THE SAPPHIRES

Musical / Comedy / Drama · Running time: 99 minutes · Australian
Rated (PG): Mature theme, Tobacco use, Language may offend
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The Australian musical charmer that has become an international hit;
rated an impressive 93% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!

Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, THE SAPPHIRES follows four vivacious, young and talented Australian Aboriginal girls from a remote mission as they learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertains the U.S. troops in Vietnam in 1968. Cynthia, Gail, Julie and Kay are discovered by Dave, a good-humored talent scout with a kind heart, very little rhythm but a great knowledge of soul music. As their manager, Dave books the sisters their first true gig giving them their first taste of stardom, and travels them to Vietnam to sing for the American troops.

"An exuberant celebration of Aboriginality that fizzes with humor and heart; its soulfulness goes beyond the embrace of a jukebox full of Motown, Stax and Atlantic Records hits." —The Hollywood Reporter

"You could drive an Abrams tank through the film's plot holes, but you'll likely be too busy enjoying yourself to bother."—Michael Posner (Globe and Mail)

STILL MINE

Drama · Running time: 103 minutes · Canada
Rated (PG): mature theme, language may offend
Starring James Cromwell and Geneviève Bujold
Directed by Michael McGowan ("One Week")
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A Canadian love story laced with wry humour; 2013 Kingston Canadian Film Festival People's Choice Award Winner

Synopsis: Craig Morrison (James Cromwell), a farmer in rural St. Martins, New Brunswick, is used to doing things for himself. Somewhat cantankerous and stubborn, with the help of his wife, Irene (Geneviève Bujold), he's managed to keep his farm going using traditional methods despite the domination of industrial agriculture in the marketplace.

When Irene's health begins to fail, Craig, a skilled carpenter, realizes he has to build a new home for them to live in, to make it easier for her to get around. But when a government inspector makes it his personal mission to halt construction on the new house, Craig has to fight for his right to build their final home.

"Still Mine is a measured but considerably moving celebration of things hand-crafted, traditional and built to last." —Geoff Pevere (Globe and Mail)

"Quietly observes a love tested by infirmity and bureaucracy, becoming all the stronger for it." —Peter Howell (Toronto Star)

THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

Crime Drama · Running time: 140 minutes · USA
Rated (14A): coarse language, substance abuse, graphic violence
Starring Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Bradley Cooper, Ray Liotta
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The highly anticipated new drama from director Derek Cianfrance ("Blue Valentine")

Synopsis: Slyly echoing his seductive turn in "Drive", Gosling plays Luke, a motorcycle stunt rider and habitual loner who works for a travelling carnival, roaming from town to town. After reuniting with his sometime girlfriend Romina (Eva Mendes), Luke discovers that he has fathered a son. Determined to meet his responsibility but unable to support a family, Luke opts to start robbing banks. On his getaway motorcycle, Luke is magnificent: skilled, daring, reckless and macho. But on one heist he draws the pursuit of rookie cop Avery (Bradley Cooper). It proves a fateful confrontation.

"This is a story about legacy, the sins of the father, the restlessness in our souls. It's powerful, it's bold, it hits you hard." —Steven Rea (Philadelphia Inquirer)

"The music, the cinematography, the acting choices, the daring plot leaps — not a single element is timid or safe...The Place Beyond the Pines earns every second of its 140-minute running time." —Chicago Sun-Times)

The Screening Room Speaker Series:

THE TREE OF LIFE + A Talk by Tim Vickery

Drama · Running time: 139 minutes · USA
Rated (PG): mature themes
Directed by Terrence Malick
Starring Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Senn Penn
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Advance tickets available at the Box Office

Part of our Terrence Malick Selectrospective
THE THIN RED LINE (1998): Wednesday May 29 @ 7pm.

The screening will be accompanied by a special guest talk by Tim Vickery; the senior pastor of St. James' Anglican Church will discuss some of the religious and philosophical themes of Malick's modern-day masterpiece.

Synopsis: An impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's, THE TREE OF LIFE follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick's signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life.