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Edmonton’s only independent, nonprofit, community-based cinema. Operating out of The Garneau Theatre.
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October 12th - October 18th:⁠
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Pie is good, but you know what is even better on a long weekend? Popcorn!⁠
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We have screenings all day today with a couple of new releases and a couple of retro titles. The new releases continue tomorrow but on Wednesday we switch over to @nwfearfest! taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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Here's October's autumnal guide! 🎃⁠
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Note from our programmer: The beginning of October brings the conclusion of the 40th annual Edmonton International Film Festival; we hope you’ve been enjoying the screenings here at the Garneau. ⁠
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If you’re still afflicted with festival fever, we’ve got the treatment! Our calendar is full of exciting new discoveries fresh from the festival circuit.⁠
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NAZA, the new documentary from the Oscar winning team behind NO MAN’S LAND hits our screen just weeks after its Special Jury Prize win (and 25 minute standing ovation) at the Venice Film Festival.⁠
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From this year’s Sundance Film Festival, we have the Best Direction winning HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! Plus, other festival favourites ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM, THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE and FILIPIÑANA. ⁠
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FATHERLAND, the latest from Paweł Pawikowski (IDA, COLD WAR), and winner of a directing award at CANNES opens at the end of the month.⁠
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And from festivals gone by, the new restoration of the 1993 Palme d’or winner THE PIANO screens on October 10th! ⁠
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If all that isn’t enough to scratch your film festival itch, we’re pleased to welcome back NorthwestFEARfest from October 14th – 18th! Come celebrate the Halloween season with the latest in genre film (before they become cult classics). taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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There’s a chill in the air, the leaves have that familiar satisfying crunch…and the ghouls and goblins and ghosts are out and about! It’s October and we have a full slate of Halloween treats to satisfy your creepy cravings for the entire month. 👻

We’ve curated 31 days full of certified screamers, scary movies, horror classics, and halloween hoots. Some of which are genuinely scary, some of which are scare-lite, and some of which simply have a halloween-adjacent subject matter.

Some are family friendly affairs, some are slow cinema, and some are informative documentaries. Some are new restorations, some are black and white bangers, some are closer to science fiction. We have it all!

And if that isn’t enough to make you shout, @nwfearfest is back in the building October 14th - 18th with new horror releases and retro titles.

Be sure to check out our decorations in the lobby and stay tuned for other festivities being hosted at Metro Cinema this Halloween.

#metrocinema #garneautheatre #yeghalloween #edmontonhalloween #halloween taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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MONSTER SQUAD 🧛🏻‍♂️⁠
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Count Dracula returns to the world of humans accompanied by Frankenstein’s Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them the ability to rule the world. A group of horror-loving heroes are the only ones daring to stand in their way.⁠
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Screening as a part of Reel Family Cinema.⁠
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Free admission for kids 12 & under. Supervision is required.⁠
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@demmidupri will be in the lobby twisting balloons!⁠
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Screening:⁠
October 31st at 1:00PM⁠
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Conceived and filmed by the genre-defying filmmaker of Symbiopsychotaxiplasm.⁠
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A decade after his death, filmmaker William Greaves's estate releases footage from a 1972 gathering of Harlem Renaissance artists.⁠
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM screens October 23rd & 25th.⁠
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Screening:⁠
October 23rd at 7:00PM - screening as a part of Showing Pride in partnership with the Pride Centre of Edmonton.⁠
October 25th at 12:45PM⁠
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#metrocinema #garneautheatre #yegevents #edmontonevents #movietheatre #independentcinema #arthousetheatre #arthousecinema #independenttheatre #yeg #edmonton #yeggers #yeglife #garneau #yeglocal #exploreedmonton #thingstodoinedmonton #pride #yegpride #yegqueer #yeglgbt #yeglgbtqia #yeg2slgbtqia #lgbt #lgbtqia #2slgbtqia #edmontonpride #onceuponatimeinharlem #williamgreaves⁠ taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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21 hours ago

Sea Change Brewing and Metro Cinema present - THE LOST BOYS⁠
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When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.⁠
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⁠With a pre-showing tasting of @seachangebrewingco⁠ & @shiddys in the lobby⁠.⁠
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Screening:⁠
October 30th at 9:30PM⁠
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#metrocinema #garneautheatre #comingsoon #yegevents #edmontonevents #movietheatre #independentcinema #arthousetheatre #arthousecinema #independenttheatre #yeg #edmonton #yeggers #yeglife #garneau #yeglocal #exploreedmonton #thingstodoinedmonton #retrofilm #retromovie #thelostboys #yeghalloween #edmontonhalloween #seachange #seachangebrewing #shiddys taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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After 55 years you can finally see everything...in KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS. ⁠
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The 18A, finally unbanned, director's cut is screening at Metro Cinema on October 30th at 6:45PM & November 2nd at 9:30PM.⁠
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An enduring, singular masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award®-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption -- and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell's definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned.⁠
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PS. We do indeed intend on screening the documentary YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING. We're patiently waiting for it to be made available to us. For now...it is coming soon!⁠
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#metrocinema #garneautheatre #comingsoon #yegevents #edmontonevents #movietheatre #independentcinema #arthousetheatre #arthousecinema #independenttheatre #yeg #edmonton #yeggers #yeglife #garneau #yeglocal #exploreedmonton #thingstodoinedmonton #retrofilm #retromovie #thedevils #kenrussell #newrestoration #letterboxd #letterboxdreviews⁠ taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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A Canadian Heritage moment. ⁠🍁⁠
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Learn more about Canadian icon and stunt man Ken Carter, who tried to jump the Saint Lawrence River at our screenings on October 28th at 9:30PM & October 29th at 7:00PM.⁠
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Carter’s dream was to end his 30-year career with a big jump, a big paycheck, and mega stardom. In the process of accomplishing it, he hired a big sports manager and enlisted the best in rocket car design, with the National Film Board of Canada filming a documentary leading up to the event.⁠
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#metrocinema #garneautheatre #newrelease #newmovie #nowintheatres #comingsoon #yegevents #edmontonevents #movietheatre #independentcinema #arthousetheatre #arthousecinema #independenttheatre #yeg #edmonton #yeggers #yeglife #garneau #yeglocal #exploreedmonton #thingstodoinedmonton #madeincanada #canadianfilm #cancon #canadianheritage #kencarter #thestuntman #canadianmovie taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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2 days ago

BACKROOMS⁠
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A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom, leading to an endless network of interconnected rooms where time bends and the only thing scarier than getting lost is the sense that something is lying in wait.⁠
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Screening as a part of Gateway to Cinema.⁠
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Free admission at the doors for ALL students with valid ID.⁠
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Screening:⁠
October 22nd at 6:45PM⁠
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Poster designed by: @thearmofmike⁠
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#uofa #universityofalberta #gatewaytocinema #thegateway #projecthailmary #ryangosling #yegstudents #edmontonstudents #yeguniversity #edmontonuniversity #freeforstudents #freeforstudentsyeg #freeforstudentsedmonton #metrocinema #garneautheatre #newrelease #newmovie #nowintheatres #comingsoon #yegevents #edmontonevents #movietheatre #arthousetheatre #independenttheatre #yeg #edmonton #yeggers #yeglife #garneau #backrooms taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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BLACK ZOMBIE digs beneath the blood-soaked spectacle of modern horror to uncover the zombie’s buried and unsettling origins. Long before it became associated with flesh-eating ghouls, the zombie was a living metaphor for slavery: not a monster, but the ultimate victim of colonial power. A symbol of stolen agency was recast as an object of fear, while Black spiritual traditions were distorted, sensationalized, and erased. ⁠
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Director Maya Annik Bedward traces the evolution of the zombie from colonial Haiti to contemporary Hollywood, reconsidering iconic films like White Zombie, Night of the Living Dead, and The Serpent and the Rainbow alongside archival footage, vérité scenes, and interviews with cultural historians, artists, and genre legends including Yves-Grégory Francois, Mambo Labelle Déesse, Slash, Tom Savini, and Tananarive Due. ⁠
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Part cultural reckoning, part horror remix, Black Zombie exposes how a figure born from enslavement, spiritual belief, and resistance was transformed into one of pop culture’s most profitable monsters.⁠
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Screening:⁠
October 22nd at 9:30PM⁠
October 24th at 6:45PM⁠
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#metrocinema #garneautheatre #newrelease #newmovie #nowintheatres #comingsoon #yegevents #edmontonevents #movietheatre #independentcinema #arthousetheatre #arthousecinema #independenttheatre #yeg #edmonton #yeggers #yeglife #garneau #yeglocal #exploreedmonton #thingstodoinedmonton #blackzombie #documentary taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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Rare archival footage, interviews, cutting-edge animation and surreal reenactments tell the story of the groundbreaking and influential Texas-based art-punk band, Butthole Surfers.⁠
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BUTTHOLE SURFERS: THE HOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUTT screening as a part of Music Docs - featuring a live performance by SHEARS.⁠
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Screening:⁠
October 28th - Music at 6:15PM. Film at 6:45PM.⁠
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#metrocinema #garneautheatre #yegevents #edmontonevents #movietheatre #independentcinema #arthousetheatre #arthousecinema #independenttheatre #yeg #edmonton #yeggers #yeglife #garneau #yeglocal #exploreedmonton #thingstodoinedmonton⁠
#livemusic #yegmusic #edmontonmusic #yeglivemusic #edmontonlivemusic #yegconcert #edmontonconcert #localmusic #yegmusicscene #edmontonmusicscene #buttholesurfers taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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NO ORDINARY WORLD - filmmakers in attendance!⁠
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NO ORDINARY WORLD is a documentary that follows a team of international volunteers as they collect humanitarian aid and deliver it to some of the hardest-to-reach communities along Ukraine’s front lines. Revealing an international network of activity, it shows the courage of civilians from several countries providing critical support to those in need. While set against the backdrop of Russia’s twelve-year-long invasion, the film encourages audiences to recognize the impact we can have locally and on a global scale when we choose to act. A bundle of socks makes a difference.⁠
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Screening:⁠
October 21st at 6:30PM⁠
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#metrocinema #garneautheatre #newrelease #newmovie #nowintheatres #comingsoon #yegevents #edmontonevents #movietheatre #independentcinema #arthousetheatre #arthousecinema #independenttheatre #yeg #edmonton #yeggers #yeglife #garneau #yeglocal #exploreedmonton #thingstodoinedmonton #canadianfilm #madeincanada #madeinalberta #albertafilm #edmontonfilmmakers #localfilmmakers taken in Metro Cinema by @themetrocinema

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