B = Black History Month event
Thursday, February 4
Cuban Rumba Screening of the documentary La Clave, live Cuban rumba music by members of Iya Ire, and rum tasting. 9:30 pm. Free. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. lula.ca.
David Bowie @ Cineforum Love You Till Tuesday (1969) at 5 pm David Bowie: Under Review (1976-79) at 6 pm David Bowie Sound & Vision (2007) at 7 pm The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) at 9 pm. $5. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.
The Fear Of 13 Hot Docs Doc Soup screening series presents the film by David Sington. Director in attendance. 6:45 pm. $8-$16. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. hotdocs.ca.
OSC Omnimax Films Screenings of IMAX Hubble, The Human Body, Humpback Whales and Under The Sea. Daily, see website for times. $9-$13. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. ontariosciencecentre.ca.
Persepolis The animated film by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi. French w/ English subtitles. 7:30 pm. Free. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. alliance-francaise.ca.
Friday, February 5
Between Allah & Me (And Everyone Else) Kyoko Yokoma’s documentary about Muslim women who choose to start or stop wearing hijab. 7 pm. $5. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.
B Mighty Jerome Documentary on the 50s-60s Canadian track star. 2 pm. Free. Cedarbrae Public Library, 545 Markham. tpl.ca.
B Soul On Ice: Past, Present & Future Kuumba Festival screening of a documentary that explores the virtually unknown contribution of black players to Canada’s favourite game. Q&A with filmmaker Kwame Mason to follow. 5 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com.
Saturday, February 6
A Weekend With Charles Atlas Retrospective of film and video works including screenings, a multimedia talk and book launch. Feb 6 & 7. Talk and book launch at Trinity Square Video (376-401 Richmond W), free. Screenings $12, $20 for both. pdome.org.
B Bob Marley Birthday Screening of the film Marley, Caribbean food, and reggae music. 8 pm. Free admission. Windup Bird Café, 382 College. windupbird.ca.
Star Wars Back To Back Three Star Wars films: A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return Of The Jedi (1983). 7 pm. $5. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Sunday, February 7
Cineforum Sunday Jane Jacobs On Film 5 pm Star Wars Back To Back Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return Of The Jedi (1983) at 7 pm. $5. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.
The Films Of Abbas Kiarostami Screening of the 1990 film Close-Up (Namay-e Nazdik). 2 pm. $15, stu/srs $13.50. Farsi w/ English subtitles. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford. agakhanmuseum.org.
The Kid Brother Silent film screening with live accompaniment by Jordan Klapman. 4:15 pm. $13, stu/srs $10. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. revuecinema.ca.
New Waterford Girl Allan Moyle’s 1999 East Coast comedy. 1 pm. Free. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.
Monday, February 8
BBHM Award Winners Movie Matinee Award-winning films, in celebration of Black History Month. 2 pm. Free. Pape/Danforth Library, 701 Pape. 416-393-7727, tpl.ca.
David Bowie @ Cineforum Labyrinth (1986, Jim Henson) at 5 pm Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1973, DA Pennebaker) at 7 pm David Bowie: A Reality Tour (2004, Marcus Viner) at 9 pm. $5. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.
B Le Mozart Noir Film about the life of Joseph Boulogne, a black musician in 18th century France. 6:30 pm. Free. Parkdale Library, 1303 Queen W. tpl.ca.
B United States Of Africa NFB Mini Film Fest: film about African hip-hop pioneer pioneer Dideir Awadi. 6:30 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. tpl.ca.
Tuesday, February 9
(found) foot’-age shoot’-out: Selections from the Austrian Avant-Garde The Free Screen presents films by Peter Tscherkassky, Kurt Kren, Martin Arnold & others. 8:45 pm. Free. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.
David Bowie @ Cineforum The biopic Basquiat (1996, Julian Schnabel) with Bowie as Andy Warhol, at 5 pm. The Hunger (1983, Tony Scott) at 7 pm Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (1983, Nagisa Oshima) at 9 pm. $5. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Grandma Lo Fi Nordic Nights screening of a documentary by Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir about a woman who started recording and releasing her own music at the age of 70. 6:30 pm. Free/pwyc. Room IMA 307. Ryerson School of Image Arts, 122 Bond. 416 762-8627.
The Hand Of Franklin Documentary about an expedition trying to be the first to row self-propelled through the Northwest Passage, followed by discussion. 6:30 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. 416-393-7692, green13toronto.org.
Wednesday, February 10
David Bowie @ Cineforum Cracked Actor (1975) at 5 pm Baal (1982) at 6 pm Thin White Duke Vs. The King Of New York (2014) at 7 pm Just A Gigolo (1978) at 9 pm. $5. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
La Calisto Cakes and Puppets Theatre presents a film of their production of a baroque opera by Francesco Cavalli that combines marionettes, animate objects and live singers. 6:30 pm. Free. Robert Gill Theatre, 214 College. 416-978-7987.
Film Festivals
Toronto Black Film Festival Films dedicated to exploring black experiences from around the world and a space to debate the cultural, political and socio-economic issues of the day. Screenings, concerts, panel discussions, exhibits, workshops and more. To Feb 14, various prices, some free events. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. torontoblackfilm.com. Feb 10 to 14
