First Weekend Club

Great Canadian Films Screening Across the Country

Check out the list below for Canadian films now playing or coming soon to a theatre near you.  For theatre locations and screening times visit Tribute.ca

 

This Movie Is Broken
Now Playing

 Director: Bruce MacDonald

Unbelievable! Bruno (Greg Calderone) wakes up in bed next to Caroline (Georgina Reilly), his long time crush.  But tomorrow she’s off for school in France, and maybe she only granted this miracle as a parting gift for her long time friend. So tonight – tonight is Bruno’s last chance. And tonight, as it happens, Broken Social Scene, her favourite band, is throwing a big outdoor bash. More info...

Splice
Now Playing

 Director: Vincenzo Natali

Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids.  Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. More info...

 

 

Hugh Hefner - Playboy, Activist And Rebel
 Opens August 6 in Toronto, August 13 in Montreal, and August 27 in Vancouver

 Director: Brigitte Berman

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel takes an intimate look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. When Hefner launched Playboy magazine in 1953, he became a champion of the sexual revolution and, immediately, the forces of Church and State initiated a war against him that raged over the decades. Hefner is revealed both as a hedonistic playboy, but, more importantly, as the man who’s been a groundbreaking advocate and catalyst for civil rights, the First Amendment, and human rights. More info...

 

The Death of Alice Blue
Opens August 6 in Toronto

 Director: Park Bench

Alice Blue is the new junior copywriter at Raven Advertising. Unfortunately for her, the place is run by vampires. Alice finds herself enlisted by a group of paranoid conspiracy theorist co-workers who believe she holds the key to the downfall of management. As if that weren't enough, she herself may be genetically predisposed to being the greatest vampire ever, and the only one who can save the disappearing breed. More info...

 

Year of the Carnivore
Now Playing in Selected Cities

Director: Sook Yin Lee

Sook-Yin Lee's "Year of the Carnivore" is a quirky romantic comedy with an unexpected twist. The object of Sammy's affections,  scruffy street musician Eugene Zaslavsky (Mark Rendall), happens to think that she is simply terrible in bed. So what's a girl to do? Get better. And so, Sammy Smalls (Cristin Milioti) proceeds to unleash her inner sexuality. In this particular case, practice makes perfect. More info...