PG
Presented by Discover Charlottetown as part of The Ice City Festival. Dir: Wes Anderson, USA, 2009. George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Michael Gambon, Helen McCrory, Wes Anderson, Eric Anderson, Jarvis Cocker. Based on the beloved story by Roald Dahl, the film tells the tale of the noble, charming and fantastic Mr. Fox who uses his wits and cunning to outfox three dimwitted farmers who tire of sharing their chickens with the crafty creature.
Unrated, mature content.
The Wicked, The Damned and Horrifying Mind of Jamison England Dir: Jamison England, Canada, 2023, 40 min + Q&A. Doors open at 8pm. Michael Gaddess, Nicholas Riley, Amy McLean, Matthew Calder, Ryerson England, Isaac Morrison, Nicholas Reeves. Join us May 10th as we venture into the many terrifying horrors from writer and director Jamison England. From The Monster Outside The Closet, a story capturing a conversation between a child and serial killer, Food for the Heart with its vintage yet horrifying aesthetic of a mother cooking for her family, Restoration bringing the concept of Frankenstein to a new analog level, and Dear ****, showcasing a serial killer tape to taunt the world. All FOUR of these short films will be brought to you on the big screen alongside a Q&A and a glimpse at what’s next from the director.
PGmature theme.
Dir: James Hawes, UK, 2023. Anthony Hopkins, Lena Olin, Jonathan Pryce, Helena Bonham Carter. "Anthony Hopkins is in sterling form in this moving biographical drama. He plays humanitarian Nicholas Winton, whose exploits in Czechoslovakia before the Second World War would see him later dubbed the "British Schindler". We meet Nicholas as a young London stockbroker (played by Johnny Flynn), whose visit to Prague in 1938 not only inspires him to help evacuate refugee Jewish children before the Nazis arrive, but also find homes for them in Britain. A race against time ensues and Winton saves hundreds of lives, but he spends the following decades uncelebrated and blaming himself for not doing more. It's here that Hopkins takes centre stage, as an old leather suitcase unlocks memories that will eventually lead Winton to a life-changing appearance on the BBC's That's Life! show in 1988. Hopkins's subtle, emotionally powerful performance grounds the film, and he's aided by classy support from Lena Olin, Helena Bonham Carter and his Two Popes co-star Jonathan Pryce." - Jeremy Aspinall, Radio Times (UK)
Ages 19+
Retro Cannabis, a local craft cannabis producer based in Charlottetown is proud to announce their first annual 420 mystery movie event! This event is FREE to the public and each attendee will receive a swag-bag to go home with! Between our movie title and our question hint below, can you guess what will be on the big screen!? Do you have plans for 420 yet? No...it'd be a lot cooler if you did.
14Aviolence, strong language.
Presented by The Benevolent Irish Society and City Cinema. Dir: Neil Jordan, Ireland, 1998. Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Sinead O'Connor. Berlin International Film Festival Winner, Best Director. “The latest film from director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Mona Lisa) is a striking, blacker-than-black comedy about a troubled Irish childhood. Adapted from Patrick McCabe's novel, The Butcher Boy concerns the child of an abusive, alcoholic father and a suicidal mother. When tragedy strikes and his troubles heighten, Owens lays the blame on Fiona Shaw, the snooty mother of a classmate, against whom he conducts a campaign of terror… Set during the days leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis - when Ireland itself saw its fate tossed about by powers it couldn't control - the film nicely balances a sympathetic treatment of its protagonist with an unflinching portrayal of his escalating madness. Owens does a commendable job portraying his pop-culture-obsessed character's dedication to a sense of irrational, childlke justice. Just as important, and despite the fact that there are few frames that don't center on Owens, The Butcher Boy captures an entire confusing time and place, offering an especially cutting look at the small town that all too quickly gives up on him. Jordan captures all the confusion of childhood, and the terrors of a childhood gone wrong, without soft-pedaling or offering prefabricated moral lessons. In the process, he creates an unforgettable film.” – Keith Phipps, The A. V. Club
14ACoarse language
Dir: Thea Sharrock, UK, 2024, 100 min. Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall. “Amusing and delightfully sweary, Wicked Little Letters sees a welcome on-screen reunion of The Lost Daughter stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley in a comedy mystery [with] considerable charm… This zippy, eminently watchable film is based on a true poison-pen scandal that rocked 1920s Britain. Colman plays Edith Swan, a puritanical single woman living at home with her elderly parents in the picturesque seaside village of Little Hampton, in the wake of the First World War. After initially forming a bond with her next-door neighbour Rose Gooding… the pair have fallen into decidedly frosty relations. Rose, a single mother who has immigrated from her home in Ireland, is unapologetically loud, sexually liberated and decidedly unladylike, in stark contrast to her Bible-clutching, curtain-twitching neighbour. Things deteriorate further when Edith begins to receive profane anonymous letters which quickly become the talk of the town and eventually garner national attention. The suspicion for these vulgar missives lands squarely on Rose’s doorstep, and she faces losing her freedom… The town’s often patronised ‘woman police officer’ Gladys Moss smells a rat, and along with a trio of local women and budding amateur detectives, they determine to get to the bottom of the impropriety… Colman and Buckley shine as they exchange increasingly heated insults, while Timothy Spall brings a touch of edge and menace to the proceedings… The riotous atmosphere of Wicked Little Letters is tempered by a portrait of a society on the brink of change. A rollicking good watch.” - Sarah McIntyre, RTÉ (Radio Television Ireland)
14ALanguage, mature content
Dir: Alexandre O. Philippe, US, 2023, 96 min. William Shatner. "Captain Kirk. T.J. Hooker. Denny Crane. Big Giant Head. Alexander the Great. Henry V. Priceline’s Negotiator. These are but a handful of the innumerable masks worn by William Shatner over seven extraordinary decades onstage and in front of the camera. A peerless maverick thespian, electrifying performer, and international cultural treasure, Bill (as he prefers to be called), now 91 years young, is the living embodiment of his classic line 'to boldly go where no man has gone before'. In unprecedented fashion, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, revealing the man behind it all." - Letterboxd