Category: Film news
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)!
Friday October 7 – Thursday October 13!
-The Silent Twins- Grade A+! “Smoczyńska has confirmed herself a true master and the film itself a vital, indispensable piece of the cinematic imaginary.” (Awards Watch) -God’s Creatures- 4/4 Stars! “Gripping, heightened tension provides the engine for this unusual character study of a woman, her son, and a community.” (What
Friday October 6th – Thursday October 12th!
The Midwife – Claire is a midwife and has devoted her life to others. At a moment when she is preoccupied by the imminent closure of the maternity clinic where she works, her life is further turned upside down when Béatrice, her father’s former mistress, turns up on the scene.
Friday October 6 – Thursday October 12!
-Scrapper- 5 Stars! (Flick Filosopher) -Barbie- 5 Stars! (National Post) -The Room- 163rd Screening! -The Thing- 5 Stars! (Emipre) -Saturday Night Sinema- Free for Members/Members Only! -The Guardian- “a hell of a lot of fun” (That Shelf)
Friday October 5th – Thursday October 11th!
Held Over for a 3rd Week: The Children Act! Held Over for a 2nd Week / Halloween Month: Mandy! Cannes: Grand Prize of the Jury award winner: Blackkklansman! Berlin International Film Festival: Fiction Film Audience Award winner: 1945! Halloween Month: The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari with live musical accompaniment from
Friday October 4th – Thursday October 10th!
– Aquarela – The Ultimate Theatrical Experience! El Gouna International Film Fest: Feature Documentary award winner! DocsBarcelona: Best Documentary nominee! – Menteur – From CanadianScreen Awards, Montreal World Film Fest, and Vancouver International Film Fest award winning writer / director Emile Gaudreault! – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood –
Friday October 4 – Thursday October 10!
-The Critic- “a wonderful prestige drama” (Film Threat) -1995- “incredible storytelling” (Le Journal de Montreal) Halloween Month! -Frankie Freako- Ottawa Premiere! “a must see” (Fantasia Film Festival) -Rosemary’s Baby- 4/4 Stars! (Roger Ebert) -Ghostbusters- 40th Anniversary! 5 Stars! (Empire)
Friday October 3rd – Thursday October 9th!
Friday October 3rd – Thursday October 9th! The Drop – Crime drama from the writer of Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone. Starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and featuring the late great James Gandolfini. A pair of Ottawa Premieres: the Susan Sarandon starring thriller The Calling, and hacker conspiracy theory