Thursday, November 3
BESA: The Promise Holocaust Education Week screening. 7 pm. $5. Noor Cultural Centre, 123 Wynford. noorculturalcentre.ca.
Cineforum Quacker Fortune Has A Cousin In The Bronx (1970, Waris Hussein), 5 pm The Producers (1970, Mel Brooks), 7 pm The Mad Dalton (2016, by Reg Hartt), 9 pm. $20 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Curious Minds: The XX Factor – In Conversation With Canada’s Top Women Filmmakers Six-week course led by journalist and movie writer Linda Barnard. 10 am. $63, single class $20. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor W. 416-637-3123, hotdocscinema.ca.
New Toronto Works 2016 Pleasure Dome presents screenings of 14 media artworks that challenge the ways we communicate across time-based media. 8 pm. $8, stu $5. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. pdome.org.
OSC Omnimax Films Screenings of A Beautiful Planet and America Wild: National Parks Adventure daily, The Human Body Mon-Fri and Voyage Of Time Sat-Sun, see website for times. $9-$13. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. ontariosciencecentre.ca.
Planes, Tranes & Automobiles NOW Free Flick Mondays presented by Stiegl Canada and Four Brothers Auto. See the 1987 film by John Hughes starring Steve Martin and John Candy. 7:30 pm. Free. Royal Cinema, 608 College. fb.com/nowmagazine.
The Story Behind Toronto’s New City Hall Screening of A Finn With An Oyster followed by Q&A with filmmakers Michael Kainer and Karen Teeple. 6:30 pm. $15. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 111 Queen’s Park. gardinermuseum.on.ca.
Torrey Pines Screening of a new stop-motion animated feature film by Clyde Petersen and live performance by the band Your Heart Breaks. 8:30 pm. Pwyc. Double Double Land, 209 Augusta. tais.ca.
Friday, November 4
The Great Canadian Tax Dodge Rebel Films screening of the doc about corporate tax avoidance, followed by discussion. 7 pm. $4 donation. Room 5-280. OISE, 252 Bloor W. socialistaction.ca.
Saturday, November 5
The Carer Movie Sneak Preview Ailing theatre legend Sir Michael Gifford (Brian Cox) is terminally illn drama unfolds after he reluctantly allows caretaker Dorottya (Coco Konig) into his home. 11 am. Free. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. carltoncinema.ca.
Priit Tender Talk by the Estonian animator and screening of The Maggot Feeder, Bird Flu and The House Of Unconsciousness. 3 pm. Pwyc. CineCycle, 129 Spadina. tais.ca.
Reg Hartt Film & Spoken Word Screening of Best of Buster Keaton: The Short Films Part 1 at 5 pm. Reg Hartt Speaks: The Night They Raided Rochdale College at 7 pm What I Learned With LSD at 9 pm. $20 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Sunday, November 6
50 Feet From Syria Documentary about Syrian-American doctor Hisham Bismar as he work at a Turkish field hospital on the Syrian border. In English w/ some Arabic sub-titles. 2 pm. $12. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford. agakhanmuseum.org.
The Clean Bin Project Film about living zero-waste screens as part of EcoFair at the Barns. 4-5:30 pm. Free. Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood. ecofaircleanbin.eventbrite.ca.
Reg Hartt Film & Spoken Word Talk by Reg Hartt, 3 pm The Cocoanuts (1929 Marx Bros film), 4:30 pm Metropolis (1927, Fritz Lang, rescored by Reg Hartt) at 7 pm. $20 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Monday, November 7
Breathless The 1960 Jean-Luc Godard film. 2 pm. Free. Hinton Learning Theatre, 3rd floor. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. tpl.ca.
Cineforum Screenings: The Temptress (1926) at 5 pm Mr. Wu (1927) at 7 pm Ken Burns JAZZ Part 2: The Gift (documentary mini-series, 2000-1) at 9 pm. $20 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Tuesday, November 8
America Votes Live broadcast of election results form the U.S. presidential election. 6:30 pm. Free (ticket required, limit 2 per person). Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor W. hotdocscinema.ca.
Cineforum Screenings: The Hunger (1983) at 5 pm Blood And Roses (1960) at 7 pm Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1973) at 9 pm. $20 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
Glory Days – U.S. Election Viewing Party Watch the results of the big vote south of the border. 6 pm-late. Free. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. gladstonehotel.com.
Wednesday, November 9
Arrival Advance Charity Screening Dignitas International hosts a screening of the sci-fi film. Registration 6 pm, screening 6:45 pm. $200. Scotiabank Theatre, 259 Richmond W. dignitasinternational.org/events.
Cineforum Screenings: Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) at 5 pm The Music Lovers (1970) at 7 pm The Devils (1971) at 9 pm. $20 donation. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
The Dupes The 1972 film by Tawfiq Saleh, followed by discussion on the life of Ghassan Kanafani. Arabic w/ subtitles. 7 pm. $5. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.
One Body, One Voice Screening of a short documentary about the process of somatic healing and transformation followed by a lecture/demonstration. 7:30-9 pm. Free. Spiral Movement Center, 20 Leslie. spiralpraxis.org.
film festivals
Brazil Film Fest Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film Aquarius opens the tenth edition of the festival, which also features beach culture documentary Aproador and Vera Egito’s Restless Love. All films w/ English subtitles. $15, stu/srs $13, child 13 and under $10. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. brazilfilmfest.net. Nov 4 to 6
EstDocs Film Festival Films that tell unheard stories from the Baltic nation of Estonia. All films w/ English subtitles. $10-$20. Estonian House, 958 Broadview, and other venues. estdocs.com. Nov 4 to 8
International Diaspora Film Festival The theme of this year’s festival is Coming Of Age with stories told by kids/young adults. Opening night features Henny Honigman’s musical film Around The World In 50 Concerts. $15, stu/srs $12, festival pass $75. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. diasporafilmfest.com. Nov 4 to 7
Reel Asian International Film Festival Showcase of contemporary Asian films and videos by East, South and Southeast Asian artists in Canada, the U.S., Asia and all over the world. Various prices, passes available. AGO, SilverCity Richmond Hill, Isabel Bader Theatre & other venues. reelasian.com. Nov 8 to 19
Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival Festival devoted to movies about mental health and recovery, plus a free mind games arcade and more. $12 (some pwyc available for those on fixed incomes), opening night $15-$35.At Revue Cinema, AGO Jackman Hall (317 Dundas W) and Workman Arts (651 Dufferin). rendezvouswithmadness.ca. Nov 4 to 12
Syria Film Festival Cinematic showcase of the aspirations and struggles of Syrians featuring thought-provoking films, special guests and engaging discussions. $10-$25. At Jackman Hall (AGO, 317 Dundas W) and Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles W. syff.ca. Nov 4 to 6
Toronto Indie Horror Fest New DIY film fest screening 8 features and 8 shorts. Wed-Sat 7 & 9:30 pm. Free. D-Beatstro, 1292 Bloor W. toindiehorrorfest.com. Nov 9 to 12
Toronto International Short Film Festival Short films from established and emerging filmmakers from 11 countries in genres ranging from animation, documentaries, dramas, comedy and sci-fi. $14, all-access pass $40. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. tisff.net. Nov 9 to 11
