Movies
Danse Le ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, La
OTTAWA PREMIERE Master documentarian Wiseman (Titicut Follies) tracks seven Paris Opera Ballet productions simultaneously in this on-point doc that pirouettes around issues of commerce and art and jetés between moments mundane and profound to produce something astoundingly beautiful. (San Francisco Chronicle) English subtitles
Carmen, Baby
This month, Saturday Night Sinema puts its finger on the racing pulse of the counter-culture with an ultra-rare treat. Master of Eurotic cinema Metzger suggests more than he shows in his hep-cat update of Bizets opera, but rest assured: this is one sassy, seductive flick.
Code of Silence
Pound for pound, this is the best Chuck Norris film of the 80s. Why? Because of director Andrew Davis, who would go on to helm Under Siege and The Fugitive! Norris plays tough-as-nails cop Eddie Cusack, who’s caught in the middle of a gang war, and ready to roundhouse-kick his
Savage Beach
The Mayfair is now Ottawas official home of Andy Sidaris, offering a new film from the accidental love child of Russ Meyer and Ed Wood every month in 2010! This month, join the ladies from L.E.T.H.A.L. on a hunt for Japanese gold that begins on Savage Beach!
Neil Young Trunk Show
OTTAWA PREMIERE Rock-doc master Demme (Silence of the Lambs) returns with the second chapter of a projected trilogy of Neil Young concert films an installment he calls a “ferocious response” to his own sublimely gentle Neil Young: Heart of Gold. (Variety) Well be playing this one LOUD.
Schindler’s List
Five great films (The Fugitive, In the Name of the Father, The Piano, Remains of the Day and Schindlers List) were up for the Best Picture Oscar in 1993 the last time the most deserving film actually won. BTW, Spielberg was editing Jurassic Park in Poland while shooting Schindlers
Goodfellas
Goodfellas – Screening on September 10, 13, 15! Advance tickets now available for Goodfellas! The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate. Academy Awards:
Saving Private Ryan
Even though Spielberg won his second directing Oscar for Saving Private Ryan, which is now widely considered one of the masterpieces of WWII cinema, 1998s Best Picture Oscar went to Shakespeare in Love which is not coming to the Mayfair anytime soon.
Ashes of American Flags: Wilco Live
OTTAWA PREMIERE | Sponsored by Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival and CKCU In this award-winning doc, which follows Wilcos 2008 tour, the performances are the focus, and as anyone whos seen Wilco recently knows, theyve never been hotter. (Rolling Stone) So, great film? Roger. Prizes? Roger
Thank You Girls, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE A group of drag queens and their entourage journeys from one small-town beauty pageant to the next in this glam-tastic outing thats being called the next Priscilla, Queen of the Desert! In Visayan and Tagalog with English subtitles $12 | Advance tickets at eventbrite.com | Producer James