Movies
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.
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
Night of the Living Dead LIVE
Take the zombie cornerstone classic Night of the Living Dead, put it up on the big screen and turn off the volume. Now, mash in live actors, an orchestra and foley artists, and you get the next mad genius experiment from the theatre that brought you Silents is Golden! March
Water on the Table
OTTAWA PREMIERE Is water a commodity or a human right? Following the work of Maude Barlow, who fought in vain to keep water off the table in the NAFTA negotiations, this doc is an 11th-hour cinematic wake-up call, and an unforgettable profile of a woman on an unstoppable
Who Am I
This month, the Drunken Masters Dojo says, if you think Jackie Chan is too old to thrill you, think again! This action-packed spectacle (never released theatrically in North America) will renew your appreciation for the worlds greatest living entertainer.
Tintorera
Hugo Stiglitz (yup, this is where Tarantino got the name for the Inglourious Basterds character) stars in this Jaws rip-off in which a tiger shark (tintorera, en Espangol) churns up the seas in place of a great white. Also starring Susan George (Straw Dogs).
Socalled Movie, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE If Woody Allen and Lil Wayne had a lovechild, it would be Josh Dolgin, a.k.a. Socalled, the Montreal-based hip-hop-klezmer-funk musician at the centre of this kaleidoscopic documentary about one mans incredible creative process. English with French subtitles | Josh Dolgin in attendance June 18!
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?
Single Man, A
OSCAR NOMINEE BEST LEAD ACTOR What do you get when a fashion designer directs a movie about a day in the life of a repressed/oppressed gay professor in 1962 Los Angeles? One of the years most praised films and one of the best performances of Colin Firths career, for
Mao’s Last Dancer
A stunning adaptation of the autobiography of Chinese ex-pat Li Cunxin, who was plucked from his village at age 11 and forced to study ballet and who, years later, defected to America for freedom and love.