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Pavements – July 25-27

Pavements – July 25-27

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LIMITED RUN | July 25-27 | An examination of the iconic 90s indie band, “Pavements” appears to be just another music documentary, until it doesn’t. A prismatic, narrative, scripted, documentary, musical, metatextual hybrid, the film intimately shows the band preparing for their sold-out 2022 reunion tour while simultaneously tracking the preparations for a musical based on their songs, a museum devoted to their history, and a big-budget Hollywood biopic inspired by their saga as the most important band of a generation.

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Before We Forget – July 26

Before We Forget – July 26

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LIMITED RUN | Saturday, July 26 at 2pm and 5pm | An Argentinian filmmaker struggling to finish a movie about his unrequited first love receives an unexpected invitation to reconstruct his memories, revisit his past and perhaps even find a new ending to his story.

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It’s All Gonna Break – July 26

It’s All Gonna Break – July 26

SPECIAL SCREENING | Saturday, July 26 at 8pm | In early 2000’s in Toronto, a group of young creative musicians collectively known as, Broken Social Scene, got together and soon became a worldwide phenomenon. IT’S ALL GONNA BREAK is an electrifying and intimate documentary about the indie rock that redefined the sound of a generation.

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Black Beauty – July 27

Black Beauty – July 27

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FAMILY FLICKS | Sunday, July 27 at 12pm | Told from the perspective of a majestic stallion named Black Beauty, whose life involves kindly farmers, London taxi drivers, as well as other thrills, hardships, and triumphs. With Alan Cumming and Sean Bean. Written and directed by Caroline Thompson (Edward Scissorhands).

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High and Low – July 27 & 30

High and Low – July 27 & 30

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KUROSAWA SERIES | July 27 & 30 | Adapting Ed McBain’s detective novel King’s Ransom, Akira Kurosawa moves effortlessly from compelling race-against-time thriller to exacting social commentary, creating a diabolical treatise on contemporary Japanese society.

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Chameleon Street – July 28

Chameleon Street – July 28

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BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Monday, July 28 at 7pm | William Douglas Street is bored with his life. Working for his father is getting to him, his wife wants more money, and he’s had enough. His solution is to re-invent himself. He becomes a chameleon, taking on whatever role suits the situation. New 4K restoration of this underseen, Sundance Grand-Jury-Prize winning indie gem.

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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight – July 31

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight – July 31

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SUMMERWEEN | Thursday, July 31 at 7:30pm | Ex-soldier Frank Brayker (William Sadler) is the guardian of an ancient key that the sinister but charming Collector (Billy Zane) wants so he can initiate the apocalypse. With the quirky residents of a New Mexico boarding house, a supernatural demon-filled battle ensues. Also starring Jada Pinkett Smith and CCH Pounder; directed by Ernest Dickerson. PLUS announcing the first films of The Little’s Spooky Season this October!

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Throne of Blood – Aug. 10

Throne of Blood – Aug. 10

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KUROSAWA SERIES | Sunday, August 10 at 7:30pm | A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan.

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