January 2010 Events
Tuesday January 5
Ciné-Asie and CINSSU present a screening of The Bird Who Stops in the Air on 35mm as part of the touring Jeon Soo-Il retrospective. Free admission; 7pm start time. Visit here for a full programme and more information.
Friday January 8
CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film screening of Octobre, preceded by the short A Chairy Tale and an introduction by Prof. Scott MacKenzie. Free admission; 7pm. For more information visit www.cinssu.ca or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
Sunday January 10
CERES presents the first full screening of Reconstructing Prokofiev, a major new documentary exploring the complex mind and troubled career of composer Sergei Prokofiev. Its prizewinning Canadian director, Yosif Feyginberg, will introduce the film and lead a discussion after the screening. Free admission; 4pm start time. Visit here or here for more information.
Monday January 11
Disney and CINSSU present a free advance screening of When in Rome at 7:30pm. Tickets available through CINSSU; doors open at 6:30pm. For more information visit www.cinssu.ca or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
Tuesday January 12
The Jackman Humanities Institute and the Cinema Studies Institute present "May I Blow My Bugle Now? My Life in Clips," an illustrated lecture by Guy Maddin on his major influences and favourite films. Free admission; 7pm start time. Visit here for more information.
Wednesday January 13
The Jackman Humanities Institute and the Cinema Studies Institute present "Machine Gun Lullabies and Short Sleep," a consideration by Guy Maddin of the short film as an artistic form. Free admission; 7pm start time. Visit here for more information.
Thursday January 14
The Jackman Humanities Institute and the Cinema Studies Institute present a screening of My Winnipeg with live narration by Guy Maddin. Free admission; 7pm start time. Visit here for more information.
Friday January 15
CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film screening of Brand Upon the Brain! with Guy Maddin in attendance. Free admission; 7pm. For more information visit www.cinssu.ca or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
Sunday January 17
The Toronto Film Society presents a double bill, starting at 2pm: Always Goodbye (1938, 75 min. Directed by Sidney Lanfield, with Barbara Stanwyck and Herbert Marshall). The harsh realities of life plague a young woman when she is forced to give up her baby. She goes on to a new life and career but a hole still remains in her heart. Stanwyck at her finest in a sensitive and moving performance. Followed by The Lady Gambles (1949, 98 min. Directed by Michael Gordon, with Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Preston). One night at the tables in Vegas, "the Babylon of the Desert," is enough to send a happy woman's life down the spiral of despair to seedy men, degraded addiction, and back alley gambling. No one can beat Barbara at her game. Visit here for more information.
Tuesday January 19
The Canadian Journalism Foundation presents a panel discussion on "The Rise of 'Ethnic Media'". Visit here for tickets and more information.
Friday January 22
CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film Jackie Chan double bill, featuring Project A2 and Police Story. Free admission; first film at 7pm. For more information visit www.cinssu.ca or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
Monday January 25
The Toronto Film Society presents a double bill, starting at 7pm: The Night of January 16 (1941, 79 min. Directed by William Clemons, with Robert Preston and Ellen Drew). The tycoon can't explain the missing $20 million to his board and is murdered. The secretary has a "personal" interest and is a suspect. The sailor who just wants to sail off into the sunset has just got to solve it all. Adapted from an Ayn Rand play, this engaging mystery unfurls the evidence in deceptive ways. Followed by Train of Events (1949, 89 min. Directed by S. Cole, C. Crichton, and B. Dearden, with Valerie Hobson and Jack Warner). In this portmanteau of four stories a la Dead of Night, the riveting tales of passengers' lives unfold as a train hurls them towards the different destinies that await them. They all tie together for the gripping finale. Visit here for more information.
Tuesday January 26
CINSSU and Warner Bros. present an advance screening of Edge of Darkness. For more information visit www.cinssu.ca or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
Wednesday January 27
Canadian Friends of Finland present a screening of Letters to Father Jacob, the visually stunning film directed by Klaus Haro which has won Best Film award in three Film Festivals in Europe this year. $10 admission for members; $12 for non-members. 7pm start time. Visit here for tickets and more information.
Friday January 29
CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film screening of The Double Life of Veronique. Free admission; 7pm. For more information visit www.cinssu.ca or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
Friday February 5
CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film screening of Paths of Glory. Free admission; 7pm. For more information visit www.cinssu.ca or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
February 6-7
The 3rd Annual Toronto-Romanian Film Festival will explore the intricacies, modes, and relational realities of adaptation, as they manifest themselves socially, politically, and economically. Visit here for screening schedule and more information.
Monday February 8
The Toronto Film Society presents a double bill, starting at 7pm: King Solomon's Mines (1937, 80 min. Directed by Robert Stephenson, with Paul Robeson and Cedric Hardwicke). The majestic Robeson as the mysterious native guide fills the screen with his star quality in the first and best screen version of the adventures of Allan Quatermain and the lost diamond mines. Followed by Seven Angry Men (1952, 90 min. Directed by Charles Marquis Warren, with Raymond Massey and Jeffrey Hunter). The abolition movement in 19th century Kansas turns violent at the hands of fanatic John Brown and sons. Massey's vivid and committed portrayal captures the intensity of Brown's soul. Visit here for more information.
Tuesday February 9
Innis College alumnus Lesra Martin, author of The Power of a Promise, will give a presentation, followed by a Q&A and signing, starting at 6:30pm. Admission proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders Emergency Relief Fund: $3 for students; $5 for alumni and friends. Reserve your spot by emailing rsvp [DOT] innis [AT] utoronto [DOT] ca or phone 416-978-3424.
Thursday February 11
"Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Ukrainian Cinema Since Independence" is a screening and lecture series focusing on Ukrainian cinema as it tries to shake off the crippling legacy of the Soviet past and adapt to today's fast-moving reality. Taras Bulba screens at 7pm, followed by a panel discussion. Free admission; the film will be shown in its Russian language version with English subtitles. Visit here for more information.
Friday February 12
CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film screening of Days of Heaven. Free admission; 7pm. For more information visit www.cinssu.ca or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
Saturday February 13
The Toronto Nepali Film Festival (TNFF) is proud to announce a programme of ten extraordinary films from around the world that highlight the dramatic political and social developments in contemporary Nepal. Screening schedule:
12:00 to 3:40, Session A: $15
4:15 to 8:00, Session B: $20
Full Day Package: $30
Visit www.tnff.ca for more information.
Sunday February 14
The Toronto Film Society presents a double bill, starting at 2pm: One Night of Love (1934, 84 min. Directed by Victor Schertzinger, with Grace Moore and Tullio Carminati). A young opera diva and her over-demanding mentor/teacher develop a rocky relationship that may tip into hate or love. Dazzling excerpts from Carmen and Madame Butterfly by the great Metropolitan opera star elevate this into a musical masterpiece. Followed by The Cat and the Fiddle (1934, 90 min. Directed by William K. Howard, with Jeanette MacDonald and Ramon Novarro). A visually inventive screen version of the Kern and Hammerstein operetta. An aspiring singer is waylaid in her love for a temperamental composer by her big break. Visit here for more information.
Tuesday February 16
The Canadian Journalism Foundation presents a panel discussion on "Defending Against Libel and Contempt: Supreme Court Cases and their Impact on Journalism". Visit here for tickets and more information.
Friday February 19
CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film triple bill screening of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Dark Star, and Fritz the Cat. Free admission; first film at 7pm. For more information visit www.cinssu.ca or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
Tuesday February 23
"Harsh Light: Queer Stage-to-Screen Adaptations in Québec and Canada" is a Tuesday screening and lecture series presented by Graduate Centre for Study of Drama Sexual Diversity Studies (University of Toronto). Il était une fois dans l’est, a pioneering work of queer Québec cinema from 1974, screens at 6pm in a rare 35mm print donated by the Cinémathèque québécoise. At 8pm, Cinema Studies co-presents a talk by Thomas Waugh (Concordia University), called "Acting Up, Acting Out: Staging & Screening Queer Canada." Visit here for more information.
Wednesday February 24
The University of Toronto's Sustainability Office and WWF Canada present a screening of Manufactured Landscapes, followed by a discussion with WWF conservation specialist Steven Price. Free admission; 7pm start time. Visit here for more information.
February 26-28
The University of Toronto's Asian Institute presents Taiwan Cinema: Yesterday & Today, a series of film screenings and lectures. Visit here to purchase tickets, view the complete schedule, and find more information.
Friday February 26
2pm. Stephanie Savage, co-creator and executive producer of Gossip Girl and Innis College alumna, will be speaking in room 222 of the college. RSVP by February 25 to gradcinema [DOT] studies [AT] utoronto [DOT] ca.
9:30pm. CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film screening of Happiness. Free admission. For more information visit www.cinssu.ca or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.