Five reasons to check out Cinematheque's Essential Big Screen

Essential Big Screen at Cinematheque
Dec. 22 to 30 | The Cinematheque
Tickets and info: thecinematheque.ca
1. Paris, Texas. Love Elf, but looking for something with a little more, er, substance? The Cinematheque presents Essential Cinema, a series of five films with nary a Christmas tree or Santa’s helper in sight. For the series, the theatre has selected “much-loved classics, all works of affecting beauty, all must-sees on the big screen!” In Wim Wenders’ 1984 film Paris