Autumn 2020 Season- 2 nights, Wednesdays, AND Thursdays! All shows are at the Roxy. Still 7 p.m. (arrive by 6:45) Admission by donation.

Two movies every week – Wednesdays are foreign-language and Thursdays are in English; until the end of 2020. ALL Covid guidelines will be enforced, so far fewer seats will be available. Mandatory mask wearing – bring one. Below is the protocols we will be following to ensure your safety. We expect your co-operation. Be safe,…

Weds. Nov. 25. Pop Aye

POP AYE  2017 Singapore/Thailand.  102 Minutes. A heartwarming tale of a man and his elephant. A successful Bangkok architect in the midst of a midlife crisis is reunited with an elephant he knew growing up. The two embark on a road trip to the man’s childhood home in the Thai countryside. Along the way he…

Wed, Dec 2. Children of Heaven

Children of Heaven. Iran, 1997, 1hr 28 min. Drama. As an Iranian family struggles financially, 8-year old Ali loses his younger sister’s just-repaired pair of school shoes. The young pair dream up a plan to stay out of trouble: they’ll share his shoes and keep it a secret from their parents! This simple tale shows…

Wed, Dec 30. Nights of Cabiria

Nights of Cabiria, 1957, Italy, 1hr 43 min. Director, Federico Fellini. Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Giulietta Masina (Fellini’s wife) plays Cabiria, a feisty, loud, outspoken and somewhat naïve prostitute waiting for a miracle, and one of the most unforgettable and endearing characters of European cinema. Later, Neil Simon adapted the script into the Broadway…

Thu, Dec 17. The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve USA, 1941, 1hr 37 min. Comedy. Director Preston Sturges. Barbara Stanwyck stars as a con artist who sets her sights on wealthy Henry Fonda, the dolt to end all dolts. “Stanwyck completely upstages Fonda who looks as delicate as a Lalique vase. Her chemistry is more with the dads: with Coburn and…

Thu. Dec 24. Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind, England, 1961, 1 hr 39 Minutes. Drama. After a confusing exchange with a strange man (Alan Bates) they find hiding in their family barn, Kathy Bostock (Hayley Mills) and her young siblings jump to the conclusion that the man — in reality an escaped killer — is none other than Jesus…

Thurs. Dec 10, Jazz on a Summer’s Day

Jazz on a Summer’s Day. USA. 1958. 1hr 25 min. Documentary This film could be more accurately titled Jazz and a Summer’s Day. Although the principal emphasis is on the performances, director Bert Stern’s camera fills us with illuminating images of America at its best. Whether its a birds-eye view of the rich in their…

Wed, Dec 23. Yomeddine

Yomeddine, Egypt. 2018. 1hr 37 min. Drama. Two outcasts, a Coptic leper and his orphaned apprentice, leave their leper colony for the first time and embark on a journey across Egypt to search for what remains of their families. Despite the unpromising premise, this is a surprisingly comic, uplifting film. “As Gamal, himself raised in…

Thurs, Dec 3. East Side Sushi

EAST SIDE SUSHI – USA. 90 Minutes. Light Drama. Juana, a Mexican-American single mom, is tired of barely supporting her daughter and father by operating a food truck in a dicey Los Angeles neighbourhood. Her ambition is to be a Sushi chef, and the only obstacles are the objections of her family, her race, and…

Thurs. Nov 5. Big Night

BIG NIGHT – USA. 1992. Drama. 1hr 47 minutes. It’s the late ’50’s, and Chef Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and businessman Secondo (Stanley Tucci) are immigrant brothers from Italy who open their dream restaurant, Paradise, in New Jersey. However, Primo’s authentic food is too unfamiliar for the local tastes, and the restaurant is struggling. Their only…

Thursday Nov 26. Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise, 1932, Comedy, 83 minutes. What happens when two con artists and jewel thieves fall in love? Can they trust each other? Dan Jardine wrote in Apollo Guide: This is, without a single word of hyperbole, one of the most taut scripts and perfectly-executed pieces of comic direction in the history of film.…