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Special Screenings: February 11 to 17

B = Black History Month event

V = Valentine’s Day event

Thursday, February 11

Goya: Visions Of Flesh And Blood Experience an exhibition of the artist’s work from the comfort of a theatre seat. 7:30 pm. $11.50-$17. See website for complete list of participating theatres. Cineplex Cinemas Yonge & Dundas, 10 Dundas E. cineplex.com/events.

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.

The Triplets Of Belleville The animated film screens with live musical accompaniment by Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville. 8 pm. $39.50-$59.50. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. roythomson.com.

Friday, February 12

Alexander’s Ragtime Band Tea & Movies series screening the 1938 film. 2 pm. Free. Don Mills Library, 888 Lawrence E. 416-395-5710.

Live Fast, Die Old: A Tribute To Lemmy Documentary screening as a big and loud homage to the rock and roll legend. Doors 8:30 pm, film 9:30 pm. $18. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. bloorcinema.com.

Saturday, February 13

B Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin’ To Tell You Whoopi Goldberg’s 2013 documentary about the African-American stand-up comic. 7 pm. Donation $20. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.

B TBFF Black Market: Movie Talk & Master Class Toronto Black Film Festival presents a screening of the short film, When Black Mothers Don’t say I love you, by Trey Anthony, followed by a panel discussion with Anthony, Sharon Lewis, Stacy-Ann Buchanan and Hannah Yohannes. 11:30 pm. Free. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. torontoblackfilm.com.

Sunday, February 14

Cineforum Sundays The Shroud Of Turin: presentation with film Fabric Of Time (2007, David Priest) Jane Jacobs On Film 5 pm What I Learned With LSD: illustrated talk + film LSD: The Beyond Within (1986, Daniel Wolf) at 7 pm. Donation $20. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

The Films Of Abbas Kiarostami Screening of the 1997 film Taste Of Cherry (Ta’m-e Gilas). 2 pm. $15, stu/srs $13.50. Farsi w/ English subtitles. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford. agakhanmuseum.org.

Footlight Serenade/Dear Heart Toronto Film Society double bill screening. 2 pm. $15, stu $10. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. 416-785-0335, torontofilmsociety.org.

GeekFest Toronto Everything geeky and nerdy in films, docs, demos and talks. Screening of Kal Toth’s Building Magic, talk by LARP storyteller David Ashby and more. Noon-6 pm. $12/screening block, $20 for the day. CineCycle, 129 Spadina. geekfesttoronto.com.

V Harold And Maude The 1971 romantic dark comedy. 8:30 pm. $10. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. bloorcinema.com.

B TBFF Black Market: Up & Close With Clement Virgo Toronto Black Film Festival presents a screening of The Book Of Negroes (first episode), followed by a discussion and Q&A with filmmaker Clement Virgo. 11:30 pm. Free. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. torontoblackfilm.com.

Monday, February 15

Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars The 1973 film by DA Pennebaker. 7 pm. Donation $20. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.

Family Day At TIFF Family-focused programming, including Molly Moon And The Incredible Book of Hypnotism, The Land Before Time and others. $9-$13, see website for times. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.

Tuesday, February 16

Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars The 1973 film by DA Pennebaker. 7 pm. Donation $20. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.

B Hue: A Question Of Colour Filmmaker Vic Sarin’s look at colourism – when people within the same ethnic group discriminate against others based on differences in skin tone. 6:30 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. tpl.ca.

B Ninth Floor Cinema Politica screens Mina Shum’s documentary about racial discrimination in Concordia University in 1969. 7 pm. Pwyc. Nat Taylor Cinema, York University, 4700 Keele. cinemapolitica.org/york.

Wednesday, February 17

Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars The 1973 film by DA Pennebaker. 7 pm. Donation $20. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.

These Are The People In Your Neighborhood Filmmaker Christine Lucy Latimer presents some of her films and discusses her filmmaking process. 7 pm. Free. Jane/Dundas Library, 620 Jane. 416-394-1014.


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TIFF Next Wave Film Festival Film fest for youth aged 14-18 featuring screenings, Q&A sessions, workshops, the 24-Hour Film Challenge, Battle Of The Scores screening with live music by high school bands and more. Screenings free for high school students, $9-$13 for others, see website for details on other events. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. 416-599-8433, tiff.net/nextwaveFeb 12 to 14

B Toronto Black Film Festival Films dedicated to exploring black experiences from around the world and a space to debate the cultural, political and socio-economic issues of the day. Screenings, concerts, panel discussions, exhibits, workshops and more. To Feb 14, various prices, some free events. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. torontoblackfilm.comFeb 10 to 14

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