mm

Jul 6 (2012) @ 9pm
Jul 7 (2012) @ 2:15pm
Jul 7 (2012) @ 9:30pm
Jul 8 & 9 (2012) @ 7pm
Jul 10 (2012) @ 9:15pm

Rudina may be only fifteen but dreams of going to university and making something of her life. When her father is accused of murder after a neighbourly squabble over land ownership, the entire family is forced to accord to the... view more

The Room (July 2012)

Director: Tommy Wiseau

USA 2003, 99 min, 35mm

Jul 6 (2012) @ 11:15pm

Oh hi Johnny, I didn’t know it was you. Join us for our monthly screening of Tommy Wiseau's masterpiece, The Room, widely agreed to be the “Citizen Kane of bad movies”. You're my favourite customer! Thanks a lot! Bye!

Reel Family : The Muppet Movie

Director: James Frawley

USA 1979, 95 min, Digital

Jul 7 (2012) @ 12pm

Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson) is enjoying his life in the swamps of Florida when he’s offered a chance to make millions of people happy with his music. He agrees, and on his way to Hollywood Kermit assembles a rag-tag... view more

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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