Movies
Chocolat
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
Howard the Duck
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?
GravyTrain
OTTAWA PREMIERE Wheres the fish? Thats what Gypsy Creek’s #1 cop, Charles Gravytrain, and his foxy partner must discover to put an elusive crook behind bars in this neo-Canuxploitation insta-classic comedy (which earns extra Can-con cred with a cameo by Glass Tigers Alan Frew). And you know a movie’s doing
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
Dukot
Since 2001, over a thousand extrajudicial killings and disappearances have been documented in the Philippines. This is the story of one of those cases, and is no doubt the most courageous full-length Filipino film produced in decades.(Bulatlat.com) English subtitles Benefit for Ontario Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (OCHRP)
SAW Video presents world premiere of PUBLIC DOMAIN
This is the premiere screening of SAW Videos national media art commissioning project, Public Domain, which brings seven artists from across Canada to Ottawa to create contemporary video works drawn from the traces of the past. Launched in June 2009, Public Domain is the first commissioning project of this scope
Day of the Dead
Romero proves its actually darker after the dawn in this, the third in the of the Dead series, which finds the last remnants of humanity hunkered in a bunker, becoming ever more ghoulish, as the ghouls around them become more human. Zombifyingly rare 35 mm print! 0
City Island
Truth is stranger than family. The Rizzo are a secretive family, but when patriarch Vince (Andy Garcia) brings home a young ex-con, its only a matter of time until all those secrets are revealed. Also featuring Julianna Margulies, Alan Arkin and Emily Mortimer.
Lifeforce
Lifeforce – 40th Anniversary / Director’s Cut screenings on January 27, 29! Advance tickets now available for Lifeforce! A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos. Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival: Best Special Effects award winner! Academy
Greenberg
“What Ben Stiller does with the role is fascinating. We can’t stand Greenberg. But we care about him. Without ever overtly evoking sympathy, Stiller inspires identification. You don’t have to like the hero, but you have to understand him–better than he does himself, in some cases.” (Roger Ebert)