Category: Ottawa premieres
Friday August 6th – Thursday August 12th!
Annette – Ottawa Premiere! Cannes Film Festival: Best Director award winner, and Palme d’Or nominee! 5 Stars! “magnificent ridiculousness…The delight is in the audacity and surprise of the film…Driver gives an astonishing performance” (Cinevue) Kaamelott: The First Chapter – Ottawa Premiere! The big screen follow up to the Globes de
Friday August 5th – Thursday August 11th!
Hunt For The Wilderpeople – Ottawa Premiere! The multiple award winning, highly anticipated adventure comedy from the director of What We Do In The Shadows and Flight Of The Conchords! Weiner – Ottawa Premiere! Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner! Acclaimed political documentary about disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner’s troubled
Friday August 5 – Thursday August 11!
-Downton Abbey: A New Era- Encore Week! “Clever dialogues and funny scenes, all gratifying to watch…A must-see for Downton fans, and a fantastic prompt for those who have never watched the TV series” (Ripple Effects) -Fire Of Love- 99% Certified Fresh! “Whether as a story of one couple’s quixotic
Friday August 4th – Thursday August 10th!
Dawson City: Frozen Time – Pieces together the collection of some 500 films from 1910s – 1920s, lost for over 50 years until being discovered buried in a swimming pool in the Yukon Territory. A gold rush story told through permafrost protected silent films, newsreels, interviews and historical photographs. The
Friday August 4 – Thursday August 10!
-Past Lives- 3rd Week! 4/4 Stars! “jaw-droppingly assured first effort from writer-director Celine Song matches the hype and transcends it…a remarkable and unforgettable artistic achievement.” (Observer) -Asteroid City- 2nd Week! 4/4 Stars! “I didn’t want Asteroid City to end…The movie is witty, well-acted, and endlessly pleasurable to look at.” (The
Friday August 3rd – Thursday August 9th!
-Leave No Trace -Held Over for a 4th Week: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? -Held Over for a 2nd Week: Three Identical Strangers -Ottawa Premiere: Poor Boy -Ottawa Premiere: Fireworks -Winona Ryder Fest / 30th Anniversary screening: Heathers
Friday August 31st – Thursday September 6th!
– Puzzle – from the Oscar nominated producer of Little Miss Sunshine! – Eighth Grade – Sundance: London: Audience Favourite award winner! – Trench 11 – Ottawa Premiere of 4x Toronto After Dark award winner! – Three Identical Strangers is Held Over for a 6th Week, Sundance Special Jury Prize
Friday August 30th – Thursday September 5th!
– Yesterday – From 2x Oscar winning director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting), and 3x BAFTA winning writer Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral)! – Tigers Are Not Afraid – Ottawa Premiere! Toronto After Dark: Best Actress (Paola Lara), Director, Screenplay, and Editing award winner! – Where’s You Go, Bernadette –
Friday August 30 – Thursday September 5!
-Thelma- 4/4 Stars! (Boston Globe) -Firebrand- “magnificent” (Moveable Feast) -Widow Clicquot- 4/4 Stars! (What She Said) -Longlegs- 5 Stars! (Time Out) -Charade- 5 Stars! (Radio Times) -O Lucky Man!- 5 Stars! (Mountain XPress) -Time Masters- “spectacular” (TV Guide) -Saturday Night Sinema- Free for Members / Members Only!
Friday August 2nd – Thursday August 8th!
Late Night – Starring 2x Oscar winner Emma Thompson, Satellite Awards winner Mindy Kaling, 2x Oscar nominee John Lithgow, and Emmy nominee Hugh Dancy! Ask Dr. Ruth – Ottawa Premiere! Calgary Underground Film Festival: Best Documentary Feature: Audience Award winner! Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival: Audience Award nominee! Tolkien