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Special Screenings: October 9-15

Thursday, October 8

9 Mois Ferme/9 Month Stretch The 2013 Albert Dupontel film screens in French w/ English subtitles. 7:30 pm. Free. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. alliancefrancaise.ca.

Call Me Kuchu Documentary about the first gay activist in Uganda. 7 pm. Free. Ryerson Library, 350 Victoria. ryerson.ca/socialjustice.

Heaven On Earth: The Films Of Deepa Mehta Mehta’s Element Trilogy is screened: Fire Oct 8, 6:30 pm Earth Oct 9, 6:30 pm and Water Oct 11, 4 pm. $13, stu/srs $10.50, child $9. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.

Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight John Kastner’s film in which patients and staff at the Brockville Mental Health Centre talk about their experiences. 6:45 pm. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. 416-395-5660.

Racing Extinction Doc Soup presents Louie Psihoyos’s action doc about an urgent mission to save endangered species. Co-producer Gina Papabeis will introduce the film and take part in post-screening Q&A. Oct 7-8, Wed 6:30 & 9:15 pm, Thu 6:45 pm. $16. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. bloorcinema.com.

Shock Theatre Come in costume as your favourite famous monster of film and watch The Invisible Man (1933, James Whale), The Mummy (1932, Karl Freund) and I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (1957, Herman Cohen). 3 pm. $5 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

Siddhartha The 1972 film by Conrad Rooks. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.

The Supreme Price Documentary that traces the evolution of the pro-democracy movement in Nigeria and the story of human rights heroine Hafsat Abiola, by filmmaker Joanna Lipper. 7 pm. $10. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. 647-975-4400, torontoblackfilm.com.

Friday, October 9

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.

Secret Trial 5 Rebel Films screening of the documentary by Amar Wala and talk via Skype with Sophie Lamarche Harakat. 7 pm. $4 sugg donation. Room 4-414. OISE, 252 Bloor W. socialistaction.ca/rebel.

Saturday, October 10

El Topo The 1970 film by Alejandro Jodorowsky. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.

Renoir The film by Gilles Bourdos. 3 pm. Free. Camera Bar, 1028 Queen W. camerabar.ca.

Rocky Horror Picture Show Bring your own toast. Doors 9:30 pm. Free. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. socap.ca.

Sunday, October 11

Jane Jacobs: Urban Wisdom Don Alexander’s film about the urban writer/activist. 5 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

Monday, October 12

Shock Theatre Come in costume as your favourite famous monster of film and watch The Werewolf Of London (1935, Stuart Walker), The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935, James Whale) and The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958, Terrence Fisher). 3 pm. $5 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

Tuesday, October 13

Looking China Screening of short documentaries made by York U students in China during a recent visit. 12:30-2:30 pm. Free. Nat Taylor Cinema, Rm N102, Ross Building at York University, 4700 Keele. 416-650-8469.

Shock Theatre Come in costume as your favourite famous film monster and watch The Raven (1935, Lew Landers), Dracula’s Daughter (1936, Lambert Hillyer) and The Mummy (1959, Terrence Fisher). 3 pm. $5 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

Wednesday, October 14

Shock Theatre Come in costume as your favourite famous film monster and see Dracula (1931 Spanish version), The Son Of Frankenstein (1939, Rowland V Lee) and The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959, Terrence Fisher). 3 pm. $5 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

Thursday, October 15

Shock Theatre Come in costume as your favourite famous monster of film and watch The Cat And The Canary (1927, Paul Leni), The Pearl Of Death (1944, Roy William Neil), The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959, Terrence Fisher). 4:30 pm. $5 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

Film Festivals

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival The world’s largest indigenous festival, showcasing innovation in film, video, audio and digital media. This year’s event features the premiere of a documentary by Zacharias Kunuk, a Maori-language action film, interactive digital media works, an art crawl at 401 Richmond, dance party with DJ Pow! Wow! and more. Various prices, some events free. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W, and other venues. imaginenative.orgOct 14 to 18.

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