Category: Festivals
Friday September 20 – Thursday September 26!
Ottawa Premieres: -Coup! -Will & Harper -The Room- Screening 176! 40th Anniversary: -Purple Rain -Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo 10th Anniversary: -Whiplash -Saturday & Sunday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party -The Trail Running Film Festival
Friday September 2 – Thursday September 8!
The Duke- 5 Stars! “a new feelgood classic…a delight. At its heart is a towering, defining performance from Jim Broadbent and an unforgettably surprising role for Helen Mirren.” (The Arts Desk) Where The Crawdads Sing- 3.5/4 Stars! “A strong, satisfying film…a genuinely compelling story” (Observer) 4.5/5 Stars! “The young,
Friday September 1st – Thursday September 7th!
Detroit – Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel. From the Oscar winning director of Near Dark, The Hurt Locker, and Zero Dark Thirty! The
Friday September 18th – Thursday September 24th!
Hope Gap – Ottawa Premiere! Written and directed by the 2x Oscar nominated screenwriter of Gladiator, and Shadowlands! Starring 4x Oscar nominee Annette Bening, 2x BAFTA award winner Bill Nighy, and Empire Awards winner Josh O’Conner! Come And See – 35th Anniversary – 4k Restoration of the 1985 World War
Friday September 16 – Thursday September 22!
The Duke – 5 Stars! “Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren shine. This small, droll, perfect film channels the spirit of Ealing comedies” (The Times UK) 5 Stars! “wonderful underdog drama…hilarious, rousing and wonderfully old-fashioned” (The Express UK) Marcel The Shell With Shoes On – 4/4 Stars! “a most unexpected
Friday September 15th – Thursday September 21st!
Friday September 15th – Thursday September 21st! Lost In Paris – 2nd Week! When Fiona’s life is disrupted by a letter of distress from her Aunt, she hops on a plane to Paris, arriving to discover that she’s disappeared. In a run of spectacular disasters, she meets an affable, but
Friday September 15 – Thursday September 21!
-Golda- 5 Stars! (AARP Movies For Grownups) -Past Lives- 4/4 Stars! (RogerEbert.com) -The Monster Squad- “a true horror classic” (Film Threat) -Cade: The Tortured Crossing- “Breen’s sixth masterpiece” (Geeks Under Grace) -Cruising- 4/4 Stars! (San Francisco Gate) -Saturday Night Sinema- Free for members / members only, secret
Friday September 13th – Thursday September 19th!
Brittany Runs A Marathon – Sundance: Audience Award winner, and Grand Jury Prize nominee! Luce – Starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, and Oscar nominees Naomi Watts, and Tim Roth! Sundance: Grand Jury Prize nominee! Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark – From Fantastic Fest award winning director Andre Ovredal
Friday September 13 – Thursday September 19!
-His Three Sisters- 2nd Week! 4/4 Stars! (Watch List) -Sissi & I- “fantastic” (NPR Los Angeles) -Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood’ “the best of the whole damn series” (Pop Horror) -Saturday Night Sinema- Free for Members/Members Only! 40th Anniversary! 1984 Film Fest! -1984- “brilliant”
Friday September 10th – Thursday September 16th!
-Mrs Lowry & Son- Ottawa Premiere! “a quality drama…an ideal example of how keeping it simple can be so rewarding to both the filmmakers and the audience.” (Hey U Guys) -Old- 5 Stars! “an enthrallingly bizarre piece of old-fashioned entertainment” (The Guardian) “you can’t take your eyes off the screen”