Gag me with a spoon! VALLEY GIRL (1983) screening this Friday at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social. With a legendary new-wave soundtrack, a young Nicolas Cage at his charming best, AND exquisite cinematography by the brilliant Frederick Elmes. FREE ADMISSION Poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social

Let's talk about the role of wide-screen composition in Akira Kurosawa's classic film HIGH AND LOW (1963). 🧵

We're screening Akira Kurosawa's classic suspense drama HIGH AND LOW (1963) this Friday, Nov. 21, at 7pm. Admission is free. Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.

This Friday we kick off our new season of programming with the classic thriller THE THIRD MAN (1949). As always, admission is free. Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.

Excited to screen the award-winning Canadian independent film IT'S ALL GONE PETE TONG (2004) as part of the @sappyfest.bsky.social 2025 festivities. Join us at Bagtown Brewing Company on Thursday, July 31, at 8pm.

Join us at Bagtown Brewing Company for a pre- @sappyfest.bsky.social screening of the beloved Canadian film IT'S ALL GONE PETE TONG. Thursday, July 31, 8pm Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social

HAROLD AND MAUDE was the perfect way to end our season of screenings. A big and boisterous crowd made it extra special. We'll be back after a short break over the summer. Stay tuned!

Ruth Gordon steals the show as the feisty and fearless Maude, the older love interest to the younger Harold, in the touching and hilarious HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971). Screening Friday, April 25, 7pm at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.

Our final film of the season is the utterly unique HAROLD AND MAUDE. Join us at the Owens Art Gallery on April 25 for a screening of this classic romcom. Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social. Our programming is supported by the Town of Tantramar and the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.

Amazing crowd last night for the classic samurai flick HARAKIRI. Up next is the hilarious yet touching HAROLD AND MAUDE.

A mesmerizing, often brutal, but thoroughly compulsive film, HARAKIRI (1962) manages to elevate the usually pulpy Japanese chambara, or samurai, genre into something approaching high art.

"All of my pictures are concerned with resisting an entrenched power. That's what HARAKIRI is about." -- Masaki Kobayashi Screening this Friday, March 28, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.

HARAKIRI (1962), the highly acclaimed Samurai film from the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi, is screening this Friday. Introduction by @patrickallaby.bsky.social who also designed the screening poster. Our programming is supported by the Town of Tantramar and @owensartgallery.bsky.social.

Tomorrow night. A movie I know nothing about.

Acclaimed writer-director David Mamet's twisty, stylish thriller THE SPANISH PRISONER (1997) this Friday, Feb. 28, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social . Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social

Canadian cinema history, folks. Screening tonight, followed by a Q&A with Chris Dupuis, author of a book about the film. Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social With support from the Town of Tantramar and @owensartgallery.bsky.social .

Join us for a Q&A with writer and curator Chris Dupuis, author of a book on the film WINTER KEPT US WARM (1965), after our screening of the film. This event takes place on Friday, Feb. 7, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social. Screening starts at 7pm.

WINTER KEPT US WARM (1965), Canada’s first film about a gay romance, was an unexpected smash, scoring attention from big name critics and a spot at the Cannes Film Festival. Free admission. Screening poster: @patrickallaby.bsky.social. Support from the Town of Tantramar, @owensartgallery.bsky.social

A full house for our screening of LOCAL HERO on Friday. Thanks to everyone for coming out!

Programmed and with an introduction by the always erudite and entertaining Matt Tunnacliffe, LOCAL HERO (1983) is being screened tonight, 7pm, at the Owens Art Gallery. Admission is FREE. Screening poster by local artist @patrickallaby.bsky.social.

We are screening the classic film LOCAL HERO (1983), directed by the great Bill Forsyth, this Friday at the Owens Art Gallery. Here is a link to an interview with the director discussing the film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z25f...

If you haven't seen LOCAL HERO (1983), do yourself a favour and head over to the Owens Art Gallery in Sackville, NB this Friday, Jan. 17. It's a beautiful, beguiling film. Curtain time is 7pm. Screening poster designed by local artist @patrickallaby.bsky.social.

Local Hero playing next Friday (Jan 17) at @cinesackville.bsky.social.

Our Winter 2025 schedule is out. All screenings at the Owens Art Gallery in Sackville NB. Admission is free.

@cinesackville.bsky.social has been on a roll this fall. It's been a highlight of my year to make posters for them.

This Friday, Dec. 13, we are screening the endlessly charming THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, Ernst Lubitsch's 1940 classic romcom. 7pm at the Owens Art Gallery. Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social

Tonight we are presenting Jane Campion's erotic melodrama THE PIANO (1993). Screening starts at 7pm at the Owens Art Gallery. Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.

Anna Paquin was only 11 years old when she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for THE PIANO. Here is her charming acceptance speech. We're screening THE PIANO this Friday at the Owens Art Gallery, Sackville NB.

Our next screening is THE PIANO (1993), Jane Campion's sumptuous and sultry feminist melodrama. This Friday, Nov. 22, 7pm, at the Owens Art Gallery, Sackville NB. Screening poster by local artist and cinephile @patrickallaby.bsky.social.

Tonight we are screening the acclaimed IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE in stunning 4K. 7pm at the Owens Art Gallery, Sackville NB. Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.