Playhouse Cinema
177 Sherman Ave. N. L8L 6M8 Hamilton, ON, Canada

Anyone else here dreaming of Summer? PLAN AN OUTDOOR SCREENING WITH Fresh Air Films! Get info here > http://bit.ly/3j7ynC6... Seriously, demand for outdoor screenings this Spring / Summer / Fall is already huge, book ahead and plan ahead, only so many screens like this and we happen to have one!

Spoil your future self. Buy a voucher for a private rental at the Playhouse! See how to get a voucher here > https://bit.ly/2IKlWj9 It's a great way to have a fun and safe activity for you and your family once we are allowed to re-open. ... Don't know about you, but it's getting pretty boring over here without you. ;)

WILL YOU READ IT? At least buy it at Epic Books (or any SMALL book store) when it comes out. "Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time in Hollywood novelization set for summer release" ... Seems cool, QT writing more books?

Take. In. VIMFF. It's all digital / virtual / online / howeveryouwanttodescribeit this year! Get info & tickets > https://bit.ly/3ocp6uN... The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) is coming to the Playhouse this year in a whole new way, with access to WAY more content. Tickets on sale now, event starts in February, support the cinema and get tickets!

FRIDAY! Weekend is here and we have some new movie posters up for auction on our website to celebrate! See posters and bid here > http://bit.ly/3abS3DI Check them out, place a bid while you can and enjoy the day! ... What poster do you have your eye on right now?

Check this out! NEW posters have been uploaded Princess Cinemas massive poster auction! See the posters and bid here > http://bit.ly/3abS3DI Get your bids in early before others get a chance to!

Support Indie Cinema! See the poster auction here > http://bit.ly/3abS3DI The Princess Cinema is auctioning off their extremely rare collection of over 5,000 movie posters, spanning 35 years! You won't believe what we've got...

Happy 2021 From All of Us at the Playhouse! May your dreams come true this year and love in your life be abundant. Fingers crossed we can see you at the movies, soon.

Thanks to everyone who has been sponsoring seats at the Princess Cinemas! We are honoured by the continued support! Sponsor a seat here > http://bit.ly/3abS3DI It's a cool thing, make a dedication on of the seats for a movie lover in your life! Limited space left!

Hey! What are the odds we will be allowed outdoor movie screenings this coming summer? If we are, they are going to SELL OUT FAST. Check out Fresh Air Films and inquire in advance now to book or hold a space for this summer. Get info here > http://bit.ly/3j7ynC6... May as well plan ahead at this point and book now.

Celebrate Independent Film! Grab a Playhouse SIGN Pin and attach it to your favourite jacket, clothing, bag or whatever else! Buy a pin here > https://bit.ly/3nbNc8x... Thanks for supporting the Playhouse!

DISCUSS... OK, no disrespect to the people who worked on this film... But we (or maybe just the person who writes these posts) are just not into a film about 'lockdown' ... this stuff sucks and we hate it. We understand and support why we have to do this, but hate that it has to happen. Are you into a film about this subject matter? Drop a comment.

100's of iconic movie posters up for auction now at the link below! See posters / bid here > http://bit.ly/3abS3DI Our sister cinema, Princess Cinemas is hosting a huge fundraising effort to keep their cinemas alive! They have a 35 year history of screening films, which means a ton of posters! ... New posters coming on the 3rd as well! Check it out!

Check out the movie poster auction today, or all this weekend! Some posters only have a few more days left to bid on! See posters and bid here > http://bit.ly/3abS3DI... New posters being added to the website later this weekend as well! Support cinema!

Cinema is never going to die. For a million reasons. But this is a good article on how cinema may look for a short period of time off of the heels of COVID. All we know is we cannot wait to safely open back up. "How movie theaters can avoid extinction"

STOCKING STUFFERS! Grab a Playhouse Pin on our website today! Pick it up this weekend during our Popcorn Pick-Up on Friday or Saturday from 6-8pm! Get pins here > https://bit.ly/3jYveEF... Hope y'all grab some and support indie cinema!

TOMORROW... Nothing says Halloween like Kubrick's The Shining. 920pm. Get tickets > https://bit.ly/35kKab7 Hit the link above to get tickets, snacks and drinks. Make a spooky night of it at the Playhouse. ... All work and...

Obsessing over movie news with the cinema temporary closed... Anyone ever see this flick? "In a new interview, Werner Herzog calls 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' one of his "essential films" and describes a "conspiracy" between him and Nicolas Cage to get the movie made." Sounds like we should screen this...

Y'all catching Donnie Darko tomorrow evening? 640pm. Can't make it? Saturday at 150. Limited seats! Get tickets > http://bit.ly/2LFOZUG World is ending. Time to enjoy it. ... Plus that 80's soundtrack is to die for.... get tickets!

TONIGHT... this is going to be dope, get tickets ASAP... Talking Pictures: Don't Look Now. A special evening of film + discussion with Terrance Odette. Get tickets > https://bit.ly/36EVwcb If you haven't seen this psychological horror film... tonight is the night. Trailer below so you can check it out.

Celebrate the holiday season by renting the Playhouse out for private screenings! We've gotten approved for this from Public Health! Rental information here > http://bit.ly/2YQEYHk Up to 10 people! Click the link above or email [email protected] for more information! ... Get your requests in ASAP!

BEST CHRISTMAS EVER! Remember during the last shutdown we voted on our Instagram for the 'Best Film of the 90's'? We're doing something similar starting today, but voting on the BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVER! Follow us on Instagram, search 'PlayhouseCinema' to find us. ... The bracket will be released later this afternoon and voting will begin! Let's get in the spirt of the season and pass some time, together!

Check out Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, with its final screening today at 445pm. VERY heartfelt documentary. Get tickets > https://bit.ly/3o8Tw2f A portrait at once tender and thrilling, a movie that presents us with a man who led an eccentrically defiant, at times reckless existence"

We got approval from Public Health to be able to go-ahead and put on BUBBLE SCREENINGS! Get information here > https://bit.ly/3f5Il6j Rent the cinema, bring up to 10 guests and enjoy a film... maybe even a Christmas film in a safe environment! ... Thanks for the support!!!!

SCREENING TODAY Oliver Sacks: His Own Life - 445 Talking Pictures: Don't Look Now - 730... Get tickets > http://bit.ly/2RlxLfy

TOP CHOICE! For movie theatres here in Hamilton with The Hamilton Spectator's Readers Choice Awards....Thank YOU for the votes. We support all things cinema here in Hamilton, congrats to all the other cinemas + all of the other small businesses today around the city. See you at the movies, soon!

Question: One of our customers suggested the idea of an Aughts' Movie Night when we re-open.... What are some of your favourite indie or mainstream films from 2000 to 2009? Is it a forgotten film decade, or no? Indie films BLEW UP in this time, we're curious! ... Drop film suggestions.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY! Donnie Darko. On the big screen. Get tickets > http://bit.ly/2LFOZUG... "Donnie Darko, a perfect reminder of the weirdness of Reagan’s America, returns" Don't miss it.

All Work And No Play.... FEELS LIKE RIGHT NOW... The Shining, the perfect 'lockdown' horror film... This Friday, 920pm only. Get tickets > https://bit.ly/35kKab7 "The classic Stanley Kubrick film isn't just scary - it is also, in its own odd way, defined by a hopeful perspective on life and death."

TOMORROW NIGHT - 730pm with Talking Pictures: Don't Look Now... a special evening of film, with a horror classic! Get tickets > https://bit.ly/36EVwcb One-Night-Only! Let's talk movies! Filmmaker Terrance Odette is bringing us 'Don't Look Now,' a masterpiece of horror cinema and one of best British films ever made. This is a rare chance to see it on the big screen! We'll talk about the movie after the screening and all are welcome. Join us!

MORE HORROR, coming soon with Possessor. This looks unreal, check out the trailer, below. Advance tickets and showtimes coming soon to our website. "Stunningly beautiful, dazzlingly brutal, and captivating in complexity, Possessor proves that the Cronenberg dynasty is in very safe, and equally strange, hands."

TONIGHT, Playhouse of Horror continues with a 915pm screening of the classic horror film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Get tickets > https://bit.ly/36N4q7n This is one night only. On the big screen. Limited tickets. ... Do. Not. Miss.

TONIGHT, 630pm with a screening of the new documentary, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life. One final screening tomorrow, too. Get tickets > https://bit.ly/3o8Tw2f "Deeply personal archival footage of celebrated neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks allows fans a glimpse of the complicated individual beyond the pages of his books."