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The week's film confirmations are in and yet again, Nelson must wait for 12 Years a Slave.  We hoped to open Steve McQueen's powerful film for our first Thursday film of Black History Month, but instead we will  celebrate black history with…

Today's episode of Sesame Street is brought to you by the letters 'G' and 'R'. The Civic runs the alphabet this week from the 'G' rated family friendly The Secret Life of Walter Mitty to the 'R' rated, and I mean…

Whether it be through my excellent Kootenay Karma or predictive prowess, this weekend we are screening 3 of the best pic nominations for the Academy Awards that were just announced yesterday. Dallas Buyers Club last night was a full house…

Everyone's hustling or getting hustled this week at the Civic. A brilliant con-man with a comb over is forced to work with the F.B.I. in American Hustle (rated 14A). Bruce Dern sets out on a cross-country journey to collect his million…

... and a look into the magic 8-ball for a look into our programming future. For January's M x 3, The Civic celebrates the life of one of cinema's greatest treasures, Peter Seamus O'Toole, who recently passed on Dec. 14/13.…

This week the Civic gets beneath the system from shady corruptions in Wall Street to bucking the American medical establishment. Scorsese and Dicaprio team up once more in The Wolf of Wall Street (rated 18A) for the telling of the true story…

It's New Year's Resolution time and the Civic promises to keep fit and flexible to show more great films and be a venue to more great community events in 2014. Stephen Frear's latest is bound for Oscar contention.  Based on…

Nestled in the freeze of Hoth, the Civic will be emerging from its holiday season blockbusters to catch you up on the Thursday films we've had to miss from opening films on the break. On Jan. 2 we'll take you…