Movies
Secret of Kells, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE OSCAR NOMINEE BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Young Brendan lives an isolated life in the Abbey of Kells until a man arrives with an ancient book, brimming with mysterious power, that leads him on a dangerous quest into an enchanted forest. With its jewel-bright colors and intricate use
Shock Waves
1977: Peter Cushing appears in Star Wars and what we consider the greatest non-Romero American zombie film ever. When shipwrecked yacht-mates wash up on an island run by a former SS commander, they predictably end up food for Nazi zombies.
1941
Charlton Heston and John Wayne begged Spielberg not to make this unpatriotic WWII comedy. Although it was trashed by American critics, this star-studded romp was highly regarded outside the US, and is highly recommend by us!
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The
GEEK NIGHT Buckaroo Banzai: physicist. Neurosurgeon. Samurai. Rock star. Comic-book hero. Leader of the Hong Kong Cavaliers. Driver of the dimension-hopping Jet Car. And the worlds only hope against the evil Red Lectroids of Planet 10. If you haven’t seen this, it’s the coolest thing you’ve never seen.
Popeye
You know what I like about this movie? It is what it is. 0
Misfortunates, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE Using Dimitri Verhulsts semi-autobiographical novel as a starting point, director Van Groeningen crafts a ravishing-looking [and] often hilarious tragicomedy (Variety) about a Belgian family that would be called working class if any of them bothered to work. English subtitles
Nashville
Y’all take it easy now. This isn’t Dallas, it’s Nashville! They can’t do this to us here in Nashville! Let’s show them what we’re made of. Come on everybody, sing! Somebody, sing! 0
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation
0 OTTAWA PREMIERE In 1982, three 12-year-olds from Mississippi started filming a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark in their backyards. Seven years later, they finished. And 21 years later, were showing it. (How can a shot-for-shot remake be 15 minutes shorter than the original?)
KELP RECORDS 16th ANNIVERSARY CONCERTS
This month, Kelp Records and Beaus All Natural Brewing Company celebrate 16 year of independent music with two days of concerts at the Mayfair. Thursday, May 13 7:00 PM doors | 8:00 PM music | performances by Jim Bryson and Chris Page $20 advance
Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
OTTAWA PREMIERE This startling doc examines the origins and reality of the militarization of space, and asks: will we weaponize space or keep it for peace? Must the world accept one super-power cop on the global beat? And what if it doesn’t?