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Movie Guides

Independent and Alternative Screens

Edmonton Film Society
Keeping the Hollywood of yesteryear in the public eye. Screenings take place at the Royal Alberta Museum, formerly known as the Provincial Museum of Alberta prior to being re-christened by Queen Elizabeth II on May 24, 2005.
Edmonton Public Library
Local venue for the NFB Film Club.
Garneau Theatre
More than just Hollywood - Edmonton's last single-screen (and only Art-Deco) movie house.
Metro Cinema
Presenting cultural and innovative works that are not screened anywhere else in the city.
Telus World of Science - Edmonton
Home of Edmonton's original IMAX® theatre. The facility, formerly known as the Odyssium was re-named in April, 2005.
Princess Theatre
More than just Hollywood - Edmonton's oldest movie palace.

Major Mall Movie Multiplexes

Select your language/province/city/theatre/day/time of day/shoe size from their many menus for local listings - or simply go the Edmonton Movie Guide instead.

Cineplex Odeon including SilverCity, Famous Players, Galaxy, Colossus, Coliseum, Paramount (all under the Loews umbrella).
Empire Theatres

Coming Soon to Edmonton

Movie Reviews - independent

See Magazine
Local reviews from local reviewers.
Vue Weekly
Scroll down to the Films section for links to their 100% independent reviews.

Movie Reviews - other

Edmonton Journal
There's no direct link to the Journal's local reviewers, but you might find them at the Canada.com/CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. site.
Edmonton Sun
There's no direct link to the Sun's local reviewers, but you might find them at the Quebecor Inc./Canoe Jam! Showbiz site.

Festivals

Alberta Film Festivals
The Alberta Film Commission guide to festivals in the province.

Edmonton Women’s Film Society -- Reel Femme '07
May 4 through 6, 2007
Dreamspeakers Film Festival
A gathering of First Nation filmmakers, performers and artists from around the globe. June 4 through 9, 2007.
Animethon 14
Western Canada's largest & longest running Anime event. August 10 through 12, 2007.
Edmonton International Film Festival
September 28 through October 6, 2007.
Global Visions Film Festival
November 1 through 5, 2007.

IMAX Film Festival
Took place September 14 through October 1, 2006 at the Telus World Of Science (Odyssium).
interFEAR Arts Festival
Delving into the nature of fear with theatrical, visual and musical offerings. October 26 through 29, 2006.

Filmmaking Resources

Alberta Film
Home of the Alberta Film Commission.
Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association (AMPIA)
Home of the Alberta Film & Television Awards.
Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta
A production and resource centre for independent media artists.
Film In Edmonton
Home of the Edmonton Film Commissioner, ready to facilitate the permitting process for local production.
National Film Board of Canada
Reflecting Canada to Canadians and the rest of the world.
Movies Made In Edmonton
At least according to the Internet Movie Database -- they filmed The Searchers here?

Edmonton Theatre History

As the result of the Canada Competition Bureau's consent to allow Cineplex Galaxy’s acquisition of Famous Players, a number of Edmonton area theatres were required to be sold. As of September 30th, 2005, Empire Theatres took over four Edmonton area venues -- Gateway, Westmount, Clareview and City Centre. Empire re-branded the sites as Gateway 8, Westmount Centre Cinemas, Clareview 10 and City Centre 9. Empire Theatres purchased the four Edmonton movie houses in August as part of a $83 million purchase of 27 theatres across Canada.

Old Movie Houses in Edmonton
The Last Link guide to the Lawrence Herzog articles.
Princess Theatre
Maurice Tougas explores the checkered past of the longest running movie theatre in Edmonton.
Roxy Theatre
Now a live theatre venue, the Roxy began life in 1938 as a neighbourhood movie house built in a modest form of art deco style.
Enright's Theatres of Canada
A list of theatres in the Edmonton area (and be sure to check the gallery of usherettes).
Rivest's Ultimate List of Movie Theatres and Drive-Ins
Mike Rivest has the goods on local theatres that have long since disappeared. Note: some minor factual errors, and listings load in the bulky .pdf format.

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