Monday, March 3, 2008

Black Belt Jones! March 29th at Club SAW


The next Saturday Night Sinema Screening will be the Kung-fu/Baxploitation classic starring Jim Kelly (Enter the Dragon)with classic funk by Motown guitarist Dennis Coffey!

Black Belt Jones (1974) 87mins

Tickets are $5.00 at the door
The film starts at 11pm at Club SAW (67 Nicholas St.)
March 29th, 2008

The screening will be on 16mm film

watch the trailer:

Friday, February 1, 2008

Blaxploitation Double Bill Feb 23rd at 10pm



10pm start at Club SAW

Saturday Night Sinema continues the last Saturday of every month with classic grindhouse movies from around the world!

February's presentation is a double bill.

The Super Cops (1974)

Starring Ron Leibman and David Selby in the true story of two maverick New York cops with their own way of dealing with criminals which earned them the nicknames of Batman and Robin. Directed by the late Gordon Parks (Shaft)

Also:

Superfly (1972)

The classic tale of a drug pusher named Priest and his desire to make one last score and fight the men in his way; Features an iconic score by Curtis Mayfield. Starring the late Ron O'Neal and directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. (Three the Hard Way)

BOTH FEATURES ARE PRESENTED IN 16MM
ADMISSION IS $5.00
CHEAP DRINKS WILL BE SERVED

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Super Fly and The Super Cops Feb 23rd @ Club SAW




Saturday Night Sinema is back at Club SAW on Feb 23rd for a double bill extravaganza!

For Black History month we'll be playing "Superfly" and "The Super Cops" starting at 10:00pm. Both films are on 16mm film.

Club SAW is located in the Arts Court Building at 67 Nicholas St. close to the market. Tickets are $5.00 and refreshments will be on hand.

Hopefully will have our new 16mm projector up and running for the screening...which will be housed in a booth along with a 35mm projector. By March we should have the 35mm up and running for our next screening.

Monday, January 7, 2008

CAGED WOMEN JAN. 26th at 11:15pm



Saturday Night Sinema continues the last Saturday night of every month with classic grindhouse movies from around the globe.

January's feature presentation is the 1982 women-in-prison epic Caged Women (Violence in a Women's Prison) starring Indonesian beauty Laura Gemser and directed by the late Italian sleazemaster Bruno Mattei.

Presented in glorious 35mm!!

WARNING! Not for the squeamish, faint of heart or the pansy-ish!!!

Admission is $5.00 at the door. Box office opens at 10:30pm
Prizes will be given away, plus will be playing a classic trailer reel before the feature of flicks from the 60's, 70's and 80's

NOTE: This will be the last screening at the Mayfair Theatre. By February, Saturday Night Sinema's new home will be at Club Saw permanently.

Monday, December 31, 2007

Upcoming Screenings!

SATURDAY JANUARY 26th 11PM-
LAST SCREENING AT MAYFAIR THEATRE!! (1074 Bank St.)


Violence in a Women's Prison (1982)
AKA "Caged Women" 35mm print!
Directed by: Bruno Mattei
Starring: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti
Tickets are $5.00

-SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23rd 2008 10PM-1:30AM
DOUBLE BILL at CLUB SAW!! (67 Nicholas St.)


SUPERFLY (1972)16mm print
Directed by: Gordon Parks, Jr.
Starring: Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Charles McGregor



THE SUPER COPS (1974) 16mm print (unreleased on DVD)
Directed by: Gordon Parks, Sr.
Starring: Ron Leibman, David Selby, Sheila Frazier

Also we are installing a 35mm projector at Club SAW to go along with a professional 16mm setup we just bought from the Mayfair!

Friday, November 30, 2007

Strange Shadows in an Empty Room DEC. 29th!



This December's feature is the 1976 thriller Strange Shadows In An Empty Room. Produced by an Italian company and shot and set in Ottawa and Montreal, this film follows the exploits of a hard boiled Ottawa cop (Academy Award nominee Stuart Whitman) as he investigates the mysterious death of his sister who was a college student in Montreal. Car chases, brawls and kung fu fighting transvestites are all part of the package in this rare and offbeat action thriller. Also starring Martin Landau, John Saxon, Tisa Farrow. Directed by Alberto DeMartino. 16mm Print!


Strange Shadows in an Empty Room will be playing at CLUB SAW SATURDAY DEC 29th. Unreleased on DVD and out of print on VHS.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

License to Steal at the Mayfair Nov 24th!


Saturday Night Sinema brings you non-stop action with "Licence to Steal"
a 1990 Asian action film starring former Miss Hong Kong Joyce Godenzi and produced by her husband, action legend Sammo Hung.

Godenzi plays an acrobat/thief who's out to take revenge against her ex-partner who made her take the fall and go to prison on their last job together. Two bumbling cops follow her trail before they learn who the real villian is.

Also starring Richard Ng and Yuen Biao.

PRESENTED IN 35mm COLOUR

Playing one night only at the Mayfair Theatre, Saturday Nov. 24th at 11pm. Tickets are just $5.00 The Mayfair Theatre is at 1074 bank St. (Sunnyside and Bank)