An exciting week, with three Ottawa Premieres, a pair of popular movies making a return, and The Room’s late late show monthly marathon run continues! Hunt For The Wilderpeople – Encore Presentation and Ottawa Premiere! The award winning, adventure comedy from the director of What We Do In The Shadows
Thursday August 1st – Friday August 7th! High school teacher romance between Oscar winner Juliette Binoche and nominee Clive Owen in WORDS AND PICTURES. The late great Philip Seymour Hoffman in A MOST WANTED MAN. Sci-fi family friendly matinee fare with EARTH TO ECHO. And the Ottawa Premiere’s of the
-The Fabulous Four- From the Cannes Film Festival award winning director of Muriel’s Wedding! -Widow Clicquot- 4/4 Stars! (What She Said) -Maxxxine- 5 Stars! (London Evening Standard) -The Shining- Shelley Duvall tribute screenings. 5 Stars! (Empire)
Stray – Ottawa Premiere! Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival: Best International Documentary award winner! “frame-filling, heart-stopping glimpses of a soul…The camerawork is an extraordinary technical feat” (Hollywood Reporter) Raging Fire – Grade A! “top-tier action banger of epic proportions. This sprawling, Heat-inspired cops-and-robbers opus delivers in all the right
Friday August 21st – Thursday August 27th! -The Empire Strikes Back- 40th Anniversary! Returning for a final encore week! An extremely rare release from the Lucasfilm / Disney Vaults, first time on the big screen since 1997! Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation award winner! -Nomad: In The Footsteps Of Bruce
Woody Allen’s Irrational Man and the Vera Brittain adaptation Testament Of Youth are both held over for a second week! Ottawa Premieres of Robin Williams & Bob Odenkirk in Boulevard, and the all-star tribute documentary I Am Chris Farley Apocalypse Pow! – Third of four weekly classic indie post-apocalyptic secret
-My Penguin Friend- 4/4 Stars! (San Francisco Chronicle) -Between The Temples- Ottawa Premiere! “hilarious” (The Film Stage) -Breakfast At Tiffany’s- 5 Stars! (Radio Times) -A Clockwork Orange- 5 Stars! (Empire) -Fitzcarraldo- 4/4 Stars! (Cinema Writer) -Burden Of Dreams- 4K Restoration Ottawa Premiere! 4/4 Stars! (Roger Ebert) -The Rocky
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love – 3rd Week! From BAFTA, Sundance, and Tribeca award winning director Nick Broomfield! The Farewell – 2nd Week! Palm Springs International Film Festival: Directors to Watch award winner! Atlanta Film Festival: Audience Award winner! Late Night – 2nd Week! Starring 2x Oscar winner
– Cielo – Salem Film Fest award winner! – Ocean’s 8 returns for a 2nd Week! – Ottawa Premiere of BuyBust! – The Winona Ryder Film Fest concludes with Reality Bites! – Late late show secret screening of Saturday Night Sinema! (Free for Members / Members
-Jules- Sonoma International Film Festival: Audience Award winner! “The cast is terrific and affecting.” (Awards Daily) “a crowdpleaser” (IndieWire) -Le temps D’un Été (aka: One Summer)- “beautiful story of solidarity…a formidable line-up of performers” (Le Soleil) “the film of the year!…A film that warms the heart ”