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Don't Miss 24 City! 4 days only
24 City plays at the Mayfair May 15th, 16th, 17th and 26th By Jeff Shannon Special to The Seattle Times Movie review 3 stars “24 City,” with Joan Chen, Tao Zhao, Lu Liping. Directed by Jia Zhang-Ke, from a screenplay by Zhang-Ke and Zhai Yongming. 112 minutes. Not
Do yourself a kindness and see Winnebago Man!
*Here’s my own review of Winnebago Man, the documentary about Jack Rebney, known on YouTube as “the angriest man on earth”! This revealing and very funny documentary plays October 1,2,3,5 & 6 Jack Rebney is not an easy subject for a documentary. A former TV news
Do you like old movies? So does Martin Scorsese
“Movies are the memories of our lifetime. We need to keep them alive.” That’s part of what Martin Scorsese had to say in his speech at the Golden Globes about the importance of preserving old. You can hear and see the rest of what he had to say here:
Do you know Jack?
EDIT: this post started as a rough draft for an article for The Cultural Gutter. You can read the finished article here. This past month, we showed two films that seemingly have little in common: Robert Altman’s neo-noir The Long Goodbye and Woody Allen’s
Dinner & a Movie with ZaZaZa / Mayfair!
What’s better than going to see a movie at the Mayfair? Going to get delicious pizza dinner before-hand. Starting this Tuesday March 5th we’ll be doing an ongoing dinner & a movie event with our friends at ZaZaZa!
Destroy all movies!!!
Via BoingBoing, a good review of the new book Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punk on Film. At 566 pages and listing over 1,100 movies, this is a must for any serious movie fan — after all, what other film reference book can you name that
Despicable!
Sadly, the powers the be have pulled Despicable Me 2 away from us in the 11th hour in the favour of screening it at a multiplex instead. A despicable evil mastermind moved against the little guy indeed. We hope that the kids will enjoy Smurfs 2 on September 21st
Derby Baby!
Our friends in the Rideau Valley Roller Girls present the Ottawa premiere of the brand new documentary ‘Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash’ on Tuesday August 14th at 9:00pm. If you happen to know one of the RVRG ladies you can get
December 30th – January 5th!
Storks – Storks now deliver packages for an internet retail giant. The top delivery stork lands in hot water when the Baby Factory somehow produces an adorable but unauthorized girl. The race is on to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss finds out. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar
David Lynch's Damn Fine Coffee!
http://www.coffeehousemysteries.com/userfiles/image/DavidLynchCoffee%281%29.gif “Harry, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don’t plan it. Don’t wait for it. Just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men’s store, a catnap in your office chair, or two