Category: Film history
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 11th – Thursday September 17th!
Friday September 11th – Thursday September 17th! -Military Wives- From Peter Cattaneo, the 2x Oscar and 3x BAFTA nominated director of The Full Monty! Starring Oscar nominee and BAFTA award winner Kristin Scott Thomas! -How To Be A Good Wife- From 2x César Awards winning writer/director Martin Provost, starring Oscar
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”
Friday September 1 – Thursday September 7!
-Passages- 4/4 Stars! “sensational performances…brave, captivating & exemplary…a superior film of sensitivity & intelligence with a lot to say…My advice is seek it out wherever you can find it” (Observer) -Asteroid City- 4th Week! Cannes: Palme D’Or nominee! 4/4 Stars! “I didn’t want Asteroid City to end…The movie is
Friday Sept 17th – Thursday September 23rd!
Mogul Mowgli – Provincetown Int Film Fest: Best Narrative Film award winner! Online Film Critics Society Awards: Best non-US Release award winner! 5 Stars! “absolutely mesmerizing…[Ahmed’s] performance is thrilling” (Flick Filosopher) Best Sellers – Ottawa Premiere! Starring 2x Oscar winner Michael Caine, & Independent Spirit Awards winner Aubrey Plaza! The
Friday October 9th – Thursday October 15th!
-Nadia, Butterfly – Ottawa Premiere! Quebec City International Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize nominee! 4.5 / 5 Stars! “a filmmaking stroke of genius” (National Post) -The Artist’s Wife- Starring Oscar and BAFTA nominee Lena Olin, and 2x Oscar nominee and Cannes Film Festival award winner Bruce Dern! Hamptons International Film
Friday October 8th – Thursday October 14th!
-El Planeta- Ottawa Premiere! Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema: Best Director, and FEISAL Award winner! “very funny, and a stellar debut for Ulman.” (Vox) “the announcement of a major comedic talent” (The Playlist) -Fever Dream- Ottawa Premiere! “a brilliant piece of work” (Cineurop) “a disturbing and evocative tale”
Friday October 7th – Thursday October 13th!
Halloween month screenings: The original and latest Phantasm movies! Phantasm: Remastered – If this one doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead! Bad Robot presents the complete 4k remastered / 5.1 sound edition of the 1979 horror classic from award winning filmmaker Don Coscarelli (Bubba Ho-Tep, John Dies At The End)!