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October 13, 14, 15, 2017
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Program for the Twenty-Fifth Annual Vintage Film Festival
This year, given the big 150th anniversary celebrations in Cobourg and Canada wide, the Theme for the Festival is Canadians in the Movies. All movies will feature a Canadian Director or lead Actor/Actress.
Ticket prices are the same as last year but agaiin there is a discount if you buy early. Otherwise there is a small premium for buying after September 15th. The best value by far is the Festival pass which gives you:
- The 12 regular program movies
- A bonus movie Friday afternoon (for Friday and Weekend pass holders only).
- The Gala Reception with light refreshments
- The very popular "Brown bag Lunch" - the topic this year will be Canadians in the Movies and the speaker is yet to be announced.
Note that registration at the door is required. You can also buy the Friday Gala only (includes 3 films and Reception) and/or a "Four-pack" of 4 movies at a discounted price. Singles will be available only at the door at $10.00 although singles for silent films with live piano accompaniment will be $12. Note that this premium does not apply to holders of "Four-Packs".
Below is a list of the films to be shown. Click the Title of any film to go to a page with additional information. For each film, you will go to a page of information including photos, a review and if available, a trailer.
Canada 150 - Canadians in the Movies
Friday 13 October 2017 - Opening Night
Capitol Theatre - Port Hope - Note venue change from previous years
Although we try to avoid changes, the program is subject to change without notice
Click Titles for additional information about each film
| Program | Leads and Director | Sponsor | ||
| 03:30 pm | Registration | |||
| 04:00 pm | Rear Window (1954) | Stewart, Kelly, BURR - Dir: Hitchcock | Phyllis Hendry | 115m |
| 06:00 pm | Reception | |||
| 07:00 pm | Welcome/Bursary Presentation | |||
| 07.15 pm | Gilda (1946) | Hayworth, FORD - Dir: Vidor | Harriet & Greg Binkley | 110m |
| 09:05 pm | Break | |||
| 09:20 pm | It Started With Eve (1941) | DURBIN, Laughton - Dir: Koster | 93m |
Program finishes at approximately 10:55 pm
Saturday 14 October 2017 - Saturday at the Movies
| Program | Leads and Director | Sponsor | ||
| 08:30 am | Registration | |||
| 09:00 am | And Then There Were None (1945) | HUSTON, Fitzgerald, Auer-Dir: Clair | Langhorne Irwin Wharram-Spry |
97m |
| 10:40 am | Break | |||
| 11:00 am | Manhattan Madness * (1916) and Confidence * (1909) |
FAIRBANKS, Dir Allan Dwan Lawrence, Miles Dir: Griffith |
David & Dianne Halliday | 50m & 10m |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 01:00 pm | The Women (1939) | SHEARER, Crawford - Dir: Cukor | Lynn Hardy, RBC Wealth Management | 132m |
| 03:15 pm | Break | |||
| 03:35 pm | In The Heat of the Night (1967) | Poitier, Steiger - Dir: JEWISON | Patrick Houlihan, RBC Wealth Management | 109m |
| 05:25 pm | Dinner | |||
| 07:00 pm | Dr. No (1962) | Connery, WISEMAN - Dir: Young | 109m | |
| 08:50 pm | Break | |||
| 09:10 pm | Forbidden Planet (1956) | PIDGEON, NIELSEN - Dir: Wilcox | Chris & Brenda Worsnop + |
98m |
Program finishes at approximately 10:50 pm
Sunday 15 October 2017 - Last but not Least
| Program | Leads and Director | Sponsor | ||
| 08:30 am | Registration | |||
| 09:00 am | The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) | Atwill, WRAY - Dir: Curtiz | 77m | |
| 10:20 am | Break | |||
| 10:40 am | Tillie's Punctured Romance* (1914) | DRESSLER, Chaplin - Dir: SENNETT | 86m | |
| 12:05 pm | Lunch - (Brown Bag Seminar) | |||
| 01 :30 pm | The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) | Turner, CRONYN - Dir: Garnett | David McCaig | 113m |
| 03:25 pm | Break | |||
| 03:45 pm | 42nd Street (1933) | Powell, KEELER - Dir: Bacon | Barbara Garrick | 89m |
Program finishes at approximately 5:15 pm
* silent
BOLD CAPITALS indicate a Canadian
Note that the detail page for each movie includes the cast, photos, review and where available, a trailer. Click each title to see the detail pages.
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Piano accompaniment to silent films
Pianists for 2017
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Bill O'Meara
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Jordan Klapman
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Although we try to avoid changes, the program is subject to change without notice
Films shown in earlier years.