Blue Moon
Monday December 8, 2:00 p.m.
100 min
Season Sponsor: Rastin's Pharmacy
Film Date Sponsor: To be announced
Proceeds to St Peter's Hospital and The Cancer Society in memory of Pau Lessard
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar in New York City as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott) celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical Oklahoma! on Broadway. Directed by Richard Linklater.
Tickets: https://www.memorialarts.ca/films/blue-moon
Berlin International Film Festival: won Best Supporting Actor: Andrew Scott
Linklater’s latest is a moving and multifaceted ode to a bygone era and an artist whose creativity and contradictions were equally titanic. Nick Schager/The Daily Beast
Linklater has crafted one of his finest dramedies, a consistently fascinating exploration of the frailty of the artist, buoyed by one of Ethan Hawke’s most remarkable performances. Brian Tallerico/RogerEbert.com
Ethan Hawke is charming and “overwhelming” in equal measure, a force of audacious, vibrating energy that thrums like a choir line vibrato. A witty, salacious biopic... Richard Linklater could attract award buzz for Hawke's witty, theatrical performance. David Opie/Indiewire
Blue Moon, like Lorenz Hart in his day, trusts that audiences want to engage with subjects that matter through deliberate dialogue. Marshall Schaffer/Slant Magazine
The Baltimoreans
Monday December 8, 7:15 p.m.
101 min
Season Sponsor: Rastin's Pharmacy
Film Date Sponsor: To be announced
Proceeds to St Peter's Hospital and The Cancer Society in memory of Pau Lessard
Cliff, a newly sober former comedian, who breaks a tooth on Christmas Eve and is treated by an emergency dentist, Didi, in Baltimore. The two form an unexpected romance as they navigate the city together, going from the dental office on a series of misadventures.
Tickets: https://www.memorialarts.ca/films/the-baltimorons
Won Nantucket Film Festival Audience Award
Won South by Southwest Film Festival Audience Award
Won Virginia Film Festival Screenwriting Award
This extremely simple but sweet, touching, and memorable holiday comedy-romance gets its power from its deep commitment to its characters and their backgrounds, concerns, flaws, and longings. Jeffrey Anderson/Common Sense Media
The Baltimorons is a sweet Christmas romantic comedy with a fun premise, bolstered by its lead's chemistry and a story that tugs at the heartstrings. Nick Bythrow/Screen Rant
The Baltimorons doesn’t promise grand revelations or tidy resolutions. Instead, it offers a bittersweet reflection on how people navigate life’s struggles, finding solace in fleeting connections and shared joy. Tracy Saveur/Awards Watch
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35520290/
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_baltimorons
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AFF Library of Some of Our Past Films
About 170 titles of past Ancaster Film Fest selections are available for loan at Rastin's Pharmacy.
AFF Season 20 - 2025
Screenings will be at 2:00 and 7:15 p.m.
Dates
January 20: Lee, 2:00 p.m.
January 20: Goodrich, 7:15 p.m.
February 24: I'm Still Here, 2:00 p.m.
February 24: Emilia Pérez, 7:15 p.m.
March 17: Small Things Like These, 2:00 p.m.
March 17: No Other Land, 7:15 p.m.
April 7; Bob Trevino Likes It, 2:00 p.m.
April 7: There's Still Tomorrow, 7:15 p.m.
April 28, The Penguin Letters, 2:00 p.m.
April 28: Shepherds, 7:15 p.m.
May 12: Maria Montessori: Une Nouvelle Femme, 2:00 p.m.
May 12: Bad Shabbos, 7:15 p.m.
May 26: So Surreal: Behind the Masks, 2:00 p.m.
May 26: Santosh, 7:15 p.m.
June 9:Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, 2:00 p.m.
June 9: White Bird, 7:15 p.m.
September 22: The Life of Chuck, 2:00 p.m., 7:15 p.m.
October 6: The Marching Band, 2:00 p.m.
October 6: Exhibiting Forgiveness, 7:15 p.m.
November 3: Eleanor the Great, 2:00 p.m.
November 3: TBA, 7:15 p.m.
December 8: Blue Moon, 2:00 p.m.
December 8: TBA 7:15 p.m.
Guests on our email list will also be informed via email. To contact us email ancasterfilmfest@cogeco.ca.
AFF Library of Some of Our Past Films
About 170 titles are available at Rastin's Pharmacy. Check out our Archive.