The Screening Room
120 Princess Street K7L 5M6 Kingston, ON, Canada

We turned on the marquee lights for a few minutes this evening so we could snap this photo! Looking forward to playing movies again when the lockdown ends... possibly on Sunday January 24. We're using the time to clean our carpets, apply for government grants, and catch up on the best films of 2020.

Looking for something to watch during lockdown? We've rounded up a bunch of "Favourite Films of 2020" recommendations from movielovers in Kingston, and received a wide range of responses... though you'll see certain titles (First Cow, Martin Eden, Black Bear) come up again and again! View the Favourite 2020 Movies List-of-Lists in today's installment of our weekly email newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/screeningroomkingston./this-week-1324037

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE FILMS OF 2020? We're compiling a list of "Top Movies of 2020" for our well-read weekly email newsletter (on December 31) and want to share what everyone liked best. Any list is good! Ordered or unordered, a top 10 or just 2-3 titles, with commentary or without. Post in the comments.... YOUR MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS MATTER! The whole culture of moviewatching became very fragmented in 2020 with few major releases, but there were still *so many* good films that came out this year, if you know where to look. If you saw something great, your recommendation might be super helpful for those bored during lockdown looking for some quality entertainment.

A fine new column from Jamie Swift with some details about our recent "Friends of The Screening Room" fundraising campaign. We've now brought in nearly $80,000 to keep the cinema running through this pandemic; I can still hardly believe it! https://www.thekingstonlocal.com//calling-kingstonians-to/

We are still OPEN Tuesday December 22 & Wednesday December 23 from 2:30pm to 9pm, PLAYING MOVIES and selling GIFT PASSES, CANVAS TOTE BAGS ($15) and MEMBERSHIP CARDS. We are closed December 24 through to late January for holidays + the provincial shutdown. Take care of each other!

The Screening Room's new 'Online Donations & Store' site is now open! https://screeningroomkingston.square.site/ Become a "Friend of The Screening Room" and help us get through this pandemic by:... * Making a Donation ($50+ for a tote bag) * Sponsoring a Seat ($250) * Buying a Gold Membership Card ($1000) * Buying Movie Gift Passes for the holidays ($9.50 & up) All prices *include tax*! You can pay online easily with PayPal, credit or debit, and we charge a flat $2.95 rate for shipping on all orders. Everyone who donates, sponsors a seat or buys a gold card will have their name included in an extra set of "This Movie Was Brought To You By..." end credits that will play after every movie screened at our cinema in 2021.

New movies playing November 6-12: * THE KID DETECTIVE - A low-key charmer/mystery about a once-celebrated child detective, stars Adam Brody. * OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE - A deeply moving portrait of the great doctor; rated 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!... * 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) - At least once in your life, you've got to see this ON THE BIG SCREEN! Details & tickets on our website: https://screeningroomkingston.com

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) plays on Halloween Saturday at 4:20pm and 9:30pm. Make it a double feature and see THE EXORCIST (1973) at 6:40pm! Full details our website: https://screeningroomkingston.com

NEW THIS WEEK: * Brandon Cronenberg's acclaimed sci-fi horror POSSESSOR: UNCUT * YELLOW ROSE - Filipina teen with country music dreams * MEETING THE BEATLES IN INDIA - memoir doc about... meeting the Beatles... in India! * THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW - 4 shows leading up to Halloween!... Showtimes, details & advance tickets available on our website: http://screeningroomkingston.com

Indie hit YELLOW ROSE opens Friday October 23!

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW must go on! Playing October 28 to 31 (4 shows), with advance tickets available through our website. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (shouting, singing, costumes) is encouraged, but NO THROWING STUFF this year. www.screeningroomkingston.com Covid Stuff:... * Socially-distanced seating * Wear your mask, except when eating or drinking See more

New movies opening this weekend: * I AM GRETA - much-buzzed-about fly-on-the-wall doc depicting Greta Thurnberg's rise to prominence * SAVE YOURSELVES! - comedy with the premise: what if you go to the woods & unplug from technology, and an alien invasion breaks out?... * THE LAST SHIFT - touching drama about an unlikely workplace friendship starring Richard Jenkins We've also got A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1973) as our Classic Movie of the Week!

The disturbing masterpiece A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) plays this upcoming week at The Screening Room -- October 16 to 22! We have a few other Stanley Kubrick films lined up for November: * 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) - November 6 to 12 * LOLITA (1962) - November 13 to 19... Details on our website: https://screeningroomkingston.com//a-clockwork-orange-1971/

"My job isn't to believe or disbelieve. It is to act or not act!" A stunning new 4K restoration of the 1988 anime masterpiece AKIRA plays October 9, 10, 11 & 15 The Screening Room. Details & advance tickets available on our website:... https://screeningroomkingston.com/movie/akira-1988/