Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up – Episode 16 – April 2020

NOTE: Due to developments regarding COVID-19 following the recording of this episode, we understand that many of the films discussed, if not all, will not be screened in the month of April. Instead, we urge our listeners to find these films and watch them in the midst of our current social isolation, if at all […]
Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up – Episode 15 – March 2020

A monthly roundup of films and events coming soon to the historic Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta. As well as an overall look at the calendar for March with some of our regular contributors – Owen Armstrong, Heather Noel, Talicia Dutchin, Nick Keating, & William Latham. This episode also features interviews with Bring On The […]
Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up – Episode 14 – February 2020

A monthly roundup of films and events coming soon to the historic Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta. As well as an overall look at the calendar for February with some of our regular contributors – Owen Armstrong, Talicia Dutchin, Shama Rangwala, & William Latham – this episode also features an interview with Professor of History […]
Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up – Episode 13 – January 2020

A monthly roundup of films and events coming soon to the historic Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta. As well as an overall look at the calendar for January with some of our regular contributors – Owen Armstrong, Heather Noel, and Talicia Dutchin – this episode also features an interview with journalist, filmmaker, and curator of […]
Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up – Episode 12 – December 2019

A monthly roundup of films and events coming soon to the historic Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta. As well as an overall look at the calendar for December with some of our regular contributors – Owen Armstrong, Heather Noel, Nick Keating, and William Latham – this episode also features an interview with journalist, filmmaker, and […]
Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up – Episode 11 – November 2019

A monthly roundup of films and events coming soon to the historic Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta. As well as an overall look at the calendar for November with some of our regular contributors – Owen Armstrong, Heather Noel, Talicia Dutchin and Shama Rangwala – this episode also features an interview with professional illusionist and […]
Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up – Episode 10 – October 2019

A monthly roundup of films and events coming soon to the historic Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta. As well as an overall look at the calendar for October with some of our regular contributors – Owen Armstrong, Heather Noel, Nick Keating and Sylvia Douglas – this episode also features interviews with Boom Bap Cinema’s Ramneek […]
Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up – Episode 9 – September 2019

A monthly roundup of films and events coming soon to the historic Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta. In this episode some of our regular contributors – Owen Armstrong, Heather Noel, Talicia Dutchin, and William Latham – discuss the Metro calendar for September as we get ready to usher in an exciting new season of curatorial […]
Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up – Episode 8 – August 2019

A monthly roundup of films and events coming soon to the historic Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta. As well as an overall look at the Metro calendar for August, this episode also features interviews with DEDFemme’s Lacey Paige, Julian Faid from Rapid Fire Theatre & TedxRFT, Delia Barnett from Send In The Girls Burlesque, and […]
Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up – Episode 7 – July 2019

A monthly roundup of films and events coming soon to the historic Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta. We take an overall look at the Metro calendar for July, and this episode also features interviews with Banned In Alberta’s Dave Clarke, Maggie Hardy of Silent Sundays, Metro Cinema Executive Director David Cheoros, and Dylan Rhys Howard […]