Category: Film history
Friday May 27th – Thursday June 2nd!
Dheepan – Cannes: Palme d’Or winning crime drama, from the BAFTA, Cesar, & London Film Fest winning director of A Prophet Sing Street – 1980’s set music filled drama from the acclaimed director of music movie favourites Once and Begin Again Borealis – Ottawa Premiere! Canadian Filmmakers’ Festival: Best Director
Friday May 26th – Thursday June 1st!
I, Daniel Blake – A widowed woodworker who’s never owned a computer lives according to his own moral code. After a heart attack leaves him unable to work and the welfare system fails him, he must stand up and fight for his dignity. A Quiet Passion – Emily Dickinson from
Friday May 26 – Thursday June 1!
-The Worst Ones- Ottawa Premiere! “one of the most touching and illuminating films of the year…masterfully blurs the line between narrative and documentary to create a wholesome, unique experience…A remarkable achievement of filmmaking and human compassion.” (Awards Watch) -The Eight Mountains- Cannes: Jury Prize award winner! 5 Stars!
Friday May 24th – Thursday May 30th!
– Sir – Cannes: Support for Distriubtion award winner, and Critics’ Week Grand Prize nominee! – Us – From Jordan Peele, the Oscar winning writer/director of Get Out! – Amazing Grace – The long lost, thought unsalvagable Aretha Franklin documentary is Held Over for a 2nd Week! – Ninja Scroll
Friday May 24 – Thursday May 30!
-Wicked Little Letters- 4/4 Stars! (Reel Talk) -The Promised Land- A+ (Original Cin) -Aggro Dr1ft- “spellbinding” (TIFF) -The Big Lebowski- 5 Stars! (BBC) -Love Lies Bleeding- A+ (Out) -Red Sun- “an underrated gem” (The Action Elite) -Big Shark- 5th Month! -Saturday Night Sinema-
Friday May 20th – Thursday May 26th!
Eye In The Sky – Held Over for a 2nd Week! 94% Top Critics / 97% All Critics on Rotten Tomatoes! “a powerfully acted — and unusually cerebral — spin on the modern wartime political thriller” Men & Chicken – Ottawa Premiere! Starring Cannes Best Actor winner Mads Mikkelsen! Austin
Friday May 20 – Thursday May 26!
-The Rose Maker- Annapolis Film Fest: Audience Award/Best Feature Film award winner! “Very, very charming.” (Film Week – NPR Los Angeles) “a warm, funny and heartfelt delight.” (NYC Movie Guru) -Petite Maman- 97% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes! Stockholm Film Fest: Best Film award winner! 4/4
Friday May 19th – Thursday May 25th!
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me – Meet Laura Palmer. In the small town, nothing is as it seems. And everyone has something to hide. 25th anniversary screening, and a Collective Art Brewing & Smoque Shack Movie Night! Rocky Horror Picture Show – Don’t miss out on our legendary one-of-a-kind
Friday May 19 – Thursday May 25!
-Plan 75- Ottawa Premiere! Cannes Film Festival: Golden Camera Award winner! -Beau Is Afraid- 4/4 Stars! (The Aisle Seat) -Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind- “a companionable and highly entertaining documentary” (Variety) -Renfield- 5 Stars! (The Mary Sue) -The Canvasser- Local Film Premiere! -The
Friday May 18th – Thurday May 24th!
This week: Final Portrait, The Young Karl Marx, the Ottawa Premiere of Filmworker, Isle of Dogs is Held Over for a 2nd Week, our Kubrick Film Fest continues with The Shining, the Absent Friends shadowcast host The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a special screening of The Other Side of the