AT THE MOVIES

At the Westdale there are a number of interesting films this month:

June 5th, is a one-night cast reunion of the 1979 Ivan Reitman produced film MEATBALLS, which takes place up at a summer camp in Ontario's Northland.  Screenwriter Len Blum and several of the actors will be in attendance.

June 11th, Aubrey Hepburn in ROMAN HOLIDAY. Part of their film society screening series.   Presented in glorious black and white!

June 24th, the Japanese LGBTQ+ film. FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES.

Meanwhile over at The Playhouse:

June 3rd gives us MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN. A favourite film that is not of course about me, but rather about another Brian, played by Graham Chapman, who gets confused for the Messiah by a bunch of idiots. Still the theme song is pretty cool, I have fond memories of course of seeing this at the long-gone Broadway cinema, which for many years was the art house cinema locally.  The building survives although these days it's a church.

Canadian elbows up cheerleader Mike Myers is doing his absolute best in the 1992 comedy WAYNE'S WORLD, which hits the Playhouse on June 7th & 10th.  We will all be rocking out to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. The story might be a bit sketchy, but it is sketch comedy after all!

Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller THE BIRDS, is there in the vintage cinema on Sherman North, on June 6th & 7th. I've never seen it on the big screen myself, only on television, so this should be a real prize.

And DOGMA, that silly film about religion, has screenings on June 5th & 8th.  It's the 25th anniversary release.

As always check local listings for specific screening times, but this certainly is an interesting choice of films on offer.  Hopefully I will see you at the movies!

- Brian Morton