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A Bug's Life

Dir. John Lasseter
95 min

There's a world going on underground! Pixar's second feature shrinks Seven Samurai to ant-like proportions, with heroic Flick enlisting the services of a touring flea circus to defend the colony against the marauding grasshoppers. Rated: G

Image: © Disney Pixar 1998

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Tue Mar 18
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Wed Mar 19
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Ennio

Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
150 min

Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore proves the perfect filmmaker to craft this loving tribute to one of the all-time greats: composer Ennio Morricone (1928-2020).

Image: Courtesy of Music Box Films

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2:30 pm
Tue Mar 18
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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1:30 pm
Sat Mar 22
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Toy Story

Dir. John Lasseter
81 min

In the first computer generated animation feature film, space ranger Buzz Lightyear discovers he’s not an intergalactic ambassador, just a children’s plaything (but there’s nothing wrong with that). Rated: G

Image: © Disney Pixar 1995

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5:30 pm
Tue Mar 18
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11:00 am
Sat Mar 29
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7 Beats per Minute

Dir. Yuqi Kang
100 min

While attempting a world record freedive in 2018, Jessea Lu lost consciousness and stopped breathing for four minutes. Years later, Jessea returns to the site of her near-death experience, ready to dive again and become reborn.

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6:00 pm
Tue Mar 18
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Wed Mar 19
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4:20 pm
Sat Mar 22
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The Wild Bunch (Director's Cut)

Dir. Sam Peckinpah
145 min

The Mexico/Texas borderlands, 1913: Pike (William Holden) leads his gang of aging outlaws on a foray south for one last hurrah. Peckinpah's masterpiece, a savage lament for men who believe in nothing but find respect by dying in vain.

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7:30 pm
Tue Mar 18
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Armand

Dir. Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
117 min

When six-year-old Armand is accused of abusing another boy, his mother is called in for a school meeting. Bracing and bold, this is a lacerating drama from writer-director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (the grandson of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann).

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8:10 pm
Tue Mar 18
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Wed Mar 19
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Thu Mar 20
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Toy Story 2

Dir. John Lasseter
92 min

When Woody is kidnapped, it's Buzz who leads the troops to the rescue. Expertly balancing action, humour and emotion, this deepens our relationship with the first film's characters and introduces a stellar newcomer, cowgirl Jessie (Joan Cusack). Rated: G

Image: © Disney Pixar 1999

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Wed Mar 19
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Thu Mar 20
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1:00 pm
Sat Mar 29
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Flow

Dir. Gints Zilbalodis
84 min

In this wordless and gorgeously atmospheric animated feature, a solitary black cat survives a tsunami and must confront his fear of water whilst sailing through a flooded world with a group of misfit animals. An enchanting adventure film for all ages. Rated: G

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4:00 pm
Wed Mar 19
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11:30 am
Sat Mar 22
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4:20 pm
Wed Mar 26
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Pixar Trivia Night

100 min

Think you know your Pixar flicks? Get your buzz on at our themed trivia night. Prizes! Beer! And an extra pair of angry eyes, just in case...

Images: © Disney Pixar

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8:15 pm
Wed Mar 19
VIFF Centre Atrium
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The Mission

Dir. Roland Joffe
125 min

Written by Robert Bolt (Lawrence of Arabia; A Man for All Seasons), The Mission is the story of an C18th Catholic outpost on the lands of the Guarani people, near the Iguazi Falls. Music is a transcendent force here, and Morricone's score is inspired.

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Wed Mar 19
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Thu Mar 20
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Monsters, Inc

Dir. Pete Docter
92 min

A warm and fuzzy family film about the harvesting of young children's screams? Well, yes, it can be done and here's the proof. Rated: G

Image: © Disney Pixar 2001

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2:00 pm
Thu Mar 20
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Fri Mar 21
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The Stand

Dir. Christopher Auchter
95 min

This rousing doc explores a 1985 dispute over logging in the Haida Gwaii. Taking us from canny retrospective commentary to the thick of the action, director Chris Auchter employs animation and a wealth of archival footage to riveting effect.

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2:20 pm
Thu Mar 20
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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3:15 pm
Fri Mar 28
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Sun Mar 30
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