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Screen One Monthly Film Series

Bayfield 7 Cinemas, (Bayfield mall) 320 Bayfield Street, Barrie

Now in its 15th year, this popular monthly film series provides an enhanced opportunity for local audiences to see the finest Canadian, Independent and World cinema on offer. Screenings are on the first Wednesday of every month from January through to December at the Bayfield 7 Cinemas.

Individual tickets are $9 for Adults, $7 for Seniors/Students, Season Passes $75.

For tickets visit the MacLaren Art Centre located at 37 Mulcaster Street, Barrie (check for gallery hours), or at the door at Bayfield 7 Cinemas the night of screening.

Advance tickets are available two weeks before screening.

March Screen One

“Without McKay, Me and Orson Welles would be unthinkable as a film; with him, Linklater's delightful celebration of the arts turns out to be one of the season's most surprising gifts.”
– Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

ME AND ORSON WELLES, Richard Linklater's new coming of age feature is set in the exciting world of the New York Theatre. Teenage student Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) lucks his way into a minor role in the legendary 1937 Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, directed by a youthful Orson Welles (strikingly portrayed by newcomer Christian McKay.) The whirlwind experience of working with the boy genius and appearing in the soon-to-be groundbreaking production of Julius Caesar as Lucillus sets his life on a new course. In that same week, he also finds romance with older woman Sonja (Claire Danes). Experiencing romance and immersed into a creative process few are afforded, Richard also learns a few lessons about crossing swords with the imperious and brilliant Welles. He must grow up fast.

Awards for Me and Orson Welles:

• Won, Breakthrough Artist Award (Christian McKay), Austin Film Critics, Association, 2009
• Nominated, Best Supporting Actor (McKay),. BAFTA Awards, 2010
• Nominated, Most Promising Newcomer (McKay), British Independent Film Awards
• Nominated, Best Supporting Actor (McKay), Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2010
• Won, Best Supporting Actor (McKay), San Francisco Critics Circle, 2009

Official website: www.meandorsonwellesthemovie.com

April Screen One

“Miller has created a witty satire about society and relationships that is both funny and heartbreaking, delivered by a first-rate cast.”
– Linda Barnard, Toronto Star

Adapted from writer-director Rebecca Miller's novel of the same name this wry, humorous, and moving story presents the complex portrait of the many lives behind a single name. From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee (ROBIN WRIGHT PENN) leads a charmed existence. She is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher (ALAN ARKIN) thirty years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test. In truth, looks are deceiving, and this picture-perfect woman has seen more than her fair share of turmoil in her youth. Embarking on a bittersweet journey of self-discovery, accompanied by a new, strange and soulful acquaintance (KEANU REEVES), Pippa must now confront both her volatile past and the hidden resentment of her seemingly perfect life in order to find her true sense of self. In this smart study of life at the top of the social food chain, Miller lends both a zany sense of humour and an incontestable talent for storytelling to this tale of an uncompromising free spirit. Though Pippa may already have survived her youth, we learn that coming of age is a process that never stops in this wrenching yet often hilarious look at one very enigmatic woman.

Official website: www.pippalee.com

May Screen One

Set in a small village on wind-swept Corrie Island, just off the coast of Ireland, "A Shine of Rainbows", is a heartwarming film that follows an orphan’s struggle to find acceptance and belonging in his new home. Shy and picked on by the other boys in the orphanage, eight-year-old Tomás (John Bell) can’t believe that the warm and beautiful Maire O’Donnell (Connie Neilsen, Battle in Seattle) has chosen to adopt him, of all the children. Before he knows it, he is in Maire’s care, sailing over the open water toward a new life. But Tomás’s optimism about a better future begins to wane when he meets Alec (Aidan Quinn, The Assignment), Maire’s husband. Undeterred by Alec's reserve, Maire introduces Tomás to the wonders of his new world and determined to make clear that he is exactly the right child for the family. Canadian Vic Sarin has crafted an inspiring and uplifting tale, highlighted by wonderful performances from Nielsen, Quinn and newcomer Bell, and featuring Sarin’s own outstanding cinematography capturing the panoramic beauty of the rugged Irish coast. "A Shine of Rainbows" sensitively explores the bumpy path of a child’s journey to self-discovery, proving there is a little magic in all of us if only we take the time to find it.

Awards for Shine of Rainbows:

• Won, Children's Jury Award, Chicago Children's Film Festival, 2009
• Won, Audience Award, Best Dramatic Feature, Heartland Film Festival, 2009

Official website: www.ashineofrainbows.com

June Screen One

Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s gorgeously romantic Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain is unquestionably one of the most beloved and popular films of the last decade. With Micmacs à tirelarigot – reputed as an audience favourite – he uses his amazing visual vocabulary and hyperactive imagination to devastating effect. First it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain... Bazil doesn't have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden and instant death. Released from the hospital, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, our inspired and gentle-natured dreamer is adopted by a motley crew of secondhand dealers living in a veritable Ali Baba's cave, whose talents and aspirations are as surprising as they are diverse: Remington, Calculator, Buster, Slammer, Elastic Girl, Tiny Pete and Mama Chow. One day, walking by two huge buildings, Bazil recognizes the logos of the weapons manufacturers that caused his hardship. With the help of his faithful gang of wacky friends he sets out to take revenge. Underdogs battling heartless industrial giants, our gang relives the battle of David and Goliath, with all the imagination and fantasy of Buster Keaton.

Official website: www.lovefilm.com/micro/micmacs.html

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