Movies
Prophet, A
Grand Jury Prize, Cannes 2009 | OSCAR NOMINEE BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Did the Cannes jury and the Academy get it right? Why not see this tough, absorbingly intricate account of a young French-Arab thug’s improbable education behind bars (Variety) and decide for yourself?
Shutter Island
EXTRA SHOW ADDED MAY 28! We round out our month-long Scorsese-fest with his latest, a Val Lewton-esque thriller about a mans inward-spiralling search for a missing patient at a hospital for the criminally insane. Count the movie references and drink in Robbie Robertsons crazy-quilt score.
Sixty Million Dollar Man
The Drunken Masters Dojo mixes some slapstick into the chopsocky as Wong Jing (City Hunter) directs Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle) as a rich jerk who gets blown up, then rebuilt as bionic man with the ability to transform into household appliances. What?
Spring Break
Director Cunningham pioneered the art of slashing teens in Friday the 13th, but he treats them slightly better in this accurately-titled flick that Roger Ebert described as a a sex-and-sand epic about the annual mating rituals in Fort Lauderdale.
Soviet Story, The
Sure to excite controversy, this documentary sheds light on the real USSR, offering an alternative history of an Allied power that collaborated with the Nazis and slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Director Edvins Snore in attendance! Presented by the Free Thinking Film Society | $15 at the
Chloe
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?
Cola-Cola Case, The
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
Casino
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
M*A*S*H
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
Locked Away
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