June 15: Visit The Cinematheque for its 5th annual open house and enjoy free, all-ages screenings of Charlie Chaplins Easy Street (1917), with live piano accompaniment by Sara Davis Buechner, and Harold Lloyds comedy classic, Safety Last! (1923).
The public is invited to explore the film organization with guided tours of the projection booth, Film Reference Library, and Westcoast Film Archives. The afternoon will also include a Charlie Chaplin look-a-like contest for children (and kids at heart). All guests get a complimentary bag of the Vancouvers best popcorn.
Coinciding with the Open House, theFilm Lovers Campaignis back for the month of June. Patrons who show their love for The Cinematheque with donations of $2 will be recognized on the donor wall, and donations of $25 or more will be entered into a draw for the chance to win a private screening.
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June 16: The Cinematheques Cinema Sunday all-ages matinée program continues its Family Frights series with Jim Hensons fantastical cult-hit, Labyrinth (1986). Jennifer Connelly is Sarah, a bratty teenager whose fairy-tale fancies become nightmares when her stepbrother is whisked away to the underworld of Jareth the Goblin King, played by a wonderfully weird David Bowie.
Film-goers of all ages are invited to the theatre at 1131 Howe to channel the power of voodoo with complimentary Bowie makeup sessions at noon. Then, pose to have photos taken by The Cinematheques Education department. Labyrinth screens at 1pm. Entry is $6/$9 and membership is not required.
