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Tuesday April 29 at 6pm

Show & Tell: A Filmmakers’ Open Mic Night

A joint production between Kingston Film & Media and the The Cinema Society of Kingston. Ever wondered what your latest project would look like on the big screen of an actual cinema? Then join us for our quarterly Show & Tell Filmmaker Open Mic event, where you to show off your work, be it a […]

Thursday May 1 @ 6:30pm

The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause – Screening Hosted by Resolve Counselling Services

Documentary

55 million women in the United States are currently experiencing menopause. The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause explores the hidden impact of menopause on women’s lives. With evidence-based information, the film empowers women to make informed health decisions and aims to remove the stigma surrounding menopause and aging.

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Returning by popular demand

Conclave

DramaThriller
Opens May 2

Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini star in an exciting papal thriller! When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of The Church.

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🇨🇦 David Cronenberg returns with an elegiac body horror!

The Shrouds

DramaHorrorSci-Fi
Opens May 2

Karsh, an innovative businessman and grieving widower, builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud.

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🇨🇦 Rated 91% Fresh! Mysterious thriller about a Toronto librarian who begins receiving threatening letters

Darkest Miriam

DramaMysteryRomanceThriller
Opens May 2

Miriam, a Toronto librarian enveloped in grief, finds her life disrupted by threatening letters and a burgeoning romance with a younger cab driver.

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May 9, 10 & 11

Björk: Cornucopia

Concert Film

The highly-anticipated concert film, featuring Björk’s spectacular stage production and a setlist spanning her iconic early works to the visionary Utopia (2017) and Fossora (2023).

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Chloë Sevigny stars in beautiful French Riviera-set coming-of-age drama

Bonjour Tristesse

Drama
Opens May 9

During a summer on the French Riviera, 18-year-old Cécile’s carefree life with her father and his young girlfriend is upended by the arrival of her late mother’s friend, leading to unforeseen consequences.

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100% Fresh! Must-see documentary about a group of people secretly living inside a Rhode Island mall!

Secret Mall Apartment

Documentary
Opens May 9

In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside the busy Providence Place Mall and kept it going for four years, filming everything along the way.

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🇨🇳 97% Fresh! A poetic meditation from Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao, sure to be one of the best films of 2025!

Caught By The Tides

Drama
Opens May 16

A Chinese woman silently navigates two decades of personal and societal transformation, seeking a lost love across a rapidly changing China.

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May 17, 21, 22 & 29

Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro – Met Opera

Met OperaMusic

Mozart’s timeless comedy: conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and […]

Ryan Coogler (Creed) & Michael B Jordan return with ambitious blues rock vampire horror!

Sinners

HorrorThriller

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

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Saturday May 17 at 4pm

Kingston Stories

Filmmaker in Attendance

This program showcases four locally produced short documentaries that premiered at the 2025 Kingston Canadian Film Festival at sold-out screenings. The films include a newcomer love story, a portrait of an artist, an experimental view of downtown Kingston, and a nostalgic look back at S&R, Kingston’s favourite department store. Each film offers a thoughtful, often […]

Rated 93% Fresh! Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson star in the funniest movie of the year!

Friendship

Black ComedyComedy
Opens May 23

Starring Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson: A suburban dad’s life spirals into chaos as he becomes obsessed with befriending his charismatic new neighbor, leading to a darkly comedic exploration of male friendship.

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$7 School PA Day Matinees on Friday May 30

Fantastic Mr Fox and Finding Nemo – $7 School PA Day Matinees

Tickets on sale now! Join us for discount daytime matinee screenings of two excellent family-friendly films: Pixar’s Finding Nemo and Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr Fox. Kids Combos (small popcorn + juice box) only $5 at the Snack Bar!

🇫🇷 Delightful romantic comedy about a desperately single bookseller!

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

Romance
Opens June 6

An aspiring writer’s life takes an unexpected turn when she attends a Jane Austen residency in England, leading to personal and romantic discoveries.

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The latest from Wes Anderson's: a black comedy espionage adventure!

The Phoenician Scheme

Directed by Wes AndersonBlack ComedySpy Thriller

The story of a family and a family business, starring Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Liesl, his daughter/a nun; Michael Cera as Bjorn, their tutor. With: Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis.

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June 14, 18 & 19

Strauss’ Salome – Met Opera

Met OperaMusic

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the […]

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The Phoenician Scheme (with on-screen captions)

Presented with on-screen captions: The story of a family and a family business, starring Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Liesl, his daughter/a nun; Michael Cera as Bjorn, their tutor. With: Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis.

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Coming Soon

Sinners (with on-screen captions)

Presented with on-screen captions: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

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July 5, 9, 10 & 17

Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Met Opera

Met OperaMusic

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 season comes to a close with Rossini’s effervescent comedy. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian […]

Upcoming Classic Movies

Sunday April 27 at 1pm

Emma – Popcorn & Purls: A Craft-Along Movie Matinee

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in her friends’ love lives.

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May 3, 4, 6, 8

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

The Rebel Alliance faces attacks from the Galactic Empire, while Luke Skywalker trains with Jedi Master Yoda and confronts Darth Vader, uncovering a shocking truth about his lineage.

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May 3, 4 & 7

Spaceballs (1987)

A rogue pilot and his half-man, half-dog sidekick are hired to rescue a princess and save the galaxy from the evil Spaceballs, who plan to steal all of planet Druidia’s air.

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Week of May 2nd

Morocco (1930)

Marlene Dietrich seduces both men and women with a single smirk. Set in the sultry sands of colonial Morocco, this romantic melodrama oozes atmosphere and longing, pairing Dietrich with a rugged young Gary Cooper.

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Announcements

Returning by popular demand: Conclave

Opens May 2: Cronenberg’s The Shrouds

May 9, 10, 11: Björk: Cornucopia (Concert)

Upcoming Classic Cinema

“May the 4th Be With You”: Star Wars Weekend

May 30: $7 School PA Day Matinees

Series: Pre-Code Hollywood – Women, Sex & Power

New Vintage Poster Exhibit: Sci-Fi Movies

The Met Opera 2025

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