Stratford Cinemas, 7 pm, box office opens at 6:30 pm
$9 Public, $8 Gallery Members

JAN 16: MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Few celebrities have been able to rival the allure and magnetism of Hollywood’s most tragic and enduring icon, Marilyn Monroe. With MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, director Simon Curtis offers a fascinating dramatized glimpse during Marilyn Monroe’s time shooting one of Hollywood’s most challenging film productions "The Prince and The Showgirl".

Director: Simon Curtis
Cast: Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench
Year: 2011
Runtime: 101 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Distributor: Alliance Films

FEB 27: THE ARTIST
A crowd favourite at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival®, Michel Hazanavicius’ THE ARTIST is a love letter to 1920s Hollywood that resurrects silent cinema as a powerful and complex storytelling medium. Shot entirely in black and white, without dialogue and utilizing a traditional 1.33 aspect ratio, the film remains faithful to the period it represents, avoiding the trap of pastiche through a sincere appreciation of the cinematic possibilities offered by classic silent film.

Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller
Year: 2011
Runtime: 116 minutes
Country: France
Language: English


MAR 19: TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY is a fascinating look at the disenchanted world of espionage and treachery. Unglamorous but certainly not unexciting, the film is the anti-James Bond where gadgets and girls are replaced drab duds and anonymous office space, cool colours and muted emotions. Preserving the murky atmosphere of mistrust and cynical insecurity of the novel, director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In) impressively recreates early 1970’s London. The London shown here is a cold, damp-looking place, scrupulously shot by Alfredson in a restricted palette of subdued greys and browns. Aided by superb production design, a satisfyingly intelligent script, and a crack ensemble cast, the film is not only a stunningly good old fashioned spy yarn, but a surefire classic.

Director: Tomas Alfredson
Cast: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, John Hurt, Ciarán Hinds
Year: 2011
Runtime: 127 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English


Additional Spring Film Dates: Apr 16, May 14, 2012

About Monday Night Movies: Through a partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival Group, Gallery Stratford offers a special selection of films on the third Monday of every month from September to May at the Stratford Cinemas. The film series allows the audience unique access to view Canadian and international films in limited distribution.

Gallery Stratford is pleased acknowledge the support of Book Stage, Elizabeth Gilmore, Judith Horner & Hammond Bentall, David & Jennifer Leaney, and Paul & Marilyn Smith towards the Monday Night Movie series.

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