Join us at Toronto's Paradise Theatre to watch some of the greatest films ever directed by Canadians

In celebration of the launch of CBC Arts Presents: The 50 Greatest Films Directed by Canadians, we'reteaming up with Toronto's historicParadise Theatre for a screening series highlighting nearly allof the list's top 10 films... plus a few bonus films from the rest of the top 50.

• Near, far, wherever you are these directors have shaped the art of cinema around the globe

Kicking offon July 9th with Alanis Obomsawin's Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, the seriescurated and produced in a collaboration between Paradise Theatreprogrammer Lucy Walker and CBC Arts producer Peter Knegt will feature 8 films from the top 10 (as well as bonus screenings of several others) the way they were meant to be seen: on the big screen.

Sunday, July 9th @ 7pm -Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

Alanis Obomsawin spent 78 days behind Kanien'khaka lines to bring viewers a fiercely honest account of the Oka Crisis in her landmark documentary. Get your tickets.

BONUS: Saturday, July 15th @ 6pm - Ghostbusters

Ivan Reitman made an entire generation of kids fall in love with ghosts like Slimer and Marshmallow Man while sneaking in a load of raunchy jokes for the adults. Get your tickets.

BONUS: Saturday, July 15th @ 9pm - Aliens

James Cameron's Alien sequel is a 50-calibre war blockbuster with more monsters, more firepower, and two queens: Sigourney Weaver and the slick black Xenomorph. Get your tickets.

Sunday, July 16th @ 4pm -In the Heat of the Night

Norman Jewison brings a delicate mix of unease and optimism to his film about a Black cop and racist police chief, released during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Get your tickets.

BONUS: Monday, July 17th @ 6pm -A Married Couple

Allan King's groundbreaking documentary follows a couple on the verge of a breakdown as they love and fight passionately. Get your tickets.

Monday, July 17th @ 8:30pm -Stories We Tell

Sarah Polley turns the camera on herself for a deeply intimate documentary that finds what's impossible in almost any family: the truth. Get your tickets.

Saturday, July 22nd @ 7pm -Dead Ringers

David Cronenberg's disturbing 80s drama about twin gynecologists is one of the most astute studies of despair ever captured on film.Part of aCronenberg double feature!Get your tickets.

Saturday, July 22nd @ 9:30pm -Crash

David Cronenberg scandalized Cannes audiences and film censors with his sexy, violent car crash thriller.Part of a Cronenberg double feature!Get your tickets.

Monday, July 24th@ 8pm -The Sweet Hereafter

Atom Egoyan carefully weaves together seven fractured timelines to tell the story of a tragic bus crash in northern B.C. Get your tickets.

BONUS: Sunday, July 30th @ 4pm -Pour la suite du monde

Pierre Perrault, Michel Brault, and Marcel Carrire direct a folksy study of the isolated French-Canadian community of L'Isle-aux-Coudres. Get your tickets.

Sunday, July30th@ 7pm -C.R.A.Z.Y.

Jean-Marc Valle's story of a young gay man coming of age in a strict Catholic family was a surprise hit when it became bigger than Batman in Quebec.Get your tickets.

Monday, July 31st @ 7pm -Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Zacharias Kunuk turned a centuries-old Inuit oral tradition into a groundbreaking Inuktitut-language movie that raised the bar for the entire film industry. Get your tickets.

Enjoy the entirety of CBC Arts Presents: The50 Greatest Films Directed by Canadianshere.