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Our Newest Bursary Winner is Moira Western!

Moira is from Springdale Park, Bracebridge. She attended BMLSS and has been accepted to the University of Toronto to undertake her Bachelor of Arts with a major in drama and a French minor. Moira’s aim is be a professional actor, then a drama … Continue reading

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The Legend of Barney Thomson

It’s a corker! In the directorial debut from renowned Scottish- born actor Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty) is a darkly comic thriller about a downtrodden, mild-mannered Glaswegian barber whose mundane life is turned upside down when he inadvertently finds himself … Continue reading

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Change in Up-coming Season Schedule!

In order for Brian and Gina to have a bit of a holiday, Spinning Reels will not begin its season until later in September than is customary. Our first screening will be on Monday, September 26th. Watch for our movie listings!

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Rams

Not your typical love story! Ebert says Rams is an “involving, at times curiously exciting film”. Despite the fact that they live on neighbouring farms, Gummi  and his boastful, hard-living neighbour Kiddi have not spoken to one another in forty … Continue reading

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Carol

With ‘Carol’, we take a look at the cost of love. When you put a two time Oscar Winner like Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine, The Aviator) together with other excellent actors like Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, and a sensitive script … Continue reading

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Hyena Road

Here’s a film that seems as if it were ripped from the headlines With the recent discussion of the Canadian Forces’ role in international conflicts, Hyena Road arrives on the scene to remind us that there is a personal element to … Continue reading

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Born to Be Blue- Feb 22, 2016

Born to be Blue- because music touches the soul Born to be Blue– a fascinating bio-pic about the legendary trumpeter Chet Baker. Chet Baker had an incredible talent- not just for music, but for trouble. This movie reimagines Baker’s life from later … Continue reading

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Trumbo-Feb.8, 2016

Are there Lessons for Us? Despite the fact that the United States and the Soviet Union had been allies during WWII, it wasn’t a smart move having anything to do with Communism in the late forties/early fifties- Trumbo certainly proves … Continue reading

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This Changes Everything

   Already had enough of Winter?? Let´s look at how the heck we got into this mess    This Changes Everything is the new movie based on Naomi Klein’s bestseller of the same title. In the film, we go around the world … Continue reading

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The Second Mother

The beautiful young daughter of the family housekeeper comes to temporarily stay in the same house as a preening wife, lascivious husband and teenage son- What could possibly go wrong??  Spinning Reels is pleased to show The Second Mother a comic … Continue reading

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