-Wicked Little Letters- 4/4 Stars! (Reel Talk) -One Life- 4/4 Stars! (San Francisco Chronicle) -Omen – “remarkable” (Alliance of Women Film Journalists) -Knightriders- “a lost treasure” (Film Threat) -Big Shark- 4th Month! -Saturday Night Sinema- Free for Members/Members Only! …and 5 other special screenings/events!
Ottawa Premiere of The Last Impresario – A documentary about the most famous person you have never heard of. Featuring John Waters, John Cleese, Yoko Ono, Lorne Michaels, & Richard O’Brien (discussing the creation of Rocky Horror) Clouds Of Sils Maria – Cannes nominated for the Palme d’Or, Cesar
-A Man Called Otto- 5 Stars! “remarkably warm and fulfilling” (Common Sense Media) “Tom Hanks gives one of the best performances of his career…is one of the best films of the year.” (NYC Movie Guru) -The Quiet Girl- Montclair Film Festival: Audience Award winner! 4/4 Stars! “a masterpiece”
The Lobster – The 3 x Cannes award winning & Palme d’Or nominated surreal romantic dramady, Held Over for a 2nd week! The Measure Of A Man – Ottawa Premiere of the Cannes & Cesar award winner for Best Actor! Baskin – Ottawa Premiere of the Best Director award winner
-Death On The Nile- 5 Stars! “exhilarating big-studio escapism.” (Movies for Grownups) 3.5 / 4 Stars! “an expert, beautifully-crafted job of filmmaking, with a pleasing balance of flourishes and subtleties.” (Combustible Celluloid) -Atlantis- Ukrainian Film Festival! Montréal Festival of New Cinema: Best Film award winner! 3.5 /
The Zookeeper’s Wife – In 1939, two Zookeeper’s in Poland are forced to report to the Reich. They covertly begin working with the Resistance, putting into action plans to save the lives of hundreds from what has become the Warsaw Ghetto. Maudie – Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in
-Women Talking- Held Over for a 4th Week! Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay award winner, Best Motion Picture nominee! 5 Stars! “a stellar ensemble…superbly inventive adaptation…at once timely and timeless” (The Guardian) -Showing Up- Cannes Film Festival: Palme d’Or nominee! 10/10! “A sneaky, funny little masterpiece…slyly wicked” (New
Held Over for a 2nd Week: The Death of Stalin, and The Leisure Seeker! Ottawa Premiere: The Devil & Father Amorth (special bonus – a 24 minute companion piece screens after the feature)! 50th Anniversary Restoration: The Great Silence! 20th Anniversary screening of The Big Lebowski – a Collective Arts
Absolutely Anything – Ottawa Premiere of the sci-fi comedy starring Simon Pegg, featuring the voice-work of Robin Williams and Monty Python! Mustang – Oscar & Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film! Audience Award winner at AFI, Chicago Int Film Fest, Glasgow Film Fest, & the European Film Fest.
Gloria Bell – 2nd Week! From the writer/director of Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner A Fantastic Woman, starring Oscar winner Julianne Moore! Woman at War – 2nd Week! Montreal Festival of New Cinema: Best Actress award winner, and Best Film nominee! Hamburg Film Festival: Best Feature award