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POP Montreal to screen Arcade Fire doc ‘The Reflektor Tapes’ (and ‘Showgirls’)

POP Montreal has announced their Film POP line-up for this year’s festival, including the Quebec premiere of the Arcade Fire doc The Reflektor Tapes, and a 20th anniversary showing of Showgirls at Cinema Lamour, Montreal’s oldest porno theatre.

Directed by Kahlil Joseph, The Reflektor Tapes focuses on the conception, recording and world tour for the band’s 2013’s Reflektor album. Hopefully we’ll see some footage of the band’s controversial surprise shows at Club Salsathèque, where the band debuted songs from the upcoming album to small crowds of pre-approved costumed super-fans.

The rest of the Film POP slate is as eclectic as the festival’s music offerings, featuring a pair of films by Japanese director Sho Miyake (who will also be in attendance), a documentary on an Elvis impersonator, the Showgirls anniversary screening and more.

The full Film POP lineup is below. Tickets for all screenings are available here.

Film POP presents:
Des Jeunes Gens Mödernes (Jean-François Sanz | France, 2014 | 81 min.) International premiere!
+ performances by Xarah Dion and  Police des Moeurs
Thursday, September 17th, 2015
POP Quarters, POP Box (3450 St-Urbain)
Screening 5 pm
Tickets $15 and available here

Film POP presents:
The Reflektor Tapes (Kahlil Joseph | Canada, USA, UK, 2015 | 75 min.) Opening film and Quebec premiere!
Thursday, September 17th, 2015
Théâtre Rialto (5723 Parc)
Screening 8 pm
Tickets $12.50, on sale August 28th and available here

Film POP and the Montreal International Documentary Festival present:
Orion : The Man Who Would Be King (Jeanie Finlay | UK, USA, 2015 | 88 min.) – Quebec premiere!
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Salle J.A. de Sève (1400 De Maisonneuve West)
Screening 6 pm
Tickets $10, on sale August 28th and available here

Film POP and Art POP present:
Outfitumentary (K8 Hardy | USA, 2010-2012 / 2015 | 90 min.) Advance screening!
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Salle J.A de Sève (1400 De Maisonneuve West)
Screening 8 pm
Tickets $10 and available here

Film POP and CISM present:
Showgirls (Paul Verhoeven | USA, 1995 | 131 min.) 20th anniversary screening!
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Cinéma L’Amour (4015 Saint-Laurent)
Screening 11:59 pm
Tickets $10, on sale August 28th and available here

Film POP and Picture Palace Pictures present:
A Poem Is a Naked Person (Les Blank | USA, 1974/2015 | 90 min.) Quebec premiere!
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Salle J.A. de Sève (1400 De Maisonneuve West)
Screening 4 pm
Tickets $10, on sale August 28th and available here

Film POP and the Japan Foundation present:
Playback (Sho Miyake | Japan, 2012 | 113 min.) Canadian premiere with director in attendance!
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Salle J.A. de Sève (1400 De Maisonneuve West)
Screening 6 pm
Tickets $10, on sale August 28th and available here

Film POP and the Japan Foundation present:
The Cockpit (Sho Miyake | Japan, 2014 | 65 min.) – Canadian premiere with director in attendance!
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Salle J.A. de Sève (1400 De Maisonneuve West)
Screening 8 pm
Tickets $10, on sale August 28th and available here

Film POP presents:
Juke Joint Blues (Daniel Cross | Canada, 2015) Sneak peek screening!
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Centre PHI (407 St-Pierre)
Screening 8:30 pm, followed by the Ponderosa Stomp Revue with: Barbara Lynn and Lil Buck Sinegal + The Key-Lites
Tickets $30 and available here

Film POP and Panorama Cinéma present:
Hot Sugar’s Cold World (Adam Bhala Lough | USA, 2015 | 85 min.) – Quebec premiere!
Sunday, September 20th, 2015
Salle J.A. de Sève (1400 De Maisonneuve West)
Screening 4 pm
Tickets $10, on sale August 28th and available here

Film POP and Festival du nouveau cinéma present:
The Beaver Trilogy Part IV (Brad Besser | USA, 2015 | 82 min.) – Quebec premiere!
Sunday, September 20th, 2015
Salle J.A. de Sève (1400 De Maisonneuve West)
Screening 6 pm
Tickets $10, on sale August 28th and available here

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