Events

While this sort of series isn't unprecedented, it's also not a regular thing. Fact of the matter is that some years, the amount of luminaries that we lose demands particular attention. Sometimes we're able to cover this during the year — 2024 saw some loose tribute screenings to Shelley Duvall and Donald Sutherland, for example — whereas others and by virtue of usually planning a few months out, we simply cannot keep up. With that, we turn the page on another year of cinema history in the making — and pause to acknowledge where we've been in order to better understand where we're going.

What would mid-February be without some swoon-worthy V-day fare? This year, we’ve opted to pack it all into a week to maximize your rosy revelry. Featuring sentimental classics, contemporary anti-romance riffs, and even a Pizza and a Movie, all in celebration of the thing we could all use a little more of right now: L-O-V-E.

As the yearly Awards Season comes to a close — and in advance of our A Red Carpet Evening fundraiser on Sun, Mar 2 — our now-perennial Best Picture Marathon spools forth from Feb 21-Mar 1.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of dance-theater, featuring Becca Hoback’s "Running Out" and Emma Morrison’s "I See You, Do You See Me?".

Perhaps no artist better epitomizes the narrative freedom of the American arthouse than David Lynch. At once reverent to the classic cinema that came before him and fearlessly experimental and modern, Lynch’s cinema was one entirely of its own. His films exist in a netherworld of imagined nostalgia, magical realism and unbridled, joyous creativity, and they’ve pushed the bounds of the art form and inspired countless pretenders for nearly five decades. But there’s no substitute for the special weirdness this auteur of the outré brought to his singular, nightmarish, but ultimately humane visions. Each film is also an exploration of genre that uses his unique perspective and odd obsessions to plumb the complex and darkened depths of human emotion. In deference to the artist’s recent passing, we dive into his oeuvre and salute the master with a stiff black coffee and some damn good pie.

Get off the beaten path and explore the edge of believable with captivating stories from the 49th Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, coming to the Belcourt Theatre. Stand on the highest peaks, ski the steepest slopes, and be a part of the gripping adventures waiting for you in this year’s Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. From exploring remote landscapes to adrenaline-fueled action sports, films selected for the 2024/2025 World Tour are sure to captivate and amaze you!