Category: Film industry
Friday April 25 – Thurday May 1!
-The Penguin Lessons- 3rd Week! “delightful true story” (TIFF) “hyper-funny, sensitive, and nuanced…a delightful watch” (Collider) -The Way, My Way- 2nd Week! “charming” (Smith Rafael Film Center) “joyful viewing with laughter aplenty” (City Hub) -The Rocky Horror Picture Show- 50th Anniversary! Hosted by The Absent Friends Shadow
Friday April 24 – Thursday May 4!
-A Man Called Otto- 5 Stars! “remarkably warm and fulfilling” (Common Sense Media) “Tom Hanks gives one of the best performances of his career…is one of the best films of the year.” (NYC Movie Guru) -The Quiet Girl- Montclair Film Festival: Audience Award winner! 4/4 Stars! “a masterpiece”
Friday April 22nd – Thursday April 28th!
The Lobster – The 3 x Cannes award winning & Palme d’Or nominated surreal romantic dramady, Held Over for a 2nd week! The Measure Of A Man – Ottawa Premiere of the Cannes & Cesar award winner for Best Actor! Baskin – Ottawa Premiere of the Best Director award winner
Friday April 22 – Thursday April 28!
-Death On The Nile- 5 Stars! “exhilarating big-studio escapism.” (Movies for Grownups) 3.5 / 4 Stars! “an expert, beautifully-crafted job of filmmaking, with a pleasing balance of flourishes and subtleties.” (Combustible Celluloid) -Atlantis- Ukrainian Film Festival! Montréal Festival of New Cinema: Best Film award winner! 3.5 /
Friday April 21st – Thursday April 27th!
The Zookeeper’s Wife – In 1939, two Zookeeper’s in Poland are forced to report to the Reich. They covertly begin working with the Resistance, putting into action plans to save the lives of hundreds from what has become the Warsaw Ghetto. Maudie – Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in
Friday April 21 – Thursday April 27!
-Women Talking- Held Over for a 4th Week! Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay award winner, Best Motion Picture nominee! 5 Stars! “a stellar ensemble…superbly inventive adaptation…at once timely and timeless” (The Guardian) -Showing Up- Cannes Film Festival: Palme d’Or nominee! 10/10! “A sneaky, funny little masterpiece…slyly wicked” (New
Friday April 20th – Thursday April 26th!
Held Over for a 2nd Week: The Death of Stalin, and The Leisure Seeker! Ottawa Premiere: The Devil & Father Amorth (special bonus – a 24 minute companion piece screens after the feature)! 50th Anniversary Restoration: The Great Silence! 20th Anniversary screening of The Big Lebowski – a Collective Arts
Friday April 1st – Thursday April 7th!
Absolutely Anything – Ottawa Premiere of the sci-fi comedy starring Simon Pegg, featuring the voice-work of Robin Williams and Monty Python! Mustang – Oscar & Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film! Audience Award winner at AFI, Chicago Int Film Fest, Glasgow Film Fest, & the European Film Fest.
Friday April 19th – Thursday April 25th!
Gloria Bell – 2nd Week! From the writer/director of Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner A Fantastic Woman, starring Oscar winner Julianne Moore! Woman at War – 2nd Week! Montreal Festival of New Cinema: Best Actress award winner, and Best Film nominee! Hamburg Film Festival: Best Feature award
Friday April 18 – Thursday April 24!
-Princess Mononoke- 4K Restoration! 4/4 Stars! (Roger Ebert) 4/4 Stars! (Deep Focus Review) -Parthenope- “it’s great & it’s beautiful” (The Wrap) “a stunning experience…an incredibly beautiful film” (A Movie Guy) -The Friend- 4/4 Stars! (What She Said) Grade: A! (Awards Watch) -Queen Of The Ring- Ottawa Premiere!