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Special Screenings: The Exorcist, Amadeus Live, The Haunting and more

H = Halloween event

Thursday, October 27

Between Two Notes Screening the 2006 documentary by Florence Strauss about the roots of classical Arab music. 7 pm. $5. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.

H I Drink Your Blood Rue Morgue CineMacabre Movie Night screening of the 1970 grindhouse film. 8 pm. $10 adv. Royal Cinema, 608 College. rue-morgue.com.

OSC Omnimax Films Screenings of A Beautiful Planet and America Wild: National Parks Adventure daily, The Human Body Mon-Fri and Voyage Of Time Sat-Sun, see website for times. $9-$13. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. ontariosciencecentre.ca.

Friday, October 28

Amadeus Live Screening of the 1984 film with Mozart’s most celebrated works live inn-sync by a full orchestra and members of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Oct 28 at 7:30 pm, Oct 29 at 2 pm. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E. sonycentre.ca.

H Dark Night Returns + Lady In White Laser Blast Film Society presents a tribute to 1990s YTV programming and the 1998 film by Frank LaLoggia. 7 pm. $10 adv. Royal Cinema, 608 College. universe.com/r-dn.

Guantanamo’s Child Rebel Films screening of the doc about the incarceration of Omar Khadr, followed by discussion with lawyer Barbara Jackman. 7 pm. $4 donation. Room 5-280. OISE, 252 Bloor W. socialistaction.ca.

H The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening of the cult classic 1971 film with live shadow cast performance. Oct 28-29 at 11:30 pm. $16. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor W. hotdocscinema.ca.

Saturday, October 29

Amadeus Live See Fri 28.

H The Golem: Live Music By Socalled The 1915 German silent horror film screens with live music soundtrack performed by Josh Dolgin. 8 pm. $15, stu/srs $10. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. alliance-francaise.ca.

H Phantom Of The Paradise Neon Dreams Cinema Club presents the 1974 film by Brian De Palma. 8 pm. $8 adv. Royal Cinema, 608 College. universe.com/nd-potp.

Reg Hartt Film & Spoken Word Jane Jacobs Urban Wisdom, 5 pm The Salvador Dali Anarchist, Hallucinatory, Surrealist Film Fest, 7 pm Bugs Bunny & The Best Of The Hollywood Cartoon, 9 pm Reg Hartt Spoken Word: LSD, 11 pm. $20 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

H The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening of the cult classic 1971 film with live shadow cast performance. Oct 28-29 at 11:30 pm. $16. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor W. hotdocscinema.ca.

Sunday, October 30

H Beetlejuice Screen Queens presents the Tim Burton film starring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. 8 pm. $12 adv. Royal Cinema, 608 College. universe.com/sq-beetle.

H The Exorcist Movie Night screening of the 1973 horror film by William Friedkin. 7 pm. Free. Louis Cifer Brew Works, 417 Danforth. louisciferbrewworks.com.

Exploding Zebra Bad Movie Night Screening, see website for film. 7:30 pm. Free. Clinton’s, 693 Bloor W. explodingzebra.com.

Extraordinary Women: An Afternoon With Emily Carr Screening Michael Ostroff’s documentary Winds Of Heaven followed by discussion and Q&A with Ostroff and art historian Gerta Moray. 4-6 pm. $10-$14. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. revuecinema.ca.

H Musicale: Little Shop Of Horrors Screening the director’s cut of Frank Oz’s 1986 film. 4:30 pm. $10, adv $8. Royal Cinema, 608 College. universe.com/r-lsoh.

Reg Hartt Film & Spoken Word Spoken word at 3 pm T.S. Eliot’s Murder In The Catherdral (1951, George Hoellering) at 5 pm Kid Dracula – Nosferatu (1922) set to the music of Radiohead’s Kid A and OK Computer albums, at 7:30 pm. $20 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

H Tales From The Climate Crypt – What Does The Future Hold? The real horror is the looming climate catastrophe. Toronto Climate Film Festival presents short films followed by discussion. Prizes for best climate-themed costumes. 7 pm. Free/pwyc. Friends House, 60 Lowther. tcff.ca.

H Toronto Film Society The Body Snatcher (1945, Robert Wise) and The Thing From Another World (1951, Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks). 2 pm. $15, stu $10. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. torontofilmsociety.com.

Monday, October 31

H The Empire Of The Corpses & White Zombie Halloween screening of the anime film at 7 pm, Creepy Classics free screening at 9:30 pm. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. revuecinema.ca.

H The Exorcist and The Thing Scary films for Halloween. 6:45 & 9:30 pm. Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen E. foxtheatre.ca.

H The Haunting Retropath presents the 1963 fantasy/horror film by Robert Wise. Pre-show 7 pm, film 8 pm. $8 adv. Royal Cinema, 608 College. universe.com/r-haunting.

Les Cousins The 1959 film by Claude Chabrol. 2 pm. Free. Hinton Learning Theatre, 3rd floor. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. tpl.ca.

H The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening of the cult classic 1971 film with live shadow cast performance. 7 & 10:30 pm. $16. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor W. hotdocscinema.ca.

Tuesday, November 1

Peace Has No Borders Documentary about U.S. war resisters. 7 pm. Q&A w/ filmmakers Deb Ellis & Denis Mueller. 7 pm. $10 or pwyc. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. resisters.ca.

Wednesday, November 2

Two Blue Lines Screening of the 2014 documentary by Tom Hayes, shot over 25 years. English/Hebrew/Arabic w/ subtitles. 7 pm. $5. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.


film festivals

Cinéfranco This year, English Canada’s largest celebration of international francophone cinema presents films that tackle the topic of identity and human rights through comedy, drama and thriller genres. $10, stu/srs $8. Studio Theatre at Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. cinefranco.com.

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