6:30 pm Monday 6 Feb 2012
This stylish drama follows the fortunes of a shy investment-bank underling (the delightfully clown-haired Oscar Van Rompay) whose anonymous post-it notes containing invariably accurate market predictions eventually lead to a high roller position, penthouse apartment and self-doubt... The lightening fast make-and-break world of day trading stock markets is a challenging place. 90 min 2010 PG13 Dutch & English w subtitles reviewWin/Win
cast: Oscar Van Rompay, Halina Reijn, Leon Voorberg, Hans Kesting, Phi Nguyen
6:30 pm Monday 13 Feb 2012Midnight In Paris, 2010, 94 min
"Allen brings his fantasy to life with such affection and joy that he transports us into his dream come true as a shared fantasy. We, too, are embraced in the bosom of this society, welcomed into the company of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel, et al. as an equal. All we have to bring is a little wit, and the amiable Wilson does just that." This, his most popular film so far, is "Woody Allen's valentine to the City of Light". Pg13 official site and review
6:30 pm Monday 20 Feb 2012
One of the great war films ever! You might have been shy about seeing this film, I was, but you'll find it a most rewarding experience. It takes you into the world of Iraq explosive devises disposal unit, the scenario that our forces experienced in early stages of the war, inside the fraternity of warriors who do this kind of work. Incredibly suspenseful and completely unpredictable. You'll be riveted! It's a fictional tale inspired by real events by journalist Mark Boal who was embedded in a US special bombs unit in Iraq. Justifiably winner of 6 Academy Awards. R war violence and language. moreThe Hurt Locker
We'll be talking about Post Traumatic Disorder or Operational Stress Injury that many of our troops are returning with and the organization that helps.
cast: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse
6:30 pm Monday 27 Feb 2012The Way, 2010, 123 min
Martin Sheen plays Tom, an irascible American doctor who comes to France to deal with the tragic loss of his son. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage "The Way of St. James" to honor his son's desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn't plan on is the profound impact this trip will have on him. Through unexpected and oftentimes amusing experiences along "The Way," Tom discovers the difference between "the life we live and the life we choose." Pg13 Bring your stories of the El camino de Santiago! official site
6:30 pm Monday 5 Mar 2012
For this auspicious occasion, a Burgess Twins' (and MM volunteers') birthday celebration, we picked the most fun, upbeat, quirky, romantic film we could think of. This mock-doc/romantic comedy jewel is by Australian Bas Lurmann (Romeo & Juliet 1996 & Molin Rouge 2001) and revolves about the dangerous move to perform steps that were not within Down Under ballroom judging rules (Aussi rules dance?!) Who knew how outrageously competitive and downright vicious - and erotic - dancing can be? Pg * 95% on the tomatometer * reviewStrictly Ballroom, 1992, 94 min
L & R Special
cast: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Carides
7:00 pm, 10 Mar 2012
"My story is not all that I am, but it is all that I have," Davison confirms. A compelling story of 'riches to rags and the struggle to come back' offers compassionate understanding, tapping the greatest of all power sources - hope.
This is another in Movie Monday's occasional series "Saturday Live!" that spotlights writer/performers with lived experience of mental illness and recovery.
Daughter of Chaos
Another Saturday Live! (also by donation - no reserved seating)
Helani Davison's "Daughter of Chaos" is a creative autobiographical performance on the topics of mental illness and addiction. Now a certified Addictions Counsellor, Davison uses prose and poetry to look back on her six eventful decades. This dramatic reading describes profound struggles of her personal journey, beginning with a childhood traumatized by a mother who suffered from a painful mental illness, Paranoid Schizophrenia."My story is not all that I am, but it is all that I have," Davison confirms. A compelling story of 'riches to rags and the struggle to come back' offers compassionate understanding, tapping the greatest of all power sources - hope.
This is another in Movie Monday's occasional series "Saturday Live!" that spotlights writer/performers with lived experience of mental illness and recovery.
6:30 pm Monday 12 Mar 2012Daddy & Papa: A Story About Gay Fathers In America, 2002, 57 min
What if your most controversial act turned out to be the most traditional thing in the world? A heartwarming documentary the struggles and triumphs of gay men adopting and raising children. The director Johnny Simons: "I wanted to document this phenomenon: what it means for out gay men to form their own families - for the dads, for the kids, for their extended families and schools and communities and the thousands of mainstream people who are being changed by their exposure to a new kind of family." His own is one of the families followed. Pg more
6:30 pm Monday 19 Mar 2012
Here's a very grown up drama about fidelity. A happily married couple discovers just what kind of lasting implications a simple conversation can have after bringing up a taboo subject over dinner with friends and discovering a division they never knew existed. A discovery from the Vancouver Film Fest in 2009 that finally, and exclusively, finds it's way to MM's big screen. 92 min 2008 Pg13 Swedish w subtitles http://www.moviemartyr.com/2008/heavensheart.htm reviewHeaven's Heart, 2008, 92 min
cast: Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Endre, Jakob Eklund, Maria Lundqvist
