F = Festive event
Thursday, December 8
Less Than Zero Neon Dreams Cinema Club presents the 1987 film w/ Andrew McCarthy & Robert Downey Jr. 8 pm. $8 adv. Royal Cinema, 608 College. universe.com/nd-ltz.
Mapantsula Screening of the 1988 film by Oliver Schmitz. 7:30 pm. Free. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. alliance-francaise.ca.
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.
Out Of The Fog: Films From Atlantic Canada 1970s and 80s Short, rarely screened works by artists from the Atlantic provinces. 7 pm. Free. Room IMA 307. Ryerson School of Image Arts, 122 Bond. 416-979-5167.
Qaggiq (Gathering Place) Screening of the 1989 film by Norman Cohn and Zacharias Kunuk. Inuktitut w/ English subtitles. 6 pm. Pwyc. Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799, batashoemuseum.ca.
Zero Days Doc Soup screening of Alex Gibney’s film about how the U.S. and Israel created malware to destroy part of an Iranian nuclear facility. Film subject Eric Chien in attendance. 6:45 pm. $8-$16. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor W. hotdocscinema.ca.
Friday, December 9
Tampopo Jûzô Itami’s 1985 film screens Dec 9-15, intro by chef Jamie Kennedy on Dec 9 at 7 pm, see website for other times. $10-$14. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.
Saturday, December 10
F A Christmas Story Screening of the classic film. 4 pm. Free admission with a new, unwrapped toy donation to Toy Mountain. 4 pm. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. revuecinema.ca.
F Scrooged Richard Donner’s 1988 update of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, starring Bill Murray. 6:30 pm. $8 adv. Royal Cinema, 608 College. theroyal.to.
Sunday, December 11
A Safe Climate Future: What Is The World’s Carbon Budget? Toronto Climate Film Festival screens Delivering On 2 Degrees, a talk by Kevin Anderson, plus guest speakers from UNRA and Climate Action Now. 7 pm. Free/pwyc. Friends House, 60 Lowther. tcff.ca.
Dragnet Girl Screening of Yasujirô Ozu’s 1933 gangster flick. Silent film with live accompaniment by Jordan Klapman. 4:15 pm. $15. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. eventbrite.ca/e/29422241717.
The Infidel Toronto Jewish Film Society & Oryanu Congregation present the 2010 film by Josh Appignanesi. 4 & 7:30 pm. $10-$15. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211 ext 606, mnjcc.org.
Meet Me In St. Louis Musicale presents the 1944 Vincente Minelli film starring Judy Garland. 4:30 pm. $8 adv. Royal Cinema, 608 College. universe.com/m-meet.
F National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation The 1989 film starring Chevy Chase. 7 pm. Free. Louis Cifer Brew Works, 417 Danforth. louisciferbrewworks.com.
Women On Screen Web Series Showcase Live readings of excerpts for pilots for eight female-identifying screenwriters. 7-10 pm. Free. RSVP. The Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. eventbrite.ca/e/29390267080.
Monday, December 12
Vagabond Screening of the 1985 film by Agnès Varda. 2 pm. Free. 3rd floor. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. tpl.ca.
F War Resisters Holiday Fundraiser Holiday dinner & screening of America – Love It Or Leave It, and an update on U.S. Iraq War resisters seeking asylum in Canada. Dinner 6 pm, screening 7 pm. $20 sugg donation or pwyc. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. resisters.ca.
Tuesday, December 13
Rod Serling Birthday Bash Celebration of the TV and film writer’s 92nd birthday with clips from his best work and themed art and events in the lobby. 8 pm. $8 adv. Royal Cinema, 608 College. universe.com/r-rod.
Wednesday, December 14
The Brain Laser Blast Film Society presents the 1988 sci-fi/gore “Canuxploitation “ film by Ed Hunt. 9 pm. $10. Royal Cinema, 608 College. universe.com/lb-brain.
Teddy Bomb Blu-Ray release screening of a splatter-comedy flick by local filmmaker Justin Decloux, followed by Q&A with the cast and crew. 7 pm. $10. Royal Cinema, 608 College. teddybomb.com.
film festivals
Jayu Human Rights Film Festival Compelling films about immigration, women’s rights, homelessness, LGBT rights and more. Fri 6 pm, Sat-Sun 3 and 6 pm. $12-$18, festival pass $30. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor W. jayu.ca. Dec 9 to 11
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