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Special Screenings: August 6-12

Thursday, August 6

Bikes Vs Cars Documentary by Fredrik Gertten. Director in attendance for Q&A. Cycle Toronto provides bike valet service. To Aug 6, see website for times. $10. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. bloorcinema.com.

Jane Jacobs: Urban Wisdom Screening of the documentary by Don Alexander. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.

Outdoor Movie Night: Chimpanzee Screening of the 2012 documentary about a baby chimp who gets separated from his troop and adopted by an adult male. 8:30 pm. Free. Earl Bales Park, 4169 Bathurst. jamespasternak.ca.


Friday, August 7

Beyond The Lights TIFF In Your Park Pop-Up Movie Night outdoor screening of the film by Gina Prince-Bythewood. 9 pm. Free. Maidavale Park, 1031 Birchmount. tiff.net/series.

How To Change The World Jerry Rothwell’s film about the birth to Greenpeace. Aug 7-13, activist Emily Hunter in attendance Aug 7-8 at 6:30 pm for a Q&A session. See website for other times. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. bloorcinema.com.


Saturday, August 8

Panamania Film Screenings The Agronomist at noon. Sergio at 2:15 pm, Waste Land at 4:30 pm. $10 each. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. bloorcinema.com.

PURR Toronto Feline Film & Arts Festival Films and discussion, cat photography, best imPURRsonation contest, Q&A with a vet, face painting and more. 1-7 pm. Free with donation to local cat rescue organizations. Cats welcome. PawsWay, 245 Queens Quay W. 416-540-6659, pawsway.ca.

Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival Short films by young emerging filmmakers from the GTA and Southern Ontario. 2-9 pm. $12. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. torontoyouthshorts.ca.


Sunday, August 9

Christie Pits Film Festival: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? Outdoor screening of the 1962 film by Robert Aldrich, and short film Hysterica And The Wandering Womb. Approximately 9 pm or 15 min after sunset. Bring a blanket. Free/pwyc. Christie Pits Park, 750 Bloor W. christiepitsff.com.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Screening of the Steven Spielberg classic. 2 pm. Royal Cinema, 608 College. theroyal.to.

Panamania Film Screenings Sins Of My Father at 12:30 pm, Marley at 3 pm. $10 each. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. bloorcinema.com.


Monday, August 10

Alice In The Wall Screening the 1953 version of Alice In Wonderland with music of Pink Floyd’s The Wall album. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.

Cockfight World-premiere screening of a film based on the play by Kat Sandler. 7 pm. $10. The Storefront Theatre, 955 Bloor W. facebook.com/events/1678910915677400.

Free Flick Mondays: Jaws NOW Magazine presents a free screening of the summer thriller. Doors 6:30 pm. First come, first served. Royal Cinema, 608 College. facebook.com/events/414597218729468.


Tuesday, August 11

Dick Tracey City Cinema screening. Feature film stars Madonna and a short film on Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden. Begins at dusk, approximately 9 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square, 1 Dundas E. roythomson.com.

Kid Dracula Screening of FW Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Fear (19) se to music from Radiohead’s Kid A and OK Computer. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.


Wednesday, August 12

Bollywood Movie Night Regent Park Film Festival presents movies in the park (rain location: Daniels Spectrum Artscape Lounge, 585 Dundas E) with pre-movie activities, popcorn and refreshments. 7:30-11 pm (film starts at 9 pm). Free. Regent Park, 620 Dundas E. regentparkfilmfestival.com.

Free Flicks: The Descendants Outdoor screening of the 2011 film. At dusk/8:45 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com/freeflicks/2015.

Movie Night In The Beach Village: Despicable Me 2 Outdoor screening of the 2013 animated film. Begins at dusk (8:45-9:15 pm). Free. Bring a blanket or chair. Ivan Forrest Gardens, 131 Glen Manor. thebeachvillage.com.

Outdoor Movie Night: Big Hero 6 Screening of the 2014 animated film. 8:30 pm. Free. Earl Bales Park, 4169 Bathurst. jamespasternak.ca.

The Salvador Dali Film Fest Screening. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.

TIFF In The Park: Dial M For Murder Outdoor screening of the 1954 film by director Alfred Hitchcock. 9 pm. Free. David Pecaut Square, 215 King W. tiff.net.

Unexpected Open Roof Festival outdoor screening of the film by Kris Swanberg. Live music by Os Tropies. Doors 7:30 pm. $15. 99 Sudbury, at Lisgar. openrooffestival.com.


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Christie Pits Film Festival Outdoor screenings with a theme of Great Villains. Sunday evenings in Jul & Aug at 9 pm or 15 min after sunset. Bring a blanket. Free/pwyc. Christie Pits Park, 750 Bloor W. christiepitsff.comcontinues to Aug 30

Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival Shorts, feature films and documentaries celebrating the cinema of South Asia, the Middle East and the diaspora. Living Arts Centre (4141 Living Arts), and Cineplex Mississauga (309 Rathburn W, Mississauga). See website for schedule. misaff.com. Aug 6 to 9

Open Roof Festival Outdoor film and music festival every Wed until Aug 19. Doors 7:30 pm, live bands play shortly thereafter and films begin at sundown. $15. 99 Sudbury, at Lisgar. openrooffestival.com. continues to Aug 19

5Queer West Film Festival Electric Indigo, Gay Healers, Open Windows and other films screen as part of the Toronto Queer Arts Festival. 4-6 pm. $10, three-day pass $25. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. queerwest.org. Aug 7 to 9

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