Category: Participaction!
Friday July 8th – Thursday July 14th!
Maggie’s Plan – Held Over for a 2nd Week! A pair of Canadian made Ottawa Premieres – The Toronto After Dark Audience Award winning The Interior. The documentary Gurukulam: Confronting questions on the nature of reality and self-identity at a secluded forest ashram in India. The Neon Demon – Cannes
Friday July 7th – Thursday July 13th!
The Gardener – Held Over for a 2nd Week! A documentary about Frank Cabot’s Les Quatre Vents, aka Cabot Garden, a magnificent private garden in the Charlevoix region near Quebec City. From The Land Of The Moon – Ottawa Premiere! Gabrielle is a free-spirited woman in a loveless marriage who
Friday July 7 – Thursday July 13!
-Persian Lessons- “Expertly mounted, beautifully acted…extraordinary, unpredictable, and memorable.” (Observer) “hugely compelling, highly original” (Daily Mail UK) -You Hurt My Feelings- 2nd Week! 4/4 Stars! “Julia Louis-Dreyfus is pitch perfect and hilariously relatable” (Observer) 4/4 Stars! “Relationship comedy perfection” (The Washington Post) -BlackBerry- 4/4 Stars! “wickedly funny…one of
Friday July 28th – Thursday August 3rd!
The Beguiled – 2nd Week! An injured soldier seeks refuge at an all-female Southern boarding school. Soon, sexual tensions lead to dangerous rivalries as the women tend to his wounded leg while offering him comfort and companionship. Certain Women – A lawyer contends with office sexism and a hostage situation;
Friday July 28 – Thursday August 3!
-The Lesson- “It’s beautifully acted…We need more films like these in theaters.” (The Mercury News) “A study in excellence…one of the most fascinating films you will see this year.” (Cultured Vultures) -The Miracle Club- “a heartwarming tale…O’Sullivan and crew do an excellent job…an inspiring and emotional watch” (Film Threat)
Friday July 27th – Thursday August 2nd!
Gauguin: Voyage To Tahiti, Three Identical Strangers, Hereditary, + Saturday Night Sinema! Held Over for a 3rd Week: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Ottawa Premiere: Marlina The Murderer In Four Acts Quentin Tarantino Festival: Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Volume 2
Friday July 26 – Thursday August 1!
-Thelma- 4th Week! 4/4 Stars! (Boston Globe) -Ghostlight- 4/4 Stars! (Reel Talk) -The Rocky Horror Picture Show- Hosted by The Absent Friends Shadow Cast! “a triumph” (Mountain XPress) -The Desperate Hours- Humphrey Bogart Film Fest! “a real gem” (Cinemastance) -Oddity- Ottawa Premiere! “brilliant” (Daily Grindhouse) -Pat Garrett And Billy The
Friday July 21st – Thursday July 27th!
The Beguiled – An injured Civil War Union soldier seeks refuge at an all-female Southern boarding school. Soon, sexual tensions lead to dangerous rivalries as the women tend to his wounded leg while offering him comfort and companionship. Paris Can Wait – 2nd Week! Anne unexpectedly finds herself on a
Friday July 21 – Thursday July 27!
-Past Lives- Held Over for a 2nd Week! 5 Stars! “Past Lives isn’t just a great film. It may be a perfect one…Emotionally engaging from the start, bolstered by brilliant performances…I absolutely loved it.” (Arizona Republic) -Asteroid City- 4/4 Stars! “I didn’t want Asteroid City to end…The movie is
Friday July 20th – Thursday July 26th!
Held Over for a 2nd Week: First Reformed, and Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Ottawa Premiere: Ideal Home Quentin Tarantino Festival: Jackie Brown The Rocky Horror Picture Show – featuring the Absent Friends shadowcast Detroit Rock City – presented by the KISS Army, with special guest James DeBello