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THE BACKWARD CLASS
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One dream…one chance
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Page 6—Doc Soup:
The Search for General Tso
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Page 6—Bloor Broadcast:
87th Academy Awards®
Page 7—Bloor Staff
Takeover: The Inside Job
Special Family Day screening
“A must to see and listen to.” – Indiewire
THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT
DOGS ON THE INSIDE
THE WRECKING CREW
Runs until Friday, February 6
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Opens Friday, February 6
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Opens Friday, February 20
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“Beautifully crafted.” – Variety
“Illuminating.” – The Hollywood Reporter
Toast the Oscars® at the Bloor!
BALLET 422
CONCERNING VIOLENCE
2015 Oscar® Nominees
Opens Friday, February 27
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Opens Friday, February 27
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Featuring: CITIZENFOUR, LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM & more
Presented with Hollywood Suite.
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We’re thrilled to bring the Canadian premiere of The Moth to Toronto
audiences. A live storytelling event like no other, The Moth dances between
documentary and theatre, embracing real life stories.
COMING HOME: THE MOTH IN TORONTO
Featuring stories of native lands, castaways, exiles and adventurers; of roots,
heritage, prodigal sons and motherlands. Comfort or chaos, these are stories
from the most influential place on earth: home.
Hosted by comedian and writer Ophira Eisenberg.
THU, MAR 12 DOORS OPEN
6:45 PM
PERFORMANCE 7:30 PM
VIP Tickets: $80 ($70 for Bloor members)Includes pre-show cocktail, entry to the show
and priority seating. Note: There are limited quantities of VIP tickets available.
Regular Tickets: $45 ($35 for Bloor members)Includes entry to the show.
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TOAST THE OSCARS®
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The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema will be rolling
out the red carpet as we present a live-feed
of the 87th Academy Awards® on the big
screen on Sunday, February 22. Join us
for a free night of fun and entertainment
including trivia, contests, prizes and
surprises. Come casual or go glam and
toast the stars from your seat at the Bloor
Hot Docs Cinema!
Tickets: Admission is FREE (two tickets
per person). Bloor members can pick up
tickets online and at the cinema beginning
January 23. Tickets for non-members will
be available at the Bloor box office beginning
February 7, at 2:00 p.m. A limited number
of same day tickets will be available at the
door on February 22, at 1:00 p.m.
SUN, FEB 22
DOORS OPEN 6:30 PM
BROADCAST 7:00 PM
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THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT
D: Martin Scorsese, David Tedeschi | USA | 2014 | 95 min | G
Featuring: Robert Silvers, Timothy Garton Ash, James Baldwin,
Mary Beard, Michael Chabon, Noam Chomsky, Norman Mailer
and Susan Sontag
By award-winning director Martin Scorsese.
The 50 Year Argument, directed by acclaimed filmmaker
Martin Scorsese and his long-time documentary
collaborator David Tedeschi, rides the waves of literary,
political and cultural history as charted by its subject;
the influential publication The New York Review of Books,
America’s leading journal of ideas for over 50 years.
This provocative film explores the power of these ideas
in shaping history. The film weaves rarely seen archival
footage of cultural icons such as Gore Vidal, Susan
Sontag, and Norman Mailer; newly filmed interviews
with many of the Review’s current contributors
including Joan Didion, Michael Chabon, and Yasmine
El Rashidi; along with original vérité footage filmed in
THE BACKWARD CLASS
D: Madeleine Grant | Canada | 2014 | 91 min | G
the Review’s West Village offices reflecting the humming,
restless energy of a magazine that, heading into its
second half-century, still feels as vital and young as its
indefatigable founding editor, Robert Silvers; all told
through the inimitable and energetic documentary style
of Martin Scorsese.
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In English and Tamil, with English subtitles.
Director Madeleine Grant will participate in Q&As on
February 6, at 8:30 p.m., February 7, at 1:30 p.m. and
6:00 p.m., and February 8, at 3:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.
*Join us for a special Family Day screening on Monday,
February 16, at 4:00 p.m. Admission free for those 16
and under.
Hot Docs 2014 Audience Award Winner
The students of Shanti Bhavan residential school
in Bangalore, India, imagine a future that defies their
“untouchable” caste. Ostracized and oppressed
by virtue of birth alone, the young men and women
of Shanti Bhavan’s Grade 12 class intend to break
a cycle entrenched for generations by becoming the
first Dalit students in India’s history to undertake
the national Indian School Certificate exams. After 13
years of preparation, the students nervously focus
on exam day. As pressure mounts, confidence wavers.
Inflation has made it difficult to attract good teachers
and questions arise as to whether or not the class is
ready for the exam challenge. Some students crack under
the weight of parental expectations, while others fear
bad luck will forever seal their fate. With their futures
hanging in the balance, the students look to one another
for support in this powerful testimonial from those
who refuse to be silenced. Michelle Latimer, Hot Docs
BALLET 422
D: Jody Lee Lipes | USA | 2014 | 72 min | G
Featuring: New York City Ballet
Nominee—Best Documentary Feature,
Tribeca Film Festival 2014
“A delight for balletophiles.” – Variety
From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422
takes us backstage at the New York City Ballet (NYCB)
as dancer and up-and-coming choreographer Justin
Peck crafts a new work. Ballet 422 illuminates the
process behind creating a ballet within the ongoing
cycle of rehearsals and performances at one of the
world’s great ballet companies. Under the artistic
direction of Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins,
NYCB boasts a roster of more than 90 elite dancers
and a repertory of works by many of ballet’s greatest
choreographers. For the Company’s 2013 Winter
Season Justin Peck is commissioned to create a new
ballet. With unprecedented access to an elite world,
the film presents an unembellished vérité portrait
CONCERNING VIOLENCE
“The documentary of the year.” – Grolsch Film Works
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of the process as Peck collaborates with musicians,
lighting designers, costume designers and his fellow
dancers to create Paz de la Jolla, NYCB’s 422nd new ballet.
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D: Göran Hugo Olsson | Africa (region), Denmark, Finland,
Sweden, USA | 2014 | 89 min | 18A
Narrated by: Lauryn Hill
Fanon’s seminal work on the dehumanizing effects of
colonialism, The Wretched of the Earth, Concerning
Violence is both an archive-driven survey of the most
daring moments in Africa’s liberation struggle, and
an exploration of the mechanisms of decolonization.
This unique blend of archive and essay re-introduces
Fanon’s humanist, post-colonial vision through a
cinematic journey that brings the viewer face to face
with the subjects of Fanon’s writings; people for whom
his words were not just rhetoric, but a harsh reality.
From the director of The Black
Power Mixtape 1967–1975
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From filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson, director of The
Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 (Official Selection, Hot
Docs 2011), comes a bold and fresh visual narrative
on Africa. Weaving newly discovered archival material
from the late 1960s and 70s with text from Frantz
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DOGS ON THE INSIDE
D: Brean Cunningham, Douglas Seirup | USA | 2014 | 67 min | G
Official Selection, Boston International
Film Festival 2014
Dogs On The Inside follows the relationships between
neglected and abused dogs and minimum security
inmates at a Massachusetts correction facility, as they
work together toward their second chance at a better
life. Connected by their troubled pasts, the dogs learn
to have faith in people again while the inmates are
reminded of their own humanity and capacity for love
and empathy.
An inspiring story about second chances.
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*Join us for a special Family Day screening on Monday,
February 16, at 2:00 p.m. Admission free for those
16 and under.
THE WRECKING CREW
D: Denny Tedesco | USA | 2008 | 101 min | STC
Featuring: Lou Adler, Herb Alpert, The Association, Chuck Barris,
The Beach Boys, Sonny Bono, Glen Campbell, Cher, Dick Clark
and more
“Wonderful, touching and
hilarious.” – Elvis Costello
The untold story of Rock ‘n’ Roll heroes.
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Their roster of hit songs is unmatched in the recording
industry and includes some of pop music’s most timeless
and recognizable songs. They are The Wrecking Crew,
a group of professional session musicians and the
unsung heroes who provided the backbeat, the bottom
and the swinging melody that drove the number one
hits of artists as varied as Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra,
The Monkees, The Byrds, The Carpenters and Cher.
Produced and directed by Denny Tedesco, son of
legendary late Wrecking Crew guitarist Tommy Tedesco,
The Wrecking Crew is the story of how these dedicated
musicians brought the flair and musicianship that
made the American “west coast sound” a dominant
cultural force around the world. It is a fun and moving
tribute from Denny to his father, the music, the times
and the secret star-making machine known only as The
Wrecking Crew.
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ENCORE
ADVANCED STYLE
D: Lina Plioplyte | USA | 2014 | 72 min | PG
ANTARCTICA: A YEAR
ON ICE
AWAKE: THE LIFE OF
YOGANANDA
D: Anthony Powell | USA | 2013 | 91 min | G
D: Paola di Florio, Lisa Leeman | USA | 2014
| 87 min | G
“Fascinating.” – The Hollywood
“Undeniably captivating.”
– The Hollywood Reporter
Based on the popular blog by fashion
photographer Ari Seth Cohen, Advanced
Style dives into the personal lives
of some of New York City’s most
fashionable seniors whose eclectic
styles and vivacious spirits have
guided their approach to aging.
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Reporter
This visually stunning journey to
the end of the world gives testament
to humanity’s thirst for adventure,
while exploring the extremes that
accompany a year in Antarctica—the
last pristine wilderness on Earth.
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“An absolute treasure.”
– The Movie Network
Explore the life and teachings of
Paramahansa Yogananda, the Hindu
Swami who brought yoga and
meditation to the West in the 1920s,
attracting a loyal following and
inspiring millions of yogis around
the world.
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CITIZENFOUR
NATIONAL GALLERY
D: Laura Poitras | USA | 2014 | 114 min | PG
Featuring: Edward Snowden, Julian Assange,
Jacob Appelbaum and Glenn Greenwald
D: Frederick Wiseman | France, USA, UK
| 2014 | 180 min | G
“Chillingly dramatic.” – BBC
Nominee—Documentary Feature,
2015 Oscars®
A gripping thriller, Citizenfour follows
the story of Edward Snowden and
the media storm that ensued when he
released classified documents from
the National Security Administration.
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*Part of our 2015 Oscar®
Nominees screenings.
“Illuminating.” – The Guardian
Award-winning director Frederick
Wiseman takes viewers on a revealing
tour of London’s renowned National
Gallery, where more than 2,300
masterpieces of Western art from the
Middle Ages to the 19th Century
are showcased.
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Ballet ON SCREEN
TORONTO PREMIERE
ROYAL BALLET: ALICE’S ADVENTURES
IN WONDERLAND
D: Christopher Wheeldon | UK | 2014 | 175 min | G
Featuring: The Royal Ballet, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,
and conductor David Briskin
Cast: Sarah Lamb, Alice; Federico Bonelli, Jack/The
Knave of Hearts; Ricardo Cervera, Lewis Carroll/The
White Rabbit; Zenaida Yanowsky, Mother/The Queen
of Hearts; Christopher Saunders, Father/The King
of Hearts; Steven McRae, Magician/The Mad Hatter Eric
Underwood, Rajah/The Caterpillar; Philip Mosley, The
Duchess and more
Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
captures the magic of Wonderland and the extraordinary
characters Alice meets there, including the highly-strung
Queen of Hearts, dancing playing cards, a sinuous
caterpillar and a tap-dancing Mad Hatter, with theatrical
magic and inventive choreography.
Performed at the Royal Opera House on December 10,
2014. Includes two 10-minute intermissions.
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12:00 PM
Shakespeare’s Globe
ON SCREEN
TORONTO PREMIERE
THE TEMPEST
D: Jeremy Herrin | UK | 2014 | 169 min | PG
Cast: Roger Allam, Jason Baughan, Jessie Buckley, Sam
Cox, Pip Donaghy, Trevor Fox, Peter Hamilton Dyer, James
Garnon, Joshua James, William Mannering, Colin Morgan,
Matthew Raymond, Sarah Sweeney and Amanda Wilkin
Inspired by reports from the first English colonies in the
West Indies and imbued with a spirit of magic and the
supernatural, is Shakespeare’s late great masterpiece
of forgiveness, generosity and enlightenment.
Recorded live at Shakespeare’s Globe. Includes one
10-minute intermission.
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12:00 PM
Tickets: $15 (Members: $12, $10, Free)
Save the date for the next Shakespeare's Globe
on Screen film!
Opera ON SCREEN
TORONTO PREMIERE
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: Andrea Chénier
Music by: Umberto Giordano (1867–1948)
D: David McVicar | UK | 2015 | 150 min | G
Featuring: The Royal Opera Chorus, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera
House, conductor Antonio Pappano and concert master Peter Manning
Cast: Jonas Kaufmann, Andrea Chénier; Eva-Maria
Westbroek, Maddalena de Coigny; Željko Lucic, Carlo
Gérard; Denyce Graves, Bersi; Elena Zilio, Madelon;
and Rosalind Plowright, Contessa de Coigny
Director David McVicar brings Umberto Giordano’s
thrilling historical drama back to the Royal Opera
House for the first time since 1985 in a stunning new
production that presents a fictionalized account of the
last years of the French poet André Chénier.
In Italian, with English subtitles. Performed at the Royal
Opera House on January 29, 2015. There will be one
10-minute intermission.
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12:00 PM
Tickets: $15 (Members: $12, $10, Free)
We’re showing Macbeth on Saturday, March 28.
Tickets: $15 (Members: $12, $10, Free)
Save the date for the next Opera on Screen film!
We’re showing Der fliegende Holländer on
Sunday, March 22.
MUSIC ON FILM
This film and speaker series showcases some of the most
inspiring music documentaries from around the world,
pairing them with special guests selected by The Royal
Conservatory of Music (RCM).
Post-screening discussions moderated by Mervon
Mehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts,
The Royal Conservatory of Music.
Presented by
CALLE 54
D: Fernando Trueba | Spain, France | 2000 | 105 min | G
Featuring: Tito Puente, Eliane Elias, Gato Barbieri, Paquito D’Rivera
and more
Acclaimed as one of the best motion pictures ever made
about music, the vibrant Calle 54 offers an incredible
behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of Grammy Award
winner Tito Puente and some of the greatest Latin jazz
artists of our time.
Includes post-screening Q&A with special guest.
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THIS AIN’T NO MOUSE MUSIC
D: Chris Simon, Maureen Gosling | USA | 2013 | 92 min | STC
Featuring: Chris Strachwitz and Ry Cooder
Official Selection, Hot Docs 2013
Tickets: $15 (Bloor members: $12), includes
screening and post-screening discussion
Roots music icon Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie
Records, has fought back against corporate “mouse music”
since 1960. This Ain’t No Mouse Music follows Strachwitz
from Texas to New Orleans, Cajun country, and Appalachia,
on his passionate quest to find the musical soul of America.
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Includes post-screening Q&A with special guest.
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2015 OSCAR® Nominees
Presented with
Prepare for the 87th Academy Awards® by seeing three of the 2015 documentary feature nominees!
CITIZENFOUR
LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
D: Laura Poitras | USA | 2014 | 114 min | PG
D: Rory Kennedy | USA | 2014 | 98 min | 14A
D: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel | USA | 2013 | 83 min | PG
Winner—New York Film Critics Circle, Best Non-Fiction Film 2015
“A wake-up call.” – Rolling Stone
A gripping thriller, Citizenfour follows the story
of Edward Snowden and the media storm that ensued
when he released classified documents from the
National Security Administration.
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2013
Winner—Cinematography Award: Documentary, Sundance 2013
Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival 2013
“Astonishing.” – Variety
“Fascinating…revealing.” – Variety
Award-winning director Rory Kennedy’s Last Days in
Vietnam reflects on the final days of the Vietnam War and
the heroic efforts of Americans who took matters into their
own hands to help evacuate 135,000 South Vietnamese.
Discover Vivian Maier, a career nanny whose previously
unknown cache of over 100,000 photographs and negatives
earned her a posthumous reputation as one of America’s
most accomplished street photographers.
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BLOOR BROADCAST 87TH ACADEMY AWARDS®
Be a star for the night and walk our red carpet, then take
in the spectacular 2015 Oscars® live on our big screen!
SUN, FEB 22 DOORS OPEN 6:30 PM
BROADCAST 7:00 PM
Admission is free. See website for ticket details.
Event Info: WWW.BLOORCINEMA.COM
Presented with
Enjoy the world’s hottest documentaries at Doc Soup, Hot Docs’ monthly screening series that
presents Festival hits and award-winning docs at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema from October through April.
TORONTO PREMIERE
THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO
D: Ian Cheney | USA| 2014 | 71 min | STC
Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival 2014
“Finger-lickin’ good.” – Variety
The Search for General Tso is a mouth-wateringly
entertaining film that travels the globe to unravel
a captivating culinary mystery. General Tso’s
chicken is a staple of Chinese-American cooking,
and a ubiquitous presence on restaurant
menus across the United States. But who was
General Tso and how did his chicken become
emblematic of an entire national cuisine?
Director Ian Cheney journeys from Shanghai
to New York to the American Midwest and
beyond to uncover the origins of this iconic
dish, turning up surprising revelations and
a host of humorous characters along the way.
Told with the verve of a good detective story,
the film is as much about food as it is a tale
of the American immigrant experience.
Director Ian Cheney and producer Jennifer 8.
Lee will be in attendance to introduce the film
and answer questions at select screenings.
Single tickets for The Search for General Tso are $15 (Bloor members: $12) and can be
purchased in advance online or in person
at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema box office.
See website for student pricing.
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THIS FILM Should Be
Played Loud
BLOOR Takeover
Field Trip Presents: Legacy of CONTROL
—An Evening in the Shadows of Joy Division
Bloor Staff Takeover: The Inside Job
Join us for a night of inspiration as more than 22 Bloor Hot
Docs Cinema staff members take over the theatre and turn
it into a cabaret-style celebration of creativity.
While some of the cinema’s most fascinating stories take
place on the screen, many are also featured behind the scenes.
The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema staff who welcome you at the
box office and at the concessions stand are also award-winning
performers, filmmakers, musicians and actors, working to
realize and keep their artistic dreams alive.
The Inside Job is an event like no other, showcasing the
outstanding talents of Bloor employees in the cinema you know
and love. Audience members will enjoy an immersive night
featuring film, live music, comedy, painting, photography and
multimedia installations.
Arrive early for live DJ sets and a chance to meet your
favourite Bloor staff members!
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DOORS OPEN 7:00 PM
EVENT BEGINS 8:00 PM
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Field Trip takes the reins of February’s This Film Should
Be Played Loud series featuring a tribute to the British
rockers Joy Division. Fans of this classic band won’t want
to miss the award-winning film Control, a biopic about
Joy Division’s enigmatic signer, the late Ian Curtis. Local
musicians Mimico and Aron D’Alesio (Young Rival)
will round out the night as they share the stage for a short
performance following the screening.
Arrive early to kick off the evening with a DJ set by Stuart
Berman featuring a selection of post punk essentials.
Drink specials include $5 Steam Whistle Tall Boys!
SAT, FEB 28 DOORS OPEN
SCREENING
8:30 PM
9:30 PM
Doc & Beer Combo: $17 (Bloor members: $14, $12, $6),
includes screening, a can of Steam Whistle and a large popcorn.
Presented with
Back to THE BLOOR
HAROLD AND MAUDE
D: Hal Ashby| USA | 1971 | 91 min | PG
Featuring: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort and Vivian Pickles
Nominee—Best Motion Picture Actress and Actor,
Golden Globes 1972
Join us for a special Valentine’s Day screening of Harold
and Maude, a quirky and romantic dark comedy featuring
all of your favourite Cat Stevens tunes. This cult classic
features Harold, a young, rich man who is obsessed with
death and finds himself changed forever when he meets
Maude—a lively septuagenarian—at a funeral. As their
unique relationship develops she teaches Harold a valuable
lesson about making the most of his time on earth.
SAT, FEB 14
6:30 PM
THE ROCKY HORROR
PICTURE SHOW—SHADOW CAST
D: Jim Sharman | UK, USA | 1975 | 100 min | 14A
Featuring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick
“Let’s do the Time Warp Again!” The cult classic The Rocky
Horror Picture Show comes back to the Bloor Hot Docs
Cinema for its monthly screening. As always, we’ll be
presenting the film with Toronto’s own Shadow Cast which
will be performing their own satirical, comedic version of
the film for audiences during the show. Find your favourite
costume and “don’t dream it, be it.”
FRI, JAN 30
FRI, FEB 27
11:30 PM
11:30 PM
THE SINGHAMPTON PROJECT
D: Jonathan Staav | Canada, Germany, France | 2014 | 62 min | STC
Renowned Canadian chef Michael Stadtlander teams up
with French landscape artist Jean Paul Ganem to create
seven gardens where they grow, harvest, cook and serve
a seven-course meal over 20 nights for 800 lucky guests.
The Singhampton Project provides a rare look at how hard
it is to raise good food—especially during the driest
summer in 65 years.
Presented by
THU, FEB 19
6:30 PM
Please note that these are third party events.
TORONTO PREMIERE
Cinema Politica Presents: OUT IN THE NIGHT
D: Blair Doroshwalther | USA | 2014 | 82 min | STC
This suspenseful doc follows the troubling story of four
black lesbians who are charged and convicted of assaulting
an attacker on the streets of New York. The film exposes the
entrenched homophobia and racism in both the U.S. media
and criminal justice systems, and ultimately champions prison
justice and intersectional justice as well as queer rights.
Special guests will participate in a post-screening Q&A.
TUE, FEB 3 6:00 PM
Tickets: By donation, available at the door
Info: WWW.CINEMAPOLITICA.ORG/BLOOR
FEBRUARY 2015
WWW.BLOORCINEMA.COM
SUNDAY
MONDAY
1
12:30 PM
AWAKE: THE LIFE OF
YOGANANDA
Encore, P4
2:45 PM
THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, P3
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
3
4
5
6
7
6:30 PM
AWAKE: THE LIFE
OF YOGANANDA, P4
3:30 PM
AWAKE: THE LIFE OF
YOGANANDA
Encore, P4
6:30 PM
THE SEARCH FOR
GENERAL TSO
Doc Soup, P6
Y $15, $12
6:45 PM
THE SEARCH
FOR GENERAL TSO
Doc Soup, P6
Y $15, $12
4:00 PM
THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, P3
1:30 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
6:30 PM
DOGS ON THE INSIDE, P4
4:00 PM
DOGS ON THE INSIDE, P4
9:15 PM
THE SEARCH
FOR GENERAL TSO
Doc Soup, P6
Y $15, $12
9:30 PM
THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, P3
8:30 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
6:00 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
9:00 PM
THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, P3
5:00 PM
NATIONAL GALLERY, P4
6:00 PM
Cinema Politica Presents:
OUT IN THE NIGHT, P7
Y By donation
9:00 PM
THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, P3
8:45 PM
THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, P3
8:30 PM
DOGS ON THE INSIDE, P4
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1:00 PM
ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE
Encore, P4
6:30 PM
DOGS ON THE INSIDE, P4
3:15 PM
ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE
Encore, P4
4:00 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
4:30 PM
DOGS ON THE INSIDE, P4
6:30 PM
DOGS ON THE INSIDE, P4
6:30 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
4:00 PM
AWAKE: THE LIFE OF
YOGANANDA
Encore, P4
8:30 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
8:45 PM
ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE
Encore, P4
12:00 PM
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN
WONDERLAND
Ballet on Screen, P5
Y $15, $12, $10, Free
3:30 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
8:30 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
6:00 PM
DOGS ON THE INSIDE, P4
6:45 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
9:00 PM
DOGS ON THE INSIDE, P4
8:15 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
6:30 PM
ADVANCED STYLE
Encore, P4
4:00 PM
ADVANCED STYLE
Encore, P4
8:45 PM
CITIZENFOUR
Oscar® Nominees, P6
6:30 PM
HAROLD AND MAUDE
Back to the Bloor, P7
9:00 PM
LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM
Oscar® Nominees, P6
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
1:00 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
2:00 PM
DOGS ON THE INSIDE, P4
Y FREE for 16 and under
4:00 PM
ADVANCED STYLE
Encore, P4
2:30 PM
NATIONAL GALLERY
Encore, P4
2:30 PM
NATIONAL GALLERY
Encore, P4
6:30 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
4:00 PM
THE BACKWARD CLASS, P3
Y FREE for 16 and under
6:30 PM
LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM
Oscar® Nominees, P6
6:30 PM
ADVANCED STYLE
Encore, P4
6:30 PM
THE SINGHAMPTON
PROJECT, P7
12:00 PM
THE TEMPEST
Shakespeare’s Globe
on Screen, P5
Y $15, $12, $10, Free
6:30 PM
ADVANCED STYLE, P4
8:45 PM
AWAKE: THE LIFE OF
YOGANANDA
Encore, P4
8:45 PM
CITIZENFOUR
Oscar® Nominees, P6
8:45 PM
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
Oscar® Nominees, P6
6:30 PM
SALNEGRAT
Y $20
9:15 PM
CITIZENFOUR
Oscar® Nominees, P6
8:45 PM
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
Oscar® Nominees, P6
9:00 PM
LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM
Oscar® Nominees, P6
3:45 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
6:30 PM
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
Oscar® Nominees, P6
8:45 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
12:00 PM
Andrea Chénier
Opera on Screen, P5
Y $15, $12, $10, Free
6:30 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
3:45 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
4:00 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
2:30 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
4:00 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
1:00 PM
BALLET 422, P3
9:00 PM
CITIZENFOUR
Encore, P4
6:30 PM
CALLE 54
Music on Film, P5
Y $15, $12
6:30 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
8:00 PM
Bloor Staff Takeover:
The Inside Job
Bloor Takeover, P7
6:45 PM
BALLET 422, P3
3:00 PM
BALLET 422, P3
8:45 PM
CONCERNING VIOLENCE, P3
5:00 PM
CONCERNING VIOLENCE, P3
11:30 PM
ROCKY HORROR
PICTURE SHOW
Back to the Bloor, P7
9:30 PM
Field Trip Presents:
Legacy of CONTROL
This Film Should be Played
Loud, P7
3:30 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
7:00 PM
Bloor Broadcast:
87th ACADEMY AWARDS®, P6
Y FREE
Membership pricing
is in effect unless
otherwise noted. Prices
for regular screenings
are $11 (Bloor members:
$8, $6, Free).
9:30 PM
THE WRECKING CREW, P4
9:00 PM
CITIZENFOUR
Encore, P4
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