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Special Screenings: Dazed And Confused, SOMM, Zoolander and more


Thursday, March 31

History Of Animation Orgy: From The Beginning Until Now Screening various films. 7 pm. Donation $20. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.

La Fille Coupée En Deux The Claude Chabrol drama screens in French with English subtitles. 7:30 pm. Free. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. alliance-francaise.ca.

SOMM: Into The Bottle Wine tasting and screening of Jason Wise’s documentary about aspiring sommeliers and wine history. Pre-screening wine tasting at 5:30 pm, screening at 7 pm. $32, film only $12. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. bloorcinema.com.

Friday, April 1

Portrait Of Jason/Jason And Shirley Screening the 1967 documentary by Shirley Clarke (6 pm) and the 2015 documentary by Stephen Winter about the making of the earlier film (8 pm). $12, stu $8. Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. ago.net/outsiders-on-screen.

The Price We Pay Rebel Films screening of Harold Crooks’s 2014 documentary on big-business tax avoidance followed by discussion. 7 pm. $4 donation. Room 5-260. OISE, 252 Bloor W. 647-728-9143, socialistaction.ca.

The Wanted 18 Animated documentary by Amer Shomali and Paul Cowan about a group of Palestinians who tried to start up a small dairy during the First Intifada. 7-9 pm. $5. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.

Saturday, April 2

Cineforum Weekend Program Screening Jane Jacobs: Urban Wisdom at 5 pm The Best Of The Hollywood Cartoon program at 7 pm. Donation $20 ($10 under 24, $5 under 18). Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

Twenty-Eight Nights And A Poem Documentary by Akram Zaatari on how photography shapes cultural identity and representation. 1:15 pm. Free. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.

Sunday, April 3

China Now: Selections From Cinema On The Edge Part 2 of a program of 29 experimental films from the Beijing Independent Film Festival, 2012-14. 1-3 pm. $8-$12. Suite 101. Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw. universe.com/chinanow.

Cineforum Weekend Program See Sat 2.

Rock In The Red Zone Documentary by Laura Bialis on Israeli rock music with speaker Mike Dacks, an Israeli film and music buff. 4 & 7:30 pm. $15, young adults (18-35) $10. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina. esthera@mnjcc.org.

Monday, April 4

Bowie @ Cineforum Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1973) at 7 pm The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) at 9 pm. Donation $20 ($10 under 24, $5 under 18). Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

NOW Free Flicks: Dazed And Confused Screening of Richard Linklater’s 1993 film. 7:30 pm. Free. Royal Cinema, 608 College. fb.com/nowmagazine.

Tuesday, April 5

Bowie @ Cineforum David Bowie: A Reality Tour (2004) at 7 pm Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (1983) at 9 pm. Donation $20 ($10 under 24, $5 under 18). Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.

Just Eat It – A Food Waste Story Documentary about a couple who survive on food that’s thrown away, followed by a panel discussion. 7 pm (doors 6:15 pm). $20, stu $15, child $10 (benefits Ontario Public Health Assoc). Pre-register. William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks. 416-367-3313, opha.on.ca.

Our Marriages – Lesbians Marry Gay Men Screening the 2013 doc by He Xiaopei & Yuan Yuan. Filmmaker He Xiaopei will be in attendance. 6:30 pm. Free. Media Commons Room 1 (3rd flr), Robarts Library, 130 St George. facebook.com/events/231610167185117.

The Roots Remain Cinema Politica presents a documentary about Canadian-raised graffiti artist FONKi as he returns to his ancestral Cambodia to reunite with family and check out the growing hip-hop community. 6 pm. Pwyc. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. cinemapolitica.org/bloor.

Wednesday, April 6

Bowie @ Cineforum The Thin White Duke Vs The King Of New York (2014) at 7 pm Labyrinth (1986) at 9 pm. Donation $20 ($10 under 24, $5 under 18). Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

Zoolander TIFF Cinematheque screening of the 2001 Ben Stiller film. 9 pm. $9-$13. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.


film festivals

Canadian Film Fest The 10th edition launches with films by Director X, Zach Ramelan, Navin Ramaswaran and other plus a short films program. Royal Cinema, 608 College. canfilmfest.caTo Apr 2

Human Rights Watch Film Festival Festival of documentary and feature films on the human struggle from around the globe. See website for schedule and details. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. ff.hrw.org/torontoTo Apr 7

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