July 29th, 2011
Hop On the Metro
Hang onto your heads, Edmonton’s historic Garneau Theatre is going nowhere fast, and Metro Cinema is the new star of the show.
With a line-up of indie flicks, cross-Canada touring films and retro movies as old as the theatre’s 1940 doors, Metro plans to host interactive events, bring in film directors for premieres (meet the filmmakers of The Future is Now! on August 12th) and blend the best in recent local shorts with Japanese fare from the '60s.
And if you’re into gore, mark your Metro calendar with August’s DEDfest 2011 for kung-fu masterpieces and an underground horror fête you’d never thought you’d see on the big screen. Only now you can.
Screenings start August 5th, while the official grand opening weekend will be held September 16-18.
—Caroline Gault
Metro Cinema, Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St., Edmonton, 780-425-9212, www.metrocinema.org
