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EVERYTHING THATS HAPPENING AT BYTOWNE!

Klassic Kidz: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Come relive childhood wonderment with this wild, imaginative adaptation of Roald Dahl’s essential novel that remains a childhood classic to this day. When eccentric candy

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Until Branches Bend

“The rich textures and palette of 16mm film capture the idyllic beauty of the region while also unearthing its potential as a setting for a

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Women Talking

“A staggering ensemble cast led by Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, and Claire Foy power a surprisingly hopeful story of a religious colony in crisis.” –

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Double Vision: They Live

Double your Vision, Double your fun! Do you like genre films? What about genre films that have a thematic connection, thoughtfully paired for your viewing

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Una vita difficile

“A stellar specimen of commedia all’italiana by a true maestro of the form…pulsates with the breathlessness and disorientation of a country simultaneously grappling with the

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Two Tickets to Greece

Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte and Kristin Scott Thomas star in this wildly entertaining new comedy from writer/director Marc Fitoussi (Folies Bergère, Call My Agent!) about

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The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

“The Lost Weekend: A Love Story” explores the 18-month relationship (1973-1975) that John Lennon spent with May Pang, his Chinese American assistant turned lover (on

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The Lost King

In the archaeological find of a century, the remains of King Richard III — presumed scattered over 500 years ago — were discovered under a

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The Quiet Girl

Recently nominated for best international feature film at the 2023 Academy Awards. Set in 1981, “The Quiet Girl” tells the story of Cáit, a young

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Double Vision: TerrorVision

Double your Vision, Double your fun! Do you like genre films that have a thematic connection, thoughtfully paired for your viewing pleasure? If you answered

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The Long Goodbye – 50th Anniversary!

“Raymond Chandler’s sentimental foolishness is the taking-off place for Robert Altman’s heady, whirling sideshow of a movie, set in the early-seventies L.A. of the stoned

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The Five Devils

“Mysius takes concepts like identity, sexuality and mysticism and creates an intricate genre film that’s part time travel, part romance, and all heart.” – Valerie

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Showing Up

“[Michelle Williams], in her fourth film with Reichardt (and their best since “Wendy and Lucy”), gives a deceptively quiet performance as a sculptor trying to

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Shaun of the Dead

Easter is a day of celebration of resurrection, so we’re celebrating with one of our favourite rising from the dead films! With its hilarious send-up

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National Canadian Film Day: Strange Brew

Celebrate Canadian film AND Canadian headgear! Wear your favourite toque for Canadian Film Day, eh! A Canadian classic that follows lovable hosers Bob and Doug

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River

A cinematic and musical odyssey that explores the remarkable relationship between humans and rivers. Throughout history, rivers have shaped our landscapes and our journeys; flowed

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Riceboy Sleeps

“[A]n affectionate, sharply-observed portrait of family life addressing wider issues of cultural identity, belonging and the challenges of the immigrant experience in 1990s Canada.” –

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Drunken Cinema: Scooby-Doo

You are officially invited to join us in the Mystery Machine (aka ByTowne Cinema) for the next film in our Drunken Cinema series: “Scooby Doo”!

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Princess Mononoke

From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of “Spirited Away”, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with

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Bright Nights: Queen without Land

Established in 2011, the Festival makes a comeback to the big screen at ByTowne Cinema. Experience the Baltic and Nordic vibes in cinema from Denmark,

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Return to Seoul

“A staggering masterwork that reveals itself unhurriedly, one permutation at a time… perhaps the only film this year in which every single scene and every

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Mon Crime

Set in the 1930s, “Mon Crime” (“The Crime is Mine”) follows Madeleine Verdier, a penniless actress accused of the murder of a famous producer. Thanks

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Bright Nights: Melchior the Apothecary

Established in 2011, the Festival makes a comeback to the big screen at ByTowne Cinema. Experience the Baltic and Nordic vibes in cinema from Denmark,

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Bright Nights: My Favourite War

Bright Nights: Baltic and Nordic Film Festival4 April – 2 May 2023 Established in 2011, the Festival makes a comeback to the big screen at

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Looney Tunes Cartoon Party

Grab a kid/kid-at-heart or nine and get ready for more wacky antics than you can shake a carrot at! We’ve assembled a truly tremendous greatest

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L’Innocent

“Few caper comedies have this much heart, and few romantic dramas offer such an appealingly nutty plot.” – Kyle Smith, The Wall Street Journal When

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Living

“In the eyes of cinephiles, remaking any film from Japanese giant Akira Kurosawa would be sheer blasphemy. But when captivating actor Bill Nighy is at

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Joyland

‘The frame moves slowly, if at all, but it always brims with physical and emotional energy; in “Joyland,” there’s always something in the ether, whether

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Bright Nights: I Am Fine, Thanks

Established in 2011, the Festival makes a comeback to the big screen at ByTowne Cinema. Experience the Baltic and Nordic vibes in cinema from Denmark,

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Jesus Christ Superstar

Spend Easter weekend rocking out with Jesus and the gang! One show only! This bold interpretation of the hit rock opera and Broadway smash from

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How to Blow Up a Pipeline

“With its strong character work that gets interwoven with a striking story of sabotage, How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a riveting tapestry of

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Bright Nights: Erna At War (Erna i krig)

Established in 2011, the Festival makes a comeback to the big screen at ByTowne Cinema. Experience the Baltic and Nordic vibes in cinema from Denmark,

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Enys Men

“Where Bait was immediate and acerbic in its politics, Enys Men is lyrical and sublime, enigmatic and haunting. Though it is arguably no less political

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Bright Nights: Clara Sola

Established in 2011, the Festival makes a comeback to the big screen at ByTowne Cinema. Experience the Baltic and Nordic vibes in cinema from Denmark,

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4/20: Dazed and Confused

Celebrate 4/20 with this all-time stoner classic that also happens to be celebrating its 30th birthday! 1976. Austin. It’s the last day of school, and

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Destroy All Monsters – 55th Anniversary!

The original “Godzilla” team of director Ishiro Honda, special-effects supervisor Eiji Tsuburaya, and composer Akira Ifukube reunited for this kaiju extravaganza, which features no fewer

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Burning Days/ Kurak Günler

Emre, a young and dedicated prosecutor, is newly appointed to a small town hit by a water crisis and political scandals. After an initial welcome,

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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

A giant talking frog and an elusive cat help a listless bank employee, his traumatized wife, and a lonely accountant seek meaning in their lives

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Brother

“A delicate balance of story, acting and violence that sends a message that even though the struggle is real, compassion for one another will prevail.”

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Bright Nights: Aalto

Established in 2011, the Festival makes a comeback to the big screen at ByTowne Cinema. Experience the Baltic and Nordic vibes in cinema from Denmark,

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Bright Nights: BAND

Established in 2011, the Festival makes a comeback to the big screen at ByTowne Cinema. Experience the Baltic and Nordic vibes in cinema from Denmark,

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IMPACT Express presents “Best in Show”.

IMPACT Express presents “Best in Show”. Have a laugh and support animals. 100% + of the profits will go directly to getting food and supplies

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Sparkleverse

Into the Sparkleverse

In a galaxy far, far away from our own, The Mothership travels at the speed of sound toward a new place – a safe place

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