Welcome to the Movies!
The Mountain View Film Group is a volunteer group, located in Olds, Alberta, Canada. Our group shares a passion for independent, Canadian, foreign, and documentary films, which we bring to our dynamic, Central Alberta community--everyone is welcome! The films are shown one Sunday per month, from September to April, with most films chosen from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Film Circuit.
We gratefully acknowledge our partnership with Film Circuit and its sponsors and supporters. For more information about TIFF Film Circuit and to view a full list of their sponsors and supporters, please visit www.tiff.net/filmcircuit
Location and Time
Schedule: The films are shown monthly, from September to April. Screenings are Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. and Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. Doors open one hour before showtime.
Location: Mayfair Cinema 4910 - 50 Ave, Olds, Alberta
Tickets: (Cash or cheque only, at the door)
- Regular - $10
- Students - $5
- 8 Movie Pass - $60
Concession: Mayfair Cinema will run their concession before and during our screenings.
Fall 2024 Film Series:
We are thrilled to introduce our Fall 2024 Film series. This season we will enjoy a comedy/action, based on a true story, travel to a village in northern England, follow a veteran to France for a D-Day event and watch as a construction worker accidentally becomes involved in community theatre. Please join us!
The Old Oak – Sunday, October 20, 2024 @ 11:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
The Old Oak
Story: Director Ken Loach’s final feature takes place in and around a pub in a depressed northern English village. Many locals are unhappy when Syrian refugees move to the community. A friendship developing between the pub owner and a young Syrian woman, gives hope that the divisions can be healed.
Genre: British Drama
Alberta Film Ratings: 14A for coarse language (Read more...). Also depictions of racism and violence
Running Time: 113 minutes
Country: UK, France
Languages: English, Arabic
Director: Ken Loach
Principal Cast: Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson
The Great Escaper – Sunday, November, 17, 2024 @ 11:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
The Great Escaper
Story: Michael Caine stars in this true-story about WW2 veteran Bernie Jordan, who hopes to attend the 70th anniversary of D-Day. However, when he isn't able to take the bus, he escapes his nursing home and attempts to make his way to France on his own.
Genre: Comedy
Alberta Film Ratings: PG for coarse language and violence (Read more...)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Country: UK, France, Sweden
Language: English
Director: Oliver Parker
Principal Cast: Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson
Ghostlight – Sunday, December 15, 2024 @ 11:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Ghostlight
Story: Dan, a construction worker, feeling distanced from his wife and daughter following his son’s suicide, unexpectedly becomes involved in a local theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Starring real-life father and daughter, Keith Kupferer and Katherine Mallen Kupferer.
Genre: Drama
Alberta Film Ratings: 14A for coarse language & mature subject matter (Read more...)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Country: USA
Language: English
Directors: Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson
Principal Cast: Keith Kupferer, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Dolly De Leon