Metro Cinema
The Seventh Seal (1957) at Metro Cinema
The Garneau Theatre 8712 - 109 ST NW Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSweden 1957, 96 min, Dir: Ingmar Bergman Swedish with subtitles Gallery Artist Pick When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block…
Safety Last! (1923) at Metro Cinema
The Garneau Theatre 8712 - 109 ST NW Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaUSA 1923, 73 min, Dir: Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor Silent Film 100th Anniversary The comic genius of silent star Harold Lloyd is eternal. Chaplin is the sweet innocent, Keaton the stoic outsider, but Lloyd—the modern guy striving for success—is us. And with its torrent of perfectly executed gags and astonishing stunts, Safety Last! is…
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) at Metro Cinema
The Garneau Theatre 8712 - 109 ST NW Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaUSA 1946, 130 min, Dir: Frank Capra Christmas Bureau of Edmonton Fundraiser Admission by donation George Bailey never got a chance to fulfill his life’s ambition. As he watches his friends and family become success stories he dreads on running his father’s building and loan business. When a financial discrepancy puts George in a difficult…