OTTAWA PREMIERE There’s an old Hollywood adage: the more fun a movie was to make, the worse it will be. Keep that in mind while watching this doc about the endless stress and hardship that was the making of Jaws. (See it with Jaws June 5!)
Shane – Screening on July 17, 18! Advance tickets now available for Shane! A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act. Academy Awards: Best
GOLDEN GLOBE AND BAFTA NOMINEE, BEST ACTOR Director McQueen played out the deadly politics of 1970s Britain on Michael Fassbenders body in Hunger and now makes that same body (every inch of it) a battleground for sexual politics in this tale of sex addiction and urban alienation. Riveting,
Director Roger Spottiswoode brings a very special film realization of the acclaimed best-seller by General Roméo Dallaire to the screen in “Shake Hands with the Devil,” the story of a Canadian commander torn between his duty and his conscience when he finds himself eyewitness to hell on Earth. In 1993,
Shaft – February 11, 16, 17! Advance tickets now available for Shaft! Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Academy Awards: Best Original Song award winner, Best Dramatic Score nominee! Golden Globes: Best Original Score award
Ottawa Premiere on Friday May 26th! When a spiritual luminary dies, how do his adherents continue? With intimate access to two of Transcendental Meditation’s new leaders – iconic filmmaker David Lynch and dedicated disciple Bobby Roth – Shadows of Paradise documents the Movement’s metamorphosis following the passing of its founder,
OFFICIAL SELECTION, HOT DOCS 2012 As more and more media fall under the control of conglomerates, the political, social and economic power of corporations is growing and the free press is being hunted to extinction. At least, thats the premise of this timely, convincing doc essential viewing for
Hitchcock finds noir shadows in sunny small-town America in this tale of a young woman (Teresa Wright) who comes to suspect that her visiting Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotton) may be considerably less charming than he seems. Co-written by Thornton Wilder (Our Town), Shadow of a Doubt is a direct ancestor
Hitchcock finds noir shadows in sunny small-town America in this tale of a young woman (Teresa Wright) who comes to suspect that her visiting Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotton) may be considerably less charming than he seems. Co-written by Thornton Wilder (Our Town), Shadow of a Doubt is a direct ancestor
Ottawa Premiere the Week of May 31st! In Mandarin with English Subtitles To finally achieve victory over a rival kingdom, a brilliant general devises an intricate plan involving his wife, a look-alike and two kings. Chinese American Film Fest: Outstanding Films award winner! Asian Film Fest: Best Cinematographer, Costume