Each and every Monday evening, the Okanagan Screen Arts Society host a special movie night at Vernon's wonderfully classic Towne Cinema. The film is often from a new director operating outside the Hollywood studio system but they also screen classics featuring iconic directors or actors.

Tickets - Regular $8.00 - Pass Holders $6.00

debit/credit cards are encouraged

$5 Wine Bar - Is hoping to open soon

The Okanagan Screen Arts Society is a not for profit society with an open membership, and each year they sponsor a bursary for a local student pursuing post secondary education in the Arts.

Advanced tickets on sale one week before the show at The Vernon Towne Cinema box office and Expressions of Time.

Ticket numbers are limited to 50/show*

*This number is following BC’s COVID guidelines and subject to change.

*If there is demand a Monday matinee or extra weeknight may be considered.

**Check our web site or Facebook page for current information

Upcoming Films

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Military Wives

September 21st

Director: Peter Cattaneo

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Run time: 113 min.

Rating: PG

Showtimes: 2:45, 5:15 & 7:45

When Kate Barclay's (Kristin Scott Thomas) husband leaves for his fifth tour in Afghanistan, she decides to get the rest of the military wives together and arrange some exciting activities while their husbands are gone. One of the wives suggest they form a singing club. Kate reluctantly agrees, although she meets opposition from Lisa (Sharon Horgan), the newly-elected chair of the Social Committee, who wants to just let the women drink and have fun.

The women get off to a rocky start, but once they learn to stay in pitch, they form an a capella choir that wins local admirers. When they're invited to sing at the Festival of Remembrance, a televised music festival, they have to decide whether or not they have the courage to make an appearance.

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The Cuban

September 28th

Director: Sergio Navarretta

Genre: Drama

Run time: 109 min.

Rating: PG

Showtimes: 2:45, 5:15 & 7:45

When a naive pre-med student named Mina (Ana Golja) gets her first job in a nursing home, she meets an elderly Cuban jazz musician named Luis (Louis Gossett Jr.).

She tends to sing while doing her job, and comes to realize that the music triggers Luis' memories. She uses it to break him out of his dementia and to create moments of lucidity and joy.

Canadian Connection : Filmed in Brantford, Ontario. Star Ana Golja is from Toronto. Several other cast members and crew are Canadian.

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Fisherman's Friends

October 5th

Director: Chris Foggin

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Run time: 112 min.

Rating: PG

Showtimes: 2:45, 5:15 & 7:45

London music executive Danny (Danny Mays) and some of his music friends head to a remote Cornish village for a stag weekend. During their travels they run into a group of fishermen in a band called Fisherman’s Friends who sing shanties, and as a prank, Danny’s boss (Noel Clarke) asks Danny to sign them to their label.

While Danny works to convince the band fame and fortune is just as important as friendship and community, he finds something in the music that speaks to his soul. Danny is soon drawn into the tight-knit community and when his boss' true motives are revealed, Danny is forced to reevaluate what really matters in his life and his job.

Based on a true story.

For more information on the Okanagan Screen Arts Society, memberships, and their upcoming shows visit their website.

Monday Night at the Arts

Upcoming Films

Military Wives

The Cuban

Fisherman's Friends