EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT
In the Innis Cafe: "1001 Nights of Storytelling." Every Friday night since 1978, storytellers and listeners have been gathering in downtown Toronto for an open evening of oral stories. Each Friday night is unique, and everyone is welcome to come and listen, come and tell. Suggested donation: $5. 8pm - 10:30pm. For more information visit www.1001fridays.org
March 3
Between a Rock and a Hard Place continues with Lecture 20. Event begins at 7 PM. Visit here for more details.
March 4
CINSSU Free Friday Films presents Lets Get Lost. Screening begins at 7pm. Visit here for more details or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
March 7
The Toronto Film Society presents a double bill starting at 7:30pm. Troubled Waters (1936, 74 min, Director: Albert Parker. With Alastair Sim, James Mason, Virginia Cherrill). A poacher leads a government agent along a twisting trail. One of Mason's first roles –a very rare film presentation. Followed by: They Were Sisters (1945, 108 min, Director: Arthur Crabtree. With James Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Dulcie Gray). The life stories of three sisters are marked by their distinct personalities and the men they married after the First World War. At a reunion 18 years later, two of them realize that the third is in the tortuous grasp of her sadistic husband. Mason is at his darkest. Visit here for more details.
March 9
CINSSU presents an evening with Bruce McDonald. Event is free and begins at 7 PM. A reception follows the screening and Q & A in the Innis Cafe. For more details search "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
March 10
The Centre for the Study of the United States; Sociology and Equity Studies; Diaspora and Transnational Studies; History; Caribbean Studies; Canadian Studies presents a film screening of Freedom Riders at 7 pm. Visit here for more details.
March 11
CINSSU presents a Free Friday film double bill of Le Million and A Nous la Liberte. Screening begins at 7 pm. Visit here for more details or search "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
March 12
Toronto Nepali Film Festival returns to Innis Town Hall. Second Toronto Nepali Film Festival will feature nine extraordinary films highlighting contemporary narratives of Nepal. The program includes documentary, fiction, shorts and experimental films from Canada, Nepal, Switzerland and the UK. There will also be a dance performance and a food stall selling delicious Nepali cuisine. All films are in English or with subtitles. Visit here for more details.
March 13
The Toronto Film Society presents a double bill at 2 pm featuring: QUACKSER FORTUNE HAS A COUSIN IN THE BRONX (1970, 90 min With Gene Wilder, Margot Kidder) Whimsical, offbeat Irish love story sets gentle, non-conforming Quackser on a collision course with reality, when cars replace horses on Dublin's streets and his livelihood disappears. A vibrant college student (Kidder) shares his heart in this forgotten little treasure of a film. Followed by: ST. MARTIN'S LANE (1938, 84 min Director: Tim Whelan. With Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison.) London's streets come alive with the loves, ambitions and sacrifices of a group of buskers eking out a living performing to the passer-by's. A forgotten gem showcases the enormous talents of Laughton and the beguiling charms of rising star Vivien Leigh. Visit here for more details.
March 14
CINSSU and Alliance films present an advance screening of Limitless. Screening begins at 7:30 PM. Passes available through CINSSU and a rush line will be available for those without passes. Visit here for more details or search " Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
March 17-20
The Toronto Japanese Short Film Festival returns to Innis Town Hall. Visit here for more details.
March 17
U of T Arts council presents Joe Sacco. Visit here for more details.
March 23
The Canadian Friends of Finland present a screening of The Philosopher of Havukko-aho at 7 pm. Please reserve tickets in advance (for pick up at the door) CFF members $10, non-members $12. Visit here for more details.
March 24
The South Asian Visual Arts centre presents: Monitor 7 New South Asian Short film and Video. Event begins at 7:30 pm. Admission free for members, 10$ for non members, 5$ for students. Visit here for more information.
March 25
CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film screening of The Thomas Crown Affair at 7 PM. Visit here for more details or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
March 28
CINSSU and Alliance Films presents an advance screening of Insidious. Screening begins at 7:30 PM. Passes available through CINSSU. Visit here for more details or search "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
March 30-31
The Toronto Silent Film Festival returns to Innis Town Hall. Doors open at 7:30pm. Visit here for more details.