Thursday, January 28
Curatorial Incubator v.13 – The Job Of Life Curator Yaniya Lee presents the first program of the series: Labour, Land And Body: Geographies Of De/Colonialism. To Jan 28. Vtape, 401 Richmond W #452. vtape.org.
The Films Of Abbas Kiarostami The 1974 film The Traveler (Mosafer). 8 pm. $15, stu/srs $13.50. Farsi w/ English subtitles. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford. agakhanmuseum.org.
The Graduate Mike Nichols’s comedy-drama with Dustin Hoffman. 8:45 pm. $9-$13. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.
The Man Who Fell To Earth The 1976 David Bowie film. 9:30 pm. $5-$20 sugg donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
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.
Saint Laurent Screening of the Yves Saint Laurent biopic by Bertrand Bonello. 7:30 pm. Free. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. alliance-francaise.ca.
Son Of Frankenstein Screening of the 1939 film featuring Bela Lugosi, Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff. 5 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.
Stage To Screen: Les Liaisons Dangereuses Screening of a live theatre production by National Theatre Live. 7 pm. Cineplex Cinemas Yonge & Dundas, 10 Dundas E. (See website for prices and a list of other cinemas carrying this program). cineplex.com/events.
Star Wars: Episode 4 – A New Hope Screening of the 1977 original film. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.
Vancouver Aquarium Uncovered Screening of a documentary about whales and dolphins in captivity. Discussion and Q&A to follow. 7-9 pm. $5. Palmerston Library, 560 Palmerston. Pre-register. zoocheck.com.
Friday, January 29
White Men Can’t Jump Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes star in Ron Shelton’s comedy. 9:15 pm. $9-$13. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.
Saturday, January 30
In The Heat Of The Night Crime drama from Norman Jewison (1967). 1:15 pm. $9-$13. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.
Star Wars: Episode 5 – The Empire Strikes Back Screening of the 1980 film. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars The 1973 concert film featuring David Bowie. 9:30 pm. $5-$20 sugg donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.
Sunday, January 31
An Afternoon With Virginia Woolf Screening the documentary The War Within: A Portrait Of Virginia Woolf with intro and post-film discussion led by writer Janice Kulyk Keefer. 4 pm. $13, stu/srs $10. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. revuecinema.ca.
The Films Of Abbas Kiarostami Homework/Mashgh-e Shab (1989). 2 pm. $15, stu/srs $13.50. Farsi w/ English subtitles. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford. agakhanmuseum.org.
Hoop Dreams Steve James’s 1994 documentary. 1 pm. $9-$13. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.
Jane Jacobs: Urban Wisdom Screening of the film by Don Alexander. 5 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Star Wars: Episode 6 – Return Of The Jedi Screening of the 1983 film. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.
Thin White Duke Vs. The King Of New York Music doc about the friendship between David Bowie and Lou Reed. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Monday, February 1
BBHM Award Winners Movie Matinee Award-winning films, in celebration of Black History Month. 2 pm. Free. Pape/Danforth Library, 701 Pape. 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. Admission by donation $5-$20. 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.
Tuesday, February 2
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. Admission by donation $5-$20. 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
A Syrian Love Story Cinema Politica documentary screening with director Sean McAllister and one of the subjects in attendance. Arabic w/ English subtitles. 6 pm. Pwyc. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. cinemapolitica.org/bloor.
Wednesday, February 3
Thin White Duke Vs. The King Of New York Music doc about the friendship between David Bowie and Lou Reed. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
film festivals
The 8 Fest Festival of small-gauge films, works in installation, loops and more. $5, festival pass $30, festival combo $45. Polish Combatants Hall, 206 Beverley. 416-703-2236, the8fest.com. Jan 29 to 31
