All screenings @ Zeidler Hall in the Citadel Theatre, 9828 - 101A Ave
Guy Maddin Retrospective
Metro Cinema is proud to complete our Guy Maddin retrospective, begun in March with Archangel and continued in May with Careful. This week (June 27 - July 5, 2007), we present the rest of Maddin's shorts and features, including the Edmonton premiere of his latest film, Brand Upon the Brain! Metro Cinema has also published a booklet of interviews between Prof Beard and Guy Maddin.
- Jul 5 (2007) @ 7pm
The Dead Father
Inspired by Maddin's own reoccurring dreams following the death of his father, this debut short follows a man haunted by fleeting, ghoulish visions of his recently deceased dad.
Odilon Redon or The Eye, Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Towards Infinity
Father and son train conductors rescue a woman from a crash, and soon find themselves competing for her affections.
Hospital Fragment
This impressionistic revisit to the director's first feature, Tales From the Gimli Hospital, may be a remake, a sequel, or something else entirely.
Heart of the World
Maddin's acclaimed, award-winning short created for the Toronto Film Festival is a brilliant, breathless parody of silent Soviet propaganda films.
It's a Wonderful Life
Maddin's music video for the acclaimed band [Sparklehorse.][1] [1]: http://www.sparklehorse.com/
Sissy Boy Slap Party
An ecstatic orgy of half-naked men slapping each other.
Sombra Dolorosa
A widow must defeat El Muerto, the eater of Spirits, to save her husband's soul.
A Trip to the Orphanage
A visually lovely partial-sound homage to the silent film era, or a four-minute music video from a hundred-year-old film vault.
My Dad is 100 Years Old
Guy Maddin and Isabella Rossellini (The Saddest Music In The World) collaborate for a second time to create this cinematic tribute to her father, legendary filmmaker Roberto Rossellini, in honour of the 100th anniversary of his birth. Directed by Maddin,... view more
Nude Caboose
In this intriguingly un-"Maddinesque" made-for-cellphone download, a shirtless man's efforts to kick-start a conga line take a hilarious turn for the psychosexual.
This screening is part of the larger thematic series:
Citadel renovations are ongoing, so Metro Cinema continues to screen in the Rice Theatre, just down the hall from our normal room. Until we return to the Zeidler, screenings will continue to be from video, and not from 35mm.
Also, all Silver Screen passes are good for 3 months past their normal date of expiry, to thank you for your patience.