Film Brockville
The Films
2025 Summer/Autummn Schedule
- Wed Sep 17 – Shook
- Wed Sep 3 – Can I get a Witness
- Wed Aug 8 – The Life of Chuck
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Please note that from February onwards films will be screened at the Brockville Arts Centre 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets $10.
Coming Soon
- Wed Oct 8 – Blue Sky Jo}
- November 5th - To be Confirmed
- November 19th - To be Confirmed
- December 10th - To be Confirmed
Thank you for your support.
Glyn Davies
Film Brockville
Email Notification List Update
-mid-May 2025
The email notification list recently went over 500 subscribers, and that costs Film Brockville money on MailChimp, and that happened around the time that our cash-flow plummetted due to a new arrangement with the Brockville Arts Centre. And we no longer need the money (although it also impacts on the charitable donations we used to do).
So I have sent all of the failed
email-addresses to the Archive
, as well as all of the subscribers who have not opened the last five emails. (And yes ... MailChimp does tell us these things.) That gets our numbers under 500, and should eliminate the MailChimp fee.
If all of the 500+ addresses were active
, then that would be a different matter. But they're not.
If you're unclear on whether you're still on the list, then:
- If you're still getting emails, then you're on the list, but
- feel free to inquire (
Contact
link, above).
Thanks!
Glyn
Summer/Autumn 2025
Shook
Wed. Sep. 17, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Fresh out of grad-school, fledgling writer Ashish finds that life as an adult isn’t quite what he expected. Grappling with his parent’s recent divorce, Ash juggles his static career, a tight group of lifelong friends and his estranged father’s unexpected Parkinson’s diagnosis. As a promising new romance with Claire breathes new hope into Ash, he begins to realize that although life isn’t unfolding quite as he had imagined, it may still offer the love and fulfillment he wants, in an unexpected way.
Trailer – Runtime: 113 minutes – Drama – Mature themes, Sexually suggestive scenes, Coarse language
Can I Get a Witness
Wed. Sep. 3, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
It’s the future and we’ve solved all the world’s problems: mitigated climate change, eradicated poverty, achieved trans-species equality. There’s just one catch… humans have to end life at 50 and teenage artists have to document it.
It’s Kiah’s first day on the job.
Trailer – Runtime: 110 minutes – Sci-Fi/Drama – Rating: R
The Life of Chuck
Fri. Aug. 8, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
The Life of Chuck refreshingly defies the norm, delivering a heart felt non linear experience that brings joy in the form of a dancing Tom Hiddleston. A quietly powerful film about finding meaning in the moments that slip by unnoticed.
Trailer – Runtime: 110 minutes – Tomatometer: 71% – Popcornmeter: 88% – Sci-Fi/Drama/Fantasy – Rating: R
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The Penguin Lessons
Wed. June 18, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students. However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.
Trailer – Runtime: 111 minutes – Tomatometer: 78% – Comedy/Drama – Rating: PG for strong language, some sexual references
Queer
Wed. June 04, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Queer is a film adapted from a novella written by William S. Burroughs depicting homosexual life in Mexico in the post war setting of the early 1950’s. The film presents themes of drug addiction, homosexual acceptance, unrequited love and the journey into self acceptance. Daniel Craig goes back to his pre Bond roots as an actor in a near faithful adaption of the novella.
Trailer – Runtime: 136 minutes – Tomatometer 77% – Drama/Romance – Rating: 18A, for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, strong drug content, language and brief violence
Nickel Boys
Wed. May. 21, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel ”Nickel Boys” it chronicles the powerful friendship between two African - American boys navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.It is a disturbing tale of abuse and mistreatment of coloured youth at a reform school.
Trailer – Runtime: 140 minutes – Tomatometer 91% – Drama – Rating 14A (racism, strong language, violent content)
I'm Still Here
Tue. Apr. 22 AND Wed. Apr. 23, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
A women married to a former politician during a military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
Trailer – Runtime: 129 minutes – Tomatometer 97% – Political Biographical Drama – 62 Film Nominations, 50 Wins including 1 Oscar
Here
Wed. Mar. 26, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter and life all of which happens right HERE
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Trailer – Runtime: 104 minutes– Drama} – Rating PG
Shepherds (Bergers)
Wed. Mar. 12, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
A young Montreal advertising executive converted to a Provencal shepherd has various misadventures with a civil servant who has quit her job.
Based on an amazing true story.
Best Canadian Film at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Best Canadian Film at The Kingston Canadian Film Festival.
Trailer – Runtime: 113 minutes – Drama – Rating NR – French (English dubbed)
A Different Man
Fri. Feb. 21, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
An aspiring actor undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. However, his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare as he becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
Trailer – Runtime: 112 minutes – Tomatometer 93% – Audience Score 84% – Drama/Comedy/Mystery – Rating R
Anora
Wed. Feb. 5, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Anora, a young woman from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
2025 Golden Globe Nominee - Best Motion Picture
2024 Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or - Winner
31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Nominee - Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role (Mickey Madison)
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role (Yura Borisov)
Trailer – Runtime: 139 minutes – Tomatometer 93% – Audience Score 80% – Comedy /Drama /Romance
Rating: 18A for strong sexual content throughout, graphic nudity, pervasive language and drug use
-note from Glyn, Feb. 14:
I just want to make a quick reference to our last movie, Anora. This movie was shown by Film Brockville without us having first viewed it, but chosen because of the huge number of awards and recognition it has received. I was aware that there were graphic sex scenes and bad language which was also shared with you prior to the screening, but I will admit I did not appreciate that it was the main core of the story. I know some attendees were offended by the content, and for that I apologise. Again, the movie was selected on the merit and recognition it has received from the film industry.
Small Things Like These
Wed. Jan. 22, 7:00 p.m.
In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own. The story is quite moving, intriguing, sad, melancholic and yet hopeful. The atmosphere is spot on, the performances by everyone in the cast were brilliant and Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) is just the right man for the right role.
Trailer – Runtime: 98 minutes – Tomatometer 93% – Audience Score 84% – Drama – Rating R
Blitz
Wed. Jan. 8, 7:00 p.m.
In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on a journey back home as Rita searches for him.
Clearly a film with a big budget and it shows. It is also a film which has a lot to offer: a thrilling story, a spectacular war, lots of excitement and with a wonderful cast who do a great job with the roles they play.
Trailer/Booking – Runtime: 120 minutes – Tomatometer 81% – Audience Score 84% – Drama/War – Rating R