{"id":963,"date":"2026-08-01T01:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T05:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/le-cycle-action-se-poursuit-a-la-cinematheque-quebecoise-jusquau-31-aout\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T01:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T05:04:18","slug":"le-cycle-action-se-poursuit-a-la-cinematheque-quebecoise-jusquau-31-aout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/le-cycle-action-se-poursuit-a-la-cinematheque-quebecoise-jusquau-31-aout\/","title":{"rendered":"The ACTION cycle! continues at the Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise until August 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/?attachment_id=89821\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ACTION-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800px\" height=\"450px\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ACTION-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ACTION-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise continues its promotion of genre cinema with a program that will give movie buffs thrills: the ACTION! summer cycle. brings together more than 100 action films from here and abroad, offering a range of classics from all eras.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_78782\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8oO5s5pdMk?enablejsapi=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&amp;cc_lang_pref=&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;loop=0&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autohide=2&amp;theme=dark&amp;color=red&amp;controls=1&amp;disablekb=0&amp;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\" name=\"_ytid_78782\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gladiator (VOSTF) Saturday August 1 at 8:15 p.m. Emperor Marcus Aurelius is betrayed by his son Commodus who seizes power by force. The new despot orders the death of the Roman general Maximus, a close ally of Marcus Aurelius. Maximum escapes death, but he becomes a slave and must fight in the arena as a gladiator while waiting to achieve revenge.<\/p><div id=\"linit-2662424843\" class=\"linit-dans-le-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Adventures of Tintin (VF) Sunday August 2 at 4 p.m. By purchasing the model of a boat called the Unicorn, Tintin is far from suspecting that it will transport him on an immense adventure in which he will be helped by his faithful companions: Snowy, Captain Haddock, and Dupond and Dupont.<\/p>\n<p>The Beverly Hills Cop (VOSTF) Sunday August 9 at 4 p.m. Brilliant Detroit inspector Alex Foley does as he pleases, which often gets him into trouble. After the murder of a childhood friend, he leads the investigation alone in the chic neighborhood of Beverly Hills and brings on his side the two local police officers responsible for monitoring him. With its famous musical score, this adrenaline-fueled action comedy stars Eddy Murphy in great form in the title role and plays the card of the team of police officers who are completely opposed, but who nevertheless end up becoming accomplices, to the great delight of the public.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Boss (VOSTA) Tuesday August 11 at 6 p.m. Cheng Chao-an emigrates to Thailand and is hired by an ice factory. He soon discovers that the company he works for deals in drug trafficking and that it does not hesitate to remove workers deemed undesirable. He will have to disobey his mother who ordered him not to use kung fu.<\/p>\n<p>The changes in American action cinema Conference on Thursday August 13 at 6 p.m. From Rambo to John Wick, from Reagan to the present day via September 11, what have been the formal and thematic changes in American action cinema? This conference will answer this by looking at the evolution of staging, the socio-political context, as well as the impacts of these transformations: from the bodily evolution of heroes in the 1990s to the emergence of digital cinema, including the enormous influence of European and Asian cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Die Hard (VOA) Friday August 14 at 7:45 p.m. On December 24, detective John McClane goes to the party given by his ex-wife&rsquo;s boss, in the luxurious Nakatomi Corporation skyscraper, hoping to reconnect with her. But German terrorists arrive and take the guests hostage. Single-handedly, McClane will have to save the woman he loves, the hostages \u2013 and Christmas. 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