Screening this week – The Rider, The Young Karl Marx is Held Over for a 2nd Week, the Ottawa Premiere of Backstabbing for Beginners, the Kubrick Film Fest concludes with Full Metal Jacket, another free for members / members only presentation of Saturday Night Sinema, plus special single screenings of
A Hologram For The King – Based on the acclaimed Dave Eggers novel. From director / screenwriter Tom Twyker (Run Lola Run), starring Tom Hanks. Miles Ahead – Feature directorial debut of Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated actor Don Cheadle, who also stars as Miles Davis. Little Prince –
-Hit The Road- London Film Festival: Best Film award winner! 5 Stars! “It’s an intimate, frequently funny, poignant and deeply moving piece of work.” (CineVue) 4/4 Stars! “masterful…unforgettable…unique” (RogerEbert.com) -All My Puny Sorrows- Directors Guild Of Canada: Best Picture Editing, Sound Editing award winner, Best Feature Film nominee!
Maudie – 3rd Week! Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working as his housekeeper. Starring Oscar nominees Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke! Atlantic Film Fest: Best Feature and Screenwriting winner! Their Finest – In 1940, a married woman and a screenwriter develop a growing
-River- Florida Film Festival: Audience Award winner! 5 Stars! “It is natural history, it is social commentary and it is poetry…an exhilarating piece of camerawork.” (The Canberra Times) “a breathtaking and powerful documentary” (Backseat Mafia) -Sick Of Myself- Ottawa Premiere! Cannes: Un Certain Regard Award nominee!
New this week: You Were Never Really Here, C’est La Vie!, and the Ottawa Premiere of Lowlife. Plus, 2nd Weeks for Hochelaga: Land Of Souls, and Finding Your Feet Our month long Stanley Kubrick Film Fest kicks off with Dr Strangelove, plus special presentations of I Am Rohingya: A Genocide
Hotel Mumbai – Adelaide Film Fest: Audience Award winner! Everybody Knows – Cannes Film Fest: Palme d’Or nominee! Fotogramas de Plata: Best Movie Actress award winner! Rafiki – NewFest: New York’s LGBT Film Fest: Audience Award winner! Her Smell – Ottawa Premiere! TIFF: Platform Prize nominee! AFI Fest: Audience
-The Grizzlies- Directors Guild of Canada: Outstanding Directorial Achievement award winner! -Diane- Tribeca Film Fest: Best Narrative Feature, Screenplay, and Cinematography award winner! -Amazing Grace- Held Over for a 3rd Week! Image Awards: Outstanding Documentary award winner! -Shadow- Golden Horse Film Fest: Best Director, FX, Art Direction, and Makeup /
-Anselm- “Visually breathtaking” (The Screening Room) -Civil War- 5 Stars! (We Got This Covered) -The Rocky Horror Picture Show- Hosted by the Absent Friends Shadow Cast! -Late Night With The Devil- 5 Stars! (Black Girl Nerds) -Santo Vs. Doctor Death- “hugely entertaining” (Cool Ass Cinema)
Friday May 3 – Thursday May 9! -Wicked Little Letters- 4/4 Stars! (Reel Talk) -Problemista- Grade A! (Out Magazine) -Club Zero- “a future cult classic” (Screen Rant) -Sherlock Jr. & One Week- Live music from VOC Silent Film Harmonic! -Le Samouraï- 4/4 Stars! (Roger Ebert)