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International, documentary, shorts and Canadian films are often overlooked by cinema exhibition; especially if you only have 1-screen in town that primarily caters to the latest from the dream machine down south. But The Civic Theatre is committed to diverse programming, and this upcoming week, as well as last’s, proves this. From films from Bhutan, India, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Afghanistan, Japan, Finland, UK and US, and Nova Scotia to Quebec, The Civic Theatre is bringing the world to our little mountain community. 

It is no easy feat in a city of our size and on a single-screen that is held to the screening restrictions around major motion pictures from the big studios to program these smaller jewels of cinema, and this is why we go all-in when a window presents itself.  So I urge you, pull back the curtain and look out of it while it’s still here.  Starting in April, a string of three consecutive on release blockbusters will lock down our screen for single weekly titles for the bulk of the month, but for this week at least, you will not be disappointed as The Civic continues its adventure with a pair of International Women’s Month selections, the amazing Nova Scotia film, Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor. A story that revolves around Dawn, a young trans woman who returns to the family farm in the Maritimes after her mother dies, meeting her father and sister for the first time since she transitioned. The film is a first directorial debut from Shelly Thompson, who moved from in front of the camera with her role Barbara Lahey in the hit series Trailer Park Boys, to behind it with this touching story that was inspired by her own experience as a mother to a trans son. The second women’s month film is a phenomenal documentary that garnered a best feature documentary Oscar nomination.  Writing with Fire tells the story of Khabar Lahariya, the only news agency in India run by Dalit (oppressed-caste) women. Armed with smartphones, these women journalists report from some of the most difficult regions of the country, risking everything to speak truth to power. Led by Chief Reporter Meera and her feisty understudy, crime reporter Suneeta, the film bears witness to the wit, intelligence and compassion of these journalists in confronting the most urgent stories of our times. 100% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes!

And on the topic of Oscar nominations, complete your nominations viewing with the Oscar nominated shorts programs, live action, documentary and animated.  The Oscar shorts categories have always been the random guess on the Oscar ballot entries at the previous Civic live-streams of the Academy Awards, but with great prizes in store for the highest scored ballots, don’t take the chance; get the advantage by putting your discerning eyes on these amazing stories and make your picks confidently. The Oscars live-stream is on Sunday, Mar. 27th at 5pm.  You can find a ballot in person at the theatre or look for a link on our Facebook and website pages leading up to the event.  

Learn about the rest of the week’s great titles, Drive My Car, Compartment No. 6 and Une Révision, offered this week at here. 

“As we leave Gotham following this week’s on-release opening of ‘The Batman’, and before we jump into a string of sweet on-release weeks of blockbusters (‘Morbius’ – Apr. 1, ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ – Apr. 8, and ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ – Apr. 15), The Civic Theatre is loading you up with 2-weeks of the Wheaties of the cinematic world as lead-up to the 2022 Oscars, live stream on Mar. 27th.
To compliment your knowledge of the ‘Best Picture’ category from The Civic’s presentation of them over the past months and your Netflix account, we are excited to provide a slate of ‘Best International Film’, ‘Best Doc’, and ‘Best Doc, Live Action and Animation Shorts’ nominees, so you can select your pics for the Oscar ballot with confidence.  

Titles include: ‘Flee’ (Best Doc, Best Animated, Best International nominee), ‘The Worst Person in the World’ (Best International nominee), ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom’ (Best International nominee), ‘Encanto’ (Best Animated Feature nominee), ‘Oscar Shorts (Docs)’, ‘Oscar Shorts (Live Action)’, ‘Oscar Shorts (Animated)’, ‘Writing With Fire’ (Best Doc nominee) and as a bonus, Finland’s entry for the Oscars and Cannes Grand Prix winner, ‘Compartment No. 6’.  

All these titles can be purchased separately or you can choose to purchase an Oscar Run Nominee Festival Pass and come to as many of these screenings as you choose for only $45 – 9 films for less than the cost of 4 screenings.

Aside from the Oscar nom slate, we also will be screening another special South Asian Movie Club presentation, ‘Aaja Mexico Challiye’ and two new Canadian film releases. From Quebec, AFKO co-presents ‘Une Révision’ as part of the Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Francophone, and from Nova Scotia, ‘Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor’, about a trans woman who returns to her family farm after the death of her mother where she sees her father and sister for the first time since her transition.

Watch the trailers below to learn more about each title, and then get out your bowl, spoon and milk (or oat milk if you’re dairy intolerant) and dig in.”

“Dananananananana…  Batman is coming to your local independent cinema this Thursday! See the film critics and audiences are raving about, all two action-packed hours and fifty-five minutes (trust us, it’s worth it)! Robert Pattinson is the Batman, protector of Gotham city, starring opposite Zoe Kravtiz as Catwoman. Watch The Batman take down the criminal underworld and establish a new chapter in the dark knight’s saga!”

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And the Pitch by Jason!

“It feels like we have been in ‘uncharted’ territory for this whole damn pandemic, so it will be nice to rely on the tested talents of Antonio Banderas, Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland in the well mapped adventure genre under the experienced leadership of Zombieland director, Ruben Fleischer, to whisk us away in the epic spectacle of Uncharted playing this Friday at The Civic Theatre.

Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by Ferdinand Magellan 500 years ago. What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world’s oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure and perhaps even Nate’s long-lost brother…but only if they can learn to work together.

Join us for the adventure this week, Feb 18-24th.

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719 Vernon Street, Nelson, BC V1L 4G3

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“The nominations for this year’s Academy Awards just dropped this morning and the Civic’s confirmed Feb. 11th booking, Nightmare Alley, made the list for ‘Best Picture’, ‘Best Production Design’, ‘Best Cinematography’, and ‘Best Costume Costume Design’.

Guillermo del Toro, who won ‘Best Picture’ and ‘Best Direction’ Oscars in 2017 for his last feature, Shape of Water, brings his unique and lush visual style to this neo-noir set against a 1940’s carnival.  Down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle endears himself to a clairvoyant and her mentalist husband at a traveling carnival. Using newly acquired knowledge, Carlisle crafts a golden ticket to success by swindling the elite and wealthy. Hoping for a big score, he soon hatches a scheme to con a dangerous tycoon with help from a mysterious psychiatrist who might be his most formidable opponent yet.

Of his nomination del Toro told Deadline, “I am very happy and grateful… The key is to be in the conversation. We are very proud of our film and the work everyone delivered. This is a great blessing. We are in great company with filmmakers we admire and we thank the Academy and feel elated. Maybe the pandemic affected me in ways that I may not even see, but it was very moving and very cherished to get this surprise and love this morning. Covid showed us all how tenuous it is to plan, craft and release a film. And how being in this craft is a joy not to be taken for granted.” I agree Guillermo; and being able to see movies together in cinema should not be taken for granted either.  I hope you will all come out to see this visual treat on the big-screen this week.

” Join us this week at the Civic for an A24 extravaganza of indie darlings and arthouse cinema! Since 2012, the independent film studio A24 has been producing intelligent, aesthetically beautiful films. Enjoy the latest offerings from A24 at your local independent cinema!”