December 2019
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Friday, December 13, 2019
9:00pm
2001: A Space Odyssey
Kubrick’s masterpiece gets a sonic update with a live score care of RØISEN, a new six-piece instrumental collective from Toronto.
Saturday, December 14, 2019
11:00am
A Star is Born
Part of 7 from '37
Before Judy, Babs or Gaga, Janet Gaynor played the first star born in this technicolour classic.
2:00pm
Shoes
Part of A Woman's Work
A poor working woman turns to selling her body to put new shoes on her feet in this early feminist silent film.
9:00pm
December Will Be Magic Again: Kate Bush Tribute
We have every era of Kate covered in this starry tribute show, produced by Venus Fest founder, Aerin Fogel.
Sunday, December 15, 2019
10:00am
Elf
Part of Family Pics
Will Ferrell is Santa’s oversized helper in this hilarious and heartwarming NYC-set holiday charmer.
12:30pm
When You're In Love
Part of 7 from '37
Romance complicates a marriage of convenience in this little-seen Cary Grant comedy treasure.
3:00pm
Topper
Part of 7 from '37
Constance Bennett and Cary Grant bounce off the walls as fun-loving ghosts attempting to do good.
5:15pm
The Irishman
Robert DeNiro plays an unassuming gangster in Scorsese’s epic, big screen-worthy tour de force.
9:30pm
Strange Brew
Part of The Second City at 60
The McKenzie brothers uncover a sinister plot at the town brewery in this Canadian comedy classic.
Monday, December 16, 2019
6:00pm
Mean Girls
Part of The Second City at 60
Writer, and The Second City alumni, Tina Fey dissects teenage social hierarchies in this biting comedy.
8:30pm
Burning
Part of Rewind\\Redesign
A love triangle frames a sinister mystery in this slow-burn thriller from Korean master Chang-dong Lee.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
11:00am
Mean Girls
Part of Babes in Paradise
Writer, and The Second City alumni, Tina Fey dissects teenage social hierarchies in this biting comedy.
6:30pm
Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver grapple with a bi-coastal divorce in Noah Baumbach’s considered drama.
9:30pm
Wayne's World
Part of The Second City at 60
Two metalheads’ public access show goes primetime in Penelope Spheeris’ era-defining, comedy classic. Party on!
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
7:00pm
The Irishman
Robert DeNiro plays an unassuming gangster in Scorsese’s epic, big screen-worthy tour de force.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
9:00pm
The Basement Revue
A half-music, half-literary variety show with a rock’n’roll sensibility and a unique Canadian voice.
Friday, December 20, 2019
6:00pm
The Two Popes
The path to papacy is paved with introspection and wit in this superbly acted and greatly satisfying two-hander.
8:45pm
Groundhog Day
Part of The Second City at 60
Join Bill Murray as he spends the day in chilly Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, over and over again…
Saturday, December 21, 2019
11:00am
Innerspace
Part of The Second City at 60
A miniaturized Dennis Quaid is inadvertently injected into Martin Short’s body after a botched secret experiment.
2:00pm
Way Out West
Part of 7 from '37
Laurel and Hardy’s slapstick spoof of the western genre, featuring their famous ‘soft shoe’ routine.
7:00pm
The Ugly Black Woman
Nicky Lawrence delivers an unforgettable and moving performance powered by the iconic women of jazz and soul.
9:30pm
Honey Boy
Shia LaBeouf plays his own father in one of 2019’s most nuanced and revelatory character studies.
Sunday, December 22, 2019
10:00am
An American Tail
Part of Family Pics
Young Fievel Mousekewitz and his family set sail for the New World in this animated adventure.
12:30pm
Honey Boy
Shia LaBeouf plays his own father in one of 2019’s most nuanced and revelatory character studies.
3:30pm
Young Frankenstein
Part of The Second City at 60
The grandson of the infamous Dr. Frankenstein learns to embrace his inner weirdo in Mel Brooks’ comic masterpiece.
6:45pm
Pain and Glory
Antonio Banderas shines in Pedro Almodóvar’s semi-autobiographical ode to life and its many paradoxes.
9:30pm
Bad Santa
A gloriously inappropriate and jolly antidote for anyone suffering from an excess of seasonal sentiment.
Monday, December 23, 2019
10:00am
Arthur Christmas
Part of Family Pics
Santa’s youngest son, Arthur, sets out on a life-changing mission in this globetrotting animated adventure.
12:30pm
Pain and Glory
Antonio Banderas shines in Pedro Almodóvar’s semi-autobiographical ode to life and its many paradoxes.
3:30pm
Elf
Part of The Second City at 60
Will Ferrell is Santa’s oversized helper in this hilarious and heartwarming NYC-set holiday charmer.
6:45pm
Midnight Family
This captivating, award-winning documentary follows a family of Mexico City ambulance operators.
9:00pm
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Part of The Second City at 60
John Cameron Mitchell is a (wo)man scorned in this witty, gender-bending rock opera cult classic.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
1:45pm
Honey Boy
Shia LaBeouf plays his own father in one of 2019’s most nuanced and revelatory character studies.
4:00pm
The Two Popes
The path to papacy is paved with introspection and wit in this superbly acted and greatly satisfying two-hander.
7:00pm
Edward Scissorhands
Among his very best films, Tim Burton’s beautiful, heartbreaking fairytale is a snow-tinged classic.
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
10:00am
A Christmas Story
Part of Family Pics
All young Ralphie Parker wants for Christmas is a BB gun in this perennial festive favourite.
12:30pm
Pain and Glory
Antonio Banderas shines in Pedro Almodóvar’s semi-autobiographical ode to life and its many paradoxes.
3:30pm
Gremlins
The naughty, not nice Gremlins cause chaos in quaint Kingston Falls in Joe Dante’s 80s horror-comedy.
6:00pm
Little Miss Sunshine
Part of The Second City at 60
A dysfunctional family test fragile bonds in this darkly humorous, award-winning, road movie.
Thursday, December 26, 2019
10:00am
The Wizard of Oz
Part of Family Pics
Dorothy’s adventure down the Yellow Brick Road gets a restoration for its 80th anniversary!
2:00pm
Pain and Glory
Antonio Banderas shines in Pedro Almodóvar’s semi-autobiographical ode to life and its many paradoxes.
9:00pm
The Basement Revue
A half-music, half-literary variety show with a rock’n’roll sensibility and a unique Canadian voice.
Friday, December 27, 2019
10:00am
Castle in the Sky
A breathtaking and stunningly animated air-bound adventure from the incomparable imagination of Hayao Miyazaki.
1:00pm
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4:00pm
Uncle Buck
Part of The Second City at 60
John Candy is the titular man–child in this salty-sweet John Hughes comedy classic.
6:30pm
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9:30pm
Blues Brothers
Part of The Second City at 60
Jake and Elwood embark on a madcap mission from God in this sprawling comedy classic.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
10:00am
Despicable Me
Part of Family Pics
A supervillain’s masterplan to steal the moon is jeopardized after he adopts three orphaned girls.
1:00pm
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4:00pm
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9:00pm
Ashley with a 'Y'
An awe-inspiring mix of cabaret, raconteuring and quick-as-lighting musical improv from Second City alumna, Ashley Botting.
Sunday, December 29, 2019
10:00am
Minions
Part of Family Pics
The Minions take centre stage in this wildly funny 60s-set prequel to Despicable Me.
1:00pm
Minions
Part of Relaxed Family Screenings
The Minions take centre stage in this wildly funny 60s-set prequel to Despicable Me.
3:15pm
It's A Wonderful Life
A destitute banker has a cathartic brush with destiny in this quintessential holiday classic.
6:15pm
Love, Gilda
Part of The Second City at 60
An insightful doc that charts the struggles, success and untimely death of improv legend Gilda Radner.
8:30pm
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Monday, December 30, 2019
10:00am
The Iron Giant
Part of Family Pics
A gorgeously animated tale of unlikely friendship set against a backdrop of Cold War paranoia.
12:30pm
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3:30pm
Make Way for Tomorrow
Part of 7 from '37
An elderly couple navigate generational disconnect with their preoccupied children in this heartbreaking love story.
6:30pm
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9:00pm
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019
11:00am
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2:00pm
Waiting for Guffman
Part of The Second City at 60
A terrific ensemble cast are on top form in Christopher Guest’s outrageously funny mockumentary.
5:00pm
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8:00pm
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