Films, Flames and Fun in Calgary | Former digital journalist ➡️ Communications specialist
Calgary, Alberta
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Interested in what movies are playing in Calgary this weekend (and every weekend)? Subscribe to Scrolling Showtimes, my weekly newsletter highlighting the movies you need to see at theatres around the city. #yyc scrollingshowtimes.substack.…
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You Can See Everything rode a surprise reveal at the Telluride Film Festival into a bombshell opening weekend, thrilling audiences with an inside look at Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the weeks leading up to her incarceration.
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The mysterious documentary from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim drops the audience into a world where subjectivity is everything and the facts are blurry.
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RE-RELEASES
🎬 Back to the Future (1985) – Cineplex, Landmark
• Dir. Robert Zemeckis | 116 mins | PG
🎬 The Exorcist (1973) – Landmark
• Dir. William Friedkin | 122 mins | 18A
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So let’s get this straight:
- SN 960 is reportedly done (?)
- No TSN bureau reporter in Calgary
- No dedicated local Flames coverage from The Athletic
- Pared down sports coverage from other local mainstream media outlets
And that’s just Calgary. How is this good for hockey?
There’s lots of hype surrounding the release of 70 mm IMAX tickets for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
In Calgary, we have a two IMAX theatres, but each has its own technical upsides.
Read my latest newsletter to learn about the IMAX options in #yyc
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Brendan Ellis retweeted
🚨 BREAKING: A new report commissioned by the AFL has confirmed Alberta is now the epicentre of disinformation in Canada— largely driven by direct foreign interference.
This is a five-alarm fire.
29% of Albertans now rank as "highly disinformed"— nearly DOUBLE the national average. No other province comes even close.
Russian state media, MAGA operatives, and AI content farms are targeting Albertans.
They want to divide us, and our governments are doing nothing about it.
Looks like Calgary has two IMAX screenings for the Speed Racer 4k restoration:
🏎️ 7:00 PM at Cineplex Chinook
🏎️ 9:55 PM at Landmark Country Hills
Both on April 20.
Speed is back on the track! Speed Racer returns exclusively to IMAX with a 4k digital restoration for one night only April 20. Get tickets now: imax.com/movie/speed-racer?a…
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Really enjoying how #Survivor50 is interrupted in Canada, but instead of the presidential address we get a rerun of Border Security
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Another W for the indomitable human spirit
Liftoff.
The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.
Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.
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There are some absolute classics back in theatres in Calgary this weekend:
🚀 2001: A Space Odyssey is playing @ThePlazaYYC
🚂 Stand By Me (40th Anniversary) is on at Cineplex Chinook
🧟♂️ The Mummy Returns (25th Anniversary) is hitting screens at Cineplex and Landmark
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I’ve spent the past year watching and rewatching a lot of astronaut movies in the lead up to Project Hail Mary.
Here are a few worth the watch 🧵
Modern astronaut sci-fi essentials: Space movies to watch after #ProjectHailMary open.substack.com/pub/scroll…
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Sunshine (2007)
Sunshine has all the dressings of a standard space adventure, but takes some unexpected twists and turns, making it feel like its own fresh take on the genre.
I’ll watch a Danny Boyle directed and Alex Garland written film any day of the week.
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