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Yippee-ki-yay, it's Christmas!

New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it.

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Playing at Playhouse:

December 18 @ 6:40 pmBUY TICKETS
December 21 @ 9:30 pmBUY TICKETS
NR

"Taika Waititi knocks it out of der park with the meaningful lunacy of his anti-hate satire, which is equal parts Mel Brooks, Wes Anderson and Waititi’s own whimsical brilliance." - Toronto Star." -

Winner of TIFF 2019 Audience Award. Oscar Winner: Taika Waititi for Best Adapted Screenplay "Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit (★★★★★) defies description. It is the story of a young wannabe Nazi named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) who dreams of serving the Führer and daydreams that Adolf Hitler (Waititi) is his best friend.

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G

Over the course of six weeks during the summer of 1969, thousands of people attend the Harlem Cultural Festival to celebrate Black history, culture, music and fashion.

Part of BLACK@WATERLOO: BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

Experience some of the best music ever made in Summer of Soul.

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NR

"A historical piece that defies expectation and offers both the thrills of battle and a thoughtful critique of war and imperialism." - TheWrap

"A meaty piece of historical drama, ‘The King’ mixes power plays, canny twists and brutal, widescreen medieval battles with a refreshing lack of deference for the Shakespeare plays on which it’s loosely based.

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R

"It is the uncertainty that is unveiled in the final moments before the credits roll that makes Black Christmas a quintessentially Canadian masterpiece." - National Post

From the director of 'A Christmas Story,' but don't let that fool you! 

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Playing at Playhouse:

December 13 @ 9:30 pmBUY TICKETS
R

'π' on π day! A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.

Darren Aronofsky's debut, for which he won 'Best Director' at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. Dramatically gripping and frighteningly smart, this Lynchian thriller does wonders with its unlikely subject and shoestring budget.

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PG

Celebrate the holidays with this classic Princess screening!

Having won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 1944 Academy Awards, it is easy to see how this film, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman is consistently considered a classic. Acting out a tortured relationship of love and virture, this pair is iconic in these roles. This 1942 tale of love and war has never ceased to enthrall.

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NR

"It captures the life and career of a rock 'n' roll star who never looked back, never apologized, never compromised, virtually never made a wrong move, and made it all seem effortless." - Variety

The new documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, proves aptly titled. Not only does the pic provide many examples of the glorious vocals that made its subject a pop music superstar, it also allows us to once again hear her voice as she narrates her story.

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R

Little Billy witnesses his parents getting killed by Santa after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those who are naughty. Now Billy is 18 and out of the orphanage, and he has just become Santa himself.

Santa Claus is coming to town . . . and this time he’s got an axe! Community leaders tried to stop it. The P.T.A. fought to ban it. Now, one of the most controversial slasher films of all time is back in a new restoration from the original camera negative.

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Playing at Playhouse:

December 20 @ 9:30 pmBUY TICKETS

Official Cambodian Entry 2023 Academy Awards: Best International Feature Film

After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on (an unexpected) journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.

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