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Special Screenings: March 12-18

Thursday, March 12

The Girl Who Stayed At Home Screening of the 1919 DW Griffith film. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.

Markova: Comfort Gay Asian Gay Cinema screening of the 2000 film by Gil Portes. 9 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.

Mean Girls MUFF Society presents a screening of the Mark Waters film. Come dressed as your favourite character and participate in the costume contest, raffles and more. 9:30 pm. $8-$10. Royal Cinema, 608 College. facebook.com/muffsociety.

Million Dollar Arm Screening of the 2014 Disney film. 2 pm. Free. Room B. Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington. 416-395-5440.

The Names Of Love Screening the 2010 film by Michel Leclerc. French w/ English subtitles. 7 pm. Pwyc. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. alliance-francaise.ca.


Friday, March 13

Citizenfour Rebel Films screening and discussion featuring the documentary about Edward Snowden. 7 pm. $4 sugg donation. Room 5-280. OISE, 252 Bloor W. 647-986-1917, socialistaction.ca/rebel.

Standstill Realism style drama shot primarily in b&w, with the majority of dialogue in the Mohawk language by writer and director Majdi El-Omari. Opens Mar 13 and runs to Mar 19. Q&A w/ director after screening. $8-$10. Royal Cinema, 608 College. theroyal.to.


Saturday, March 14

FrontRunners: Niigaanibatowaad Screening of the film about Aboriginal runners who carried the torch to the 1967 Pan-Am Games in Winnipeg, then were denied entry into the stadium. 7:30 pm. Free. Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor W. bloorstreetunited.org.

Purple Rain: This Film Should Be Played Loud Screening of the 80s cult classic with Prince. DJ Moe Berg kicks off the party. Co-presented by NXNE. Doors at 8:45 pm, screening at 9:30 pm. $11. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. ow.ly/JH8Gw.

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

Walt Disney Classics Animated classics on the big screen including The Little Mermaid, Tron, The Black Hole, Dumbo, The Aristocats and others. Mar 14-20, see website for schedule. $13, kids $9. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net/disney.

The Wonder Years Season 1 Marathon Watch the whole season or just a few favourite episodes. Trivia, brunch and more. 11 am-4 pm. Free. Smiling Buddha, 961 College. facebook.com/events/365896363616996.


Sunday, March 15

The Fabric Of Time Screening of the 2007 film by David Priest. 2 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Dinner and a movie weekly event featuring the Russ Meyer cult classic. 8 pm. $20. Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042, thedrake.ca.

In The Further Soil Streaming of a dance stage performance by the Menaka Thakkar Dance company about Thakkar’s journey in introducing Indian dance to Canada over 40 years ago. Mar 15 at 3:30 pm. Free/pwyc donations accepted. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. menakathakkardance.org.

Kid Dracula Screening of FW Murnau’s 1922 silent film set to music from Radiohead’s Kid A and OK Computer. 9 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.

There’s No Place Like Home Screening of The Wizard Of Oz, photos with Oz characters and more benefit Humber College Scholarship Fund and Marnie’s Lounge at SickKids. 6:30-10 pm. $30, kids $15. Regent Theatre, 551 Mt Pleasant. clickyourheels.wix.com/event.


Monday, March 16

Aviva, My Love Screening of the film by Shemi Zarhin as part of Spotlight on Israeli Culture. Subtitled in English. Intro and post-film Q&A with Professor Kalman Weiser. 5:30 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. tpl.ca.


Tuesday, March 17

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

Just Eat it Screening the film about food waste and the environmental consequences it has spurred. 6-9 pm. Free. Hart House Debates Room, 7 Hart House Circle. harthouse.ca/conscious-activism-documentary-series.


Wednesday, March 18

Intolerance Screening of the 1916 film by DW Griffith. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.


Film Festivals

The T.O. Short Film Festival Shorts films from local, Canadian and global filmmakers. 6:15 and 7:45 pm each night. $5. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. torontoshort.comMar 16 to 20    

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