Movies
Balloon
Following the crossing of the inner German border by the families Strelzyk and Wetzel from the German Democratic Republic to West Germany in the summer of 1979. Desperate to leave the German Democratic Republic, they flee in a homemade hot-air balloon. German with English subtitles. Washington DC Filmfest: Best
Blinded By The Light
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen. Traverse City Film Festival: Paul Mazursky Award winner for director Gurinder Chandha! Seattle International Film Festival: Best
Pain and Glory
Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lovers, the actors he worked with. The sixties in a small village in Valencia, the eighties in Madrid, the present, when he feels an immeasurable emptiness, facing his mortality, the incapability of continuing filming,
Shelf Life: The Story Of Lanzi Candy
Ottawa Premiere documentary the Week of December 6th! Special Preview screening on November 30th at 3:15pm! For decades, Chicago was renowned as “Candy Capital of the World,” home to the giants Brach, Mars, Ferrara, and Wrigley, and scores of mid-sized and small family-owned companies. Those glory days are largely gone,
Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party, Volume 22: Halloween Edition!
An extra special Halloween Edition of the Mayfair fan favourite Saturday Morning All-You-Can_Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party on Saturday October 12th! Remember when Saturday mornings were a wonderland of animated adventures, toy commercials, and diabetes-inducing breakfast foods? On Saturday October 12th at 10:00am, the Mayfair Theatre will tune back in those fuzzy
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
The shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large in the small town of Mill Valley for generations. It’s in a mansion that young Sarah Bellows turns her tortured life and horrible secrets into a series of scary stories. These terrifying tales soon have a way of becoming all too
Brittany Runs A Marathon
A young woman decides to make positive changes in her life by training for the New York City Marathon. Sundance: Audience Award winner, and Grand Jury Prize nominee! “a whip-smart comedy that manages to deliver genuinely funny uplift without ever swerving away from its own dark side.” (Entertainment Weekly) “underdog-triumphs
Luce
A star athlete and top student, Luce’s idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity. Starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, and Oscar nominees Naomi Watts,
Friedkin Uncut
Ottawa Premiere the Week of November 22nd! In this documentary, the hotshot director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, now 83 years old, is interviewed about his career,and a number of his colleagues and admirers weigh in with reminiscences and tributes. Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Best Documentary