Last Monday at the Movies

Biography/Drama/History101 Minutes Director: Kenneth Branagh Writers: Ben EltonStars: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen When: Monday, January 27, 2020 – 7:00 pm at Massey TheatreTickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8{Advance tickets at the Massey Theatre Box Office}{Advance tickets online at ticketsnw.ca}{At the door, CASH ONLY} SYNOPSIS:The year is 1613, and Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the […]

Director: Wash WestmorelandWriters:  Richard Glatzer Wash Westmoreland (screenplay by) Stars:  Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West When: Monday, October 28, 2019 – 7:00 pm at Massey TheatreTickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8{Advance tickets at the Massey Theatre Box Office}{Advance tickets online at ticketsnw.ca}{At the door, CASH ONLY} Synopsis:After moving to Paris, author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette agrees to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel for […]

(Documentary)1hr 24 Director:  Moss Mossanen Stars: Beverley Bass, Reg Batson, Beulah Cooper |When: Monday, June 24, 2019 – 7:00 pm at Massey TheatreTickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8{Advance tickets at the Massey Theatre Box Office}{Advance tickets online at ticketsnw.ca}{At the door, CASH ONLY} Synopsis:   You Are Here – A Come From Away Story is an intimate feature documentary that goes deep into the […]

(Drama. Music)1hr 40 Director:  Tom HarperWriters: Nicole TaylorStars: Julie Walters, Jessie Buckley, Craig Parkinson When: Monday, May 27, 2019 – 7:00 pm at Massey TheatreTickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8{Advance tickets at the Massey Theatre Box Office}{Advance tickets online at ticketsnw.ca}{At the door, CASH ONLY} Synopsis:   Fresh out of prison, a Scottish woman juggles her job and two children while pursuing her dream of becoming […]

The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (Documentary)1hr 23 Director:  Allison ReidWriters: Allison ReidStars: Fred Bercovitch, David Chinchilla, Lisa Clifton-Bumpass When: Monday, April 27, 2019 – 7:00 pm at Massey TheatreTickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8{Advance tickets at the Massey Theatre Box Office}{Advance tickets online at ticketsnw.ca}{At the door, CASH ONLY} Synopsis:   In 1956, four years before Jane Goodall ventured into […]

I Am Not Your Negro(Documentary)1hr 33 Director:  Raoul PeckWriters: James Baldwin, Raoul PeckStars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King When: Monday, February 25, 2019 – 7:00 pm at Massey TheatreTickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8{Advance tickets at the Massey Theatre Box Office}{Advance tickets online at ticketsnw.ca}{At the door, CASH ONLY} Synopsis:In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter […]

Leave No Trace  (Drama) 1hr 49 Writer: Debra Granik (screenplay by), Anne Rosellini (screenplay by) Director: Debra Granik Stars:  Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard When: Monday, November 19, 2018 – 7:00 pm at Massey Theatre Tickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8 {Advance tickets at the Massey Theatre Box Office} {Advance tickets online at ticketsnw.ca}{At the door, CASH ONLY}  Synopsis: A father and daughter live […]

Meditation Park  (Comedy, Drama)    1hr 34min Writer: Mina Shum Director: Mina Shum Stars:  Pei-Pei Cheng, Tzi Ma, Sandra Oh  When: Monday, September 24, 2018 – 7:00 pm at Massey Theatre Tickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8 {Advance tickets at the Massey Theatre Box Office} {Advance tickets online at ticketsnw.ca}{At the door, CASH ONLY}  Synopsis: Devoted wife and mother, 60-year-old Maria Wang’s […]

The Leisure Seeker     (Adventure, Comedy, Drama)    1hr 52min Writer:  Michael Zadoorian (novel), Stephen Amidon (screenplay) Director: Paolo Virzì Stars:  Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay When: Monday, May 28, 2018 – 7:30 at Massey Theatre Tickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8 {Advance tickets at the Massey Theatre Box Office} {Advance tickets online at ticketsnw.ca}{At the door, CASH ONLY} Synopsis: The film stars Academy […]

Denial    (Biography, Drama)  1hr 49 mins Writer: David Hare (screenplay), Deborah Lipstadt (based on the book “History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier” Director: Mick Jackson Stars: Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall When: Monday April 24, 2017 – 7:30 at Massey Theatre Tickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8 {Advance […]

The Meddler   (Comedy) 100 min Director: Lorene Scafaria Writer: Lorene Scafaria Stars:  Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons When: Monday February 27, 2017 – 7:30 at Massey Theatre Tickets: General Admission $9 – Seniors/Students $8 {Advance tickets at the Massey Theatre Box Office} {Advance tickets online at ticketsnw.ca} {At the door, CASH ONLY} Synopsis: With a […]

Remember (Drama, Thriller; 95 min) Director: Atom Egoyan Writer: Benjamin August Stars: Christopher Plummer, Dean Norris, Martin Landau When: Monday March 30 – 7:30 at Massey Theatre Tickets: General Admission $10 – Seniors/Students $8 {at the door, CASH ONLY} Synopsis: With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in […]

Learning to Drive (Comedy, Drama, Romance; 90 min) Director: Isabel Coixet Writer: Sarah Kernochan Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Grace Gummer When: Monday January 26 – 7:30 at Massey Theatre Tickets: General Admission $10 – Seniors/Students $8 {at the door, CASH ONLY} Synopsis: As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with […]

I’ll See You in My Dreams (Comedy, Drama; 92 min) Director: Brett Haley Writer: Marc Basch, Brett Haley Stars:Blythe Danner, Martin Starr, Sam Elliott When: Monday October 26 – 7:30 at Massey Theatre Tickets: Adults $10 – Seniors/Students $8 {at the door; CASH ONLY} Review: A widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin […]

Summer is almost gone, sad to say. The good news is that our new Monday at the Movies season is here. And we have some interesting movies lined up. Mark your calendar for the following: September 28th – Boy Choir October 26th – I’ll See You in My Dreams November 30th – What We Did […]

Mr Turner (Biography, Drama, History; 150 min) Director: Mike Leigh Writer: Mike Leigh Stars: Timothy Spall When: Monday May 25 7:30 at Massey Theatre – tickets at the door $9. Review: An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner’s life. Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great […]

The Trip To Italy (Comedy 108 min) Director: Michael Winterbottom Writer:  Michael Winterbottom Stars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Rosie Fellner When: Monday Jan 26 7:30 at Massey Theatre – tickets at the door $9. Review When London’s Observer commissions Coogan to write a series of restaurant reviews the egotistical  would-be superstar rounds up his cheerful friend Brydon […]

The Grand Seduction Director: Don McKellar Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Liane Balaban Massey Theatre 7:30pm tickets at the door $9. 120 terrible liars seeking one experienced doctor. The Grand Seduction a charming comedy in a jaw-dropping setting. A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. Watch the […]

Summer is almost gone, sad to say. The good news is that our new Monday at the Movies season is here. And we have some interesting movies lined up. Mark your calendar for the following: Sep 29: Our Man in Tehran Oct 27: The Grand Seduction Nov 24: The Railway Man Note – these titles […]

Tim’s Vermeer  June 30 at 7:30 Massey Theatre Directed by Teller Starring: Tim Jenison, David Hockney Tim Jenison, a Texas-based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did 17th century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically – 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison’s […]

The Invisible Woman April 28th at 7:30 Massey Theatre Directed by Ralph Fiennes with actors: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander Based on Claire Tomalin’s nonfiction book The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens Nelly (Felicity Jones) is  haunted by the past. At 18, she met Charles Dickens […]

Note: The schedule has changed since we put this post up (no matter how carefully we try and plan…) We showed our first movie of the new season last night. It was “Before Midnight” – an interesting movie that requires some reflection afterwards. Many of you asked what is coming next. So this is what […]

This month, come and watch Unfinished Song! For details…

The Arts Council presents  “Quartet” by Dustin Hoffman Massey Theatre June 24 at 7:30pm Review: Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it’s a star. For Reginald Paget (Tom Courtenay), Wilfred Bond (Billy Connolly) and […]

The Arts Council Presents: “Picture Day” Written & Directed By Kate Melville. Massey Theatre April 29th 7:30pm Kate Melville will be introducing her much acclaimed movie at the Massey and will be on hand for a Q & A session. Award winner at Whistler, Toronto, Calgary, Victoria, Riverrun, Sudbury and Windsor Film Festival. A rebellious […]

Beasts of the Southern Wild Monday, Feb 25 “For once, you can believe the hype. Sundance narrative jury prize winner Beasts of the Southern Wild was surely one of the best films at 2012’s (mostly mediocre) Sundance fest, and it’s an added feather in the Sundance cap that the project was nurtured for over three […]