Frequent David Cronenberg collaborator Viggo Mortensen joins us for an introduction and Q&A following a screening of Cronenberg’s controversial tale of bodily trauma and desire, presented in a 35mm print hand-picked by Mortensen from TIFF’s Film Reference Library Screening Collection.
Showtime: Mar 30 @ 2.30pm
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Green Book star Viggo Mortensen joins us for an introduction and Q&A following a screening of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s legendary and unforgettable silent classic, presented in a 35mm print hand-picked by Mortensen from TIFF’s Film Reference Library Screening Collection.
Showtime: Mar 23 @ 2:45PM
Related Link: here

Australia
Mar 14 @ 20:30 – Green Book (Rooftop Cinema, Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne) / X
Mar 28 @ 20:15 – Green Book (Moonlight Cinema, Melbourne – Central Lawn at Melbourne Gardens) / x
Apr 29 @ 19:30 – A History of Violence / Eastern Promises (Astor, Corner Chapel Street & Dandenong Road, St Kilda, Melbourne) / x

USA
Apr 03 @ 19:00 – Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Central Cinema, Seattle) / X
Mar 19 @ 19:30 – The Reflecting Skin (The Frida Cinema, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana CA) / x
Mar 19 @ 21:30 – The Reflecting Skin (The Frida Cinema, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana CA) / x
Mar 20 @ 19:30 – The Reflecting Skin (The Frida Cinema, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana CA) / x
Mar 20 @ 21:30 – The Reflecting Skin (The Frida Cinema, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana CA) / x
Mar 21 @ 21:30 – The Reflecting Skin (The Frida Cinema, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana CA) / x

The three-time Oscar nominee also reveals audiences believe he actually has Italian ancestry after seeing him play Tony Lip in Peter Farrelly’s film: “[It’s] the highest compliment I could receive for my work.” Read More here

On a recent Saturday morning, as I lamented a spate of curiously timed toxic Green Book stories that surfaced as the Oscar nomination voting began, right after the film won a Best Picture Golden Globe, I listened in the car as a sports radio host on New York’s WFAN randomly talked about how he’d seen a movie the night before. He had little expectation going in, and was surprised how good it made him feel, and how strongly those in the theater responded to the performances and an entertaining movie with a message about tolerance. That movie, he said, was Green Book. Read More here

“I didn’t sleep much last night,” Viggo Mortensen admits. “The building I’m in, the pipes burst on the top floor, and it was like a river of water coming down the stairways. It was insane, so we all had to leave the building, and I spent part of the night outside.” Read More here

Academy Awards (The Oscars this year are Sunday, February 24 live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland)

Best Picture: Green Book (Universal)
Actor in a Leading Role: Viggo Mortensen, Green Book (Universal)
Actor in a Supporting Role: Mahershala Ali, Green Book (Universal)
Original Screenplay: Green Book (Universal)
Film Editing: Green Book (Universal)
For a full list of nominations click here

BAFTAS (The winners will be announced on 10 February)
Best Film: Green Book
Leading Actor: Viggo Mortensen, Green Book (Universal)
Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, Green Book (Universal)
Original Screenplay: Green Book
For a full list of nominations click here