Presented by Brenda Lieberman, Festival Director and Programmer, Calgary Underground Film Festival

SHALLOW GRAVE | Dir. Danny Boyle | 1994 | UK | 93 min | 14A

The diabolical thriller SHALLOW GRAVE was the first film from director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, and screenwriter John Hodge (the team behind TRAINSPOTTING). In it, three self-involved Edinburgh roommates—played by Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, and Ewan McGregor, in his first starring role—take in a brooding boarder, and when he dies of an overdose, leaving a suitcase full of money, the trio embark on a series of very bad decisions, with extraordinarily grim consequences for all. Macabre but with a streak of offbeat humor, this stylistically influential tale of guilt and derangement is a full-throttle bit of Hitchcockian nastiness. – Criterion Collection

The fourth and final film in our Salon Cinema series, in which Calgary Cinematheque gathers some of Calgary’s brightest local luminaries to share and discuss their favourite movies. The 7 p.m. screening is followed by a reception at WORKSHOP Kitchen + Culture. 

BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM | Dir.  Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski | 1993 | USA | 76 min | PG

Presented by Peter Hemminger, Executive Director, Quickdraw Animation Society

When the city’s most feared gangsters are systematically eliminated, the Caped Crusader is blamed. But prowling the Gotham night is a shadowy new villain, the Phantasm, a sinister figure with some link to Batman’s past. Can the Dark Knight elude the police, capture the Phantasm and clear his name?

Unmasking the Phantasm is just one of the twists in this dazzling feature length animated adventure. Discover all-new revelations about Batman’s past, his archrival the Joker and Batman’s most gruelling battle ever – the choice between his love of a beautiful woman and his vow to be the defender of right.

The third film in our Salon Cinema series, in which Calgary Cinematheque gathers some of Calgary’s brightest local luminaries to share and discuss their favourite movies.

L'AGE D'OR | Luis Buñuel | 1930 | 63 min  | PG

Presented by Nicola Waugh, Programming Director, Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers. The 7 PM screening will be followed by a post-reception at Workshop Kitchen + Culture.

More than 80 years on, this masterpiece of cinematic surrealism remains as brilliantly witty and shocking as ever. Uniting the genius of Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, L'AGE D'OR is a uniquely savage blend of visual poetry and social commentary. A sinister yet poignant chronicle of a couple's struggle to consummate their desire, the film was banned and vilified for many years for its subversive eroticism and furious dissection of civilized values.

The second film in our Salon Cinema series, in which Calgary Cinematheque gathers some of Calgary’s brightest local luminaries to share and discuss their favourite movies.

Presented by Steve Schroeder, Executive Director of the Calgary International Film Festival

THE LONGEST DAY | 1962  | Dir. Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki | 178 min | G

The triumph and tragedy of the World War II heroes who stormed Normandy Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, are immortalized in this film. Seen through the eyes of Allied generals, foot soldiers, strategists and paratroopers, THE LONGEST DAY recounts the largest and greatest military mission of all time. In a battle that would change the course of history, 5,000 ships unloaded over 3 million men on the beaches of France, and the Allies gained a valuable foothold on enemy territory, at an incalculable cost. This massive production required five directors and featured an international cast of thousands, including John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Eddie Albert, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Peter Lawford, Rod Steiger, Stuart Whitman, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Curt Jürgens and more.

THE LONGEST DAY is the first film in our Salon Cinema series, in which Calgary Cinematheque gathers some of Calgary’s brightest local luminaries in the film community to share and discuss their favourite movies.