23rd Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 16-26, 2026 Globe Cinema

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November 18-22, 2026 Globe Cinema

MY BLOODY VALENTINE - 45TH ANNIVERSARY

Canada, 1981: 90 minutes
Globe Cinema
April 19 4:15 PM Buy
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Globe Cinema
Sun, Apr 19 4:15 PM Buy

description

Cross your heart...and hope to die. Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of this cult Canadian slasher with the 4K uncut version of MY BLOODY VALENTINE!

Twenty years prior, in the town of Valentine Bluffs, Nova Scotia, a methane gas explosion trapped six miners underground. The accident occurred because two supervisors abandoning their posts early to attend the annual Valentine's Day dance. After six weeks, only one survivor, Harry Warden, was rescued; he had survived by resorting to cannibalism. Driven mad, Warden was institutionalized. A year later on Valentine’s day he escaped and murdered the negligent supervisors and warned the town never to hold a Valentine's dance ever again. As the town prepares for its first Valentine's dance in 20 years, the Mayor and Police Chief receive a heart-shaped candy box containing a human heart and a warning note. Despite the official dance being cancelled to prevent panic, a group of young adults decides to hold a secret party at the coal mine. A killer dressed in full mining gear and a gas mask begins picking off the partygoers one by one using a pickaxe and other industrial tools. Has Harry Warden returned to excact rvenge again?

DIRECTOR'S BIO
George Mihalka is known for the ease with which he moves from drama to action to comedy in theatrical features and television, both in English and French. He has received the Life Time Achievement Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the Directors Guild of Canada and the Emeritus Award for his body of work from ARRQ, the Quebec film directors association. George received the Canadian Trailblazer Award from the Fantasia International Film Festival in July 2025. He has recently directed and show-ran OMINOUS the award-winning supernatural miniseries for Lockhart productions and Bell Media. From 2019-2024 George worked as the Co-Creator and Executive Producer on HUNYADI: THE RISE OF THE RAVEN, a 10-hour medieval drama shot in Hungary for Canadian producer Robert Lantos (Serendipity Point Films). Broadcast all over Europe, its Canadian gala premiere was at the Toronto International Film Festival and is currently streamed on CBC Gem in Canada. George’s French-language feature film comedies LA FLORIDA (winner of Canada’s Golden Screen Award), L’HOMME IDEAL, and LES BOYS IV, were all top box office successes in Canada. Other films include the cult horror classic MY BLOODY VALENTINE; BULLET TO BEIJING starring Sir Michael Caine and THE BLUEMAN, which won the prestigious Prix de Public award at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival in France.

press for My Bloody Valentine - 45Th Anniversary

"A slasher that deserves a better legacy."
- Movie Jawn
"For any fan of gore, horror, or slashers, this is an absolute non-negotiable, must-watch."
- Horror Press

details

Thriller / Narrative / Mystery / Horror

English
90 minutes

special guest

Director George Mihalka in attendance

credits

Director
George Mihalka

Screenwriters
Stephen A. Miller
John Beaird

Producers
John Dunning
André Link
Stephen A. Miller

Cinematographer
Rodney Gibbons

Editors
Gérald Vansier
Rit Wallis

Music
Paul Zaza

Cast
Paul Kelman
Lori Hallier
Neil Affleck
Keith Knight
Cynthia Dale