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Cinematica Classic Movies

Cinematica is Kingston's repertory cinema program, bringing classic movies to The Screening Room every week! $9 general admission / $8 seniors & students / $6 for Film Society Members

May

The Screening Room Speaker Series: THE TREE OF LIFE (2011) + A TALK BY TIM VICKERY

Wednesday May 22 @ 7pm
Part of the May Terrence Malick Selectrospective. The story of a family in Waco Texas in 1956: the eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting philosophies. Accompanied by a guest talk by Tim Vickery, rector of St. James' Anglican Church.
USA / Drama / More info (IMDb)
Advance tickets go on sale May 10

THE THIN RED LINE (1998)

Wednesday May 29 @ 7pm
Part of the May Terrence Malick Selectrospective. A dreamlike adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
USA / War Drama / More info (IMDb)



June/July/August

Film Society Double Feature: THE SHINING (1980) + ROOM 237 PREMIER

Saturday June 1: The Shining @ 6:30pm / Room 237 @ 9:10pm
A "Members Only" Event: admission restricted to members of The Screening Room Film Society / Admission $10
Many movies lend themselves to dramatic interpretations, but none as rich and far ranging as Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING. In the new documentary ROOM 237, we hear from people who have developed far-reaching theories and believe they have decoded the hidden symbols and messages buried in the late director's film.

THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE (2003)

Sunday June 2 @ 4pm
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
A 2013 Cycle Week event.
France / Animated Family Comedy / More info (IMDb)
General Admission only $6!

Italian Holiday Summer Series

Wednesday Evenings @ 7pm:
  • Roman Holiday (1953) dir. William Wyler - June 12
  • Senso (1954) dir. Luchino Visconti - June 19
  • Summertime (1955) dir. David Lean - July 3
  • L'avventura (1960) dir. Michelangelo Antonioni - July 17
  • Journey to Italy (1954) dir. Roberto Rossellini - July 31
  • La Dolce Vita (1960) dir. Federico Fellini - August 14

The Screening Room is vacationing in Italy this Summer: join us in exploring Rome on a scooter, drinking espresso on a piazza in Venice, getting a tan on a yachting cruise on the Mediterranean, admiring ancient sculptures in a museum in Naples! Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, Monica Vitti, George Saunders, Rossano Brazzi, Audrey Hepburn, Katherine Hepburn, Farley Granger and of course Marcello Mastroianni all appear our 6-film selection of mid-century cinematic delights, all shot on location in Italy.

Road Trip USA Summer Series

Saturday Nights @ 9:30pm:
  • Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985) - June 8
  • Easy Rider (1969) - July 15
  • Thelma and Louise (1991) - July 6
  • Dumb and Dumber (1994) - July 20
  • Death Race 2000 (1975) - August 13
  • Wild at Heart (1990) - August 17

Jump in the Cadillac convertible: we're going to discover America... and break a few laws along the way! Priced for vagabonds: general admission only $6!

Past Movies

  • THE GOLD RUSH and THE GENERAL - March 14 at 7:00pm
  • RULES OF THE GAME - March 21 at 7:00pm
  • CITIZEN KANE - March 28 at 7:00pm
  • SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - April 4 at 7:00pm
  • SEVEN SAMURAI - April 11 at 6:30pm
  • 8 1/2 - April 18 at 7:00pm
  • THE GODFATHER (1972) - April 25 @ 6:30pm
  • BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925) - May 1 @ 7:00pm
  • CLERKS (1994) - May 2 @ 9:30pm
  • SPARTACUS (1960) - May 16 @ 7:00pm
  • THE SEVENTH SEAL (1957) - May 23 @ 7:00pm
  • THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966) - May 30 @ 7:00pm
  • THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (1984) - June 6 @ 7:00pm
  • THE BIG SLEEP (1946) - June 13 @ 7:00pm
  • THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE (1991) - June 20 @ 7:00pm
  • DARK PASSAGE (1947) - June 27 @ 7:00pm
  • THE PRINCESS BRIDE - March 11 at 1:30pm
  • GONE WITH THE WIND - March 18 & March 25 at 1:30pm
  • FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY-OFF - April 1 at 1:30pm
  • KING OF KINGS - April 8 at 12:30pm
  • MALTESE FALCON - April 15 at 1:30pm
  • MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - April 22 at 1:30pm
  • AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (1957) - April 29 @ 1:30pm
  • LOONEY TUNES CLASSICS - May 13 @ 4:00pm
  • MICROCOSMOS (1996) - May 27 @ 4:00pm
  • CYCLING WEEK: BREAKING AWAY (1979) - June 3 @ 4:00pm
  • JOHNNY GUITAR (1954) - June 10 @ 4:00pm
  • TO HAVE AND TO HAVE NOT (1944) - June 24 @ 4:00pm
  • TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE - March 9 at 9:30
  • VANISHING POINT - March 16 at 9:30
  • OFFICE SPACE - March 23 at 9:30
  • OLDBOY - March 30 at 9:30pm
  • FACE / OFF - April 6 at 9:30pm
  • FRIDAY THE 13TH - April 13 at 9:30pm
  • PULP FICTION (1994) - April 20 & 27 @ 9:30pm
  • THE PROWLER (1981) - May 4 @ 9:30pm
  • CLUELESS (1995) - May 11 @ 9:30pm
  • GLEN OR GLENDA (1953) - May 18 @ 9:30pm
  • INFERNO (1980) - May 25 @ 9:30pm
  • FEMALE TROUBLE (1974) - June 8 @ 9:30pm
  • ALIEN (1979) - June 15 @ 9:30pm
  • PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974) - June 22 @ 9:30pm
  • ALIENS (1986) - June 29 @ 9:30pm
  • An American in Paris (1951) - Wednesday August 1 @ 7pm
  • Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953) Wednesday August 15 @ 7pm
  • To Catch a Thief (1955) - Wednesday August 29 @ 7pm
  • Two Films by Michael Ondaatje - Wednesday, September 19 @ 7:00 pm
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) - Friday, September 7
  • The Lost Boys (1987) - Friday, September 14
  • Say Anything ... (1989) - Friday, September 21 @ 9:30pm
  • Heathers (1988) - Friday, September 28 @ 9:30pm
  • 400 Blows / Le quatre cents coups (1959) - Wednesday, September 5
  • The Cousins / Les Cousins (1959) - Wednesday, September 12
  • My Night at Maud's (Ma Nuit Chez Maud) (1969) - Wednesday, September 26
  • Godard Double Featre: My Life to Live (Vivre sa vie) (1962) & Band of
  • Outsiders (Bande à part) (1964) - Wednesday, October 3
  • Nosferatu (1922) - Wednesday, October 10
  • King Kong (1933) - Wednesday, October 17
  • Cat People (1942) - Wednesday, October 24
  • Akira (1988) - Friday, October 5
  • Purple Rain (1984) - Friday, October 12
  • El Topo (1970) - Friday, October 19
  • THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) - Friday, October 26
  • THE SHINING (1980) - Wednesday, October 31
  • THE TERROR (1963) - Wednesday, October 31
  • SABRINA (1954) - Wednesday November 7
  • FUNNY FACE (1957) - Wednesday November 14
  • BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961) - Wednesday November 28
  • THE ROOM (2003) - Saturday November 3
  • TROLL 2 (1990) - Saturday November 10
  • PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959) - Saturday November 24
  • THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES!!? (1964) - Saturday December 1
  • DJANGO (1966) - Friday December 7
  • UGETSU (1953) - Wednesday December 5
  • LATE SPRING (1949) - Wednesday December 12
  • IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) - Wednesday December 19
  • Top Hat (1935) - Wednesday January 9 @ 7pm
  • The Red Shoes (1948) - Wednesday January 23
  • Black Orpheus (1959) - Wednesday February 13
  • The Music Man (1962) - Wednesday February 27
  • Cabaret (1972) - Wednesday March 13
  • Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Wednesday March 27 @ 7pm
  • Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) - Wednesday January 16
  • Fanny and Alexander (1982) - Wednesday February 20
  • The Magic Flute (1975) - Wednesday March 6 @ 7pm
  • Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) - Wednesday March 20 @ 7pm
  • Wayne's World (1992) - Saturday January 12
  • Gummo (1997) - Saturday January 26
  • Dazed and Confused (1993) - Saturday February 23
  • Trainspotting (1996) - Saturday March 9
  • Dead Man (1995) - Saturday March 16
  • The Big Lebowski (1998) - Saturday March 23


Credit: program text by Eamon Quinn.

All Cinematica screenings are licensed through Criterion Pictures.