Category: Festivals
Friday June 17 – Thursday June 23!
-Benediction- 4/4 Stars! “Beautifully designed & photographed, sensitively written & directed by England’s acclaimed Terence Davies, & impeccably acted by a distinguished cast that turns life into art, Benediction is one gorgeous motion picture” (Observer) -Everything Everywhere All At Once- 5 Stars! “it’s a wildly fun and poignant ride from
Friday June 16th – Thursday June 22nd!
The Lovers – A dispassionate couple are both in the midst of serious affairs. On the brink of divorce, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading into an impulsive romance. City Of Tiny Lights – Ottawa Premiere! In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of London, a straightforward missing-person case launches a
Friday June 15th – Thursday June 21st!
New movies this week: On Chesil Beach, starring Oscar nominees Saoirse Ronan, and Emily Watson! Disobedience, from the director of A Fantastic Woman, Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, starring Oscar winner Rachel Weisz, and nominee Rachel McAdams! An Ottawa Classic Premiere – 45th Anniversary screenings of Ganja
Friday June 14th – Thursday June 20th!
– Halston – Ottawa Premiere! – Red Joan – Starring Oscar winner Judi Dench! – Master Z: Ip Man Legacy – Ottawa Premiere! – The Hitch-Hiker – Ida Lupino at 100 Film Fest! – The Room – 118th Consecutive Month! – Project Ithaca – Ottawa Premiere! Plus, special rental screenings
Friday June 14 – Thursday June 20!
-Evil Does Not Exist- 10/10! (The Gate) -The Great Escaper- 5 Stars! (RTE) -Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome- 4/4 Stars! (Roger Ebert) -The Room- Screening 173! -Saturday Night Sinema – Free for Members / Members Only! -Targets- 5 Stars! (Starburst) -The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen
Friday June 10 – Thursday June 16!
-Memoria- Cannes: Jury Prize award winner, Palme d’Or nominee! Chicago Int Film Fest: Best Feature award winner! 5 Stars! “fascinating…Truly an original film” (SF Chronicle) 4/4 Stars! “A masterful film…Museum-quality cinema.” (Celluloid Dreams) -Breakfast At Tiffany’s- 5 Stars! “Woven into this heady romance is chic Hollywood comedy
Friday July 8th – Thursday July 14th!
Maggie’s Plan – Held Over for a 2nd Week! A pair of Canadian made Ottawa Premieres – The Toronto After Dark Audience Award winning The Interior. The documentary Gurukulam: Confronting questions on the nature of reality and self-identity at a secluded forest ashram in India. The Neon Demon – Cannes
Friday July 8 – Thursday July 14!
-Downton Abbey: A New Era- “Clever dialogues and funny scenes, all gratifying to watch” (Ripple Effects) 3.5/4 Stars! “funny, sentimental, and delightful” (Forth Worth Report) “cinematic escapism at its finest” (Chicago Reader) -Everything Everywhere All At Once- Held Over for a 4th Week! 5 Stars! ” It’s
Friday July 7th – Thursday July 13th!
The Gardener – Held Over for a 2nd Week! A documentary about Frank Cabot’s Les Quatre Vents, aka Cabot Garden, a magnificent private garden in the Charlevoix region near Quebec City. From The Land Of The Moon – Ottawa Premiere! Gabrielle is a free-spirited woman in a loveless marriage who
Friday July 7 – Thursday July 13!
-Persian Lessons- “Expertly mounted, beautifully acted…extraordinary, unpredictable, and memorable.” (Observer) “hugely compelling, highly original” (Daily Mail UK) -You Hurt My Feelings- 2nd Week! 4/4 Stars! “Julia Louis-Dreyfus is pitch perfect and hilariously relatable” (Observer) 4/4 Stars! “Relationship comedy perfection” (The Washington Post) -BlackBerry- 4/4 Stars! “wickedly funny…one of