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Special Screenings: June 18-24

Thursday, June 18

The Human Centipede III Rue Morgue Cinemacabre Movie Nights presents the final film in Tom Six’s trilogy. 9:30 pm. $10. Royal Cinema, 608 College. rue-morgue.com.

Landfill Harmonic Tafelmusik & Toronto Symphony Orchestra present a film about a garbage picker, a music teacher and a group of kids from a Paraguayan slum that make instruments out of trash. 9 pm. $20. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. hotdocs.ca.

Metropolis The 1927 Fritz Lang silent film with an original score by Reg Hartt. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.

Milk Screening Noemi Weis’s doc about the commercialization of motherhood in the First and Third World. Thu 9 pm, Sat 11 am. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. revuecinema.ca.

Ways + Means Screening of a new 16mm film by moving image artist Leslie Supnet, presented outdoors on a hand-built, pedal-powered projector. 9:30 pm. Free. Clay & Paper Theatre, 35 Strachan. pdome.org.

Welcome To Kanata Aboriginal History Month screening of a collection of Canadian Aboriginal animated shorts presented by the Toronto Animated Image Society. 7 pm. $7. Pix Film Gallery, 1411 Dufferin, unit C. tais.ca.


Friday, June 19

Castastroika Cinema Politica Danforth presents the 2012 film followed by discussion with Peter Tabuns and Randy Robinson. 7:30 pm. Free. St David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands. tdndp.ca.


Saturday, June 20

Cineforum Saturday Screening Jane Jacobs: Urban Wisdom (5 pm), The Salvador Dali Film Fest (7 pm) and The Unbowdlerized Best Of Bugs Bunny & Friends (9 pm). Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.

Doc Now Screenings Films and new media by graduating students from Ryerson’s MFA program. Noon-2 pm & 3-5 pm. Free. Ryerson School of Image Arts, 122 Bond. docnow.ca.

Lawrence Of Arabia Screening and talk by Sony Pictures’s Grover Crisp about the process of digitally restoring the David Lean film. 2 pm. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.

Made In Texas NXNE screening of six short films about Austin’s creative, new wave and punk scenes of the early 1980s by Jonathan Demme, followed by a discussion with SXSW co-founder Louis Black. 2 pm. Free. NXNE Hub, 170 Spadina. nxne.com.

Milk Screening Noemi Weis’s doc about the commercialization of motherhood in the First and Third World. 11 am. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. revuecinema.ca.

NXNE: Amy Screening of the documentary by Asif Kapadia that tells the story of Amy Winehouse through archive footage and previously unreleased tracks. 9:30 pm. $15. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. nxne.com.

Vigilante – The Crossing Marcia Weekes’s film explores the racial and social barriers of the peoples of a Caribbean island. Sat 8 pm, Sun 4 pm. $10-$15. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. 416-299-6853, caribbeanwave.blogspot.com.


Sunday, June 21

Armenians And Turkey Through Film Four films about the relationship between Armenians and Turkey: Saroyanland, Don’t Get Lost Children, Neighbors and My Bolis: Yasar Kurt. 11 am-4:30 pm. $12. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. hotdocs.ca.

Blessings – The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns Of Tibet Documentary narrated by Richard Gere. Doors 6 pm, screening 6:30 pm. Pwyc, donations go towards building monsoon shelters for earthquake survivors. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. facebook.com/NepalToronto.

Cineforum Sunday Screening The Golem (1936, Julien Divivier) at 3 pm, Jane Jacobs: Urban Wisdom (2005, Don Alexander), at 5 pm, and KID DRACULA: Nosferatu (1922, FW Murnau) set to music from Radiohead’s Kid A & OK Computer albums, at 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643, cineforum.ca.

Diamond Tongues Comedy/drama starring Leah Fay as an actor looking for her big break. 8 pm. $10 or platinum badge. NXNE Hub, 170 Spadina. nxne.com/events.

Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay Thid film that documents the origins of industrial music. 5 pm. $15/platinum badge. NXNE Hub, 170 Spadina. nxne.com/events.


Monday, June 22

Alice In The Wall / Dracula Rhe 1953 version of Alice In Wonderland with music of Pink Floyd’s The Wall album. 7 pm. Also screening Dracula (1931, Tod Browning) at 9 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

The Coen Brothers in Nayman’s Terms: Ladykillers/ True Grit Lecture & film clips with critic Adam Nayman. 7 pm. $12 drop in (stu $6). Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211, esthera@mnjcc.org.


Tuesday, June 23

The Birth Of A Nation Silent 1915 film by DW Griffith with score by Reg Hartt. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.

The Hand That Feeds Justicia 4 Migrant Workers presents a film about undocumented workers in a NYC deli who unionized, followed by a panel discussion. 7-10 pm. Free. Rogers Communications Centre at Ryerson, 80 Gould. facebook.com/justice4mw.

The Hunger/Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars City Cinema/Music Icons In Film Series. Feature stars David Bowie plus a Live At Massey Hall short concert film on Timber Timbre. Begins at dusk, approx 9 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. roythomson.com.


Wednesday, June 24

Food On Film: Meatballs Screening of the 1979 Ivan Reitman film followed by discussion with Jonathan Waxman and CBC host Matt Galloway. 6:30 pm. $35. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net/food.

The Overnight Open Roof Festival outdoor screening of the new film. Live music by Del Bel. Doors 7:30 pm. $15. 99 Sudbury, Sudbury at Lisgar. openrooffestival.com.

The Phantom Of The Opera / The Girl With The Hungry Eyes The 1925 Rupert Julian silent film with original score by Reg Hartt, at 7 pm. The 1995 Jon Jacobs film screens at 9 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.


Film Festivals

DOC NOW Documentary media festival showcasing film, photography and new media by graduating students from Ryerson’s MFA program. All screenings and exhibitions free and open to the public. Various venues, see website for info. docnow.caTo Jun 28

Female Eye Film Festival Provocative and controversial shorts, documentaries and feature films as seen through the eyes of women directors. Royal Cinema and other venues. See website for details. Royal Cinema, 608 College. femaleeyefilmfestival.comTo Jun 21

Italian Contemporary Film Festival Italian-themed contemporary films, panel discussions, workshops and meet-and-greets with celebrities from the festival. Some screenings at Colossus Theatre in Vaughan, see website for schedule. $12. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. icff.ca. To Jun 19

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

Toronto Japanese Film Festival Contemporary Japanese cinema featuring Kakekomi by Masato Harada, Lady Maiko by Masayuki Suo, The Vancouver Asahi by Yuya Ishii and many others. $12, passes $45-$90. Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond. torontojff.comTo Jun 26

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