Category: Participaction!
How to enjoy one of the worst films ever
The cult phenomenon The Room plays September 18 and 24 at the Mayfair. Is it really, as Entertainment Weekly called it, “the Citizen Kane of bad movies”? Pretty much, yeah. But that doesn’t mean it’s not enjoyable. Quite the opposite, really. Read on, and discover how to make the best
Greg Sestero Retruns!
A message from our pal Greg Sestero! We look forward to his grand return visit on November 29, 30, and December 1! He’ll be on hand for screenings of The Room, and Big Shark, along with a special Live Commentary screening, and a Live Script Reading of The Room! Stay
Friday September 9th – Thursday September 15th!
The Music Of Strangers – Ottawa Premiere! A new music themed documentary from the Oscar winning director of 20 Feet From Stardom! Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and other international artists of The Silk Road Project discuss their philosophies on music and culture. Tunnel – Ottawa Premiere! South Korean drama about a
Friday September 8 – Thursday September 14!
-Theater Camp- 5 Stars (The Telegraph) -Golda- 5 Stars! (Movies for Grownups) -Piaffe- Calgary International Film Fest: Best International Feature award winner! -Sorcerer- 5 Stars! (Little White Lies) -Wages Of Fear- 5 Stars! (Empire) -The Room- 162nd Screening!
Friday September 27 – Thursday October 3!
-The Critic -The Rocky Horror Picture Show- Hosted by The Absent Friends Shadow Cast! -Saturday Night Sinema- Free for Members/Members Only! -Nina Ottawa Premiere! -Will & Harper -Good One 40th Anniversary! -Body Double -Night Of The Comet
Friday September 25th – Thursday October 1st!
Learning To Drive – Held over for a second week! Ottawa Premiere of Welcome To Leith! Ottawa Premiere of Cooties! The Second Mother – Special Jury Prize & Grand Jury Prize at Sundance! The Price We Pay – Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening! Weekend family matinee screenings of
Friday September 22nd – Thursday September 28th!
The Women’s Balcony – An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power. Hebrew with English subtitles. An Inconvenient Sequel – A riveting Inconvenient Truth follow-up shows how close
Friday September 22 – Thursday September 28!
-Love Life- “It is a rich, varied meal of a film.” (The Guardian) “Kōji Fukada hits new highs with a terrific melodrama” (IndieWire) “a beguiling, beautifully paced portrait of a family” (BFI) -Reptile- Ottawa Premiere! “a suspenseful, clever, and visually stunning piece of work…a flawless film. It’s hard
Friday September 20th – Thursday September 26th!
Brittany Runs A Marathon – Held Over for a 2nd Week for one more screening! Sundance: Audience Award winner, and Grand Jury Prize nominee! Blinded By The Light – “A must see beacon of joy…hit me like a ton of bricks and I love this movie so very much” (Uproxx)
Friday September 20 – Thursday September 26!
Ottawa Premieres: -Coup! -Will & Harper -The Room- Screening 176! 40th Anniversary: -Purple Rain -Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo 10th Anniversary: -Whiplash -Saturday & Sunday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party -The Trail Running Film Festival