Gallery Night @ the
Movies
| Lights, Camera, Action... Gallery Night at the Movies
One of the hottest tickets in town is also a wonderful way to support your Gallery. Gallery Night at the Movies features the best in Canadian, Foreign & Alternative films and is presented in cooperation with the Toronto International Film Festival - the Film Circuit and Port Elgin Cinemas. The "Tom Thomson Art Gallery" and the "Port Elgin Cinemas" will be presenting
a "New Series" starting in the month, September 12/07 - April 30/08. The
series will include nine films. Screenings are at the Port Elgin Cinemas,
774 Goderich Street, Port Elgin. Admission tickets can be purchased in
advance at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, or by phone (519) 376-1932. Individual
tickets may be available for some movies at the Port Elgin Cinemas box
office the day of the screening. For more information please call the Tom
Thomsom Art Gallery.
This fundraising program is organized in cooperation with the Toronto International Film Circuit Group. |
| The 2007/2008 season will begin on Wednesday September 12 at the Port
Elgin Cinemas with the first film of the series called "The Flying Scotsman".
Gallery Night @ the Movies has changed the night to Wednesday evenings.
The dates are now posted on our website, so check out the dates and mark
them on your calendar of events. When you purchase a season pass you will
save money. Call the gallery for more details. Individual advance tickets
are on sale at our box office during regular hours of business.
We hope to see you at the movies! |
| A Division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group is generously
sponsored by:
Global, Telefilm Canada, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Bell Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Famous Players Inc., The Independent Film Channel Special thanks to the Harbinger Foundation, S.M. Blair Family Foundation, Bell Mobility, Sleeman Brewing and Malting Co. Ltd. and Thrifty Car Rental. Winner of the Peter F. Drucker Award for Canadian Nonprofit Innovation The Toronto International Film Festival Group is a charitable, cultural
and educational organization devoted to celebrating excellence in film
and the moving image.
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GALLERY
NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
Confirm dates for next season of great films here at the Port Elgin Cinemas.
September 12, 2007
October 3, 2007
October 24, 2007
November 7, 2007
January 16, 2008
February 20, 2008
March 5, 2008
April 9, 2008
April 30, 2008
"La Vie En Rose" 
Warnings: N/A
Date: Wednesday October 3/07
Showtimes: 6:45
Running Time: 140 minutes
Genre:
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Clotilde Courau,
Jean-Paul Rouve, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory
Directed by: Olivier Dahan, Sebastien Caudron
Language: French with English Subtitles
Special Engagement
Port Elgin Cinemas
Passes not Accepted!From the slums of Paris to the limelight of New York, Edith Piaf's life was a battle to
sing and survive, live and love. Raised in poverty, Edith's magical voice and her
passionate romances and friendships with the greatest names of the period - Yves
Montand, Jean Cocteau, Charles Aznavour, Marlene Dietrich, Marcel Cerdan and
others - made her a star all around the world. But in her audacious attempt to tame
her tragic destiny, the Little Sparrow - her nickname - flew so high she could not
fail to burn her wings.
"Introducing the Dwights"
Warnings: N/A
Date: Wednesday October 24/07
Showtimes: 6:45
Running Time: 106 minutes
Genre: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Emma Booth,
Russell Dykstra, Khan Chittenden,
Katie Wall
Directed by: Cherie Nowlan (II)
Language: English
Special Engagement
Port Elgin Cinemas
Passes not Accepted!Tim's mom, Jean, is a bawdy and risque comedienne, on the downside of her career, still hoping to
make it big. His intellectually challenged brother Mark helps their mother rehearse for shows.
Together, they inhabit a non-traditional household where chaos is the norm, the music is always
on, and Jean's larger-than-life personality takes center stage. When Tim meets and falls for gorgeous
Jill, his home becomes a combat zone as his mother fears this new girl, whose name she refuses to
remember, will "break up" the unique family unit she's tried so hard to keep together. In the midst
of his mother and girlfriend locking horns for his affections, Tim must learn to manage the emotions
of the women of his life without losing himself in the process.
"Mon Meilleur Ami"
or
"My Best Friend"
Warnings: N/A
Date: Wednesday Novmeber 7/07
Showtimes: 6:45
Running Time: 94 minutes
Genre: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Julie Gayet,
Dany Boon, Julie Durand, Jacques Mathou
Directed by:
Language: French with English Subtitles
Special Engagement
Port Elgin Cinemas
Passes not Accepted!François is a middle-aged antique dealer. He has a stylish apartment and a fabulous life, but at a dinner
with a group he considers his dearest acquaintances, he is blindsided by the revelation that none of
them actually likes him. He's arrogant, self-centered and harsh, and they don't believe he knows the
meaning of friendship. His business partner Catherine makes him a bet: if he can produce his best friend,
she will let him keep the massive Greek vase he acquired that afternoon on the company tab. If not, it's
hers. Having accepted the wager, François naively tears through his address book, trying to shoehorn
an increasingly unlikely series of contacts into the all-important role. Moving through Paris, he keeps
encountering a trivia-spouting, big-hearted cabbie named Bruno. Bruno's chatty, lowbrow ways grate
against François' designer temperament, but he covets the other man's easy way with people. He
convinces Bruno to teach him how to make friends and sets about learning the "Three S" rule: being
sociable, smiling and sincere--although, for him, they don't come easy. Ultimately, François' victory will
depend on Bruno's naiveté in playing along, but what's the cost of cheating at friendship?
"Emotional Arithmetic"
Warnings: Mature Theme
Date: Wednesday January, 16/08
Showtimes: 6:45
Running Time: 99 minutes
Genre: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Roy DuPuis,
Dakota Goyo, Christopher Plummer,
Susan Sarandon
Directed by: Paolo Barzman
Language: English
Special Engagement
Port Elgin Cinemas
Passes not Accepted!A young man's tensely balanced life is thrown off kilter when his mother
brings an old friend from the war from Russia to Canada.
"Breakfast With Scot"
Warnings: Language May Offend
Date: Wednesday February, 20/08
Showtimes: 6:45
Running Time: 94 minutes
Genre: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Tom Cavanaugh, Ben Shenkman,
Sheila McCarthy, William Cuddy, Travis Ferris
Directed by: Laurie Lynd
Language: ?
Special Engagement
Port Elgin Cinemas
Passes not Accepted!SYNOPSIS
Veteran TV director Laurie Lynd‘s latest feature film, the very endearing BREAKFAST WITH SCOT, had its world premiere at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival®, where it won the hearts of its audiences.Sam (Tom Cavanaugh, ?Ed, Scrubs, GRAY MATTERS) and Ed (Ben Shenkman, JUST LIKE HEAVEN, ANGELS IN AMERICA) aren‘t exactly your stereotypical gay couple. A former pro-hockey player, Sam now works as a broadcaster for a major sports network, and – because of the traditionally homophobic nature of this field – he is determined to keep his personal and professional lives completely separate.
Things change irrevocably when Ed‘s nephew, Scot (fantastically portrayed by Noah Bernett, GOTHIKA) enters their lives. Ed has agreed to look after Scot following the death of the boy‘s mother, at least until his father, Ed‘s no-account brother Billy, returns to Toronto. An expert knitter addicted to boas, makeup and show tunes, Scot has no idea who Wayne Gretzky is – and couldn‘t care less. Terrified that Scot will be persecuted ruthlessly at school, Sam decides to straighten him out. His efforts will change them both.
Thoroughly charming and guaranteed to melt the heart of the coldest audience member, Laurie Lynd‘s BREAKFAST WITH SCOT boasts a raft of fine performances and smart, winning cameos by iconic Canadian actors, including Fiona Reid, Megan Follows, Graham Greene, Sheila McCarthy and Shauna MacDonald. Cavanaugh and Shenkman anchor the story more than admirably, but it‘s the kids who steal the show, most notably Bernett as Scot, whose wide-eyed incomprehension of the ways of the world is both hilarious and deeply affecting.
Perhaps the most essential aspect of the film, though, is its treatment of Sam‘s divided psyche and the sports world in general. In his fear that Scot will be targeted and, frankly, that he‘ll be outed himself, Sam becomes more irritable than your run-of- the-mill homo-phobe. His anxiety is, of course, partially generated by the sports milieu, which traditionally operates on a false and impossibly dated notion of masculinity. The fact that this realm is claimed and zealously guarded by reactionary elements (both the film and the National Hockey League, which has supported it, have been attacked by fundamentalist Christian groups) only makes the film more significant. BREAKFAST WITH SCOT is loaded with charm, but it also reminds us that our world isn‘t yet as liberal or safe as we might like to believe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Persepolis"
Warnings: Mature Theme, Substance Abuse
Date: Wednesday March, 5/08
Showtimes: 6:45
Running Time: 95 minutes
Genre: Art/Foreign, Animation, Adaptation
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni
Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux,
Gena Rowlands,Simon Abkarian
Directed by: Marjane Satrapi,
Vincent Paronnaud
Language:
English Subtitles
Special Engagement
Port Elgin Cinemas
Passes not Accepted!The coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during
the Islamic Revolution. We meet nine-year-old Marjane when the fundamentalists first take
power--forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. The story then follows her as she
cleverly outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden, while
living with the terror of government persecution and the Iran/Iraq war. Then Marjane's journey
moves on to Austria where, as a teenager, her parents send her to school in fear for her safety
and, she has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled
her country to escape. Marjane eventually gains acceptance in Europe, but finds herself alone
and horribly homesick, and returns to Iran to be with her family, though it means putting on the
veil and living in a tyrannical society. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school
and marries, continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age twenty-four,
she realizes that while she is deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the
heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped
indelibly by her past.
"The Kite Runner"
Warnings: Violence, Substance Abuse,
Distributing Content
Date: Wednesday April, 9/08
Showtimes: 6:45
Running Time: 122 minutes
Genre: Drama, Adaptation
Starring: Shaun Toub, Khalid Abdalla,
Nasser Memarzia, Said Taghmaoui,
Atossa Leoni
Directed by: Marc Forster
Language: ?
Special Engagement
Port Elgin Cinemas
Passes not Accepted!
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn
apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a
kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will
mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after 20 years of living in
America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban's iron-fisted rule to face the secrets
that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right.
"The Band's Visit" 
Warnings: N/A
Date: Wednesday April, 30/08
Showtimes: 6:45
Running Time: 86 minutes
Genre: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama
and Musical/Performing Arts
Stars: Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour,
Ronit Elkabetz, Rubi Moscovich,
Imad Jabarin
Directed by: Eran Kolirin
Language: ?
Special Engagement
Port Elgin Cinemas
Passes not Accepted!.A small Egyptian Police band arrives in Israel. They are suppose to play at an initiation ceremony
but instead are left stranded at the airport. The band tries to make their way on their own, only to
find themselves in a desolate, small Israeli town, somewhere in the heart of the desert. A lost
band in a lost town.
