Don McKellar stars in this tale of the counter-culture (or what remains of it), which won a Special Jury Prize at TIFF 2006. Accompanied by a special screening of the slice-of-life short Work, Bike, Eat (1971), with co-director Keith Lock in attendance! CANADIAN CULT REVIEW DOUBLE BILL with Waydowntown |
Mean Streets – 50th Anniversary screenings on February 18, 22, 23! Advance tickets now available for Mean Streets! A small-time hood tries to keep the peace between his friend Johnny and Johnny’s creditors. National Film Preservation Board, USA: Added to the National Film Registry in 1997! New York
A manipulative counsellor lures a pregnant high school senior into a dangerous trap in order to try to steal her baby. Will she escape? And will she learn to use condoms in the future? Find out!0
WORLD PREMIERE Bangladesh immigrant Faruq take a trip to Bangladsh the his daughter Poroma, who for the first time is visiting her Fathers native Land. During the visit, one day Poroma’s father alerts her to be careful going to unknown places. poroma shocked thinks, why should she be afraid of
Attention: Tonight’s movie will be M*A*S*H. Follow the zany antics of our combat surgeons as they cut and stitch their way along the front lines, operating as bombs and bullets burst around them, snatching laughs and love between amputations and penicillin. That is all. 0
June 25th and 26th – part of the Scorsese / De Niro Film Festival screening throughout June! A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive, compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast
The plot of Chloe follows a doctor (Julianne Moore) who hires an escort (Amanda Seyfried) to seduce her husband (Liam Neeson), whom she suspects of cheating. But this is an Egoyan film, so the plot is only a fraction of Chloes story. Or is that stories?
OTTAWA PREMIERE Sure, Coke is bad for your teeth and waistline. But human rights? This doc follows a duo of lawyers who are suing Coke for the shooting of a Colombian labour leader and for numerous counts of murder, abduction and torture. Is that what they mean by Things
GEEK NIGHT A sci-fi epic. From the Oscar-nominated writers of American Graffiti. And the creator of Star Wars. Based on the acclaimed Marvel comic book series from celebrated writer and social satirist Steve Gerber. What could possibly go wrong?
PAGE TO SCREEN Indulge your sweet tooth with this story of a woman who opens a chocolate shop in a French village and, in so doing, opens the community to a world of guilt-free pleasures. Presented in association with the Ottawa International Writers Festival. Joanne Harris, author of the novel